Ristorante Campisi — Restaurant in Pachino

The restaurant Campisi is located near the sea 🌊 very close the centre and the famous old Tonneria. The restaurant is located behind the Campisi store where they sell all kind of different fish products in glass and cans. The restaurant lists of course many of their own products on the menu. Reading the menu card is already mouth-watering especially if you have visited their shop before. I have chosen Busiate alla bottarga di tonno "Campisi" as a starter. What a gorgeous choice 😜 I was really happy with my choice and I can only recommend this pasta with the delicious taste of the bottarga di tonno. As a secondo I have chosen the filetto di baccalà. Once again, a very fine prepared piece of fish fillet. Tender, fresh and excellently spiced. All ingredients were fresh and high quality. The serving system is somehow structured which may be confusing at the start. There is only one dedicated person who takes the order, another one is in charge for serving the wine, others ones for serving the meals, etc...so once seated, just be patient until the person in charge for the order will visit your table. That person will come to your table based on the list of entries in the restaurant. I did not take a dessert, not because they might not be good or interesting... I just wanted to have my ice-cream outside in the city. Conclusion : I can fully recommend the restaurant for the ones who want to have quality food at reasonable price, persons who appreciate a competent staff and who look for a beautiful location next...

Excellent food and menu, friendly staff, on the fancy side. The menu is more Sicilian food with a twist rather than the traditional ways of cooking, which is fun. Service took a while but once we ordered they were very organised, and the priority was getting us someone who was very well trained (the maître d) to tell us all about the dishes. I'm only giving 4 stars as I mentioned a vinegar allergy and my plate arrived with a pickled caper on top that definitely had vinegar. Luckily it's not a deadly one and I noticed it immediately and removed it, but for someone with a more seriously allergy that could have been very dangerous.

The restaurant is in a lovely spot on the sea and much calmer than the hustle and bustle of the Marzamemi piazza, which gets very very busy. There is also a store next door with goods such as tomato sauce and their excellent pistacchio pesto that you can buy and take home.

Worth noting that you usually need to reserve, and definitely in the summer. When you do, ask for one of the tables by the sea if you'd like the view. The earlier you book, the more likely...

Highly recommend for seafood done well with creative twists! These guys know their fish and they do it well with innovative touches. It was a Wednesday evening and almost all the tables in Campisi's rustic alfresco dining areas were full - which we took as a good sign. For starters, we ordered the Antipasti del Rais (selection of 5 super tasty appetizers, including a raw prawn salad with a sort of curry mayo which we loved!). Then for primi, we had the Spaghetti with prawns and cream of crayfish with toasted almonds, and Busciate (pasta) with bottarga, tuna, pachino tomatoes and dark chocolate. Both were absolutely delicious and we wiped our plates clean! We also tried their secondo of grilled tuna with some kind of reduced rum syrup and dried fruits which was surprisingly yummy - tuna was a rather generous portion cooked to chef's recommendation. We had 2 glasses of white wine recommended to us by the staff which were both lovely. Total bill came up to €79 for 2pax which we felt was good value for the quality of food and service...