Ùmmara - vineria con cucina — Restaurant in Scicli

tl;dr - Ùmmara is a local gem of Sicilian food and wine. Did I mention the wine? Service was prompt and friendly. Top notch and we'll priced. I wish we had stayed in Sicily longer so that we could eat here again!

[Intro] We went to Ùmmara after a recommendation of Marica, our host at the winery of Arianna Occhipinti. After a friendly and tasty tour, we made reservations that same day. We were lucky to have done so!

[The Food] Ùmmara was amazing, serving delicious Sicilian cuisine that rivaled much pricier fare in Modica and elsewhere. My husband and I recommend literally verything on the menu (we had one of every Vegetarisn dish). Make sure to get the Caponata Sciciliana, which had the most amazing flavors of umami. My husband, who usually does not enjoy eggplant, fell in love with the dish. And for dessert, the "Frittella con Ricotta di Capri" (a thin, light donut with goat ricotta, cinnamon, lemon peel/juice and Passito di Pante), it was delightful!

The entire meal was incredibly tasty! Best meal we had over our week long trip across the eastern and southern coast.

[The Wine] WOWWWW is all I have it say. Local wines you can't find anywhere else. We even added a few to Vivino (5/5 stars), as the local producers only bottle a few hundred vintages each. Don't pick your wine, ask the sommelier to find something that resonates. We had two lighter reds, both knocked our socks off. You'll never want to leave.

[Summary] We'll definitely come back if we visit Sicily again and, if possible, visit the local wineries from which they procure their collection. The team here serves a master class in dining - unpretentious, fantastic flavors and expertly paired natural wines in a lovely setting. I'm so glad to have ended our Sicilian tour this way!

@Ùmmara - Thanks for the amazing dinner! We hope to see you, your cuisine and your wines...

Positives, generous portions and gluten free options. Negatives, refused to provide me with any sauce for my steak so I found myself having to choke down my dinner. Don't get me wrong the steak was nice but it was simply dry as a bone. Ordered medium rare however came out medium so didn't even have the blood to dip my chips in. In terms of the service, I found the waiters very rude and dismissive. We realised half way through eating our meal that we should have booked a table, my friend who is local was then integrated for the majority of the time while we were trying to eat our dinner asking why we hadn't booked a table. Not sure what the problem was, we have left feeling very confused as if there was an issue and the restaurant had no tables available they shouldn't have taken...

Awesome experience! Would love to come back!!

If you want to try something fresh that won’t bore you, perhaps something different but still local and authentic, you must pay a visit to Ummara! The food is great, the size of the portions allows you to try a bit of everything!

The staff is very friendly and professional. Pietro explained us the whole menu and made few recommendations and Remo did a great job at wine matching and guessing what we liked!

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