Siculus Ristorante Pizzeria Siciliano — Restaurant in Rapperswil-Jona

I had a spare Sunday in a 2 week work trip to Zurich. I thought I would take a boat trip on the lake, and settled on the 4.5 hour version, thinking that it would be a relaxing way to spend the afternoon and see some parts of Switzerland that I hadn't seen before.

And it was. But this is not a review for the boat trip. (worth it though)

What I didn't realise when I booked, is that it's possible to jump off the boat at one of the numerous stops around the lake, and get on a later boat (assuming you're not on the last boat of the day of course.)

So when the boat landed (?) at Rapperswil at the far end of Lake Zurich, and there were lots of people getting off, and it looked like an historic old town kind of place, I asked one of the crew. They said that I could catch one of the later boats (in 2 or 4 hours).

So.... get to the point I hear you say.... I strolled around town avoiding the tired participants of an Ironman that was going on that day, very hungry looking for food.

I stumbled upon Siculus, as I was kind of in the mood for pizza. It's an Italian restaurant on one of the back streets in the old town, and had some comfortable seating outside with cushions and blankets if required.

I went with a gorgonzola pizza and Italian beer.

They were both delicious and hit the spot perfectly. Even better, Manuel (sp?) who looked after my order and food was super friendly and helpful.

If you're like me and love football, then Manuel has superb knowledge and will engage with some serious insight. He thinks England will do well at this summer's Euros, and Italy not so well.

Only you as the reader will now know if Manuel should become a pundit or stay working at Siculus...

Do yourself a favour and have a day out on the boat, with a pizza for lunch/dinner at Siculus in Rapperswil. I had not heard of either place at the beginning of the day. You will not be...

Abbiamo mangiato in questo ristorante ieri a pranzo ed onestamente, da siciliani al 100%, avevamo delle aspettative piuttosto alte. Diciamo che le aspettative sono state un po deluse in quanto abbiamo visto dei piatti italo-svizzeri e non siciliani al 100%. Abbiamo preso nell'ordine: insalata di finocchi ed arance, millefoglie di melanzane, busiate alla norma, paccheri con melenzane e pesce spada, cannolo, sfogliatelle e caffe. L'insalata era buona (arance davvero dolcissime), ma con troppo aceto e tagliata davvero in maniera grossolana. Inoltre conteneva lattuga e Nusssalat che non c'entra assolutamente nulla col tipico piatto nostrano. I paccheri erano leggermente scotti mentre le busiate erano cotte al dente. Il problema era che erano innacquate nella salsa. C'era davvero troppo condimento e non penso che nella pasta pesce spada e melenzane ci vada la salsa di pomodoro onestamente. Inoltre il pesce spada aveva un colore davvero molto strano tendente al nero. Le melenzane era piuttosto amare e fastidiose al gusto. Il cannolo era accettabile, mentre la millefoglie era davvero molto dura ed aveva un forte sapore di uovo. Caffe accettabile per gli standard svizzeri. Purtroppo ci aspettavamo molto ma molto di piu, ma abbiamo notato dei gusti un po misti e non autentici al 100%. Non ci siamo sentiti affatto in Sicilia con i gusti e l'impiattamento che abbiamo provato in questo ristorante. Onestamente non penso che ritorneremo piu in questo ristorante soprattutto visti anche i prezzi medio-alti. Capiamo che il ristorante si trova in pieno centro storico di Rapperswil, ma i prezzi ci sono sembrati leggermente alti. Il servizio invece è stato molto buono e con tempi di attesa non lunghi. Peccato per le...

After a week in Sicily and being disappointed with the food. after finding this restaurant i have to say that the food experience here was the BEST, Sicilian food experience for me. the owner made suggestions on what to have , for starters we had a fantastic antipasto board which we all devoured. He also made suggestions on what you have for our mains again, on the money, i had the prawn risotto it was delicious. I would highly recommend looking for a Sicilian food experience visit this place, loved it. Kind regards Leone...