"Dear Martel and team, I am very disappointed that I have a tiny stomach and that I could not fit any more food of your menu. Everything was exceptional. We ordered the sautéed mussels and clams. When you dip the crispy sourdough bread in the white wine and stock sauce, you taste the depth in flavour. For once, we found an Italian restaurant that did not hold back on garlic. The mussels and clams were very tender and juicy. Obviously cooked delicately. DELICIOUS. We then ordered two small size pastas. Note, they are still a generous size and I'm thankful for previous reviewers who noted this. I don't often compliment many Italian restaurant's pastas but both the cacio e pepe and carbonara were perfection. Al dente. Well seasoned. Full flavours. We ordered this dishes as a benchmark as to how well they can nail their basic dishes and both were out of the ballpark. My wife was eating the carbonara sauce after we finished the pasta as the juices of the gaunchale, egg and cheese was so delicious! I made the rookie mistake of not eating the cheese basket together with the cacio e pepe which was regrettable. As for the desserts, the tiramisu was true to its form. Perfect amount of moisture, obviously house made sponge that wasn't soggy, and smooth mascarpone. I have only had 3 exceptional tiramisu in my life, and this was one of them. The other two were from tonnarella, just around the corner and my brother's home made one. BRAVO. And the caramel panna cotta. Smooth as silk. Caramel was perfectly caramelised without being burnt, and it was not overpowering the vanilla base. House wine was also a generous serving and was perfect once aerated. Our best meal in Rome. We will be returning to try their Ragu pasta, lasagna and rest of the dessert. Thanks again Martel for amazing, tentative service. Food served in a timely manner and waiters would check up on us to see how we were going. It was a perfect way to finish our day."
