La Pergola

The best hotel restaurant in Italy, La Pergola is much more than just a famous menu. Its three-Michelin stars -- the only restaurant in Rome to be accorded such an honour -- attest to the excellence of its cuisine. A wine cellar with over 50,000 bottles, a water menu with 29 choices, olive oils and vintage balsamic vinegars from the best producers in Italy, and the finest ingredients to be sourced in the Mediterranean -- all hint at the pursuit of culinary excellence.

But like everything at the Rome Cavalieri, it is also about ambience, about style. Your table is laid with vermeil plates and cutlery. All around are some of the hotel’s most charming art treasures – fine paintings, a rare Aubusson tapestry, Sèvres porcelain, 18th century bronze candelabra, precious imperial furniture and a wonderful collection of hand-blown glass by Emile Gallé. At the centre of the room is an imposing 17th century Celadron vase adorned each day with a spectacular floral composition created by the hotel’s master florist. Adjoining La Pergola is our exclusive Cigar Lounge where you can savour a great cigar with a vintage liqueur while enjoying our fine collection of orientalist paintings.

But nothing influences the character of an evening at La Pergola so much as Rome itself. Beyond the panoramic windows the Eternal City is spread beneath you. On summer evenings, out on the candlelit terrace, the city twinkles like fallen constellations. The dome of St Peter’s seems close enough to touch. In such a setting, with such a menu, La Pergola is one of the world’s greatest dining experiences.

OPENING TIMES

Tuesday to Saturday: 7.30 pm – 11.30 pm

DRESS CODE

Jacket for gentlemen

HOLIDAY DATES

Closed 1st - 26th January 2009

Closed 9th - 24th August 2009

BOOKING INFORMATION

To avoid disappointment at this very sought-after dining room, reservations are required in advance. Please contact:

LaPergolaReservations.Rome@hilton.com

Heinz Beck

Executive Chef at La Pergola since 1994, Heinz Beck is the recipient of numerous awards for outstanding achievement throughout a long and prestigious career. The menu at La Pergola is his greatest achievement to date -- innovative and exciting while maintaining a respect for culinary tradition and remembering that great cooking is about fresh ingredients handled with sensitivity and passion. ‘I want,’ Beck says, ‘to transmit emotions through a balance of aromas, flavours and colours.’ Like the Rome Cavalieri and La Pergola, Heinz is very much a part of Roman culture and society. In 2000 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Foyer of Artists Award, an International Award from La Sapienza University of Rome, the first time the award had been given to a chef.

La Pergola Wine Cellars

The "Grand Award" from the Wine Spectator, more than 50,000 bottles, over 3,000 labels, a cellar divided into a number of individually air-conditioned areas, a collection on a vast scale, wines from 1888 to the present day, cult wines; these are just some of the factors that make the cellar of La Pergola the only one of its kind in the world. It has received the wide recognition and on top of this, its “curator” Marco Reitano was awarded the Oscar del Vino, for the best Italian sommelier; the wine cellar is a masterpiece of absolute excellence which is not to be missed.