Urbana 47 — Restaurant in Rome

Went there for a family meal. The place has a modern roman vibe to it, it's clearly trying to be upper end of the market. Not sure it's getting there. Decor is very industrial mixed with utility, the bit we sat in had lots of pickled tomatoes on the walls. Staff were friendly and helpful speaking inboth English and Italian. Wine was very nice. Both red and whites well selected but to give you an idea of trying the wines started per the bottle st €27 euros probably around a 300 to 400% mark up. Started we shared artichoke, one would have been enough for 4 people, we had two because we didn't know and didn't finish it all. This was fried in a light batter. It lacked any real depth of flavour and was very salt heavy. For main I had the rabbit kebab, an interesting take on a shawama, very tasty but may as well have just been a stuffed rabbit with potatoes. The dish came still wrapped in foil but cut in half. Meaning I had to get my hands In there, unwrapped it fell to bits. Really wasn't €20 worth. Others had the chicken, which was tasty but dry. And two pasta, both described as tasty but not the best in rome or anywhere else in Italy. Desert we had terimisu. This has a twist on a italian class using crushed biscuits at the bottom. This dish overall was adequate, but the biscuits just felt like the dregs at the bottom of s tea cup when your digestive snaps off whilst dunking. At over €40 a head it was an expensive event. Which left feeling full , enjoying the experiance but a bit light in the pocket and not in a good way. Would I put others off, well depends if you have lots of money go for it. If you want to try and be hip for sure. If it's the apex or italian cooking then go elsewhere. Fusion when executed will is amazing this just has lost its way a bit and the Chief is over rating the food. Because people eat it and don't complain it must be good ? No?

Food was average...

Seriously, not sure how other reviewers rated this restaurant higher than 2 stars. Just walked out on the WORST pasta dishes in Rome. We had a reservation at 7 but they never confirmed. We did arrive a bit late, but that was OK as the restaurant was mostly empty around 7.20 PM on a Friday night. (This should have been a warning.) The tables were eclectic mix of destressed metal with xhipped white paint and wooden kichen tables one would pick up at a flea market. Ordered half litet of house ted, which was drinkable. Given mostly vegetable chpices for appetizer, we went right into primo and ordered a Pappardelle with meat and tomatoe sauce and a Carbonara with bacon. Service was professional. Pasta came out reasonably timely, about 20 minutes after ordering. Food, however, was disgustingly BAD. Pappardelle pasta was soggy with tiny pellets of 'meat' that tasted like bolied beef mixed with lottle lamb. Tomatoe sauce was watery. There was very little seasoning, no garlic, salt, or basil taste. Just bland. Overall, it tasted like Chef BoyR Dees from a can. The Carbonara was super salty. The pasta was undercooked with the center almost raw. Aside from the saltiness, one could taste the bacon and cheese. Bacon was decent but the cheese tasted like the cheapest grade. It was so bad, we could not eat it at all. After telling the server of the awefully bad food, he called the head waiter over, who apologized by stating that Carbonara are aupposed to be salty. Well seasoned, yes but not drowned in salt. We paid for our meal amd left, vowing never to go back there again and wanting to warn all unsuspecting foodies from falling into their trap. Pappardelle was 14 euros, Carbonara was 12 euros, and both were overpriced by at least 20 euros. I will post pictures later. Please avoid unless you are a person...

Avoid this restaurant at all costs! We came here after dinner to have another glass of wine. At first we stood around for ages as the staff preferred to chat with acquaintances rather than seat us. When we finally got a table, it was totally sticky. The menu came relatively quickly - afterwards nothing happened for over 15 minutes. Although we tried to make eye contact with the staff, we were deliberately ignored. I don't know what the reason was, because we were polite and elegantly dressed. When, after what seemed like an eternity, they finally took our order (with an annoyed look on their faces) and the wines arrived, one was decent and one was disappointing. Snacks didn't come - unlike at the other tables - for minutes. When a small bowl of chips did arrive after about 20 minutes, they tasted as if they had been lying open for a fortnight. Inedible! But the worst was yet to come: while my partner went inside to settle the bill, I was approached by an aggressive street vendor. Although I rebuffed his advances, he didn't let up and harassed me. As a young woman, I was afraid of him because he was visibly on drugs. Not one of the staff felt responsible to tell him to leave the restaurant's guests alone....