Savoy — Restaurant in Isola delle Femmine

For the English speaking people who can't read the reviews in Italian: you won't be disappointed here for any reason.

I had tuna carpaccio to start and told my wife, if the main is as good, we have to come back before we leave. Almonds, peeled orange slices and a kind of marmalade with the piles of fresh tuna was genuinely the best I've ever had.

Second plate was fried mixed seafood (calamari rings, prawns, and fried baby squid). Honestly; I think I've been lied to all my life. I saw the rings and thought "sh*t, not again, another bloating portion of fried garbage". The truth: the most well thought out, tenderised, fresh produce that has reminded me to check every time now is it genuinely fresh elsewhere before ordering.

My wife are the raw seafood platter and after fishnof the day. The waitress, very apologetically came out to say, "listen the fish is 450g so if it's ok, you'll pay €25" like it was some kind of problem(!).

We sat at a very well dressed table outside the restaurant "in" the port where all tables had ice bucket clips for the tables, comfortable seats etc.

Absolutely epic on every level. I couldn't say the two dishes I've eaten were better anywhere else I've ever eaten. The tiramisu dessert didn't disappoint and while I'd happily have paid, and have in worse places, more, the €135 (incl topwtop we paid for three people just meant this place will live long in the memory of best places we have...

While I could have travelled the short distance to Sferracavallo, which is renowned for its fish restaurants, I decided to follow the recommendation of a local resident of Isola delle Femmine and try the Savoie. I made the right choice. The Savoie exceeded expectations. I had sea bass with spinach, salmon and prawns. The dish was beautifully presented and tasted heavenly. Clearly much care had been taken in its preparation. The staff were professional and friendly and when a small bug decided to take a swim in my wine, the glass was removed and replaced with hardly a word. Although my Italian is non-existent, Sabrina's smiles made me feel welcome. The decor is quirky with its port hole windows, stone arches and a large painting of a clipper. The price was reasonable, a main fish dish, wine, water and dessert for 30 euros, including coperti (service charge). I would definitely return and look forward to taking friends there. If there is a downside, then it would be the British pop music played as background music reminiscent of the 80s, which gives the atmosphere a slightly dated feel, but saying that, Sicily is like going back in time a little but in a good...

We just had dinner there and I am very disappointed as we spent 115€ and even though the waiters were nice at the beginning, we asked what came with the dish my partner was orderering and the waitress told me it was served with grilled vegetables . The dish came only with a leave of salad and nothing else, so we asked for the grilled vegetables. They charged us for it and when I told them that the waitress had told us they were served with the dish she said that they were a supplement. Even though it was only 5€, I found their behaviour very careless. The grilled vegetables were very basic and not tasty. The whole meal was ok but we expected better for the price. To be fair the starters were good, the rest was so so. But most of all when someone spend more than a 100€ in a meal in your restaurant the least you can do if there was a misunderstanding is to say...