Go on a Culinary Journey…
 Situated atop the highest mountain Monte Mario in the eternal city of Rome, La Pergola at the Rome Cavalieri Hilton Hotel is like the icing on the cake when you travel or visit Rome as it is definitely worth the dining experience. If you like delicious food in an excellent atmosphere and do not mind paying a high price for fine dining, La Pergola at the Rome Cavalieri Hilton Hotel is one of the “must visit” restaurants in Rome.
La Pergola is a roof garden restaurant and cocktail bar offering a vast panorama of Rome amidst sylvan surroundings. You can see most of the eternal city including a clear view of the Dome of Saint Peter’s Cathedral.
The restaurant is very elegant with trompe l’oeil ceilings and classic wooden paneling. The tables are perfectly set with Flanders linen, exquisite silver ware and fine porcelain crockery giving it a very refined and fine dining atmosphere. The multilingual staff are so well trained that their service has been compared to the grace of a classic opera or ballet. If you wish you can take their well informed suggestions before ordering either from the a la carte menu or wine list.
 The food at La Pergola is Mediterranean cuisine with some innovations in traditional Italian dishes. From 1994, Heinz Beck an extremely talented chef of German and not Italian origins has been at the helm of the kitchen raising its standards to dizzying heights and pleasing the most critical of Roman connoisseurs of food. He uses raw ingredients to perfection by maintaining their freshness and wholesome nature and yet adds a touch of sublimity transforming them to refined gastronomic delights. Some of his dishes are very simple and yet absolutely divine in taste. The restaurant changes its menu every month so some recommended dishes may not be available. However some of the best loved dishes at La Pergola include deep fried zucchini flowers with shell fish which is definitely a favourite, lobster with orange sauce and basil, various recipes using salmon including it in ravioli with sour cream as well salmon croquettes which are an eternal favourite especially with green rice, lamb baked in puff pastry accompanied by fresh eggplant. All the breads are freshly prepared.
 An artistically presented dessert tower with petite fours and bite sized desserts are served as a compliment by the restaurant. After which you can order your soufflés, or any one of the wide range of pastries, flans (including those made with ricotta cheese) cakes or even sorbets, typical Italian ones with a touch of innovation.All the typical Italian and Mediterranean cuisine is enhanced with subtle touches by chef Beck leading to an excellent gastronomic experience. The cuisine showcases the creativity of its German chef who had made a place for himself in the hearts of lovers of Italian food including the locals.
Heinz Beck had added a whole new range of colour and flavour to many of the dishes. He has created unique and brilliant combinations of foods which have gone down extremely well with both diner as well as the critics thus maintaining the reputation of La Pergola.
 La Pergola offers a Gourmet menu as well as a la carte dishes. Some dishes in the menu are seasonal as this typifies Italian and for that matter Mediterranean food where generally the freshest and most wholesome ingredients are used to make the characteristic food of this region. One of the best aspects about dining at La Pergola is the harmony that is created in the foods. The ingredients may be varied and simple or seasonal but the way they are blended together to create a distinct whole is what sets La Pergola apart from many other restaurants and makes it the only 3 star Michelin restaurant in Rome. It is also highly rated by Gambero Rossi and Veronelli guides for its fine dining and excellent food.
According to some the view from the cocktail bar is the best .The sommelier is very experienced and can help you choose from a formidable wine list featuring Italian and international wines. In 2002 the L’Espresso recognized it as the “best wine cellar." With around one thousand eight hundred labels from all over the world, the customer is spoilt for choice and it is good to accept the help of the sommelier unless you are a wine expert yourself.
It goes without saying that being perhaps the most popular restaurant in Rome according to many, tables at La Pergola are booked in advance. Sometimes you have to make a prior reservation to dine at La Pergola upto a month in advance.. Formal attire is advised. If you wish to avail this facility there is a separate after dinner smoking room. Most major credit cards are accepted.
 La Pergola is the restaurant to visit for a unique experience in fine dining in Rome. It is ranked among the top fifty restaurants in the world. You can treat yourself here to celebrate an occasion or even if you just love good food and are willing to pay for it. The food the ambience the view and the service all combine together to make it a brilliant experience. It is a nice place to visit with some one special.
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