Hosteria La Vacca M'briaca — Restaurant in Rome

So the food was ok, however only a tiny amount of it and hidden costs all over the place. Cost me 20 euro for half a meal that was a little bit tasty but extremely poor value for money. I did not eat more because I could have easily spent around 80 euro to be satisfied. As high end dining goes its simply not there, I think only that price because of unsuspecting tourists. Add 29/4/23 post their reply which contains lies, its true I didn't order a water, they would not provide tap water or water at a reasonable cost. So I declined to give them more money. They also wanted a service charge I had no idea about. Plus money for bread if I had not declined bread. The service was very poor. They had me waiting a long time, rude and looking down their noses at me. Also they claim to remember me as I didn't order a drinkbut then say I was at a different restaurant, very inconsistent. Clearly they lie. Therefore they are liars and cheats. They won't own up to the hidden cost. I just had macdonalds tonight for around 10 euro, i am now completely full, if I consider that the restaurant was maybe 15% more delicious than macdonalds then we do some math, I had about 6 times more at macdonalds for half the price. So 12/1.15 = 10.43. Macdonalds is over ten times the value for money! I'm not plugging Macdonalds, but this experience has put me off going into random Italian restaurants without proper research first. Unfortunately many of them such as this one are scammers and...

This was a fantastic find! I was able to try several pasta and meat dishes and all of them were great. There are some mixed reviews on this place so I thought I might add a few details. Romans tend to eat their pasta a little more al dente than other countries, so this will be the case in most restaurants that are not catering to tourists. You can always ask to cook it softer if you'd prefer. Also, when you are ready for your check, ask for it! Italians rarely offer it to you as it is considered rude or pushy. I recommend the cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper) and the lasagna al forno as safe bets. The artichoke (Roman style) was fantastic but might have more oil than Americans are used to, but I still say try it. The IPA offered is a local micro brew that even non-IPA drinkers will like. The house wine is also good and inexpensive. The waiters were great all nights we were there and spoke enough English to get by. Make reservations if you can during dinner or expect a...

Without a doubt, the worst food I have ever eaten in Italy.

Two of my friends were served carbonara with uncooked, dry pasta (no, not just al dente, actually uncooked), and with burnt bacon, plus an inexplicably salty, stringy sauce. Another was given a dish claiming to be "cacio e pepe", but was in fact pasta in a glutinous, smelly sauce with a quite astonishing quantity of pepper.

One hopes that even if pasta at a restaurant in Italy isn't the best in the world, it at least gets the basics right. This restaurant failed on both counts.

The service, moreover, was rude, wordless and brusque. It took us ten minutes to get noticed; when the food came it was quick, but worryingly so (one wonders whether a microwave was in use).

In addition, one of our starters were not as advertised, the prosciutto was tough to chew and the mozzarella was watery.

We will not be returning, in spite of the...