Antica trattoria pizzeria Enzo — Restaurant in Palermo

Disappointing. Lower than average in some things. I went here because the place was close to where I was staying and had great reviews. Maybe it was the fact that by the time that I went I had already been in Palermo for more than a week and had eaten in great places, so maybe the bar was too high, but I didn’t find the experience as very enjoyable. We entered the place and ask if there was a table for 2, the asked us if we had a reservation but we didn’t. Then they made a little show in which they made us think that they were making us a huge favor by giving us a table and then put us in a room upstairs which had around 20 tables and only one was taken. Not sure what was the need for that show. None of the other tables got occupied while we were there. The waiter who took our order was a bit too pushy to get it. Maybe he was trying to be helpful but I didn’t like that he was pushing us to get the order when we told him that we needed one more minute to think. The food was very average, the pasta that my girlfriend had was ok, but nothing outstanding. The caprese salad was very disappointing in both presentation and flavor. The pizza looked like it could be good, but the dough taste like nothing. Probably not enough fermentation. Very sad after trying some other amazing pizzas in Palermo for the same...

A simple, long-standing trattoria near the main railway station. A little dingy and unkempt.

Pizza is very popular there, but is only available in the evening.

Otherwise, down-to-earth home cooking of average quality.

There is no bottled olive oil, but rather oil that tastes like nothing in small sachets (more like cheap sunflower oil than olive oil). There is neither a pepper mill nor a salt mill. The salads are loveless, without having been dressed.

In the winter months, everything takes place inside, with a loud TV programme: Non-stop game shows on the monitor on the wall, the staff standing enthusiastically in front of it ;-).

The service alternates between attentive and rude.

If you reserve a specific table there in person for the next day and arrive on time, you will see that your table has been allocated to someone else. Obviously, promises and reservations don't matter to guests and are worth nothing.

Nevertheless, often well attended. You can't go far wrong with the pasta dishes there either.

If you like it clean and with attentive, friendly service, this is probably not the place for you.

(Toilet paper is not always available in the toilet).

Wine by the glass: very, very simple country wine. No selection of good wines...

What makes a restaurant great is good food + good service + good price + easy to reach location. And to achieve this, it takes an honest owner with great Chef and quality food ingredients, all packed up by passionate teamwork. All of that will be found combined in this restaurant.

I must appreciate that we were served with a surprisingly tasty Sicilian food at its best taste and authentic flavor.

Positively, the restaurant is located nearby the Train Station of Palermo/Sicily, so this will make your future visits more reachable and guaranteed to repeat.

Earlier, my brothers tried it many times and this restaurant kept surprising them with the same amazing food, consistently in every visit. Lately, when I tried it back in October 2023, it proofed them right and now I added it to my list of future visits to Sicily.

I want to mark special thanks to the owner for his welcoming and directly taking care of our additional orders. Additional thanks go in favor of the dedicated team, who gave us that required attention to the customers, which certain reputable restaurants tend to forget, sometimes.

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