Taverna Ai Patriarchi In Grado

06/01/2026: We chose this restaurant after reading a well-known food forum recommending the best seafood restaurants in Rome. We were looking for a special place to celebrate Christmas Eve in an unusual way, and the combination of the price of the set menu (significantly lower than the average for restaurants of this caliber), the type of dishes, and the location drew us to this beautiful restaurant inside a centrally located hotel. The quality of the fish is excellent, the preparation is unusual yet simple; the staff is kind and welcoming, and the portions are just right, not "mini" as is often the case in places of this type. It was a real shame about the finish: a crème brûlée without the crispy crust, cold and tasteless, and a small pastry consisting of commercial panettone, pandoro, and nougat. As you can see in one of the photos uploaded, we were even served the burnt bottom of the pandoro... Let's hope they change pastry chefs! Overall, the experience was extremely positive, and I would definitely return, but I'd skip the dessert.

31/12/2025: Lovely fine-dining setting and attentive service, but the food didn’t live up to expectations. Most dishes were very plain. The carpaccios in the Mare Mare set lacked flavour, except the octopus, which tasted better mainly due to its natural saltiness rather than the chef’s seasoning. The clam pasta had little to no clam aroma or taste. We’ve tried many fine-dining restaurants, and unfortunately this isn’t one we’d return to!