Imàgo at the Hassler In Roma

Telling it doesn't seem true. Everything perfect, from start to finish. Fun dishes, flavors you thought you knew, rediscovered in an unexpected way. We made the slipper of the slipper: clean and pint plates. Unforgettable experience. Thank you ❤️

Located on top of a fancy hotel with a long tradition of famous people passing through. A stunning view of the city and sunset. Proper attire required. But not stuffy. The atmosphere is a mix of high class very attentive service, and friendly conversation. The staff were just the right amount of engaging and interested in feedback. We planned to get the classic menu, it looked the best on the website when we booked months ago. But they recently introduced a new summer menu. Upon inspection it was a no brainier to switch. Things like lobster and corn, pasta with lavender, sea cucumber and rabbit leaped out and caught my attention. They encourage you to take pictures, feel free to move about the dining room. Again: stunning view. The first and last things I noticed about the experience was my comfort. The chairs are captains chairs. Comfortable for both leaning back and taking in the view, and for leaning forward and dining. The dining experience started with the feeling of being wooed. Champagne cart, three Amuse Buche. One of which was plain and simple focaccia with tomato and basil. It looked just like what you find at every corner store and local restaurant in Italy. For this reason it stood out. And it tasted like having this dish for the first time. Like the best Italian food, it was simple but perfectly made. The new menu has four "Acts". In total, counting the "Sweet Cart" from which I was offered unlimited access, the entire meal consisted of 26 courses. We were warned in advance that the food would come relatively quickly from course-to-course. This sounded ok. And for my taste it worked perfectly. No lulls in the action or my palete. Also, not a single large dish. This approach gets a lot of points from me. My favorite dishes were the sorrel, almond and blueberry salad and the 'summer salad' which elevated the bar early on. Then the raw sweet prawn with apple and perfectly carved out, marinated lettuce pieces. The raw beef was to die for, but I recommend eating it without the Bearnaise sauce or only a tiny bit at first, otherwise you might miss the delicate beef flavor wonders. The rabbit ravioli was a risky maneuver from the chef, with carrot and ginger, balancing a hint of Asian flavor against classic pasta. It paid off. The one that stole my heart and surprised me the most was the 10-year aged Parmesan pasta dish with pollen (from Bees). I never knew pasta could have so much Umami (and without a single mushroom or cured pork piece). There were only 2 of 26  I was not impressed with. The spaghetti with figs offered a sweet surprise, but the lavender and basil were bitter and the sweet and bitter did not get along for me. A daring experiment worth trying, but maybe not quite right. I noticed that the table next to us did not like theirs. Then the lobster with sweetcorn. I was really excited to see this on the menu - two of my favorite ingredients, and the popcorn pineapple juice I had already had me excited about corn themed dishes. But it simply failed for me. This perfect piece of lobster tail with a delicate crispy batter was lost in a creamy sauce that not only did not fit, I did not taste like sweetcorn. It has a mustard like note that was not complementing the lobster. On the side was a delicious little sandwich bite, but whose main flavor was onion. Lobster plus onion plus not exactly sweet corn.... just did not gel with my palate. I'm offering my least favorite items as constructive feedback, because everything else about the food was more like a two Michelin star experience and flavors. Very high caliber dining. I just want to mention that I think that 20 Euro per juice - even with brilliantly creative flavors like pineapple popcorn - is too high. I only realized when the check came that I added 80 Euro just by drinking four wine-glass sized juices. Overall I am so glad I visited this restaurant. It was a full experience with fantastic service. The wine list was longer than a work of Shakespeare. Kudos to you.

¡Los restaurantes con clasificación Michelin siempre vienen con ciertas expectativas! Planeamos nuestra visita meses antes para poder tener asientos junto a la ventana, y no nos decepcionó! Desde el vestíbulo solo fue un corto paseo en ascensor para acercarse a los cielos gastronómicos! 😉 Nos encantó el personal sonriente y próximo que nos acompañó durante toda la noche. Tuvimos un wiev exeptionel de Roma de nuestra mesa, comenzando con la puesta de sol gradualmente transformándose en la vista nocturna! Tan hermoso y especial ¡Elegimos el menú experimental Error 13, que fue alucinante con un nivel extremadamente alto de artesanía! Desde las presentaciones hasta el sabor y texturas de todo! Nada se dejó al azar, y ciertamente no hubo errores aquí! Esta fue realmente una noche mágica para nosotros!

Make sure you book a window table. The view is spectacular

Vuelve a Imago después de unos años y tiene el Menú degustación ckassic. La comida sigue siendo absolutamente excelente. Varios se divierten antes de mirar el menú. La comida está impecablemente preparada (mejor espagueti de erizo de la historia) y presentada. Un sumiller experto ayudó a elegir un Brunelllo excelente. El servicio es muy atento sin ser abrumador. Otra experiencia fantástica en Imago - también ayudado por ver el horizonte romano desde una mesa de ventana.

I took my wife here for her 50th birthday. Our first Michelin star dining experience and it was fantastic. From the amazing view of Rome to the white glove service and welcoming feel to the unique and delicious food offerings, Imago delivers on all fronts. Staff was informative and helpful while not being overbearing. Food was so unique and beautifully presented. We ate off the classic menu. The chef offered some extra appetizers which was nice. Amazing wine selection and we added the cheese sampling which was delicious. This is a dining affair and is truly special and memorable.

Service, environment and food are all great

A splendid location and atmosphere, that was a good start. The service was excellent from the get-go so you expect the best from a Michelin star restaurant. The menu had 11 entries, and they've added four more entrees, "on the house". You are overwhelmed by that number of dishes, unless you target an "all you can eat buffet". After the four entrees and three or four of the main ones we were almost full and more than that we wanted to remember what we had and how much we assessed each one. The card the restaurant supplied at the beginning was very helpful and we started rating each individual dish. We ate the last three because we did not want to return them. The overall score was 3.63 for me and 3.45 for my wife (for me one dish that got 5 stars was fresh bread and butter !!!) and for my wife she gave a 6 star to one of the deserts. One additional comment, service related. Sometimes we felt suffocated by two, three waiters trying to do so many things at the same time at our table.

I had dinner at Imàgo with my wife on the occasion of my 50th birthday. We've been to a few award-winning restaurants and thought it was the best meal of our lives. The 11 courses and 4 greetings from the kitchen were perfect with the wine accompaniment. It wasn't close together like in some restaurants and the service staff took care of us unobtrusively in a way that made us feel really welcome. It was a perfect birthday meal, the price is of course at the highest level, but you only live once. Many thanks to the entire Imàgo staff, it was unforgettable!

Suggestive location and trained staff, attentive to satisfying every request, including a small change in the menu. The dishes were visually splendid and a harmony of flavours. However, there was an episode that compromised the experience: during dinner, a small 'unwanted guest' moved on my partner's plate. The staff apologized promptly, but in a starred restaurant one expects rigorous control to prevent situations of this type. This detail inevitably affected what was intended to be a unique experience. Despite the technical level of the cuisine, unfortunately I cannot rate the experience as fully satisfactory.