La Taverna Dei Monti

Homemade bread served at the table. Ideal for accompanying dishes or for 'scarpetta' (mopping up sauce).

Bread slices served with extra virgin olive oil. A simple and traditional appetizer.

Fresh oysters served raw, often accompanied by lemon. Intense and briny sea flavor.

Prawns served on a bed of fresh arugula. A light and fresh appetizer.

A mixed selection of hot and cold seafood specialties. Ideal for tasting different varieties of fish.

Mussels cooked in a pan with oil, garlic, parsley, and white wine or tomato. Served with toasted bread.

Thin slices of smoked salmon, usually served with lemon, oil, and pepper.

Marinated anchovies or prepared according to tradition. Bluefish with an intense flavor.

Slices of aged bresaola served with fresh arugula and parmesan shavings. Classic Italian cold dish.

Sweet cured ham served with slices of fresh melon. A classic sweet and savory summer pairing.

Quality cured ham accompanied by fresh and juicy buffalo mozzarella.

Assortment of grilled, oil-marinated, or marinated seasonal vegetables. Great for those who prefer a light start.

Thin slices of prized aged Parma ham. Sweet and delicate flavor.

Fresh salad with tomato and mozzarella, dressed with basil, olive oil, and oregano.

Traditional soup of mixed seasonal vegetables, slow-cooked. Rich and healthy.

Hot soup prepared with a variety of fresh vegetables.

Smooth and creamy tomato-based soup. Sweet and tangy flavor, served hot.

Irregularly cut fresh pasta, dressed with seafood (mussels, clams) and Roman broccoli.

Fresh pasta similar to spaghetti alla chitarra with a rich mixed seafood sauce.

Classic Roman dish with fresh pasta, pecorino romano, and abundant black pepper. Creamy and flavorful.

Long, flat egg pasta served with lobster pulp and a slightly spicy tomato sauce.

Egg pasta dressed with fragrant porcini mushrooms, garlic, and parsley.

Pasta dressed with a creamy sauce of butter and parmesan.

Spaghetti served with clams, garlic, oil, chili pepper, and parsley. Often 'in bianco' (without tomato).

Simple and classic dish: spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce and basil leaves.

Spaghetti dressed with a rich sauce of minced meat slow-cooked in tomato (Bolognese Sauce).

Famous Roman dish with eggs, pecorino romano, crispy guanciale, and black pepper. Does not contain cream.

Hollowed long pasta dressed with tomato sauce, guanciale, pecorino, and chili pepper.

Pasta filled with fresh ricotta and spinach, served with a simple tomato sauce.

Layers of egg pasta, meat ragù, béchamel, and cheese, baked until golden.

Rice slow-cooked with fish broth and mixed seafood (mussels, clams, prawns, calamari).

Creamy risotto prepared with scampi and a delicate crustacean-based sauce.

Potato gnocchi served with a porcini mushroom and clam sauce. A surf and turf combination.

Delicate white fish, usually cooked 'muggnaia' style (butter and lemon) or grilled.

Fresh sea bream, a fish with white and firm flesh, usually served grilled or baked.

Sea bass, a prized fish with lean and flavorful meat. Grilled, salt-baked, or oven-baked.

Large flatfish, white and delicate meat. The price refers to the kilogram.

Assortment of grilled fish and shellfish, dressed with oil and lemon.

Fresh grilled scampi, served in their shells to preserve their sweet flavor.

Grilled imperial prawns (king prawns). Firm and flavorful meat.

Swordfish slice cooked on a griddle or grill, simply dressed with a drizzle of oil.

Grilled salmon slice. Rich in omega-3 and very flavorful.

Classic mixed fry of calamari rings and prawns, crispy and golden. Served with lemon.

Swordfish cooked with tomato, capers, olives, and sometimes eggplant, typical of Sicilian tradition.

Thin strips of beef sautéed and deglazed with balsamic vinegar, often served over arugula.

Roast veal baked in the oven, served with roasted potatoes as a side dish.

Veal slices with prosciutto and sage, cooked in white wine and butter. Typical Roman dish.

Floured meat slices sautéed with a fresh lemon sauce.

Prized cut of beef (fillet) grilled. Tender and juicy.

Beef fillet served with a creamy green peppercorn sauce.

Very thin slices of raw beef fillet, dressed with oil, lemon, and parmesan shavings.

Beef steak simply grilled.

Typical Roman suckling lamb, oven-baked with aromatic herbs and potatoes.

Lamb chops grilled, to be eaten piping hot by hand ('scottadito').

Oxtail stew slow-cooked with tomato, celery, raisins, and pine nuts. A historic dish of poor Roman cuisine.

Simple chicken breast, usually grilled.

Tripe stewed in tomato sauce with Roman mint and pecorino.

Smoked stretched-curd cheese, grilled until melted and golden.

Layers of fried eggplant, tomato, mozzarella, and parmesan, baked until golden.

Tender meatballs cooked in a rich tomato sauce.

Potatoes cut into pieces and roasted in the oven with rosemary.

Leafy green vegetable with a slightly bitter taste, usually sautéed with garlic and chili pepper.

Vegetable similar to broccoli rabe, sautéed.

Green asparagus steamed or boiled, served with oil and lemon.

Whole artichokes cleaned and cooked upside down with garlic, parsley, and mint. Tender and flavorful.

Grilled peppers, peeled and dressed with oil and garlic.

Fresh salad with lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, and other seasonal vegetables.

Catalonian chicory sprouts, served raw in a salad with an anchovy, garlic, and vinegar dressing. Roman specialty.

The most classic pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and basil.

Pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and champignon mushrooms.

Pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and prized porcini mushrooms.

Pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and anchovies.

Rich pizza with tomato, mozzarella, ham, mushrooms, artichokes, and olives.

White pizza with a blend of four different cheeses (usually mozzarella, gorgonzola, provola, parmesan).

Pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and prosciutto crudo added at the end of cooking.

Pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and crumbled sausage.

Pizza usually with mozzarella, mushrooms, and sausage (can be white or with a little tomato).

Pizza with tomato and mixed seafood (mussels, clams, shrimp).

Pizza with tomato, mozzarella, bresaola, arugula, and parmesan shavings.

Simple white pizza base, seasoned with oil, salt, and rosemary.

Simple red pizza with tomato, garlic, oil, and oregano (no cheese).

Pizza with tomato, mozzarella, tuna, and onions.

Spicy pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and spicy salami.

Pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and mixed grilled vegetables (zucchini, eggplant, peppers).

Fresh pineapple slices.

Cup of mixed fresh wild berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries).

Fresh strawberries, served plain or with lemon and sugar.

Classic spoon dessert with coffee-soaked ladyfingers, mascarpone cream, and cocoa.

Milk and egg pudding with caramel sauce.

Classic spoon dessert made with cream, sugar, and vanilla, often served with wild berry or chocolate sauce.

Single-serving ice cream inspired by the Sicilian dessert, with ricotta and candied fruit.

Cream or vanilla ice cream with a coffee or meringue center.

Dark chocolate ice cream with a creamy center, coated in cocoa.

Lemon sorbet served inside the fruit's own rind.

Creamy coconut ice cream, often served in the coconut shell.

Fruit ice cream or sorbet served inside a hollowed-out pineapple.

Bottled water, still or sparkling.

Non-alcoholic carbonated drink with cola flavor.

Italian Lager beer, large format (usually 66cl).

Bottle of house white wine, usually local (Lazio).

Half liter of house white wine in a carafe.

Quarter liter of house white wine in a carafe.

Carbonated drink with lemon and lime flavor.

Carbonated drink with orange flavor.

Italian Lager beer, small bottle (33cl).

Bottle of house red wine.

Half liter of house red wine in a carafe.

Quarter liter of house red wine in a carafe.

Aperitif cocktail based on Prosecco, bitter (Aperol or Campari), and soda.

Glass of liqueur or amaro served neat or with ice.

Vermouth served as an aperitif, in white, red, or dry varieties.

Glass of Italian sparkling white wine.

Full bottle of Prosecco.

Long drink cocktail based on gin and tonic water.

Long drink cocktail based on rum, cola, and lime.

Classic Italian cocktail with gin, red vermouth, and Campari.

Simple long drink with vodka and lemonade or lemon soda.