Da Vito e Dina

Great service, great food, and great value. Usually you can only pick 2 of those. We ordered the fried artichoke, various pizzas, as well as the house wine. Every part was thoroughly enjoyed.

Recommended by our hotel owner and did not disappoint! Had fried artichoke, Gorgonzola gnocchi and salmon risotto. Finished with tiramisu. Nice quiet street and great meal and value. Wish we were staying longer so I could go back.

Excellent rapport qualité/​prix. Une ambiance toute romaine. Cuisine familiale. Idéal quand on sort affamé du Vatican!
Nous sortons du Vatican vers midi, épuisées par la queue dehors, la queue dedans, les kilomètres à marcher dans cette Cité au coeur de Rome: il nous fallait à manger. Merci Unilocal,nous nous dirigeons vers Da Vito e Dina. Dès la devanture, on sent la petite trattoria familiale, un petit quelque chose de vieillot mais bien entretenu. On nous trouve une table tout de suite. La carte est simple, des prix classiques (7 – 9 € pour les primi piatti). Exactement ce qu’il nous fallait.
When in Rome. je me suis dit que c’était le moment de goûter des vraies pâtes carbonara. On né va pas se mentir: c’était TRES différent des plats de pâtes cuisinés pour 12 potes dans une coloc étudiante. Et c’était très bon! Les morceaux de porc (pas des lardons, nan nan) avaient beaucoup de goût, sorte de poitrine fumée j’imagine. On sentait beaucoup le goût des oeufs aussi puisque c’est l’oeuf qui fait le liant. C’était une super expérience et je suis bien contente d’avoir enfin goûté des carbonara originales!

‘Twas a long day of travel… stopped into De Vito de Dina based upon our hotel proprietors Recco… did not disappoint! 4 Gnocchi’s from our vantage, felt very welcomed, proprietor stopped by… all good! Pasta bolognese was spot on w/​gnocchi off the charts… presentation, depth of the sauce is beyond simple description, suppleness of gnocchi, lights out baby!!! Can’t wait to hit the streets tomorrow to try to top this family run establishment!!! Worth a stop when near the Vatican and looking to avoid the tourist venues… that’s no guff!

Had the prosciutto and seafood pasta. Both were really good! Be prepared to be surrounded by tourists though but in my opinion, as long as the food is good then it doesn’t matter. Didn’t give it 5 stars because it was pretty good but not breathtaking.

Good food good service. Went there several times while we stayed in Rome for our vacation. Overall very happy with this place.

Dinner was perfection! And the service was friendly and attentive. When in Rome… you really must! I enjoyed a bass that melts in the mouth, and my husband had the best lasagne I’ve ever tasted. (I let him have some too.) I was craving potato crochettes and they were crispy and well made. If we lived here, we wouldn’t be able to stay away.

For locals and tourists… excel2food, inexpensive, good service, better than across the street, try the homemade Tiramisu dessert, American tourist here

A hole in the wall in the Prati neighborhood near the Vatican. Went here two times during our stay. Both times the food was very good. Their Tiramisu is especially good and so is the house wine. would highly recommend this place.

Restaurant super bon! Pas cher à côté du Vatican!
Personnel sympathique! Bref je recommande

We landed here based on a recommendation from the USO — had a nice (and very welcome!) lunch after spending three hours on our feet touring the Vatican.
Service was friendly though needed a nudge at times (as stated in other reviews). Our lunch was good and we left happy, but truth be told … I think I would need to come back again to be able to rate it more than ***. Some of the other reviews are absolutely lovely and I don’t feel like we were as wow’d by our experience.

A nice little restaurant. The pasta and gnocchi are tasty. The waiter is very friendly and try the best to explain the menu to us. Also don’t forget the tiramisu. It is nice with a cup cappuccino.

Service here is warm, if at times a little too casual (the people on the table next to us asked for oil and vinegar for their bread three times; we asked for the bill twice). We had the house mixed antipasti which was very nice. Absolutely delicious rigatone gricia; great gnocchi; average house red and wonderful desserts. Average house red for the area.
Overall, I would recommend this restaurant for a reasonably priced, tasty dinner.

Stopped in there today after a very cold early morning waiting to see the Pope. The staff was super nice (they welcomed me in early, even before they officially opened) and the gnocchi Gorgonzola was AMAZING!!! Highly recommend.

This restaurant is the incarnation of the perfect Italian I have ever had. The staff is friendly and the food is astonishing.
Try the fried artichoke, it amazes even me.
The lasagna is smooth as silk while the seafood spaghetti blows your mind.
This is a tiny gem in Rome and not to be overlooked.

Tolles italienisches Essen zu günstigen Preisen. Schnelle und aufmerksame Bedienung. Klare Empfehlung!

Had dinner here with two new friends after San Pietro Basilica. Had a taste of the menu: prosciutto and mozzarella, bruschetta, fried artichoke, grilled portobello, house red wine, spaghetti carbonara, cavatelli with red sauce and bacon. They gave us limoncello on the house when we finished. Everything was molto delicioso!

Such an amazing place, the best restaurant we ate during our 5 days stay in Rome, traditional Italian food affordable but the taste! Oh my! Their carbonara and gnocchis are to die for! If you are in the area this is more important to do than the Vatican itself!

Came in here after a long day at the Vatican. Friendly staff, great food. We had the suppi and carciofi alla Romana, both were delicious snacks. The suppi comes in one small size so order a few if you’re hungry. The staff didn’t speak English but the menu was half in English so with that, we were able to order no problem. Definitely would recommend this spot for a quick snack or maybe even dinner.

This restaurant is such a hidden treasure! The owner was super nice and friendly! He cooked us delicious food and offered us three free dishes! His little restaurant had served a lot of famous people such as the Pope. I strongly recommend the steak, pizza and past!

This restaurant was nothing short from amazing! The manager was super nice and I loved the food there. I definitely recommend it

De los mejores sitios de Roma, la comida excelente, el precio muy asequible, un sitio familiar y auténtico de verdad! donde se esfuerzan por que comas bien, bebas mejor y salgas absolutamente satisfecho de la visita, (y, obviamente, repitas). Vito nos aconsejó genial, un tipo simpático, «un vero padrone di casa!» que hace que pases un buen rato y pruebes el auténtico sabor y sensación de trattoria romana. La comida espectacular… sinceramente lo recomiendo.

Tasty dinner with my parents on a Monday evening. They had the spaghetti with clams that was delicious, but our favorite was my prosciutto pizza! The starter of boiled artichoke was flavorful but a bit mushy in texture. Overall a very good dining experience.

We were starving after touring the Vatican, so desperately searched for a place nearby for Italian food. We were so glad to have found this place.
We ordered the mussels as starter, then the seafood pasta and pizza with mushrooms/​parma ham/​eggs. Everything was solid and hit the spot for us. I liked how they didn’t try to hard to be fancy but stuck to the core of everything. In the end, this simplicity was what won us over.
Service began nicely, though a part of it might have been because we walked in before it was even 6pm (yes, we were that hungry). The owner himself kindly took our order and was prompt in serving all that we ordered. However, once the restaurant got busier and his waiter employees started serving, service got a little subpar. We had to ask for the bill three times and waited for a good 15mins before they finally brought it for us.
Finally, the ambience is casual and quite homey. Walking distance from St Peter’s Square, and I’d definitely recommend it for a quick Italian fix!

Wie schon im letzten Jahr, so können wir das Lokal auch in diesem Jahr wieder empfehlen. Das Essen war köstlich, die Portionen ordentlich und das Personal pflegte einen freundlichen Umgang. Wir werden gerne wieder kommen.

sehr empfehlenswert. wer in rom original italienisch essen gehen will, sollte dieses lokal ausprobieren.
die empfehlungen des chefs waren super. sehr leckeren bruschetta mit frischen tomaten und tollem olivenöl gabs als vorspeise, die spaghetti mit meeresfrüchten waren klasse und der tiramisu als dessert war hausgemacht und hat nach mehr geschmeckt. preis/​leistung ist sehr gut.
rustikales ambiente mit einem unterhaltsamen chef in schürtze und leckerem essen. ein gelungender abend.

absolut empfehlenswert! authentische leckere und preiswerte römische küche. die spaghetti frutti de mare sind der hammer und die bruschetta für 2 euro traumhaft lecker! der leckere tischwein verführte zur nachbestellung und auch die dolci haben geschmeckt. espresso 1 euro. mjam mjam wir kommen gerne wieder.
ps der wirt ist echt ein original!

Ich war Anfang November mit meiner Frau dort — uns wurde erst ein netter Platz draußen angeboten, doch als es plötzlich zu regnen begann, wurde blitzschnell und mit professioneller Hilfe des Kellners nach drinnen übersiedelt.
Wir wurden vom Chef «Vito» (der sich augenzwinkernd als Mafioso vorstellte) begrüßt und bekamen vernünftiges, durchaus schmackhaftes Essen zu einem fairen Preis.

J’aimerais être fan de cet établissement parce que la lasagne que j’y ai mangée était très bonne, mais la quantité était bien bien loin d’être satisfaisante. J’avais en tête une assiette bien généreuse, préparée par une mama italienne inquiète à l’idée de né pas suffisamment remplir l’estomac de ses convives et je me suis retrouvée avec une part riquiqui, de quoi facilement rester sur sa faim. Dommage parce que je pense la cuisine servie est d’un bon niveau, mais il manqué de la consistance pour en faire une adresse 4 étoiles.