Osteria Agricola
We cook what the garden and the sea bring
Home cooking with the estate's produce and the catch from Porto Palo. Open to guests staying elsewhere too.
The kitchen
The menu follows the season, not the fashion
The osteria was born to feed the guests of the house, and it has stayed that way: a few tables, one cook, a menu written in the morning around what the garden and the boat brought in. The vegetables are ours, the oil is ours, the wines are ours.
Some dishes keep coming back: the stuffed tomato with marinated anchovies, bottarga and mint. The fusilloni with cuttlefish ink, tenerumi and sumac. Grandmother's rice cake with blackberry ice cream. Around them, everything changes week by week.
You eat in the great hall by the fireplace, or in the garden under the stars from May to October.
Hours
When we serve
- 19:30DinnerEvery day19:30 / 22:30
- 12:30LunchThursday to Sunday12:30 / 14:30
Booking recommended, above all in summer and for Sunday lunch. For guests of the relais there is always a table.
The menu
How we eat here
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01
Starters from the garden
Seasonal vegetables, raw, grilled or as caponata. Ricotta from the cheesemakers, olives, house bread with the new oil.
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02
Pasta
Made by hand: fusilloni with cuttlefish ink, busiati with pistachio pesto, pasta with sardines when there is wild fennel.
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Fish from Porto Palo
Whatever the boat brings in the morning: octopus, mackerel, tuna in season, bonito. Grilled or in the pan, with oil and lemon.
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04
Meat from the Belice
Lamb, rabbit, veal from the hill pastures. Slow roasts and braises with Nero d'Avola.
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House desserts
Grandmother's rice cake with blackberry ice cream, cassata when it is time, granita in summer.
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The cellar
The estate's four wines and a selection of labels from western Sicily. The oil, if you like, comes to the table in the bottle.
Menus
À la carte or a set menu
| Menu | Courses | Price |
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| Menu of the land | 5 | 55 € |
| Menu of the sea | 6 | 65 € |
| Sunday lunch | 4 | 38 € |
| Children's menu | 2 | 18 € |
| À la carte | your choice | 14 to 28 € |
Indicative prices, wine not included. Set menus are for the whole table. Vegetarian and gluten-free dishes on request.
Questions
Before you sit down
Can we dine without staying at the relais?
Yes, the osteria is open to everyone. Better to book, because the tables are few.
Vegetarian, coeliac, allergies?
The garden makes half the menu, so vegetarians are easy. For gluten and allergies tell us everything when you book: the cook prepares separately.
Is there a table for groups?
The great hall has a table for sixteen and the banquet hall seats a hundred and twenty. For groups, see the events page.
Can we cook with you?
Yes: the cooking class lasts three hours and ends at the table. It is among the experiences.
Booking
A table for tonight
A call or a message. Tell us how many you are and whether there is anything you do not eat.