Bar Sistina — Restaurant in Rome

We were hungry and new to Rome, and stopped here by chance because we were hungry and thought "why not?" Very glad with did. The food was very good - not perfect, but very good - and the service was friendly. Unlike some reviwers who have complained about being overcharged, we found prices reasonable and we got a whole bottle of wine, antipasta, bread, two main courses, two doyble shots of limoncello, and dessert for 76 euros. This is less or comparable to tge cost of similar meals I've had in other big cities like New York and Philadelphia. In fact, the manager/proprieter even gave us a dozen cookies for no charge as we were leaving. The place was as clean as anywhere else I've since been in Rome. Only reason I'm not giving 5 stars is because the bruschetta bread was slightly burnt (but still...

We knew we made a mistake when we first sat down and got glasses for our table that were dirty and stained. After we ordered we sat impatiently for a while waiting for our food, when in the meantime the table across from us handed back two of their plates to the waiter because something had been wrong with their dishes. During this event we looked over to find one of the workers digging out of the trash to take out candy bars that had fallen in and put them back on the display. Eventually when our food did come, I had a very unpleasant dish. The cheese tasted old and sticky, smelled sour and the eggplant was very chewy, something was not right about it. Overall not a...

I went here to have an aperitivo, for me a glass of wine and piccolo sandwich as well as use some wifi to find my friend. The mom and daughter were friendly and nice. But I’m finding it a common theme in Italy that a woman doing anything by herself is frowned upon. Father was polite, son was stone faced and a lady customer came on for espresso with her spouse and when I smiled at her she gave me a dirty look and side eyed me the whole time. I am dressed properly, little make up and clean. This was one of the friendlier encounters I’ve had. I just hope that these encounters become a little more friendly for foreigners as the business is...