CIBO Limata — Restaurant in Rome

This place was recommended by a hotel clerk, and it was excellent all around. We had the timballino di finocchi e patate allo zafferano e pistacchio; fusilli acqua e farina con vignarola, guanciale, e croccante e pecorino; carbonara; scaloppa di branzino dorato; and the assoluto al pistacchio di Bronte for dessert. Everything was just delicious; the pasta was perfectly al dente, the fish was delicate and perfectly cooked, and the dessert was scrumptious. The fusilli in particular was worth the price of admission: guanciale, peas, and artichokes, a stellar but unusual combination. Our negronis were also perfectly balanced. Service was a tiny bit slow, but very friendly. Great laid-back atmosphere and classic jazz music in the background -- a nice contrast to the places that tend to play bland pop or club music. Definitely recommend, especially if you're staying...

Our hotel clerk recommended this spot as one of his favorite local restaurants and we could not be more grateful. They had a nice list of daily specials along with the regular menu. We ordered an octopus panzanella and the sliced meats/cheese board to start. The prosciutto was soft as butter and the cheese selection was lovely. The panzanella was a daily special and I loved the sweet cherry tomatoes that were mixed in with the octopus, bread and dressing. We ordered two pastas, both super fresh and cooked perfectly al dente. I could have eaten three more bowls of the cacio e pepe. The pistachio salmon special was top notch, as was the pork fillet. Somehow we had room for dessert, sharing a tiramisu and a Roman ricotta cake with blueberries. Every part of the meal was just tremendous. The servers were very friendly...

Cute restaurant in residential area. They had some tables outside. Food presentation was very good, however, the taste was underwhelming. We had an expectation for something special that we want to come back to. Appetizers and one main were uneventful, one secondi de carne was good, both deserts were good. We had one white and one red wines. Bottle of red from Lazio was okay, but significantly overpriced, bottle of white was bad. We are giving 3* only for the great service of staff, food is probably 2 or 1.5 * only. Is was underwhelming €200+ dinner. Actually, we were pretty surprised re-reviewing posted comments about this place. Somehow, we had missed 5* experience many people had...