Pescecane - MESSINA

We were trying to find somewhere with a good scope of options on the menu as we had one person in our group who wanted meat (most places around here seem to con... read more We were trying to find somewhere with a good scope of options on the menu as we had one person in our group who wanted meat (most places around here seem to concentrate on fish which is understandable and one who has a gluten intolerance. It was fairly late for us to be eating, so we were all really hungry. It took absolutely AGES to get served, to the point that if it had been earlier I would have just got up, paid for what we had rec'd and moved on to another restaurant, despite us having started our drinks. My seafood spagetti was pretty tasteless when it finally arrived, hardly any seafood and what there was, was overcooked and not plump and fresh as expected, but more looked like it was of the frozen variety. My husband said his steak was fantastic, and my son said his food was just ok. However , my daughters gluten free pizza was nothing short of awful. The base was so soggy I was not convinced that someone had not soaked it in water a bit to try to get it off the tray, and it was a tasteless gloop. I tried a bit and again, would have got a replacement sorted, if you could actually get a waiter to pay attention to you. They were not full, only about half the tables were occupied, and there was several staff, but they seemed to be bustling about doing not a lot. And they had different staff for different things, so you couldn't build up a rappor with anyone. When we did finally manage to get someone to come and give us our bill (and trust me appx 20m trying to get someones attention, but it was always someone elses job to do that bit apparently! it was commented that there was so much food left, and I said about it being poor. Whilst we waited for our bill (took another 15 minutes for it to finally arrive by this time we were ready to drop as it was well past our time to head home we were given a free glass of the local wine whilst we waited. A nice gesture, but given the choice of restaurants in the area, I really wish we had opted to go elsewhere. In total for ONE course, we were there well over 1hr 15m, talk about dragging out a painfull experience

Excellent food, great tiramisu, great service, highly enjoyed Home made Italian resultant Family style ; The pizza was perfect read more Excellent food, great tiramisu, great service, highly enjoyed Home made Italian resultant Family style ; The pizza was perfect

Lively atmosphere. Food got served quickly. Pizza was good, antipasti ok. Most waiters and pizzaioli do not wear their masks correctly: neither the nose nor in... read more Lively atmosphere. Food got served quickly. Pizza was good, antipasti ok. Most waiters and pizzaioli do not wear their masks correctly: neither the nose nor in many cases the mouth are covered. No sanitizers.

Had a quick lunch here after arriving in Lipari. Totano ripieno and pesce spada, both grilled and both very good. We had a good caponata as side dish, which to... read more Had a quick lunch here after arriving in Lipari. Totano ripieno and pesce spada, both grilled and both very good. We had a good caponata as side dish, which to my taste was just a little on the sweet side. Attentive service and overall a very positive experience.

Went here last night. Had a great pasta dish with squid, capers in a tomato sauce my husband had the pasta Norma both were excellent and the portions were huge!... read more Went here last night. Had a great pasta dish with squid, capers in a tomato sauce my husband had the pasta Norma both were excellent and the portions were huge! Then we shared a pizza also fantastic and piping hot. I had the house wine which was good and the service was prompt and friendly highly recommend.