Da Francesco

Everything we ordered was very good. Must order the pistachio tiramisu! OMG so yummy.

Probably the bet Neal we had in our three day stay in Rome. My brother got the carbonara with truffle and I got the pizza (sausage, onion and mushroom). From all the pics the truffle carbonara looks amazing and it was. The bad part about it was that once he got the plate, there were no big truffle slices. He asked if this was the right dish, and the server immediately said oh I’ll get you more, no problem. Idk if they were trying to cheap us but the truffles made a big difference. The pizza was very good too. It was nice and simple pizza but so flavorful. I advise you to get a reservation so you won’t be standing outside. A lot of people like to linger after dinner so you don’t know when you’ll be sat. Service was not very good but service everywhere wasn’t good.

We went for dinner and this was one of the best meals we had in all of Italy. We started with the burrata and then split the grilled squid and the spaghetti carbonara. The carbonara was amazing.
Definitely make a reservation a few days in advance since we still had to wait even with a reservation. If you can, sit outside. The outdoor seating is on the side of the restaurant and takes up half of a side street; it feels very authentic.
If you have time, get a drink at Bar Fico before.

After doing everything touristy throughout Rome during the day, we were looking for a spot for dinner for Authentic Italian food. I came across Da Francesco on Unilocal and knew that we had to come here for dinner even without a reservation. When we arrived, there were so many people waiting outside for their tables. A little discouraged, I put my name down for a group of 5 people, and was pleasantly surprised when the host told me that the wait was around 30 min. We didn’t mind waiting because we knew that the food would be worth it. Right next to our table, there was a leg of prosciutto just sitting there — so we knew we had to order dishes with prosciutto since it would be freshly cut. The waiter gave us some of his recommendations and the rest I ordered based on the reviews/​pictures I saw on Unilocal.Everything, and I mean literally everything that we ordered was nothing short of amazing. This was definitely as authentic as authentic hole-​in-​the wall Italian gets. I’ve never tasted such amazing and fresh pizza and pasta until Da Francesco. Would highly recommend getting the following:
— Caprese
— Fettuccini de Funghi
— Black truffle carbonara
— Porcini Pizza
— Prosciutto Pizza
— Spaghetti carbonara with fr
— Tiramisu
— Panna Cotta
— Pistachio tiramisu
We ordered two bottles of wine and loved it so much that we ordered one to take back to the hotel. Even the balsamic vinegar was so different and so tasty, that we asked the waiter if he could sell us a bottle. Not sure how he came up with the price but he told us we could have a bottle for 25 euros. A little overpriced if you ask me, but my dad really wanted it. Service/​Gratuity was included in the bill, but my dad insisted on giving him 20 euros. You could tell he’s never received such a big tip because he ran over to his fellow waiters to show off and giggle. Definitely coming back when we’re in Rome next!

Great food and service! We had spaghetti, fettuccini, clams with mussels, and pizza. Everything was delicious, especially the mushroom, prosciutto and truffle pizza. We enjoyed our meal on the side patio, while the others walked by and envied our meal. Definitely a great restaurant to stop in and enjoy a wonderful meal in Rome.

The food and wine was delicious and that is why I scored them so high! One of the best dinners we had while in Rome. I had the tortellini with ham, and mushrooms, and my fiancé had the black truffle fettuccine. Both had great flavor. We also started with the truffle meat balls, it was really good, we had it as an appetizer instead of as a secondi plate. We had the brushetta, but there was nothing memorable about it (skip it). The service was not up to par I must admit, as we had to ask for water a couple of times. The tables outside are crowded with smokers, so we preferred to sit inside, away from the nicotine filled air.

I ordered the porcini pizza pie and my friend ordered the spaghetti with fresh clams. This was a pricey meal for the portion. I love thin crust and this was thin but not flavorful; I was eating a cracker with cheese and mushrooms. They should have sprinkled some truffle oil!
The waitress was extremely rude but the waiter wasn’t.

First day in Rome, hankering for a good plate of pasta and was at old stomping grounds, the Piazza Navona. It was about to rain so I thought, hey Da Francesco was calling. I’ve had a few dishes here: the carbonara, all’amatriciana, truffles on pasta, cacio e pepe, pizze all very good. It was packed and luckily they had a table. Today though was craving a lush seafood dish and bam I saw squid ink in pasta. Hadda order it. Then I went Hmmmm, maybe a meat dish ‘cuz I was powerful hungry. So I ordered the roast lamb.
First let me say that the service is on point, polite, attentive if not restrained. That’s the Da Francesco that I’ve always known. The squid ink pasta was so delicious, slightly briny (unlike squid ink in Asia which run on the sweet side) and yummy. Had to take half home which kinda makes people wonder here. Romans rarely take leftovers home. Well the dish was awesome just too much. Then the lamb came, it was delicious, perfectly roasted but it was again a huggggeee potion, too big, enough to feed 2 starving people. I love a good roast lamb and Da Francesco delivered. I wanted dessert but too full :)
Visits: Many during summer breaks in college. Unilocal = 1
Tip: This is a small place, the food is very good but tables may be shared or you may feel cramped. Word to the wise, the second plate, (secondi piatti) maybe be enough to share with 2 people so ask your waitperson first. Try ordering other items that may appeal to you that is not covered in reviews. I ordered the squid ink pasta and it was amayzin’ This is a great classic Roman resto, come give it some love.

Pretty good — got the truffle carbonara and it was great but very very rich so be ready! The Pepe pasta was great as well — very simple but cooked perfectly al dente. Waitress was nice and attentive.

After touring Vatican City all day, my husband and I dined at Da Francesco’s for dinner. You have to either come when/​before they open, make a reservation or just wait it out for a table. Luckily when we arrive, just after they had opened and we were able to get a table outside. Apparently all tables inside were booked for reservations. The pasta was very delicious and the desserts were even more delightful. I ordered the truffled pasta and my husband ordered the lasagna and we were both happy with our meals. For dessert, we ordered the pistachio tiramisu which was out of this world, and the panna cotta. Food did take a little while to come (unless to order pizza then it’s fast) but well worth the wait.

Came here twice during our trip to Rome. Super cute inside with traditional Italian décor. It’s kind of a touristy restaurant, but that didn’t bother us. Service is great and they really do their best to get your food out in a timely matter, but at the same time they don’t try to rush you out. The first time at the restaurant we ordered a prosciutto pizza which was on the thin side and not typical Napoli style. It was good, but I prefer a thicker crust. Also got the fettuccini with truffles and bacon — way too salty for my liking. The second time, we got the spinach ravioli and the Cacio e Pepe. Ravioli was tasty, but nothing to spectacular and the Cacio was again on the salty side. House Chardonnay was delish and the waiters were super sweet which is why I give it 4 stars. If I based this review solely on the food, I would give it a 3.

We were seated outside and got to be in close quarters to two other tables. Thankfully the other people dining near us were very fun and made for an enjoyable evening.
Dinner was delicious. We ordered insalata capricciosa, fettuccine alla gricia con tartufo, and spaghetti all’amatriciana
The salad was fresh and light. I usually do not like olives but found the olives tasty. The fettuccine was similar to carbonara but with truffles. All of the dishes were full of flavor. I particularly enjoyed the fettuccine. We would come back again if we could!
The food is 4.5 due to portion considering that we have had more pasta for the same price at nearby restaurants.

Meh-​ish. The food was good but not as memorable as the meal from Trattoria Vecchia Roma. The Truffled Fettuccini was tasty, slightly salty from the bacon, and the wrong pizza was initially sent out. We asked for mushroom with sausage and were given prosciutto instead. Asked for it to be changed which they did but the sausage looked raw and tasted of nothing. Would recommend skipping the sausage altogether. Bruschetta with Buratta, Cherry Tomatoes & Anchovies was tasty but in general the food here is priced a bit higher than the neighboring restaurants.
Drinks are overpriced. Did not see ½ Liter wines on their list. All the Unilocal reviews attract more tourists than locals.

Long wait. Def a tourist trap. Had way better Italian food elsewhere. The portion was small but very filling.

Huge plus for the really friendly service and affordable prices! Pasta was nicely al dente and portions are huge. Never thought i would say it … but you can only eat so much buttery, creamy pasta in one sitting. You can probably even share a pasta dish between two. The carbonara had a nice thick sauce though a bit on the salty side. We had another classic, Cacio e Pepe, and the simple cheese and pepper sauce was full of flavor. Cozy place i’d be happy to have another meal at next time in Rome.

So lob ich mir italienisches Essen!
Dank Unilocal konnte ich einen meiner zwei Abende in Rom in diesem Restaurant verbringen.
Sehr beliebt, weshalb ich auch etwas warten musste um einen Tisch zu bekommen. War aber gar kein Problem, da ich in der Zeit in einer der umliegenden Bars einen Wein getrunken habe.
Dann endlich wurden wir rein gebeten. Der Platz war das einzige das ich bemängeln muss. Direkt an der Türe und so hatte mein Freund ständig eine frische Brise von hinten im Nacken.
Als erstes bestellten wir uns einen köstlichen Weißwein. Dazu zur Vorspeise Bruscetta mit Trüffelcreme und Carpacco di Polp. Auch das hatte ich mit aus vorherigen Beiträgen rausgesucht!!! Ein Traum und ich bereue es nicht hier auf meine Mitschreiber gehört zu haben.
Danach ging es weiter mit 1x Pasta mit Steinpilzen und Pasta mit Muscheln. Die Nudeln super gekocht und al dente, der Rest auch sehr lecker!
Nachdem weder mein Freund noch ich die Nachspeisentypen sind bestellen wir uns noch ein Thunfischsteak mit Pistazien Käsekruste. Boa war das lecker!!! Ein riesen Stück, perfekt gebraten mit rohem Kern…
Wenn ich das so beschreiben bekomm ich gleich wieder hunger!
Der Laden selber ist übrigens klein und sehr voll gestellt. Aber das Ambiente ist einladent und man fühlt sich wohl — auch weil die Bedienung super nett und hilfsbereit war.
Ich würde euch auf jeden Fall empfehlen bei eurem Rom Besuch auch dieses Restaurant zu besuchen!

The absolute best pasta carbonara I’ve ever had. Second to none. And, I totally understand why people have adverse reactions to the salty composition — but, heck. .. carbonara is eggs, salty meat and cheese — it’s suppose to be salty. Honestly — the carbonara sauce (the pasta was so-​so) was OUT OF THIS WORLD. I had to stop myself from licking the plate. Believe you me, people were already staring — as I ordered enough for three people (heck, a guys gotta eat — and, you walk a lot in Rome).
The service and salads were also excellent. I didn’t go to the sweets — but the young French couple sitting next to me (NB: you eat at basically communal tables; so if that’s a problem for you and your dinner mates — go beyond 8 when the crowds start to show up) ordered two great looking deserts!
Finally. .. Yes, this is a busy place with a number of tourists (gringo and otherwise), and it rocks the plate. I consider it one of my best Italy meals. Go — you’ll be very happy!

Nous y sommes allés deux fois durant notre séjour tellement cela nous avait plu. On y mange vraiment très bien. Il faut y aller de très bonne heure si vous voulez avoir une place sans faire la queue dehors car le restaurant est toujours plein. Il y a toujours du monde dehors qui attend. Ce qui est plutôt bon signe…
Le service est efficace mais avec le sourire. Les plats sont copieux et excellents. Les pizzas sont très bonnes. Nous recommandons, s’il est sur la carte du jour, le risotto aux artichauts et aux gambas. A tomber ! Nous en gardons un souvenir ému ! Le chianti rouge est aussi très bon.
Et pour combler le tout, l’addition est très raisonnable. A recommander donc sans hésiter. Le meilleur resto de notre séjour !

O restaurante merecia nota máxima facilmente pelo ambiente e pela comida, mas o staff deve estar muito confiante pela sua popularidade e filas de espera que acabam sendo arrogantes no atendimento.
Logo na entrada um enorme recepcionista me recebeu com um celular na mão perguntando se tinha reserva, disse que não, mas mesmo assim ele nos encaminhou para uma mesa dizendo que não teria problema, isso falando ao celular.
Aguardamos alguns minutos para pedir depois de alguns acenos e observar os garçons empurrando o atendimento uns para os outros, na hora de recolher os pratos derrubaram os talheres sujos em mim, enfim, talvez tenha sido só azar, mas essa foi minha experiência.

Wonderful authentic unpretentious local food restaurant. It’s easy to find overpriced restaurants full of themselves in Rome. These places will serve you minimal servings of twisted classic dishes turning them into a joke. They will decorate your empty plate with dots of dressing and Piles of foam. You’ll never recognize or taste the real taste of fresh pasta and get the real experience of the great Italian cuisine.
You want to stay away from expensive tourist traps and find places like Da Francisco.
In Da Francisco they stayed loyal to to the origins. You’ll receive nothing but a good authentic Italian food. Everything the Italian food is known for and the service is outstanding.
The dishes might not look like an art show but the food will play on your palate and entertain your stomach.

Ich würde sagen, einer der besten Italiener Roms! In einer kleinen Gasse mit Tischen drinnen und draußen an der Häuserwand entlang. Preislich mehr als fair, dazu super leckeres Essen, vor allem für jeden Trüffelliebhaber! Der Wein war überaus schmackhaft. leider nur mit Reservierungen und dann trotzdem noch ein wenig Wartezeit! Es hat sich gelohnt und ich freue mich jetzt schon auf das nächste Mal in Rom!

Mediocre at best. There are too many other better restaurants in Rome. This is just conveniently located if you’re visiting the Piazza Navona or Pantheon area. I walked in during a good dinner hour where I got seated right away without a reservation. It was an extremely hot humid September and they had an air conditioner that was not turned out… WHY?! I can tell all the patrons were uncomfortably leaking.
BLACK TRUFFLE CARBONARA PASTA — I love getting anything with truffle and carbonara is one of my favorite pasta dish… But this dish was HEAVILY salted. Each bite was hard to go on without wanting to chug a glass of water and the sauce was on the extra thick side
LOBSTER PASTA — the dish was bland but at the same time with just a taste of the sea. Salty water. Not really a fresh sweet taste from the lobster. Must be because our lobster was extremely skimpy. We had small horrible pieces. Not even the claw had a decent fat chunk of claw meat. Skimpiest lobster pieces I’ve ever received in my life.
PISTACHIO TIRAMISU — I wouldn’t really say tiramisu at all. That’s deceiving. It’s really just a pistachio cake… But for pistachio cake, it’s good.
Please avoid this place, look elsewhere.

Definitely our best meal in Rome, thanks to a tour guide who suggested this spot which was on our way «home» from the tour drop off.
As this place is popular and highly rated, you’ll probably end up with a bit of a wait (we waited for ~20 minutes on a Monday night in late September at ~9pm).
Now, this place isn’t the smallest place we visited on the trip, but they do make it feel small by cramming people in here, and even doing some «family style» tables where you may be sitting with another couple or group.
Like everywhere else, the wine is cheap, so you’re pretty much forced to get a bottle, so we happily sipped on our Chianti while waiting to place our order. Again, service isn’t fast paced in Italy so we did have to wait a bit to order, but enjoyed watching the pizza man spin his dough, and the ham get carved off the leg right next to our table.
Being that we had just come off an all day tour we were famished, and each selected an appetizer to start. I had the tuna carpaccio which was perfect (I wanted something cold), my mother had a very different artichoke salad that we both weren’t sure we liked, but it was very different (in a good way), and my step father had the brushetta, which I didn’t try, but looked very vibrant on the plate.
Our tour guide had made some suggestions on dishes to try while in Rome, so I went with his choice — Amatriciana, which was delicious! I’ve never had a tomato sauce quite like this one, and absolutely loved it. My step father had a lobster pasta dish which I found a hair too fishy (and I’m not one to say anything is fishy) but he loved it, and I did steal a bite of my mother’s truffled carbonara which of course was heaven.
For dessert we had to try the pistachio tiramisu, which eliminated most of the coffee flavor (not a coffee fan) so I pretty much inhaled this dish! The egg flip with wild strawberries was also tried (think custard with strawberries) which I actually liked less than I thought I would, but I was still excited to eat wild strawberries ;) not something we find much around my part of the world lol.
Solid 4 stars for the food, and maybe even a 4.5 considering the pricing! Highly recommend when in Rome and anywhere near the Piazza Navona area!

Une très bonne pizzeria à deux pas de la piazza Navona.
Attention ici pas de chichi: on est installé les uns à côté des autres sur des grandes tables. (pour ceux qui veulent faire un repas romantique passer votre chemin). Pour les autres, vous né le regretterez pas!

OK first things first. Rome in August is hot… like words can’t describe how gross I got on a regular basis hot. Why did I come to Rome in August? Well first of all it’s when things lined up, and second of all no one made me pick the hottest place in the world in the hottest month, I just wanted to go, so stop judging me!
Anyway, walking into Da Francesco was, um, let’s go with unique. You normally don’t expect the inside of a restaurant that has a giant line outside begging for a table to be hotter than the ambient outdoor temperature. I honestly couldn’t believe how hot it was in there, and yet I’m 4 starring the place, so that tells you something about the quality of the food.
If you like the idea of checking out the oldest part of the eternal city, and you should, then Ponte is the right part of town for you to stay in… go in March or November. After a few hours of walking along the original Bernini cobblestones (same guy who did the Vatican), you’ll develop a strange craving for a beer and margarita pizza, or wine and carbonara with speck. Trust me, this will happen. When it does, you’d be hard pressed to beat Da Francesco for a few really simple reasons:
* First and foremost is the quality of the food. Its handmade, that’s obvious, but it’s also insanely delicious.
* It’s reasonably priced, borderline cheap for what you get. Seriously, you can get an amazing meal here for between 10 – 20 euros a person; couple that with the aforementioned quality, and you’ll understand why there is a line of hungry Italians beating at the door every night.
* The staff is super pleasant. They treat you very well; even if they are super cranky from working in the hottest restaurant in the world, they’ll never let you know.
I came here twice on our last visit to Rome, it was seriously that good. Other places have a host or hostess luring you in with coupons for free prosecco or other gimmicks. Those same places will have, in little writing a 10% «Servizio» charge; I’m all about tipping, but only the touristy of tourist restaurants in a country where waiters make a decent living add in a service charge (it’s akin to paying more to eat in Times Square). Da Francesco does none of this, mostly because they don’t need to. No games, no one trying to sheepdog you through the door, just amazing in-​house made food at a reasonable price.
Come in, order a bottle of wine, and enjoy what in all likelihood will be the best meal you’ll have in Roma.

Très moyen, touristique et oppressant ! Beaucoup de monde, on circule autour de vous, on bouscule. Nourriture pas du tout à la hauteur de nos attentes ! Service tout aussi médiocre.
Bref même si il s’agit d’une adresse du Lonely avec de bonnes notes dans Unilocal,je déconseille cet établissement !!!

Après avoir lu les avis de nombreux Unilocaleurs nous avons décidé de nous rendre dans ce petit restaurant aux abords sympathiques.
Première chose qui né m’inspire pas: la carte, vraiment pas originale! salade tomates mozzarella, carpaccio de pouple ou bruschetta en entrée. Nous avons goûté à tout et aucune de ces entrées né nous a convaincue. Le carpaccio de poulpe était bien trop froid et donc n’avait pas une texture agréable, la salade de tomates mozzarella, j’aurais pu faire la même avec les produits Lidl et les bruschetta n’étaient ni originales ni relevées en goût.
Ensuite nous avons pris des tagliatelle à la truffe blanche. Elles baignaient dans le beurre et à part lorsque nous tombions sur un copeau de truffe, n’avaient aucun goût.
Le tiramisu à la pistache en dessert né valait pas mieux. La crème mascarpone était lourde et la pistache avait un goût très superficiel et une curieuse couleur verte fluo.

Da Francesco est le restaurant qui m’a laissé la plus belle impression à Rome.
Niché dans une cour où le folklore italien bat son plein. L’atmosphère est authentique sans être trop touristique. D’ailleurs la présence de nombreux locaux dans le restaurant né trompe pas !
En plein été, on s’installe dehors pour justement profiter de cet agréable environnement. Le service est totalement charmant (comme à de nombreux endroits à Rome). Notre serveur avait quelques notions en français, de quoi nous donner le sourire évidemment.
La pizza était très bonne, la vin tout autant, les tarifs plus que raisonnables. Bref, une soirée romaine très plaisante.
Pourquoi né pas mettre 5 étoiles alors, tout simplement parce que je n’y ai pas gouté de pâtes et que c’est un peu le juge de paix pour un bon restaurant italien.
Nul doute que j’y reviendrai avec plaisir si j’en ai l’occasion.

Wir kamen ca 15 Minuten vor Eröffnung an und da draußen anscheinend eine Dame saß und rauchte fragten wir sie ob wir solange bis zu Öffnung warten dürften. Sie hatte recht unfreundlich abgelehnt und daher sind wir spontan zu einem anderen Restaurant gegangen. Gerade in dieser Gegend gibt es ja massenhaft davon ;)
Also dank der sehr sehr unfreundlichen Leistung der Mitarbeiterin gibt es nur einen Stern. Ich stelle mir wirklich was anderes vor um sich wohl zu fühlen. Das essen kann ich nicht beurteilen aber sowas muss nicht sein.

War nicht leicht zu finden — nach Empfehlung auf Unilocal.Habe dem Kellner das Foto von der «Schwarztrüffel-​Carbonara» gezeigt. Er musste herzhaft lachen.
Ohne diese Speise hat man Rom noch nicht richtig gesehen.

Wir sind zufällig auf das «Da Francesco» in der Nähe der Piazza Navona gestoßen. Zunächst machte uns die Schlange vor dem Eingang neugierig, der Grund dafür ließ sich durch einen Blick in die Lokalität erklären. Es war rappelvoll und recht eng bestuhlt, jeder einzelne Platz war besetzt. An der Tür stehen zwei finster dreinblickende Männer, welche den Platzwunsch der Gäste in Empfang nehmen und einem mitteilen, wie lang man warten muss. Nach einer Runde um den Block kamen wir also wieder und wir durften eintreten. Durch die Größe (oder soll ich lieber sagen Kleine) des Restaurants ist es recht laut aber nicht im unangenehmen Sinn, das Restaurant «lebt». Ein Blick auf die Karte offenbart eine reiche Auswahl an Pizza und Pasta, darüber hinaus einige Empfehlungen und Fleischgerichte. Leider muss man sich ja für nur eine Speise entscheiden, also nahmen wir eine Pizza Buffalo i Tartufo (Büffelmozzarella und Trüffel) und eine Pizza capricciosa zu 15 bzw 9 EUR. Bei der Pizza mit Trüffel waren wir etwas skeptisch und erwarteten ein paar kleine Stücke Trüffel aber dem war nicht so, sie war sehr reichlich mit leckerem schwarzen Trüffel belegt. Beide Pizzen waren sehr lecker, mit frischen Zutaten gemacht und mit sehr dünnem Teig.
Alles in allem kann man sagen, dass dieses Restaurant eine nette Abwechslung im römischen Pizzeriendschungel ist, es lockt nicht mit riesigen Menukarten in 10 Sprachen und besonders günstigen (!?) Komplettangeboten. Die Mischung aus Touristen und Einheimischen in Kombination mit dem leckeren Essen und der Atmosphäre im «Da Francesco» macht es zu einem sehr empfehlenswerten Ort des Speisens und Verweilens.

Vom Essen kann ich nur die Pizza bewerten.
Wir hatten beide eine Pizza bestellt. Uns hat sie auch gut geschmeckt– keine Frage. Doch den Lobeshymnen hier kann ich nicht folge leisten. Ich habe in Deutschland schon deutlich bessere Pizza gegessen. Allerdings habe ich auch beobachtet, das die Einheimischen alle Pasta bestellt haben.
Der Laden an sich ist nicht der
Gemütlichste. Es fehlt der gewisse Charme. Im großen und ganzen kann man hier essen –muss es aber nicht. (Was die Pizza betrifft)

Das Essen wird richtig lecker!!! Es hat großartig geschmeckt!!! Es ist wirklich eine sehr gute Empfehlung!!! Ich würde gerne noch ein zweites Mal bei «Da Francesco» essen! Super!

Ein Must-​Go für mich wann ich in Rom bin.
Obwohl die Trattoria hinter Piazza Navona ist, und die Lage sehr touristisch, ist Da Francesco eine Institution auch für die Römer die hier zahlreiche jede Woche zum traditionellen Sonntagsmittagessen kommen.
Das essen ist einfach und wie hausgemacht. Die Gerichte sind die wichtigste der Römischen Tradition: Amatriciana, Gricia, Cacio e Pepe, Pasta e Ceci, usw. Alles superlecker.

das Ambiente und der Service sind sehr gut. das Essen superlecker! kleinere Portionen, aber sehr zu empfehlen! auch der Wein war wirklich gut und die Preise sehr günstig für Rom. nur leider gibt es keinen Kaffee nach dem Essen.

Der Vino Rosso des Hauses wird nicht offen sondern in einer 0,375 Flasche gereicht und ist für italienische Verhältnisse mit sehr gutem Willen maximal mittelmäßig.
Die Nudeln Aglio Olio waren OK — der Aglio hat verbrannt geschmeckt — bischen bitter. Und die Pizza war OK.
Ich würde wohl knapp 4 Punkte geben — aber da die knapp 5 die hier viel zu oft vergeben werden maßlos überzogen sind gebe ich nur 3 Punkte.
Der Chef hat das Unilocal Logo an der Tür und bemüht sich furchtbar auffällig um gute Laune bei den Gästen — bischen übertrieben wie ich finde — er sollte sich besser um die Küche und derer Qualität kümmern!

Wir sind dank der Reviews auf Unilocal auf dieses tolle Restaurant gestoßen und haben es zu unseren Stammlokal in Rom gemacht. Zum ersten Gang haben wir jedes mal Pasta gegessen und uns danach Pizza geteilt. Diese kam bereits mit extra Tellern. Man denkt mit bei «Da Francesco». Das Essen hatte eine sehr gute Qualität. Wir hatten klassische italienische Gerichte, die man aber in einer solchen Form nicht in Deutschland finden kann. Zum Nachtisch gab es ein überragendes Tiramisu, was unbedingt probiert werden muss! Der Service war toll, auch der Vino de la Casa, den wir bestellt haben, hat eine gute Qualität zum moderaten Preis. Insgesamt haben wir mit 3 Personen für ein gutes Essen mit Pasta, Pizza und Dessert, inklusive Wein, immer knapp 60 € bezahlt. Man sieht im Restaurant vor allem Römer, was für die Qualität spricht. Es ist zu empfehlen einen Tisch zu reservieren. Entgegen der Unilocal Infos hat das Restaurant jetzt im Oktober erst um 19 Uhr geöffnet und nach wenigen Minuten waren alle Plätze besetzt. Vielleicht sind die Öffnungszeiten in der Hauptsaison anders.
Wer ein echtes italienisches Restaurant fernab der Massenabspeisung von Touristen erleben möchte, ist bei «Da Francesco» genau richtig und kann hier absolut nichts falsch machen.

Abends oftmals Wartezeiten in Kauf nehmen, das essen ist italienisch gut, allerdings macht sich das Personal gerne mal über seine ausländischen Gäste lustig.

Mittags ein Plätzchen für eine kleine Mahlzeit gesucht und «Da Francesco» gefunden. Service und Essen waren sehr gut.
Die «Fettuccine al gorgonzola» (9 EUR) sahen zunächst etwas «übersichtlich» aus, waren aber sehr sättigend, lecker und vor allem «al dente».
Ein Glas Hausrotwein (2 EUR) und 0,4 l Wasser (2 EUR) sowie etwas Brot (für das man ebenfalls 2 EUR berappen musste), rundeten die Zwischenmahlzeit ab. Rundum empfehlenswert!

Un grand moment de détente et de rire
Dans le quartier de Navona, nous cherchions un resto romain. Des Romains nous l’ont conseillé. Pas très attrayant de l’extérieur au regard des restos touristiques du quartier. Ambiance extra, un patron parlant couramment le français et d’un accueil très chaleureux… et c’est très très bon. Laissez-​vous guider par le patron qui a vraiment plaisir à vous recevoir. Un très bon moment Romain pour resto anti-​touriste et l’addition est très correcte. Adresse à retenir pour passer une soirée entre amis ou collègues pour se détendre avec une excellente pizza, de bonnes pâtes, de bons désserts.

Une bonne pizza
Pizzeria à 2 pas de la Piazza Navona, toujours bondée, service affolé… mais ce succès est amplement mérité vu les prix pratiqués pour une cuisine très correcte et des pizze fines et croustilllantes.