Ingrid L.
Yelp
I didn't want to believe the yelp reviews due to an overwhelming majority of good reviews on google. Being the positive minded person, I gave them a try. Unfortunately, the negative reviews are correct. In reading the further details please keep in mind that this was a Sunday and not busy. About 3 other tables being served.
Negatives:
1st the flies. Yes flies are in the restaurant (due to its proximity to the dumpsters on the street) and you will be swating your food, they simply need to do something about it. I would even suggest increasing the AC a bit of nothing else!
2nd the Chef! We ordered a good variety of dishes. The lobster dish was good. The mushroom fettuccini was al dente and ok (not amazing mushrooms or sauce). It went down hill from there, the mussels and clam, was a subpar sauté, with burnt (yes burnt, bread - the basics - that just shows the care) then the steaks/filets (about $24 euros a piece)- verde peppercorn filet ordered mid rare was served fully rare. Filet with red wine sauce (sauce was subpar) was served rare.
3rd the service .. When sent back, the verde filet came back back butterflied sliced and medium. The red wine filet - fully cooked with burned sauce. According to Florindo (or something like that - the first server) the initial cooked temperatures served are what "Italians" qualify as those temps. How ignorant of foreigners, I guess. He never came back to the table and another server continued the service. Even tho at the time no offense was taken to his comment and a giggle replied.
4th the price for service/experience ... given all the said above, the price is just not to par. With neither the food, the experience or the expected of either in this area or the ambiance of this restaurant.
Good thing ...
The 2nd server tried to make it up by giving us a shot of lemoncello. Good try... at that point nothing could make it up other than removing at least the inedible steak that went back untouched after being over cooked. To be fair I did not ask to have it removed at that point, they should have known - and I just wanted out.
I have attached pics of the "mid rare verde filet" and the "medium" red wine filet after being over cooked. I really wanted it to be good considering it was our last night in the city of Rome. Sadly dissatisfied.