Chef Elli Benchimol is associated with Apéro, a French restaurant in Washington D.C. known for its seasonal French-inspired cuisine, caviar, and extensive wine list.
Tim Monaghan transitioned from a career in banking and finance to open his own Italian restaurant, Ulivo, in Park View.
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One of the best italian res in TĐ. The salad was fresh with lettuce and bacon bits. We also ordered the spicy vodka with extra fried chicken. Never tasted anything like that before. It was creammy and a lil bit spicy with a hint of tomato sauce. The steak frites we ordered was served medium rare. The texture was not there but still a decent dish. We finished off with a piece of tiramisu, which was the best way to end the night.
Let's say the Spicy Vodka was indeed the star of the meal! Was recommended to try it and definitely was not disappointed 😋 Creamy & spicy (- from both the vodka and the spice I supposed?) - were what made it exceptional!
Unfortunately the rest was not as good, I'd give the other dishes an "ok", the medium rare steak was tough yet the flavor was alright, especially the tiramisu was underwhelming - I was expecting more with that price and personally I was not really a fan of runny tiramisu. However the portions did make up for that :)
The space and lighting can be improved too - can easily tell with how bad lighting and blurry my pics were lol
All in all the pasta saved the show and it has been worth a 45-minute trip to get there and I'll defo come back to try more! Also the staffs were lovely and helpful 🥰
We’ve been this bistro quite sometime now. Apero Bistro & Bar is a great spot for Italian food. The pasta is easily the best fresh, rich, and full of flavor. Their pizza also ranks among the top, with a quality ingredients, I hope they could make a little bit more crispy. A solid choice for a satisfying meal every time we ate here.
Dropped by for quick brunch with my cousins after a long day. Servers and staff attended to us right away. Menu are in English with prices explicitly stated on there as well aka prices exactly as menu shows. We ended up order a bunch since portion sizes are to our liking … they are all great tasting, my fav are sweet potato fries, beef (medium rare — but I wish we order another portion of additional medium as well since it was yummy), and tiramisu — soft and melt immediately after it touched my tongue. Prices are reasonable for everything we ordered.
Parking are on site with clear signage and security officers standing by … the clearance for parking entry is capped at 2 meters and 1 (2.1 m) which our car standing 2.0 m can fit right in. Underground Parking also have elevator going up directly to the restaurant as well.
My cousins been here plenty of times so they knew the ins and outs, for us it’s first time and wasn’t disappointed.
Note: they can only process VISA at the moment if you plan to use your credit cards here.
If i say they make good food, they MAKE GOOD FOOD!
The chicken is cripsy on the outside and tender on the in, truffle mayo sauce is bomb!
Beef cheek is tender almost perfect, but what i love is the sauce that come with this dish, i tasted a bit of wine, cream and parmesan cheese!
Their pasta is always on point, there is nothing to say about it!!
And this is just the lunch menu.
Would definitely come back! Highly recommend.
