Café Propaganda (Rome, Italy)

The restaurant was opened approximately six months ago and they are already in the Michelin guide, so I had to check it out.

I have to confess that I love the Parisian style decoration. White subway tiles, crystal chandeliers, wooden tables and fresh tulips.

The service was friendly but somewhat without personality, I even felt I was in Paris (oops, sorry dear Parisian friends, you guys rock, I think you can relate to what I am trying to convey in here). They dressed casually, which is something that somehow I appreciate. I always felt a bit uncomfortable when going to restaurants where the staff has an uniform on. Too posh for me I guess.

The menu was located in two places, the main menu on a newspaper like format and a daily menu on the blackboard.

I knew exactly what I wanted to get as I browsed their online menu and I was happy with what I had.

My wine (La Randa) was fruity and delicious, I loved it!

I had a shrimp, artichoke, green apple, and crispy lettuce salad. The salad was very tasty and the shrimp fresh.

For dessert, I had a pistachio crème brûlée and it was soo good! It reminded me of the one from Marben in Toronto.

All said, the food was very good but I was not trilled. Quite honestly, I don't know how they ended up in the Michelin guide.

Would I return there? Why not? But I have plenty if places to visit in Rome before returning to Cafe Propaganda.

I wanted to note here that most of the clientele was Italian even though two of the tables were taken by tourists. This was quite shocking to me taken that they are located near the coliseum and I was having lunch after 2PM... I guess they work for the Italian government.

Ciao!