Pipero Roma, Roma
This was my second last-minute booking when I was in Rome, travelling with my parents. I offered if they wanted to join but they preferred Chinese food themselves. Maybe I had too high expectations, since many restaurants I tried previously in Italy were all exceptional, nonetheless, this restaurant was very disappointing. The restaurant is located on a main road, and I was the first customer in the evening. I was happy that I got a table at the corner and next to the window: sometimes I enjoy observing other customers during meal.
Table
I requested the longest menu with ten courses when made the reservation. Yet I did not get the details of the menu in the entire night. Given my photos and my memory, the set included: a melon starter, beef tartare, oyster, then one risotto, two pastas, first fish main, second beef steak then two desserts. I liked the beginning of the set, that is, the melon starter and beef tartare. Fruity melon starter was kind of fun, especially in the summer. The herb on top made it more like a dish rather than a plate of fruit. In fact, I really enjoyed this dish although it was a simple idea.
Melon starter
The following beef tartare was also very enjoyable. Compared with beef tartare in common restaurants, which looks messy and mixes with sauces and herbs, here it was presented very ‘clean’, just beef, a bit of sauce on top and some vegetable (cabbage if I remembered) slice. I certainly enjoyed the fresh beef not overwhelmed by seasoning and herbs. The cabbage made every bite crunchy and enhanced the freshness focus of this dish.
Beef tartare
Then, things went down way too fast, at least to me. I could not remember much on the risotto nor two pastas, apart from, they filled my stomach. The first fish main was especially boring; in fact, when I was writing this post, I am even questioning myself, was it even fish or something more creative, for example, tofu? Anyway, if it was actually fish, it was a bit overcooked and no sauce, therefore too dry.
Fish
Then the second steak main, was just a steak one would expect when paying 200 Euros (without wines) for a dinner. Also, the set contains two raw-beef factors, beef tartare and steak. I would have put a different red meat or even poultry as the second main.
So, a short summary: a “no” from me.
🐼 Score: 2/5
