Campagnolo Roma

Straight up, I love this restaurant.
I have been multiple times with different people and not once have I or anyone I was with had anything less than a great night and an awesome dinner.
Don’t be intimidated by some of the confusing menu items if you are a first timer, all of the staff are very passionate and friendly and are more than happy to help you out.
Seriously, go here.

The food is good but is slightly expensive. We saw this on You Gotta Eat Here while flying to YYZ to YVR. Seems like the show hyped it up a little bit. Service was good, especially given how busy they are. The restaurant is very poorly ventilated, and gets quite hot on a summer evening. Still, overall it was pretty decent.

4 stars for ambience & service. Very trendy for the area, modern and sleek. Pickup was easy and convenient, wished they had online ordering.
3 stars for the Gallo pizza, chicken & the lemon sourness which I should’ve known, doesn’t go with pizza but supposingly popular. The dough was amazing. I still will try the other pizzas.
Bigger selection than its Main location.

After a nice north shore hike and then some delicious beer sampling at the amazing parallel 49 with some friends, we found ourselves a tad bit peckish. Our friends used to live near Campagnolo on Main, so they knew the deliciousness we were in for. Boyfriend and I were in for a treat!
Boyfriend and I got the verdissima pizza and the strozzapreti cacio e pepe (ok I had to look it up). Friends got the special pasta and one of the special pizzas. I really liked our selections, the pasta was like a rich, delicious mac and cheese, but with better noods than macaroni. The pizza was great, though we found that when we took our first bite all the greens would come off and we wouldn’t have much toppings for the rest of the pizza. Still delicious though! Boyfriend compared the pizza to Via Tevere.
And a great surprise: there was a pizza and beer special (which we didn’t know about and it wasn’t advertised), so it was only $ 18 for our $ 19 pizza and $ 6.5 beer! hooray!
The service was great — very attentive with good recommendations.
It’s a nice atmosphere. We arrived when it was fairly empty, so we didn’t feel too out of place in our hiking duds… and it’s Vancouver, anyways. I wish we could afford to eat here more often!

I saw some mixed reviews on here and wasn’t sure what to expect but figured I would give it a go and find out for myself!
The venue is cosy but not cramped and all the staff were super friendly and the right amount of attentive. My partner and I ordered the whipped ricotta to start (it’s as good as everyone else raves about it in their reviews however I felt that the fresh, warm bread that it was served with is more worthy of a mention)!
We also got the rigatoni with cured pork belly and the Bianco pizza. The pasta was admittedly a small serving however it was quite rich and of good quality. The pizza was a decent size and damn delicious. In fact, I wish I had some more slices of that pizza right now as I sit and write this review.
The meal was a little on the pricey side however considering the ingredients seemed to be of a high standard and we left feeling satisfied it didn’t put me off. I would definitely visit this restaurant again and I would recommend it to my friends!

I had dinner with some friends here tonight and was pleasantly surprised by how delicious the food was.
We had the ricotta cheese antipasti and the blend of ricotta, honey and lemon was amazing! Who knew that combo would make such a divine spread.
The tomato salad was just as delicious. I guess fresh ingredients do make a difference. Either that or I love tomatoes!
We then shared the mushroom pasta and tomato risotto. The risotto was a little more loose than we normally see it but the taste and texture of the risotto were bang on! I think this was my favourite dish. Risotto is hard to make right and I always find the rice undercooked.
The mushroom noodle as the waitress referred to it as was also on par. The noodle itself was very unique unlike all the usual stuff. It was chewy and dense. I quite liked it mixed with the wild mushrooms but that’s because I love fungi.
The pizza was ok. A little on the salty side. Nothing to write home about.
We had the panna cotta with grape jam. Not my favourite dish of the night. The panna cotta itself didn’t have much flavour and wasn’t as creamy as the one from Ask for Luigi. The grape jam that came with it was tart but lacking a nice grape flavour.
Overall I’d give this place 4 stars. The waitress was super nice too! Service a little slow though. We waited a long time for certain dishes.

We’ve lived in the neighbourhood for 4 months now and been to Roma almost 10 times as we love their Pizzas and it’s never been a miss. I always thought of Roma as an above average dine out option.
Last night however they blew our palates. We took my parents out for dinner and opted for the family formula (35 ea), where the chef decides of the menu for the whole party. We have been absolutely spoiled with lots of different a dishes and splendid flavours. Roma gets their produce locally and as it is the end of a sunny summer, it all tasted great! Quality and quantity. And great service. And I’m picky, so that’s saying a lot!

Honestly wasn’t expecting much from this place because it was a hail-​mary decision since the place we had booked had a snafu and so we had to find somewhere else within 10 minutes. I’m glad we were pleasantly surprised!!!
My only negative from this place is the fact there’s only one server for the entire restaurant. That woman was working her butt off serving 6+ tables all by her lonesome. She did phenomenally though — grace under pressure!
We ordered:
— The whipped ricotta. EFFFFFFFF why hadn’t I seen this served anywhere else? It was so amazing and the hint of honey was just scrumptious. One major complaint is they don’t watch the bread as much as they should as most of it was burnt.
— The zucchini bruschetta was not appetizing. The zucchini was bitter and far too salty. The grated cheese and anchovy were delicious though. If they had just done that without the zucchini I’d be all over it!
— My rigatoni was delicious. It was perfectly saucy with a hint of heat and the pasta was cooked perfectly as well. The amount of pork belly in the dish was near non-​existent. The few pieces I did get were amazing but it simply wasn’t enough.
I eyed some other tasty items on the menu which we didn’t get. I’ll definitely come back again to try the other things. When I was enjoying my meal, I even texted my girlfriend to say I found a new restaurant I’d like to take her to.
The neighborhood is lucky to have such a casual, tasty place to eat at!

I would rate this restaurant a 3.5. I went for dinner with 4 friends, who are regulars, but it was my first time as I was visiting from out of town.
We started with the Bruschetta, which was topped with white anchovies, interesting touch! It tasted delicious but the pricing was odd. They asked if we wanted 3 piece or 4 piece, we said 4. Once the bill came it was listed as «3 piece bruschetta $ 12, add extra piece $ 5.» I’ve never heard of a restaurant offering you the larger size, but costs that much more for one extra piece. $ 4 per piece, up to 3 pieces, then $ 5 for the 4^th? Odd.
3 of my friends ordered the Spaghetti Carbonara and say they swear by it. One friend ordered the daily special, and I ordered the Margherita pizza. Their portions seemed very small, but my pizza was huge! I couldn’t eat it all on my own. I requested hot sauce and they gave me their in house pizza spice sauce and it was so delicious.
The menu is relatively small, but I definitely liked the ambience and it did seem busy, with many regulars.

It has been a number of years since I last dined at this restaurant. I decided to revisit this restaurant as we decided on Italian for dinner.
When we stopped by the restaurant on a weekday evening, there was plenty of seating available. We were seated right away with water and menus provided. We decided to order pizza, pasta and dessert.
Service was slow and the restaurant was not full. Once the food arrived, the pizza and pasta tasted good. Not amazing but good. If you have dined at Ask for Luigi, the food here does not come close to rivalling that restaurant. The rigatoni all’amatriciana was cooked al dente with bits of cured pork belly and onions. It lacked the wow factor despite the quality ingredients. The romana pizza had some olives and a piece of anchovy for each slice of pizza. The pizza crust was browned well underneath. It tasted decent. I love my salt content so anchovies and olives were good! I would have liked more olives on my pizza if anchovies were not an option. Maybe cut up the olive in a few pieces and scatter the pieces around so I can get some topping in each bite? We decided to order dessert to complete the menu. The strawberry panna cotta reminded me of strawberry yogurt. There were pieces of white chocolate covered caramel and very sweet sauce on the plate. The mint provided a refreshing break from the sweet dessert. I preferred the panna cotta without the sauce.
I had no idea where our server was but it took awhile for her to come back to get our bill and to get a container to pack my pizza. Good thing was I not in a hurry. We just sat there after finishing our dessert waiting for her. She checked up on us once to ask how our food was when we were eating our pasta and pizza. The service was minimal. Maybe they can have an extra set of hands on the floor to help with the flow?
I would rate the overall experience as a 3.5. I will come back but not anytime soon.

Outstanding pizza and Italian dinners in a quaint and lively environment. They have a patio as well but the Hastings address doesn’t offer much more than being outdoors and the sound of traffic, I’d rather stick inside with the aromas, sounds and flavors surrounding me and lending ambience to my meal. The service is super friendly, neighborhood-​see-​you-​next-​time type friendly. The food is fantastic, and people know it, so expect a wait and you won’t be disappointed when your table finally comes available. Don’t ignore the specials board, they’re often unique and amazing!

Overpriced and service was indifferent. Didn’t bother to stay so we walked out. Service took way too long. 20 min to get my espresso then without any sugar like I asked. We didn’t want to wait for our pizza any longer so we left. This was at lunch time. By the very least, if your are going to charge high prices for lunch at least have efficient friendly lunch service or don’t bother.

It was my friend’s belated Bday dinner. We tried to get into Ask For Luigi but when I showed at up at 6 pm the door man said that for a table of 4 it would be a 2 hour wait! I told the guy forget it! No sane human being is going to wait for 2 hours to eat! There are just too many good restaurants in Vancouver to be begging for a table!
One of my friends suggested this place on East Hastings… Campagnolo Roma. My friend said his Italian work friend suggested this place. If you have to take advice for Italian food take it from an Italian right?
We got there about 630ish and we were lucky enough to snag a table right a way. We ended up ordering their $ 35 (per person) chef’s dinner. It’s a complete dinner from appies to desert.
Normally I’m not a big Italian food fan. I just think that pasta is something relatively easy to make yourself. I can cook it at home so why should I go to a restaurant and pay for it? Anyways I’m kind of kidding myself! I’m a lazy ass when it comes to cooking for myself. If can’t cook it in 10 minutes or so I won’t eat it! Haha. I almost never make pasta for myself at home! I can’t even remember the last time I cooked pasta at home!
Alright… I liked Campagnolo Roma! It was a really good meal! From appetizer to desert I thoroughly enjoyed this meal. The chicken appy was really good. They served us 2 pasta dishes both of them were excellent. They also served us 2 different pizzas! The desert was delish too! The tiramisu ice cream was awesome. Not too sweet but it had a delicate sweetness to it… Totally enjoyed it.
The only reason I didn’t give this place a 5 star rating is they’re a bit slow. I think our meal start to finish took over 2.5 hours. Sorry guys we are not in Rome. Vancouver is a hustling big city… People are on the go! A 2.5 hour dinner on a Tuesday night it a bit on the lengthy side. Enjoyable as it may have been!

I just don’t get it.
Went there on a busy Saturday night.
Nice looking, simple & tight little space.
Manager/​host was very nice and called us when
a table came free.
Service was indifferent bordering on rude.
We had no idea there were specials or that bread had
to be ordered, which came after our pastas were served.
Here’s the skinny on our two pastas.
1. The «special». We were obviously not cc’d on the email instructing
us to bring our own sauce.
2. «Bison Agnolotti». We were also not made aware that we had
evidently ordered off a kid’s menu. Hell this portion would be small
at a Chuck E. Cheese.
While the tiny portion was tasty, the larger (dry) offering was not.
Much too salty and nowhere near a $ 20 «special» value.
Overall this is yet another Vancouver restaurant that gets away
with charging ridiculous prices for an average experience.

Salsiccia– fennel sausage, pesto base, grana padano, olives but the good Mediterranean kind, gribicio. Wins pizza forever.

This will be brief because I’m writing it on the pad.
Our first visit to this place tonight was simply spectacular! Tiny, only about 40 seats but with enough staff (10 I could see) to provide really attentive and friendly service… this is a place at which I could happily become a regular!
Everything I sampled was amazing and the wine list was interesting but it was the service that made the evening special.
Included in our party of five was my granddaughter who’s five and can sometimes be a handful in restaurants. The staff was completely un phased and indeed went out of their way to make our evening special!
Can’t wait to go back!

Went here for brunch expecting big things. We shared the Crispy Gnocchi Cake (which was not crispy) and the Pizza Margarita, which honestly felt like it had no cheese on it whatsoever, even though the menu said it featured Fior de Latte. I’ve spent a lot of time in Italy and had great pizza margarita, and uh, it’s supposed to have cheese on it. This was bread and tomato sauce. And about two leaves of basil.
There was a «Pera Fresca» drink on the specials board. Being all about anything pear flavoured, I ordered it. The server came back to me 10 minutes later to tell me that the bartender had no idea how to make the drink special, and could I pick something else? I mentioned that I had really wanted something pear flavoured. The server just kind of stood there looking at me and didn’t say anything.
I had heard really great things about this place so I was said that pretty much the entire experience, from start to finish, was just OK. Service OK. Food OK. Prices OK. That’s about it. Not much stood out, other than the bartender not knowing how to make the drink special, which doesn’t say much, does it? Maybe their lunch/​dinners are better, but there are a dozen better brunch spots in the city that I can name off the top of my head.

I always can’t find a good restaurant to try at east side, but, glad to take JN’s advice and checked out Roma!
It’s a small and cozy causal Italian restaurant on East Hasting between Nanaimo. It wasn’t quite busy on late Fri night (8ish). We waited for 10 mins and got seated.
We checked out the menu and found the specials wrote on the broad was more attractive!
Strozzapreti alle vongole — the pasta was bouncy and clams were great. The fresh tomatoes with chili taste just perfect! The portion was a bit small to me but the price was pretty reasonable compare with downtown!
My hubby said it’s the best old fashion pizza he was looking for! The rustic crust pizza was excellent. He said to give it 4 likes… which 4-​star in Unilocal review pls!
Overall, we were pretty satisfied with the food and service but they don’t take reservation at all. We may go back to Roma if we go for early dinner in that area.

I am rounding up to 5 stars, due to the great service that we received.
We stopped by on a Friday night at 9:45, unaware that they close at 10. We were seated right away, and the waitress mentioned that the kitchen closes in 15 minutes. We went ahead and ordered:
Small salumi platter. This came with 3 different homemade salamis, some toasted bread and some pickled vegetables. They give you a decent amount of salami, and I liked the pickles to cut the fat.
Salsiccia pizza and the draft eastside bitter beer ($ 15 combo after 9 PM): The pizza was nice, crisp and chewy at the same time. They give you some pepper chili sauce for you to put on your pizza (a must).
Rigatoni with smoked tuna, olives, fennel, capers and tomato. This was a nice and light pasta dish.
The food was great, but I really liked the fact that they never made us feel rushed during our meal (they even asked if we wanted dessert). We will be back for some more pizza and pasta.

I’m sitting getting my hair done, mouth is watering for our «soon to be“jaunt for late lunch at CR in a couple of hours.
I’m looking on Unilocal deciding what we’re gonna munch on and I’m re-​reading my last review, thinking I need to update it — now instead of later… (Four stars is not nearly enough)
You see we were at CR about 6 weeks ago, decided to stop by on a whim, actually. The Margherita pizza was light, fluffy with a crispness. The pasta was tasty without being overpowering — it had luscious caramelized onions, and pork if I remember.
Hmmm what to have this time? Belly is gurgling…
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