Caffe Curtigghiu - Catania

The food was very nice but the service poor and unfriendly, when the mixed stater came the waitress literally threw it on the table without saying a word. Equally, I asked for ice with my water and it didn’t come and everything felt like it was too much to ask for! A shame because the food was nice with large portions. Won’t be recommending though due to the service.

On a very busy street of competing restaurants, there was a small queue for this one which we joined. A group was ahead of us, waiting for a bigger table. We were waiting 5 10 mins for a table for 2 we were not greeted or asked how many we were NO presence or coordination on the door. An Italian couple pushed in and asked for a table for 2 which was given to them immediately. Frustrated, I said we were also a waiting for a table for 2, but we lost the nice street position and were put in the quieter side street which unfortunately was littered with ants and cockroaches (we realised half way through the experience). We ordered 2 pastas and a salad to share. Pastas arrived at different times, the salad arrived 20 minutes after. The staff had no clue which table was which (they kept asking each other, the customers were doing their job for them). The pastas were average. The worst part was witnessing the staff see a large cockroach at the entrance and they all found it hilarious that a staff member was frightened. They were laughing their heads off about it. Ragazzi.....a cockroach in a restaurant? Get a grip. In any other country, this restaurant would be closed. The WC was also very unpleasant extremely hot (and right next to some poor tables dining) and not particularly clean. Avoid!

Food and service was great, we ordered two starters to share and 4 main courses all good food service was excellent

Good food, I took a standard tip and was very good, close and very crowded position.

Great food! the half pens at the pistachio were particularly divine. all surrounded by a beautiful atmosphere.