Frommer's Review
Many Roman food critics call this the best restaurant in the city. After a brief hesitation, we, too, cast our vote for the Cavalieri Hilton's spectacular panoramic restaurant high atop Monte Mario. Arrive early and enjoy the view and Rome's most elegant cocktail bar. In summer, there is alfresco dining on an adjacent terrace. The setting is as elegant as you would expect: trompe l'oeil ceilings, wood paneling, beautifully set tables with Flanders linen and silver, fine porcelain, flickering candles, and sliding glass walls. The staff functions so beautifully they've been compared to a Viennese orchestra.
Since 1994, a talented German chef, Heinz Beck, has been dazzling sophisticated Roman taste buds. Even though he's not a native, he has taken Italian haute cuisine to dizzying new heights, delighting critics and diners with an array of colors and aromas. The surprises go on and on, as you partake of one of the finest meals you are likely to be served in Italy. On a recent visit, we found balance, harmony, and unusual flavor combinations in such dishes as an appetizer of lobster with orange sauce and fresh basil; and a pasta tagliolini with shrimp, fresh lime, and zucchini flowers. Pigeon and duck liver came with a tantalizing mustard-seed sauce. Other recommendations include deep-fried zucchini flowers with shellfish and a saffron consommé, and lamb baked in puff pastry with fresh baby eggplant.
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