Osteria Nonna Dora
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Buzzing local landmark offering hearty regional plates in a traditionally furnished dining room.
attractions: Teatro Massimo, Palermo Cathedral, Quattro Canti, Mercado del Capo, Fontana Pretoria, Port of Palermo, Giardino Garibaldi, Chiesa del Gesù di Casa Professa, Church of St. Mary of the Admiral, Regional Archeological Museum Antonio Salinas, restaurants: Taverna Dei Canti, Trattoria Al Ferro di Cavallo, FUD, Ciurma Palermo Maqueda, Ke Palle, Pizzeria Frida, Bisso Bistrot, Antico Caffè Spinnato, BIGA Genio e Farina, Osteria Mangia e Bevi
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Buzzing local landmark offering hearty regional plates in a traditionally furnished dining room.
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Huge portions, mixed reviews on the service, we were served by a very nice lady, but there were waiters who were a bit less nice, presumably used to locals. The food portion was huge, really a lot for one person, but of course you can pack it away. Everything was very tasty and really homemade, like we were being hosted by an Italian grandmother. Great for those who don't just want to visit the more 'glamorous' places, but also a more down to earth, more authentic and homey flavour! Very good value for money! What's important to note, the google images have a different one uploaded for each dish, don't choose based on that as I was quite surprised when they came up with something completely different looking 😄
Hédi AradiHédi Aradi
80
The food nothing special, I think the portions of the pasta are to big for 1 person, you can just divide it in 2 person. When we arrived there was no one to welcome us ,we booked a table and we waited for over 5 minutes as nobody was taking notice of us ,finally we got sitted and they sitted us near the exit door so felt really uncomfortable but as there was no other tables available we didn't say anything,I asked one of the waitress if we could order and she said really annoyed that somebody would come to take our order and unfortunately it took over 30 minutes for somebody to take our order. The food was nothing specia,I had better food in Palermo , the man who brought us the drinks at the table looked so miserable like if we were doing him a favour and he kept stearing at us while eating as he couldn't wait for us to leave and it made me feel so uncomfortable, I asked again to the same lady waitress if we could have some salt and when she brought us the salt she just banged on our table like if she was annoyed with us just because asked her for some salt. I couldn't wait to leave the place as the staff was miserable and made us feel unwelcome and uncomfortable would not come back again. Maybe the need to have more people taking the orders not just the owner and check the staff that they employ as they customer service is 0*. I have added a photo of the lady that I'm talking about.
Silvana NottinghamSilvana Nottingham
00
I had really gotten my hopes up to eat here, because when we got here a day earlier they were fully booked and you don't get fully booked if your food isn't good, right? Wrong - apparently. We started with the "crocché di latte"; little croquettes with a filling of besciamella and parmiggiano - but a hardly detectable amount of parmiggiano. Then I had "polpette di sarde" (sardine meatballs in tomato sauce) and my partner the "trancio di spada alla griglia" (grilled swordfish). I had bones stuck in my throat for half an hour and the swordfish, although fresh, was wholly underwhelming. The "insalata pomodori e menta" (tomato and mint salad) was very nice, though. Yes, it's cheap and yes they were fully booked, but I don't get why. We were also never asked if we liked the food, which is a bit of a prerequisite, IMO. If I go to Palermo again, I won't be going here (I'll go to Vucciria instead, located a 5 minute walk down the road).
John WillemsenJohn Willemsen
30
We arrived at the restaurant for an early dinner. We had an outside table in the back courtyard, and decided to ask for a table change since it was very warm, loud and sticky in the back yard. Inside, four waiters were doing absolutely nothing, just walking up and down. One was actually working, one woman was just standing around and another one was in charge of taking orders. No friendly faces. You don’t feel welcome. We asked 3 times if someone could take our order. The dark haired women, chewing gum all the time, was the one taking them. She doesn’t like your face, she ghosts you, you can’t order with anyone else. We left. Overrated, unfriendly place. I will never go again and informed our hotel that guests should avoid it.
Katinka_ffm _Katinka_ffm _
00
This was recommended in the Sunday Times and The Guardian newspapers in the UK as a good example of Sicilian home cooking. You do need to book - we booked for dinner one lunchtime when we were passing. The shared the sweet & sour apricot starter which was interesting. The Pasta con Sarde was a huge portion and nice. The dish that didn't work for us was the Involtini di Spada-essentially soggy breadcrumb roll with some hint of swordfish. Not at all what we were expecting but perhaps it is a traditional dish borne of poverty. Perhaps if we had chosen differently we'd have scored the place higher. Still decent prices €47 for our meal including a bottle of Nero D'avola.
Paddy O'ConnellPaddy O'Connell
00
A super popular pasta place in the heart of Palermo. I was recommended here by my Airbnb host (seemed other foreigners were also advised by their hosts to dine here). Friendly staff, excellent vibe, and English speaking staff. The entrees are great as they have a street foods of the area. But the pastas are the raison d'être of this establishment. Fair warning, portions are huge! And they are all great. I would have loved to have all of them, but I could barely finish one dish! Great quality as well. I would definitely recommend this place. And their decor is simply adorable. Kudos to all Airbnb hosts who suggest this place too 👍
Aryan YazdaniAryan Yazdani
10
Nearby Attractions Of Osteria Nonna Dora
Teatro Massimo
Palermo Cathedral
Quattro Canti
Mercado del Capo
Fontana Pretoria
Port of Palermo
Giardino Garibaldi
Chiesa del Gesù di Casa Professa
Church of St. Mary of the Admiral
Regional Archeological Museum Antonio Salinas

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