Santa Venerina, beneath Mount Etna

Trattoria Don Giovanni

Sicily in the kitchen: fresh pasta, grilled meat and our own craft beers, in the evening under the pergola.

Tuesday to Sunday, dinner from 7 pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday also for lunch +39 095 328 6603

The Don Giovanni week

Tripe in tomato sauce with potatoes and wild fennel in the pot The long table laid under the pergola Boards of cured meats and cheeses with honey and jam Maccheroni with ragù and grated cheese

Every Thursday

Our house tripe

All winter long, on Thursdays the menu has Don Giovanni's tripe: an old-fashioned dish, to be eaten piping hot with bread.

€15 per portion

Every Friday

The stockfish and salt cod menu

Stockfish salad, stockfish caponata with bitter cocoa and salt cod in tempura with sweet-and-sour sauce; then tagliatelle with Sicilian-style salt cod and Messina-style stockfish.

€35 per person · drinks, cover charge and digestifs included

Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Also open for lunch

At the weekend we also open at lunchtime, from 12:30 pm. In the evening we look forward to seeing you from 7 pm, under the pergola.

Sunday lunch

The Sunday menu

Don Giovanni's Sunday menu: a selection of starters, two first courses, a main course and dessert. Drinks, cover charge and digestifs included.

€35 per person · there is also a kids' menu

Our craft beers

Six Don Giovanni labels, brewed to go with our food.

  1. 33 cl bottle of Don Giovanni Blonde with Salt Crystals

    Blonde with Salt Crystals

    Pilsner · 5% ABV

    Pale and dry, with a pinch of Sicilian salt crystals that makes it savoury and thirst-quenching.

    Water, barley malt, hops, sugar, yeast and Sicilian salt crystals.

    Pair it with the mixed fried platter and the tomato bruschetta

  2. 33 cl bottle of Don Giovanni Gluten-Free Blonde

    Gluten-Free Blonde

    Helles · 4.7% ABV · gluten-free

    A soft, clean blonde, the lightest of our beers. Gluten-free, for those who need to be careful.

    Water, barley malt, hops, yeast.

    Pair it with the parmigiana and the caponata

  3. 33 cl bottle of Don Giovanni White with Citrus Peel

    White with Citrus Peel

    Belgian witbier · 4.8% ABV

    Brewed with wheat, it smells of coriander, juniper and lemon peel. Fresh, almost an aperitif.

    Water, barley and wheat malt, hops, sugar, coriander, juniper, lemon extract, yeast.

    Pair it with the warm ricotta and the pumpkin risotto

  4. 33 cl bottle of Don Giovanni Blonde with Zafferana Etnea Honey

    Blonde with Zafferana Etnea Honey

    Belgian ale · 6% ABV

    Sicilian honey from Zafferana, a few kilometres from here, gives it a sweet, rounded finish.

    Water, barley malt, hops, Sicilian honey, sugar, yeast.

    Pair it with the honey-glazed veal parcel

  5. 33 cl bottle of Don Giovanni Caramel Red

    Caramel Red

    Belgian amber · 6% ABV

    Amber, with caramel you can really taste: full, warm, a beer for winter evenings.

    Water, barley malt, hops, caramel, sugar, yeast.

    Pair it with the mixed roast and the maccheroni with ragù

  6. 33 cl bottle of Don Giovanni Hoppy IPA

    Hoppy IPA

    India pale ale · 6.8% ABV

    The boldest: lots of hops, a clean, fragrant bitterness. For those who like a beer with character.

    Water, barley malt, hops, sugar, yeast.

    Pair it with the mixed roast and the pinsas

33 cl · unfiltered and unpasteurised · top-fermented · serve at 4–6 °C

Plate of starters: bruschetta, caponata, couscous, stuffed egg and aubergine roll Carbonara with crispy guanciale and pecorino Mixed roast with oven-baked potatoes and vegetables Pinsa Don Giovanni with friarielli and hazelnuts

From our menu

  • Parmigiana
  • Caponata
  • Tomato and onion bruschetta with basil pesto and ricotta salata fondue (4 pcs)
  • Mushroom bruschetta with Piacentino Ennese cheese fondue (4 pcs)
  • Mixed fried platter
  • Steakhouse-cut potatoes
The full menu

Under the pergola, summer and winter

The dining room opens onto the garden: glass walls, wood, fairy lights switched on as soon as evening falls. We eat outside as long as the weather allows, and indoors when the cold arrives.

4.7 out of 5 on Google reviews

Where to find us

Via Alessandro Volta 96/A
95010 Santa Venerina (CT)

Monday
closed
Tuesday · Wednesday · Thursday
dinner, from 7 pm
Friday · Saturday · Sunday
lunch from 12:30 pm and dinner from 7 pm
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