Ristorante - Re Degli Amici — Restaurant in Rome

I can only agree. STAY AWAY, They just say what you want to hear, but the pasta is not homemade (if homemade the chef has no idea how to make pasta). The fish is not fresh at all, it is, at best, tasteless and a they claim a fish which is the size of 300-400 gram is magically 700 gram.

They prepare the fish in front of your eyes, but because it is mostly just bone and skin, they leave bone and skin to at least have some fish to serve. Se the attached photo of the fish prepared (removed bones and skin etc) by the waiter.

So, a portion of fried fish (mostly frozen calamari) with 2 pieces of shrimps and 2 pieces of baby octopus and a seabass mostly of bone and skin (and wayyyyyy overcooked) with pasta they claim was homemade mixed with a little seafood ( a few clams), 2 beers and a glass of wine.., 163 euro.

We honestly didn't even finish the food, it was not worth eating.

The waiter tried to excuse., " sorry but my English is not so go,". Not sure what influence his English skills has.on the quality of food and service.

So, basically we had a true tourist trap experience, worst and most expensive lunch at the same time.

And a note to myself.: If a restaurant is trying to make a fish dish interesting by hiding the food in aluminum foil in the shape of a swane which looks like a swane made by a child in kindergarten, all alarmbells should start ringing

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This place is an absolute DISGRACE!!!!! We glanced at the menu to check prices and it all looked very reasonable which is why we decided to eat there. However, my partner and I were conned into buying a “special” dish that was not on the menu but when we categorically asked how much it would be, it was explained to us that it would cost little over €30. There was bread brought to our table that we did not ask for but we thought this must have been complimentary? WRONG! We also ordered two glasses of wine, they then brought a bottle of water out which we had said no too, again this was another hidden charge! When we got the bill, it came back to us as €178 for one sharing plate, two glasses of wine, bread and water. At no point during the ordering process was the pricing of the “special” explained to us. When we refused to pay the bill, the staff became extremely rude and the manager/owner was the worst of the lot, turning his nose up at the fact we were tourists from the UK, hinting at the fact that we were of no stature. This was our last night in Rome in what had been a memorable few days but this left a little black mark on our experience as we felt like we had been misguided greatly. After now reading further reviews it is clear to see that this not the first time this place has overcharged/conned people (particularly tourists). WOULD NOT RECOMMEND AT...

It takes a lot for me to write a review but hoping this will save another from a bad experience.

Stay away! There are so many places in Rome that have amazing food and this is definitely NOT one of them. We came with a party of 10 and ordered a bunch of appetizers and dinner. The calamari we received was so dry. We asked for a side of marinara sauce and the guy looked at us like we had 10 heads. After 20 minutes, he brought us a bowl of red sauce (that he charged us for) and by that point we no longer needed it. The dinners were flavorless. I’ve had Cacio e Pepe all over Rome and this one was so dry with barely any sauce. The “seafood special” or what they call “spigola Mare” was literally a fish wrapped up with some steamed vegetables and had 0 flavor. OVERPRICED! When we tried to speak to the manager to let him know about our concerns with the flavor, he got all defensive and refused to switch out an entree stating that it’s “not his fault we just didn’t like it”. To top it off, this restaurant is one of the few places that automatically adds gratuity regardless of party size (figures)

Rome is such a beautiful place with so many great places to eat… save yourself the hassle and DO NOT COME HERE! Flavorless food and poor hospitality is...