La Balestra In Roma

23/02/2025: Delightful little restaurant located in Grottaferrata not far from the main street. Not far away there is also a small but convenient paid car park due to blue lines. The Location has two rooms: a larger one and a smaller but very pleasant one. The atmosphere is rustic but charming. The service was courteous, kind, helpful. Attractive menu: the starters are varied and all inviting; I must also say that the grilled second courses are also notable because the restaurant is called "Eat fire"; lastly I would put the first ones which in my opinion are less interesting even if we took two of them. I must point out the truly visionary fried pizzelle with anchovies and chicory; the Mangiafuoco barbecue is spectacular; and finally the grilled ice cream made from a chocolate sphere filled with ice cream with black cherry inside: here we have reached the pinnacle of the tasting. Quality products treated very well. Fried artichokes placed on pasta are heavenly. Excellent quality and price ratio. Then the nice thing is that you go out and to work off the calories you take a walk through the center of Grottaferrata up to the Basilica of San Nilo which is worth seeing. Beautiful day, sunny and clean air. What more could you want from life!

18/02/2025: Excellent for meat. For the first courses I tasted venison ravioli with Cesenatico reduction. Spectacular. The carpaccio is also good. Like everyone else in Grottaferrata, prices are proportionate to the price but above all to the quality of the products