Ristorante Palazzo Branciforte

What a fantastic welcome to Palermo we had at the restaurant of Palazzo Branciforte. Our meal was delicious, the service impeccable and the setting was magical. Thank you for making our dinner an unforgettable experience.

We had lunch on our penultimate day in Palermo. We like to think we are discerning foodies. Not snobs. The quality rather than exclusivity is the important thing. This restaurant served up one of our best three dining experiences ever! And we are mature. The quality of the food from the opening amuse bouche to the dessert was first class. Service too - discreet but impeccable.

Such a delightful experience! The service was great, we were well attended. Each dish arrived in perfection. Everything tasted amazing from start to finish. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal.

WOW!!!!!! We had our wedding dinner at Branciforte this June. What can I say? It was an ABSOLUTE dream come true. Not only as the food spectacular (we had cheese and potato pie, pasta, and pork + vegan options + cannoli and amazing desert and wine) the space was gorgeous, welcoming, and magical. They were really kind and friendly, and let me practice my Italian :) We are from NYC but we love Palermo and Sicily, and supporting a Sicilian restaurant was important to us. Roberto was our go-to helper. He connected us with a florist and DJ and was lovely and friendly at every turn as we planned the evening. We are grateful to him and to every single person there that evening. We love you, and we WILL be back!

Fantastic NYE dinner - we enjoyed the beautiful setting in the courtyard, the jazz band, and the amazing food and wine experience. Thank you for a great way to ring in the new year!

The service was definitely 5/5 and it kills me to not rate it as such, but honestly the food and atmosphere left a bit to be desired, especially considering the overall price point. First to say, the service was wonderful. Everyone was incredibly kind, attentive, and patient with us despite my Italian being absolutely horrible. The timing and presentation of the dishes were fantastic, and we never felt any kind of pressure to rush. The staff was truly the best part of the evening for us, personally. Unfortunately, the food and atmosphere was why I had to give this a 4. We both got starters and felt underwhelmed by them, and my partner’s pasta main was equally ‘fine’ (I think, ‘it’s just filled with potatoes’ were his exact words- which, we knew it would be, but it didn’t make it any less underwhelming). The lamb, on the other hand, was quite spectacular, but not so much that I would recommend the entire dining experience solely based off of it. The three chocolate mousse dessert was also fairly good, but pretty on-par with the chocolate mousse I got recently at a grocery store in France so. do with that as you will. The atmosphere was a bit odd- it was so close to being the white-tablecloth setting it was trying to be, but the plastic chairs and jumbled music genres interspersed with Pandora radio ads were a bit confusing. They seem to have worked out their music situation eventually, but it was still very odd for such an upscale establishment. I really do hate to say it, but I think I would skip this restaurant. Perhaps if the tasting menu at the time of your visit suits your preferences then it would be more worth the trip, but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it otherwise.

Diner was excellent and very creative especially the grilled courgettes. Make sure you leave some space for the deserts which were all amazing. Service very pleasant and very professional. Highly recommend when visiting Palermo

Inventive and clever food and Sicilian wines that leave you wanting more. Great for a romantic or family meal. We had one negative point (I will this preface by saying that we do not know much about Sicilian culture). There was a family on the table next to us who had a swift meal then put the football on loudspeaker on their mobile phone and were cheering (as you do) alongside the game. The staff were too timid to at least ask them to put it on mute. Other guests were clearly disappointed and left swiftly after this started. We stayed and moved table. Our waiter, a gentleman, apologised and offered us a glass of beautiful dessert wine. It did not spoil our experience in the end but the family did get everyone's backs up and probably cost the restaurant money. As a guest at the restaurant, the host should have spoken up. Besides this, the food and personal service still outshone the above and objectively makes this restaurant worth 5* so thank you!