i was here years ago with a local Roman family...who knew where to dine, calling ahead (!!)…read more fresh and delicious. it was a memorable luncheon heavy in seasonal vegetable options which was my choice. a great risotto, grilled vegetable and nice selection of grappas...grappi?

From the chef to the food this family run trattoria and pizzeria is exceptional…read more Whether a tourist or local this is a must hit for anyone not only in Tuscania but all of Italy. The menu is a perfect twist of Tuscan delicacies and Roman tradition with an added unique signature by the chef. Besides a very accommodating staff with a great personality do not be surprised if the Chef, Mauro, comes out for a couple laughs to check on his work. Nonetheless, exceptional experience. Prosciutto, mozzarella, Amatriciana, steak and desert was all flawless. Air conditioned and heated with outdoor seating as well.

On our first night in tarquinia we decided to try Arcadia. It had very good reviews and is just…read moreinside the town close to parking. It was Friday night and late so I expected it to be full at 8:45 when we arrived. It was actually empty I thought maybe this is a bad sign. Wrong !!! The room is jus classy and beautiful with brick arcaded roof. The ambiance is a that of a night high class restaurant. They have an ex excellent wine list that covers most of Italy'. I asked our waitress to point us to a local white. She recommended an excellent local vermentino which we very much enjoyed. The menu has some great seafood dishes and well as pastas meats etc. I opted for the risotto pescatore. This dish was a amazing, bursting with fresh seafood and flavor. The risotto was perfectly cooked and it was loaded with fresh mussels, clams and langostinos. Excellent and so well priced. This same dish in my hometown miami would easily be double the price at an equivalent restaurant. The wife had a pasta carbonara which was a truly excellent version of this dish. They were both plentiful so did not try the desserts. The service was excellent as was the ambiance. This place deserves to be jam packed every night.

Friendly service, elegant atmosphere, stone vaulted...creative food in a gorgeous setting! Helps…read moreto have some Italian, but the staff does their best to help. The menu features seafood, as well as meat and vegetarian choices. Each of our dishes was perfectly prepared and beautifully presented. Right around the corner from an amazing museum of Etruscan history. Tarquinia is a must-see destination and this restaurant, a must-eat stop on your Italian stay!

Why is there only Five stars this place needs ten. The food is amazing the presentation far beyond…read moreto casual atmosphere. The seafood is fresh and prepared with fresh herbs and love. This was the best seafood salad I have ever had the pleasure of eating. The fish came from the lake 3 meters away and the people are warm and friendly. This is a must if you are within 100 km. Ok drive from Orvieto or Rome it's worth the drive.

Situated right by the beautiful Lago di Bolsena this Restaurant gave us the most amazing and…read morerelaxing lunch of our Italy trip. The helpful and friendly waitstaff brought deliciously fresh seafood, which we enjoyed sitting in the shade, while looking out at the lake. This place alone is worth a little trip or detour to the Lago di Bolsena region.

While in Italy, we discovered this restaurant. The menu was 54 pages so many spaghetti choices each…read morewith a different twist of some sort. Not speaking Italian we had two servers. One who spoke English and one who was trying to. We had wonderful service and tasty pasta.

Food, Service and atmosphere was amazing! Definitely the Italian meal we were looking for! Menu is…read morehuge

When you come to see the Palazzo Farnese, which you should, stop for lunch or dinner here. We had…read morethe antipasti Del Borgo which was plenty for the five of us. We can recommend the ravioli di parmagiana. For second course, the meats were delicious. Potatoes, roasted vegetables and chicory were the perfect sides. The pistachio semi-freddo and the tiramisu were top notch. The restaurant overlooks a beautiful valley of trees and on this hot summer day, was pleasantly air conditioned. Service was excellent.

But for the fact that the Villa Farnese is within walking distance, one might not otherwise come…read moreupon this gem of a restaurant, and that is unfortunate. I've been to this area twice in the last handful of years and it is not a tourist go-to, but you'd never know that by the way we were treated at Antica Trattoria. I was with a group of friends who chose this restaurant for dinner on our last night in Italy. The owner and the chef are well versed in the charms of sharing their culinary skills with strangers as well as locals, (even when those strangers are 7 boisterous tourists from New York who can barely put a sentence of Italian up among them.) They set out a beautiful and refined outdoor table topped with crisp white linens and candles. The small courtyard piazza at dusk was quiet except for patrons of this restaurant and a small gelateria across the way. Coming upon the table aglow with candlelight was out of a dream. Even as we were being seated the prosecco started flowing. What a welcome! The wine followed, the food followed, a visit to the grill chef who was masterfully beating back flame on all manner of meats followed. Finally, a pre-dessert table-side visit from the gracious and lovely owner, Bernadetta, artfully transitioned the group from enthusiastic consumption to appreciative lingering for not just this special evening but our entire trip as well. We were all fortunate to be there, and everyone knew it. The most memorable dishes include meat, as the pit master has an enlightened understanding for what the complexities of fire and simplicity of herbs can create together. This dazzling display should be enough to warrant a visit from 100 miles in any direction, but the pasta dishes do not fail, particularly the raviolo with a white sauce. The antipasti were also exceptional as many are replete with local meats and cheeses and grilled vegetables. Despite the perfections we encountered, it's worth mentioning that the menu is laid out in Italian but in a way that's a touch muddled. If you don't speak Italian it might take some time to wade through it. And there is a particular dish that must be ordered in advance. I imagine it is worth calling ahead to order whatever that dish is. I hope I get to return one of these days, if you are anywhere near the Viterbo or even Rome area, you'd be fortunate to make a visit as well.

We opted for lunch here today- we shared the entire meal- bruschetta; meat and cheese ravioli and…read morepollo frito. Everything was good- ravioli could have been delivered 'hot' vs lukewarm, but it was tasty. The dipping sauce for the chicken fingers was very good. Since we've been in Italy for three weeks, it was a welcome change, although i did feel like I ordered off the kids menu! The bruschetta was awesome, especially compared to a few places who don't toast the bread and it's a soupy mess. Pinot Grigio was 20e/bottle (about average) and service was good. We sat on the patio and enjoyed the view. Good experience all up.

Had a really terrific meal here. Wild boar ragu over pasta rags. Perfectly cooked pasta and…read moreincredibly flavorful sauce. We ordered the bruschetta which I felt was under seasoned but was fresh and packed with tomatoes and basil. Our entire group thoroughly enjoyed their meals. A couple of small things, the staff was a bit unfriendly which I just attributed to the language barrier. Also we tried to come back later in the week and they were mysteriously closed. One last positive; insanely low prices for the quality of the food!

Good pasta from the lake and from the sea and his wine was amazing!! Steak was good tooread more

fantastico!!!! food service and ambiance were 5 star. wine was beautiful and priced very…read morereasonable. highly recommend