La Trattoria — Restaurant in Região Geográfica Imediata do Rio de Janeiro

Really not a good experience. We wanted somewhere different to the last 4 nights which seemed to always major on meat. Let's go Italian! This restaurant was second on the list and near to our hotel so we walked over. I try not to judge food by the standards of our country (England) because I know that tastes vary throughout the world. However, I feel that a ceasar salad is fairly simple, has an internationally understood recipe and should use top quality ingredients. The same for ravioli.

We started with bruschetta- good and tasty with fresh tomatoes.

I asked for ceasar salad, paying extra for chicken. Glad I did because without it I would be paying for very little- iceberg lettuce (it should be romaine or similar), very small crutons (definitely not fresh- I know, I make them at home), Parmesan or similar, and a sauce that was so far from classic caesar that it could have been ranch. Then tiny chunks of chicken. I ate 80% of it despite the lettuce being frost bitten in places.

My wife's ravioli was terrible. Some sort of dry meat in the ravioli, sauce on top, cheese melted on that and some slices of sausage. The topping and meat was ok, the ravioli dreadful. She tried but could only eat about 25% of it. The waiter asked if all was well and I replied no, but nothing further was said or done.

Service was OK although our waiter spent a long time reading another customer's mobile over his shoulder.

The worst restaurant experience we have had during our...

Terrible experience all the way around: 💩NOGENTO, 💀 IMUNDO, 😷PIOR EXPERIENCIA EM RIO! OS COMENTARIOS MAIS DE 1 ESTRELLA DEVELO SER FALSO

I came into this not only filthy and disgusting place with an absolutely sickening atmosphere however, that was not the worst part. The wait staff here is the most repulsive I've ever come across. I sat in for a meal while the rest of my family attended a volleyball game. The staff seemed to have no experience in waiting tables. Unfortunately that was not the worst part, they fraternity called the la Trattoria waiters spent the evening joking amongst one another that ramen causes disabilities and neurological disease and then proceeded to mock amongst themselves the foreign tourist eating, in particular the Americans, Asians and individuals of black skin color. I have never been so disgusted in my life. This was the worst dining experience I...

I recommend the Shrimp Rissoto. Maybe the Grilled Telapia too. Though I had to put hot sauce on it to keep it from being too bland. Not the best italian food ive had, but it was definetely far from the worst. Also the location was very good...across the street from Copacabana Beach.

I wouldnt call it a cheap eat for Brazil, about US$45 per person. But overall, considering food quality and location i would give it about 3.5 stars. I rounded up because google doesnt have an .5 star option.

I took off one star because the food wasnt the best, but it wasnt bad either. I took off another .5 stars because everybody in the restaurant including the wait staff as well as the customers seem to be mad about something. That made the atmosphere...