L'Arco Antico — Restaurant in Caltagirone

Rolled up with the fam in the dark of the night and snagged the last parking space. Cold was setting in but we persevered. Red wine and bloodstains, gunshots and hurricanes...a pizza with cheese brought us to our knees. The ambience was as immaculate as the Virgin Mary spying Joseph on the squat rack for the first time at the local gym, glutes tensed, ready for action, full rom. They gave us everything we needed and more, complimented our white baby and broken Italian. Saints, the lot of 'em...I'll never be happy again. I've reached the pinnacle. Years from now, you'll read about my unfortunate demise in a car accident in South Dakota. Don't believe the propaganda, twas by my own hand. A broken cowboy, far from home, dopamine stores depleted, riding a horse without a name, without a soul, without a destiny. But alas, I digress. The food here was very good and the nutella pizza was a completely superfluous nail in an already sealed coffin. Long live Ludwig...

It's not a restaurant that truly represents Sicilian cuisine. Some of the food is obviously frozen, not fresh, considering it's right by the sea. The waiters are running around like headless chickens. The owner, or at least it seems, is only worrying about the cash register ($$$). By the way, you need to teach your staff something fundamental: "Take away" refers to food prepared by a restaurant or bar for customers to consume outside the establishment, whether at home, on the go, or even on the street, not for trash it! I paid for a dish that I couldn't eat in its entirety, and the waitress, who didn't know what "take away" means, threw it in the trash. I paid for a plate that you threw away without asking why I didn't finish it. One star is too much, but Google has no...

The pasta portions we received were quite small, and the pasta itself was overcooked. The meat platter was disappointing: a thin slice of chicken breast, a thin slice of bacon, one sausage, and a thin slice of pork, all served without any seasoning or salt. Furthermore, the table wasn’t set with olive oil, salt, or pepper, which is standard in most good restaurants.

The prices are ridiculously high considering the poor quality of the food. This place is clearly a tourist trap. You can find much better dining options elsewhere, but this one is definitely not worth your time. Avoid it...