We had the 7 course tasting menu.  Several items, like the foie gras paired with truffle ice cream, were great. All were inventive and exciting to try.

The servers were very attentive. Their wine selection was excellent and ofcourse the food preparations were great. We ordered off the al la carte although I am sure the taster&rsquo;s menu must be excellent too.

Paul was fantastic the waiter. I think the best food in Palermo I have had having been to Palermo 5 times now and eaten at 15+ places. Very good food and very good wine

Phenomenal! Wonderful food exquisitely presented, beautiful to look at better to taste. The vegetarian option was beyond my expectations and I highly recommend trying eat even if you are not a vegetarian.

Restaurant was amazingly spot on all the way through! Accommodating service to a la carte selections from tasting menu...thankfully as the duck filled pasta nestled into a sauce of arugula and enhanced with a dressing of provolone sauce would otherwise have been missed!  What a gem of a find in an otherwise very incongruent neighborhood...it made a very fantastic start to our Palermo trip!! Mille Grazie...

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We were seated right away and loved the coziness of the restaurant.  The staff was extremely attentive and the food was amazing.

Gagini Social Restaurant, with a simple menu, a more casual dining atmosphere and relatively cheap prices, is a restaurant that focuses on modern seafood cuisine combined with natural wine.
- aja mola plateau: seafood raw platter. The red shrimps are sweet, but I can&#39;t get used to the larger mazzancolle shrimps, which are too big and have a strong raw shrimp taste. In the end, I swallowed them with wine. The oysters come from northern France, and they are not very juicy, but they have a lot of salty and sweet taste. If you like raw seafood, you can order a special plateau, which also has lobsters and shellfish, which are more affordable.
- fried mussels and sea asparagus: fried mussels, crispy batter wrapped with tender mussels, are very good side dishes. It was my first time to eat sea scorpion, and the fried fragrance matched the salty and fresh taste of sea scorpion.
- Pasta of the day: It happened that there were fresh porcini that day, and the chef said that he could cook porcini and shrimp pasta. Take a bite of the rolled pasta, and your mouth is filled with the rich aroma of porcini and the freshness of shrimp meat. It is delicious. The slightly thicker long pasta is used, which has a more chewy texture.
- aja mola fish soup: The rich tomato-flavored soup is soaked with various seafood, whether it is fish pieces, shrimp meat, mussels or clams, they are all tender. It is sour, sweet and fresh, and very tasty. However, for me, after drinking too much soup, I still feel that it is a little salty, but Hu Zi thinks it is just right. It depends on the individual&#39;s heavy taste.
- gela di anguria: Watermelon jelly with basil leaves and white chocolate sauce is a refreshing dessert that is not sweet.
- polpo al carbone: Well, I feel that there is still room in my stomach, so I ordered another grilled octopus. The overall seasoning is ok, but some of the octopus meat is too chewy, and my cheeks are tired from eating it.
It is paired with a bottle of natural wine, which is not expensive at 18 euros per bottle.
The price is 40-50 Euros per person excluding drinks.

Our server/host/owner was delightful and entertaining. The restaurant is quiet enough to have a conversation even when many tables are full. He introduced to a lovely local gin.

View is great. I found the staff attentive and friendly. Food was good- better than I expected from some other reviews. It&rsquo;s not cheap but glad we went.

When eating in Palermo during the off-season, be prepared. There may be only one table of people eating from beginning to end. The waiter is quite enthusiastic when taking orders and serving dishes, but the rest of the time is basically chatting with each other. Italian restaurants will always provide a bottle of sparkling water as a drink.

The food was fantastic - both inventive and totally delicious and the service was impeccable. Friendly , efficient and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend eating here.

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