La Lupa

With my girlfriend we spent two months in Roma to learn italian. So during this time we tested a lot of restaurants. La Lupa was our baddest experience. We wanted something light, everything was but not the price.
From outside, the restaurant looks nice. Firstly the nap was dirty but we were the only client and was early in the evening, so it was certainly rest from the lunch. On the other table it was the same. We hesitate to go out but as the toilette was clean we stayed. The owner was nice and proposed funghi was not one the menu. We chose two funghi bruschetta and antipasti di verdura. The bruschetta was good but simple and small for 6 eur (instead of 4 for traditionnal). And the verdura was not good, too much oil and certainely cooked in advance and heated because some were cold inside, and this for 10 eur. So in total we paid 7 eur for ½ litter wine, 3 eur for 1 litter watter and 22 eur for two bruchetta and one verdura. Total 32 eur! And this for a dirty nap and bad food. I was not thinking you can have this in Italy!

Where is a nice place on a Thursday night in Rome, we googled until we decided to roam (LOL). From out Hotel on the Spanish Steps we walked we were by what I think was the State building or City Hall and we looked down a street to a place we saw with lights; we figured we could get food there. We reached the entrance and fell in LOVE. This quaint space with indoor and outdoor seating, hand written menus and the owners serve you. This place is nice and when people take the time to do everything for their restaurant, it makes you feel at home. I wasn’t that hungry but, I ordered vegetable antipasto, wine and desert. The antipasto was cooked nicely, and lightly seasoned, the white wine I ordered was subtle, and the dessert I had was a pear cake with chocolate (good but not too sweet). My colleagues ordered digestive (Amaro Luciano) this was my first experience with an after dinner liquor. The digestive was a little bitter but, palatable; it probably helped my stomach before bed, a true nightcap. At the close of our experience the Serene gentle man gathered our dishes and even gave us the names of the drinks we had with the hand written cards. My only regret is not having my camera to photography this awesome experience! If you are in Rome check La Lupa out and take a snap of it for me!