Il Delfino Ristorante Trattoria — Restaurant in Palermo

Visited Il Delfino Ristorante Trattoria as part of our Trafalgar Sicily tour. Given that there was nothing visible to eat in Palermo, we were grateful to have visited the sea side to have our dinner meal as a group in a beautifully bright lit white-blue restaurant decorated as you imagine a simple and concise beachside coastal restaurant to be. Upon entry, you would be welcomed by a unique carving of a few dolphins dancing in the water.

The appetizers of calamari, octopus salad, light lobster-tomato fish slice and the prawns were delicious.

Some of the other dishes that were nice was the clam agio olio and lobster tail, albeit incomparable to the Australian lobsters.

The mussels were unfortunately tiny.

The main snapper was humongous but the glamour of it was downplayed after the fish was sliced and redistributed by a rather bland tasting small portion that landed on my plate.

The waiters were all so friendly, efficient and skilled. They were able to carrt 10 heavy porcelain plates on a single arm each time they cleared the table. Woah!

Really enjoyed the overall atmosphere and array of food at this restaurant. Recommended for...

When we called them to make a reservation. Not only they were Not attentive, the waiter mentioned that if you are late even 5 or 10mins, your reservation will be cancelled. We accepted the rude manner because we were hoping that the food is very great according to the review and my husband visited here a long time ago once and thought it was great! But still we were anxious until we reach, the parking lot was impossible to find and my husband had to look for it over 30mins. meanwhile I entered inside alone. They didn’t serve me the food because I was alone and the same time they continously (3times during 30mins) pushed me when my partner is coming! The food was totally not upto the fame and we suspected the food was frozen like it was a ready meal! For 60euro, we haven’t managed to eat fresh food as we expected, they were just too busy to empty the table in order to accept the customers but didn’t pay attention to the food quality or the service. It was the worst experience in the restaurants ever!!!...

Before going here, I read some reviews, and I appreciate some tips like having a good appetite before going there. I absolutely recommend going here and as well don't eat anything at least 2 days before. The personnel is very kind, very efficient. They'll bring you water and wine as much as you want. Then the food will just bring you every kind of delicious food. Is everything seafood base. But I have noticed that there were few people eating meat. So you can have everything you want. You can have mineral water or sparkling water and white wine. And the restaurant is always full and I can tell you why. It is one of the best places I have ever eaten before. And it will always be full so I highly recommend booking beforehand. We have booked a couple of days before, and we have received a call just to confirm that we are attending...