Casale Villa Raino - Gangi

Qute an extraordinary place; an upmarket farmhouse with lovely country side views. Unfortunately we arrived, courtesy of our taxi driver, to this lovely place out of season late. So, of course, they hosted us very nicely but obviously we got some leftovers with **** wine not so cheap. Our fault. Not many places open at that time in the country side.

We stayed for 2 days at Villa Raino. It was excellent. Aldo, the owner was very pleasant, the food was great also, we ate breakfast and supper which were very fresh and delicious. The lasagna made by Aldo's wife was so delicious I can still feel its taste. The road to the villa is full of beautiful curves and is not far from Gangi.

My partner and I travelled to the restaurant after reading about it in “1001 restaurants to visit before you die”. And amazingly it was even better than we anticipated. The Villa itself is beautiful, surrounded by Sicilian countryside, overlooking olive groves and has an attractive swimming pool you can use. The house retains its charm and looks and feels very much a family loved business. We were offered choices of a set menu or a la Carter and opted for the set menu which was very reasonably priced. The food was incredible!! Literally the best meal we ate during our trip to Sicily, and done of the most delicious dishes I have had in my travels around Italy. There was such variety in the dishes yet they complimented each other in flavours. The wine served was also fruity and mellow. The family all greeted us and as we showed interest in their hotel restarting discussed the dishes and the recipies. We had our last course on the terrace outside overlooking the olive groves. It was perfect. I would absolutely love to visit again in the future, perhaps to stay in the charming hotel and seek out a cookery lesson or two!!! This place deserves a long glowing review. It is truly wonderful. Thank you.

Local family run restaurant with superb, down to earth food cooked well. Can't ask for much more thab that!! And the food came in abundance and kept on arriving. This is a farm stay and I would highly recommend it to anyone to stay here and explore the area.

Wonderful food and terrific service. The food is cooked by the family with local fresh ingredients. And so much of it.