La Cueva In Ariccia

13/07/2025: Simple but pleasant place. The staff is kind and friendly. The meat dishes are very good. The price is fair. I'll be back :)

08/07/2025: This will be my 50th time eating at Morbido, but the first time I've been dissatisfied. Let's take it slowly: today I had a "Beef Salad," a large salad made of sliced ​​sirloin steak, confit cherry tomatoes, shaved Grana Padano, pistachio pesto, iceberg lettuce, mixed greens, and yakitori sauce. Perhaps a little too many ingredients, and perhaps not perfectly balanced, but we're talking about personal taste here, so everyone is entitled to their own opinion. What objectively didn't go well was the sirloin steak, which I found to be not very pleasant. You know when you try something and the flavor doesn't completely convince you? That's exactly what I felt, so I left it almost entirely uneaten, happily eating everything else. It's nothing dramatic, of course; it can happen in any restaurant in the world that an ingredient or a one-off dish isn't quite right. The important thing is that the quality standards are maintained over time, so as a loyal customer, I will return for the ultimate test. The staff is always kind and friendly. Update July 8, 2025: Back for the "stress test." This time I had the "Smoked Bun," a Piedmontese beef burger smoked over almond wood, a Bismarck egg, smoked bacon, vintage cheddar, BBQ sauce, cherry tomatoes, and iceberg lettuce. This is a burger I wholeheartedly recommend if you find yourself craving meat immersed in a kaleidoscope of well-balanced flavors at lunchtime. I washed it all down with a light beer with a bitter aftertaste. Fortunately, I must say that the universe has returned to its rightful place; the burger was delicious, and I enjoyed it with great pleasure. So I believe the slip-up last time was an isolated incident. Many thanks to Alina for her professionalism and cheerful empathy. Well done!