Sadly this was the most disappointing dinner we had during our trip to Rome. I don’t normally fall for tourist traps but my partner liked the look of the place and it had some good reviews, so we decided to give it a go.

Maybe it was because we didn’t look like typical rich tourists, but the service towards us was extremely cold and not attentive at all. We ordered antipasti and primi, but we never received the antipasti until after our pasta arrived, meaning we had to put the plates aside to eat the antipasti first. In addition, my partner received the wrong starter, and when raising it with one of the waiters was told we were wrong and had received the right thing.

While we were eating, we couldn’t help but notice each and every table around us was being hassled by the waiters for a 20% tip when they received the bill. Tipping is fine, but in Italy is at the diner’s discretion, and this felt extremely heavy handed.

As it happened, we had to ask three times for our bill (while other tables around us received theirs immediately) and this was the only time we had any warmth from the servers. Perhaps in recognition of the poor service we received, we were given free limoncello however neither of us wanted this so it went wasted. Like clockwork, we too were asked for a 20% tip. When we declined, the waiter serving us shouted to his colleague in the back “this table aren’t leaving a tip because they think the service was bad”. Sadly for them I speak fluent Italian and knew exactly what he said. It left a very poor taste in our mouths.

Food was adequate and wine was good, but suffice it to say we don’t recommend this restaurant at all and won’t be returning.