Roda' House Panarea - LIPARI

The most f...up pasta I've ever eaten. Too many capers, and that made the pasta very salty, and you didn't enjoy eating it. Caprese salad-Mozzarella decorated w... read more The most f...up pasta I've ever eaten. Too many capers, and that made the pasta very salty, and you didn't enjoy eating it. Caprese salad-Mozzarella decorated with small cherry tomatoes, so no stress the chef prepared it, and probably with the loss of taste buds. Please be careful what you order because they are pushing in additional dishes already prepared !!!!The young waiter takes the plates so quickly, which does not mean that the staff culture is quite good.I was shocked why someone take my plate if I going toilet and the food still was there

The place specializes in pizza and theirs is very tasty. Good place for a casual dinner. Otherwise not fancy and no sea view. read more The place specializes in pizza and theirs is very tasty. Good place for a casual dinner. Otherwise not fancy and no sea view.

After a week of island-hopping in the Aeolian Islands and having fresh seafood meals every night we decided to take a break and find a Light quick dinner of a s... read more After a week of island-hopping in the Aeolian Islands and having fresh seafood meals every night we decided to take a break and find a Light quick dinner of a shared pizza and a salad. We ended up ordering a calzone and a pizza because we wanted to try both and thought they would be individual sized. One would have been enough for both of us! The salad was fresh and crisp. The pizza and calzone were excellent, as we had chosen the “ancient grain” version that was a whole wheat blend and had a great flavor. The pizza came right out of the wood fired engine. The dining area has no view to speak of but was homey and welcoming. We were there in early June before the big crowds and we were eating on the early side for the island (7:30) so it was empty when we first arrived but people started arriving by the time we were leaving. For a simple, tasty and well cooked pizza and salad meal, we highly recommend this family run restaurant.

Our visit to the Aeolian islands was much enhanced by excellent restaurant reviews and recommendations from TripAdvisor. In the case of Roda’ we felt a little l... read more Our visit to the Aeolian islands was much enhanced by excellent restaurant reviews and recommendations from TripAdvisor. In the case of Roda’ we felt a little let down. The food is a little mundane (and salty), although the pizza size is generous. Prices a little high, especially for wine. Ambience leaves something to be desired. I doubt if I will return.

Had high hopes having read so many complimentary reviews but left very disappointed. Salads were very ordinary, olives served hot which was a bit weird and my s... read more Had high hopes having read so many complimentary reviews but left very disappointed. Salads were very ordinary, olives served hot which was a bit weird and my seafood pizza was ridiculously salty. Told the waiter about the saltiness and he blamed the seafood. Nah! Just very saltily ‘seasoned’ dough, base and seafood to blame. Having the Italian version of X factor blaring away in the background did not add to the ambience. Cheapest bottle of wine was 25€ and a head thumping 14%. All in all it was a bit of a rip off. Sorry, really wanted to enjoy it but the chef needs to try harder and massively reduce the salt content of the food.