Osteria da Rita de Taormina, Messina (2024)

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Daniel R.

Bof bof bof. C’est très long et on a l’impression que le personnel s’en fout (surtout si vous né parlez pas l’italien ou l’anglais). Si mon premier avis avait été positif, je le révise franchement à la baisse pour cette seconde expérience dans ce restaurant. L’humeur du personnel est très très variable… Plus de 2H00 entre le moment où nous nous sommes assis et où nous sommes partis, juste pour une pizza, c’est juste un peu long.

Juan L.

Was a wonderful night on Taormina, taking a dinner in Osteria Da Rita. The attention was the best I received in Italy and the dishes are super big and tasty.

Doug r.

Osteria da Rita has many 5-​star reviews, and it did not disappoint.
We shared a Sicilian pizza and Mista (green) salad. The ingredients were fresh. The preparation and service was excellent and the service was delightful. Hot food, served hot. Cold food, served cold.
It’s also a great place to sit, sip and people-​watch!
Will we return? Certainly!

Nina C.

AMAZING! To the point we eat here twice in one day! The food was phenomenal I felt like I was sitting in my Nonna’s basem*nt! Pasta di Norma, Pasta alla Pesto, Pasta di Rita, the Insalada Verde, Bruschetta, and the Bruchetta Mista– were hands down the BOMB​.COM! Service was awesome Danny did it on his time table but NEVER forgot ANYTHING!!! Can’t wait to eat here again!!!

Marc T.

I arrived due to the Unilocal reviews– I love knowing what to expect from the reviews– I also love that the establishment is clueless as to what Unilocal is!
Mafioso pizza was the best I’ve had in Sicily — patio is great for people watching-​captures salad was excellent and the service was exceptional for the staffing. Highly recommend this place to fellow Unilocalers!

Erik L.

Nice atmosphere, little to big antipasto. The gnocchi had a little to much pesto. Nice but slow personal. Good beer and wine. I personally think that the home made pasta was to al dente.

O. Francesco A.

Not sure why everyone is 5 stars for this place!!! It is in a very cute alley and friendly service however food is just OK! It is definitely not the best pizza in Taormina.
I think people need to go out more often before give out 5 stars that easily.
I will go there again and maybe try different dishes however 5 stars require more quality!

Grace M.

Excellent, unassuming, food. Favorite meal in Taromina hands down and perhaps the best I’ve had in Italy, which says a lot. Casual ambiance, no pretence, and outdoor dining, the restaurant is one of my all time favorites. We made a reservation which is definitely something that only tourists do (we found out later), though the restaurant does fill up, mainly with locals, as the night wears on. We actually came back here again the night after, since it was so great. The bruschetta is delicious, as is the pizza and the carbonara. I also tried the traditional sicilian dish of pasta in black octupus ink, which was something I never had before, and as it turns out I do not love octupus ink, but for those who enjoy it or for those who want to try a local dish I’d recommend it. Get the house wine, it’s local and cheaply priced, in addition to being light and delicious.
I don’t think it is cash only but I know that they only take certain credit cards (I know that it didn’t take the one that I brought, so I would call ahead and ask). Fabulous service– love love the waiters and waitresses.
Couldn’t recommend this place enough.

Amira S.

Delicious and hearty food, we ordered the carbonara and mixed bruschetta, it was dee-​licious! The service was great, the waiters were super nice. It definitely did not feel like they were out to get our money the way many places in Taormina are. There is no service charge, and at the end of the meal you get a small glass of almond wine and a choc chip biscuit with your bill.

Joe P.

Wow! After a full month travelling in Italy, dining out each night in various restaurants in various cities, my last stop finds me at this amazing little osteria! Situated amongst other restaurants with the usual «come and eat here» henchmen lining the streets, this place, like the Unilocal reviewers before me say, is incredible! I tried the pizza as well as the pasta. The pizza was shared as an entrée with my fellow diners, all in agreement that it may be one of the best eaten in Italy so far! And then the pasta arrived. Home made oversized macaroni, I ordered with the rage sauce. UNBELIEVABLE! The ragu was possibly the tastiest thing I’ve eaten in this country! Other diners had other sauces and all were blown away! Full praise to this place! Stop looking, just sit and eat!

Orjan W.

Very good food, good price and friendly staff. Had an excellent vegetarian macaroni and a good panini. Good place and worth the trip down the stairs from the main tourist hell.

Jennifer M.

Great service and good food. Everyone who works here is VERY friendly.
We orders the classic bruschetta, the meat pizza and the pesto gnocchi.
All was very good. The bruschetta was some of the best I’ve ever had.
My hubbie had a headache so we asked for our check while we still had our entrees in front of us (big faux pax in Italy) –and 2 different staff members came out to see if everything was ok. Very friendly and helpful.
This is a great casual place for dinner and the prices were wonderful. 36 euros for the entire meal.

Joshua G.

I loved dining at Osteria da Rita while visiting Taormina. So much so that my girlfriend and I decided to eat there twice in three days we stayed. Taormina is packed with ristorante’s, but it gets hard to pick one since all have very similar menus and price points. We were sucked into a tourist trap one night (Porta Messina, DO NOT GO THERE) and regretted every second of it. So when our final night came we decided to go with the tried and true Osteria da Rita.
Their wine is delicious and comes in quaint little rooster decanters (we even got one for my parents at the store next door hahaha) and it’s rather inexpensive too, 4 euro for a ¼ liter, which is fine for two. The price gets better the larger you go too.
Our food was even better, the first night we had homemade pasta carbonara and gnocchi pesto, both fresh and mouth-​watering. Great portions too! We had leftovers the next day for lunch! The second time we had the sausage pizza, lasagna, and a great salad (the name escapes me). All were just as fresh and delicious. Truly what an osteria should be, Sicilian home cooking at it’s best!
Oh, and when they bring the check they also give you a shot of clear, homemade Italian wine and a sesame covered cookie! Both sweet and yummy! Yes please!
If I’m ever in Taormina again I WILL be back to Osteria da Rita.

Krista Y.

Oh how we LOVED this osteria. The pasta SO fresh, the service so warm, and the wine came in an adorable chicken carafe!!!
No coverto — first sign this place is NOT just out for any tourists money.
Love is in the air!!! For the food for the town for the customers.
The outdoor patio is nestled in a more private and romantic corner … Everyone who served us was joyful and passionate, which made for a truly comfortable and enjoyable experience.
We loved it so much we came back again!!!
Lasagna — incredible!!!
Pizza — the cheese was unbelievable
Pasta carbonara e pesto gnocchi — perfect, and the pasta perfectly fresh.
Both salads — full and hearty.
House Russo — delicious
Cappuccino — delightful!
Special dessert treat at the end!
I would eat here every night if I were staying in Taormina any longer.
The prices are reasonable and affordable too.
Perfecto!

Tommaso S.

Having eaten in many of Taormina’s posher establishments and leaving feeling underwhelmed for the most part, Osteria Da Rita was a god send. The food is proper «come cucina la nonna» (Grandmother’s cooking), Southern Italian food — mounds of pasta covered in deep red sauce with lovely fresh ingredients. The bruschette were astounding, granted not the most complex dish, but they managed to work so many different flavours into it, including some chilli to give it a bit of a kick. Hands down the best bruschetta i’ve ever had. The meatballs were truly memorable, as was the tagliatelle al ragù — both dishes covered in a lovely home-​cooked, thick tomato sauce.
The atmosphere was nice and relaxed, outside in a quiet mini piazza. Antonio, his sister and the rest of the guys working there were very welcoming and friendly.
We had booked a table at La Baronessa, one of Taormina’s swankiest eateries for our last night. I’ve eaten there before and the 5-​course tasting menu is impressive, however after having discovered Da Rita, we cancelled our booking in favour of eating with Antonio et al one last time. SImply put, it’s much better value for money; and the food is more enjoyable.
To sum up — if what you want is tasty, simple home-​cooked grub, with a relaxed atmosphere this is the place