Nothing special. Compare to Commanders Palace in New Orleans - stands on reputation not quality of…read morefood. Overlit, sears put your retinas. Nice outside though. Very friendly service. Limited drink menu and and average food.

We had a simply amazing dining experience this evening. As American tourists visiting for the…read morefirst time in 20+ years, we were nervous about our first dinner out; Our only goal was not to look like the typical ugly American tourist. I know we could have eaten in a more touristy area, but we chose to stay at an AirBnB in Testaccio to have a more authentic experience. I have nothing to compare it to yet, but I feel as I looked around the restaurant, this was a very non-tourist setting. Lots of Roman families dining together. This is not to say that we were treated differently. Our hostess was wonderful and the language barrier was not too large. She did a wonderful job of helping us navigate the menu and pointing our favorite dishes. The food was to die for. Simply stunning. I'm not a world expert but I do write about 300 food reviews a year in the US as my real job takes me all over. Stunning food here at the Mastro's! We've got 4 more days in Rome and had planned to try a different Testaccio restaurant each night, but we really loved this place too much to not do it at least one more time. Thank you for a wonderful experience!

Our server was so nice and gave us great recommendations on food and wine! We had an amazing…read moreChristmas Eve dinner.

This place was awesome. We found out about this restaurant when visiting Madrid and fell in love…read morewith the food and prices.These prices cannot be beat. The tapas were so good, loved the simplicity of ordering, the fresh ingredients and fresh bread.

It's a great lunch place! White bread here is delicious. Some starters we tried were great too…read more(e.g. calamari rings). Dessert? Try their pana cotta!

On a hot day, the carafe of cold, crisp white wine is perfect, as is the cool octopus and potato…read moresalad with black olives, and the carpaccio of fish topped in whole marinated peppercorns. But the ultimate was the tonno crudo with capers and mint. In four months of living in Rome, I can't think of a better lunch, especially on a summer's day. (And a big thank you to the conservators in the Vatican labs who introduced us to this wonderful meal)

We had been in Italy for 10 days and this was one of our favorites. Suggest making a reservation…read moresince almost every table was reserved but they were able to get us in. The food was delicious and the waitstaff was very friendly, deserts looked amazing but we didn't try them.