I really do not understand how this place got the reviews it did. The worst Indian food ever. Bad service, bad food makes for a disaster which it was. Put me in a very foul mood. Being in Italy for over 2 weeks we decided to take a break from the pasta and pizza but wish we hadn't. Last time we were in Rome we had eaten at Indian Affairs which was amazing. Wish we had gone back there. Owners and waiters talking in loud voices. Other disgruntled customers...just bad ambience. Avoid. read more

Sitar - Chicken tikka - Indian Near Me - Rome, RM

We were on vacation in Rome & craving indian food.. found a gem,Sitar! The food is authentic & very flavorful, the service excellent & the owner was present overseeing. Love this place. read more

Must try this Indian restaurant, we are vegetarian and ordered thali( Chana masala aloo bhatora) and veg kofta with garlic naan it was amazing. Better food than anywhere in US and very close to real Indian food.Samosa were great too!! read more

Sitar - Chana bhatoora Thali - Indian Near Me - Rome, RM

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The Food was amazing and the service was the sugar on top! Very authentic. Don't forget to ask for the hot peppers

This was a surprisingly good Indian (Punjabi) restaurant in Rome. They didn't seem to be used to having big groups. They forgot to give us one of our dishes and didn't seem ready to be open for dinner. That's the only reason I took off one star. The food was very good and we ate all of it. They kept on telling us that it was going to take a long time and it wasn't that long. I think they really weren't expecting people when they opened for dinner at 7pm. My favorite dish was the Shahi Paneer, but the Vegetable Kofta was also very good. The naan was very fresh. The mango lassi wasn't great. But the beer (Cobra) was good, better than most Indian beer I drink. Better than my standard Old Monk 10,000. If my parents came back with us to Rome we would definitely eat here again. read more

Food is mediocre at best and they use frozen food. What self-respecting restaurant uses any frozen food? Totally defeats the purpose of eating out. Not to mention all those offputting rules on the first page of the menu ("No this...no that"). How about they just put up a sign that says "Don't eat here"? read more

We visited Rome at the end of November. We stayed across the street from the Restaurant. Food was pretty delicious compared with other Indian reastuarnt in Italy. Space was small but enough to accommodate 20 people. By mistake , they gave our order to someone else. But it was a crazy night for them. Their Tandoor( Indian Oven that Cooks Naan) was broken that night. But they served our food which was delicious. Owner sat down with us and shared his and his family story. We had a lot of fun. Why would anyone recommend Indian food in Italy? Well, if you are tired of having Italian food(Which of course a must thing to do in Italy), try this joint. You will not be disappointed. read more

Ordered a vegetarian Thali and vegetarian biriyani. Thali was a good choice to try out three different sabzis, sabzis were good size and tasted good for roam standards. Veg biriyani was ok. read more

I eat indian food every now and then; it is easily available where i live. I went with my family of four. The service was slow; it took between 30-45 minutes to get food. I ordered the garlic naan, mango lassi, rice, and chicken tikki masala. The garlic naan was bad. It wasn't crispy at all and the inside was undercooked... The tikki masala was bland but to be fair i ordered it mild spice. Price was ok. The curry was around 8 euros. Though all the little things such as rice and drinks do add up. Total came to around 18 euros per person, which is very reasonble for Rome prices. Staying a few more days in Rome but not likely to return. read more

Indians Beware - we had really really poor experience at this place. Food was medicore but treatment was really bad. One of the Indian lady(probably owner) will everytime passby looking down, making us little bit uncomfortable. Other lady will keep reminding us that every thing has charge - water, rice, papad, onions. We ordered veg biriyani and she tells us raita has additional charge. It didn't end here. Lady sat to eat her own food, right behind my wife's chair, asking us to push her seat inwards while enough tables and enough chairs on the same table were available. Last blow - we ordered 6 items - Hoping to pack something for carryout. We had biriyani and daal fry left so we asked for 2 small to-go boxes. She tells us she will charge us €1 for 2nd box because boxes are expensive. Really! We spent €40 between 2 of us and you will try to make money on small things like this. Looking at our surprised expression, she decided not to charge but ask us to take bill and pay at front table instead of paying at the table because it will take time to clean the table and bring the check. We saw others treated nicely with papad/achaar and mukhvas. Small things but it matters when we are traveling and experiencing ill treatment. This is first bad experience we had in 5 days in Rome. Locals are great, ready to help even with language barrier but this was whole different experience. read more

I was there today for lunch. Awesome Indian thalis in the middle of rome. The food tasted really authentic and tasty. We tried vegetarian thalis and pooris. Service was excellent. Highly recommend this Indian restaurant for authentic food. read more

If you are Indian dont go to this place, they care for only local clients. I went there with my friend and we ordered food and we initially ordered 2 nan and chicke and riata. I called them again to order more naans and they told I have wait for 20 minutes. In the middle of the meal I had to wait 20 minutes for more bread because owner and his wife was busy attending local customers (non Indian). Ideally they should mention if you are not ordering many items your priority is low. I will never recommend this place for any indian unless u are ordering 20 items and lot of drinks. read more

Great Indian food in a sea of Italian. We had chicken Tika masala, curry fish (excellent), and onion naan. The samosas were great too! We found this hidden away spot across from our hotel (Palatino). The service was really polite, decor minimal, and prices very decent. We had a hearty lunch for 4 for 72 euro! (No alcohol). Server and owner are fluent in English and the menu is in English as well. read more

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Great Indian food in nice cozy restaurant. Family run with quality food. Had a party of 11 with veg and meat eaters. All were happy with the food. Owners family and friends were having dinner that evening too. Always a good sign. read more

This place was amazing. Very quick service and such a nice atmosphere. The food was bar none my favorite Indian food I have eaten and that's a hard mark to beat since I have eaten indian food world wide. Amazing friendly staff! Only amazing things to say about this estqblishment. read more

Seriously some of the best Indian food I've ever had! If you're in Rome and getting tired of eating pasta, come check this place out! Great service, everything is really fresh, and You can have your meal at whatever level of spiciness you like! Definitely recommend read more

If you are in Rome and craving something other than pasta this is the place to go. The food here is amazing!! The family that runs the restaurant is friendly and so helpful with picking the right heat level. My family literally emptied every dish. I think there was a grain or two of rice left. Hopefully we can squeeze in one more trip there before we leave Rome. Do not miss this restaurant!! read more

The food it typical North Indian. They have a good food. It was right across the street from the hotel where we were staying. It is a definite welcome change from the Italian fare. I ordered chicken tikka. It tasted good. The curry fish, which my wife ordered, was very good. The owner, a Punjabi woman, was very friendly and knowledgeable. read more

Food was good but very slow service. Waiter was friendly but they were understaffed and we had to wait an hour just to get our order taken. Service was incredibly slow even for European standards. Would recommend going to Maharaja instead of here as staff and service is better. On the upside the food was pretty good so worth going if you have a lot of time to kill. read more

Indian is one of my favorite foods so I'm always searching for a good Indian restaurant. Many of my colleagues were bragging about this place and they were right, it's great. I've now been there 3 times and may head back again tonight. We've tried several dishes and all have been delicious. This last time I went, I took a friend of mine from Mumbai. She said that she had heard others bragging about this place and wanted to try it. She too was impressed. The nan is wonderful; my Indian friend ordered a different type of bread which was great too. We've tried several chicken dish, beef and vegetables - all have been great. The kabob appetizer is one of my favorites! read more

Nice change up to our pizza and pasta week! Nice friendly staff and very enjoyable food! Chicken 65

Chicken was soft & tender, so was the paneer. All sauces are distinct and well balanced with flavor. Prices are very reasonable for the quality and portions you get. The owner / lady truly manages her operation very well. Recommend to all Indian food aficionados! Vindaloo Man read more

Overall good service. We got a table right away on a Saturday night but at 9pm. Dhal makhni couldve used a bit more flavour but other dishes were great. read more

Authentic fresh Indian food. Amazing quality and taste! Very nice ambience and very nice service. Everyone was extremely polite and friendly. I had garlic naan, shahi paneer, dal makhani and jeera rice and everything was delicious! Will surely come back whenever I visit Rome! read more

i have been to US, NZ, China, several countries in SE Asia. If you look at taste of the Indian food, this is an over-rated restaurant compared to what all we have tasted in other countries. Dal Makhani was under-cooked, vegetable portions are too small even for a single person. Tandoori bread was not that great either, though portions were more than enough for 1 person. Beer bottle was not chilled enough, but we had to take it since it was opened by the time it was served on our table. On other part, the service was very nice. We could a separate area since there were 8 of us and we had pre-booked. Waiter was very friendly and so was the hostess. read more

Arrived at the restaurant, asked for a table for 5...the waiter said he'd check with the lady owner (I believe). He checked and took us to the table near to the kitchen door. Was told they only had 4 seats but he could add an extra chair, which was fine. Another member of staff came asking why we'd been out there as we may have been obstructing the kitchen door. Was nothing to do with us and was so rude. Ordered paneer tikka, dum aloo curry, paneer curry, naan and veg samosas. After quite a wait and asking after our food a few times, we were served some tasteless rubbish. I am Indian myself and believe me I know what both homemade and restaurant Indian food should taste like. The paneer tikka had onion skins in the middle of it along with the yoghurt marinade stuck onto it and uncooked. When I complained to one of the members of staff, he just looked at me blankly. Then after repeating myself a few times he said he'd check with the kitchen staff. Except, he didn't come back to me to say anything, not even an apology. I then told the lady owner about this and about her staff ignoring me, once again no apology and just a 'you know sometimes the chefs put it as they are cooking'!!! No apology or anything. The dum aloo and paneer curry had the same tasteless, most non-Indian tasting sauce I have ever had in my life. I seriously don't know what it was made of, it definitely wasn't tomato based or cream based. The sweet lassi had lots of bits and pieces of yoghurt in it, disgusting. I would seriously not recommend this place, tasteless food, absolutely rude staff (to customers and management were rude to the waiter). Lastly, went to the loo's to wash my hands and the stench in there was revolting. Says a lot about the place. read more

So my wife and I was looking for a good Indian spot to try out, and we were recommended this place by a good friend. We really enjoyed it. The butter chicken and chicken curry was pretty good. And make sure you order the Naan. The staff here is pretty friendly and they speak in English as well as there menu is in English. I recommend this place. read more

Sitar - Indian Near Me - Rome, RM