Osteria del Cavaliere — Restaurant in Rome

As a musician I feel I just witnessed a true artist - Mama chef here is hands down a true artist of taste aesthetics! Like Berliner Philharmoniker or Boston Symphony Orchestra, when the full orchestra plays a note, you can't pin point specific instruments - you hear a smoothly blended fully textured wonderful sound. Even when they play the most straight forward chords, you can cherish the amazing tone texture in every note and that's enough to make you smile or cry. And they don't ever list a song into the repertoire unless they have refined it to the best. And every single time they play it they play it with their whole heart feeling touched by its beauty even when they have played it a thousand times, because otherwise what's the point of playing. The above is what I was reminded of when I tasted the fettuccine with oxtail sauce parmesan, and tiramisu. Such household dishes but refined to the best, vivd and richly layered yet balanced and smooth, so many flavors blended together into one. Leaving the audience mesmerized and teleported to a fully relaxed and present dreamland. I was completely unaware of the existence of such a dimension in food experience until I was shown by mama chef here. What a lost art. My hubby and I were saying from now on it will be either no music or mama chef music, just can't take other average performances again. At about 11pm I saw mama chef eating her dinner at the back of the restaurant: while the fettuccine was in her mouth, she closed her eyes for 3 seconds, reopened her eyes and nodded lightly - what a sight of a true artist enjoying and honing her craft. Mama chef's daughter promised me next time we come here she will give me the recipe, so we will have to visit Rome one more time...

If you want an authentic Italian experience this is the spot! Came here on a whim as it was close to our hotel and we were welcomed with open arms by this family establishment! We were lucky in getting the last table - it is a cute, cozy hole in the wall, so definitely make a reservation!

The daughter was our server and she was so sweet with fantastic recommendations. The food was the best I've had in all of Rome and the wine was even better. I asked for recommendations the whole meal so I'm not sure what I got, but since it's family run and they know what is best, I'd recommend doing the same!

When it was time for dessert, the server let us know that her mother makes them all in house! It was fantastic and we were able to give our compliments to the chef in person. It melted our hearts in the best way to be supporting such a kind, wonderful, hardworking family with exceptional food and service. At the end of the meal, they brought us limoncello shots to try with the bill. 10/10 experience!!

If I was staying longer, I would have eaten there again! Don't forget to leave currency from your homeland on their visiting money wall! We also left them a little tip because of how wonderful our service was but I don't believe it's customary in Italy, just appreciated.

Ciao & Grazie from...

MUST VISIT PLACE!!

Me and my boyfriend were looking for a place to eat in Rome when we were there last month. We cane across this restaurant on google maps and it had amazing reviews so we decided to try it.

Omg I am so happy we did!! The food was amazing, especially the meat balls, I still dream of them. This waitres was the sweetest person ever. We asked her where we could go for New Years and she was looking online for us, even asking her friends and then wrote us a paper with all the best places. We have been to many restaurants in Italy and especially the famous onces, but this was by far the best restaurant we have been to in whole rome.

food was amazing really cute and intimate atmosphere authentic Italian family business amazing service great price quality

If we ever go back to rome, we will sure visit this...