Er Buchetto — Restaurant in Rome

We first became aware of Er Buchetto on a food/cooking program featuring Porchetta recipes. While it has a small limited menu; it is mostly a takeout panino shop with a few tables, its reputation for excellent porchetta earned it coverage on a cable network program in the U. S. Discovering that Er Buchetto was close to our stay at Hotel Columbia and near Termini Station in Rome was a very fortunate coincidence. We enjoyed the porchetta panini with the best of many great meals we enjoyed in Rome. The convenience of the location was great, but the food was even better. You can find lots of good food in Rome, but this is an experience in delicious, simple, budget friendly food that I highly recommend. Porchetta is an important Italian dish, and Er Buchetto's porchetta is among the very...

I just loved that place. Definitely not a major stop in the city but I passed by Er Buchetto for a quick snack before a train back to the airport and... daaiiimmmn, that basic looking sandwich just hit the spot. Really flavourful, in an unexpected way.

I also loved the atmosphere, really not more than a hole in the wall, with five small tables, an old man reading the newspaper and looking like he's part of the furniture, the owner slicing a massive piece of meat to make your sandwich, a bit of attitude from him as you mumble some Italian to order... It was a great touchpoint before leaving Rome.

Will return when I'm in the area and...

I don’t normally leave reviews but I was expecting the sandwiches here to be quite good given all the previous reviews and was very disappointed. It’s a cold roast pork sandwich in a pretty average bread roll. But I ate at night so maybe it’s better to go earlier in the day when the bread’s fresher? Either way, please don’t get your hopes up, I would say this is skippable among all the other great food options in Rome. NB the guy is great and the stall has a rich history and it’s cheap at €4 so by all means judge it...