Taverna dei migliori — Restaurant in Rome

Made an account just to review the is place it was that horrendous !!! A complete disgrace to Italian cuisine. Ordered a margarita, spaghetti with clams and linguine with ragu. Let’s start with the margarita, a piece of cardboard is even too high praise for that thing. I’ve had better from a supermarket, really, you call yourself an Italian restaurant and are placed slap bang in the middle of Rome and you can’t even master a margarita 😭 EMBARRASSING. I’ve made better myself and I’m not even Italian I’m English 🤣it’s hilarious, please save your money and take a trip to the supermarket, the cheapest pizza there is better than whatever I just consumed. The cheese was so sparse and crispy to go with the cardboard base, tomato sauce was the only thing that could save this thing providing something wet to ease the dry cardboard down the throat 🤢. Next the spaghetti with clams, oh my…. This thing was an ABOMINATION. I took one bite and sent that thing back to where it belonged. The trash darling. I don’t even understand, which fool could mess up this dish so badly. There was no flavour at all. Simply slapped some spaghetti on a plate with clams in some sort of oily amalgamation of a sauce. The blandest thing I have ever been served in a restaurant in my life. There wasn’t even salt in this dish, which audience are they catering to I don’t know, even someone whose tastebuds had disintegrated into thin air would send it back, sorry to everyone who ever had to experience that and the good clams and spaghetti wasted on it. Sent it back and ninja bun waiter 🥷 came over to me and had the audacity to tell me there was something wrong with my tastebuds as he tried the pasta and it was ‘good’. Love I think you’re tastebuds and attitude are the only things wrong here, did you get dropped when you were a baby because surely you can’t be Italian and be happily consuming and promoting that thing. Also how atrociously rude, I have worked in service and that is the last thing you say to a customer. We were very polite about our complaints as we always are and treat servers with the utmost respect. We only ever complain discreetly and kindly never about the service but only when the food is truly inedible. You wouldn’t pay for something broken in a shop and customers should reserve the right to send food back if it’s of a poor quality and this dish was appalling honestly. We decided not to complain about the pizza as although it was inedible we already had to deal with hostility and thought it was not worth complaining about, tried to shovel that thing down as we knew we were paying for it. Then it comes to the bill, when I tell you I left the whole bowl of pasta, the whole entire thing, me and my boyfriend took one bite each and sent that thing back immediately, honestly looking back we were even too nice to these guys, anyways the bill comes. You guessed it this abomination was still on the bill, come on now, seriously? It wasn’t even cheap either €16, I’ve made that dish at home better, fresher and packed full of flavour too. It’s not even hard either, clearly a blithering idiot back there in the kitchen, please did you pick some random guy off the street because he can’t cook to save his life love. Buy him a cookbook for Christmas please. Anyways my poor boyfriend had to go ask tweedle dum over taking this off the bill, he was nice about it too until ninja bun 🥷 and his good old charm started an argument with him, fabulous service. That thing should never be on the bill, it was not consumed and we gave all the reasons we didn’t want to pay for it in a polite manner. It was bad, I can usually charge semi decent food even if it’s not worth the money, I only send inedible extremely poorly crafted food back, which was true in this case and do it with the utmost respect too. Avoid this place like the plague it’s not Italian food, it’s overpriced freezer food at a stretch. (Also linguine with ragu was okay, sauce bland, pasta sauce from jar, pasta from packet). Save your money and sanity darling (don’t...

Ah, Rome! The Eternal City, the birthplace of pizza, and home to more pasta than you can twirl a fork at. Recently, my wife, her two teenagers, and I embarked on a gastronomic adventure in the heart of Italy. Our culinary journey led us to the unassuming yet charming La Taverna Italiana, a trattoria nestled in the streets of Rome.

We kicked off our evening with a bottle of Cesanese IGT Lazio, a red wine that flowed smoother than the Tiber River on a calm day. As we sipped and savored, our taste buds began to tingle with anticipation for what was to come. The Bruschetta Romana and Bruschetta al Pomodoro arrived, and let me tell you, they were the perfect opening act. The crunchy bread, the tangy tomatoes, and the fragrant herbs danced a heavenly tarantella in our mouths.

With appetites whetted, we moved on to the main event. We decided to share the Greca salad, a Mediterranean marvel bursting with freshness. The lattuga, pomodori, cetrioli, feta greca, cipolla rossa, peperoni, olive, and origano combined like a symphony of flavors. It was a salad fit for the gods themselves. To follow, we indulged in the Tonnarelli alla Pescatora, a dish that could make even Poseidon jealous. The delicate pasta swam alongside succulent seafood, bathed in a rich tomato sauce that transported us straight to the shores of the Mediterranean.

Inside the trattoria, it was a tad stuffy. However, we quickly made a strategic decision to embrace the cool evening breeze and opted for a table on the inviting patio. Nature's air conditioning worked wonders, and we found ourselves in the lap of Italian comfort. Our attentive waiters glided through the restaurant, delivering plates of culinary magic with a genuine smile.

Now, let's talk about the restrooms. Yes, even in a food blog, we must address this necessary topic. The restrooms at La Taverna Italiana are located downstairs. To wash your hands, you need to channel your inner Riverdance and step on a foot pedal to activate the sink. And when it comes to the soap dispenser, it's a bit like pumping iron—give it a few pumps, and the soap will flow like the Trevi Fountain.

As our delightful evening came to a close, we were left with a satisfied appetite and a bill that didn't sting. For four people, we spent around 100 euros, which is a pretty good deal for a dining experience in the heart of Rome.

La Taverna Italiana may not be the flashiest place in town, but it sure does serve up a mean Italian feast. So, if you find yourself wandering the cobbled streets of Rome, craving authentic flavors and a laid-back atmosphere, make a beeline for this trattoria gem. Your taste buds—and your wallet—will thank you....

This cozy restaurant was just around the corner from the small hotel we booked in Rome. As we walked home from our first dinner in Rome we took notice of the relaxed vibe amongst the diners sitting outside. That vibe, and the delicious looking food, convinced us to make a reservation for dinner the next evening.

The staff here are smoothly professional, making us feel comfortable the moment we sat down.

We ordered Roman artichokes as a starter, and they were outstanding. We also shared a Chinoa salad (baby spinach; cherry tomatoes; avocado; quinoa; granny smith apple & EVOO with salt). They list this as a “Big Salad”, and they’re not kidding.

For our mains we shared a pasta and a meat dish.

The Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe was delicious, with perfectly al dente pasta and a superb, peppery sauce which we mopped up with crusty bread. Definitely a highlight of our Italian pasta experience.

We chose Veal Osso Bucco for our meat dish. This is one of our favourite dishes, and this particular version was very well executed. The delicious bone marrow in each shank - spread generously on grilled bread - was particularly delicious. And, of course, we carefully mopped up the delicious sauce after devouring the tender veal.

Sharing mains allowed us to indulge in dessert. We enjoyed a delicious Tiramisù, and a silkily decadent Sbriciolata alle fragole (chantilly cream; millefoglie Italian biscuit; and strawberries).

Everything was accompanied by a very nice ½ liter of house red wine, two superb Machiatto, and two Amaro Montenegro as our digestivo. This indulgence cost 76€, which considering the quality of the food and service was most reasonable.

Epilogue: Dinner was so good we decided to come back again the next night for our last dinner in Italy.

We enjoyed a killer appetizer - Bruschetta con crema di carciofi (artichoke cream). These folks really opened our eyes to the beauty of well prepared artichokes!

Once again we shared mains (with a side of Roman Spinach): Spaghetti all’ Amatriciana and Saltimbocca alla Romana. Both were fabulous.

All accompanied by a ½ liter of very good house white wine.

We chose to enjoy Grappa and Brandy instead of desserts - last night in Italy and all that!

Total for the...