My boyfriend and I had a transfer bus in the area so we decided to walk around to check out the menus in the nearby restaurants. The Bramble had the menu we were both and most interested in, so we decided to come in for dinner. Service was a bit slow. It started off with them giving us 3 dinner menus, missing the drink menu, so we were looking for someone to get the drink menu. Also we continued to have to search for someone to wave down to order and to get the check. My boyfriend ordered the Arrosto Di Vitella Con Patate Al Forno (17€) which is a Veal Roast with Baked Potatoes and I ordered a Pesce Spada Alla Messinese (20€) which is a swordfish with cherry tomatoes, capers, and black olives in messina style. We also shared a Vedure Grigliate (5€) which are grilled vegetables. My boyfriend also got a Fanta (4€) and I had a Ginger Beer (4€). My boyfriend's veal was super soft and tender. The protein was on point. The potatoes were texturally too mushy. My fish was amazinggggg. It was first and soft and tasty. The acidity of the sauce went so well with the swordfish. So flavorful! I was also impressed with the portion side on my dish. The side of grilled vegetables were much needed and a healthy balance to our meal. A great dinner before we continued our journey back. read more

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Staff seemed surly; we wondered when we entered if it was 'ok;' staff seemed to quarrel quietly among themselves. Food was adequate, but did not meet menu specifications. Would not go again. read more

We are staying at the Hotel Canada and staff recommended this restaurant. It was wonderful, Carbonara, Bruschetta were delicious. So much food!Long Island Iced Tea was great. Most of all, our waiter GeGe was so entertaining!We enjoyed so much we went back for Pizza that night per GeGe recommendations.Lovely! read more

This was my first meal in Rome and it was spectacular. I love the flexibility to sit inside or on the patio, our server was busy, but was very attentive. I ordered the pizze diavola and it did not disappoint!! The wine glasses were also served half full. Great place to get a good meal. read more

The Bramble - Pizze diavola - Burgers Near Me - Rome, RM

The restaurant is nice and clean. Service is quick and amazing. The food was decent and the amount of what we ordered was more than we expected comparing to what we had in US for similar price. Their restrooms were pretty nice and clean. read more

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Fun American spot in Rome! playing all the 2010s American hits which was fun + the food was a mix of Italian and American. I got the artichokes as a side which were fantastic and are pictured here. Our service was also good. read more

The Bramble - Artichokes - Burgers Near Me - Rome, RM

Delicious food and excellent service. They accommodated our group of 14 for dinner (reservations were made earlier in the day). Beautiful welcoming venue. Outside seating is available. read more

Food and drinks are good, but they can be a bit pricey compared to other places. The place was packed and we waited a while until somebody came to get our order. Inside a restaurant seems more like an American restaurant that Italian restaurant. There was a large group of people there so it was a bit loud. read more

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Loved it at The Bramble. Can't say enough about the authentic Italian food. We ate there two nights in a row and both times sat in the same outdoor area and had the same server. Lasagna, gnocchi, bruschetta for two, pasta alla carbonara and ravioli stuffed with ricotta and spinach, all fantastic. Service was wonderful, and the cost was very reasonable for outstanding quality. read more

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Advised to go here from the hotel. Disappointment! You're in Rome and expect good food.... This is a tourist trap. The ambiance is beautiful but it's clearly in business because of the hotel referral industry. Had better frozen pizza. Caesar salad was only iceberg lettuce. Find somewhere else. You will thank me if you're a foodie. read more

The Bramble was recommended by our hotel staff in Rome. It was a quick three minute walk from our hotel down a smaller roadway. Has fantastic cool outdoor covered seating back off the street. The food was tremendous. We had a group of 15. They took a reservation and were ready to go when we arrived. Great service, great food, and good food people. It was a night to remember in Rome. See my pics for the variety of choices. Our group ate for just under 20€ per-person including mani fish, drinks and dessert. Really a great place to spend an evening recovering from a long long long day of seeing some of the most important sites in world history. read more

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Extremely overpriced drinks for nothing. I had a mojito that didn't even have a half a glass of alcohol in it, it was all ice . So disappointed, keep walking by read more

The Bramble - Mojito and one liter beer - Burgers Near Me - Rome, RM

Unsure why you'd give this place a 1 star, if you're staying around here it's super convenient & the food is great and prices and very affordable/reasonable! Service is very friendly, learn some basic Italian to be respectful but was very happy with our experience! read more

The Bramble - Grilled steak and roasted potatoes! - Burgers Near Me - Rome, RM

Visited here during lunch time, and attempted to at night. They do not sell pizza for lunch. Fair menu and very nice exterior/seating area. However they tend to close the restaurant and kitchen early (they say 12AM/24:00) so if it's on the later side and you're looking for a local place, this isn't the place for you. read more

I'm too angry to post a coherent review. Just don't eat here. Honestly. Please don't. I know it's next to the hostel. Just go grab a slice of pizza next door. read more

We ate here twice on our overnighter in downtown Rome. It was convenient to our hotel and had everything we needed (e.g. Beer, Booze and Food). Devon (not his real name, but he looks like a Devon) provided us with a couple of great plates based on our desires for some missing flavors at the tail end of our Italian visit. I'm guessing the service complaints from other reviews may be based on, what appeared to be, a very large business crowd that the servers mostly knew and what those customers wanted. It seemed that everyone that arrived after us seemed to get served before us; but once we had gained the trust (works both ways) of our server, he seemed to never let our needs go without rapid fulfillment. I think we just needed to ask instead of waiting to be approached. The food was of the best we had while in Rome. The flavors and textures hit the spot that was worth a replay. You can get it all at The Bramble. A good place to get a drink and a nosh. Dicks read more

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We stopped in for dinner on our last night in Rome. We relocated hotels to be closer to the train station. After a long day of traveling from Tuscany, we just wanted something convenient - Bramble fit the bill. We were sold on the outdoor dining area, which was very cute. Unfortunately, the food and service were both very average compared to everywhere else we dined in Rome. Everything was totally fine, just not memorable. I do remember one of the spreads on our bruschetta appetizer was very spicy and I liked it. Unlike other places we dined, they did not have a house wine. If you're in the area, do yourself a favor and do a little more research to find a great restaurant - do not settle for this. read more

Great atmosphere to sit outside in Italy, but was very disappointed with the quality and taste of the food. Olive Garden would've been a better restaurant to choose for dinner compared to this spot. Really wish it would've been a better choice on our trip. read more

Delicious food, kind service, great wine. Overall great environment inside and out. Would recommend the outdoor seating. read more

The Bramble - Grilled Steak and Gnocchi - Burgers Near Me - Rome, RM

So I feel much better after reading a lot of the reviews regarding the service of this place and compare it to the lack of service I received today. We got our recommendation from our hotel and me, being the trusting person I am, decided to give it a go. We found the place not too far from our hotel and were promptly seated. We sat outside and I was quickly reminded why I hate sitting outside, especially in Italy. It's no fault of the restaurant, this is more of a reminder for travelers that a lot of people smoke, and are allowed to do so on the patios in Italy, so keep that in mind when you pick your seating. We were seated and were given 2 glasses of Prosecco on the house. We were given our menus and ordered about 10 minutes later. I ordered the Arancini and my wife ordered a Bruschetta. We waited about 30 minutes to just get those items, they were good but had I known the wait would be longer I would have just up and left at that moment and paid what I had owed. We waited over an hour longer to get the rest of our meals, and I know for a fact it doesn't take an hour to make 2 pasta dishes. Now, I know my table isn't the only one being served. But when two tables who arrived roughly when we received our appetizers get their mains, that is when I knew we had been forgotten. We addressed our problem with our waiter twice and he said it would be 5 minutes away and that he "isn't the cook" and he can't control what they do. I call full BS on that statement. That isn't how it should be run and it completely shows a lack of respect for the client. The pasta was cooked fine, but the sauce for my Cacccio e Pepe was too heavy on the cheese and was clearly made in a rush. We received apologies but in my opinion it wasn't enough. I've written this place off and hope to never return. I'd advise to steer clear even if you get a recommendation from your hotel. If you have had a bad experience on your hotels recommendation, let them know. It's the only way they will know that they are steering people that wrong way. read more

The ambiance is beautiful and the food simply amazing. We drank two bottles of red wine as our waiter catered to us. We had a wonderful evening and had some sort of truffle hazel nut dessert. We will be back before our vacation ends. read more

The Bramble - Pasta with artichokes and Italian bacon - Burgers Near Me - Rome, RM

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Came for breakfast. They have one breakfast meal lol! No options there. It's their breakfast or no breakfast. But everything was delicious although my egg was slightly undercooked. Clean restaurant. Bathroom was interesting. Large statues of gladiators right next to the toilets. Scared me at first. read more

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Not sure how anyone can give this place less than a stellar review. I visited twice in my short stay around the corner at The Yellow Hostel. (Bit of advice- A little respect and basic attempt at Italian goes a long way if you are a fellow traveler. This goes for everywhere you visit) First was a late lunch where I had a lengthy meal after getting in from a flight. The waiter made me feel comfortable and welcome, much unlike my experience at other places in Rome where I often received a rude reception being an American. He was patient and attentive while giving me space to relax. Food was AMAZING. My second experience was dinner before leaving Rome and while I'm allergic to mushrooms and wanted fettuccine no where else would accommodate but they made a dishes without them quickly. I had the house Red Wine twice, 3 to chose from. The wonderful waitress the second time again made me feel comfortable with my multiple bags to leave directly to the train and welcomed me to sit anywhere I like. I didn't feel like I was in a tourist trap but they accommodated my English easily. Highly recommend! read more

The Bramble - House Reds are delicious! - Burgers Near Me - Rome, RM

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I have mixed feelings about this place. I really enjoyed my food here, I had the mozzarella balls as an appetizer and the swordfish from their specials menu and it was really good. Along with that we received complimentary prosecco glasses for making a reservation and it's the ONLY restaurant we found in Italy that served ginger ale. (Keep in mind that we were in the country for long and visited Venice and Florence as well). The only reason why this isn't a 5 star for me is because my companions did not enjoy their meals. Maybe it was because one of them chose pizza and the other chose spaghetti carbonara, BUT I cannot give this 5 stars if the people I was with weren't satisfied. I'd recommend this place, maybe just stay away from their pizza and spaghetti so you too can have a good meal like I did. read more

The Bramble - Mozzarella balls - Burgers Near Me - Rome, RM

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Not sure what people are expecting, what with this place being a stones throw from Termini. I realize it's not the case in every city, but Rome's area near the the train station (this block in particular) is pretty notorious for crooks, tourist traps and just plain grossness. It's gotten a lot better but just know what you're getting into. This place ain't that bad... if you are faced with say 2 hours before your train leaves. We were stranded in Rome (long story). I've been stranded in worse places. We decided to stay at a cheap hotel (if you know me, these are words that never come out of my mouth, but my friend was adamant about not staying in a pricy place, damn her) down the block and had to kill time while my boyfriend found a copy of my passport to send over to the hotel, as at this late hour, nothing was open and the hotel guy barely even wanted us to stay in the lobby (review to come). The Bramble was open late and looked part Eurotrash part cool so we went in. It was almost comical how much our waiter hated us... or hated the fact that he was waiting tables at this place, more likely seeing as we didn't even get a chance to be offensive. He stood there not looking at us, kind of disgustedly staring off in the distance. We each ordered a plate of bruschetta and I was stressed so I ordered a bottle of Prosecco (cheap at 15 Euro so why not?). Oh let's be real. I wasn't that stressed. I wasn't expecting much of the bruschetta but that shit was good! Fresh tomatoes, fragrant olive oil, decent bread. I was happy with it (or maybe that was the Prosecco goggles?) When we had arrived, neither of us was especially hungry after the earlier ordeal but I guess the appetizer did its job of making things more appetizing because my friend decided to order a plate of pasta Carbonara and needing something sweet, I ordered lemon sorbet. By this point our waiter changed and we had a really kind jovial type of guy so that was cool. The sorbet was a joke-- it came out in a glass the size of a thimble. The type of glass one would serve complimentary limoncello in and at this price (4 Euro) that was pretty ridiculous. My friend's Carbonara was pretty tasty according to her (honestly, even at the less awesome restaurants in Italy, the food is still pretty good, with one or two exceptions. You cannot say that of the US). Verdict: I should have stopped at the bruschetta and cheap Prosecco. No major complaints. I'd return if I had to but I sure as hell wouldn't make reservations here when you have excellent alternatives in other parts of the city. read more

We were staying at The Yellow Hostel nearby and ended up here because the recommended restaurant, Mama Angela, was full. The food was just OK considering that it was a little pricy. We had salmon ravioli and seafood linguine. I have had better. The roasted vegetables looked a little sad. read more

This place was our go to when in Rome. The staff was awesome. The food amazing! Since we were in our honeymoon they made it even more special with free dessert and champagne! read more

Excellent restaurant with a cozy atmosphere, friendly wait staff, and awesome food. We have 2 more nights in Rome and we'll be going back for dinner both nights. Highly recommend this place. read more

The Bramble - Burgers Near Me - Rome, RM

Walked in the place was packed we got a seat right away. I just wanted a drink and some snacks. I ordered the Cuba Libre and it was good a little watery but good. The waiter was nice just too into the soccer game on screen. He gave us our drinks and mozzarella balls in time. Place was great and chill. Prices not bad for the area. Would not Mind coming back again. Plus the wifi is fast so that's cuddos points! read more

The Bramble - The view and drinks Cuba libre - Burgers Near Me - Rome, RM

Recommended by our hotel and the promise of a free cocktail brought us here. Warning, the free cocktail was a very small glass of Prosecco or juice. Ambiance was nice. Waiters were nice. Food was good, but not great. We ordered the Bramble salad (lettuce, walnuts, apples, parmigiana cheese, and dressing. It was good but not great. Plus it was pricey for the small size. The prosciutto and cheese pizza was good, but not great. Overall experience was good, not great. For great pizza, I would suggest Pizzeria del Secolo a few doors down which is a dive buy a fraction of the cost and delicious! read more

This was only a couple blocks from our hotel and walking by it, we just wanted a place to hang and have some drinks, maybe get a small bite (the inviting look of this place should have already screamed tourist trap). The server sat us down outside (they have heat lamps) and immediately handed us complimentary Presseco (another clue this is a tourist trap because NOTHING is for free in Italy, let alone a drink). SO we proceeded to order a hamburger (I was kind of over pasta's), sparking water, a house wine, a a whiskey. The sparkling water was flat and filled in an pre-opened bottle. The house wine was rancid (meaning, it had sat out for a couple days and was bad). The hamburger was not seasoned and dry; hubs said it tasted like school lunchfood. The "complimentary" fries and ketchup and mayo that came with my burger - fries were overdone and there was no ketchup or mayo. The whiskey was the worst. It said a complimentary cigar or dark chocolate would come with my hubs whiskey (the waiter seemed surprised when we said we wanted the cigar); the waiter even asked how he wanted his whiskey (with 2 ice cubes please). It came out short in volume of a typical whiskey shot (they super skimped) and the waiter brought out a cup-full of ice. The best part was the "complimentary" cigar. The hubs asked for matches and a cutter and the waiter said they didn't have any. Excuse me, but do you think people just always carry around a cutter and matches?! So when we asked why we would get a (cheap) cigar and not have the tip cut and no matches, he took the cigar back (and the bartender cut it with a knife, super obvious if you smoke cigars), and brought it back with no matches. The only reason I'm giving this place a 1-Star is for the poor server who had to bus all 8 tables by himself outside and was trying hard to be so nice and do his job, even though it seemed like there were 3 other waiters to help divide the load. In Italy food is pricier than wine, but this place was def doing the "American" thing where food is cheaper than alcohol. So yes, you can spend very little if you don't order alcohol, but you won't be getting decent food anyway. Thank you but no thank you. read more

It looks nice from outside so we went in. Ordered a cocktail drink and a beer. The beer came first. Then the cocktail. I had two sips out of the cocktail and half of the drink was gone already. Because most of the drink was ice!! What the heck! Food is a little above average. read more

The Bramble - Burgers Near Me - Rome, RM

I went here with my boyfriend as it was the only half decent looking place serving food at 11 p.m. The cocktails were nice, but there was way too much ice and not enough alcohol. The red wine was really good though. The food was surprisingly good, the aglio e olio bruschetta was amazing, id come back just for that. The tomatoes were that good though. The fries were also the best ive had in italy, and i dont even like fries that much. However, I am giving this place 2 stars because our waiter was rude, didnt care for us and had no respect for us whatsoever. He barely looked at us, i'm guessing he hates the job. But the lady who seated us was very friendly, and the second waiter was much nicer. And now the main problem was the rat which kept running around the patio. I was so disgusted. We notified our waiter but all he said was that sometimes they have this problem but it is only outside. He didn't even offer us different seats. We, of course, went to sit on the other side of the patio. I was so surprised we weren't given an apology or free drinks, as other places i have visited would give an apology and a drink on the house for a much smaller issue. Overall the food was good but that it about it. Go somewhere else if you want a good time. read more

on our visit to Rome, my wife and I stayed a short walk away from this gem and we are so glad it exists. The manager was super friendly, the food is delicious and at one point they let us in before they even opened just so we can watch a world cup game. We came here 3 days in a row. Highly recommend it. read more

Good food and service. If you stay in the hostel next door which is also cool. You get even better deals! American breakfast= read more

Real bad. To many other places in the area to eat real fresh True Italian food. I would pick another spot in a min.

This place believes in the 5 second rule! Watched a waiter drop silverware on the floor picked it up and placed it on the table, saw another waiter drop a roll on the floor picked it up and proceed to a table wow! Don't forget we don't serve mixed drinks until 5pm and no pizza items until then also! Are we running a business or not! read more

This place was great. Me and my friends came to watch the World Cup. Great service and the owner was very welcoming. My friend ordered a gelato and French fries and the owner looked at him and said he never in 15 years had no one ordered that lol. When in Rome eat at Bramble!!! read more

The hostel we stayed at recommended this restaurant... so we gave it a try! Location is pretty central, looks great and has great sitting outside. We ordered 2 decent pasta dishes (sadly undercooked) the red wine selection was minimal. The only thing I could think of was don't judge a book by its cover-- in this case, the restaurant was nice but the food was not very good. :( read more

Garbage. Took 20 minutes for the waiter to come serve me after I was seated and when he finally did, he gave me a disgusted look when I ordered water. The meal was junk, i suppose the pasta was cooked properly but the sauce reminded me of vomit and was a battle to put down but I was starving and needed to eat. Definitely won't eat there again; do yourself a favour and go find a hidden gem where the locals eat (the harder to find, the better!) read more