Beautiful setting in and outside. Service A. Food ok. Price…read morea bit high. But for me this place is over rated. Better at Angolino di Mirko.

We walked the .5 mile from the center to the restaurant and were greeted by unfriendly hosts. We…read morewere told we must have a reservation. The restaurant was EMPTY!! We were just two and asked if they knew of any other restaurants in the other. The rude host shrugged her shoulders and shook her head. Not one review nor any other information on Yelp says anything about reservations being required. We walked back to town and went where our tour guide took folks. They didn't want to help us either. Our tour guide did share the Tivoli people are very unfriendly. Unfortunately we felt it today.

To cap off a trip to the unbelievable fountains at the Villa Di Este this restaurant is superb…read more Astounding views, friendly staff and delicious food. It's worth a trip just for the restaurant. We went for lunch but I bet it's also beautiful in the evening. Highly recommended.

This restaurant feels like you're at your grandparents house. The smells the warmth and most…read moreimportant the food. This took me back to my child hood spending time at my great grandmothers house and her cooking for us. We started with the meatballs and the bruschetta, the cook also brought us some spinach filled puff pastries that were good also. The meatballs were perfectly cooked, had a great sauce good amount too. I only ate the traditional tomato bruschetta and the fresh tomatoes and the fresh toasted bread with the salt and the olive oil were a perfect match, the other bruschetta was an olive tapenade and some sort of cheese, not a huge fan of olive tapenade so I didn't eat it but my wife and our friend said it was good. I ordered the carbonara, and I will say that it was the best we'd had on our trip and we were in Italy for 9 days, most places put too much egg yolk, over powering the other flavors this was just right perfect amount of cheese and the Speck(bacon) was fried perfectly and although I've heard that al dente pasta is the way to go I prefer mine done and not so al dente and so does this chef as the Tonnarelli was perfect! We also shared a beef filet which was seasoned perfect just a little salt and pepper cooked medium rare! My wife had the lemon crepe. I had one bite and it was great, my wife loved it as well. For drinks my wife had Preseco and our friend had a glass of house red which they enjoyed. I had a coke and my daughter had a sprite, when trying to explain sprite to the cook they also gave us an Italian Lemon soda which we all shred and it was refreshing and delicious. For dessert we shared the chocolate cake, the apple strudel and the wine cookies. The strudel was fluffy slight crispy and had a caramel apple filling! Then only thing wrong was I got too excited and burnt my tongue. The chocolate cake was perfect, six little pieces freshly made. The cookies were good, little hard but we dipped them in our cappuccino's. If you're in Tivoli please stop by and get a great meal!

This place was amazing!!! Pasta was so tasty and chewy. The lasagna dish was filling and also very…read moretasty. Not oily at all! Wish I could have tried more dishes, but these 2 were super filling. Did not have to wait long for the dishes to come out, and it wasn't too busy during lun Out waiter was super nice too. Very welcoming of tourists and patient with our questions. The restaurant is small, cozy, and casual! Indoor and outdoor seating options. Close to the colosseum!

Maybe the food is good! But the customer service wasn't the best! First off all: he got my order…read morewrong. The waiter didn't admit his mistake and actually blamed *me* for it--I never ordered two sandwiches, and he didn't bring the pizza that I *had* ordered. His error was obvious, and worst of all, he touched my food right in front of me with his dirty hands!! And he charged me for it, telling me that it wasn't his fault. But that doesn't matter; I never heard an apology--and worst of all, he touched my food.!!

Came here for lunch and decided to treat myself to the tasting menu (chose the menu with the fish…read moredishes). I have to say - I am surprised by the huge portion sizes! The tasting menu definitely seemed like a meal for two people! The waitstaff was super kind and unbelievably friendly. I was traveling and exploring Tivoli on my own, so it was nice to have a welcoming waitstaff. Here are my thoughts of each menu item: Trionfo di mare: 4.5/5 - enjoyed the assortment of fish! One of them was super fishy, and some pieces weren't super tender, but still tasty overall Scialatielli con ragu di spigola e datterini: 4/5 - plenty of clams, and the sauce had a strong clam taste. Would be nice if the sauce had some flavors other than clam flavor (maybe some herbs would help) Turbante di spigola con verdura croccanti: 4/5 - beautiful presentation. Fish could be more tender. The crunchy vegetables pieces were so tasty Pastiera napoletana - 3.5/5 - not my favorite type of dessert (obviously prefer chocolate), but it had a nice, cold texture. Missing some flavor

I had a day trip to see the Tivoli Fountains. I had a driver and a tour escort and told them I…read morewould like to have lunch with them. Rossella found this hidden gem. For the 3 of us with 3 bottles of sparkling water, 3 pastas dishes, an starter and 2 coffees and desserts, the bill was $70 euros. Delicious and a great service. I know in Italy people do not expect tips, I gave him 10euros and was so happy! The sun was out and having our meal outside was very enjoyable. Great decor!

Get the Calzone. I…read moreknow I don't have a picture (it was gone by the time I even thought to take one..) but a person in our group ordered that, and honestly thats what stood out the most. I mean everything else was amazing too. Just walking up the restaurant is a treat in itself with all the cool streets and architecture nearby. But when you walk it its super homey. It had that energy from the moment you sat down that you were about to get some good food. The service was solid too. We had a big group but our waiter was super accommodating. But yea, if there was thing I can recommend, it is definitely ordering a calzone.

This food was some of the best we've had so far on our trip to Rome. So glad we made the stop in…read moreTivoli for this place alone. I recommend getting anything with artichokes in it. I had them in my pizza and my friends tried them in their pasta, and both were incredible. I also recommend knowing/using a little Italian when coming here- service was decent, but it always helps to know some basic Italian table manners/lingo. Overall, this place will not disappoint!

Okay, so here's what happened: I sat down at Trattoria de Gabriella in Tivoli, expecting a nice,…read morerustic lunch. You know, something light, maybe a salad, a glass of wine, with some old Italian man yelling across the piazza. Classic Italian midday fantasy. Instead, my life flashed before my eyes. Not because of a near-death experience (though the richness of the smoked cheese could have qualified), but because this meal came for my soul. First, the salad. Which, listen, was not a salad. It was a garden daydream. Leaves so fresh they were still negotiating their contract with the soil. Then came the spinach-stuffed ravioli. Imagine a soft pillow filled with the very essence of Italian virtue, then drenched with a cream and butter sauce. The pasta was made fresh probably hours before. And finally, the smoked cheese which I'm convinced isn't even legal in some countries. The trattoria has been around forever, like, probably older than some Renaissance art, and stepping inside feels like being adopted by a family you didn't know you needed. Make sure you wear stretchy pants.

We paid €11,00 extra to have a three course lunch w/ a glass of wine inc in the tour to Tivoli…read more I'm glad that the tour operator brought us to TdG that is rustic. It is away fr the touristy places in the middle of the square close to Villa d'Este. You would prolly need breadcrumbs to find your way back to the square bc it is hard to find. For our antipasto we had bruschetta. It was a nice light start after a lot of walking on a hot day. The primo was an option of spaghetti aglio & olio w/ crushed red peppers, or spaghetti amatriciana. I chose the latter, but had to swap w/ the ITC bc her dish was too spicy. She is fr Milan in Northern Italy where they eat more risotto and polenta. She prefers basic Roman pasta. Nonetheless, both pastas were simple dishes, executed very well. The pasta was al dente vs the overcooked crap we get in the States. In addition, neither was drowned in sauce, or inc a softball sized meatball. The bacon in the amatriciana was subtle, but sufficient to balance starch w/ protein. Lastly, the secondo was an option of thinly sliced roast pork or burrata. To me, the latter was a great way to end the meal on a hot day. I had a bite of ITC's thinly sliced pork, and it was very good. The meat was tender and tasted great w/ the reduction. Regarding the ambiance, all of the other patrons were local inc the Chief of Police and some of his officers. The female chef came out to talk to one of her regulars, as is customary in small towns like Tivoli. Likewise, the service was friendly and warm. Our waiter appreciated that I spoke a little Italian, but like almost all Italians, English is the language they know best after their mother tongue. If you do visit Villa d'Este, skip the touristy restaurants in the square where pretty ladies w/ menus try to flag you down. TdG is where the locals eat, and where you can have simple food done well.

I knew nothing about this spot, so, naturally, I did a bunch of research to write a Sara-take on…read morethis spot. Thesis coming right up. You're welcome Jensen W. You ever walk into a place and immediately think, Okay, calm down? That's Villa d'Este. In the hills of the adorable town of Tivoli, this place is a full-blown Renaissance fever dream. There are intricately carved fountains everywhere, 500-year-old frescoes on literally every surface, and gardens that look like they were landscaped by the gods on their day off. It's not a villa, it's a humblebrag in stone and water decorated by mature flowers. Peep that wisteria. The villa was the brainchild of Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este, who clearly decided that if he couldn't be Pope, he'd settle for becoming the main character in Italian architecture. Find your niche bro, I understand. So, in true Borgia-adjacent fashion (yes, Lucrezia was his mom, no big deal), he hijacked an old Benedictine monastery, brought in artists, engineers, and whatever 16th-century version of an influencer was available, and built himself a Renaissance Crash Pad. Let's talk about the inside first. The frescoes specifically. Oh, you mean the walls and ceilings casually coated in art that's older than most countries? Yeah, those. Still vibrant, still dramatic, still making you feel underdressed. Clean it up, you peasant. You could spend hours just spinning in a circle trying to process all the mythical creatures, divine beings, and symbolic flexes Ippolito had slapped onto every surface. And the craziest part of all? This all somehow survived World War II. I don't know who bribed the gods of war, but the fact that this place didn't get bombed is wild. Divine intervention? Maybe. Or maybe even bombs were like.... Nah, too pretty. And then there are the gardens. Ippolito clearly looked at nature and said, Let's make it extra. Fountains are everywhere. The Fountain of Neptune straight up screams opulence. The Hundred Fountains? Literally a long wall of water just because they could. No electricity by the way. This is all gravity-fed engineering sorcery from the 1500s. So yeah, Villa d'Este is kind of a diva. But when you're 500 years old, survived wars, and still outshine modern garden designers, you've earned the right to be extra. It's unapologetically over-the-top. And we're lucky it's still here to show off.

A horrible experience. Very disappointing. Upon arrival, they informed us that all the water…read morefountains were turned off. They were discounting their admission from €15-€12. That's like going to the Louvre and them telling you that all the art has been removed but you can go in and look at the bare walls for a slight discount. Without the water features the property looked like it needed cleaning and attention to fix weak or dying plants. A great way to ruin and waste a day traveling to from Rome

After being in Italy for 2 and a half weeks and getting sick to death of eating standard Italian…read morepizza/pasta dishes that I could have got anywhere in back home in Melbourne I stumbled across this place. The food was delicious and made with fresh seasonal produce and was reasonably price. Also the bread basket was massive and also delicious. The language barrier was not too much of an issue and the staff were attentive and accomodating to dietary requirements. If you're in Tivoli and are looking for some quality food come here.

Fresh delicious food. Excellent service. Italian home food experience, try lamb and artichoke.read more

Service was excellent. Our bus boy looked like a young version of Sylvester Stallone and oh so…read morefriendly. The waitress was also good at this buffet style lunch. They speak a little English and definitely make an effort to please you with great attentiveness. The view was absolutely spectacular. You are looking down on Park Gregoriano with its Grecian temple and gorgeous greenery. We stopped eating several times to take photos of the perfectly lit columns or a sudden double rainbow. We could not see the waterfall from our seats but believe you can from the dinner room. Why four stars instead of five? The buffet ran out of items and the temperature was a little cooler than I like. The desserts were purchased separate from the lunch buffet as was our American style coffee. The salads were fresh, the food very tasty. A vegetarian could eat here as could a carnivore.

Small place with a wonderful view, they don't speak alEnglish but they really TRYING to do the best…read morefor give you a wonderfully service.