Dulcamara — Restaurant in Rome

Location/Atmosphere: In the north area of Rome. In the lively area of Ponte Milvio. Nice to walk around and get a drink in one of the many pubs around. The restaurants is a beautiful place, nice light, nice atmosphere. It really makes you want to enter and eat there (and that's why I did it).

Food: Food was too pricey for what I was expecting! Portions are small and food is not even that good. The Chicken Mojito had a too slimy sauce compared to rest of the plate. The crunchiness is given by the cashew nuts, but they don't find a good combo when mixed with the slimy mojito sauce. The octopus entree would have been better if the octopus was not cut in flakes, but left grilled as it is. The burger was good. The 4 prawns entree was nothing special compared to the price and they prawns were simply floured in coconut, that's all. Food was well cooked, but nothing worth mentioned.

Staff: The owner is nice. He was very welcoming and listened very gently to my comments, but the servers were super slow and not efficient. We had to wait 30 minutes to get a menu. And when we needed something they were never around, but they were when we were finally eating. How funny! They took us the bread while were were still finishing it, and never came back with the new one. Weird!

Particular features: nice neighbourhood to get a drink afterwards, in a very lively area of Rome.

On a bad note: not in downtown, but worth to go. Staff is bad.

Suggestions to the restaurant: They have such a beautiful restaurant in a beautiful zone, they should profit with a better quality food, and...

Amazing restaurant! Food, service and wine selections were phenomenal. The server was kind, knowledgeable and friendly. She provided guidance in terms of selecting a dish in our preference. The owner, Andrea, was a gem! He was chatting with all the customers, providing an exceptionally personalized experience amongst all patrons. Like many others have reviewed, the meatballs were exceptional! Other reviews have shared experiences in the price point to food ratio being off, I can attest after a shared appetizer and two pasta dishes and a bottle of wine, we were more than fulfilled and we had zero complaints on price point. I wish we had more time in Rome to enjoy all the dishes this restaurant...

Vengo a mangiare volentieri in questo locale sito a Ponte Milvio ormai da anni e anni. Di tendenza e ben frequentato, sebbene, sia da evitare (per gli over 35) il sabato sera, in ragione di una massiccia presenza giovanissima è quasi adolescenziale. I pranzi e le cene sono sempre molto gustosi e sfiziosi, accompagnati da ottimi vini o aperitivi sia alcolici che non. Un must del locale sono le patate al cartoccio, ripiene di formaggio fuso accompagnato da zucchine, piuttosto che funghi chiodini (la mia preferita) o altro. Mi permetto solo di dare qualche suggerimento:

a) indottrinate meglio la ragazza alla cassa che era presente sabato sera 6 maggio u.s. Ritengo che sia un po' troppo "insofferente" (uso un termine delicato che tradotto, più chiaramente, lascia intendere che "stare in cassa non è il ruolo che le si confà": troppo giovane, inesperta e dai modi ancora ruvidi. Addolciamola con un pochino di miele e facciamola crescere e sbocciare prima di "offrirla" a clientela adulta). b) Le cheeps: quelle bruciate (oscene) superano di gran lunga quelle commestibili... e, comunque, suggerite allo chef di prendere ripetizioni in qualche locale di Trastevere o allo stesso "Il Caminetto" ai Parioli.

Era il mio locale preferito dopo MET ma il rapporto quantità/prezzo non va (quantomeno per gli aperitivi e ribadisco QUANTITÀ e non qualità...ma anche quest'ultima.... 🙄). Nella foto potete ammirare le mini ciotole da "casa di barbie" all'interno di un box in legno che potrebbe contenere due cestini di fragole.

Troppo ghiaccio nei cocktail.

Il box aperitivo, se concepito come apericena, alla stessa stregua della maggior parte dei locali romani di tendenza, è praticamente inesistente.

State perdendo lo smalto di un tempo ragazzi!...