Padre Aldo - Menu

Il posto è semplice ma sono tutti molto gentili e l'atmosfera è familiare. Il pesce cucinato sulla brace molto buono . Non abbiamo assaggiato i primi ma la grigliata di pesce era veramente squisita. Il rapporto qualità prezzo eccezionale.

For 20 euro comes a fish, a squid, a swordfish steak, and two big gamberoni, all perfectly grilled; wine or beer, water, and either coffee or an Amaro. Eating on the quiet street down near the water, charming neighborhood, all was good. Almost no wine list, few desserts, come here for the seafood and the charm.

We came because it was so close to our hotel and we had walked past so many times. As stated it's not a romantic spot but it's fun and friendly. We coped fine despite speaking no Italian and shared a yummy seafood platter with wine (the worst bit of the experience perhaps better with beer), bread, etc and it was super cheap under 25 euros. Probably best to take cash as the card machine wasn't working and another tourist was caught out they offered to take her to the cashpoint in the car but she didn't feel comfortable.

Had an evening meal here exquisite seafood freshly cooked on a grill at the side of the road. It's chaos at it's best, Palermo street food so fresh and tasty. It is no frills and you sit on plastic chairs in an alley off the road. You drink from plastic beakers and get a seafood feast cooked in front of you. The hustle and bustle of life plays out in front of you as you eat. There is nothing fancy or refined just amazing food served by slightly intimidating men. It's a place I truly recommend for an insight into how sicilians eat. It's not pricey and an amazing experience.

We chose to eat Sunday lunch at this restaurant because the place was busy with local families (with completely empty restaurants right next door) and the seafood was being grilled on the sidewalk next to the restaurant. The menu is limited but does have English translations. The staff had almost zero English skills, but were friendly and efficient. We had grilled prawns, calamari, and spada, all fresh, among the best seafood we had during our two weeks in Sicily. The place has a slightly disordered frenetic atmosphere (but not in a bad way), and might be challenging if you have zero Italiano skills.

Tried this place for dinner as we are lovers of seafood. Order from the set menu. Three of us dined here. We had what I will say was a seafood assortment for two of us and peppered mussels for one. followed by pasta and mussels for 2 and pasta and prawns for one. then 2 sea bream cooked on the barbeque that were absolutely delicious. a carafe of white wine a half carafe of red with 3 Limoncello to finish and bottle of water. total bill €65. They don't have much English but there is one of the staff that can speak good English. We enjoyed the experience so much we returned twice more. When we returned for the third time we were greeted so well we felt like we were one of the family.

I have seen these types of place on previous trips to Palermo but was slightly put off by the appearance but decided to give it a whorl this trip and boy was i surprised. I am always one of those guys who goes to the fresh fish of the day and picks a moderately sized one only to get my bill at the end and find out I've just eaten a 40$ fish which i think is highway robbery. So at this place which is very basic , but with the biggest selection of the fresh catch ever seen anywhere we both had a dozen oysters on the half shell, a lobster, some calamari, tuna and swordfish, half dozen large shrimp plus two sea bass and including a coke and wine our bill was 75$. Such a deal. And it was grilled...

Offering seafood, Padre Aldo is one of a handful of so-called 'unofficial ' sidewalk trattorias run in a less formal fashion in old Palermo. If you don 't mind things a bit rough at the edges, if you 've come to Sicilia seeking some relatively raucous atmosphere with your meal, then this is the place. Formerly known as 'Da Salvo ' until that patriarch died, this popular eatery attracts locals (inc. weekend glitterati , curious passerby and also Vito, the Giro 'putt-putt ' driver. Salvo 's 2 large sons now run the joint, fresh from their tryouts as defensive tackles in the NFL. There are only young male waitstaff, no waitresses. You choose either a seafood BBQ grill with fresh fish (yes yes!...

This no frills trattoria is like an uncut diamond; rough around the edges and easily overlooked. The hidden treasure is great fresh seafood cooked to perfection. In spring summer the seafood is on display outside for passersby to inspect and choose. The barbecues were already smoking when we walked passed at 7pm. At first we were at little intimidated by the burly men around the cooking fire eager for us to choose a fish and sit down at a table in a dead end ally. There were only a few plastic tables and everyone was Sicilian, no tourists. It looked like a scene from The Godfather . However we were drawn by the promise of undoctored fresh seafood, cooked simply and the prices were very reaso...