Ristorante " Il Barcaiolo "

We walked down a zillion steps from our hotel to this restaurant. And it was worth it! A lovely view. Friendly staff. Good wine. Amazing seafood. Delicious grilled octopus. My husband and I shared an entire sea bass! This was one of the best meals of our Italy trip.

This is a beautiful little family run sea food restaurant right at the far end of the beach. Well worth passing all the others for!
We had a lunch time visit.
We didn't go for the catch of the day, but the fish were presented on a large plate and brought to the table for you to inspect. One was still twitching! You couldn't get much fresher than that!
The staff, service and food was excellent, topped off by a stunning location and unpretentious experience.

Perfection - daily catch of fish cooked as you like. Everything was fresh, delicious and felt family run. Beautiful view. Highly recommended.

Superb restaurant tucked away by the beach. We ate here twice. The food, service, and atmosphere were excellent. It is more expensive than other places but definitely worth it. However, the local house wine was very reasonably priced.

Everything was absolutely delicious! The food was very tasty and the atmosphere very pleasant and intimate. It’s worth coming here.

Fantastic family run restaurant, amazing food and atmosphere. They played live music. It was magical

A must visit restaurant if visiting Taormina and you enjoy seafood!

It is tucked away and a hard place to find but what a place this is... A beautiful spot with a really soft quiet ambience, great views, professional service and really amazing flavour packed dishes.

The desserts were also very good, with a great wine list too.

Very thankfull to be told by a local to visit this place and now I can highly recommend it too.

Great place, delicious food and kind staff.
The reservation is a must if you want table outside but inside tables are not a bad option. The atmosphere is nice and cosy.
Octopus is really great.
Prices are a little high but we know that, for sure you pay for the whole experience.

Fit us in without a reservation, brought out the catch of the day. The seafood salad was excellent, the eggplant and grilled Sea Bass was wonderful and the tiramisu was so tasty. The staff was friendly and accommodating. We will be coming back!

Wonderful food, great specials, exceptional views. Prices are on the higher side. Good selection of wines. The portions are large so do not order to much. Great place for romantic dinner or any celebration.

Italy on a plate. Love seafood? Do it! This is a no regret night out in a beautiful setting and with food that tastes like someone just threw it from the boat on your plate. Book well in advance, otherwise no chance.

This was the best restaurant we visited on our 16 days Italy trip. I advise you to book in good time in advance. Nice atmosphere, nice view, helpful staff from a family driven business. Even the Limoncello and cake after dessert was amazing. Fully recommend Barcaiolo if you want classic Italian seafood.

Nestled in a quiet corner of Mezzaro beach, overlooking the bay across to Villa St Andrea. Excellent seafood, friendly service, inexpensive. Fresh fish daily, best tables are under cover on a small terrace overlooking the beach, but its necessary to book. Intimate setting at night. Easy walk from the beach or road, 7 or 8 mins from the bottom of the Taromina-Mezzaro cable car. The mixed grilled fish is more than enough for two, most portions are large. The mixed raw fish was just great, oysters were fantastic. Try the tuna and white fish carpaccio starter, thoroughly reccommend daily specials. Wine starts at €23 and plenty to choose from.

Food was incredible, but the evening was made even more amazing by how friendly and helpful the staff were. They helped us choose dishes and wine, made us laugh and genuinely made the evening brilliant. Definitely recommend the crème brule for desert!

Amazing quality sea food. We ordered 5 dishes all exceptional. Fresh. Great presentation. Fish platter is to die for.

Don’t think twice, have been in Taormina for 4 days have done the Michelin stars and other restaurants this is the best.

Out of this world! This restaurant is so quaint and private right by the water. We ordered a few different things but our favorite was the black garlic pasta and the ravioli. Definitely our favorite in Sicily.

Delicious food ! We took the seafood pasta and fritto misto and absolutely loved it. Everything tasted super fresh. Terrace is cute and staff is efficient. I deeply recommend this restaurant.

Lovely view , with tasty authentic sicilian food . Highly recommend when in taormina .note its on the expensive side but totally worth it for the portions and taste also the view is out standing. Very friendly staff

A fine dining experience in an intimate atmosphere. Clearly a 5 to us that visited in the end of September. Tasty Sicilian food and smooth service.