The secret is no longer a secret. We read about the restaurant in a local magazine. Our concierge at the Grand Plaza Hotel was nice enough to make a reservation for the 3 of us. The restaurant is located in the center of Trastevere overlooking Piazza di Santa Cecilia away from traffic and shoppers.
Our waiter Roberto was the nicest guy and was helpful in explaining the menu. Of course, the Cacio e Pepe didn't need explaining other than it was made with thin noodles with cheese and pepper. The question was whether to order 2 to share or order one for each of us. Sandi suggested we order one each and so we did. This was to be our primi. It arrived and we all thought it tasted much better than it looked. Totally fabuloso! The bowl made with maybe Romano cheese (not sure) as we were all too excited and engrossed in eating that we forgot to ask Roberto.
For secondi Gary ordered the Straccetti Ai Funghi Porcini. It was translated as little piece of beef with porcini mushrooms. The bowl came with not little but lots of pieces of beef. Sandi had the Scaloppine al Limone; veal with a lemon sauce. I had the Filetto al Pepe, filet steak with green ground pepper sauce. All 3 dishes were delicious. We were so stuffed.
Gary ordered a bottle of wine. We were surprised on how inexpensive the bottles were. They served the wine in little tiny glasses. I later noticed that some people got large glasses. I guessed that maybe those were the expensive bottles of wine.
Roberto came back and asked how we liked our meal. We told him how very happy we were and stuffed. He asked if we wanted dessert and we answered: Yes.
He suggested the Tiramisu. It didn't look too exciting but it was delicious.
The next time you visit Rome, you will have to visit Roma Sparita but make sure you make reservations.
No comments:
Post a Comment