The story
Tucked into a garden near Monreale, La Macina Monreale serves creative Italian fare that has caught the attention of Salvo Guarneri. He highlights a crown-shaped pizza with pistachio pesto and buffalo mozzarella, along with creamy fettuccine featuring sea lettuce, yellow cherry tomatoes, and scampi—both dishes earn his warm recommendation.
Guarneri also poses a practical question about value, asking whether the combined 35€ for this pizza and pasta is a good price. For diners seeking inventive cooking in a casual, garden setting, La Macina offers a compelling answer. The restaurant’s 4.4 rating reflects its appeal.
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AI summary of what 2 dish mentions say about the food
“This dish is beautiful — you eat with your eyes. Fettuccine with sea lettuce, sweet yellow cherry tomatoes, and scampi. It looks incredibly creamy.”
What creators say
1 creator has covered La Macina Monreale. Most active: Salvo Guarneri
A beautiful restaurant with a garden near Monreale, serving a creative crown-shaped pizza and creamy seafood fettuccine — both highly recommended.
Dishes mentioned
Pizza a Forma di Corona con Pesto di Pistacchio e Mozzarella di Bufala
This crown-shaped pizza has a crust stuffed with homemade pistachio pesto and buffalo mozzarella — it's super soft. The ingredients are top quality: intense green pistachio cream, prosciutto rosettes, and Philadelphia cheese. They go perfectly together. Definitely approved.
Fettuccine con Lattuga di Mare, Pomodorino Giallo Fondente e Scampi
This dish is beautiful — you eat with your eyes. Fettuccine with sea lettuce, sweet yellow cherry tomatoes, and scampi. It looks incredibly creamy.
