Trattoria da Simone — Restaurant in Castellammare del Golfo

We had dinner in the evening. at this restaurant and I really want to share my impressions. We chose this restaurant because it has a high rating. Great location, fresh and well cooked fish, moderate prices but there was one huge But that ruined our appetite for everything and that was the waiter. I do not want to offend anyone, but a restaurant with such a rating should have neat and clean-handed waiters. The man who served us was dirty dressed, as we understood, he was a little drunk, constantly talking loudly, was not attentive, and most importantly, his hands, with which he brought food to us, were in a terrible state, he often smoked, then with these hands he brought us food, food or plates smelled like cigarette butts and it was terrible. I repeat once again that I do not want to offend anyone, but I want food to be brought and it was pleasant to eat. The waiter must be neat, with clean hands and not noticeable. But it was the other way around. I think the restaurant director will read my review and draw the right...

Our experience at this restaurant was extremely disappointing. We went just for a beer and ordered a fried fish starter. The waitress offered us the “catch of the day,” which we politely declined. However, the owner came over and insisted once that we try the fresh fish, suggesting that since there were four of us, we should order two fish. Despite saying we weren’t interested, we agreed, thinking it would be reasonable.

To our surprise, when the bill arrived, we were charged 50 euros for each of the two small fish, about 300 grams each, served only with arugula. The most outrageous part is that the fish wasn’t on the menu, allowing the owner to charge whatever he wanted and blatantly rip us off. We ended up paying a total of 130 euros, and the food wasn’t even satisfying. The following nights, we went to other restaurants where the quality was better and the bill never exceeded 90 euros.

I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone looking for a fair and honest...

As in best Japanese sushi restaurants you can see the chef slicing the fish and preparing the meals, here you could eat in an alley the worst cooked seafood dishes of the Sicilian tradition without any fresh fish and while smelling the trash cans and while seeing the waiter constantly trashing leftovers in front of you and serving you with his very same hands without washing them… they should change job, prices are same as a top restaurant, while disgusting or badly cooked by improvised or worst than amateur level chefs. the place is a scam for tourists, I am seriously considering exposing the case of this restaurant. It should not be on the fork, I only came there as having 50% discount, had plenty of good experiences with the fork this one is one of the worst restaurant I have ever eaten in my life....