La Torricella - Ristorante — Restaurant in Rome

Update. As you can see from previous reviews, this restaurant is getting worse and worse. My friends and I decided that we will never go back to this restaurant. Really bad service. We had to wait 40 minutes to order even though we had booked in advance. We requested to change the table as they had reserved for us a table that was in the middle of the street behind the corner, it was facing a wall and it was wobbly. Fried squids were borderline disgusting as they fried them without cleaning them; I had to eat their bowels and ink was dripping everywhere. You can see from the pictures that squids used to look (and taste!) much better. They probably skipped the cleaning because they were in a rush. Portions of spigola were ridicolously small, the wine was cheap, and the bill was ridicolously high. You can get better seafood on the beach for half price. I do not know if they changed the chef or something, but I strongly discourage people from wasting their money in this presumptuous restaurant.

I got back to this restaurant, but the winter menu was a bit disappointing. I got fried and marinated moscardini, but they were too oily and salty (vote 5). The homemade olive all'ascolana were just OK, nothing that I would order again (vote 6). The bruschetta with beans was tasteless; basically, it was a slice of bread with steamed beans on top. The only flavour I could taste was the olive oil's one, too heavy and acid (vote 3.5). I also had pasta with courgette and shrimps that was quite disappointing too. It was floating in oil and there were just a few frozen shrimps; honestly, I can make it much better by myself (vote 4). Finally, I ordered a homemade tiramisù that was more or less like Tesco's tiramisù, awful (vote 3). The cherry on top of the cake was the bill; 40€ each for some starters and only one main. The owner did not allow us to split the bill saying that it was against the law, which I believe is true in such an archaic country. My vote for this experience is 1, but I cannot forget that I had a great dinner last summer (vote 5); the mean [(5+1)/2] is 3. I do not know if I will give another chance to this restaurant. Below you can find my previous review.

l am usually quite strict on ratings but this restaurant is amazing. It is probably the best restaurant I have ever been in Rome. Delicious fried squids, the best ever; incredibly light and crispy, never oily (vote 10). Marinated and fried moscardini. Nice but with a peculiar garlicky after taste that someone might dislike (vote 7). Delightful sea bass on a bed of roasted potatoes; it literally melts in your mouth (vote 9). Mixed grilled fish platter. You can see and taste that fish is super fresh; the shrimps were so nice that we would even eat the skin (vote 9). Good range of home made desserts such as lemon sorbet (vote 7) and tiramisù (vote 9). On top of this scrumptious food we also received a great service. I have never met a waiter who was so kind, attentive and efficient in my life. You can see that this is a real old school restaurant, something that is unfortunately disappearing in Rome. Are you worried about the bill now? Believe it or not we spent less than 50€ each even though we ordered 2 jugs of wine and 4 expresso. P. S. Don't get deceived by the pictures; my phone has a cheap camera that makes look...

Dopo aver prenotato per 7 persone e recatoci al ristorante per pranzare nella data di ieri 8/06/2019localita testaccio ,sul.posto ci apprestavamo ad ordinare il.cameriere ci portava il.menu e fra questi c'era un menu fisso a base di pesce alchè dopo averci consultati fra noi si ootava per tale menu ,ma si faceva presente che fra noi vi era un nostro amico che non poteva mangiare tale menù e nemmeno ordinare alla carta; in quanto svendo problemi di alimentazione gli si chiedeva se potevano fargli un.piatto di pasta in.bianco ed una fettina di prosciutto crudo ma il.cameriere ci riferiva che du ordine del proprietario.non si poteva fare.Alche una di noi prontamente chiedeva di parlare con il proprietarioma luininsisteva che tanto non gli avrebbe dato ilconsenso a fare il.piatto di pasta .Dopo insistenza vi chiama il proprietari e avvicinandosi al nostro tavolo gli si faceva presente che potesse dare ordine al cuoca di cuocere un piatto di pasta in bianco,ma li insistente ci ripeteva vhe non era possibile in quanto il cuoco per questioni organizzative doveva fare almeno 4 piatti dello stesdo tipo per non fare cento cucine .Ma noi insistentemente gli ribadivamo il fatto che il nodtto smico non.poteva mangiare altro ma lui indistente ripeteva che il prosciutto crufo.non ce l'avevano e la pasta non.cucinava se noi non ordinavamo 7 mdnu a base di pesce solo allora avrebbe cucinato il piatto di pasta in bianco.Allora noi incazzati gli abbiamodetto.ma che scherziamo ci fsi ordinare 7 menu di pesce per poter avere un piatto di pasta? Alchè vi siamo slzati e ce ne siamo sndati via dicendogli che gli avremmo fatto cattiva pupplicita del locale e del servizio pessimo sia di accoglienza che di professionalità e, che secondo noi ha gia la roba cucinata tipo aziendale dove propongono i cibi gia preconfezzionati per poter proporre il.menu fisso almeno per 4 persone.E secondo noi la cosa ci è rimasta un.po dubbia ? Perche un ridtorante a testaccio zona rinomata di Roma che ci propone un.menu fisso e non.permette ai vlienti di poter usifruire un menu di pesce se non.si raggiunge un certo numero la cosa da da pensare .Signori.miei noi come gruppo sconsigliamo vivamente di tecarvi presso codesto ristorante perchè la svortesia è di casa il servizio lo.leggerete sulla recensione pertanto con gli stessi soldi vi diamo dpoststi di qualche centinaio di metri e abbiamo trovato un sltro ristorante dove abbiamo trovato cortesia gentilezza ed smbiente climatizzato cosa che non.vi era...

We visited La Toricella based on a recommendation from the owner of the AirBnB, where we are staying. We were told to reserve our table because this restaurant is very busy. When we reached, the staff did not have a record of our booking. However, they kindly provided us with a table. The restaurant is very rustic and the decor on the inside projects this very well. The staff were very friendly and efficient. We particularly enjoyed the salt fish with potato fritters and the courgette flower with burrata and anchovies. For the main course we had the tonnarelli pasta with courgette and prawns and the linguine with lobster. All dishes were excellent and we only have compliments to share. Definitely a place you should for lunch or dinner if you are...