Run away!! Don't go inside!!! First Look is nice, but That's it... Toilettes are disgusting!!!!!! If you saw that you will have a different view to this "Restaurant" (or whatever they call himself)!! if they can not clean Toilettes, whats about Kitchen!?!!!? Kitchen is just 5 Meters next... Told us self-service is same as bringing to Table and then you see the truth on the bill. Of course expensive also (Coke and Capuccino was 12.80 Euro). read more

Microwaved pasta???.looks nice on the inside but we left our pasta uneaten. This place was by far the worst food I've had in 2 trips to Italy.. RUN!! read more

This place is a tourist trap. Bottles of local wine will hit you for €30 + service charge. The wait staff was a bit rude as well. Given its immediate proximity to St. Peter's Basilica, they believe themselves to be the easy choice for tourists. Please walk a little and find something better. Go somewhere else for authentic Roman food. read more

Horrible!!! DO NOT GO!!! We sat they asked what we wanted with no menu offered. We said just spaghetti and meatballs (their suggestion) and got a platter with terrible spaghetti (worse than anything I've ever had... truly) stale bruschetta and nasty salad. We didn't order anything but spaghetti and 2 cokes and 2 waters. The bill was 70 euro!! We complained and they did nothing. Mad enough I wanted to stand outside and tell everyone to I saw not to go. Next stop yelp and trip advisor for more negative reviews. Don't get scammed. Such a wonderful trip truly blemished by this scam. read more

THIS PLACE IS A SCAM. DO NOT EAT HERE. They trick you into ordering the most expensive thing by not showing you the menu (they act like they don't have menus). The food is TERRIBLE. You won't walk out under 100 euro. ANYTHING else is better. Please avoid!!!! I don't understand how this place is even allowed to be open. read more

Rude took on a new meaning. Shouting at customers is not good business. I just wanted to use their WiFi and ordered a small gelato and a small water. Water: €4. Gelato: €12. 16 euro to use WiFi. To be fair. The gelato was a large plate with two scoops of decent gelato, whipped cream, mint leaf, and pirouette with a drizzle of some sweet substance. It was lovely with 2 spoons. Not my idea of small. Also I had to ask 3 times for the password. Exasperated the waiter took my phone and put it in! Crazy. Stay away! They also yelled at another family who was upset at the way the food was thrown on the table. All I can say is that I think the tour guides get a kickback. read more

Be aware We just stopped by for a drink as we were visiting The Vatican Museums and we have been charged €15.40 for a bottle of coke and a glass of orange juice!!! When we questioned the price we were told this was the charge for the table and also we were charged 10% service fee!! I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!!! read more

Stay away, not friendly staff, screwed up orders, food cold and in one case not edible. YUCK!

1) The menu did not list the prices 2) We were served re-heated OLD food. 3) The food was salty and is a shame on the Italian cuisine. 4) VERY VERY Pricey for such bad food 5) Rude staff 6) Absolutely NO customer service 7) Very closely placed tables, felt suffocating read more

The one time we forgot to check Yelp. Everything said here is true. the bathroom was disgusting too

Just want to echo other reviews. Over priced at least 100% even considering the location. The obvious sign is the waiter just won't give you the menu...but keep asking you to select from the displayed food. read more

HORRIBLE!!! DO NOT EAT HERE!! My sister and I were overcharged 13 euro and had to hassle with staff to get charged the amount IN THE MENU. Worst experience ever. Food is horrible. I would give zero stars if possible. read more

Place sucked!!!! Never write reviews but food sucked. It was re-heated and they over charge.. If you are visiting the city please Skip this place read more

SCAM! TRUFFA! I specifically asked for 2 small gelatos (which should be about $4). The waiter, with a terrible, sly attitude, brings out an entire plate of gelato. Total price? 39 Euro. I went up to the register and said this isn't what we ordered and it's way, way too expensive. After arguing and drama, I got the price down to $20 (still way, way, way overpriced). They specifically take advantage of people this way. Con artists. I don't understand how you people can sleep at night knowing you scam people all day. Heard the couple behind us ask about the price of a beer... It was $28 per beer! Ridiculous! Mortacci vostre! Will be going to the Fidanza tomorrow to report this business. read more

Travelers BEWARE! I would give it a 0 star if I could. We were invited to look inside and then decided to stay. Menus don't have prices. I got spaghetti and meatballs and it was 25 euro. Food was terrible. This was our expensive meal in all of Italy and it was horrible. Please don't go. Also my small coke was 6 Euro and water was 4. read more

My partner and I tried to give this place a chance despite the terrible reviews I have to agree STAY FAR AWAY! 15.50 euros for a coke and Americano talk about raking up the cost! I can't imagine how much it would cost to eat there! Never would recommend! read more

Food was ok, but the waiter demanded a tip when he came to collect the bill. I pointed out that we had already paid a 10% service charge an he said that was for being able to sit outside. Ridiculous. He then was super aggressive about the fact that we did not leave him enough and waited as I stared at him. read more

DO NOT DINE HERE!!! FRAUDULENT PRICES!!! We came in and asked how much the gelato was. They said a small was 2 scoops for 3 euros... then asked if we're dining in or ordering to go. We said dine in. We ordered 3 and when the bill came it was 39 euros!!! When I confronted the waiter then the cashier they played stupid and said "oh the price is different dining in" I said "I asked you all the price and if it was different to dine in you should have disclosed " they acted like a jerk and made us pay read more

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SAVE URSELF THE TRIP!!! this is absolutely the worst restaurant we have ever been to. my family walked in to have a late lunch and at first, we greeted kindly but as soon as we sat down it went downhill FAST. the server made it very clear that we were a bother to them when we literally did nothing wrong!!!!!!! when we sat down, he didn't give us menus or anything, how are we supposed to know what to order if we don't even know what you serve? he began to take down our drink orders and we all ordered waters thinking itd be less money rather than a soda or something. turns out they charge FIVE DOLLARS for a bottle of water. how terrible. he comes back to take our order & we are so confused as to why he thinks we can order without menus..so he throws them down and walks away. the meal goes on and it just gets worse and worse. LONG STORY SHORT- we were lured into a restaurant to be overcharged an extra 20% for the server to be extremely rude & for them to charge for things we didnt even order. NEVER EVER COME HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

This a total tourist trap. Avoid at all costs. Food is nicely displayed, but then microwaved...yuc!. Prices are out of site. If you are used to paying €2 for cappuccino, forget about it...€5 here. The young lady waitress was nice, but the older guy was a grumpy turd when he found out all we wanted was coffee and a small apple strudel. He all but refused to wait on us. When the bill came they added stuff we did not order...oh and they add 10% service charge which is all but unheard of for the most part in Italy. Total bill €24.20... AVOID. read more

Beware, don't be fooled into sitting here! Scammers not up front about pricing and totally ripping you off. Don't sit!

We stopped by after the Vatican and ordered some gelato, a bowl of fruit, iced coffee and orange juice. The presentation was outstanding. The gelato came with two scoops of gelato, a cone on the side, a waffle and fruit and chocolate chips. We were so pleasantly surprised! I understand why people gave this a bad review. They never gave us a menu so the bill came up to $70.50 but the food is good and you get marked up for location. read more

BEWARE! This place should be shut down. It cost over €200 for a horrible meal. They lure you in with charm and then scam you.

We broke the rules and went to a restaurant where there was someone trying to get you to stop in. Never again. This place was awful. Food was basically inedible. My daughter's pizza looked like it had just been thawed. Despite adding a 10% service charge the waiter then hovered over us demanding a gratuity and then complaining loudly and demanding more when he felt that it was inadequate. Stay away! read more

Terrible place - AVOID at all costs, or it will cost you. Pizza sells on average for 12 Euros, at this place, they slap you with a 36 Euro for a pizza with a couple of Salami Slices on it. Our bill for 4 pizza was 105 Euro (That's over 123 US Dollars) for barely edible pizza. Don't Go there! read more

If I could, I would give this place zero stars. As everyone mentions in previous posts, it's a complete rip off. We had just finished the tour of the Vatican museum, and decided to grab some LUNCH. We saw a bunch of people sitting outside, and thought, hey, maybe this place is onto something. We should have walked away when the menu presented to us had 6 options and no prices. But nope, our stomachs got the best of us. We only groaned even more right after placing or order, because the people behind us were charged €50 for a few beers. We were now stuck. The food was a disgrace. No flavor for the lasagna (£13), and the salmon (£25) was the same, plus bones. The prices were what I would have considered dinner prices, and add in a few Cokes at €6 a pop, we were VERY unhappy customers. I have to give it to the server--he was very good at sucking people in. Though, he was properly attentive. If any souls dare see these reviews ahead of time, good for you. You just saved yourself your appetite and a whole lot of euros to spend somewhere more worthwhile. read more

Yep. It really is both bad and overpriced. Never. Walking into a restaurant again without checking Yelp first!

I wish I would've consulted Yelp before eating here! I'd like to echo what all of the other reviews say; this place is a total ripoff. A very personable barker got us to sit down for lunch, gave us a menu with no prices, and we were rushed into pointing to a meal. Later we learned that there is an actual menu with prices...the real menu has spaghetti for $10 euro, while the picture menu has spaghetti and meatballs for $25 euro, etc. Our total bill for a mediocre lunch was 100 euro. Neighboring restaurants offered the same meal (with prices/menus upfront) for less than half the price. Lesson learned! read more

Where do I start.... 2 dry chicken breasts, a week old potatoes and heated up pasta was 30 euros. The total bill came to 165 euros which was a joke. The pizza was worse than Digiorno frozen pizza that you can buy for 2 dollars. I would rather eat the cigarette butts of the side walk than ever step foot in this establishment ever again. If this was the only place to eat I would rather die of starvation than another meal from here. Place should be closed and never opened ever again. If anyone who reads this review goes to this restaurant shame on you. Not even worth 1 Star read more

NEVER EVER GO TO THIS PLACE!!!! We were tired and hungry after visiting St. Peter's Basilica and they were open on a Sunday. Our first choice was the restaurant nearby with a 4 stars but they were close. The guy that looks like a joker was the one who would greet you and I asked him how much because there was nothing written on the the walls for a buffet nor a menu for prices but we thought it's very casual atmosphere so I wouldn't be that much.. He would say you order per plate and then they will weigh and tell you the price. I ordered and then the lady didn't give me a price and just said it will just be served on your table. First of all the food doesn't taste good!!! The salmon I ordered is very dry and probably was heated a lot of times already and their pasta is the worst of all I've tasted in Italy for a whopping €25/person. Our total bill came out to €150 for 4 persons... Advise to this restaurant you are in a very good location treat your customers right and serve good food you will probably get customers over and over again... IF YOU'RE VERY HUNGRY AND TIRED SUGGEST YOU WALK FURTHER AND FIND A BETTER PLACE WORTH MORE THAN WHAT YOU'LL BE PAYING HERE!!! read more

DO NOT EAT HERE. I feel like a broken record after reading these reviews (I wish I had consulted YELP prior to choosing this place). We ordered one omelette, two coffees, and a smoothie and our bill was 52 Euro. I asked to see an itemized bill and the lady was completely rude and crookedly talked up why we were being charged that much. On top of it, our waiter was super condescending about the fact that we were American. It was a horrible experience and this is EXACTLY why I will never step into a place like this without looking at Yelp first. DON'T GO HERE. read more

SHAME on Rome. Allowing a predatory "business" to operate right across from the Vatican. We fell VICTIM today by walking in. The table wasn't cleaned even though we were almost alone at the restaurant. The service was a joke, the "food" was wonder bread with a drizzle of olive oil and a half fried egg with French fries that tasted like they were made in a different month. Stale beyond belief. In short inedible! But they kept the best for last. The CHECK: AROUND 116 EUROS. 4 coffees and some untoasted white bread. Again, by allowing these people to operate, the Italians are leaving a bad taste in people's mouth. Literally and figuratively. If you're lucky enough to read this, PLEASE AVOID OR YOU WILL! REGRET! read more

To be avoided. Two of us stopped in for dessert and a restroom break all for 60 euros. The most entertaining part was listening to everyone's reaction to the prices. read more

Don't eat here. First warning we should've had was that there weren't any prices on the menu. I ordered spaghetti and it had some crunchy noodles around the edges which made me think they had reheated it. Everything about this place was average and what was even more shocking was the price! That sub par plate of spaghetti was 20€ and at best should've only been 6€. SO OVERPRICED. We ended up paying 100€ for our meal for two during lunch time when even some of the most incredible places we've dined at here in the city have not come anywhere near costing that much. Will definitely do my research the next place we visit. read more

Worst food!! Our pizza tasted like frozen pizza with tomato paste from a can. My kids, who love pizza wouldn't finish their pizza and said they lost their appetite. If you see this place, run the other way. read more

The worst food I have ever had. They don't even know how to grill a salmon or prepare the pasta. The only reason I went in was its close to the Vatican. Keep walking and do not enter this place. It's a tourist trap and not worth spending a single penny read more

White wine tasted watered down and vinegary. The pasta was either super bland, or super salty. There's were no truffles in the mushroom pasta. The carbonara was basically egg yolk sauce pasta. The caesar salad has old leaves in it. Do not fall for the appealing display of food. Definitely not worth the price. Our server was kind though. He tried his best to accommodate us with what the chef is putting out. read more

Worst place I've ever been. Was charged 6 € for a coke, and charged a service charge only for bringing us sodas. Do not fall into the trap.

This restaurant is what vacation nightmares are made of. The kindly employees will smile and converse politely because they know they are about to make a killing off of some foreign saps. Beware the menu without prices because they will charge whatever they want for items you order. It was a terrific learning experience for my friends and I that Italy works on a different set of rules than the United States. This restaurant is not the norm and should not be used to prejudge all of Rome and its restaurants but it is more of a warning that there is the possibility to be taken for a ride by scum bags. The food was garbage and the prices were outrageous read more

AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS. We were tired and hungry with 3 kids in tow and this was the first place that we saw. Here is the modus operandi for the ripoff. First they don't show you a menu. Then they pretend to get the order wrong and extra items you did not order. So there is a chance you may just decide to get it. The food is stale. The bread worse (they don't offer it, you have to ask and you get it in wrappers so they can recycle the unused stale bread). and finally when the bill comes it is astronomical. 8 euros for an OJ or a beer. €15 for an entree. Just not something you would expect to see for the kind of food they give you or the ambience. The trick like I'd said is to not show you the menu or the prices till the very end. Can I make it any clearer? AVOID AVOID AVOID. read more