Archimede - Roma

It was not average but not very good either so upgraded to 4 stars. Service was attentive and friendly. Wine was delicious. Pasta was huge so if you are hungry a good place. Couldn’t eat all of it and left without dessert. Restaurant was full of Italians and no tourists. Pasta was nice without being special.

Had passed this restaurant a couple of times as staying in the Pantheon area, looks so pretty and romantic at night. decided to have lunch, the food was lovely. My husband had steak which was very tender and flavoursome , I had the aubergine parmigiana- so good.

As a university department chair, I hosted a group of 7 for dinner. Obviously, the waiters didn 't that, but simply being a woman host attracted their scorn. To start, I ordered a bottle of wine, after consulting with a waiter, who then presented it to the most physically imposing of two men in the group; he redirected the waiter to me. We all saw the waiter raise his eyebrows dubiously. He then poured my glass without showing the bottle and scoffed when I asked to see the label. Despite all signs that I was the host- (I subsequently ordered two bottle of another wine and also requested the check – the waiter presented the bill to that same man in our group, who once again redirected him to me. The waiter then sneered to this man, referring to me: Oh, the big boss. This was actually insulting (emasculating) to my guest as well as to me. What if I were simply a generous woman hosting friends or friends? No woman hosting should receive this hostile treatment. The meal was okay, but even if it had been wonderful, I would never, ever go back. Italian men are definitely more behind when it comes to women, but this was simply bad and unprofessional behavior that upset everyone in my group.

Our first dinner in Rome at Ristorante Archimede. We started off with an appetizer plate of calamari fritti's. Their calamari absolutely melted in your mouth. I'm not one who enjoys chewing on rubber bands lol, again this was the best ever! Next was a Sinistra Tonnarelli Cacio E Pepe which I swapped with Greg who ordered ravioli di ricotta romana e spinaci al burro e salvia. I tried to order a bottle of cabernet sauvignon only to get a look lol. I then asked what wines they have. The response was Red or white!!! I said I'll have red. It like everything else was delicious.

Great food. Pasta was awesome veal was a treat. Service was personable and prompt.