Osteria Antichi Sapori — Restaurant in Rome

I have a very disappointed experience in this restaurant, despite we have put it into our bucket list a long time ago before the trip.

We were the very first customers of the day in the restaurant during lunch time. I was quite attracted by the 12 Euro lunch as mentioned by many commenters. But sadly, the owner didn't let us have the lunch menu. Instead, we received the grand menu at a higher price. At first, we thought the lunch menu was cancelled, but clearly not after we saw the local Italians order the lunch with the lunch menu handed to them by the staff.

Besides, we ordered a stewed “beef“ (as it appeared in the English menu) but what served was stewed pork (by its taste and texture). We had a translated conversation, but the issue could not be resolved. The staff took away the dish and we weren't asked to pay for that dish.

To be fair the atmosphere is nice but we were disappointed by the way we were served during the meal. The spaghetti and pasta were also up to standard. I believe we would have enjoyed a lot more if we ordered the lunch menu (with bread basket, starter, 1st and 2nd dishes with water) at 12 Euro. We finally paid 22 Euro for only two 1st dishes, with a large beer.

Not recommended for tourists who are not...

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