la merendina In Roma

31/03/2025: The union between tradition and modernity hinted at by Conciabocca's philosophy, although it is evident from the choices of dishes, is not glimpsed at all in the tasting menu. We appreciated the carbonara, perhaps among the best we've tasted so far, and the tiramisu but on the rest the words of that old adage "I would like but (yet) can't" resonate. Going by order, the skullcap supplì was tasteless. The mixed salad with porchetta was very good, but the latter was dry towards the center and with the annoying "food thread" which we were warned about during the presentation. Couldn't it really have been done differently? The cheek was well cooked, very sweet but with an underlying carrot flavor that covered every other element on the plate, even the excellent broccoli. We didn't understand the choice of raspberry coulis in the dessert, really very acidic and able to completely cancel out the Bavarois and shortcrust pastry. Applause certainly goes to the service who, seeing that the dessert was not appreciated, immediately brought us a revisited tiramisu instead of the Bavarian cream. The strengths described and the good sweet white wine that was brought to us made for a pleasant tasting that, in reality, we would not try again. Maybe it will be better next time.

05/03/2025: Very elegant Roman trattoria with excellent service.