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Bianco's Vespette e Forchette

4.3 (111 reviews)
ModerateItalian, Vegetarian, Seafood
Closed • 8:30 am - 10:00 pm

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Casual
Classy
Moderate noise
Good for kids

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Frank D.

Remember you are on A Roman holiday. Initially you might walk in and leave. Stop! Stay! This is not a tourist trap! Roberto is hopefully working when you visit. A professional waiter. The restaurant has a very appealing approach to reviving you after a 3 hour Vatican tour. Their menu has many typical Roman mandatory plates. My over-60 party of 2 did the shrimp/scallop ravioli and green salad with the house white wine. Also the pork rib and potato fry side. Enjoy!

Alex M.

I do not understand the great reviews here. I was looking forward to this, since the reviews were good, but I was really disappointed. The service was nice, and the place is cute- but my spaghetti pomodoro was just awful. Possibly the worst plate of pasta I've ever had. No flavor whatsoever. I could have poured sauce out of a can and had a more interesting meal. It's often the simple things that show you how good a restaurant is- and this one failed big time. I will say the bread, and fried pizza balls were great as were the olives. My husband had the tuna salad with olives (Nizzaro?)- and he wasn't too disappointed. Nothing special- but at least his wasn't horrible. But he agreed my pasta was awful. My awful pasta was 10 euro and my husband's salad was around 9.50 and the soda water (large bottle) was a very fair 3.50.

Vesna B.

I'm sad to leave Rome for 2 reasons... first because is beautiful city,second I'll not have one of my favorite restaurants nearby. Went to Biancos on couple of occasions and never got disappointed. It's a cosy little place, with simple but tasty food, friendly staff and great music. I had beef Carpaccio with Parmesan shavings as a starter. They put truffle oil on the top; great combination. Pesto pasta as a main. Fresh & tasty. I couldn't resist to one of my favorite desserts at the end, Portamisu!!! Highly recommended! Will be back soon!!!

Big D.

On the backside of a tour of Vatican City, we decided to fill our need to live by more than bread alone. Yelped this convenient bistro and found our way over to it for a sit down lunch. The whole place has Vespa mopeds inside and out, just in case you weren't sure you're in the right place. Small but quaint, not a lot of servers (common all over Europe). A whole lot of menu items to choose from, so if you didn't like it, you didn't choose wisely. I ordered a simple homemade lasagna which I enjoyed, but the Mrs. wasn't as accurate with her choice. She opted to get spaghetti and meatballs thinking it'd be better in its country of origin than in the states. Perhaps, but not here. The meat was unseasoned and the sauce was plain, and that was unexpected. I guess if we had saw Karen back there in the kitchen we'd have known to order something she couldn't mess up. I did. The experience was pleasant and the staff abliged to grant to the patrons' request for pictures and special seating (except for on the Vespas). Not a bad place, just order something with plenty of cheese in it.

LoveToEat Z.

Found this quiet restaurant from Yelp for lunch after our visit to Pope's Sunday Blessing at St Peter's Basilica. The service was great and the bathroom was clean. Mushroom risotto was good. Grilled pork chop was tender. However, the lobster was not fresh.

Ian M.

Delicious food! We ordered gnocchis and a Caesar salad, everything was Prices are fair Excellent ambience

Natalie B.

We had a delicious dinner here last night. We had the mixed bruschetta, with five different kinds, the caprese salad, pesto pasta, and the carbonara, followed by the homemade tiramisu. The caprese was delicious! The cheese was flavorful and the tomatoes were perfect. The bruschetta was delicious, especially the one with sautéed mushrooms on top. I had the pesto which was a perfect portion size, and it was very light and delicious. My husband had the carbonara, and he said it was fantastic. He is not a big dessert person but he loves tiramisu. I am a huge dessert person, but don't care for tiramisu. However, it was delicious, and I'm glad we tried it. We were very pleased with the service and the food. We would definitely come back here.

Portomasu-- Port wine tiramisu. INCREDIBLE!
Peri R.

This was one of the best meals we had in Rome! We enjoyed the spinach ravioli, fettuccini, grilled sirloin and grilled salmon. We finished our meal with port wine tiramisu which I had never had before-- so delicious! Our server, Roberto was friendly and accommodating and had really attentive service. For 2 first courses, 2 second courses, 2 drinks, 2 espressos and 1 dessert, it was €90 which I found to be really reasonable.

The spinach/salami/mushroom/bacon pizza!
Sharon L.

FOOD: Excellent! My fiance and I didn't know that the pizzas would be so big, so we ordered two. I had the funghi, and he had the salami/mushroom/spinach pizza. Ingredients were really fresh, and the pizzas overall were really delicious. The portions were HUGE. We definitely could have gotten away with just one pizza. PRICE: Also really great. A 12-ish inch pizza here costs 7-12 euros. That could easily feed two people. SERVICE: The chef himself comes out and asks how your food is. Waiters are so welcoming and charming, and they really appreciate any attempt to speak Italian. It's been my favorite place in Italy so far in terms of ambiance!! LOCATION/AMBIANCE: Within a 5 minute walk of the Vatican. Sit indoors for wifi and a quieter ambiance, sit outside for more people-watching. Loved the decor. RESTROOMS: Sparkling clean! This is really important to me, as a tourist. Plus, these toilets are not the squatty kind; it actually has a toilet seat. I cannot emphasize how relieved I was.

Forrest H.

Perfect spot for our last meal in Italy... The vegetarian tag attracted my wife, but this place serves plenty of meat dishes. The food is on par with other spots around, but it gets 5 stars because the owner turned down a rowdy group of 6-8 guys that just wanted drinks. On a slow day, that's a hard thing for an owner to do, but I (and the rest of the patrons) really appreciated it! There's plenty of bars and we may join that crew later tonight (they looked like a fun crowd!), but for lunch, it's nice to enjoy soft talk and good food.

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We LOVED this place (went in 2019). Burrata and panna cotta. Great tender pork shoulder. Will be back if we get a chance.

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I wanted something local, authentic, and no frills for my birthday dinner in Rome and found this…read moreplace with countless positive reviews. We made a reservation online, arrived about 20 minutes early, and they gladly sat us right down. While we were there we noticed plenty of locals eating, chatting with the servers in Italian, and having a blast, which is always a green flag. The menu leans traditional Roman; extensive, with plenty of pasta, meats, and fish. The supplì classico and the cacio e pepe one were both phenomenal. We also had the all'amatriciana and carbonara, and both were divine. After a week traveling through Europe, my husband said this was his favorite meal and restaurant of the trip. It was a top one for me too. We also ordered the oxtail; delicious, but I'm not sure I'd get it again since you get two pieces that are mostly bone. I know that's just how oxtail is, but I was expecting a little more. The panna cotta for dessert was a great choice too. Service was fine, nothing to write home about, but honestly I appreciated how rough around the edges it was. They kept it real; don't come expecting fancy restaurant service. This is a place you go to for authentic food and flavors. We sat outside on the sidewalk, great for people watching, though they had plenty of space inside and even multiple floors. Oh, and the house wine was delicious and a great deal. Our entire meal only came to €70, the cheapest dinner we had in Italy. Definitely try it if you're in Rome.

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We had one of the worst dining experiences of our entire trip to Italy at this restaurant. The…read moreservice felt discriminatory and incredibly unwelcoming from the moment we arrived. Our family of four was waiting to be seated when a local family of four arrived after us and was seated immediately. We were eventually seated right next to them, and they were served bread while we were ignored and received none. We ordered wine that was never brought to the table, and at one point a waiter who was not even serving us removed our wine glasses after we had already ordered the wine. The service throughout the meal was chaotic and rude. The artichoke dish was extremely bland -- no seasoning and no flavor at all. Most of the food was greasy and disappointing. To make matters worse, we were seated directly next to the kitchen where the cooks and waiters were loudly arguing throughout our meal. We understand that service in Italy is often slower and more relaxed, and we have enjoyed wonderful hospitality everywhere else during our trip. However, this was by far the worst service we experienced anywhere in Italy. We were even asked if we wanted the bill before we had finished eating, while the local family next to us remained seated comfortably long after finishing their meal. We left feeling unwelcome and discriminated against. Unfortunately, this restaurant seemed interested only in serving locals well. If you are not Italian, do yourself a favor and dine elsewhere. We absolutely do not recommend this place.

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34 - Grilled Turbot and meatballs/mashed potatoes

Grilled Turbot and meatballs/mashed potatoes

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