Phone: (+39)0668806629
Address: Monte De' Cenci 9, Roma, Italy, 00186
City: Roma
Menu Dishes: 9
Reviews: 2849
Website: http://www.ristorantepiperno.it
"Traditional Italian restaurant serving Roman-Jewish classics. Difficult to find, down a small side street, but well worth seeking out. The interior has glossy dark parquet flooring and green felt on the walls. Waiting staff wear white jackets and black bow ties. This is a restaurant of smallish, intimate and somewhat romantic spaces. Mrs T and I started with the Piperno selection of mixed fried things; globe artichoke (crispy and savoury , cheese (deep frying; the only way to make cheese even better , courgette flowers (stuffed with cheese and anchovy , croquet (with a pleasing nutmeg undertone and arranchini (rice, tomato and cheese goodness in a crispy coating . This was all most excellent. Next we shared a portion of gnocchi amatriciana; this had a great sauce of tomato and un-smoked bacon over soft, yielding gnocchi and was dressed with a grate of tangy pecorino. Our waiter split the portion between two plates at the table for some added theatre. I then had saltimbocca, the wife had sliced beef with rocket and we shared a side of chicory. This was all as equally tasty. I had room to squeeze in a creme caramel; which was high in eggy caramel sweetness. We washed everything down with a pleasing (somewhat floral and fair priced (35€ bottle of Italian gewurztraminer, some mineral water and a couple of coffees at the end. The meal wasn't revolutionary or especially memorable, but it was all well executed and we would definitely seek this place out during any future visit to Rome. The service was particularly noteworthy, being friendly, professional/skillful, accomodating and welcoming, without any pretence or conceit; this only served to lift the whole experience even higher."
All prices are estimates on menu.