Stopped here after visiting the Colosseum- close by. We shared a bruschetta and calamari and shrimp fritto. Both were delicious. Service was friendly and prompt. We were seated in the indoor garden, which was lovely, and cute sparrows were waiting for crumbs for drop. The best thing was hearing everyone else speaking Italian so we knew we weren't in a "turista" restaurant. read more

A great rustic place to eat that is not typically mobbed with tourists. From what we observed and tasted, they serve quality and tasty plates of traditional recipes cooked to perfection at reasonable prices. Their house wines are good too, no need to order a pricey bottle. Service is prompt and friendly and our waiter also offered recommendations that were not on the menu. It was a truly enjoyable dining experience. read more

Dar Buttero - Excellent eatery - Roman Near Me - Rome, RM

My husband and I stayed in an apartment in Trastevere and walked by Il Buttero quite often. It was on my list after reading favorable reviews on both Yelp and Trip Advisor. So glad we made a point of dining here. Lovely "mom & pop", rustic restaurant. Good, down-home food. Nothing pretentious. Unfortunately, I'm writing this review a month late so I cannot recall everything we ate but I do remember sharing a delicious seafood risotto with my husband. The arborio rice was cooked perfectly (not always an easy feat). The service was wonderful. The staff was very friendly. We had a table very near to the bread station. It was entertaining watching the server slice 3 loaves at once! I definitely recommend this restaurant. It is a great value, too! read more

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So beautiful it almost made me weep! We dined at this charming little spot twice while we were in Rome, this was several years ago, but the memory is still fresh in my mind today. The first time we visited for lunch and had a litre of delicious house wine, Gnocchi with Gorgonzola Cream were little pillows of heaven in a thick rich cheese sauce and Bucatini Amatriciana, which my friend raved about. I have to say that it was the most beautiful pasta lunch I've ever had (and that's not just the wine talking)! This is the sort of Mom and Pop place you search for in Rome, but amid the awful tourist traps and waiters standing outside telling you to come in and eat, this place is an oasis of authenticity. The second time, my friend and I had dinner there and it was even more delicious than our lunch. They had fried brains, which were yummy. All of their food is so wonderfully done in a lovingly crafted way that you just want to keep eating and eating. During the bustle of the dinner hours a guy showed up playing the accordion and they brought a bottle of Limoncello to our table, which we proceeded to gulp and not be charged for a drop. The value, quality, food and ambiance here are unparalleled. I dream about this place whenever I crave Italian food and am always saddened that I can't be there to enjoy. If you visit Rome and aren't lucky enough to have an Italian Mama cook for you, then please visit this place. Even if you do have an Italian Mama cook for you, go here, anyway, and enjoy everything this little place has to offer. read more

A perfect neighborhood family owned restaurant in the Trastevere area. The night I dined there, the couples were all in the garden patio and there was also several family groups in the main dining area. They welcome all guests with open arms and I was quite charmed by the young man who is helping serve along with his uncle's family. He even offered me the wifi password. Everything is rustic, home style. There are many pastas and main courses to choose from. A little light on the appetizers, but I just got the house antipasto. House red wine is good, you order by quantity, half liter, quarto or 1 liter. I don't think they have a wine list, it's not that kind of place. The dessert cake and tarts choices were made by the young server's mom. They probably have a hard time competing with the busier side of Trastevere near the Basilica di Santa Maria. read more

My girlfriend and i went there yesterday because of the good recommendstions on Yelp. We reserved a table at 20:30 in advance. When we arrived, the restaurant was super full and there was no table reserved for us at all. After asking the serveur we were ignored for other 10 minutes (standing in the middle of the restaurant). After asking 1000 times more we finally had a table, which we changed afterwards 3 times!!! After then we had to wait other 30 Minutes for the drinks and more than one hour for the food. The quality of the food (Pizza & Pasta) was not on a good level too. Could be, that we just picked the wrong day, but the service was catastrophic and the food average. The location by the way is super cute. read more

Looks touristy, but look past this. It's great Fantastic pasta, made on site by the Nona working the kitchen.... while the men sit around and talk - ahhh Italy (that's sarcasm ladies, please no hate mail)! Seriously, my dad said it was the best Amatriciana he ever had. That's saying something, seeing as he never met a plate, bowl soup pot of pasta he didn't like. Great bread from across the street, I would guess. Nice antipasti buffet, but not if you're not used to Roman food (fried food served cold). Bathrooms are nice and clean, per my wife. FYI - there is a shower in there... Great outdoor patio with the coolest retractable roof I have ever seen. I think the wait staff spoke English as well, but not sure of the quality. read more

This place has a great outdoor rear patio where we sat for hours and basically closed the place down. I even met the nona and thanked her for the wonderful meal. I wish I was there right now. The house white wine was a little too sweet so maybe go with the red. read more

Absolutely AWFUL! If there was a 'minus 5 star' this is the rate it will get. Well, let me explain how it all began. Me and my boyfriend wanted to celebrate my birthday and after reading some reviews here on Yelp we decided to give it a shot. I called and reserved a table but when we arrived to the restaurant they more or less forgot about the reservation. They let us stand in the middle of the restaurant for about 10 minutes looking like stupid and without even making any effort of letting us sit done a the empty tables that we could see existed close to the door. Finally we got a table but of course at the worst possible location: in the middle of the restaurant's highway, where everybody was passing in a rush and pushing us all the time. After a while a big group left the restaurant and we decided to move to another table then. It took about 20 minutes for them to clean one table for us! Again we found ourself standing in the middle of a room looking like stupid while waiting for them. One of the waiters totally ignored us, even though I was speaking to her in Italian! Very very very rude! She even ignored her own 'tables'. There were two guys who wanted to pay and she totally ignored them. They were about to leave without paying because she refuses to look at them! Finally one of them had to go to the pay desk/cashier to be able to pay. When we realized that they forgot about us again we moved to another table where they could see us better and where two other guys recently left because they also were ignored. Well, I now realized that after seeing 3 couples leave the restaurant because they didn't get any attention we would also have done the same thing. We somehow wanted to give them a chance and decided to stay. Big mistake! Finally we got the chance order and thought that this could not get worse, oh boy so wrong we were! After waiting for over one hour for the pizza that I order and seeing that tables behind us got their food (including pizza) even though they got there recently, I was ready to stand up and leave but the pizza arrived. Again, I regret that I didn't leave because the pizza was just awful! Cold and tasteless capricciosa... After a while the second course came in, a carpaccio which cost 18€!!! The most expansive meal on the menu and it just look so sad...small plate, a small piece of carpaccio and some sad Parmesan...oh what a waste! At this point I decided to no longer stay here, I reached my limits, stood up and left. They not only destroyed the dinner but also my birthday. read more

Sorry. This was very poor Dining experience a very limited menu and no one in the restaurant very poor use of Yelp. Had we known how desolate we would have stayed in our neighbourhood and skipped the ambivalent service and food quality read more

Charming and delicious. Grilled sea bass. Good gnocchi. Great grilled vegetable antipasta .Fresh bread and nice house wine . What more could one want? Chocolate cake of course and that was amazing as well. Lovely neighborhood, cheerful staff. Like visiting a friend's aunt. . Welcoming even though you don't really know her. read more

If you're looking for authentic Italian food, this is the REAL DEAL. My wife and I stumbled onto this quaint family-run trattoria and, seriously got the best meal we've had in three weeks and three cities in Italy -- and at reasonable prices. Here's the clincher: I'm gluten-intolerant, and despite the fact that the restaurant was out of its gluten-free pasta, our waiter went out of his way to find some at a local market, bring it to the kitchen, and allow us to have it with any sauces we wanted. It brings a new definition to the term "caring service." Hosteria dar Buttero is on the West side of the Tibur River (VERY close to and a little south of Vatican,and a few blocks from Isola Tiberina) but thoroughly worth seeking out. read more

House wine: first rate. Antipasto: first rate. Pasta: perfect. Saltibuca: ahhhh. A dinner fit for royalty at a commoner's price. Highly recommended. read more

Really great food at a reasonable price. Friendly service in a home style place. Great house wines and big portions. Only problem is there are no fans outside so you'll melt into your pasta. read more

Worst meal we have had in Rome. One poor waiter was trying to handle the entire restaurant and remained in the weeds the entire evening. The old man behind the bar was too busy socializing to help him out. We ordered two bottles of wine because we had six people. We received one at the start of dinner and one after we finished our entrees and were ready for desert. I ordered a simple pasta dish and while it was very good, I did not receive it until the rest of the table was almost finished with their meals. We also ordered a salad. It came out about the time we traditionally would have ordered a desert. The other salad came out much earlier. We had to go up to the bar to pay for our meal. At this point the wait staff and the owner were too busy with the two tables of locals to worry about helping us get out of there. We were not happy with this meal!!!!! read more