GLASS HOSTARIA

A Glass fully empty

Following the Michelin Guide‘s recommendation, my husband and I dined at Glass Hostaria on 5 November 2023; I was in charge of the booking and had read some of the bad reviews on Google prior to booking, but assumed that the Michelin Guide couldn’t be that wrong. Unfortunately, I was the one who was wrong. This review reflects my personal taste but this restaurant is as far from a Michelin star as the sun is from Neptune. If you are interested in why, I kindly invite you to read the rest of my review.

On the positive side, the staff were very friendly and the interior design is, albeit being a bit outdated, appealing. However, when we asked our super friendly waiter for a recommendation for a crisp, light bottle of white he served a 14.5% alcohol bottle which we unfortunately noticed only after he had poured the glasses.

Which brings us to the food and I am sorry to say that we did not like ANY of our Glass Tasting Menu courses:
The chef‘s hors d‘oeuvre were some of the blandest I ever had in my entire life. Next was the chicken soup, which, no offense to chef Bowerman, tasted like tinned Campbell‘s soup. Dining in the world‘s capital of pasta, it was shocking how overcooked the shrimp taglioglini were. Next up were gyoza which appeared to have been sitting on the plate for hours before being served - they looked super dry and were super dry.
The pork neck was also not to our liking; we love Sous-vide but the meat was simply not cooked enough. The semi-ok dessert could not change the fact that our visit to Glass Hostaria was the culinary disappointment of the year and quality and price are, in our view, entirely outbid proportion.

Cena per 12
Perfetto tutto
Il cibo e l’abbinamento con i vini
Il servizio ineccepibile
La chef Bowerman attenta e premurosa con ogni commensale
Esperienza unica

Se volete fare un "viaggio" nel gusto, nella ricerca delle materie prime, nell'equilibrio dei sapori, nel sapiente gioco delle consistenze.. questo è il posto giusto. Abbiamo provato il percorso "Glass", scandito attraverso 6 portate principali (e altre 3 prelibatezze), di dimensioni giustamente contenute, ma che in più di un'occasione ci ha fatto esprimere il desiderato.. wow! Il locale è bellissimo, di design, con richiami "industrial", luci soffuse e musica lounge in sottofondo. Nota di merito per la giusta distanza tra i tavoli, per il rispetto della riservatezza (cosa alquanto rara a Trastevere!). Servizio impeccabile, sommelier professionale e simpatica. A conclusione del pasto, abbiamo anche avuto il piacere di conoscere e conversare con la chef Bowerman, attenta al rapporto e alla cura dei clienti. Esperienza stupenda.. non solo enogastronomica.. come dovrebbe essere di norma in ristoranti stellati, o aspiranti tali. Da provare!

Super!!

è uscito l articolo della chef capelli rossi che vole 75 euro se non te presenti e non disdici entro 48 ore prima! Assurdo! E se muoio? Ahahahah
pe me poi pure diventà co i capelli blu ma da me nun vedi n'euro!! ;)
E poi pe magnatte che? Niente!
Se prima volevo provallo.. adesso lo sconsiglio vivamente