La Fiocina — Restaurant in Scilla

Enttäuschung pur – Touristenfalle am Hafen von Scilla Wir waren spontan von Capo Vaticano nach Scilla gefahren und mussten schnell feststellen: Ohne Reservierung ist es hier nahezu unmöglich, einen Tisch zu bekommen – sämtliche Restaurants waren voll. Das „La Fiocina“ am Anfang der Hafenstraße war hingegen nur halb besetzt – was im Nachhinein bereits ein Warnzeichen hätte sein sollen.

Trotzdem entschieden wir uns, dort einzukehren – schließlich liegt das Restaurant direkt am Meer und wir hatten Hunger. Was soll bei einem Fischrestaurant am Hafen schon schiefgehen? Leider eine ganze Menge.

Erster Eindruck: enttäuschend. Die Toiletten waren in einem absolut unhygienischen Zustand – schmutzig, ungepflegt und definitiv kein Ort, den man in einem Restaurant aufsuchen möchte.

Service: durchwachsen. Wir wurden zwar zu einem schönen Tisch mit Blick aufs Wasser geführt – die Aussicht war das einzig Positive an diesem Abend. Der Hauptkellner war bemüht, ein anderer hingegen wirkte, als wäre er nur gezwungen worden, hier zu arbeiten. Getränke kamen erst nach über 30 Minuten – und nur, weil wir nachfragten. Das Essen folgte tröpfchenweise und ebenfalls mit erheblicher Wartezeit.

Das Essen: enttäuschend bis ärgerlich. • Meine „Pasta ai frutti di mare“ bestand aus exakt einer Muschel und einem kleinen Stück Tintenfisch. Geschmacklich belanglos. • Der gemischte Salat war nichts weiter als trockener, fein geschnittener Eisbergsalat – ohne Tomate, Gurke oder sonstige Zutaten. • Die „Frittura“ (einmal Calamari, einmal gemischt) bestand offensichtlich aus Tiefkühlware – winzige, zusammengefallene Stücke, fettig und geschmacklich eindimensional.

Für ein Fischrestaurant direkt am Hafen in einem traditionellen Fischerdorf ist das schlicht inakzeptabel. Die Qualität der Speisen war unterdurchschnittlich, der Service unkoordiniert und der Gesamteindruck enttäuschend.

Fazit: Wer jemals in Italien guten Fisch gegessen hat, wird hier nur die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen. Keine frischen Zutaten, kein kulinarisches Niveau, kein empfehlenswerter Service.

Ich kann mich nur den anderen negativen Bewertungen anschließen: absolut keine Empfehlung. Lieber einen Street-Food-Stand aufsuchen – da ist die Chance auf Qualität weitaus höher.

Total disappointment – tourist trap by the harbor

We took a spontaneous trip from Capo Vaticano to Scilla and quickly realized that almost every restaurant requires a reservation. All were full—except “La Fiocina”, located right at the beginning of the harbor street. Only half full, which in hindsight, was probably a red flag.

Still, we were hungry and thought: a seafood restaurant by the sea – what could go wrong? Unfortunately, a lot.

First impression: disappointing. The toilets were in an unacceptable condition – dirty, smelly, and absolutely unhygienic.

Service: inconsistent. We were seated at a lovely table with a nice sea view – the best part of the experience. The main waiter was polite enough, but another staff member clearly didn’t want to be there. It took over 30 minutes before our drinks arrived – only after we reminded them. Food arrived piece by piece with long delays in between.

The food: underwhelming to downright bad. • My seafood pasta had exactly one mussel and a tiny piece of squid – completely bland. • The mixed salad was nothing but shredded iceberg lettuce, dry and plain – no tomato, cucumber, or anything else. • The “frittura” (fried seafood mix and calamari) was clearly frozen, not fresh – small, dry, over-fried pieces with nothing but the taste of old oil.

For a seafood restaurant located right by the sea in a fishing village, this is simply unacceptable. The food quality was poor, the service disorganized, and the overall experience disappointing.

Conclusion: Anyone who has ever had decent seafood in Italy will immediately notice how bad this place is. No freshness, no quality, no recommendation.

I agree with the other negative reviews: this place is a hard pass. You’re better off getting seafood from a local street food stand – you’ll likely get better...

Waited over 40 mins to be seated despite booking. Was really excited to have the burrata with gamberi rossi... but they served me normal prawns instead. Since it was already so late I didn’t bother complaining but here is a photo.

The rest of the food was just average and expensive...

Location was great though!

To restaurant: inform your staff what you have available and if something has finished don’t substitute unless you check with the customer first! Especially if you are downgrading...

Location indubbiamente meravigliosa, ma avrei da ridire su chi mi ha consigliato questo locale. Volendo spendere il meno possibile, optiamo per un antipasto da dividere e due primi: vogliamo far notare che abbiamo avuto da subito la sensazione di essere trattati con la supponenza di chi avrebbe voluto una spesa maggiore, cosa che ci ha dato un po' fastidio, e confermata dal fatto che c'erano persone arrivate dopo di noi ma servite prima. Veniamo alla cena: il nostro antipasto consisteva in polpette di pesce spada dal sapore orribile; non pretendiamo il pesce freschissimo (il menù stesso diceva che il pesce spada poteva essere surgelato, e nel nostro caso si vedeva lontano un miglio), ma quantomeno scongelatelo bene: il cuore di queste polpette era decisamente freddo e le salsine che lo accompagnavano, non sapevano di niente! I primi erano buoni e sono stati loro a salvare la nostra cena. Al momento del conto ci vediamo costretti ad aspettare seduti al tavolo per mezz'ora, nonostante le continue richieste, per ricevere poi una fattura dal rapporto qualità-prezzo decisamente alto: certo, ci aspettavamo di spendere di più, ma sicuramente non di mangiare male e di aspettare tanto per un semplicissimo conto. Solitamente non faccio recensioni negative ai ristoranti, ho parenti nel mondo della ristorazione e so il sacrificio in questo ambito, specialmente stare in cucina con il caldo, ma ciò non deve giustificare il servizio che, perdonatemi, è stato...