We tried this restaurant once. We had grilled chicken breast and sea bass fillets. The fish was not fresh, overcooked and oily. The baked potatoes tasted like they were disintegrating. We did not like the fact that the restaurant was filthy a bit. Service was slow. After sitting there for a while, it was a struggle to find someone to take our orders. Inside, there were only a couple of other families dining at noon. read more

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If you're visiting Rome, you have to stop at La Cucina Nazionale! The food is absolutely delicious, and the waiters are incredibly kind and respectful. It's in a great location near Piazza della Repubblica, making it a perfect spot to enjoy an authentic meal. Highly recommend! read more

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This was a great find. They had a wonderful happy hour and the dining was excellent. Service was attentive and the food was delicious and beautifully presented. I highly recommend this restaurant read more

The food and service here was amazing!!! Very nice dining area inside for us. We had grilled sea bass, breaded chicken cutlet, and risotto. read more

La Cucina Nazionale - Tempura shrimp - Pizza Near Me - Rome, RM

STAY AWAY! Far, far away! Absolutely terrible pizza. It was so bland. I've never had to put salt on pizza before, ever! I feel bad for my daughter. This was her first "Italian" pizza and it's a joke. Here's the biggest punch in the face- they charge you a "cover charge" for use of the table and silverware. Good lord!! The reviews seem terribly suspicious. People mention the staff being nice and helpful. I call BS on that. Every waiter I saw looked miserable. None of them ever smiled or looked remotely happy. There must be some deception going on. Buyer beware. read more

La Cucina Nazionale - The pizza comes uncut. This is the margherita pizza. Tasted like canned tomato sauce. You literally taste metal. YUCK. No basil. WTH?! - Pizza Near Me - Rome, RM

Good food, but slightly salty... Good flavors and very filling. Service was good and very attentive as we were greeted on entry and were waited on throughout the meal. The Ambiance was good and appeared my a true authentic Italian restaurant. We also had a Margarita Pizza which was huge and the Shrimp Tempura with a Tartar sauce. read more

La Cucina Nazionale - Spinage And Ricotta Cheese Ravioli - Pizza Near Me - Rome, RM

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While traveling in Rome, my husband and I loved this restaurant so much, we dined there three times. The food and service were absolutely fantastico! read more

Bad Service and food. The lasagna was greasy and didn't taste like lasagna. Not real Italian food. Waiter seems annoyed for no reason. I waited ten minutes for my wine. They brought it after my food arrived. read more

I ordered a salad and it tasted horrible. I had to add salt/pepper and it tasted disgusting . It had no flavor whatsoever. The server seemed annoyed. STAY AWAY FAR AWAY! and the service fee was $2 each person. read more

La Cucina Nazionale - I ordered a salad. It tasted old and I do not recommend. I had to add salt/pepper and it still tasted bad. The service was HORRIBLE. - Pizza Near Me - Rome, RM

Don't even go there! We went for Happy Hour. We were thinking we were going to have the dinner there later. We tried to have something to eat first., then later dinner after 10pm. First, the manager was extremely not happy for us, then bring us snack only potato chips, peanuts and olives. We got one glass of wine and one beer. The bill was $18.00 for two people and on the check they asked for tip. If they did not want to serve use for Happy Hour, they should say so, they should not put the " Happy Hour" sign outside the restaurant. We went to many restaurants in Roma, that was the first time. This is the tourist trip and a bad experience! We are not going to come back for sure! Lucky they still have one star, I should put " ZERO" star! read more

Bread came with the initial water for table. We had the cacio de pepe (5/10), carbonara (8/10), classic spaghetti and meatballs (10/10), and pork cutlet with salad (9/10). All food was good, would recommend for a good simple meal. Prices weren't too high and there was plenty of things to choose from on the menu. We went at around 8 pm and the crowd wasn't too big. Service at first was slow but always easy to find your waiter once you have one. read more

American working on my Italian locally. PIETRO was amazing. He was wonderful and patient with me, the food was amazing and wine was superb. Not a single negative review about this place other than. I wish there tiramisu was a bigger portion. Lol. We will be back. Grazie di tutto! read more

La Cucina Nazionale - Lasagna and Amatriciana ‍ - Pizza Near Me - Rome, RM

My friend and I came here today for lunch since it was close to our hotel and the menu looked good. We sat outside which had a nice breeze despite the hot day. I ordered the gnocchi with pesto and my friend ordered a pepperoni pizza. We also each got a glass of Pinot Grigio. Service was prompt and attentive without being annoying. The food came out quickly and was piping hot. I enjoyed my dish which had a fair amount of gnocchi covered in a really good pesto sauce. The sauce seemed fresh and you could taste the cheese and pine nuts in it. My friend enjoyed her pizza (other than having to cut it herself) and I had a small piece to try. It had good flavor and was tasty but nothing special. It had a very thin crust so it was a bit difficult to eat without the toppings sliding off. The wine was also good. There was nothing remarkable about this place but overall it was a decent meal. They also don't charge a service charge in case you were wondering. read more

What a nice experience. We noticed Cucina Nationale on our way to Termini. It's just a block or two away from the frenetic Termini area, but a world away. Our server took exceptional care of us. Check out the Nightly Specials. They're an exceptional price for this part of Rome. We tried pizza, steak, salad, and tiramisu. All were delicious. The restaurant has a full bar as well as beer and wine. No complaints at all. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the peace and food. read more

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The food here was good, but the service was terrible. We had a great meal to end our trip and I wish I could say the same for the service. Not only did they bring us the wrong food items, but we had to remind and ask the staff to help us. They were also constantly passing our table off to different servers so we never even had the same waiter throughout the meal. When it came to paying it took us 30 minutes of asking for the check and when it arrived they were incredibly rude to us and even charged us for the wrong items. Wish I could say this place was worth going to as the food was great, but I would not return here. read more

Yummy Italian food with friendly and quick service in a casual atmosphere! We had a margarita pizza, a spaghetti with bolognese sauce and spaghetti with a plain tomato basil sauce. All were delicious and hit the spot after a long day walking around. read more

La Cucina Nazionale - Margherita pizza - Pizza Near Me - Rome, RM

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The food did arrive in a timely fashion and was hot. Unfortunately, the pasta dish was short on flavor and the meatballs were dry. The pasta was also not made in-house. There are far better choices in the area. read more

Great food good prices. Service was excellent. I could eat here every day. My wife was not feeling good and although they don't offer soup to go they made it happen. I was able to take my wife the soup and then returned for an excellent meal. read more

wonderful food and vibe! Definitely recommend! Bledi offered us impecable service. Best spaghetti in all of Italy.

We came upon La Cucina Nazionale on our last night in Rome. The restaurant was around the corner from our Hotel. The restaurant is very big and there seating both outside and indoors. We choose to sit inside to avoid all the smokers. They took 5 minutes before anyone noticed us. We had to ask for the waiter to come to our table. When he came, he was awesome. What I like about La Cucina is the menu offers a lot of diversity with onion rings, hamburgers, steaks, pasta and pizza. On our last night in Rome we were tired of all the carbs and wanted something different. My wife and I ordered the minestrone soup and chicken with potatoes. The soup came out too hot to eat. But it tasted very good. The chicken was delicious. We were both pleased with our meals. Overall I would give La Cucina a 4 star rating for quality and price. read more

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I'm embarrassed to admit this, but during my recent visit to Rome, we ate here four times. Right by the Piazza Della Repubblica, it is conveniently located close to Termini Station along with many hotels. Our hotel was down the street so the first time we found this restaurant, we were walking back to our hotel after returning from a day in Florence. It's pretty busy every night with most, if not all, tables occupied by patrons. Service was excellent, food was delicious and pricing was quite reasonable. The menu has something for every palette, which is why I think a lot of tour groups dine here as well. We found portions to be good; a couple of times, we ordered the various vegetable appetizers and shared it. There was enough for the both of us. I highly recommend the pizzas here. I ordered pizza twice here. Thin and crispy, it was so good! Their house wine is pretty good as well. I ordered the 0,375 ml bottle of the house red every time I ate here. It was 7€. If I return to Rome, I will definitely have dinner here again. Good for: dinner, groups, pizza read more

Well, it's nothing to write home about. If you have the time to go somewhere else I would suggest it. If your looking for something quick and somewhat ok then this is your place. The potatoes were over cooked the chicken was good as long as I swiped it in the balsamic reduction that was on my plate (definitely ask for extra of that) the salad was crisp and fresh but the only thing they could have done to that was give it to me wilted (I would have sent it all back) I think the chicken and potatoes came out of the microwave) it didn't take very long for it to come out at all ( just a guess). Servers were pleasant and my wine was good. Tomorrow is another day. read more

La Cucina Nazionale - Half roasted chicken with salad and potatoes if your going to eat here ask for extra balsamic reduction to flavor things up a bit. - Pizza Near Me - Rome, RM

Great place to people watch with truly great food. So good we came twice in one day. Service was exceptional! Prices were fantastic as well. Great food and wine. A lot of bang for the buck!! read more

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After a full 24 hours of travel, tired and hungry we settled in our accommodations at the Palazzo Naiaidi in the heart of Rome. Anxious for a bite to eat before bed. We exit the hotel a walk to the corner- here is La Cucina. Wha a jewel for our first meal while in This beautiful City. read more

Thanks for the recommendation on the pizza to order and we enjoyed our dinner. Very welcoming staff and environment. read more

My friends and I went here for dinner and it was great! Pietro made us feel very welcomed and took great care of us. Definitely will be back. read more

We arrived in Rome ready for more history, more culture and more gastronomic adventures. The hotel concierge suggested we try this bistro and even drew us a map so we'd know how to find it. Little did we know we'd enjoy lunch here on two of our three days in Rome. La Cucina Nazionale is an open, airy semi-subterranean bistro with a menu of pizza and pasta, and of course the requisite wine. On both visits we ordered a half bottle of house red (delicious!) for us and a pizza margherita for the kiddo. A cold bottle of still water was brought to the table and appreciated by all of us. During our first visit, Romeo and I ordered pizzas for ourselves: primavera and sausage and mushroom. The pizza crust was thin and crispy on each of them. The kiddo even forgot what she was doing and ate some of 'the handle.' So that's a good sign of a yummy crust in our household. The pizzas were ample in size but because of the thin crust didn't sit in your belly like a basket of bricks. So they were great choices for a day when we'd be walking the city in the heat. On the second day, we noticed that the same foursome of girls who sat beside us on day one were eating lunch there again. (Great sign!) Romeo and I shared a caprese salad and helped the kiddo out by eating the scraps of her pizza. More wine. More cold water. Another good light lunch. What impressed us most about this bistro was our waiter. On both days he was friendly and helpful without at all being overbearing. He joked and smiled with the kiddo who'd brought her new Beanie Boo Harriet along and was engaged in a photoshoot amidst the pizza and wine. His smile was infectious and it made for a wonderful welcome to Rome. If you are near the Piazza della Repubblica and looking for a light and very affordable lunch, then stop into La Cucina Nazionale. You'll be very happy that you did. read more

A very quaint place for a nice lunch after a morning of walking and beautiful sites. We Saar down with no problem around 1PM. for lunch, we had the carbonara pasta and fried prawn and calamari salad. Both were very good. The salad was minuscule in size but the prawn and calamari were fried well. The carbonara was very tasty, but a bit too salty. In all, not a perfect meal but a good meal to enjoy before a nice midday nap. I'd definitely go back to try other items. read more

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We were starving and were unable to search for a place to eat due to no Wi-Fi connection. So we figured, we're in Italy, how bad can it be right? WRONG! The food was edible at best. I got the Roman style cod - tasted like fish in salty tomato paste. There were hardly any fish, mostly potatoes. The best part of the meal was the water, as it helped wash down the salty fishy fish taste. read more

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My keen senses abandoned me today and as a result, I ate at not only one, but two subpar restaurants. In the same day. I blame the excessive Roman heat followed by the Monsoon-like downpour that nearly drowned me earlier. Location: On Via Nazionale near Termini. It's close enough to the train hub to be considered a tourist trap. Service: OK. Nothing exceptional. Food: having dealt with issues of the intestinal nature for years, I've become quite adept at sniffing out mediocre food and food that's been processed. If that's what you're looking for then this is the place for you. The best way to describe it is to say two things: this is the Italian version of Olive Garden, and you can get the same kind of pizza (what I ordered) in the frozen section of your grocer. Think Dr. Oetker. After one slice, I was already bloated - a dead give away that this is not authentic cuisine and that the ingredients are processed. A big no-no for me. The pizza I ordered had mozzarella, mushrooms and sausage; the mozzarella was not proper Italian fare. The mushrooms were so thinly sliced you could barely taste them and the sausage was greyish pink - definitely not Italian style. Flavor? OK but again, this is of the frozen pizza variety. Price point: Expensive for what you're getting. I'd skip it. The only reason I stopped in to begin with is because of my top three choices in the hood, two were closed and the last was booked up. read more

La Cucina Nazionale - Pizza Near Me - Rome, RM

Good service,average food!Had linguini vongole and salami pizza! Pizza was way to salty and the vongole was not special! Disappointed tonight! Pizza crust tasted like cardboard! read more

Delicious pizza! Amazing flavor, and The crust is light, fresh and chewy. I wanted to come back for more!

I came here because it is right around the corner from my hotel and they seemed to have more 'meat and salad' meals than a lot of other places around this area. I'm dairy intolerant and have been in Italy (venice and Rome) for ten days so far and that means that every night I've had a choice of pizza marinara, tomato and basil pasta or pesto pasta with no cheese. I was really feeling like some ordinary meat and salad. I got what I wanted - lamb chops roast potatoes and salad. The service was friendly but brisk. The up side to that is my order only took three minutes to arrive! The downside is the meal was nothing special. But that is what I was looking for. Positives: fast service, various options available, they aren't rude and pushy if you just want to look at the menu like many other places in this area Negatives: my meat was very fatty and there was a lot of 'gravy' invaded my lovely fresh salad! Others complaints about touristy, not authentic Italian didn't bother meh use overall meal quality brought it down a bit. read more

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Loved this restaurant in Rome, Italy, good food, wine and appetizers for a good price. I recommended to everyone. read more

This restaurant was right next to our hotel and offered very solid good Italian staples for lunch. We had better margherita pizza elsewhere, but their tuna salad was very tasty, and we also really Enjoyed their three tasting combo meal with risotto and fried calamari. My kids ended the meal with a banana split which they told me was very yummy! We will be back just because our hotel food and drinks seem expensive just for the sake of being expensive, and we literally didn't even have to leave the block to eat here. read more

After a long day trip to Pompeii, 8 of us popped into this restaurant that was right down the street from where are staying... And what a great find! Very inexpensive for the great meal that we had. My husband and son got the seafood pasta, which was excellent and I had the seafood risotto... Sooo good! Our younger son ordered the hamburger and a salad, the server told us that the hamburger was extremely large and that he really didn't need the salad because that was also very large... He was right! A lot of other servers would have just let us order too much food. We asked if there was a good place to have breakfast and he not only walked us down the street to the restaurant but gave us his card with a 10% discount. So if you are ever in Rome you must look up Giovanni at La Cucina Nazionale! Divertirsi! read more

La Cucina Nazionale - Pizza Near Me - Rome, RM

As a vegetarian, I was very pleased with the ravioli. My family and I were very happy with the vegetarian choices available and the food we received. Definitely one of the best ravioli I have had in Italy having been here for 5 days. read more

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A must stop in place when in Rome for my family. It was like our first visit in 2015 when we returned in 2018. The staff is very hospitable and knowledgeable about explaining the menu and making suggestions to hungry foreigners. The chef and kitchen staff never fail to make delicious plates. The bar staff make delicious espresso and beverages and carry delicious wines. The prices are very reasonable. read more

Very close from piazza Della Republica. Good food, modern interior, correct price, helpful personal. Because the service was long, they offer us the desserts. Thank to them. read more

Their tiramisu was excellent and not too sweet. I ordered the chicken which was delicious and moist. The skin was a bit soggy but the flavor made up for it. The potatoes served with it was perfectly seasoned and was not too mushy. We also ordered the bruschetta with mozzarella, tomatoes (hold the anchovies) and that was pretty good. All for 12 euro! You can't beat that! Bathroom was very clean and the staff was nice. read more