Ristorante ViQlè — Restaurant in Catania

Never ever again!!! You had better avoid this place. It was just after the "famous" siesta time when we sat down here thinking that the fountain brings some fresh air towards us. Before we sat there we checked the menu. However we saw 4-5 waiters when we stood at the menu but none of them took any movement or gesture towards us. We were hungry after walking hours and only checked reviews while waited for the orders to get. Wish we'd done it earlier an run away... When we sat down a waiter came to us with the menu. For the order another waiter came and when he heard what we wanted he didn't bother to take our order. Then the next guy came so we asked if we can order. After ordering I requested where the toilet is then he explained there's no electricity so the bathroom is dark. I told him just need washing my hands so give me the clue where the bathroom is. Due to the close distance of the fish market flies were irritating us during our stay at the restaurant. In the pizza I got, there were 2 little stones. I bit on both - first I just thought crunchy edge of the pizza but they were actually stones. My tooth broken. I need to see my dentist now due to the stones!!! When we paid they overcharged 5€ saying it's the VAT. We didn't received any receipt of the payment due to no power but they could have been able to provide hand-written receipt. Before we paid I saw another couple having discussion about the payment with the waiter so I assumed they faced some overcharging as well. To be honest I didn't notice on the menu that the prices are without VAT. I felt neglected during our time there even if there were only a few guests so the waiters were not super busy. They were just spending time chatting and smoking. Smoke of their cigarettes flew upon us during the time we ate. The pizzas were over-salted. If you want to get nice experience and feel comfortable and relaxed go somewhere else but not here. This is a fraud, impostor, lazy gang rather than...

I have left many wonderful reviews over Italy on my travels. Unfortunately, this one is the bad experience umong them. I Hope if you are reading this you have done what I failed to do, and checked the reviews! We got pulled in and thought it would be okay. Unfortunately I feel that we have wasted a meal and 100€ that could have been wonderful elsewhere in Sicily. My partner does not eat fish, however he wanted me to experience the famous fish of sicily and the menu looked nice, so we went ahead. I must say the highlight of the place is the amazing waiting staff. They were so friendly, polite and hard working. Unfortunately their boss, Giuseppe, was the major downfall. Aligned with the food. He was pushy, put me under pressure even though I asked if I could have more time to look at the menu. I asked for house white, he gave us a more expensive bottle. I had a mix fish starter (very average and cold) and my partner ordered steak, a portion of potatoes and a salad for main. I said this would be enough, but he insisted I order a main. Okay so I did, it cost about 15€ for 5 very over cooked prawns. Then as he walked away he said "I'll bring focaccia". This was on the bill 4.5€, we didn't eat much of it but took it home out of principle. Oh and the steak was "ok". Really if we'd been left alone with the very nice young man who had originally served us, the food would still have been average, but we'd have spent alot less on it and not felt bullied or pressurised. Giuseppe need to let the perfectly competent waiters...

Sikule... A restaurant located adjacent to the most popular fish market in Catania.. You can't go wrong, right? Wrong my friend. The restaurant with the best tourist trap bait; lovely chairs and table setting, attractive umbrella sky feature, somewhat cool logo, but the most awful culinary experience to date.

I ordered the grilled octopus and my girlfriend the sea bass. We had such high expectations, but were left with sea bass that still had scales on, and a rubbery octopus with the beak still there. The octopus was inedible, I wouldn't even have given it to my dogs, and they eat literally anything. It was days old and I bet my eye sight, it was cooked in a microwave, and the chef didn't even care to give it 5 minutes in the mic because it still arrived half cold.

I would usually not complain but the waiter asked, so I voiced my concern in a polite manner, although visibly irritated. I shouldn't have bothered... After coming out of the toilets from washing my hands, I got circled by the manager, the self proclaimed "chef" and head waiter, and was told off. Proudly stated that's their way of cooking and denying my valid complaint. I walked away from them as we couldn't even agree to disagree, only to get approached again to try to get me to agree with them, as if I had no integrity. Paid the overpriced 90euro bill and left.

Do not do the same mistake I did, or do, I cannot tell you what to do.

(PS: not to be confused with Sikulo Restaurant which actually has good ratings and regret not trying that...