Fratelli La Bufala

We were looking for a place to eat during our first trip to Messina. We wanted something else after a couple of days of eating pizza. It looks like a nice place. Soup was our favourite, as for the salad and a burger it was just average. For some reason we got decaf coffees (noticed on the receipt after I paid) Worth trying if you’re nearby.

Delicious meals one can enjoy here. Friendly service. They have an English menu available. Pizzas are thin crust but soft. Very good quality and quite filling! Four of us couldn't finish 3 pizzas. The Margherita pizza is close to what they make in Naples. Good quality ingredients overall.

Location was close to the port! The only problem we had was narrowing down what to order. It all looked and sounded good. Food was excellent! Great drink options. Loved the pizza oven and what came out of it even more. Best pizza we had in Italy!

Being friendly isn’t enough. The waitress was nice, but clearly overwhelmed. She didn’t write down my order, came back five minutes later to ask again — and still managed to forget it. Now I’m sitting here hungry while my friends have already finished their meals. This kind of service is unacceptable in any restaurant. Extremely disappointing.

Foreigners not welcome. If you do not speak Italian fluently stay away from this restaurant. The ordered salad never arrived at our table and at the checkout they did not show any bill at first. So the salad would have gotten billed even though we never had it. The waiters won’t even try to speak English even tough they are young enough to definitely speak it. One of the two Pizzas had a burnt taste throughout the whole dough- check pictures for a better understanding. Inside the restaurant everything is very hectic and the waiters made the impression that they had to work but definitely did not want to. All in all mediocre at best- I would advice to try some different place but that’s just my opinion.

The daily menu (primo, secondo e contorno) is an amazing deal! All the food was delicious, especially the paccheri al pistacchio and the tiramisu).

Terrible customer behavior! Took pizza and shpritz. Pizza was fine but drink tasted like chemical. Took 2€ per person service fee and did not even bring the bill, told to come and pay. Later were urguing to leave, kept asking if we finished, even if there were plenty of empty tables. Food not cheap. And! I wanted to use their toilet later that day and they did not allow me!

Passing through Messina for only one night, we asked the hotel where was good for a bite and this place was suggested, and well what a suggestion it was ! Whilst the pasta and starters where good, it's the pizza here that is the standout by far and away, along with the craziest vanilla meringue fior di latte gelato I've ever tasted. The service was friendly and helpful for us English speakers with the little Italian ability we had. Great experience overall.

Wow! We had the Ripieno calzone stuffed with ricotta, the Bufala Calabra, and the Pepe all were delicious. Each pizza is topped with a delicious little ball of mozzerella. Service is excellent. It was maybe 5 minutes tops between when we ordered and our pizzas were served. Highly recommend.

Food così delizioso! The pizza's looked amazing, especially the Margarita Pizza which I had originally ordered until I saw the Scarpaeiello Pasta dish and changed my order. The service was great and very accommodating. They also helped me select an excellent red wine (which also was sold by the glass) Amarone by Domini Veneti. Balanced and yummy, (I had two glasses). Anything you order on this menu is authentic and you can't go wrong with anything here.

Food and service was amazing. Right by the water so beautiful ambiance. Have to check this place out if you are nearby!!

Excellent restaurant to sit outside, enjoy a glass of wine and a variety of very good wood fired pizzas. The service is top notch and very friendly and accommodating. Highly recommend if you are in the area.

Service, friendly atmosphere, spotless.... The food, outstanding! Veal to die for potatoes are like nothing you ever had. A must eat!

Its not hard to find good Italian food in Italy but this place was especially great. I had never had a frittatina before which is essentially a fried ball of pasta or another way to describe it would be a pasta fritter. It was amazing! The pizza was delicious as well. I love the mozzarella di bufala and the flavor of their sauce and crust was delish. Loved every bite of this meal!

Such a beautiful and clean restaurant that has the most amazing pizza! We of course searched Yelp for a nearby pizza restaurant and Yelp came through again. We arrived early but they were too busy cleaning to seat us. They did allowed us to use their super clean restrooms before they opened . This places is so clean and beautiful inside and out. We chose to eat in and were their first customers, within a half hour the place was packed with locals. The pizza was wonderful, the salads fresh and delicious. The service was excellent and they did their best to speak to us in English, I think they enjoy practicing. I highly recommend this local pizza place.

Great service and amazing food. Staff has some trouble with English, but just point at what you want or need! Great place.

Incredibly good pizza. Very clean restaurant with friendly staff. I would highly recommend this restaurant. Best pizza in Italy north or south

Great pizza. We were recommended by a local person that it is the best in town. They have English and Italian menus. We had the Real, 4 flavors, Margarita, and Calzone at our table. Everything was wonderful.

The food was amazing! After reading a review that said a local recommended this place my girlfriend and I checked it out. The gnocchi with ricotta cheese was delicious and the pizza is cooked in true Italian brick oven. Highly recommend this place.

A great and stilish restaurant with probably the best pizza around. If you stop in Messina you should definitely eat here! Amazing food and staff

Fantastic pizza and Caesar salads! Really good and very reasonable. Would highly recommend!!

The salad and pizza were delicious! Recommend coming here. Fairly priced and good service.

The pizza was great, fantastic sauce and reasonable price. Service was ok. Very slow and not very engaged. Very clean and modern. Near the cruise terminal but not touristy.