Pipero

I had high hopes for Pipero Rome as it’s a 1 Michelin star, but unfortunately, my experience was far from what I expected. The service was incredibly disappointing. When it finally did come, it was a letdown. The dishes lacked flavor and seemed poorly prepared. We were excited about the carbonara which apparently was voted best carbonara in italy but it wasn’t impressive . I've had much better meals at other places in Rome. I definitely won't be returning and wouldn't recommend it to others looking for a nice dining experience.

Chose this from the eaters website because most of the other restaurants are closed for end of August. To be honest the experience here is not as expected. Ordered six course tasting menu: the beef is tender (which is good), the starters are tasty but the pasta is meh and salty. Some of the waiters seem to be in a bad temper although one of them is patient and friendly. Don’t get the point on the Rubik’s cube and nobody explained that to us. Overall I won’t come back again.

I had a great deal of expectations around this place, delighting my wife’s and my palate to a culinary experience and an otherworldly gastronomic journey. I opted for the 8 course menu (160€ pp) and the add-on wine matching service (70€ pp) to make sure we could get the most out of this place. Let’s start in order with the atmosphere and first impact: sophisticated as you would expect with a non fully successful mix of (too few) traditional elements and (too many) aseptic modernist touches, starting with the caged Rubik’s cube in the middle of the dining table which ends up being no more than a weird though colorful finishing in an otherwise quite dully colored ambiance. Tastes are tastes, and this is my own assessment. The service is not at the level I expect from a Michelin star restaurant: an unobserving eye might mistake the presence of numerous attendants as the maximum sign of luxury and service, though no number of waiters and waitresses can make up for attentiveness, orientation to details and sense of care. While we had 3 people following us throughout the evolution of our experience, none of this called for us to feel like we were ‘personally’ followed and cared for - the human touch didn’t go over the basics of what a waiter does in many other places other than a starred restaurant. Their uniforms, furthermore, were not always clean, showing several signs from the foods they came in contact with. Don’t get me wrong, nothing outrageously disturbing… and yet something you notice at a Michelin star restaurant. Beyond this, the engagement throughout our menu felt like a basic school exercise. Executed routinely, without extremes. To give a sense of what I mean: all the courses received a very basic, didactic explanation, without any articulation of what lies beyond just the ingredients, articulating how they were prepared and what they and the whole course should represent. Again, this is something I expect at a Michelin star restaurant: it is not just about enjoying the ingredients in your plate; it is as well about entertaining your senses with the visual and verbal induction into the history of those ingredients and the care and the thought and love they received until they were skillfully crafted just for you. The food was all very good of course (pending some very personal palate) but not showing anything really out of the schemes of plates already seen (to be clear, don’t expect full re-elaboration of recipes). But all very skillfully executed. I appreciated the wine matching service though even here I would have wanted to receive a more engaging experience. Saying things like ‘mineral’ ‘leather’ ‘cherries’ etc. is not enough. ESPECIALLY in a place like this you need to embrace the unknown, the untold and whatever lies behind a wine. Also, whereas all wines where undoubtedly of good quality, none of them was a rare or unknown find (not to talk about the price, as I would not expect a 20€ bottle to be used for this service… but it was). To sum it all up: a very well executed and very technical school exercise, though alas not an above and beyond experience that makes you relish at every step of the way asking for more. That ‘more’ was behind the corner but didn’t fully get to it.

This chic, somewhat quirky venue is the perfect spot to enjoy sophisticated concepts with straightforward, understandable flavors. The owner brings a warm, innkeeper-like charm and charisma to the place. His young, attentive team is great at walking guests through how the kitchen transforms simple ingredients into dishes with a dramatic flair. The mussel “impepata” is a real spectacle: the broth is transformed into a clear veil that elegantly wraps around the mussels, adding a refined theatricality to what’s typically a simple, rustic dish. The delights keep coming, with treats like ciauscolo snacks, a stellar take on carbonara, and gin and tonic sorbet making the meal a string of pleasant surprises. Though sometimes, the brilliance of the concept might eclipse the actual taste. Consider it a great pick for an enjoyable, far-from-ordinary fine dining experience.

My visit to Pipero was nothing short of extraordinary. I chose the 8-course tasting menu, and every dish was a true gastronomic revelation. Two dishes stood out in particular: the incredibly tender liver, prepared with a perfect balance of flavors, and the carbonara pasta. While it might seem like a simple dish, the taste was absolutely sublime – a true masterpiece of Italian cuisine. Every bite was meticulously crafted: the combination of textures, flavors, and aromas showcased the chef’s exceptional skill.

Far from a Michelin star standard. The experience is profoundly cold and impersonal, with no context nor history about their philosophy or spirit as you arrive, straight to your table with little to no welcome experience. 3 staff members caring for our table yet not a single one was able to develop any remarkable explanation about the dishes we had (we went for the 8 course menu). The dishes were correctly executed but not a single one worth a Michelin star, this is by far the worst Michelin star experience I have come across (special mention to the most vulgar carbonara if tasted in Rome, the nerve). Overall, a huge disappointment and not worth your money. It is quite clear that minimum effort is being put in this restaurant right now, so go have a far more rewarding experience at any small, local restaurant that actually cares for the food they serve.

What an amazing time at Pipero. We dined there on Christmas Eve and the special menu was absolutely spectacular. Service was also extremely attentive and made us feel welcomed from the moment we stepped in. Deserving of their star

Beautiful, innovative cuisine. Exceptional wine list. Fantastic staff. The Rubik’s Cube at the center of the table is hilarious. Overall, a great special meal in Rome.

Amazing Michelin star restaurant worthy of its title! Pipero's auspiciously designed plates were far better than some other Michelin star restaurants I've been to. I even venture to say that they near two stars! We each ordered the Carte Blanche (€140; tasting menu) - it was well worth its price! It trailed along as followed: - a delightful assortment of crackers and appetizers * (I loved the pickled radish - perfumed with wine flavor!) - potato soup ** (so creamy, fumy, and gentle) - Beef Tartare, almonds and sorrel (€32) ** - octopus, other seafood combination (I am fairly new to enjoying seafood and usually don't take well to it... I was nervous with every bite, but it was very tasteful and had so many textures! It also did not reek nor have a greasy flavor at all.) - Pecar de Corza (mussels) - homemade pasta ** (This pasta was perfection!!!) - Pasta Carbonara (€32) - "The Fried" Catch of the Day with Ginger (€45) ** - Vanilla, Peach and White Wine (dessert on a glass) * - Almond, Lychee and Rose (€20) *** - chocolate assortments Left Pipero satisfied and with our bellies full! Thankful for this amazing experience!

Sadly the worst meal we've had in Rome. This place came highly recommended by our hotel concierge. We've visited many Michelin star restaurants and have always been blown away. We love going to at least one in every city we visit. I'll start with the good. The service is impeccable. They have got it down to an art of being attentive just enough but not hovering. The ambiance is clean and peaceful. The local red wine was the best I've tasted in Rome! So bravo! The food. Was bad to terrible. It's like they are trying so hard to come up with all these unique ideas but they forgot to taste test the food. The only thing we thought was decent was the pickled radish and the ice cream from the 081 desert trio. Their vegan ceviche was melon balls in tomato juice. Not terrible just weird and not actually good. We ordered the beef tartar and it was just ok. Bland without the mayo. The mussels dish was cold and slimy. The chicken potatoes looked like a slug in a plate. Not appetizing. The green pasta with broccoli was hardly edible. I'm curious if the chef tastes his food? The famous carbonara was maybe 4/10. The pasta was harder then Al dente. The sauce was good but the bacon made it too rich. How it won a Michelin has me scratching my head. The main dish with radish and beef bread was bizarre and bitter. The beef bread made it edible. The desert trio... ice cream and foam was delicious, the chocolate cake was a dry brick, forgot what the last one was. I would avoid this place. I'm wondering if it was recommended because it was the only Michelin that had same day reservations? The place was empty but that makes sense given the food. What a pity. It's hard to write this type of review but it is what it is.

An amazing experience from start to finish. Every member of the staff from the host to the servers to the manager were fabulous and accommodating. We had a reservation for opening time (7pm) because we had been traveling and then exploring all day. After debating between the tasting menu and a la carte, we decided to select our own dishes and requested the team to pick a wine that would pair well. Our meal started with two amuse-bouche and bread service. The mozzarella-filled puffs and the chickpea mushroom soup were very tasty. We then moved on to the mozzarella with "surprise" and the surprise was a delightful gazpacho. Next came the pastas. . . Words cannot describe how incredibly good these were. The carbonara made me swoon and the ragout tortellini was artfully presented in addition to mouthwatering. Lastly we enjoyed a beautifully cooked lamb dish with a tomato-based sauce. By the time we had consumed our final bites we could barely keep our eyes open as it was our first day in a new time zone. We skipped the desert and the staff kindly called a cab for us. If you ever find yourself in Rome, make sure you get to Pipero!

Wow! Now I know why Pipero is a Michelin star restaurant. Rome is the capital of amazing delicious food, but I can assure you that Pipero is not like any restaurant in the city. They serve you a five star experience and service that you can't find anywhere else. Pipero is the type of restaurant where you go to have a 5 or 6 course meal. All of their dishes are perfectly executed and are little pieces of art. Obviously their is a price to pay for this, but is well worth it! I wish I remember all the names of the dishes that I had, but I am just going to mention the highlights of my dinner. To start I order the "mozzarella with a surprise" (or something like that), it was a ball of mozzarella cheese that after finishing it, all the juices from the cheese would drop into a puree that was magical. It is pretty hard to imagine, I know! Just order it hahaha. I don't know what the puree had in it, because it was a "surprise", but it was MAGIC! My favorite meal of the night was obviously their carbonara. They claim to have the best carbonara in the city, and I am 100% behind them. During my trip, I must have had at least 8 different Carbonaras and Pipero's was the BEST! The sauce, the pancetta and the pecorino...all came together in the most magical way! I am getting hungry just thinking about it. If you are looking for a place to treat yourself for a night and have a full dinner experience this is your spot!

With all due respect, we were grateful to have been assisted making a reservation here. Unfortunately, the day was turned around out of our control and when we called to ask about moving our reservation bc there was no way we would make it there I was proceeded to be yelled at by the owner. I was nothing but apologetic and polite and just listened to his yelling at me, but on the inside I feel more sorry for his health and blood pressure if this is how he treats guests. It was a recommendation by a local but I would hands down go back to cacio e pepe over this place any day.

We choose the a la carte menu starting with the beef tartare, pasta carbonara. Both were very good. Also good was the and the fried catch of the day mixed salad and the beef, cabbage and juniper. The brioche and majolica of Sorrento desserts were very good as were the numerous amuse bouche dishes. Service was excellent and the setting is lovely. The experience was all very good.

My wife and i came for xmas eve dinner. First let me say that we met mr pipero, very nice guy. He seems to truly care about his restaurant, and we wish him success. The dinner was not only delicious, but it was interesting. There was a variety of flavors, textures and each dish was a little surprising, in a good way. There was also several kind of breads. We love bread. The round loaf had that crunch exterior that when you bite into it, you can hear the crunch from ten feet away. I wish i knew how to make bread like that. We will come back again when in rome. You shouldnt hesitate to try it. Also, you will leave very full so i would skip lunch if youre coming.

Such a nice restaurant! We were recommended by a friend to come try this out. Upon arriving, we quickly realized that we felt underdressed (there's a very formal atmosphere), but the waiters were kind and welcomed us in anyways. Because it was our first visit, they offered us champagne on the house, with compliments from the owner. In fact, the owner himself came to greet us as first-timers. He asked us if we had any preferences or certain foods we didn't like, and said he would provide us with dishes based off of what we told him. It was very interesting, and fun! The first restaurant I've been to where I don't need to order off of a menu, and the chef just gives us whatever he feels like making. We were served with a multi-course meal that was well thought out. Every dish was delicious, and the presentation was just amazing! Low-key, one of the plates had water inside it. I found myself playing with the plate long after finishing my food LOL. The service is great. They are constantly making sure your water is filled, and your bread tray is never empty. (Their bread is homemade btw, delicious af) Overall a great experience. My wallet may be crying, but my stomach is having the time of its life.

Excellent attention to detail and hospitality by Allesandro and Achille. We did the six course tasting menu with wine pairing. Lots of creativity throughout the courses and was a great way to spend my birthday evening while in Rome. There were many "extras" along the way with frequent check-ins by Allesandro and his staff, ensuring our every need was met. If you're looking for greatness while in Rome, just head here, sit back, and enjoy. Although fine dining, the environment was comfortable and welcomed (well-behaved) children. Go for it.

I gave 5 stars for the service and the food, both were excellent. I had my own personal waiter and he was very cute and eager to please. The menu could be a bit cheaper but I guess it keeps the dining crowd to minimum. Def not a place for Jean shorts and flip flops. Pipero Roma 1230 pm, Lunch is served, ring the bell They do also list the food allergies in accordance with Eu regulations Atmosphere may seem stuffy but the owner , Alex Pipero, (not the chef)tries to convey a relaxed environment. The house music is classical but they could play some Sade or Enya. lunch is served on French dinnerware called Bernardaud and Pordamsa cutlery A complimentary appetizer was offered : a water filed thick glassed plate topped with Shrimp and a lemon caper powder / seafood tasting crackers / hot sourdough bread with Sicilian olive oil Sparkling Water I had was Aqua Nepi it was not strong like Pellegrino but actually much more smoother. Do not eat the Spaghetti with red shrimp and onion and lime , too fishy and not tasty at all! THE CARBONARA is highly recommended , made with egg yolk and the fatty part of the cheeks from the pig and pepper , it is what I ended with after all. I was offered a pre dessert of a chocolate mousse base with crumble topped with fresh peaches. Black cherry chocolate and hazelnut for dessert tasted amazing and definitely worth trying regardless of the 20€ price tag. Not sure if I would ever return but would def recommend for a 1 time experience.

My husband and I dined here a couple of weeks ago for an upscale dinner in Rome. We were absolutely delighted. The space is stylish and modern; the food is delicious, whimsical, innovative, yet still holds on to Italian traditions; the staff is extremely knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and gracious. We ordered the tasting menu with wine pairings and were highly satisfied with every course. Some of the highlights included the Mozzarella Surprise, a velvety pasta course, and all of the incredible desserts. Truly a beautiful night at a beautiful restaurant. Go!

Awesome awesome awesome! We had the chef's tasting menu and it was exceptional. We actually thought of coming back to Rome in the future just to go to this restaurant! It is that good. We were treated exceptional which is pretty rare for the restaurants that we've been to previously in Rome. The desserts were my favorite, but everything else was just as good. You must make a reservation ahead of time to get in. Pricey but worth it. It made for a wonderful memory.

The service is very good, the ambiance as well. I think the menu could be a bit less expensive. Paying €45 for 50 or so grams of pork neck is really outrageous. The pasta is good but not memorable.