La Tavernella — Restaurant in Lipari

We stopped at this restaurant for a quick lunch. Unfortunately the service was not great and the carbonara was very loveless (the seafood dishes did look impressive though, so maybe pasta is not their speciality). Carbonara was soggy and we left half of it, though I hate wasting food... disappointing... I don't like writing a bad review but for the price of the food we hoped for a simple dish to be enjoyable at least. We also didn't get offered to order something to drink. It was 38C that day but all of staff just stood by the door and after 20 minutes waiting we had to ask if we could order drinks please... If you have not visited Italy, or rather eaten out in Italy before, you should also always add between 4 and 8 euro to any restaurant bill being added automatically for 'cupierto'. This should include at least some bread and butter while you wait... but sometimes its just a fee to be...

VERY good restaurant. The food was very good. They have fish, chicken, different salads, sandwiches, pasta. The amount of food is slightly bigger than in other restaurants. Nice staff, and they speak a little English. And they offer a menu (first course, second course and a small water) for 14 EUR :) Toilet was clean and they had toilet paper which is very rare in Sicilia. We ate tuna fish, roast chicken, pasta and salads; all were very good. It is close to the harbor; you won't miss your boat if you eat here :) It is possible to pay by...

My wife and I had dinner at this venue on Wednesday 24th May2023 she ordered the spaghetti with mussels. We had dinner at 7pm by 10pm, she started to get stomach cramps and begun vomiting constantly. The next morning the hospital diagnosed her with severe food poisoning, two days later she passed away. Please be aware that mussels can contain very dangerous bacteria and should be avoided, regardless of how well they are cooked. Please be careful, no one should have to go through what I have...