L' Angolo di Napoli — Restaurant in Rome

Una disgrazia! Aweful!

The food is pretty good. Therefore I went to the restaurant several days in a row. What is absolutely disappointing is the service and the demeanor of the employees.

The third evening I was sitting outside and as the tables are very small, I placed the bag with my belongings on the chair at the table next to me. Suddenly the waiter brought two guest and placed them at that very table. Instead of asking me to place my bag somewhere else, he took my bag away and handed it to me. An absolute NO GO!

However I said to myself: "Chill, he’s probably just mindless, the food is good and I'm leaving in a couple of days anyways!".

Today I came back and brought 8 business partners, announcing, that this was the best pizzeria around. We've had an awesome evening, when all of a sudden the manager came to the table, placed a plate with the bill for our table in front of me, informing me, that they were closing and that we had to leave.

I was shocked. I've never experienced such a shameful behavior in a restaurant. Not only, that normally you would expect the waiter to inform you at least 30 minutes prior to the close, that they were about to close, asking you if you would like a final round, not only that they didn’t ask whether we wanted to pay separately, considering that we spend close to 200€, you would expect to get a complementary round of limoncello or marsala, or something similar. After I slightly complained about that, the waiter came to ask if we wanted to order a last round, emphasizing, that he would put that on the bill.

When paying, I expressed, in a reasonable tone of voice, that they made me look really bad in front of my partners. Imagine you bring 8 guests with you, and are treated that badly.

Instead of listening and apologizing, they interrupted my speech and started shouting at me.

This was definitely my last visit at this impolite poace....

L'Angolo is one of the three AVPN-certified (no. 1030) pizzerias in Rome, alongside Margari and 50 Kalo. The restaurant has a pleasant, organic atmosphere. They use a real wood-fired oven, operated manually with the "pizzaiolo's eye" since this one, like most wood ovens, lacks a modern temperature control. I clocked the baking of a few pizzas, and the average baking time was around two minutes (while the typical range is 60-90 seconds, it’s not always followed). The crust showed significant charring at the edges but lacked a uniform distribution of the characteristic leopard spots, suggesting that the oven's temperature was lower than ideal and its heat distribution was uneven. This matters because it impacts the pizza’s taste and texture. Although I enjoy some occasional burns, my pizza was a bit excessively burnt and a bit too crispy.

They use Rosso Gargano tomatoe from Puglia, which aren't exactly San Marzano tomatoes, but the supplier is AVPN-certified and the tomatoe spread tasted good.

The cheese quality is also good, but during the winter months, the texture is firmer and the flavor and aroma are a bit stronger due to the cows' and buffalo's changing diet (lack of fresh grass).

Overall, I'd return to try more flavors, though I think 50 Kalo still has the upper hand in Rome for...

We went at 11 PM, and there was an older waiter, wearing glasses, who served our table. We communicated in English. We ordered mussels, grilled squid, and two drinks. During the order, we clearly said it was two dishes in total. Less than two minutes after placing the order, another waiter brought two plates of mussels to our table. We were all shocked. I said we only ordered one. The older waiter said we had ordered two, and that it couldn’t be canceled. I immediately canceled my other dish. We were eating, feeling very upset. He clearly knew the mussel portion was large, so why didn’t he confirm with us whether we wanted two orders? This dish is obviously meant for sharing because of the large portion. Didn’t he find it strange that customers would order two same dishes this late and they have also ordered something else. Mussel, there was slight amount of spicy so it didn’t taste seafood fresh. I successfully finished my own plate. And I forced myself to a little bit of the second plate, and left the majority unfinished and paid for the bill and left some change for tips. Environment was average, we sat...