Ristorante Crocifisso

Food, wine, overall experience was excellent. We had the 8 course chefs selection which is a great mix of land, sea and vegetarian. However, it was overpriced. The wine pairing should be less for what you get - 1/3 glass of wine for 14 euro per glass. It’s hard to swallow when we had an amazing bottle of wine for 30 total the night before.

My wife is from Sicily so we know local cuisine. We were excited to see what a Michelin restaurant in Sicily would be - is it really better than Nonna’s? We went on a Sunday evening and it was full. I had the 6 course meat menu and my wife had fish. It lived up to its one star. Not much theatre, with a more classical approach but beautiful food with unquestionably Sicilian flavours. We thought the meat menu was stronger with veal sweetbreads, a mushroom cappuccino, and braised onion tortello and rabbit ragu. I did think her main, the grouper with pepper crust, was delicious. For €135 pp with a bottle of Sicilian wine, it’s one of the better value Michelin experiences. Would love to see a little more bravery with presentation to match the boldness of taste - but that could be just me. And so if I could, I would have given it 4.75 stars. Would recommend and go again. Don’t tell Nonna?

Amazing!! Simply amazing! If you love gourmet food you have to go there is you are in Noto. Spectacular food and amazing service! Would go again! We had the most amazing dessert. What is great about the place is that you can chose between a vegetarian, fish or meat menu.

Given that this is a Michelin star restaurant, I expected the food to be tastier. It is ok if your food standards are not so high or if you are a first time traveller in Italy, however in my case, I missed “il sapore della cucina italiana”. The dishes did not have taste at all. The service was not very good, lack of attention. We found the chef at the entrance but he even did not pass through the tables.. I am sorry.. maybe I went with a very high expectative.. I would not recommend it.

This is an amazing place and a true dining experience. From the impeccable service, knowleable and super friendly staff to the perfectly executed dishes, there was nothing that could have been better during our dinner. Our dinner here will remain a fond memory for a very very long time! Thank you!

4 of us dined tonight at Crocifisso. It was a wonderful experience. I can easily see why Chef. Marco earned the Michelin star. The tasting menus have a good flow. Unique presentations and flavors. Sometimes you leave a restaurant and had a nice meal but nothing stood out. Not here!! I particularly enjoyed the amberjack. My wife loved the cod. And the dessert was just right, unique and not overly sweet. Glassware was beautiful, something many places overlook today. The service is polite, somewhat friendly but not stiff. Very Enjoyable!

This restaurant does not deserve a michelin star. Service very poor. Wine glass and water were ignored. Food disappointing. They were out of the raw shrimp w panelle burger but served it anyway. I know it's Sicilia, but I can get panelle anywhere. Egg and truffles are good, but I can make it at home. The elevation of the food was poorly executed. The onion tortellini was not good. I've eaten at many michelin Star places. Avoid this one.

Ambience: Good decor and appropriate music. 4/5 Food: The amuse bouche was amazing, but the rest left a little to be desired. The bread was not great. Some of the dishes were over seasoned and some were under seasoned. The same could be said about the textures (the dessert had too much crunch texture while some of the fish dish needed more). The flavors are not revolutionary with the exception of the amuse bouche and the gaspacho dish. I will say that the cook of everything was good. 3/5 Service: Very nice staff! 4.5/5 Overall, maybe a 3.8-4/5 score. I wished the rest of the tasting menu was as good as the amuse bouche.

This was our most expensive meal in Italy by a long shot. There wasn't a dish that I enjoyed; it was all just ok. It wasn't bad, although I certainly wouldn't recommend it. We saw the chef at Caffè Sicilia multiple times just smoking cigars and chilling... nothing wrong with that, but I just got the impression the restaurant was all about the hype and image than the culinary experience it was providing. One particular waiter (young guy) had awful body odor, which was very unpleasant when receiving dinner. There is a chance my palate for Sicilian cuisine was not sophisticated enough to enjoy the creativity.

This hyped restaurant sees itself as cooler than cool with snobby waiters to boot! Although listed in the Michelin guide, we found the food to be only OK in quality and certainly priced high for the small portions. Most importantly, we found the interior decor very stiff and austere and we did not feel comfortable because of the judgemental disapproval from the waiters when 1) asked for a fork for an appetizer that had fallen apart; and 2) when asked to divide a pasta dish. It was almost like a scene out of a Saturday Night Live skit on snobbish restaurants. . We wished we had eaten elsewhere .