La Pêche à Marsala — Restaurant in Marsala

Unfortunately, our experience in this restaurant was not very pleasant. The location is beautiful, right on a lovely square next to the cathedral, with music playing from the restaurant. That's what attracted us to sit down in the first place. However, the service was disappointing. The menu turned out to be only tapas, which is fine, but when we asked what certain dishes meant, the waiters couldn't explain them properly. At one point they even admitted they weren't from Italy and didn't really know. When we ordered a glass of Rosato wine, they kept coming back asking if we meant Rosso, clearly not understanding our request. The food was another problem. We waited for an entire hour, and then a waitress suddenly told us that the octopus we had ordered was not available. We asked for the bill to leave, but right at that moment the octopus dishes appeared after all, which left us rather confused. The appetizers we did get were not impressive either, for example, the parmigiana was extremely salty. Finally, the bill contained clear mistakes: instead of glasses of wine, three bottles were added, as well as a dish that wasn't ours. When we pointed this out, they initially tried to insist the check was correct, which felt unprofessional. Overall, the square is charming, but both food and service were far below expectations. We left disappointed and would not return, though hopefully the restaurant will improve...

Natural wine bar in a gorgeous location.

The wines are top quality so you don't get the usual size serving as other bars for the price. This isn't a criticism, just to make you aware.

The owners will talk you through the wine choices or make selections for you based on taste. I had a couple of local cabernet sauvignons and also subsequently had a chat with the winemaker, Vincenzo, which was really interesting.

Food was good too. We started off with a meat and cheese platter. Meats were excellent and the cheeses were interesting. The acid method cheese was superb but the brown one on the picture (can't recall the type, sorry) was a bit lacking for me personally. However, it was something new to me, so still glad we had it.

We then had a n'duja filled arancini, good filling and came with mash, and the meat in red wine with potatoes, which was really good too.

Wines are available for sale to takeaway too. I can recommend the Terzavia, a sparking grillo which is...

ACHTUNG der Besitzer hat gewechselt. Absolut nicht mehr zu empfehlen!!!

Wir waren noch beim früheren Besitzer und waren absolut begeistert damals. Das Lokal sieht noch gleich aus, die Qualität ist aber grauenhaft.

Das Essen war schlecht. Sehr kleine Auswahl. Die Spaghetti mit Tomatensauce für unser Kind war das allerletzte und das in Italien! Wahrscheinlich denkt man sich hier Kinder essen jeden Dreck! Die Sauce schmeckte als wärs einfach Ketchup mit Salz und sah genau so aus! Die Foccaccia (kalt) waren okay, das Pesto Rosso hat man leider gar nicht rausgeschmeckt und war fast nicht vorhanden. Der Tintenfisch war schön angerichtet und okay jedoch die Portion sehr klein.

Wir haben zwei Rotweine probiert beide waren in der Nase und auch nach dem Probieren eine Katastrophe. Sauer und der Geruch nicht zu beschreiben eklig. Ev. haben wir aber auch keine Ahnung von Biowein!? Bier gibts leider nur in der Literflasche und Cola führen sie auch nicht. Sind dann auf Weisswein gewechselt, der war trinkbar aber auch nicht gut. Der Wein kostete 6 Euro pro Glas und jeder Billig Discounterwein schmeckt besser als diese drei, die wir versucht haben.

Mega entäuschendes Abendessen. Sogar unsere Tochter hatte danach noch hunger. Echt schade, dass es dieses Lokal so wie früher nicht mehr gibt.

Übrigens haben alle Tische mehrmals Brot bekommen, wir leider gar nichts.

Die Dame die bediente war nett und freundlich und half bei der Übersetzung der teils etwas unleserlichen Schrift...