Sicilian Experience

The Restaurant

A restaurant in Menfi where you can taste excellence

The restaurant at La Foresteria in Menfi is a place where you can truly taste excellence. Planeta style and hospitality combine with family recipes, local products and constant dialogue with the creativity and innovation of chef Angelo Pumilia. This combination creates a unique, ever-evolving restaurant that will surprise you with every visit. A close-knit and competent team awaits you at the restaurant, where hospitality is the watchword and where you can enjoy a gastronomic experience rooted in Sicilian traditions and Planeta family history.

Panoramica interno ristorante
Portata
Preparazione Piatto in cucina
Pentole sul fuoco

The chef

Angelo Pumilia

Angelo Pumilia is the talented chef who has led the kitchen at La Foresteria Planeta since it opened in 2009. He was chef counselor for Prior Corp. in Japan, where he oversees the Angelo Court Tokyo restaurant. He studied with chef Moreno Cedroni and was the executive chef at Clandestino Sushi Bar in Portonovo.
A curious world traveler, he has explored the cuisines of India, China, Israel, Texas, Norway, Switzerland, Ireland, France and Spain. His cuisine is based on the harmony of two souls: a connection with the land and his hometown of Sciacca, and Japan, where local seafood cuisine has merged with the culture of Japanese cuisine, reflected in the creative and tasty dishes he offers his guests.

Discover the cooking class

SAVORING EXCELLENCE

The restaurant at La Foresteria Planeta is truly a unique place. Overlooking a vineyard and overlooking the sea, surrounded by aromatic herbs and flowers, it is an invitation to immerse yourself in nature, forgetting the boundary between inside and outside. Here you will be enveloped by the “Garden of Aromas,” with its 44 herb beds, surrounded by citrus, pomegranate, olive and fruit trees.
The cuisine of Casa Planeta and the creative dishes of chef Angelo Pumilia are the absolute stars of our restaurant.
This is an extraordinary opportunity to explore the authentic flavors of Sicily, accompanied by breathtaking views and the magical atmosphere of our restaurant.

The kitchen of Casa Planeta

The tale of a family, a land, and of multicultural Sicily.

La Foresteria Restaurant is the place where the Planeta family’s traditional cuisine evolves into a contemporary and creative version. Chef Angelo Pumilia has designed several tasting menus, in addition to the a la carte menu, to offer you a delicious journey through the cuisine of Casa Planeta. Our cuisine is based on freshness and sustainability as a management model. Attention is paid to the selection of raw materials, garden design, production and landscape choices, careful use of all waste, organization of work, and the supply of energy and water.

The Aperitif

Imagine yourself on the terrace of La Foresteria Planeta.

To enrich your special moments at La Foresteria Restaurant, you can enjoy the rich aroma of a glass of Planeta wine or a cocktail prepared with house herbs. Whether you are pairing a Planeta wine with your dishes or enjoying a unique and refreshing cocktail, you will be accompanied by the quality and attention to detail that characterize the hospitality of La Foresteria.

Tradizione e contemporaneità

Un luogo incantevole. Ma ancora di più, ritrovarsi in Foresteria Planeta è un incontro tra tradizione e contemporaneità, tra cultura e natura. Il cibo, la cucina, il personale, lo chef un luccichio di passione e amore per i prodotti della Sicilia, con uno sguardo verso l’Oriente e i suoi sapori speziati.

Daniela C.
9 June 2023

Eleganza e gusto

La Foresteria è un luogo in equilibrio tra eleganza e gusto; amore per la terra che la circonda e sobrietà nell’accoglienza degli ospiti. Menzione d’onore al cuoco Angelo Pumilia. Abbiamo cenato con un menù di quattro portate: straordinario lo spaghetto assoluto ai gamberi rosa di Sciacca, indimenticabile la ricciola arrostita con legno di faggio. Eccellenti gli abbinamenti Planeta provenienti dai vari territori della Sicilia in cui è presente la casa vinicola. Servizio gentile, attento ma mai eccessivo nella presenza e nella forma. Location bellissima; profumi di erbe aromatiche del giardino. Congratulazioni alla Famiglia Planeta.

Michele P.
10 April 2023

Raffinato

Un ristorante ad altissimo livello con cibo raffinato e ottime selezioni di vini, uno staff entusiasta e preparato.

Nerio B.
29 March 2023

Special gift

Sicily Experience

Logo La Foresteria Ristorante

Contacts and how to get here

La Foresteria
Ristorante

FacebookInstagram

Contrada Passo di Gurra Ex S.S. 115 s.p. 79, Km 91 – 92013 Menfi (Ag)

Email:
ristorante@planetaestate.it

Phone:
+39 0925 529989

La Foresteria welcomes its guests to the Wine Resort among the vineyards of Menfi. Contact us for any information, we look forward to hearing from you!