osteria dal Panda — Restaurant in Catania

The zuppa di cozze was delicious, but the griglata di pesce was a bad choice. Unfortunately a disappointment. The texture of the fish was tough, chewy. One might think they were coming from the freezer. Also, it was burned to the point where the taste was not pleasant. Not inedible, but then again, not optimal. The place itself is lively, even though it's covid time there were handful of locals, so maybe we were simply unlucky. The staff did their job, nothing extra. In the light of the above, the price is not in align with...

Superb meal in Catania, very reasonably priced. We had the Mussels with Tomato, and the Sauté of clams and mussels for starters, followed by grilled swordfish, and fries shrimp and calamari- everything was delicious, fresh and well presented. House wine is available in half liter carafes. Mixed salad of lettuces, radicchio, ripe tomato and shredded carrot was great. We were too full for coffee and dessert, but what I saw going to other tables looked lovely. Service was a little cool, but that could have been the...

The food was nothing too great, the attitude was a bit too much. We were coming from a day of exploring a city by foot so maybe we were not looking our best but the place is marketing itself as a place for travelers and thus the obnoxious attitude of the servers was unexpected. The food is mediocre but they have great wine choices. After our order went above a certain amount of money that the server was not expecting his attitude got better but the negative...