COROMANDEL

No doubt this a period of culinary experiences. A friend of mine just heard about this new restaurant, located a few steps away from Piazza Navona, so the other night, she organized a dinner there.

Coromandel carries only 26 seats, and is a very
particular place. Katia, the owner has collected different pieces of furniture from web auctions and from all over the world, and has mixed them in a very  pleasant and refined way.

Customers are provided with a choice among two selected menus: a set one at 35 euros, and a "surprise" menu at 55 euros. But, if required, the chef can obviously change a course. 
We decided to avoid surprises, and that's what we had.

An amuse-gueule consisting of ravioli filled with burrata.

An eggplant parmigiana. 
But do not expect the traditional one... Its ingredients were served separately on the same dish (eggplant, fried mozzarella and tomato sorbet).

A hamburger (instead of the suggested raw meat) with crème fraiche and spinaches. 
And I must say that the quality of the meat was superb.

A saffron risotto with pot herbs.

And dulcis in fundo...coppa del nonno! 
This was not part of the menu, but a personal choice of mine. And was delicious!
Cream flavored with coffee, just like the ice-cream, but much better.

I must confess, at the moment I am not so impressed as I expected to be, after all the good critics I have lately read. The courses' presentation is poor, the service is not always accurate, the set menu lacks of balance. But I consider quite premature judging a just opened restaurant, so I look at its potential more than at anything else, and Coromandel has surely a good one. Let's wait a while then, and see what measures will be undertaken. I promise...I'll be back in autumn :)
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