Tempio di Mecenate In Roma

03/12/2025: I've been frequenting Focolare forever (a Monteverde delicacy), and it's always been a go-to for family lunches and after-theater drinks. However, I've been disappointed twice, so I decided to write about it! Scaloppine with porcini mushrooms was watery and bland. Bruschetta with burrata and anchovies was TINY (two thin slices of baguette). Spaghetti with clams, perhaps equivalent to half a portion, and also bland (no salt in the water, clams are fine, but a little salt is needed). The house white wine was sweet and slightly sweet. Fried food (Milanese cutlet and fried vegetables) was made with a Chinese-style batter, firm and tough, and detached. The cutlet was half raw. In short!!!! If the sous-chefs, and I don't know the chef, don't know Italian cuisine (because they were born elsewhere), it's not their fault. But I, paying what I pay at Il Focolare, expect the taste of grandma's cooking, not the invented one they think is Italian cuisine, which is what it takes. What's going on? Third time and then I'm never coming back.

23/11/2025: I always gladly return, with a warm welcome and excellent food. I've often brought friends here, and they've always been amazed by the courtesy of the service and the cuisine. You feel right at home, and you see so many families celebrating birthdays. What can I say about the zabaglione, made in front of the guests? A real coup de théâtre, with elegance and mastery. When they ask me about a restaurant in Rome, "Il Focolare," the answer is undeniable.