Trattoria Il Mare

Rumen Y. • 1 review

February 25, 2025

10/10

The food was authentic and simply perfect. The atmosphere of small family restaurant was really warming. I would recommend this place 10/10

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Olivucci E. • 1 review

December 31, 2024

10/10

Quality, quantity, price and atmosphere. A real family run traditional Trattoria. Do not come here if you want to impress with fancy gourmet dishes. Come here only if you are interested in delicious Sicilia food, kind service and a cozy atmosphere. Will be back again and again.

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Clair W. • 1 review

January 3, 2025

7.5/10

Delicious food!

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Joana D. • 1 review

October 5, 2024

9/10

Great, really great service. The owner and his son are cooking, really adorable and happens not so often even in the family restaurants. The pasta for my daughter was a little bit too salted and they have offered to me, to bring me a new one. I have rejected their offer, but they surprised me with no paying for the pasta. Amazing, really!!! The rest of the food was very delicious, typical Sicilian, fresh fish and huge portion, the prices more than perfect 👌

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Malcolm H. • 73 reviews

May 15, 2024

7.5/10

A nice lttle restaurant and the food was of good quality but the service was rather quick in that you had just finished one course and the next one arrived. Staff were very pleasant

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Patrick D. • 5 reviews

May 4, 2024

8/10

This restaurant is rustic, but don't let that detract from the quality and quantity of the food they produce. This is not 'fine dining' but it most certainly is replenishment dining, if you've spent the day trekking on Mt. Etna. The staff were very friendly and helpful and, providing you are not fussy, this is a great trattoria.

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Sara M. • 1 review

October 19, 2023

2/10

After 2 hours waiting in an almost empty restaurant we decided to live. We were extremly hungry. We wanted to pay the wine and beer we had and they expected us to pay the full meal we never got. The chef was screaming like crazy that he had a lot of work . SCARY.

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Anssi R. • 1 review

May 27, 2023

10/10

Best food I’ve ever had. Take the 20e (for two) seafood antipasto. 8 plates of pure seafood bliss. The house wine was really good and cheaper than water.

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Celia B. • 1 review

May 19, 2023

10/10

Wonderful food and service! Congratulations to everyone in the team, truly a memorable experience for us while in Sicily. Definitely recommended

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Janet W. • 3 reviews

March 21, 2023

8/10

We had a very enjoyable dinner at Il Mare, on a Tuesday evening at 7:30 pm. This is early by Italian standards, and the only reason why I marked the ambience down, as at that hour, it was impossible to judge. That aside, it’s an unpretentious restaurant that serves delicious seafood. We started with complimentary bruschette, followed by stuffed sardines, oven baked sea bream and mixed fried seafood, with grilled aubergines. Our server filleted the bream meticulously and it was beautifully cooked. The house white was pleasantly dry, and we finished off with an excellent home-made limoncello digestif. All this for under 60 Euro, which we thought was very good value.

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David S. • 3 reviews

October 6, 2022

8.5/10

Almost passed when I saw the plastic table cloths and lack of ambience. So glad I didn’t. The waiter whose mother started the restaurant was gracious and his recommendation for the fish entree was totally fresh and delicious. Finished with the best tiramisu I’ve ever had and I’ve had plenty of tiramisu in my 76 years. An unpretentious, wonderful find. I will return. Bravo!

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Trattoria Il Mare • Owner

Thank you Sir! Glad to make you happy!

Felyppe R. • 1 review

July 14, 2022

10/10

Amazing italian traditional place. If you are looking for a proper Sicilian food experience not made for tourists, but for true Italians, you will love it!

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Trattoria Il Mare • Owner

Thank you Sir, this is our mission!

András U. • 4 reviews

June 29, 2021

10/10

It was amazing. The place is a small local restaurant with guest from the neighborhood. The food was fresh and super delicious, and the service was superb. I wish that I could visit this place more often. I really hope this place stays the same and I can come back somewhere in the future.

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Martina a. • 4 reviews

July 8, 2020

9.5/10

The food was excellent, we had the 13 plates of antipasto, which was more than enough for two people! We also had an excellent pasta and the frittura was nice. I strongly recommand the place.

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Trattoria Il Mare • Owner

Thank you Madame for your kindness. Hope to see you again to make you taste other of our special sicilian recipes!