My sister and I were in Trastevere for a wander during our week long stay in Rome mid August. We'd passed Da Enzo Al 29 as we were walking amongst the back streets. As there was nowhere else to eat that seemed worth trying and the restaurant's overall rating was reasonable, we decided we'd give the place the benefit of the doubt. A decision we definitely regretted afterwards.

We approached the staff sculking outside the restaurant. They told us they had no available tables outside, despite these tables all being empty. Then we were ushered inside to a cramped table in a corner by an open window, only a few centimetres awat from another couple. The waiter brought the menus. My sister and I went through their dishes. She found nothing she felt like eating, but since I needed some food we agreed I'd eat and she'd have just a drink.

Ourwaiter came back we informed him politely of decision. He blurted out pushily that he couldn't spare a table for only one. (Note; The restaurant wasn't full at all whilst we were there..). My sister and I conferred together, with him lurking over us,.. impatiently. He then began man-splaining to the couple beside us that; "that he was a man." Some feable attempt to rationalise his absurd actions. The neighbouring couple seemed genuinely bewildered by his pushy attitude and unwelcoming behaviour. It was clear they felt uncomfortable.

We realised that we'd inadvertantly stumbled into a tourist trap. The waiter's only drive was to push us both to eat. We flatly refused his manipulative attempts to this end. I stated politely we'd pay for the bread and water he'd put on the table without asking us and we'd be leaving. He said uppitely we didn't have to pay for anything and marched off in a huff. We took our chance to escape.

A thoroughly unpleasant experience. We entered the place hoping for a good one and left feeling insulted, unwelcome and hungry. *(No the place didn't have a disclaimer saying single diners weren't welcome. Any place that is run in that manner should be avoided anyhow).

A small word of advice to the restaurant; If you dislike diners, non Italians, visitors to Rome, or whoever, so much that you don't wish to have anything to do with them, you shouldn't be running a restaurant since you livelyhood depends upon them. Maybe put a sign up over the door saying; "Don't eat here we're really unpleasant." Save both prospective diners and yourselves the song and dance routine.

Advice to prospective diners considering eating here; Keep walking!