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Went here about a year ago and still think about this meal to this day. My party stayed here a long time, and the restaurant eventually filled up (we got there early for dinner).
The break down of what my party ordered:
Pane (bread) x2 - €2
- didn't really order this, it was just brought out at the start of the meal.
Sauté Di Cozze (mussels sauté) - €10
- not a huge mussels fan, but I ate a couple. Looked really good, so I'm sure if you like mussels you would enjoy this dish.
Risotto alla crema di scampi (risotto with scampi cream) - €12
- the scampi cream really stood out in this dish. I'm a big fan of risotto so this dish was still pretty good, but I personally don't care for scampi cream.
Spaghetti alle carbonara (pasta with beaten eggs, bacon, pecorino cheese) - €10
- I've had carbonara before this (and have even made it myself at home), but I've never had carbonara as good as this. Usually I get sick of cream sauces on pasta pretty quickly, but I could eat their carbonara all day everyday. Definitely my favorite dish of the evening.
- the pasta was the most al dente pasta I've had in my whole time in Italy.
Spigola alla vernaccia (sea bass, olives, vernaccia wine, cherry tomato) - €15
- solid dish, didn't stand out.
Panna cotta della casa (homemade panna cotta) - €5
- classic panna cotta, nothing special but still a great way to finish off the meal.
To drink:
1/2 liter of wine - €7
- delicious for a wine and light, got me tipsy
1 liter of water - €2.50
Limoncello on the house!
- the staff was very generous with their limoncello. It made the experience at this restaurant even better than it already was!
Although there were a lot of dishes that weren't to my liking, it was more because I'm not a fan of the raw ingredient rather than the restaurant preparing them poorly. Since the carbonara really changed my life, the alcohol was generous, and the staff was amazing, I still give this restaurant five stars. I would definitely come back here again and recommend it to others.