"Located in Catania centre, near to the Tribunal, Officina del Gusto is a restaurant with a quite nice service environment, reasonable prices and a varied menu. The restaurant mainly targets locals, not tourists. FOOD: We were five, we took 2 dishes supposed to be for two persons each with ribs BBQ, wurstel, crunchy bacon, burger, french fries, calf and pork rolls with different sauces.The food is presented in an attractive way. My friends liked it, I found the food quite tasty but fatty, not very healthy. I would not advise the restaurant to people on diet, though there are some salads too in the menu. We were full to bursting, the portions are huge: we had a dish or more of leftovers! Choice for vegetarians, good point! SERVICE: the waiters are attentive, willing to explain, just putting a bit pressure while you are still eating but all polite...The service is quick. The manager ? : I cannot describe her with a nice word. We called and she refused to take our reservation saying they were not taking reservations for that night. Once there, we were hindered to sit in a table we liked as that one had been booked! My friend politely asked why and we received an answer which clearly sounded as an excuse our question was not appropriate, inconvenient ? and even not a single apology, a little attention to the client... If I had been alone, I would have gone away. LOCATION: easy to reach and, at night, quite easy to park nearby. Trendy interior design. It matches quite well with the food. Some tables are a little bit squeezed to each other, but this is acceptable for the price you pay. VALUE FOR MONEY: there my positive note: huge portions for little prices. We paid 20 euros each for the 2 big dishes, 4 glasses of wine, a slice of cheesecake, 2 tonic liquors, 2 bottles of water, 5 glasses of prosecco offered with some bread at our arrival ."
