5/5 Stewart E. 7 years ago on Google • 8 reviews
Didn’t
set
out
for
anything
special
but
saw
a
nearby
seafood
place
called
Montecristo
on
Trip
advisor
with
good
ratings
so
strolled
in
there.
Turned
out
to
be
a
Sicilian
seafood
restaurant
with
over
the
top
décor
and
service.
Décor
reminded
me
of
the
Grotta
Capri
in
Kingsford
(Sydney)
in
1960.
Lots
of
coloured
lights,
a
fabulous
display
of
fish
decorated
with
fruit.
Big
ones
like
half
a
swordfish
and
little
ones
and
various
crustacea.
The
patriarch
comes
to
the
table
to
greet
you
but
the
adult
son
is
the
maitre
d’,
and
the
matriarch
supervises
a
kitchen
of
Asian
chefs
who
come
in
wearing
red
hats
and
select
fish
from
the
display
as
they're
ordered.
Main
courses
look
expensive
but
the
campari
aperitif
is
free
and
the
breads
and
grissini
of
course.
Sicilian
waiters
who
will
discuss
the
enormous
menu.
I
had
a
wonderful
seafood
soup
with
crostini
that
was
so
fresh
and
fragrant,
and
the
waiter
misunderstood
me
and
thought
I
ordered
also
a
seafood
risotto
and
a
dish
of
John
Dory
(San
Pietro)
with
apples.
After
the
risotto
I
said
I
couldn’t
fit
in
the
John
Dory,
but
no
problem.
I
can
change
my
mind
any
time.
A
vast
wine
list
but
nothing
by
the
glass
listed.
When
I
asked
if
they
sold
wine
by
the
glass-
no
problem.
He
brought
half
a
bottle
of
Veneto
sauvignon
blanc
(much
less
grassy
than
ours.)
Then
came
a
dish
of
mixed
grilled
vegetables
on
a
plate
decorated
by
lemons
flaming
with
some
solid
fuel.
The
waiter
expressed
considerable
disappointment
that
I
could
only
eat
half.
After
a
break
I
agreed
under
some
urging
to
a
sorbet
of
oranges
with
Campari-wonderful.
Came
with
a
tray
of
amaretti
biscuits.
I
declined
coffee
but
the
waiter
wanted
me
to
try
a
liqueur
as
a
digestif-
he
brought
Mirto
di
Sardegna
–a
myrtle-derived
liqueur.
A
bit
odd
at
first
but
grew
on
me.
The
whole
food
bill
was
40
Euros
and
5
Euros
for
the
vino:
aperitif,
half
bottle
of
white
and
the
liqueur!
Fabulous
experience
Fortunately,
hotel
was
a
short
walk
back.
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