La Lampada — Restaurant in Rome

for the serious reviewer:

Food: 5/5

Price: 5/5

Service: 5/5

One of the best culinary experiences I had in my visit in rome.The 1st restaurant to get 5 out of 5 rating by me,of course most wont care but read carefully through and let me change your mind.

Food: having the chance to travel alittle around the world and getting into culinary arts myself I got the chance to try different cuisines all around but this place takes a special place for me. Tried the Carbonara,Caccio e Pepe the 2nd day and 3rd day went there for the seafood pasta. Delicious pasta prepared the right way,of course there are a lot of dishes but if you want the authentic roman style pasta these are a must try.The guancale (pig cheeks) in the carbonara will make your taste buds explode from the flavour.I’ll keep it short,the only way to prove this is to try it yourself.(thank me later)

Price: You get what you pay for and this is really important. Since a lot of restaurants/snack bars/fast foods sell their products at a higher price due to being more in the center of the city baiting the tourists in but failing to provide an authentic culinary experience.

Service: It couldn’t have been a better experience and Giacomino(if I remember his name correctly) which I think is the co owner and also the waiter made our dining experience wonderful. It is a family run business,which makes me think they communicate and coordinate orders and sevice that fast.Service is fast and on point,any more words are wasted in this topic.

Tips:  try to go before 13:00 since at that time a lot of people from surrounding office buildings come to eat for their break. For our tourist friends from around the world,try to avoid restaurants in the center.(I know the view and plazas are amazing but these restaurants are there for tourists and offer little quality for a high price). Of course this is not meant for every restaurant but pls do your research there are...

the waiter brought over bread and acted as though it was complimentary and when i asked if it was included, his face immediately changed and he had to tell me it was not. so i told him i didn’t need it (they looked like dry scrap pieces), at which point he took it away and offered it to the table next to me, pulling the same trick. after my meal, i paid and asked for the receipt, bc i looked this place up while eating and saw many reviews about being misled and scammed - low and behold, i had also been charged for bread, even after i made clear i didn’t want it and he took it away! it was clearly not an accident and there was no apology. i understand it’s just a few euros extra they charged me, but to me it’s about the principle and ethics behind it - its shameful behaviour.

as soon as my waiter realised i was only here for a pasta (no drink, none of their stale bread), his behaviour and body language immediately changed. i understand you may be unhappy that you didn’t manage to make a few extra euros but i am still a paying customer that ordered a meal, which ultimately became a very uncomfortable experience as he hovered around frowning. thinking back, he must be the owner of the restaurant (short old man with glasses), because no one could have hired him as a waiter with his lack of hospitality and manners.

the food was extremely average - if you came to rome to enjoy pasta and try authentic good food, spend your money elsewhere,...

Visited the first time today, a local friend of mine suggested we eat and drink there. We loved the food, it was the food you’d expect from a local spot, simple and delicious. There are locals and tourists visiting the spot. Until 8:30pm or 9pm-ish you have probably a higher tourist population in there and from 9pm onwards a more local atmosphere. Don’t go there for the service and if you are in a rush, the staff is supper nice and helpful but they don’t do the tourist or American style come in, eat, pay and go version of dinner. If you want fast food, behind kissing, that is a waiter telling you that you ordered his or her favorite menu constellation - go somewhere else. If you want to enjoy home made local food that’s rather inexpensive in a relaxed environment, this is the place you want to visit. When in season (now, November. October to December) their white truffle dishes are delish! We had starters, primi and secondi pasta, meat and fish piattis plus sides and all courses were absolutely to our satisfaction and a real treat. The price / quality ratio is superb. We’ll be going there again, there is a huge choice of good restaurants in Rome and this is a...