Cortile Alessi

The perfect restaurant. Cozy, special, relaxed and romantic. I am writing this review as we just finished eating and we don’t need many words to describe this place: Simply amazing ! Food- just perfect ( in the photos you can see the veal-perfectly cooked and the pork in the milk reduction with honey and red pepper ), drinks-nothing to complain, freshly baked bread in the oven, dessert- perfect. Service was fast and the waiter was amazing, very polite and friendly. Location is very close to the city centre, in a very romantic and cozy ambience. They also offer a garden but we had a table on the street which was even better. Would definitely recommend it. A must restaurant while in Catania. Enjoy, you’ll not regret it !

SUPURB! The best and most creative Sicilian cuisine I have had in several years visiting the Island. Caponata was delicious. Bruschetta with straciatella and tomatoes was perfect. The spaghetti Norma with salted ricotta was amazing. The milk and honey pork had sweet and savory sauce with pink peppercorns and served over wild greens was very good and uniquely flavorful. The night we went they had live entertainment to complement the dinning experience. We did not have room for the pizza, but it looked great! Highly recommend Cortile Alessi.

Amazing food at a very fair price. An experience you want to live. Taste, atmosphere, service, everything was as it should be. A must-have point if you care about original, delicious food in a good atmosphere.

Beautiful garden/courtyard space to eat dinner. Waiter was helpful in checking whether things were vegan or not. Had the brushcetta with caponata but without the chocolate (non-vegan), and the vegan couscous for a main which was delicious and my partner preferred it to his non-vegan busiate. Though the tiramisu was one of the best he's ever had! Would recommend.

It was a great dinner with romantic atmosphere on our first day of vacation 😍 The pasta alla Norma is the best, and the bread 🥖 they serve is soooo warm and tasty 😋

Better than the average joe, but the visual appeal is greater than the taste.

The restaurant had a nice atmosphere and location - a bit outside the clutter of the main streets. The food was good, although not great. Overall it would have been a nice place for lunch and short respite from the long day of the tourist - if it were not for the overwhelmingly slow service!!! Without any warning of delays or any glimpse of remorse, we were served our lunch 2 hours after we sat down!! At the same time, local customers who came in long after us, were served before us as they were obviously well acquainted with the personnel. Maybe it was accidental, maybe there was a good reason for it, I don’t know. All I know is that the family had an unpleasant experience and we lost 3 hours of good sightseeing time. Will not recommend, especially if you are with a small child, like we were.

The food is amazing - tasty and big portions! The service is super friendly, fast and nice. totally recommend this place! Meat is the best! It serves on the hot plate and you finish cooking it by yourself.