Osteria Antica Marina

Perched right next to the fish market, this restaurant obviously serves the freshest seafood. It was too hot to sit outside on the terrace and the interior was nice and cosy. I started with the selection of cooked and raw seafood accompanied by an excellent local Rosé followed by the Spaghetti Vongole. Overall and excellent meal. Service was also exceptional.

The spaghetti with red shrimp tartare was disappointing and terrible. Idk if it’s inspired by Japanese food, with bonito flakes, but it’s under seasoned and it’s just weird combination. The scampi tagliolini was not as a nightmare as the other one, but the seafood was not fresh. The food was generally overpriced. Definitely a trap :( The staff were super unfriendly, especially the one standing in the counter

Although a bit on the expensive side, the food is authentic and the service is top notch. Could get crampy because of the tight orientation of the tables. The calamari and mussels were so good. Although the mixed fish fry was a miss. Great wine collection and u can only get the whole bottle.

Very good place to try seafood. Make a reservation if you want to eat inside because it’s usually fully booked to eat inside. Note that this place is right next to the fish market so don’t be surprised by a little fishy smell. I like that you can select the fish and they will make a dish for you. I recommend.

Seafood antipasti and pastas were delicious. Calamretti fritti and spaghetti con vongole in particular. While the food was a highlight the service and atmosphere were poor. We were surrounded by a thick cloud of smoke from nearby tables all smoking (the patio has no fan or other ventilation) and were approached by multiple panhandlers during the meal. The waiter nearly knocked us out of the chair to clear the table after we declined dessert.

Sashimi (raw fish) here is super fresh! Service is fine Atmosphere is pretty much at the fish market. Wet floor and people are smoking cigarettes everywhere.

I heard from everywhere and everyone that this was a great restaurant. The food was good and fresh. The Antica marina appetizer is a must and was genuinely amazing. The spaghetti with black garlic was far too strange for me. I didn’t hate it but I would never get it again. It was almost Japanese inspired and not the best. The pasta the person I went with looked good and their sea bass was delicious. Overall the food was a good experience but I believe I got the wrong thing when it came to the spaghetti. The service was nothing special. The waiters had zero energy and it honestly seemed like they didn’t want to be there which I understand work is work but come on. The atmosphere smelled pretty bad due to it being in a fish market. I understand that this is part of the restaurant and it is hard to control. I wouldn’t eat here again but someone else might have a good experience so I wouldn’t say don’t eat here.

Michelin guide restaurant and it didn't not disappoint. Our very last restaurant of our amazing Sicily trip. This place is a must try. It's a little difficult to find tuck in the corner of the fish market. Food came quickly once we were seated. Their sample platter are amazing and the pasta is spectacular. Probably the best restaurant food we had in Sicily. Service could be a little more friendlier but since my girl is such a sweetheart, the server was super nice towards the end. I would highly recommend this place if you're in the area!

We had an absolutely fantastic lunch at this restaurant right at the Catania fish market. Everything we ate was delicious, particularly the raw fish and shrimp and the squid ink pasta which didn't just have the black ink color, you could actually taste the squid flavor and the pieces of squid were so tender. We also got a grilled seabream, picked by us with the help of the chef. It was grilled to perfection, deboned table side for us and enjoyed with a cold potato salad. Dessert was also good but we expected something different when we read "ricotta and almond cake". Their wine selection is also impressive, at the recommendation of our server we had a delicious bubbly from a vineyard at the foot of Etna that was bone dry, so refreshing and paired perfectly with our food.

This is legit - the location, the food, the staff, all legit. It's in the fishmarket, and it can get seriously bustling outside. That said the benefit is that the ingredients (seafood, of course) are just about as legit as they come - impeccable quality, excellently prepared, and just about as awesome as it gets. Go. Don't think twice about it. Just go.

We sat on the front patio just feet from that morning's fish market. The seafood was amazing... we booked them twice during our stay.

Excellent mussels and baby fried squid. Lovely table setting and service ok. Just what we were looking for. Delicious food.

The most incredible food in Catania.. Nice atmosphere outside dining . Service was primo .. If you want something special and fresh this is your place .

The food is amazing what else do I need to say!!!!!! Great service and just a nice vibe while vacationing in Italy.

I first read about this place in the Times it's so good. Pick one of the set meals EUR 25, 35, 40, 45 or 65 and let chef do the rest (The EUR 25 is a full meal - the rest is a feast !!). Fish so fresh as you wouldn't believe, beautifully seasoned prepared and presented with Sicilian style. The house white wine is good too - Lightly Oaked and stands up well to the variety of seafood and fish.

Great atmosphere. It sits in an outdoor market. The fish is incredibly fresh. The service is pretty good. We went here for mother in law's 60th birthday dinner. If you're looking for the experience of sicily straight off the cover of a magazine, this is it. Pricy but worth it.

If you are visiting Catania one of the highlights is the big outdoor market that takes place in this area. This restaurant is right in the middle of it and boasts very fresh seafood. Fun place to visit!

Good seafood. You can pick fresh. I had lobster. The lobster was on the dry side and I will not recommend it. However they had other varieties of fresh seafood which it was really good. The place is on the pricey side but good food and service. Good for groups I thought.

Great typical italian Fish and Pasta Restaurant directly in the beautiful Fish market. Not a Tourist Spot, but visited mostly by italians in their Lunch breaks. We had a plate of raw marinated fish as a Starter and then Pasta with Sea urchin an scampi & almonds. Very Good. Also the lemon Sorbet was fabulous..

Terrible experience. Arrived at the restaurant at around 1025p. After sitting at an unbusted table for 10 minutes, I was told to change to another table without place settings. Placed an order for primi and secondi courses with a glass of white wine and still water at around 1040p. Bus server arrived at 1055p with a plater of cold, gratin mussels over very dry lettuce. Still had not received proper place settings, like a clean napkin, nor any beverage at all. Around 1100p, after not receiving any beverages or clean place settings, I told the waiter I was leaving. He begged me to stay and told me he would comp the wine. The place settings and beverages came to me at around 1105p. After receiving clean utensils, I tasted the primi course and it was inedible. The white wine was also awfully flat. By 1130p, I left, as the secondi had not yet arrived and all the the other restaurants in the area were about to close. I offered to pay the cost of the first course, but the waiter comped me.

We took a few days holidays from our boat and drove to Catania to breath some city air. This place has a lot to offer, but........ We followed the Lonely Planet recommendation and went to the Osteria Antica Marina today for lunch. As a starter we shared the large marinated seafood, which was more or less tasteless. Some shrimps, chopped red tuna, kind of seaweed etc. , everything fresh, but tasteless. We tried to improve it by adding salt, pepper and olive oil, something we never had to do before on our various visits to restaurants all over Sicily, but it didn't help much. Oh , yes, I forgot to mention it, the pepper mill was put empty on our table. We ordered a bottle of Fondo Forlo Etna Bianco and they didn't bother to put it into a cooler. Okay, the wine was not good either, but I have to blame myself, because I ordered something I've never tried before. And for € 18.- surely overpriced. The grissini were almost black. We fought with the starter, the face of my beloved wife was getting longer and longer and before we could finish, they served already the primi piatti. I really can not remember that has ever happened to us before: either we have been asked, if we are ready or the waiters waited until we finished, cleaned up the table and then served the next course. The pasta , shrimps with almond pasta and spada with melanzane were both soso, each with € 13.50 overpriced for the quality. When I explained all of this, he asked, if I don't like swordfish pasta with eggplant. For sure I like, but this here was just not good. I politely declined his offer to serve us another pasta dish. There many good restaurants in Catania, no need to come here again.