Osteria Ballarò

One of our favourite meals on our Italy trip so far. Stunning seafood and pasta with a huge wine list to pair. Service was friendly and attentive by the staff. The restaurant had character and charm. Is a must to try!

Second time visiting this gorgeous Osteria. This is one of our must visit places in Palermo now. Absolutely loved the food.. delicious Sicilian cuisine in a very special setting steeped in history. Dishes were very well thought out and the whole experience was just marvellous. Highly recommend the cannelloni. The staff were just exceptional! Everyone was just so charming and ready to help. You immediately feel welcome here. We will certainly be back and would not hesitate recommending Osteria Ballaro as one of the top restaurants to try in a city full of gems. Thank you for another wonderful evening!!

Nice restaurant, although the service seemed to be irritated that tourists enter their place. After that awkward moment, the service was good. The restaurant has an excellent wine menu - in it not only the wines were listed but there was also a description on each winery. I liked it - the wines were pretty pricey though. Regarding the food: it was good (especially the pasta), but not excellent, way too much sauce. If you ask me, skip the secondi and go for dessert directly.

The food was very good indeed, but I felt a little disappointed, that for the price and appearance, that it could have been 5/5 for everything. The starter was very good and our fish main was perfect, but for the price and cover charge, a few little extras would have been justified. The one thing that let service down was that our mains were served while I was still eating my starter and when I finished it, no attempt was made to clear my empty plate. Extensive wine list, with some lower priced options too

I celebrated my birthday here in November 2023. And now I wanted to write a review because I still remember this delicious food! Thank you so much, it was a gustatory delight.

Nice place with high (to high?) ambitions. They would benefit from cutting the amount of dishes on the menu. Well cocked food and a good selection of wines. The staff mixed up our orders so that we had to wait a little longer but they solved it nicely.

Could be I am not understand something. Tartar doesn’t have clear taste.Main course with with Cod fish with sour taste,probably not should be. Desserts tasting plate recommended.

- welcoming & attentive service - selected, thought out menu with fresh fish options - beautifully, designed restaurant We really enjoyed the evening!