Sora Margherita — Restaurant in Rome

TL;DR: don't go here. They are inhospitable and dishonest.

I rarely write reviews of restaurants here on Google, or anywhere else. But sometimes an experience is so extreme, that I feel a moral burden to share. Such is the case with this restaurant. I knew from reviews that service is not their strong suit, so I went prepared. My girlfriend and I love jewish style artichokes and this place was recommended by Rome food blogger Elizabeth Minchilli for their artichokes, and many reviews on google and elsewhere are generally positive for the food, which is basic Roman trattoria cusine. We were going for artichokes and pasta in a local hole in the wall in the Jewish quarter, and not expecting fine dining.

We got "the waitress;" the one who is known for her attitude. She could be compared the infamous Soup Nazi of Seinfeld. She took our order for white wine by bringing us a bottle when all we wanted was a glass each -- no choice of grape or label, and not even telling us the price. I was like, okay, I can roll with this because its probably not too expensive. Then the artichokes came and they were decent. Then I received my pasta, a bucatini all'amatriciana. No explanation as to when my GF would get her pasta. She got it 10 minutes later. Mine was good, not great. Hers was not good at all. It didn't help that she had ordered the same dish, Cacio e Pepe, the night before at a place in Trastevere, and it was great there. When the waitress saw that my GF didn't eat much of it, she asked why and sneered at us when my GF said it was ok. She asked us if we wanted to order a meat dish and when we refused, saying we were ok, she stomped off in anger. The whole time we were both pleasant and did not criticize the food at all.

When we asked for our check, she ignored us. 10 minutes later I asked again and got the check 5 minutes after that. When I went up to the front to pay, I looked at the bill and it seemed high. She had added a lamb special entree to our bill, increasing the tab by 20 euros. I am absolutely sure she did this on purpose and that she did it to spite us as stupid american tourists who didn't like her food. When i caught the "error" I made sure the cashier rewrote the ticket and then paid. I said nothing to the waitress.

I have no doubt they have done this kind of thing many times to unsuspecting tourists. It's not that big of a deal and in a city like Rome you should expect some people trying to take advantage. Anyway, there are many many great restaurants in Rome that are also authentic and where you will be treated with respect as a customer. This is not one of them, and the food is not good enough to justify the...

Came here without reservations and had to wait until 9:30pm to get seated. Like other reviewers have mentioned, it is a VERY small place. Only seats about 25 people max. it is a popular place, I saw a few grandma's come out of there and lots of local people coming out from there. Luckily for us, one of the waitress spoke a little English but we were prepared to order in Italian. We ordered the friend zucchini, lamb, soup, and sausages with lentil. I originally wanted meatballs but they ran out, so sad. I think it would have been a better dish than the sausages with lentil. The sausages were different than the ones we have in the states but if they are anything like the ones in the states, it is made with leftover unwanted pieces of meat just grinded/processed and made into a sausage. The sausages did have inherent flavor, but I'm not a big sausage fan to begin with. I should have ordered just pasta and red sauce or something. However, one thing I really liked was their soup. It tasted even better by adding cheese!! The soup was very basic, some kind of pasta with chick peas. Wasn't salty at all. The lamb was interesting, definitely a different type of lamb compared to the states. The bone was much lengthier but less meat and not a strong inherent lamb taste. They served us 5 pieces with a slice of lemon. Adding the lemon made it taste better. The meat wasn't burnt but some parts were crispy and cooked all the way through. I would definitely recommend this place if you're adventurous and willing to speak their language. There is practically no décor to the outside of this place. It is the definition of "hole in the wall" restaurant. I think we found a local gem in Rome =D One thing to know is that they charge a service fee per person (2 euro) and be prepared to wait if you don't have a reservation. One last thing, it appears that they only have 1 menu that floats around the restaurant. Be patient in this restaurant and you'll...

ללא ספק שה- Sora Margherita שבגטו היהודי, היא תחנת חובה בביקור ברומא. שום שלט בכניסה, לא יסגיר את המתרחש בפנים. למעשה, אפילו אם תעמדו בפתח המסעדה סיכוי גדול שתתקשו להבחין בה.

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Sora Margherita review Users say 5/5 Rate it This spit-and-sawdust, hole-in-the-wall trat offers one of Rome's great local dining experiences. There may or may not be a sign with the restaurant's name stuck inside the glass door; if it's fallen off, you'll just have to go by the street number. Inside, wooden tables are crammed into a couple of narrow rooms, and the volume generated by 20 simultaneous conversations with orders shouted over the top is matched only by the friendliness of the welcome. Sora Margherita is not for health freaks, but no one argues with serious Roman Jewish cooking at these prices. The classic pasta and meat dishes on offer include a superlative pasta e fagioli, as well as tonnarelli cacio e pepe and ossobuco washed down with rough-and-ready house wine. Dessert consists of good, home-made crostate (jam or ricotta tarts). In June and July, Sora Margherita closes Sunday and opens on Monday. Licensing laws mean that if you come for dinner on Fridays and Saturdays, you'll need to fill out a (free)...