La Fiorentina

Unilocaled a place to eat after our day at the Vatican Museums. This place was only a 5 minute walk away so we decided to try it out.
We sat ourselves in the patio area because there was no one outside to greet us when we walked to the entrance. After about 10 minutes, someone finally came to check on the three other tables that were seated outside and noticed us sitting there. We got our menus and in another 10 minutes, our waiter returned to take our order. He spoke English pretty well so that was convenient.
We ordered 1 starter and 2 main dishes. The starter took about 5 minutes to arrive, which was great. Forgot the name but it was a bunch of deep fried zucchini strips, fish, and other veggies. It went well with the beer.
The main dishes took another 15 minutes to come out. My boyfriend had a pizza (€ 8), and I had a risotto (€ 13, and one of the specials of the day). I took one bite of my food and immediately knew I wasn’t going to finish the rest. The risotto was dry, chewy, and I couldn’t taste anything except smoke. Rather than wait another 15+ minutes for a new meal, I shared my boyfriend’s pizza instead (which was average).
15 minutes after we finished eating, our waiter returned and took our plates. No offer to see a dessert menu, even though it was a bakery known for its pastries. My boyfriend had to ask for one. I ordered the puff pastry with mixed berries (€ 8,5) and that is worth 2 stars of this review. It was amazing and plated beautifully.
Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this place unless you’re just ordering dessert or some drinks at the bar.
Food — ⁶⁄₁₀
Service — ⁶⁄₁₀
Value of meal — ⁶⁄₁₀

Great location. Nice tables.
Menu looks good. Butt (|),
The food quality and prep are way below Olive Garden!
Potatoes tasted like old dry sponges…
Rabbit tasted very dry and without flavor!!!

Ok food but desert was fab! Slow service… Be prepared to have food out at different times…

We found this after we became lost in Rome looking for a pizza place we saw on the Food Channel. We are so glad we did! We ordered the Valtellina pizza and it was the best pizza we had in Italy. The crust was amazingly thin and crusty covered with mozzarella and scamorza cheeses. The protein was this thick salty bresaola ham topped with tasty slices of parmesan and arugula leaves thrown in for a splash of green. The place is near the Prati neighborhood not far from the Vatican on a major street, so it won’t be hard to find. It’s not a tourist place so be patient trying to communicate in English, our waiter spoke very little. But, he was attentive and somehow we got everything we wanted. After you’re done, stroll across the street to the market and pick up everything from pastries to canned goods or a sports coat.

Great food with great service nice ambiance good quality food. Desserts very appealing much better than what I have seen around Rome.

This restaurant /​bakery is fabulous. We spent three days in Rome last month and visited this place everyday. Very friendly, neighborhood atmosphere. Everything we tried tasted great. Stop in for their happy hour in the evening — buy a drink and enjoy free finger foods with the neighborhood.
Three blocks from the Vatican.

Great for breakfast, lunch and dinner… This place has been around for quite some time.
The Café and the restaurant are next door to each other and both offer a big variety of delicious treats and meals.
The Café offers a great deal of sweet and savory pastries (both big and small), cakes and desserts.
Also the restaurant has a quite vast menu. They offer from pizza, to traditional Roman dishes, Seafood, meat and of course, great desserts.
The service is not to bad either. In all these years I never had a bad experience.
I like it so much that basically every time I go to Rome, I have to come here at least once.
The area itself is not to bad either. It is not to far from the Vatican, there are nice shops not too far from there and it has several Metro and bus stations close by.

Would give more stars if the waiter was not such an innatentive ass. Pasta and pizza were first class, but we had to beg for service like 3^rd class passengers.

So after seeing the Vatican, my husband and I decided to that we needed something to eat. This was also going to be our last night in Rome, so we wanted to have something nice. We had been told about this restaurant and their great pizza. So, we after some getting lost around the Vatican, we found this place. It’s really nice both outside and inside. The wait staff are very professional and we were seated right away. The prices are a little more expensive, but I think it as worth it. My husband and I started off with a salad that had lobster and shrimp to share. Then I had the Diavola pizza with buffalo mozzarella cheese — so good. Best pizza I had in Rome. My husband had the lasagna and said it was the best he had in Italy. We had drinks as well. Really liked this place. Would definitely recommend to anyone coming to Rome.

Maybe we didn’t order their specialties, but we found our dishes to be mediocre. Service was okay.