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    Hostaria al Gladiatore

    3.0 (73 reviews)
    ModerateMediterranean, Roman
    Open Open 24 hours

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Intimate
    Outdoor seating

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    Lasagna cold on inside, one pasta so much pasta was terrible. Only place in Italy that wrote in a tip line although never around.
    Eric C.

    Food terrible. Ac is selling point. Manually drew a tip line on bill, but never around.

    Octopus salad with potato
    Amy L.

    Ambiance: 4 Service: 5 Food: 5 Having breakfast in front of the Coliseum with my family. The food is delicious. We ate outside, it was a tad chilly but overall we all enjoyed our meal. Octopus salad is a must! The cheeseburger with the melted cheese tastes amazing even just dipping the fries in it, bomb!

    This was good paired with pink wine
    Leah W.

    We are here while visiting Rome. The food was great and a variety of plates to choose from. We sat tucked away inside with the windows open and the breeze was wonderful. Staff were nice and easy location near the Collesium. Next time I go I would like to sit outside but was busy.

    Patricia F.

    I had been in Italy for 3 days and not one waiter was nice to us or smiled at us, until we came to this restaurant and had the amazing pleasure of getting Giovanni! He was so sweet so friendly, I just wanted to sit there all day!!!! He really helped my daughter feel better, since she was homesick. I wish there more Giovanni's all over.

    Tiramisu
    Christina R.

    After walking circles visiting the Colosseum, we took a break at this very very close restaurant. It wasn't very busy and the guest service was solid. We had a quick treat, the tiramisu which was rich, delicate and to the point.

    Cindy N.

    After walking around the coliseum and the Rome forum in the hot sun like your typical tourist, it was nice to be able to sit down at a nice Italian restaurant that is within walking distance. We were even seated across the door view of the coliseum, which we admired while we ate. The servers here were really nice and welcoming. I get the idea that most people who work at restaurant establishments gets a ton of tourists everyday, yet they made time to ask where we were from and some small conversation. Since I haven't had authentic spaghetti in Italy, I decided it was time to order spaghetti with meatballs while it was my last day in Rome. It was tasty, and they brought over a dish of grated cheese. I can't remember the wine I ended up with, but it was the waitress' recommendation and she made a fabulous choice for me! I'd love to come back here if I'm in Rome again.

    E salata del mare and Caprese. Americano and e spritz de limoncello.

    On a cool December afternoon, this was a work d we duly stop of lunch. Absolutely delicious food. With the Coliseum literally behind us.

    Prime location, that's for certain.
    Dave O.

    Well it certainly has location going for itself, but not a lot more. Service was poor, food wasn't very good save my daughter's fettuccine Alfredo. And very expensive! I'll leave it at this, if you also find yourself famished after a long day in the heat walking around the coliseum and need lunch in a bad way, do yourself a solid and go somewhere else. I'll assume wherever you choose in that same area will be equally expensive due to the nature of supply and demand, but hopefully the service and food will be better. Cheers!

    zucchini & shrimp gnocchi

    The food was delicious & well-seasoned and the service was fast! Great area right by the pantheon for a quick meal :)

    The women's bathroom. No toilet paper, no seat and urine everywhere.

    I was there the first week of june. Not a good experience if you check my other reviews then you will see I am an easier reviewer. First ambience is nice, location is really good. The food was not good, hot items were cold. The staff was arguing and our waiter was consistently rude. They don't wear name tags (no surprise). . Most important the bathroom is coed and a total train wreck. Three toilets and no seat, see below. Really horrible experience go to the bathroom here and get a friend from life in whatever life forms are growing in the bathroom. If I win a free dinner I wouldn't go.

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    Le Tavernelle - Lobster pasta

    Le Tavernelle

    4.5(167 reviews)
    0.8 kmMonti
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    Our first meal in Rome was here, and I'm so glad it was here. We arrived on Christmas Eve and…read morewanted a good meal. Our hotel manager had suggested another restaurant, but I was apprehensive to try, but did later, more on that restaurant review in it's own post. I rather did what I should have done throughout the trip to, which is to search google for local reviews. This tactic I found to be much better than to trust American reviews for restaurants to visit from Youtube or even here, just because the American touristy taste tends to favor bland or Olive Garden style pseudo Italian. The real Italian taste is much different and something one needs to develop. I was familiar with European Italian food, as I had said before in other reviews that Mexico has better Italian food outside of Italy. Additionally, the good restaurants here in Italy do not open before 7 PM. If it does or if someone that looks foreign to Italy is outside trying to lure you in, it's a tourist restaurant with iffy flavor. At this restaurant my husband had the Lobster pasta and I had the spinach/ricotta ravioli, and we both were beyond satisfied. We also had the artichoke as an appetizer, and trusted the waiter with his suggestion for a bottle of wine. He must have been some genius because the wine went well with our meal. The ambience was cozy and very family oriented, however, the rain outside made it romantic for us. Another key point for this restaurant and it traditional flare was that they brought out the olive oil and red vinegar for our salad and of course olive oil for our wonderful home-made bread. I'm so glad we chose this place for those of us Americans who understand culinary cuisine.

    Great first meal in Rome!…read more I loved my artichoke pasta dish with bacon, it was a daily special. The amaretto dessert was delicious! Carbonara was super al dente. Seafood risotto was fresh. Grilled radicchio was like stir fried. Dinner for 3 for 77 euros, impressively busy for a Tuesday night. Friendly staff, easy for English speakers. :)

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