Il Grottino a Testaccio

Still or sparkling mineral water.

Sweet non-alcoholic carbonated drink.

Orange-flavored carbonated drink.

Sweet and clear carbonated drink, flavored with lemon.

Lager beer served in a large bottle.

Light draft beer, small size.

Light draft beer, medium size.

Local white wine served in a small carafe.

Local white wine served in a medium carafe.

Local white wine served in a large carafe.

A glass of house white wine.

A glass of house red wine.

Fried tomato rice ball, with a melting mozzarella center. Classic Roman street food.

Battered and fried cod fillet. Crispy and flavorful.

Fried zucchini flower, stuffed with mozzarella and anchovies.

Breaded and fried potato puree cylinders.

Small battered and fried mozzarella balls.

Green olives stuffed with meat, breaded and fried.

Fried eggplant fritters.

Fried potato sticks.

Artichoke fried twice to make it crispy like a chip. Jewish-Roman specialty.

Fresh salad with slices of tomato, mozzarella, and basil.

Fresh Campana buffalo mozzarella served with prosciutto crudo.

Fresh buffalo milk mozzarella, creamy and flavorful.

Slice of toasted bread simply seasoned with olive oil and salt.

Toasted bread with diced fresh tomatoes.

Toasted bread with eggplant.

Toasted bread with mushrooms.

Toasted bread with smoked salmon.

Toasted bread with prosciutto crudo.

Toasted bread with olive cream.

Toasted bread with artichoke cream.

Toasted bread with melted mozzarella and tomato.

Toasted bread with melted mozzarella and mushrooms.

Toasted bread with melted mozzarella and sautéed chicory.

Toasted bread with melted mozzarella and salmon.

Bruschetta with special dressing of the day.

Classic red pizza without cheese, with tomato, garlic, and oregano.

Pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and salted anchovies.

The most classic pizza with tomato and mozzarella.

Variation of Margherita with prized buffalo mozzarella.

Margherita served with fresh arugula added after cooking.

Margherita with added prosciutto crudo.

Pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and champignon mushrooms.

Classic pizza with mushrooms and prosciutto crudo.

Flavorful pizza with mushrooms and crumbled sausage.

Simple pizza with sausage.

Rich pizza with many ingredients: mushrooms, ham, olives, artichokes, and hard-boiled egg.

Pizza with tuna.

White pizza with smoked provola and aged speck.

White pizza with bresaola (cured beef) and arugula.

Vegetarian pizza with mixed grilled vegetables.

White pizza with smoked salmon.

White pizza with salmon and fresh arugula.

White pizza with strongly flavored gorgonzola cheese.

White pizza with a selection of four melted cheeses.

White pizza with zucchini flowers and salted anchovies.

Rich pizza with buffalo mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, zucchini flowers, and anchovies.

Fresh white pizza with cherry tomatoes and arugula.

Pizza with grilled zucchini.

Pizza with grilled eggplant.

Special house pizza with a fried egg in the center.

Spicy pizza with salami.

White pizza with sautéed chicory.

Special pizza with daily changing ingredients.

Folded pizza filled with ham, egg, and mozzarella.

Focaccia with buffalo mozzarella and cherry tomatoes.

Focaccia with mixed vegetables.

Focaccia with prosciutto crudo.

Focaccia with smoked salmon.

Focaccia with sautéed chicory.

Simple focaccia seasoned only with oil and salt.

Short pasta with spicy tomato sauce and garlic.

Thick hollow pasta with tomato sauce, crispy guanciale, and pecorino.

Classic Roman style with egg, guanciale, cheese, and black pepper. Creamy without cream.

Thick fresh pasta with a cream of Pecorino Romano and black pepper.

Spaghetti with tomato sauce and tuna.

Fresh pasta with pink salmon sauce.

Fresh pasta with a rich cream sauce, mushrooms, and sausage.

Simple pasta with tomato sauce and fresh basil.

White version of Amatriciana, with guanciale and pecorino but without tomato.

Fresh pasta with prized porcini mushrooms.

Fresh pasta with sautéed chicory and pecorino cheese.

Special pasta dish of the day.

Pizza served on a wooden board with three different flavors, ideal for sharing.

Crispy bread with melted mozzarella and anchovies.

Crispy bread with melted mozzarella and ham.

Toasted bread with melted mozzarella and mushrooms.

Crispy bread with melted mozzarella, mushrooms, and ham.

Crispy bread with melted mozzarella and salmon.

Grilled beef steak served with a side dish of your choice.

Grilled chicken breast served with a side dish of your choice.

Grilled scamorza cheese, stringy and flavorful.

Grilled scamorza with ham.

Grilled scamorza with salmon.

Sautéed leafy green vegetables with garlic and chili pepper. Slightly bitter taste.

Fresh lettuce salad.

Grilled eggplant slices.

Porcini mushrooms cooked in the oven or grilled.

Raw chicory sprouts dressed with anchovy and garlic sauce. Typical Roman dish.

Daily vegetable selection based on seasonality.

Deconstructed dessert with chantilly cream and crumbled crispy puff pastry.

Spoon dessert with ladyfingers soaked in coffee and mascarpone cream.

Silky, sweet cream pudding, often served with berry or caramel sauce.

Milk and egg pudding with caramel sauce.

Refreshing frozen lemon dessert.

Lemon sorbet corrected with Limoncello liqueur.

Spherical ice cream covered in cocoa (black) or meringue (white).

Soft ice cream dessert with nougat flavor.

Daily dessert suggestion.

Slices of fresh pineapple.

Slices of fresh watermelon.

Slices of sweet melon.

Cup of fresh strawberries.

Small, very aromatic wild strawberries.

Herbal digestive liqueur.

Sweet lemon liqueur typical of Southern Italy.

Grape pomace distillate, strong and clear.

Aged grappa in wooden barrels, amber color and smooth taste.

Italian espresso coffee.