This trattoria/osteria is around the corner from our apartment this year; so of course we had to try it. i was initially unwilling because of its look from the outside — the large awning is filthy… that aside, everything else is very good, and it’s very clean inside. classic italian dishes — we had an excellent spaghetti(billed as tagliolini but it was spaghetti) with fresh artichokes. gotta keep eating them as long as they are in season, and a very good roast veal — large portions. i also ordered the fresh asparagus — «a piacere»(as I wished) with butter and parmesan… a big plateful. $ 10 and worth it. the house white is from Pitgliano in SE Tuscany — an area we love — and perfectly serviceable. You are given a 1 liter bottle and you pay for«a consumiano» — what you consume. we were too full to try the desserts, but they look terrific, and the Italians around us were not holding back. The service was less than ideal, because they had too many people for the 2 people serving as host/server/waiter, you name it. But one can tolerate that in Rome. The menu has English translations, but mainly to chuckle at — not that that’s unusual in Rome(‘dolce’ which should be ‘desserts’, translated as ‘sweeties’). The dishes ‘al giorno’ should be tried(e.g. our pasta with artichokes). If you are in the Ponte Milvio/Flaminio north/MAXXI area, this is a great pick(as we say in our family).
Francesca C.
Place rating: 4 London, United Kingdom
We stumbled upon this place more or less by chance and were not disappointed. The spaghetti with clams were cooked to perfection(I’m Italian, so trust me on this one). I loved the borderline rude attitude of the owner who told me off for not wanting any chilly in my pasta. This is however a sign of friendliness, which would be lost on you unless you were italian. It’s the Roman way, they treat you as if you were one of the family!