Restaurant on the terrace the sea in Salina
with traditional Aeolian menu
The hotel’s restaurant location is the first lovely view which awaits you on Salina.
It is what once was the typical Aeolian home terrace. It is under a pergola and surrounded by plants. The restaurant is a welcoming, warm and cozy space.
The sea view of ever changing colors is especially lovely at sunset.
Looking up on to the ceiling of the pergola you can see the “piennula”, tomatoes that are specially hung to dry. They decorate the pergola as do the lamps and wooden beams.
The a la carte a la cartefor lunch and dinner, is a triumph of fresh fish, garden produce and traditional dishes, genuine and rich in intense flavours.
Mamma Santina's restaurant is also frequented by boat customers who come to Salina from the other islands.
Mario's cooking enchants like a siren's song thanks to constant research and the construction of balanced flavours on the plate... impossible to resist!
One of the iconic dishes, and one of the most popular with guests, is 'Pasta alle Erbe'. It is a recipe from the heart, as simple as it is succulent, made with eighteen varieties of herbs and aromatic herbs sautéed in a pan and whipped with tomato. This dish represents the story of Mamma Santina, a way to feel her still close by.
Iconic dishes from the Mamma Santina restaurant
The cellar, Salina wines and Malvasia
Every hint of taste offered in the dishes at Mamma Santina’s restaurant can be enhanced by the wine accompanying it.
To savor local dishes we recommend to choose from the variety of wines produced on Salina. The local grapes used for white Malvasia are processed to produce both dry and “passita”, Inzolia, Catarratto and reds such as Corinto nero, Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio. To offer our guests a wide selection of wines we also have Sicilian, other Italian and international labels on our wine list.
Mario Gullo
Sustainability and local island products
The restaurant at Mamma Santina’s is in constant renewal. It respects and follows the natural rhythm for what is available in regards to fish and uses seasonal produce coming from the owner’s vegetable garden.
