BALATA Sicilian Experience

Bad communication in the kitchen room. Little seriousness and little attention. I asked if there was lactose in a product and was told that it was lactose-free, but this did not guarantee the absence of contamination. Not even 10 minutes after finishing dinner I felt ill inside the restaurant, even though I have a mild lactose intolerance for which the contamination has no effect, even attracting the attention of a doctor who advised me to go to the emergency room due to the severity of my condition. Nothing but contamination! The product contained lactose in high quantities and I felt ill for the following days. We also called in the afternoon to find out if they had gluten-free products and they assured us they had pasta. In the evening, however, they told us they didn't have gluten-free pasta, which they however recovered following our complaints.

The place is nice but we found a cockroach in the bathroom.. the food was quite expensive. Not many gluten free options available only penne pasta and a frozen fish dish. We asked if they could modify their veal meal so that it was without gluten and they said yes but it came with plain lettuce as a side and the price was still the same. The gluten dishes were tastied. The waiter was nice. Overall it was okay, would not really go back