We came to Virginiae our last night in Rome after seeing it recommended and was by our Airbnb, and it ended up being a perfect final dinner. It's a classic-style Italian restaurant but cozy and a bit tight inside, but the table they gave us was tucked in the corner and comfortable. We started with a bottle of red wine that our server recommended, which was surprisingly affordable and really good. The meat and cheese plate we shared was a solid start, and for the main course I went with the pesto pasta, which was great. I also tried my friend's lasagna and honestly, it completely blew me away, nothing like the heavy American-style version. Easily one of the best lasagnas I've ever had. If I came here again I'd order that no doubt. Overall, great spot if you're looking for a traditional Italian sit-down dinner without paying crazy prices. Would definitely come back and next time, I'm getting the lasagna. read more

Virginiae - Pesto - Roman Near Me - Rome, RM

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Nice Italian restaurant serving quality foods at reasonable prices. Caprese salad with buffalo mozzarella (€14) - A classic and it did not disappoint. While simple, they added some nice little seasoning on there for some extra freshness and flavor. Saltimbocca alla Romana (€18) - A Roman specialty, this dish of marinated veal with prosciutto on top was tender and tasty. The sage also added some additional fragrance. Bucatini all'amatriciana (€16) - Classic Roman preparation. While it wasn't that memorable, it was still good. The staff here are very friendly and the service speed is pretty quick. The interior is spacious with high ceilings. There was no wait for a weekend dinner. Overall, Virginiae is a great option for Roman classics in a nice setting. read more

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We have had the pleasure of dining at this restaurant every time we are in Rome. Heman was our server and did a great job of taking care of us. We wanted to introduce a new friend of ours to Virginae. The restaurant has a lovely ambiance. We had made a reservation on The Fork for 7:30 PM, and they had a table ready for us when we arrived. We had a lovely, quiet corner table. What is so nice about dining in Italy is that you are never rushed. We proceeded to have the most leisurely dinner. Our friend started with a glass of Prosecco. My husband ordered a bottle of red wine to complement our dinners. We enjoyed the following for our entrees: Fettucine al Ragu, Mezze Pacchieri alla Gricia, and Saltimbocca alla Romana. Oh my, we were all thrilled with our dinners. Heman gave us the time to sit and chat without interruption, which we so appreciated. We all thoroughly enjoyed dining at Virginiae. Since this is one of our favorite restaurants, we came back in February. This is one of our favorite restaurants, so we go several times when we are in Rome. It was extra special this evening because our favorite waiter, Silvano, was there to greet us and take care of us. This is just one of those restaurants that has a wonderful feel about it - open yet warm - soft music and lighting - tables nicely spaced. Their menu has something for everyone. My husband enjoyed a glass of pinot grigio to start and then a glass of red wine to compliment of his dinner, which was the Fettucine al Ragu. I had the Ravioli Ripieni di Ricotta Spincaci con Salsa di Burro e Salvia. Virginiae delivers an unforgettable dining experience, and we cannot wait to return in September to enjoy another fine meal. read more

Amazing food and service! We had the charcuterie plate and pastas. We sat outside and our server was spectacular.

Truly a gem, maybe not so hidden! It can't be with food like that! We had a wonderful experience at Virginae. This was our first dinner in Rome. It really set the tone! We made reservations weeks in advance since we had a large party. Not sure if that's always necessary but I would recommend. The welcome was warm and the place was so unique. The layout was very clean and loved the design of the restaurant. The service was fantastic and the food was just as good. Not one of us had a bad dish. We tried most of the menu but by far for me the artichokes. I wish I had come back and ordered again. I also did. But no time. It was the best artichoke I have ever had! Yum! We had all of the pastas carbonara, amatricana, Cacio e Pepe, also the lamb, steak. Everything was great!! The wine options of course were delightful. We were too full for dessert but I'm sure it would have been fabulous. Must try when in Rome! read more

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Best meal we had in Rome. Great service, atmosphere, and food! Easily walkable from our villa rental. I had the carbonara pasta, and it was really good! read more

I can't say enough good things about this restaurant. If you are looking for a quaint and cozy ambience with friendly service and amazing food -- this is your place. Everything from the selection of cheeses to the main pasta courses were nothing but top notch. Don't hesitate to make a stop. The prices are very reasonable with quality food. Big shout out to Silvano for providing exceptional customer service! read more

Virginiae - Roman Near Me - Rome, RM

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Adorable and comfortable place to eat. The food was divine! We ordered way too much but every bite was delicious. The staff were inviting and kind. Definitely try the Mozzarella and ham starter! Chefs kiss! Simply delicious. Oxtail pasta and cheese ravioli in sage butter were heavenly! We will save room next time for desserts. Generous potions. read more

Reallly loved excellent service best lasagna ever so soft and light and perfect flavor 5 star lasagna - the ravs were really good too but I felt a tad dry needed more sauce read more

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. In this case, eat as the Romans eat I'm so glad a friend recommended this place to me! I saw prosciutto di melon and osso bucco on the menu and knew it was going to good. This was hands down the second best meal we ate the entire trip. We ordered a prosciutto di melon because Yelp BFF has never tried it. We also ordered the osso bucco and ravioli with sage and butter sauce. The prosciutto di melon (prosciutto and melon) also came with arugula. Since it was winter, they supplemented cantaloupe for one in season. The three simple ingredients paired together very well. The osso bucco was melt in your mouth tender. Each piece came with bone marrow that tasted like heaven. The pasta was light, fluffy and packed with flavor. I'm still dreaming about the osso bucco. I think I need to book a ticket back to Italy ASAP! Thanks for reading my reviews! Let me know what I should try next! read more

Virginiae - Prosciutto de melon - Roman Near Me - Rome, RM

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There were so many places close by our hotel to eat! I'm so glad that a friend recommended this! My yelp bff said I had to try this proscuitto and melon dish and I'm so glad I had it! I was told normally it's done with cantaloupe but since it isn't in season when we went we got it with a melon instead. It wasn't even on the menu so guess just gotta be in the know! It was served with argula and a vinaigrette which cut the salty sweet taste. We orderd an osso bucco and a ravioli with sage and butter sauce. The ravioli was so simple but so flavorfull! The osso bucco was so tender! there was also bone marrow that was really easy to take out and so delicious! This was our last meal before leaving Rome and I'm so glad that we had it. read more

Virginiae - ravioli with sage and butter sauce - Roman Near Me - Rome, RM

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We came here on our first full day in Rome as part of our 2 week trip to Italy. And honestly, I think the food we had here was one of the best meals of our entire trip, so we were starting off our vacation strong. We came for a late lunch and the restaurant was mostly empty and wonderfully air conditioned which made it the perfect ambiance to enjoy a nice and quiet meal after the chaos of our Vatican tour. We ordered the Cacio e Pepe and the Amatriciana which were both so good. The staff were kind and I will be thinking about the Cacio e Pepe for a long time... read more

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Definitely come here on your visit to Rome!! Delicious food and amazing staff, so attentive and kind and funny; also accommodating. Amazing! read more

Virginiae - carbonara - Roman Near Me - Rome, RM

Silvano was absolutely stupendous! He was so helpful in helping us choose delicious menu items. The food was extremely authentic and fresh. It was recommended to us by a family friend. Great service!! read more

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what a beautiful meal, so awesome we will return tomorrow, can't wait to try another menu item! Service and staff were great, treated us very well! Grazie read more

At the recommendation of Francesca from the Rome River Inn, we made reservations at Virginiae. We started with the house wine and as a starter the costino ham and mozzarella and first course of lasagna. We shared as the portions are hearty. The tiramisu is an excellent finish. The music is 100% awesome and the overall vibe of the restaurant is calming and so relaxing. Our server Hema L. Was so attentive, engaging and really made us feel special. A definite place to return when we are back in town. read more

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Amazing food & service was wonderful! Roman artichoke appetizer was delicious..Lovely atmosphere for a nice dinner after a hectic day read more

Great vibe， great service。 I had twice tomatoe sauce Oxtail in Rome so far, this is the best. Veal is also good, but I am not a fan of the the salty siur source taste. The only things I think are just ok are the broccoli side dish and burrata appetizer. Both are too greasy. Too much olive oil. read more

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Excellent classic Roman food, all the classics at the highest level. Really nice outdoor seating area, very nice waitstaff (who spoke English well). Was able to book reservation online (TheFork). Will come again! read more

We quickly learned that dinner reservations were a thing in Rome, and were lucky to snag a table via Trip Advisor. This was probably my most favorite restaurant during our time in Rome, primarily because we were just blown away by the quality of the food and the ambience. We were seated outside near one of the bubbling water fountains, and the night breeze was just lovely. We shared a starter with the cold cut meats, cheese, and variety of sauces/bread. The highlight: the gnocchi! It was to die for!!! We also shared a bottle of wine as well. What an amazing dinner with quality food, romantic ambience, and great service. On Trip Advisor, there's thousands of reviews, but don't worry, the food/establishment definitely meets the hype! read more

Virginiae - Meatballs, gnocchi, and carbonara - Roman Near Me - Rome, RM

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This was my favorite meal in Italy! The oxtail pasta was delicious, and so were our apps and tiramisu for dessert. We went on our last night in Rome--had we gone earlier on our trip, we definitely would've gone again. We were able to reserve a table through TripAdvisor. read more

Fantastic meal with incredible service. We got there for an early dinner without a reservation and they were fully booked inside but offered us outdoor seating. It was perfect! Best meal in Rome! read more

Delicious non-touristy restaurant! Best meal of our entire stay and perfect for a date night! Staff was very friendly and knowledgeable as well! read more

Virginiae - Roman Near Me - Rome, RM

Everything you hope and dream that a restaurant in Rome will be. Quality: 5 Value: 5 Service: 5 Ambience: 5 We stopped in here during the heat wave in July 2022. The dining room was air conditioned and the manager was welcoming and fluent in both English and Italian. We got the Cacio e Pepe and the Amatriciana, plus Saltimbocca. Both of the pastas were phenomenal. The veal was a little heavy for me, personally, but it was my first day in Italy after a long break and they do love their fatty-salty flavor profiles. The sage / rosemary butter sauce was out of this world and I sopped it up with the bread they provided. Like almost everywhere I ate in Italy, the bread put out of the table was whatever - it was really just a vehicle for soaking up sauces. Tutto quello che speri e sogni che sia un ristorante a Roma. Qualità: 5 Valore: 5 Servizio: 5 Ambiente: 5 Ci siamo fermati qui durante l'ondata di caldo nel luglio 2022. La sala da pranzo era climatizzata e il direttore era accogliente e parlava correntemente inglese e italiano. Abbiamo preso il Cacio e Pepe e l'Amatriciana, oltre a Saltimbocca. Entrambe le paste erano fenomenali. Il vitello era un po' pesante per me, personalmente, ma era il mio primo giorno in Italia dopo una lunga pausa e adorano i loro profili di sapore grasso-salato. La salsa al burro di salvia / rosmarino era fuori dal mondo e l'ho inzuppata con il pane che hanno fornito. Come quasi ovunque in Italia, il pane messo fuori dalla tavola era qualsiasi cosa: in realtà era solo un veicolo per assorbire le salse. read more

Was so impressed by the food here. My boyfriend & I went in with so/so expectations, as we weren't too far off of Piazza Novona, but needed something to eat - expecting a bit of a tourist trap. We were seated inside, and were asked to move to a different table at one point (unsure why) but staff was friendly while doing so. Food was top notch. I studied abroad in Rome about 8 years ago and the Amatriciana here brought me back.. WOW. We got the caprese salad, Amatriciana & Carbonara. Honestly would reorder it was so so so good & was the perfect amount of good for the two of us. Would 100% go back! read more

Virginiae - Amatriciana - Roman Near Me - Rome, RM

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Our server Silvano could not have been kinder or more accommodating! If you are visiting Roma this is not a restaurant you can pass up!!! Everything was SPECTACULAR!! Silvano recommended the prosciutto and melone and then brought bread, OH MY GOSH!!! But then, our main entrees arrived, HOLY MOLY!! My favorite is always oso buco but this was VEAL and it was the BEST I've ever had. Our daughter had the home made fettuccine with meat sauce and my husband had the homemade gnocchi,.. we couldn't stop eating and completely finished our plates!!! THIS IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PLACES WEVE EVER VISITED!!! It is on a beautiful via and has great people watching while enjoying your best meal you will ever have in Roma!! PERFETO!!! read more

Virginiae - Osso Buco, gnocchi a la pomodoro, and fettuccine a la bolognese - Roman Near Me - Rome, RM

Favorite restaurant in Rome!!!!! So nice we went twice! You have to get the homemade lasagna and the pappardelle with oxtail sauce! Both are amazing and melt in your mouth. I heard so many people ordering the oxtail the first night, I had to try it and it lived up to the hype! I didn't see the inside but I loved sitting outdoors on the little alley and people watching. They only have dry wines but I was able to find a few that tasted a little sweet. The tiramisu was amazing too! Highly highly recommend! read more

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Our favorite restaurant in Rome in our whole trip. Everyone was skeptical of the red radish ravioli, and it ended up being the best dish at the table! Someone in our party even took their original order to go and placed an order for the ravioli instead. It's a creamy, rich, delicious pasta that makes you want more and more. Other hits at our table were the oxtail, the lasagna, and the caramel panna cotta. The service was also excellent btw! We had a great, friendly waiter! read more

Finally, our first meal in Rome. We dined outside at Virginiae, a restaurant that Nancy made reservations at months ago, using the Italian app, The Fork. What we did was make a list of restaurants we wanted to try, then checked the individual restaurant's websites, to see what app you could make reservations on. The Fork was by far the better choice. As an aside, this City is crowded (July 2, 2022), to the point that if you do not have dinner reservations, often weeks ahead, you don't get in. At the nice places, anyway. We started our meal by sharing a tomato and buffalo mozzarella salad (€10). This salad included Large Capers, as opposed to the small capers we see at home. I've seen then on FoodTV, but hadn't tried them before. They were delicious, pickled, very much like green olives, without the pit. For pasta, we had the Carbonara (€13), and the Amatriciana (€13). These are two of the four classic Roman pastas. We certainly will be trying the other two (Cacao e Pepe and Alla Gricia) soon ... maybe tonight. This pasta is life changing, by far the best we have had on this trip. I can't say I have a favorite, because they are so different, and each is sooo goood. Service is Italian Attentive, meaning ... relaxed ... and very good, and the Staff were friendly and accommodating. An excellent start to our Roman Holiday. Five Stars. read more

If you're visiting g Rome, IT and are in the Piazza Navona area, go to Virginiae for a meal. Silvano is will make you feel at home and provide amazing service. The food is outstanding. Every time we visit Rome, we make sure to eat at the Virginiae several times during our stay! read more

For our first (and only) night in room, we ate at Virginiae which was the perfect choice. We were able to reserve a table outside on a beautiful warm Roman night, and the food was delicious. We ordered the bruschetta and caprese to start - both starters were large. I particularly enjoyed the bruschetta which included a variety of different types of bruschetta. For the pasta, we had the spaghetti alla carbonara and the ossobucco. The spaghetti alla carbonara was decadent and light at the same time; while I enjoyed the ossobucco, I would have taken a double order of spaghetti alla carbonara over the ossobucco. For dessert, we had the tiramisu which the waiter said was the best in Rome; I didn't have all of the tiramisus in Rome but it was my second tiramisu of the day, and Virginiae's was outstanding. The service was great - warm, welcoming and attentive. read more

My friend and I have been traveling around Europe for the past month and we were SO excited to finally have some Italian food. As our first few attempts had proven a little unsatisfying, we went to TripAdvisor for some good help and were brought to this restaurant that many reviews claimed to be "the best." I ordered the mushroom pasta and the lamb, and my friend the burrata and carbonara. The food was definitely yummy but the service there was terrible. We were warmly welcomed by the kind staff-- they gave lovely recommendations and were charming to talk to. However, our waiter forgot about us (and admitted it!). We waited for over an hour combined to get our leftovers packaged and to receive the check. We ended up getting up from the table and asking the cashier for the bill on our way out. I so badly wanted to enjoy the experience. Not that we expected anything free after this, but it would have left a better taste in our mouths if they had removed the wine from the bill as compensation for the lost time. I gave 3 stars because I did enjoy the food, but the experience itself was not very pleasant. read more

Virginiae - Mushroom pasta - Roman Near Me - Rome, RM

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A lot of people would say to sit inside but we sat outside and took in the evening air which was very pleasant after a long, long day of walking. Plus one of the navoni fountains was right beside our table so no need to buy water for the table, I had the lasagna which was excellent, recommend this to anyone near navone plaza in the early evening read more

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We ate well everywhere in Rome, but this was the best. We ate here twice it was so good. The caprese salad was so fresh and served with a balsamic vinegar we will be dreaming about for a long time. We both had the amatriciana pasta--delicious. Our waiter, Shejan, was fantastic as were the rest of the staff. Both times we were seated on the upper balcony and it felt like a super romantic date. We highly recommend this. read more

This was a favourite meal in Rome by all of my dining companions. Set close to where we were staying, sitting outside in the evening, it was the perfect Italian dinner. We all shared a pasta dish for first course. Porcini mushrooms in a light cream sauce with fettuccine was divine. Rich and filling if had for the main. Then came our second courses, all of us sharing a giant green and tomato salad with light vinaigrette. I enjoyed a tender veal shank for my main dish. It was flavourful and fell off the bone. Friends enjoyed their lamb and beef dishes as well. Someone had to order the tiramisu so I had a bite, okay two bites! It was so smooth and creamy. A real treat to cap off the meal. Also should mention their red wine was perfect for me with my meal. I would gladly eat here again! read more

Virginiae - Porcini pasta - Roman Near Me - Rome, RM

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One of the top restaurants in Rome. All the pasta dishes were incredible. Our waiter was the most hospitable I had in all of Italy. they let us sit for a while at the end and drink wine. read more

The food was really good and the service was great. We had a nut allergy and they were very patient with us. Would recommend again. It was more on the pricy side of the meals we have been eating, but it was good. read more

Excellent food, service and atmosphere. Will gladly return. Creative cuisine and interesting pairings. Our party of 4 adults loved every bite! Meatballs were delicious, the pesto and handmade pasta, and the artichoke starter was outstanding. Don't miss the burrata and veggies- what a winner!! Wine list is on point! Tiramisu as a finishing touch is something to behold! Bravo! Great find! Don't miss this fabulous place while near Piazza Navona. read more

Delicious and authentic food here!! This was so much cheaper than the nearby resturants in the area but quality was great! Love the artichoke appetizer, lamb, and oxtail! We didnt have reservations but the waiter took us in since we came early- around 7. The menu was english (whew!) and he gave us some great recommendations. I would come back here! read more

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Cute little spot just around the corner from the main restaurant rows... sat outside to start the Roman carb fest properly with bread, cheese and pasta, all pretty good. The appetizer burrata came with pickled veggies which was a good surprise, tanginess cutting the creaminess of the cheese. Speaking of creamy, we then indulged in two pastas, mushroom fettuccine and tomato basil gnocchi, both were good but I liked the brightness of the gnocchi better. Overall solid spot for bowls of homemade noodles with close proximity to the parthenon for a post dinner walk to work off the carbs. read more

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