Trapizzino | Testaccio — Restaurant in Rome

Food was fine, but the rude and unhelpful staff far outweighed the mediocre pizza.

First, we were given grief about not having the exact amount of cash for the meal. Apparently making change is difficult.

After scrambling to look for the exact change that was demanded, I shoved the receipt in my bag somewhere (we were never told we needed to do anything with it).

After ordered, we then waited uncomfortably for 20 minutes in a small, take away type place waiting for our food, while the employees chatted. No one else was waiting for food and it wasn’t busy.

Finally I gently reminded the man at the counter we were waiting for our food, to which he blankly stared at me, demanded my receipt (which I couldn’t find) chastised me for not keeping it, and eventually made our order. Granted, I should have held onto the receipt but how difficult would it have been for that employee to a. Tell us from the outset that we needed to keep the receipt or the place worked like a coffee bar, or b. After we sat waiting in a relatively empty place for several minutes, offered to help us.

I’m perceptive enough to recognize when my patronage isn’t wanted, and trapizzino was loud and clear that we were not welcome. I wouldn’t...

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