Il Convivio Troiani

Bön restaurant, mais tres cher ! Nous avons pris le menu dégustation complet à 110 €. Et malheureusement nous aurions aimer être beaucoup plus surpris, pas d’explosion en bouche. Dommage pour une étoile au Guide Michelin.

I am a foodie from NYC. I have lived in NYC for 20 years so I know food and I know service! This place has NEITHER of these components… I arrive and am seated at my table. The place is lovely rather plain but simple. I was expecting a wonderful experience. I was offered a glass of wine and was told they only had ONE type of white by the glass… okay I was a sport and went along with it. I was offered the menu… the prices were high but to be expected. I asked if they had half bottles and was told they only has a few so I decided to take a peek at the wine list just to see.
Massimo the owner comes over and gives me the wine list with the comment «we have only the finest wines in Rome». The half bottles were ALL around 255 euro’s…REALLY. Okay so I go to the wines by the glass and I ask Massimo to help me choose… out of the wines that they have I ask what characteristics he likes of 2 the pinot as well as the merlot… he says one is fruity one is not as he is pointing. I POLITELY ask to have a taste of each so that I may choose. Massimo was RUDE and then some… he acted like a child that was just told he needed to go to his room for acting out… stomps off to get the wine… comes back and I am thinking to myself… this man owns this establishment? ODD behavior… okay so I taste the wine… the merlot which is what I wanted to SO CORKED THAT HELLEN KELLER CAN SEE THAT IT IS CORKED! I POLITELY say I would love the merlot but I believe that the bottle might be a bit off (cough not a bit way off)…he turns looks heavily irritated and grabs a glass so he tastes it… says NO its just a RARE vintage (WITH FLAIR!) At this point I am not going to spend money at a place that the owner is so vulgar and rude… I was so embarrassed for him. So I just got the pinot which to be very honest it was NOT even WORTH drinking… I at this point just want to cancel my dinner because of the lack of service and attitude… ESPECIALLY from the OWNER of the establishment! My fish arrives and I just thought I will eat then go… my fish was SO over cooked that I felt like donating it to the national hockey league… I now realize this restaurant is NOT meant for high ratings… If I were someone who LOVES food I would STRONGLY suggest going to another restaurant INSTEAD of this one. SAVE YOUR EURO’S!!! And Massimo its time to retire when your attitude is as poor as yours!