Rittufilu Trattoria Siracusa — Restaurant in Syracuse

What attracted us first was when we saw the sign that tge use fresh quality food and follow recipes their nonna taught them. The atmosphere was very home like and we all felt at home. The food was amazing, we were 4 adults and 1 child and each dish was AMAZING. I was sceptical about ordering squid ink pasta but I definitely was not disappointed. Kids menu was a bonus which helped with a fussy child and also ate the entire dish. If we stayed longer we would have gone back again. The owner himself is very accommodating and has a great passion about food, his restaurant and pleasing his customers. If I remembered his name I'd mention him but I'm sure he remembers the couple of Italo-Australiani who dined there on Monday evening with our Calabrese cousins. Bravo 👏 e grazie per il limoncello. Spero che ci...

I ordered pasta with shrimps, tomatoes and pistachio. The taste of the food was good, but the shrimp was nonexistent. They put one piece of schimp of 1 cm and 3 cherry tomatoes. That was it for 8 euros. Absurdity enough they asked for coperto in a self service fast food cantina. I don't understand why this place is so highly rated. Do yourself a favor and avoid it. I don't recommend it at all.

L. E. Response to comment : Thank you so much for the cooking lesson. Alas, it seems you are the only ones making shrimp pasta without shrimp, in a "complicated" shrimp infusion recipe. Other establishments all over the world seem to actually include pieces of shrimp in any shrimp pasta plate, but I'm sure you can teach them how to scam customers to the best of...

I never want to wait for food. I do not eat seafood. We were with a large tour group. All the elements were there for a bad dinner experience. There was only one thing on the menu that I really was interested in eating (The de facto pasta ragu of the day).

I can sincerely say the food was worth the wait. Simply the best pasta dish I have yet had in Italy.

I know there are other restaurants with reputations in Syracuse, but you should absolutely put this one on your must try list if you like seafood, and just have your non seafood eater order the ragu. Because it stands on its own.

PS. My daughter loves seafood and said that the clams with pasta in pistachio sauce was "delectable" which is the highest ranked food...