The way my mom was served cacio e pepe in a restaurant in Rome – is this normal?
The way my mom was served cacio e pepe in a restaurant in Rome – is this normal?
by daneguy
44 Comments
daneguy
This was in a highly rated restaurant. The only primi dishes they serve are the four Roman pastas. Good reviews by Italians.
However, I have never seen cacio e pepe served like this, which dry pasta and the sauce on top. The al’amatriciana did look fine, as did the other dishes they had.
So what’s up with this?
Beam_but_more_gay
Ew
LaBelvaDiTorino
Pasta con la sburrata
agmanning
This looks like some tourist trap nonsense.
I went to a couple of places that the locals insist are still “tourist traps” and every one I got proper emulsified sauces.
Sorry about this…
LiefLayer
No, it looks terrible
poolsicle
che schifo
frankie8bcn
I would have had it go back to the kitchen.
The cacio e pepe is all about mixing the pasta and the cream, that picture seems taken at a (poor) work canteen.
Btw, when restaurants try too hard to “seem” Roman, such as using Roman dialect in their website or menu…I tend to be suspicious of the quality. Real traditional roman restaurants are straightforward and don’t need that crap
ilsasta1988
Tourist trap for sure, report them to police 🤣
throwawayornotidontk
this looks like overcooked pasta with some store bought sauce on it. i’m sorry yall threw away your money for this nonsense lmao
Traditional-Bet6765
Are you sure this is a cacio e pepe? It looks like stracciatella or bechamel. Anyway, definitely not what I would expect to receive if I order a cacio e pepe.
HolyGarbanzoBeanz
pasta “il segreto dello chef”
ElContador69
This does not look what cacio e pepe looks like. And I’m not talking about the fact, that pasta and sauce aren’t mixed. The sauce itself looks like a completely different dish, with cream in it..
jibaero
Noooooooo
weld1250
Did she take the picture before or after lunch?
Horacolo
No, nope, nopety not!
falcofernandez
They scammed you
jamesl182d
No. It’s not normal. It looks awful.
The_Stargazer
No
Laky099
This thing is similar to a “Cacio e Pepe” as much as my body is similar to The Rock one
Rare_Hovercraft_6673
Nope. There’s no cream in Cacio e Pepe.
carozza1
Would you like some more pasta added to your cream?
Full-Cry7464
This is a crime against the holy spaghetto
canardu
that’s a scam, they put some jar souce on top of spaghetti or something. looks disgusting.
Push_and_Wash
They don’t serve it like that even in prison..
Fidozo15
Looks like someone threw white playdough on your pasta
duck_the_fog
That cacio e pepe died and went to hell
tharnadar
No
blablaeco
Jeez| (in every sense possible). This is terrible.
FlavioDCLXVI
This is a way to serve the cacio e pepe. Pasta is NOT dry underneath. They simply added more sauce on top. I know that restaurant and I can assure you that their kitchen is typical.
Str1k3r93
That seems to be pasta with mornay sauce, which doesn’t make sense in cacio e pepe but would be good for lasagne
DepthTurbulent3300
Ma nn sei in Italia???
No-Hope-258
It is a tourist trap the sauce looks good but normally is is mixed with the pasta not on top,they put it that way because they think it is more palable like this.
StrongCoffee4856
NO
StrongCoffee4856
I’m from Rome, where was this?
pcaltair
This is legit the worst looking thing I’ve seen served in Italy. I’d prefer hospital food
spacehiphopnerd
Call the Carabinieri
tntaro
Time to bring death penalty back
Solidmarsh
Went to a tourist trap
gogoguo
Not Italian and I’m already squirming 😖
pioppotto
Raga ma se i proprietari hanno la faccia da egiziani e siamo in un ristorante italiano ma zio pera non entrate nei ristoranti credendo di mangiare italiano
pinkaline
Nooooo, I hope she will have a better meal next time !
UniqueCartel
Lol
MorrighanAnCailleach
Tourist trap.
PrestigiousArachnid_
Please drop the name of the restaurant so we can review bomb it
44 Comments
This was in a highly rated restaurant. The only primi dishes they serve are the four Roman pastas. Good reviews by Italians.
However, I have never seen cacio e pepe served like this, which dry pasta and the sauce on top. The al’amatriciana did look fine, as did the other dishes they had.
So what’s up with this?
Ew
Pasta con la sburrata
This looks like some tourist trap nonsense.
I went to a couple of places that the locals insist are still “tourist traps” and every one I got proper emulsified sauces.
Sorry about this…
No, it looks terrible
che schifo
I would have had it go back to the kitchen.
The cacio e pepe is all about mixing the pasta and the cream, that picture seems taken at a (poor) work canteen.
Btw, when restaurants try too hard to “seem” Roman, such as using Roman dialect in their website or menu…I tend to be suspicious of the quality. Real traditional roman restaurants are straightforward and don’t need that crap
Tourist trap for sure, report them to police 🤣
this looks like overcooked pasta with some store bought sauce on it. i’m sorry yall threw away your money for this nonsense lmao
Are you sure this is a cacio e pepe? It looks like stracciatella or bechamel. Anyway, definitely not what I would expect to receive if I order a cacio e pepe.
pasta “il segreto dello chef”
This does not look what cacio e pepe looks like. And I’m not talking about the fact, that pasta and sauce aren’t mixed. The sauce itself looks like a completely different dish, with cream in it..
Noooooooo
Did she take the picture before or after lunch?
No, nope, nopety not!
They scammed you
No. It’s not normal. It looks awful.
No
This thing is similar to a “Cacio e Pepe” as much as my body is similar to The Rock one
Nope. There’s no cream in Cacio e Pepe.
Would you like some more pasta added to your cream?
This is a crime against the holy spaghetto
that’s a scam, they put some jar souce on top of spaghetti or something. looks disgusting.
They don’t serve it like that even in prison..
Looks like someone threw white playdough on your pasta
That cacio e pepe died and went to hell
No
Jeez| (in every sense possible). This is terrible.
This is a way to serve the cacio e pepe.
Pasta is NOT dry underneath.
They simply added more sauce on top.
I know that restaurant and I can assure you that their kitchen is typical.
That seems to be pasta with mornay sauce, which doesn’t make sense in cacio e pepe but would be good for lasagne
Ma nn sei in Italia???
It is a tourist trap the sauce looks good but normally is is mixed with the pasta not on top,they put it that way because they think it is more palable like this.
NO
I’m from Rome, where was this?
This is legit the worst looking thing I’ve seen served in Italy. I’d prefer hospital food
Call the Carabinieri
Time to bring death penalty back
Went to a tourist trap
Not Italian and I’m already squirming 😖
Raga ma se i proprietari hanno la faccia da egiziani e siamo in un ristorante italiano ma zio pera non entrate nei ristoranti credendo di mangiare italiano
Nooooo, I hope she will have a better meal next time !
Lol
Tourist trap.
Please drop the name of the restaurant so we can review bomb it