Avoid this tourist trap at all costs…read more Food: Mediocre fast food similar to what you might get at a budget wedding, prepared and served in a hurry and thrown onto the plates. The Olive Garden is 1,000 times better, and I can't recommend the Olive Garden. Service: Horrible. Rude. Rushed. Hurried. Unwilling to help or provide any guidance in ordering. Ambiance: What an American thinks an Italian restaurant should be. Strolling musicians are nice, but the place it crowded and full of tourists foolish enough to think they are getting an American meal.

Great ambiance & atmosphere. Good service. OK food. Located in a convenient area. Especially for…read moreboth locals and tourists.

Stopped here with some friends in the Trastevere area before a night out, and it ended up being the…read moreperfect spot to kick things off. We went around 9 p.m. on a Friday and had no problem getting a table, plenty of outdoor seating with that lively Rome café vibe. Started with Aperol Spritzes (phenomenal) and shared a plate of meats and buffalo mozzarella that was the perfect appetizer. I got the Cacio e Pepe for my main -- big portion but somehow still light, which made it a great pre-night-out meal. The atmosphere was great for both groups and couples, saw a few people on dates and it definitely fit the vibe. Service was friendly, prices were fair, and everything came out quick. No complaints at all, great food, great drinks, and an easy 10/10 for a casual night in Trastevere. Would you like me to make a shorter, more conversational version (like you just posted it on Yelp right after dinner)?

Big Roma family dinner! Great vibes. We sat inside but the patio looked great. The eggplant parm…read moreand cacio e pepe both showed up and showed out. Simple and rich, I could eat it every day. This is exactly what Roman comfort food is supposed to taste like. Service was weird. The dude lied about his name likely because we are from the US but the joke was on him, we had someone with significant Italian History with us so John, Giuseppe, Tarquinius, whatever your name is, do better for tourists, before you're overthrown and expelled from Rome .

Found this restaurant in a quiet alleyway after our Colosseum tour- the staff was super attentive…read more(nice air conditioning!!) and the food was fantastic! I got the standard Roman meal, Amertriciana - the pasta was fresh, and the sauce was delicious! My daughter is picky but ordered the truffle pasta dish and loved it! Would definitely come back! And it comes with dessert!

La Cabana is a restaurant in the touristy area of Rome, Italy. When we first arrived in the city,…read morewe were super hungry and had checked in to our hotel (Corso 281). Our hotel recommended that we go to La Cabana and tell them that we were sent there from "Corso 281" specifically. The restaurant is a bit hidden in an alley, and when we walked in, it was extremely busy. They said they didn't have a table, but as soon as I said our hotel sent us, we were seated instantly! [PASTA] +Cacio e Pepe for €16 - 4/5 +Off the menu item (linguini, tomato, and seafood) for €16 - 4/5 Overall, everything was good at La Cabana. If you're hungry for a quick bite and are in the area, this place is a safe bet.

The food here is phenomenal, probably the best restaurant in this very central area of Rome. We had…read moredifferent pastas, the amatriciana and the carbonara. Both were absolutely amazing, freshly made pasta with phenomenal, tomato sauce, and really fresh, balanced ingredients. We also had thethe Fried zucchini flour appetizer, which was amazing, and a pear salad, which was fantastic. The wine list is to die for, and the waiter recommended a wonderful Wine, a nebbiolo that is not so known. I deducted two stars, however, for what I can only describe as racism by the management. They turned away a Chinese family when they were clearly multiple tables available outside. And then immediately afterwards, give them to White families who had no reservations. It was really unbelievable. And reading other reviews, I can see that this is a pattern. They need to fix this.

Recommended by the hotel, which happened to be nearby. They told me this is not only by tourists…read morebut also locals' favorite. Reservation is necessary. We went there for a lunch after checking in the hotel. No table available,, but told the manager that we would wait. It took half hour wait time but we came back. I read it somewhere that good carnabora can be determined by how they cook pancetta. Should be crispy. Also the sauce was not watery. It was a great meal. So glad to have had a great meal. Service is great! We actually had carbonara at a different, also highly rated rea today but theirs carbonara was not as great as this place.

Stopped in on a whim for lunch-nice outdoor area but due to the heat we chose indoors. Waiter…read moregreeted us warmly and he made the experience great-he spoke at least three languages all fluently-we chose to speak Spanish and English most with him, though Italian was his native tongue. Food was excellent! We watched them prepare it fresh through the glass separating the dining room and the kitchen. Great spot, great food, great prices!

Cute place near the Trevi. The service was good, several of the special of the day items were sold…read moreout by 9pm. We tried the mussels and clams special of the day and it needed more flavor for a garlic white wine sauce, the egg plant parmigiana was a bit light in the cheese, the carbonara pasta is very al dente and the meatballs was the biggest hit! I loved the focaccia bread. The ambiance was nice and would consider returning for another dinner.

Catching up on unfinished reviews from 1.5 weeks ago…read more Located steps from were locals hang out. Trattoria Da Bucatino is popular with the locals in Testaccio. Place was packed when we got there around 7:30. Waited for about 15 mins to get seated outside. Friendly service and authentic flavors.

Trattoria Da Bucatino was recommended to us by my husband's cousin's sister-in-law. Though she…read morehasn't been to the place herself, I can see why it's a local hot spot. Da Bucatino was a very cute establishment. Like most Trattorias, the place felt cozy and comfortable like you're having dinner at nonna's. Service was fine. I thought it was funny that the server was taking jabs at us, calling Coca-Cola as American Champagne, for example. We ordered the proscuitto and melon to share. I don't eat pork, but I gladly indulged on the thick cuts of ripe melon. My husband enjoyed the proscuitto and melon pairing, which reminded him of his childhood. My husband got the carbonara, and I got the mushroom fettucine. We both thought our pastas were just OK. I did find my fettucine cooked perfectly al dente, but my husband's rigatoni needed to be cooked 30 seconds longer.

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.

I wanted to enjoy Il Ragno d'Oro. Filled with animated locals at dinner during the first week of…read moreFebruary, we only heard Italian being spoken. The menu had all the Roman classics, and we ordered Pasta Carbonara, Casio e Pepe with Guanciale, Roman style artichokes, and Zucchini Flowers. After a few minutes, I was transported to the Jersey Shore. As the food arrived, that Jersey Shore analogy grew into reality. I have tasted this food before. Il Ragno d'Oro became a mediocre Italian restaurant in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. However, I was in Rome, Italy and expected more. My Pasta Carbonara was heavy, stuck together, and thought al dente was a bodega in Newark. The Cacio e Pepe had coagulated into a sticky mess. The artichoke and zucchini dishes were greasy and standard fare for an Italian restaurant anywhere in the world. But I was in Rome! Roma-the home of Pasta Carbonara, Cacio e Pepe, and Artichoke preparations. Yes, everyone was perfectly nice, the prices were reasonable, and the people around me were all having a grand time. My wife, who is of Italian heritage, couldn't eat her pasta. She said her Italian grandmother would have gone into the kitchen to show them how to cook pasta. I too, usually a human garbage disposal, left most of my pasta on the table. We walked back to our apartment in Prati disappointed. This was our worst dinner in Rome. Sorry, but it's true. Maybe the cooks had a bad night, but the dishes were subpar at best.

During my trip to Italy, I only had a short time in Rome - about 36 hours. So, we squeezed in as…read moremuch as we could during the short time including a golf cart tour so we could hit all the hotspots. At the end of the tour, our guide dropped us off for lunch and provided this spot as a suggestion. (The one tip we heard repeatedly from locals while in Italy - avoid any restaurant that had pictures outside of their food or had alfredo, spaghetti and meatballs or chicken parmigiana on the menu.) So, she kindly dropped us off here - at this little spot just off the beaten path. We arrived at lunch time, but were lucky to secure a table outside (dining al fresco in Italy is just a must whenever possible). That said - we just had a light lunch as we had big dinner plans that evening. So, I had only a glass of rose wine and one dish - cacio e pepe. But, here's the thing - I am still thinking about that one bowl of pasta now - more than a month later. It was that good. It's such a simple dish - pasta, cheese, pepper. And yet - so much deliciousness. I've tried to recreate at home, but to no success. I will keep trying. But, the long story short, if you are in Rome, stray off the beaten path - go here and have the cacio e pepe. Honestly - I bet all their dishes are amazing. If I get back to Rome - I will seek this place out to test my theory!

This felt like the only local restaurant in the area, so automatically gets a good ranking for…read morethat. There wasn't a fellow american in sight so that felt like a good sign! I got the carbonara and it was very good, but the prices here are steep and I'm not sure it's quite worth the money. It was a good meal but not exceptional. Definitely worth escaping the chaos of the nearby tourists though!