3dc - VITERBO

A beautiful church, inside is a triptych of Christ the Savior between Saint John and the Madonna. A kind lady told me that every second Sunday in May, the disco... read more A beautiful church, inside is a triptych of Christ the Savior between Saint John and the Madonna. A kind lady told me that every second Sunday in May, the discovery of the body, found in a field where it had been buried in period costumes, is commemorated.

So beautiful inside, you almost can't believe it. An ancient face, but not attractive for a distracted tourist. Then the magic as soon as you cross the threshol... read more So beautiful inside, you almost can't believe it. An ancient face, but not attractive for a distracted tourist. Then the magic as soon as you cross the threshold. Precious paintings, in a medieval setting. A real discovery, in this extraordinary Viterbo.

The squid pasta was delicious here and reminded me of my grandmother's delicious squid sauce. Fish was great as were other pasta dishes. We ate here twice and b... read more The squid pasta was delicious here and reminded me of my grandmother's delicious squid sauce. Fish was great as were other pasta dishes. We ate here twice and both times were superb. No reservations were available so we tried walking up a few times and got lucky twice.

Nice lunch, very good food, the owner and waiters corteus and helpful. There aren0t many dishes on the menu The cuisine of this restaurant is faithful to the La... read more Nice lunch, very good food, the owner and waiters corteus and helpful. There aren0t many dishes on the menu The cuisine of this restaurant is faithful to the Lazio and Roman roots but with a touch of modernity. Not many dishes on the menu but all made by local, seasonal ingredients. Good selection of wine.

Sorry, we really do not understand the good reviews for this restaurant unless we were really unlucky that night ? But how is it possible to be wrong on 4 dishe... read more Sorry, we really do not understand the good reviews for this restaurant unless we were really unlucky that night ? But how is it possible to be wrong on 4 dishes ? Chick peas cream with bottarga : a warm untasty hummous with rubbery slices. Puntarelle alici with ricotta and anchovies : untasty and salty. Polenta (dry and unchewable , pecorrino very strong and disgusting, with overbitter chicorée salad. Contorni : orange (very good and so disapointing olives (or should I say absence of olives, they were so small and with absolutely no taste ? still for 5 euros ! Icing on the cake, one of the lovely piece of art on the wall sundenly fall on an empty (thank God ! table. A customer and a waiter promptly put back a faulty hook in his previous position and hang back the painting ! The bill : 43 € it took a while to get it due to some issue with uncooperative cash register !