Excellent service.. T bone is so tender and taste really good. Foreigner friendly. Enticing ambiance. read more

Il Ciak - Wine Bars Near Me - Rome, RM

Absolute gem. Great food and service, we had the artichoke and and the Florentine steak and both were stunning. Staff are wonderful and if you do come to this restaurant you will have a truly satisfying experience. read more

Great decor, cute restaurant in a very lively area of Rome. This is just the pace we were looking for! The owner was great and very friendly. Ambiance - Great decor, very eclectic inside. Food - Great! The charcuterie tray with meat and cheese was nice. Steaks are king here. There is a guy in the front of the restaurant next to a large grill with a giant side of beef waiting to "chop" off a fat juicy steak for you. The pastas were also good. The house white wine was delicious and did the job :) This is place to visit when in Rome...Ciao! read more

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A neat little place! And yay, someone who puts olive oil on your table for your bread. I know I'm a silly American, but it's what I'm used to. We ordered a Caprese salad, a Meat plate, Beefsteak-ribeye, Grilled meat mixed plate, that included Young chicken, quail, sausage, pappardelle with boar meat was delicious. The best we've had. The ribeye was not that good. The mozzarella in the salad was flavorful though. read more

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This was my favorite restaurant in Trastevere during the week I spent there, and I ate at many. The place is both lively and intimate with great decor. The service was a bit slow on busier nights, but never appallingly so. If you want an excellent steak, this the place to be read more

Il Ciak - Bone in Rib-eye - Wine Bars Near Me - Rome, RM

We found this spot by chance, and it did not disappoint. Andrea helped us choose just the right cut of dry aged meat. We also chose from the "truffle" menu (smashed potatoes and eggs). We finished with some desserts. Thank you for a wonderful evening! read more

My favorite place in Roma. I have been to this restaurant at least five times and loved it every time. Their food is great. The people are great. Variety is great. I want to go to Rome again just to eat here! read more

We ended up going there twice in the last week. We actually spent valentines there. The place is real cosy. From the outside it looks more like a butcher with the meat fridge showing of the goods and looks small. Inside it opens up intro several seating sections so that even though there are space for relatively many guests it still feels cosy and personal. The cooking is spilt up between the grill near front door. While the kitchen proper are in the back. The first night we sat near the grill, were we could watch the grillmaster work, quite funny and impresive when the place are full. The staffing seems like one big family and it is quite funny to watch Them interact. The food were great. There seems to be a focus on grilled items from the grill. But there are some greath alternatives as well. They adhere to the regular italian dinner construction with a starter, a first and a second main course. Nice system in my opinion but it gives a large meal, they seem ok with alternatives though. I would highly recomend that you try the t-bone, called bistika Fiorentina. Its f...... Greath. Best steak i have had in years. Be aware that they dont ask you how you want your steak, they just grill it to perfection. Bloody and red. Perfect in my humble opinion. read more

Ok, this is a hunter's restaurant. So don't come here if you are vegetarian. I come here every time I am in Rome, what a fun place! We were staying near piazza bologna and i wasn't sure which bus to take so i called. I do speak italian so that helps, and the signora informed me which bus to take and it dropped us off a few blocks away! We started with Crostini con paté di tartufi, then Bucatini alla amatriciana, and ended with Trittico di carne alla brace (cervo, cinghiale, maiale selvatico). We saved dessert for a gelateria in piazza navona, but go, run to this place. So great. I can't say enough about this place, we absolutely love it! Maybe it's all of the cinecitta stuff, but it really is wonderful! Thanks for making our last night in Rome, amazing! read more

Cute decor with old movie posters on the walls. The best part was the food. Terrific grilled selection. We had the steak with mushrooms, spaghetti with large meatballs and the steak with basil and Parmesan - all were done very well! Delicious! The roasted potatoes had just the right spice to make them special. Service was hit or miss but that is Italy from our experience. The servers were quite friendly. Definitely would come back! read more

Authentic Romano food. This area of Rome is very cool and lively, almost any night of the week. Il Ciak has a comfortable inviting space in tucked into this area. The service and staff are great. The food is wonderful and the overall experience is one that lands this spot as a must return for any frequent travelers to Rome. Coming from Los Angeles, the name alone was amusing as it refers to the clapper used when filming movies/TV. There is plenty to look at inside and if you have the chance, ask the owners about when the Godfather was filming in Rome and the cast would come to eat! read more

BEWARE!!! While the pasta was fine, when I told the owner I was interested in a steak, he suggested a t bone he would custom cut for me. All set prices on the menu were 18-20 euro for grilled meats, I figured this couldn't be too much more than that. When the bill came I was floored at the 63 euro t bone I'd just eaten. Wouldn't have minded if it was world class, but it was a middling cut at best. Sucks to get suckered, but my fault for trusting the owner and putting myself in his hands. He even knew I was on my honeymoon! Take your business business elsewhere, plenty of honest restaurants that deserve your business on the area. read more

Il Ciak - Not impressed - Wine Bars Near Me - Rome, RM

We were a group of 3 looking for a reasonably quiet restaurant, We were taken by the beautiful meats displayed in the front and decided to give it a try, everything was very good from the Faro soup and Pasta to the excellent roasted chicken and the tiramisu. The service was excellent even though the restaurant filled with late-dining locals. The few complaints that I have read about overcharging for grilled meats are due to an incorrect reading of the menus which clearly states that certain items are priced by the weight of the desired cut. All in all a fun experience with very good food and service. read more

Excellent environment - the waiter was tremendous. All of the food was excellent; I had the plate with all the grilled meats and it was very good. read more

We were looking for a place in the Piazza Trastevera Area. Once out of the cab we walk around until we stumbled across this little butcher shop looking place that did not look like much. But the wife wanted a steak and once inside the place opened up into a nice size restuarant. Every table had some remnants of bones and carcuses on their plates. The meat was gone. So we sat down and immediately a from the appetizer of trippa (Saute Cow Intestines) Which I have not had this dish for 20 years. This Dish was the best I have ever had in my Life. To the T-Bone Steak was Perfect. This Restuarant can stand toe to toe with any steak house in the US. read more

Have the pasta with wild boar sauce. One of our favs in Trastevere!!! Pasta was prepared perfectly.

This crammed-to-the-ceiling place will find a spot for you. The grilled items are tremendous, such as the mixed grill. So are all the Roman classics in the pasta area- the spaghetti alla gricia was great. Also, the pasta with wild boar (cinghiale) sauce was killer. The wine list is very good. The staff is small so if you're in a hurry, go somewhere else. The food is very very strong! HOWEVER, the old man waiter came over to us, knowing we were Americans, and told us that we needed to understand that we did need to tip. (I teeps...) I know better, but my husband said, "What if we want to come back?" I'm still irritated- not about the money, but because this old grifter obviously thought that American tourists are a bunch of insecure, soft-touch rubes. I don't know whether I want to ever go back here or not. read more

Wonderful Mama - ebullient and fun. Great food and quirky aesthetic - everything from a boar's head to B&W Elvis photos, and old Italian movies on TV. Really worth a visit. Save room for the spectacular desserts. read more