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Taste to tell!

“La Rufinella” Restaurant is located inside the historical Villa Tusolana in Frascati, in a green area a few steps from the center.
Vaulted ceilings and elegant frescoes in the room invite you to look up.
The large windows overlook the green hills of the Castelli Romani landscape, and the enchanting night lights warm the relaxing, elegant atmosphere.
The undisputed protagonist is our À la carte seasonal menu: fish recipes and dishes inspired by tradition, but interpreted with new imagination and culinary attention. Our Cuisine aims to impress.
The delicious homemade desserts, such as “ciambelline al vino” (crispy biscuits)…a traditional Roman dessert and perfect dipped in wine, one of the specialties offered by Villa Tuscolana restaurant.

Appetizers

  • Marinated salmon with rhubarb, green apple, beetroot gel and candied ginger
  • Red shrimp tartare with buffalo mozzarella cream, basil pearls
  • Octopus tentacles with blueberry
  • Mantuan pumpkin tart on Brie fondue, sliced almonds
  • Fried anchovies with Panko bread crumbs, Ponzu sauce and chicory

Second courses

  • Poached egg, smoked salmon and spinach nest with Bernese sauce
  • Cod cbt, Aioli sauce, zucchini “Scapece” and Piquillo pepper stuffed with flavored bread
  • Baked sea bass, romaine lettuce foam with roasted broccoli
  • Cuttlefish ice cream stuffed with pepper coulis, mustard gel with mandarin, turnip greens
  • Squid stuffed with herb-scented breadcrumbs, purple potato foam and carrots cream
  • Beef slice with Anna potatoes, Bernese sauce and chickpea flour

First courses

  • Pacchero with Scorpionfish/Red Gurnard, yellow Piennolo tomatoes, olives crumble and capers powder
  • Lobster ravioli with cannellini bean velouté, crispy black cabbage
  • Potato gnocchi with seafood ragout, sun-dried tomato and Roman broccoli
  • Pumpkin ravioli, smoked leek and salted amaretto crumble
  • Spaghettone with garlic, chili and olive oil with mullet roe
  • Spaghetti with tomato and tomato concassé

Desserts

  • Hazelnut semifreddo, hot chocolate and crumbled almonds
  • Tiramisu sphere, cocoa sand
  • Revisited Sicilian “cassatina”
  • Pavlova with berries and lime meringue
  • Not the usual strudel

Appetizers

  • Marinated salmon with rhubarb, green apple, beetroot gel and candied ginger
  • Red shrimp tartare with buffalo mozzarella cream, basil pearls
  • Octopus tentacles with blueberry
  • Mantuan pumpkin tart on Brie fondue, sliced almonds
  • Fried anchovies with Panko bread crumbs, Ponzu sauce and chicory

First courses

  • Pacchero with Scorpionfish/Red Gurnard, yellow Piennolo tomatoes, olives crumble and capers powder
  • Lobster ravioli with cannellini bean velouté, crispy black cabbage
  • Potato gnocchi with seafood ragout, sun-dried tomato and Roman broccoli
  • Pumpkin ravioli, smoked leek and salted amaretto crumble
  • Spaghettone with garlic, chili and olive oil with mullet roe
  • Spaghetti with tomato and tomato concassé

Second courses

  • Poached egg, smoked salmon and spinach nest with Bernese sauce
  • Cod cbt, Aioli sauce, zucchini “Scapece” and Piquillo pepper stuffed with flavored bread
  • Baked sea bass, romaine lettuce foam with roasted broccoli
  • Cuttlefish ice cream stuffed with pepper coulis, mustard gel with mandarin, turnip greens
  • Squid stuffed with herb-scented breadcrumbs, purple potato foam and carrots cream
  • Beef slice with Anna potatoes, Bernese sauce and chickpea flour

Desserts

  • Hazelnut semifreddo, hot chocolate and crumbled almonds
  • Tiramisu sphere, cocoa sand
  • Revisited Sicilian “cassatina”
  • Pavlova with berries and lime meringue
  • Not the usual strudel

WELCOME

Open from Tuesday to Saturday

WELCOME

Open from Tuesday to Saturday

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On the slopes of the Tuscolo stands the majestic Villa Tuscolana.”La Rufinella” is one of the ten Tuscolane Villas, the tallest villa on the hill above the town of Frascati.

It was built in 1578 by the will of Cardinal Alessandro Rufini where the ruins of the ancient Roman residence of Marco Tullio Cicero stood.
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