Bottega Tirso — Restaurant in Rome

This is a lovely little restaurant with a nice atmosphere and good service. We had passed by several times in the past and finally decided to try it. We had read some very good reviews and after viewing the menu we decided to try it ourselves. We arrived early as we wanted to just "graze" on some dishes and enjoy the food with some wine. The food was OK, once dish in particular, the Panzanella, was very good. Other dishes were just OK. Maybe because we had greater expectations from the reviews we read but it was just OK. After eating we just requested some chips to enjoy with the rest of our wine. It wasn't that busy with only 7 tables occupied but even after 30 minutes the chips did not arrive so we paid and left. Overall, OK...would I go back again, no...

The simple truth that we dined here * on three occasions during a short vacation in Rome speaks volumes. What a superlative, memorable experience, meriting a solid 5 points. Family owned, mother, father and the spectacular 26 years young Chef, their son. Head server Ridge is iconic, with cheer tending to, and managing the 10 tables in the warm contemporary small space. Side note that outdoor seating is available. Quiet Parioli neighborhood. With a perpetually changing " blackboard" menu, the offerings, all we consumed was perfection, creatively prepared. Wow, the finest artichoke salad ever, never on any menu I've encountered. Homemade bread, pasta with tuna, cod ...every bite YUMMO. We felt ourselves embraced as part of " la famiglia."...

Service & food were amazing. We are from the US on vacation in Rome and this was some of the best food we had while in the city. The waiter provided excellent recommendations from the wine, main to the desert and all of them were excellent. We highly recommend. Note if you are from out of town there is not a menu translation like some of the places in the more touristy areas but with the waiters help and Google translate we had a great idea of...