Osteria Pucci

They do charge for bread but it’s common in Italy to do this and considered a service charge. Food is still mediocre though. Service was mediocre too, although the owner is very charming. You could probably stumble upon a better spot than this one.

We arrived in Rome late afternoon on December 31^st and were given a rather vague suggestion for dinner. While that is another story, suffice to say we were on our own trying to find a place that wasn’t completely booked or with a full menu. We finally came across Osteria Pucci. They had a New Years Eve menu for € 70. While it sounded great, we wanted something a bit lighter and less expensive.
They let us order off the menu for a € 10 surcharge (per person). While I couldn’t begrudge them at the time, I will be honest and say it has rubbed me the wrong way since. Our dinners were good, but my ossobuco and rice were cold, yet the waiter didn’t care. He said he would return immediately but only did to present the bill. The service up to that point was pretty good; our pasta was cooked perfectly, and the cheese plate was wonderful and I’ve included pictures of these.
I may be giving them three stars out of a € 30 spite, especially when we had been turned away from a few other places, so you may wish to take this posting with a grain of salt, but this may be one place you should watch your bill a bit closer, as they do seem to be open to taking advantage of foreigners.

I don’t like to be tricked at restaurants. This is the main reason for such a low rating.
Tried the pasta carbonara, very good (9,5 €). Tried the spaghetti with prawns (12,5 €). Both dishes were good, the prawns were very flavorful. Pasta is done al dente, Italian style, so a bit harder than in the US.
Service was responsive and prompt.
The part that upset me was that they brought out bread. It’s quite disgusting bread and they charge you € 3 for bread you don’t even order, and they don’t even ask if you want. On top of it it’s one of the worst breads I have tried. When i asked the waitress about it she said it was for «table service» when it said bread in Italian. Do away with this sleazy move and this place can easily be a 4 star restaurant.

We ended up here looking for a pizza place recommend by a friend (it was closed), but I am so happy we ran across this place. The ambience was lovely and the food was great!
Octopus and berries was great (said my husband). Both the rigatoni with ricotta cheese and sausage, and the steak and fondue (cheese) were AMAZING!
Highly recommend if you are looking for great Italian food in Rome!

Seems like a fancy place, but they charge 5 € for dense, boring bread (that doesn’t come with butter or oil) whether you ask for it or not.
The food was pretty good. I really liked my lasagna. The zucchine ripiene (stuffed zucchini with meatballs) was like by my wife, but I didn’t really like it. The spezzatino con patate (beef stew) was good. We also ordered the verdure griglia (grilled vegetables) which was good but by the end it felt like too much olive oil.
There’s no smoking, but somehow it often smelled like smoke even though t there’s no smoking in the restaurant.
Overall the food was good, but everything else was bad. Total cost € 50

A place we return to every time we’re in Rome. Last night we had a dinner party of 15 celebrating a 50^th Wedding Anniversary. I can’t say enough about how good the food and service were. We organized a fixed menu chosen by the owner. A memorial celebration. Highly recommended.

ATTENTO, PROPIETARIO TRUFFATORE, BEWARE! I am very sad to write this review. The owner is a crook. The place charged us for items that we did not order, charged different prices for the same wine and higher prices than those printed on the menu… and when we asked them about it, they returned with a bill higher than the one in question. The table next to us, also travelers, had a similar experience. After asking the owner about the confusion, he was very insulting. We begrudgingly paid and the owner remained hostile. The entire situation was very negative and disappointing. Worst experience of our trip. If you’re looking for a great spot to eat in Trastevere, go to Gino’s.

Great restaurant! Friendly staff and delicious food! We had the lamb and the osso bucco … Both fantastic!

THE BEST RESTAURANT IN ALL OF ROME — but seriously. I lived in Rome for 4 months and absolutely loved this place. The prices are sensible, the food cannot be beat and the owners and staff go above and beyond. I fell in love with this place and whenever friends and family came to visit this was our first stop.
Anything you order is going to be amazing. And it helps that they offer an english menu. I recommend the Carbonara, the rigatoni with tomato sauce and sausage, the pasta with shrimp and each of the soups was delicious. To be honest, I never had a bad meal here and everyone I went with always had wonderful things to say as well. I really cannot say enough good things about this restaurant. Great ambience for a date night or fun place to go with a group. Definitely a must on any trip to Rome.

Unseren letzten Abend feierten wir dort. Wir wollten uns nochmal typisch römische Küche zu Gemüte führen und mein Männe hatte das Restaurant am Vortag mit seinem römischen Kumpel besucht und war begeistert.
Die Einrichtung ist wahrlich nicht schön zu nennen, grelle Neonröhren, Wellblech an den Wänden — schön ist anders.
Hochmotiviert kam eine Kellnerin an unseren Tisch, und das in Rom! Wir sind fast ein bisschen erschrocken. Als sie uns deutsch sprechen hörte, wollte sie unsere Speisekarten in englische Menüs austauschen. Das ging mir dann aber gegen die Ehre und ich behielt meine italienische.
So bestellten wir Artischocken auf römische Art, also mit viel Knoblauch und Kräutern, ihrer Aussenblätter beraubt und das Innere gekocht mit Stiel. Dann Artischoke auf jüdische Art, wieder zurecht gestutzt und in Oliveöl frittiert. Und die typischen suppli, frittierte, mit Mozzarella gefüllte Reisbällchen. Sehr lecker.
Mein Männe nahm die Spaghetti Pepe, unsere Kleine Tagliatelle in einer Tomaten-​Minz Sauce und unsere Große Hühnchenschnitzel mit frittierten Kartoffeln, die in Form von riesigen Chips ankamen.
Ich Depp bestellte mir trippa alla romana im Glauben, da käme irgendein Dreierlei von Irgendwas auf römische Art zubereitet. Im schummrigen Licht sah das erstmal aus wie in Streifen geschnittener Tintenfisch in einer köstlichen Tomatensauce und schmeckte auch ähnlich delikat, der Tintenfisch schien mir nur arg glibschig im Mund und als ich bei näherem Hinsehen die Zotten auf der Oberfläche entdeckte, wurde mir schlagartig klar, dass ich hier Kutteln esse, also Rinderpansen, und ich hätte am liebsten auf meinen Teller gek
Aber geschmeckt haben sie trotzdem, das muss ich zugeben.
Ich hab sie dann meiner Familie angeboten und die fanden den Tintenfisch zunächst erst auch ganz ausgezeichnet :-))) Danach waren sie dann ein wenig sauer, aber wäre doch schade gewesen, das Gericht komplett in die Küche zurückzuschicken, wo es sich hier doch um eine Spezialität handelt!
Wenn Ihr also in Rom mal ein typisches Restaurant mit wirklich feiner Küche suchen solltet und entweder gut Italienisch sprecht oder Euch nicht zu gut seid, die Speisenkarte auf Englisch zu lesen, ist dieses Restaurant eine echte Empfehlung.

Also, das Ambiente (pseudo modern) steht ganz im Gegensatz zur Küche (offensichtlich gute, traditionelle, römische Küche).
Auch hier gilt wieder: Wenn ich hier vorbei gegangen wäre, ohne ortskundigen Führer, ich hätte den Laden keines Blickes gewürdigt. Aber wahrscheinlich verbinden wir Deutschen mit authentisch italienisch immer noch grob-​karrierte Tischdecken, Styropor-​Deko im Naturstein-​Look und eine Grappa, mit dem man die speckigen Holzstühle abbeizen kann.
Hier also Super-​Essen im Plexiglas-​Stil. Mehr braucht man nicht mehr zu sagen (siehe vorheriger Beitrag).