Walked past this restaurant several times going back and forth to our VRBO, and after looking at reviews decided tonight to stop in for dinner. FOOD: A good-sized collection of Italian standards and pizzas. Everything we ordered was quite tasty. For drinks, they had several beers, but wine seemed to be just carafes of house red or white. The house red was perfectly serviceable. SERVICE: The waiter handling the sidewalk tables was friendly, funny, engaging, and responsive to our requests. He would be hard to improve on. AMBIANCE: The restaurant looks clean and professionally managed. We sat at one of the sidewalk tables, which were nicely set but suffered from constant foot and vehicle traffic passing by, including at least two emergency vehicles, sirens blaring. Not to criticize emergency responders for running their sirens, but be aware of the possibilities when answering if you want an indoor or outdoor table. NET-NET: Good food, reasonably priced, great service, clean glassware -- I'd be happy to go back there again. read more

Love this place! We were visiting Rome and Da Michelle was recommended. Cannot wait to come back!

We came here on during the celebration of the Immaculate Conception, which is huge in Italy so we made reservations but it was bizarre that they only allowed us to order three different plates for our party of five. Apparently it would take too much time. Again, we were completely confused and I assume it was because it was a holiday but it could have been this restaurants policy. Even with that, the meal was very nice. The service turned out to improve as the night went on. Here, I had the Cacio e Pepe which was good but I must admit I tasted it at several other restaurants on this trip that were much more memorable. read more

Da Michele - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

I tried carbonara at other restaurants in Rome. This one was among the best. Much better than the one I had at Roscioli Salumeria which was overwhelmingly salty. The crema on Da Michele's coats the pasta perfectly. You don't have to "scoop" your pasta to coat it. And you really get a taste of the yolks. Additional Pecorino Romano is provided so you can increase the cheese / salt flavor to your liking. Nice. The guanciale is delicious and remains crispy on the outside. As good as the carbonara was, I enjoyed the eggplant parmigiana appetizer even more. It was absolutely delicious The house wine ( red ) was fruity, smooth and very reasonably priced The staff doesn't go out of their way to cater to tourists. You sense that immediately. The place definitely has a "locals" vibe to it. I waited in line outside behind others. An older man asked the people ahead of me how many in their party before telling them to come in. I was by myself and waited in same spot as they were seated. After a couple of minutes, the guy looked at me like I was an idiot and gestured for me to come in. lol. All good. After my meal, the waiter asked me if I wanted to leave a tip. I've travelled enough in Italy to know that this isn't the norm. And I noticed he did not do so w several others who spoke Italian. In all fairness, he did say "it was okay" if I didn't want to leave a tip. Given how much I enjoyed the food and the local vibe, I did leave one Wish I found this place earlier on my trip and not on my last day. I would definitely return read more

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I just heard of the restaurant through a Youtube Video. We just walked in on a Wednesday night with no reservation. They were a few tables free, but they put us on the worst table of the house. The person at the door was kind of pleasant. But the servers are pretty rude, maybe cause we didn't speak Italian. We ordered Cacio and Pepe and Carbonara. We tried a few places before and those were the best. Carbonara was delicious! The best we had in Rome. But the cacio and Pepe was too salty. We tried the pizza the day after and was delicious. Price was right. I would come back for the food. But Italians are so rude with foreigners. The tiramisu was ok. read more

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Our Airbnb host recommended Da Michele. The food and service was good. However portions compared to the pricing was on the high side. And felt because we were tourists that we got asked about tipping. read more

Delicious pizza & pasta This restaurant was recommended by an Italian fellow traveller. We had a delicious lunch of pizza with anchovies and capers and cannelloni. Good food and good service!! read more

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The food is not bad and the service is good. I had the lasagna with marinara and deviola pizzas.

My wife and I sort of accidentally stumbled into Da Michele after our planned restaurant for dinner was closed, and I'm so glad it worked out that way. This place is as authentic as they come! When we walked in, we noticed we were the only people NOT speaking Italian there -- awesome sign! The house red wine was CHEAP and absolutely delicious. We split a spaghetti all'amatriciana (Rome's signature, with a tomato sauce with pork cheek bacon) and a sausage pizza, and neither disappointed. The amatriciana may have been the best I tried in all of Rome -- and trust me, I had more amatriciana pasta in Rome than I care to admit. read more

Da Michele - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

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The lasagna was very good. The gelato was just ok. The service was absolutely terrible. The waiter seemed to be annoyed that I was there.

A great neighborhood restaurant that had a delicious salmon pasta and yummy pizza. You return and I plan on finding the salmon pasta recipe online and try to replicate it. read more

Da Michele - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

Perfect ambience and delicious food! I definitely recommend and can't wait to be back in august.

Ok food but absolutely awful service. Started with a polite call to ask about having a table for 4 available. Was told only inside and we had to hurry up. I should have known this restaurant was a mistake. We arrived a few min later. Got our inside table and I asked if they had a Rose. Waiter rolled his eyes and left to go ask. Came back we only have Red or White. I asked for white. Then we asked if the fettuccine could come with the sauce on the side, and the waiter proceeded say No No No. After a lot of back and forth we gave up and ordered. The pizza came uncut (for a child). Pasta came out ok but had to ask for parmigiana cheese. Asked 2 times for the check after and still had to go up to the host table to get the check. Rude rude and rude. I would have to say honestly I was embarrassed the way we were treated if I wasn't starving we would have walked out. read more

My husband liked his pasta and mushrooms. The wine was affordable. But the pizza is sub par. Service is good I can't say I would recommend this place. Very low average. read more

I've only been in Italy (specifically Rome) for four days now but Da Michele is definitely in the top two restaurants I've visited thus far. Food quality + great prices = satisfaction. I ordered the seafood pasta (€13) and I'm so glad I did! The dish comes with a solid amount of seafood and a generous helping of linguini. It doesn't look like a more-than-average amount initially, but once you mix the dish around the portion reveals itself. The dish also wasn't too fishy, if that makes sense. I've had seafood pastas where the seafood-ness is overwhelming and overpowers the pasta itself; that isn't an issue here. My girlfriend ordered the veal with mushrooms and peas (€12) and I think that was definitely not as worth it as the seafood pasta, just in terms of sheer quantity. The flavor was good, albeit very salty, and the few bites I had were tasty. She did say it that she would've appreciated a starch to cut the saltiness. This restaurant had a lot of locals inside as well, so you know it's not just a tourist trap. Overall a great and recommended experience. read more

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As American tourists we look for places that are good but also feel "safe." We found the good to be very good. We had pizza's and a salad and one of our party had the chicken breast. Everything was of good quality and taste. The service was good. But most important, we noticed there were a lot of locals. You just can't go wrong. read more

Looking for a place that is not packed with tourists and near our apartment, we found Da Michele. With the positive feedback from many others, why not? We timed it just right since there were tables available, we were promptly seated and attended to. Our beverages were served quickly and our order was taken just as fast. Our wait staff was friendly, spoke and understood English, and offered recommendations. Our food was served hot and just as we ordered. The pizzas were good size and great taste. The beer was cold and salad was crispy and fresh. My wife had the chicken breast and it was cooked just right. The restaurant was filled with locals and as we departed, there was line out the door. GOOD SIGN! Prices were very reasonable and the quality of the food was very good. The reviews of this place are spot-on and met our expectations. read more

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I LOVE this restaurant! I discovered it three years ago when I first spend a couple of weeks in Rome. Each year since, when I am in Rome I make a point to eat here at least once. I am here now for just two days - yes, I ate here on one of them. What do I like most? This is a no nonsense family owned restaurant that serves good Italian-Roman food at fair prices to locals and tourists alike. Every time I go there, I see the same three waiters. On some Saturday afternoons, I see their families eating there, too. Its loud, its crowded, its bright - if you were expecting a quiet little restaurant with soft lighting, cheesy decorations, or romantic (or worse) Italian music, move on. The focus here is on the food - prepared fast and simple with quality ingredients. You can hear them pounding the veal in the kitchen. Pastas cooked perfectly al dente, full of flavor. The vegetable buffet table is an incredible deal at 8.50 for one visit, but how do decide from all those choices?! I usually combine this with either a pasta or a secondo but never both. Last night I had to wait 30 minutes for a table - worth every second. Penna all'arrabbiata, scallopine with mushrooms and peas, and a Roman style roasted artichoke totally satisfied by yearning for Roman fare accompanied by 1/4 house red and a frizzante water - all this for just 30E! As you exit the restaurant, turn right and in two steps you will also find one of the best gelaterias also - because there is always room for gelato. read more

Ended up here per the recommendation of a waiter at another restaurant nearby that was full. Friendly service, limited English but it wasn't a problem. My friends and I had wine followed by lemoncello after dinner. We had pizza, linguine with red sauce, ravioli and lasagna. It wasn't the best place we ate in Rome, but it was authentic and delicious. Not too hard to find and not a tourist trap. read more

Another day of endless walking led to another restless night at home. After looking through countless Yelp reviews, we decided to just walk down Merulana and see what we could find. De Michele wasn't far from our temporary home and prices seemed reasonable so we decided to eat here. We were tempted to go to the show at the theater right next to it which featured scantily clad women dancing in the windows, but erred on the side of good judgement. It took a while to be seated, but the place seemed to be packed by locals. Once again we had the joy of being served by someone who spoke little English. With some hardcore pointing, we were able to persevere though. I ordered the spaghettii all Amatriciana. It had a bit of spice with the chili peppers, but I definitely enjoyed it compared to plain ol spaghetti. Also had a couple of meat dishes (porkchop and beef), which were minimally seasoned, but cooked perfectly. read more

Da Michele - Spaghetti all amatriciana and a glass of the house wine - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

This was our first meal in Roma and the service was excellent. We are arrived just before they closed for lunch and they gladly seated us. We had pizza and vino and it was good. They gave us a free limoncello after our meal which was nice. read more

Da Michele - Limoncello and cool leftover pizza box - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

A lovely gem serving the classic Italian dishes at their finest. Still yet to be found by bloggers and social media but deserves to be as nearly every dish was fantastic. We wouldn't have found it if our original restaurant was fully booked out and went to find somewhere nearby and stumbled on this place. It was full of locals and service was efficient and friendly with staff all formally dressed. Yet pricing is very reasonable being outside the tourist area. The place as more modern looking compared to a lot of the restaurants we went to in Rome. It was brightly lit, white walls against dark walnut furniture. I would say it was medium size which creates a nice atmosphere. Bottles of wine surrounded the restaurant and became part of the decor Antipasti misto from the self service buffet. Be warned to not go overboard with the self service as they will charge more if you take more than the portion they think one should have. However with quality like this I did not mind, Lovely array of fresh grilled vegetables and quiche all creatively seasoned and flavoured. Many varieties, from pickled artichokes, to courgettes grilled with cheese, buttered peas and simply boiled spinach, all tender soft and delicious. I could have had this alone for my starter, main and dessert. Risotto ball and fried zucchini flower. The best fritters I've had in Rome. The risotto ball had a really thin batter breaking into a really soft al dente umami tomato rice oozing with mozzarella cheese. The zucchini flower was so light with a lovely surprise with being stuffed with a really fresh flakey fish and all beautifully seasoned. Fettuccine della casa al Salmone This was to die for. The pasta had a lovely bite to it, an excellent slurping consistency being smooth accentuated by the lovely creamy sauce. The salmon was pretty much mashed in there blending in with the pasta but was present in its rich flavour throughout the dish. Delicious and extremely moreish. Riso ai funghi porcini Probably my least favourite dish of the evening. However it did hold that lovely al dente sticky consistency I love. It was herby but just a shame there was another ingredient or herb in there that overridden the taste of the mushrooms and wasn't particularly to my taste. Could have been more creamier but that may just be a preference thing Cotolette alla bolognese The best breaded cutlet I've ever had in my life. In this case it was veal and although deep fried, the method of simmering them in its own broth and butter afterwards, pulled in a lot of flavour into the meat. The fresh tomato gave it a nice rustic zest and lighter consistency to balance out the lovely stretchy mozzarella in top. A dish I would order over and over again if I could return. Torte di ricotta cake This came fresh and warm. I very much appreciated the thin base and crust being crumbly and moist as it didn't take away the creamy and velvety texture of the ricotta cheese. It wasn't too sweet either and made a great finish to the meal Tiramisu. The smoothest and creaminess tiramisu I've had in my life. The mascarpone cheese was like silk, incredibly soft and creamy. The sponge was light and soaked in a lovely smooth coffee without being overpowering. The flavours of the cream, coffee and chocolate on top were perfectly balanced. I was there savouring every bite. This was our last dinner in Rome and what a great way to end it. The only thing it lacked was a personal touch and a lack of charm. But that is just me asking too much as even without it service was brilliant and food was exquisite. Not yet discovered by many so you might not even need a reservation if you turn up early. read more

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We absolutely loved this family-run restaurant. It was the best meal we had in Italy! The portions are generous, the prices are very reasonable and the service is great! We recommend this restaurant to everyone! read more

Da Michele - Grilled calamari - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

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This is the first restaurant we ate at in rome and i truly felt like crying when my meal was coming to a close. The spinach gnocchi with the gorgonzola cream sauce was a gift from up above...and the tiramisu is also worth bragging about. The best. I will miss that meal. read more

Ended up eating here twice during our stay in Rome. Great food, great service and great prices. We had the same waiter both times and he made our girls (9 & 11) laugh and made sure they enjoyed their meals. The house red was also very good for a great price. If you are looking for pizza, pasta or fish, this Da Michele is your place! read more

Their pasta with cream sauce and mushrooms was one of the best meals we have ever had. We went to many restaurants in Rome and made a point to go back to this restaurant. Full of locals which is what we aimed for. I'd fly back to Rome just for that meal. read more

So good. Went on recommendations of Yelp and that it was just down the street from my hotel. Was busy but not full and got a seat right away. Lots of locals but waiters do decent to work in English. Water and bread are extra. I'll skip it next time. I ordered the gnocchietta Verdi con gargonzola. It was amazing. Seriously considering going back tonight. read more

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The food is very good. I had an amazing frutti di mare, and my girlfriend had a good lasange. The service and attitude is a bit strange, however. After not ordering dessert, our waiter went inside to eat(!) and did not come back. I went inside to pay and received help from the owner. When I took out my card there was a long rant from some other guy about credit cards and restaurants and I felt quite uncomfortable. It's 2015, Swedish restaurants have adapted to cards since many years and allow entering a "total" amount while showing the "suggested" amount. So we did not eat until we puked and we did not pay with paper. And for this we are doomed outcasts? read more

Upside: Food is great. The lasagna was terrific. I wish I could say more, but overall the experience was okay. I'd probably come back for the food (it is very good), but be warned that the servers do not treat foreigners (especially English-speaking ones) very well. Service is a little different in Italy & takes some getting used to. read more

Da Michele - Lasagna- very good! - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

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Amazing service and food! We had the house wine and multiple pasta and pizza dishes. It's a great neighborhood and super reasonable prices. We plan to eat here again before we leave! read more

Da Michele - Appetizers. Conquettes are amazing! But all were great! - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

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By far the best food I had in Rome. My boyfriend, sister and me went for a stroll around our hotel in our last night in Rome. We found this wonderful place. The food was amazing the arrabbiata is to die for and the pizza is just fabulous. The house wine is delicious. This was the best food in Rome, best service and best price. A great find. I completely recommend a visit to this place. The next day we went again after an awful experience in another restaurant in the same street. They remembered us, they accommodated us really quickly and by the end of our wonderful meal they even got us a cab to the airport. Great food, great service and wonderful place. read more

Full of local people. We where here on wednesday 16/9/2015. Be here on time (before 8.30 pm) or it will be difficult you find a seat without reservation. Sitting at the outside is realy noisy. Food was good at a reasonable price. read more

Da Michele - The bill for 3 persons. - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

Friendly staff, cozy restaurant, and good food. I stopped in after my flight in at night. I had a carbonara which was very tasty. The waiter was kind even though I did not speak Italian- I passed him on the street a few times and he waved hello. read more

BEST FOOD! Absolutely delicious! So much so that we went back twice! Once for lunch, once for dinner. Great service.

EXTREMELY BAD EXPERIENCE! My husband and I visited this restaurant after reading good reviews about the tiramisu on here. And since that was what we were craving we went for some wine and dessert. Possibly something more but we definitely wanted the two and wanted them first, so we tried to order and the waiter was terribly rude when we tried to order telling us "This is a restaurant!!!" And would not allow us to order either the wine or dessert unless we would order pasta or pizza. Save your self the anguish of a bad experience and visit one of the other great and kind restaurants in Rome that won't treat you terrible and have you get up and leave since you didn't want to immediately order pasta. read more

Ok italian restaurant but not worth its five stars on yelp. I had a good risotto and some good wine but that extra wasent there.. It was quite affordabel and the service was ok. read more

Our first evening in Rome. So nothing to compare with, but the food was fine. Very close to our appartement, so we'll probably come again. read more

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Awesome dishes and nice staff. Serve nice house wine with all reasonable price. Recommended restaurant in Roma. read more

Da Michele - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

BEST RESTAURANT IN ROME! Been coming here for years and if the locals eat here you KNOW its good! TRY IT, you won't be disappointed!

The best squid ever. The restaurant had mostly locals so you know the value is excellent. They speak a little English but have an English subtitle menu. The best food we have had in Italy and we have tried many. If you are within cab distance this is fantastic! read more