I dined here on my first night in Frankfurt…read more
The first impression is that this is a SMALL restaurant. It is. It's quaint.
The service was not terrible, Fabrizio was the star! My main server made it a point to write TIPS: on my dinner bill. Most of Europe does not tip, however, I would expect a more subtle way to explain this. I have no issues with tipping!
The food was SPECTACULAR! I started with a Vitello Tonato, which was one of the best I've ever had. That appetizer could have been a meal if I wanted it to be....I didn't. I came for the pasta.
I ordered the tagliatelle with truffles. I was told by the server the pasta was homemade, and it's mixed in a Parm Wheel before having fresh black truffles shaved on top.
Here's how this dish went. Fabrizio bring out the pasta in a pan....still steaming, puts it into the Parmesan wheel, mixes it around which allows the starch of the pasta and the cheese to create almost a cacio/pepe esque "sauce" consistency. They add a touch of truffle oil to keep everything lubricated, and then served me the dish and wait for it.....SHAVED FRESH BLACK TRUFFLES ON MY PASTA!
The pasta was delicate, you could tell it was homemade and if it was not, their flavor profiles masked it. This was not your standard box of DeCecco pasta. The portion size was in line with homemade pasta, so, I'll let you be the judge. The pasta took the sauce very well, and the flavors were some of the best I've ever had outside of Italy.
You need to go here. Their sister restaurant is Quattro, which while the atmosphere and service was better, the food is the star here. I will take that all day/every day.
Buon Apetito!