This spot, a few steps away from the Vatican City has a very welcoming atmosphere. The staff is warm & vibrant. At the end of your meal they feed you limoncello & grapes at no extra cost. It does help, also, that they pour a healthy serving of wine We were extremely happy read more

If I could give them 10 stars, I would. The service in amazing! The owners were incredibly generous and attentive. Gave us complimentary sausages that were homemade by her. To die for! The pizzas were delicious and the spaghetti carbonara was amazing. More complimentary desserts, clementines and shots of limoncello. Could not have asked for a better experience. Definitely a MUST while in Rome! Bonus...it's super close to Vatican City! read more

Dei Musei - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

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We found this restaurant right by the Vatican. It was cheap good food for a "tourist trap" though it didn't really feel like a tourist trap. I ordered spaghetti and it was good. Didn't blow me away, still good though. The reason I am giving this restaurant a 4 star review instead of 3 is because they gave us the best service we had in our entire 2 weeks in Europe. I realize service isn't a big deal to most Europeans, it was still refreshing to go someplace where we felt appreciated. Oh! and we got free dessert at the end of our meal, which was DELICIOUS. I wish I knew what it was, some sort of cake with whipped cream and berries. read more

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This place is amazing!!!!! So many stars. I want to give them kudos for serving us the most delicious lunch with "gifts" of salami and beer and wine. So much food and amazing service. Go here!! read more

An absolute must! My husband and I ate here 3 times when we stayed in Rome. Each time we couldn't wait to go back. The food was incredibly good, authentic and plentiful. You won't be disappointed if you eat at this wonderful restaurant. Giulio and Maria have created such a warm and friendly atmosphere that you will want to go back again and again. https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g187791-d3254498-r536450471-Ristorante_dei_Musei-Rome_Lazio.html# read more

Delicious food, great price and unmatched hospitality. We were seated and given a complimentary appetizer and bread. While eating our entree, we were served complimentary pizza. Then, after desert, the brought us fruit and Limoncello. All of this warm smiles. read more

Service was excellent price was excellent food was excellent. The waiter was very helpful ordering portions and all of his recommendations were spot on. The tomato's were in season and very good. Cold beer from the tap. Given this is right next to the Vatican museum I wasn't expecting much but they exceeded my expectations on every measure read more

Service is great! Very friendly staff. We came in for lunch and the staff gave us limoncello golfodoro and two plates of deserts on the house as a thank you. I thought that was very sweet. Definitely coming back. read more

Dei Musei - Probably the most hospitable restaurant staff/owners we've ever met. I can't wait to come back to this place. - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

*****5 STARS!!! *****Delicious food, excellent friendly service, reasonably priced, wonderful family owned restaurant with staff who treated us like we were royalty!! This hidden gem is located just steps from Vatican City and the food is authentic & homemade. Everything we ordered & everything our waiter suggested was fresh & scrumptious. Not a tourist trap...the locals eat here...the staff treats you like family. Grazie, Dei Musei!!! read more

This place is a hidden gem and everything you could ask for in a family owned Italian restaurant! The service was amazing, and the food was delicious ! 10/10 recommend checking this place out for the price, quality, and service ! The food is authentic and the experience is memorable. Maria Sole is amazing and everything from the wine to dessert was perfect ! read more

Best Italian food we had in Rome! It was the most authentic and tasted homemade. Maria and staff treated us like family. They were all very welcoming. At the end of each meal we received a bowl of tangerines and sweet bread-on the house. We can't wait to go back. Maria made Rome feel like home while we were there. This is the Caprichosa pizza. It was delicious. read more

Dei Musei - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

Maria was amazing! I assume she was the owner but was very welcoming and loves people. Food was delicious. We had the lasagna (OMG!) and several other pastas. Great flavor and ambiance was wonderful! Location was also amazing! read more

Love it. We stopped here because they were yelling at each other in Italian. We came for a beer and accidentally had local fruit, a dessert and limoncello! read more

Food is okay, arguably good for the price. We had the veal, the lasagna, and rigatoni (carbonara sauce). The carbonara wasn't very good and we did not finish. Good portions, though. They gave us free tangerines. They were unwashed but probably fine, and very delicious. I wouldn't get the lemon Fanta, tastes weird. read more

This was recommended by our Airbnb host but sadly the service was not good, meaning we did not receive any. They told us to sit inside, then we went in, another person said we should sit outside. We did. No one handed us menus for 10 minutes. Another party arrived right after us and they were given menus first. Maybe because we were Asians and the other party were Italians? I just felt totally ignored because I went inside to ask for service and the servers just passed by me. This was our first meal in Rome and they ruined it. We left because another 10 minutes has passed without so much as an "I'll be right with you." from anyone. So if you are white, go right ahead and enjoy this restaurant. read more

This place was amazing idk why they don't have more reviews. The food was great and the portions were large. We were a group of 5 and our bill was €70 which was really cheap considering we all got an entree, a drink, and we shared a pizza. The atmosphere was energetic and friendly. The customer service was also very good and very welcoming. This place had the best pasta I've had in Rome so far. read more

Dei Musei - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

This place is a gem. Close to the Vatican Museum but did not feel like a tourist trap. Very friendly service and good food.

The best restaurant I've been to in Italy. Overwhelmed by the hospitality of the older lady and the gentleman with long hair. Food was amazing, cheap, and larger than normal portion. The lady treated us with free homemade desserts, and the gentleman handed us a full bar of chocolate on our way out. Truly amazing. read more

We were starving just after doing the vatican Museum so we did not look around for too long. This was the restaurant that looked the least like a tourist trap. Food was okay but nothing extraordinary. It was pretty cheap for being just around the Vatican read more

This is by far the best meal I have had in Italy. Not only was is it the best service but the food was amazing. I am in Italy abroad and this was by far the best place yet. The environment was amazing and very welcoming! BEST PLACE!!!! read more

We ordered two spagetti carbonara and one pizza Salame. There were two bugs(with wings) in the pasta. We quietly called the staff and told him there are two bugs. The staff didnt say sorry and just took our plates away. And came back after a minute saying they are ants. As if its nothing weird. We were pretty disgusted so we left our pizza and asked for the check. They charged us one pasta not two but still we werent gonna pay for that. So they didnt charge us in the end but im still mad about the fact that they didnt say sorry. n'y allez pas, il y avait des insectes dans mes pâtes.... read more

Short and sweet post but this place is a perfect place to grab a bite and enjoy a nice retreat away from the hustle n bustle of The Vatican. My girlfriend and I were both exhausted from all the walking and we stumbled upon Dei Musei. Diego, (our host and one of the founding family members of Dei Musei) sat us. We really only wanted to sit down and have a quick beer but Diego ended up bringing out bread and homemade sausages from the kitchen in the back as complimentary. They were outstanding. Outstanding enough we cleaned up the gravy with all the bread and then ordered a cappuccino for dessert. The smell of fresh pasta coming from the other tables and the kitchen is far too inviting. The place is a must go for a great experience. 5 stars. read more

If you want some good food, you have to come here! I have suggested this place to ALL my friends if they ever find themselves hungry by the Vatican. The owner was so kind to us and actually wrote on a piece of paper what we should have. Couldn't even find it on the menu so it was even more of a special meal. When it came to the table...SHUT THE FRONT DOOR it was good! When we left, she kissed us on both cheeks like we were family and even gave my arm a squeeze. You will not be disappointed! read more

Mamun is the best waiter at this restaurant! Great food and awesome service! Thoroughly enjoyed everything! :)

Our first meal in Rome that wasn't a tourist trap. The food was good but it was getting late so they didn't have time to make lasagna or something. Also the staff seemed to be kind of pushy. In the middle of ordering she told us to stop and that we had ordered enough. We ordered pasta and it got here pretty quick. Had my phone out and the guy insisted I get the wifi password. read more

If hunger sets in following your Vatican visit, be ready to walk 5 minutes to Dei Musei. If you are a looking for your ideal Italian experience go here. There may be a little bit of a wait because it is a popular spot. I was with a group of seven and waited only 20 minutes. The carbonara was delicious. They gave us complementary bottles of limoncello and a couple appetizers. It was a really fun experience that kids would especially enjoy. read more

Great restaurant! Also they give a plate of dessert and a plate of walnuts! The food is delicious and large. read more

The most friendly place we have encountered yet in Europe!! Next to the Vatican, you would think they would be expensive and push tables through. But instead we had incredible personable service from multiple people, and more free courses than I have ever experienced: prosciutto & salami, hot sausages, then after dinner a big plate of succulent cherries and a pastry. Plus the wine glasses were generously sized, and then there was the complementary limoncello - they gave us the bottle to pour our own! read more

Excellent! Food tasty, staff friendly, great fun had by all!! I highly recommend when visiting Roma! read more

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This family friendly restaurant is definitely worth visiting! An order of pasta is big enough to feed two. Our group of 4 ordered 2 pastas and 1 pizza, and ended up with much more than we expected. They even threw a few extra things on the side. Don't forget to order their Margherita pizza. You'll come for the pasta, but will stay for the experience! read more

THE BEST IN ROME! Wonderful service, fantastic food, atmosphere couldn't have been better! Really lovEd every second of our experience Ann's will come back next time we are in Rome!!! read more

We loved this place. The food is delicious and the staff friendly. We had stopped by for a late afternoon snack and got the 'antipasta' platter, which turned out to be bigger than we expected. Assorted meats and cheese, bruschetta, as well as some yummy meatballs and braised chicken. All delicious! We also got caught in a rainstorm and were quickly bustled inside with hilarity and aplomb. Free cake too! TLDR: Great good, very reasonable prices, and friendly staff. Definitely worth a visit! read more

This small family restaurant is a pearl near chapel Sistina. Not many tourists so the prices are good (pizza & pasta €7). The food however are even better. The best pasta carbonara in Rome! They had "only" a few choices. This mean that you will find your favourite quickly :) The staff was friendly and fun to be around and when I was there they held a birthday lunch there. Which for me is a good sign that the place is good! And of course they gave us some limoncello before we left! read more

Excellent food, good price and not far from Vatican. Service was pleasant. They have also garden seats on the street... read more

Lively and some amazing home style lasagna. In a sea of random restaurants, this stands out. read more

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This restaurant was one of the best experiences we had in Rome, and it is surprisingly close to the Vatican. The line to get in to the Vatican was so long that we decided to grab lunch before heading back to our side of Rome. Being so close to a major attraction, we expected a tourist trap, but we had quite the opposite experience. After we ordered and were waiting for our meals, our server brought multiple "gifts" or extra food for us to try. It was surprise appetizers that were all delicious. We were also given complimentary limoncello. The servers were all friendly and outgoing. My son said he liked the desert, so they gave us an extra serving to go. Great, friendly restaurant. We were the first people sat to eat when they opened that day, but by the time we left there was a huge line out the door; arrive early. read more

First, don't think that this is a touristy place with off the shelf Italian food. The food is amazing but the sErvIce was even better. The location wAs right near the vatican but it is family owned and everyone one greeted us and shook our hand when we walked I in. The food was awesome! They even brought us out two plates of sausage and chicken as a giftt. ThEn the brought oUt deserts and drinks afterwards on the house. It was a great experience and they wEre so friendly. I am so happy we stopped here! read more

Very friendly place that makes you feel like you went to your Italian family's home. Food was good and very reasonably priced. Even gave us a free desert with our espresso. Not that far from the Vatican and Market Trionfale. read more

Great house wine but received rude service and didn't not get a few things we had ordered and were rushed out.

This restaurant is amazing we had stopped here as part of our tour to the Vatican and had among other small items, the pollo ai pepperoni and lasagna which was delicious! read more