Bibi E Romeo Da Alfonso Roma — Restaurant in Rome

A restaurant that was recommended to us. It is a small trattoria, away from the tourist sites. A very welcoming hostess and waitress, who were very helpful when we we choosing from the menu. For starters we had deep fried zucchini flowers stuffed with ricotta and a large platter of mixed cold meats and cheeses. This came with a variety of dips such as fig relish, crema balsamico and olives. Fantastic! For mains we had an Amatriciana, a creamy salmon pasta and a lasagna. Very good portion sizes and absolutely delicious. We enjoyed the food so much we revisited a couple of day later -...

Cannot recommend this place enough. The food was beautiful. The stuffed zucchini flowers are gorgeous and the tiramisu is the best I've had. But more than that the people were so lovely. We came to Rome for my 40th birthday and the owners let my partner decorate our table before I arrived for our reservation. We ended up having our meal and staying for ages afterwards talking to the owners and some locals. They were brilliant with my children who said it was the best restaurant they had been to. It was the most special birthday. Prices are very good too....

A real slice of Italy! A cosy family run restaurant a little off the beaten track from central Roma but practically round the corner from the Vatticano.

You don't get a menu, there is just a chalkboard on the wall with a selection of dishes that I can only assume changes with some frequency. I had the lasagne and my wife had the salmon with pasta, both delicious. The real star however was the tiramisu for dessert. Honestly the best I had in Rome and I tried a lot while I was there!

Overall a wonderful experience, although do be prepared to speak a...