Italia pass included offered a dining experience for travelers so we decided to see what it was all about and not were we glad we did. Greeted by kind staff upon arrival who directed us upstairs to our dining experience where we met our fantastic host Ilaria and other guests from different parts of the US. We sat family style and started with house red wine and the conversations just flowed. There were so many antipasta dishes to choose from like bruschetta, focaccia, artichokes, eggplant parm and my fav the charcuterie. I thought that was going to be it but then the main attractions arrived. Cacio e Pepe, amatriciana and the best carbonara I've ever had. Tiramisu was the dessert of the day which we washed down with digestifs amaro and limoncello. Finished off with espresso to put a little pep in my step to get back to the hotel. Definitely recommend fasting before feasting at this amazing restaurant. read more

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Fantastic service, food and atmosphere. We enjoyed our meal and the staff were very friendly and accommodating. They even had fun helping to celebrate my wife's birthday. read more

Il Barroccio - Entryway - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

We came to this place while in Italy for dinner one night. It was nice because they were able to sit our group of 11 which was rather difficult in Italy. We did go there rather late in the night so it did feel like the staff was in a rush to get out of there. Overall, the food was decent. It definitely wasn't the best meal we had in Italy, but it was not terrible. I definitely think there are better options out there, but this is a good option if you're traveling with a large group read more

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Very touristy. Least favorite food of the trip. Their only saving grace is they allowed our group of 11 to be sat when every other place turned us away. read more

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Came here specifically for the artichokes and we were not disappointed! The wait staff are very kind and the music selection was a fun way to experience a little bit of Italian culture! Highly recommend stopping by if you're in the Pantheon area read more

Il Barroccio - Carciofi brasati e fritti - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

No flavor in the food bland it was better not to eat it and very expensive especially for how the food was. Good atmosphere

Nice first time experience at this establishment. Kevin our server was friendly and fun. Our dinners were very good. My only issue was with the Fettuccine with shrimp dinner which was rather light on the shrimp. Only 2 medium sized shrimp? It was still delicious though. It was nice that they serve you a small glass of champagne before dinner and a shot of Limoncello after dinner! The Tiramisu was fantastic. I did tell Kevin our server if they could dim the bright lights a bit to give a bit of ambience to our last dinner and night in Rome but unfortunately he couldn't. I said it very nicely and joked with Kevin who was a good sport about it. I would visit here again the next time I'm in Rome. read more

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Love her mail it was right. everyone was so friendly and nice and the food was really great. We got a complementary Prosecco at the beginning of the meal and then we got lemon cello for dessert complementary read more

I came here with my friends for a birthday dinner and was pleasantly surprised by the service. Our server Donny was amazing and very sweet and funny. The food itself was just alright. We ordered the sfizio di fritture, which was good but definitely not great. I personally ordered the fettuccine ai funghi porcini and was a bit disappointed as it overall lacked in flavor. The restaurant is located in the heart on Rome right next to the Pantheon and that being said, sitting outside can be a little overwhelming with all the tourists walking by so closely. Overall, my experience was alright, but the great service made it much better. Thank you Donny! read more

We had a birthday for dinner and they served us so well! So many compliments and well service! At the end, they turned off the lights and did a special celebration with music and each waiter was really nice to all of us and attended us. Plus the food was delicious with multiple platters and vareitys of food! read more

VIEW your receipt!! That goes for any place you go to, but my gut tells me we had an item added to our bill intentionally. Since I cannot prove it, I did not ding the restaurant for it. We ordered Spaghetti with clams, lasagna, melanzane allá parmigiana and panna cotta. Food was good and our server was nice. Be careful with pick pockets, we saw a group of four young men walk back and forth looking for bags placed on the floor between your legs as you eat. read more

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This restaurant and staff were amazing . Staff went above and beyond to make us feel welcomed . I was celebrating my 50th birthday and I couldn't have celebrated it any better way . Atmosphere is amazing . True hidden gem . Not sure why a previous review stated that this restaurant was sketchy . The staff were more Than welcoming and made us feel like family . read more

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This place has outdoor seating and it's located in a very cute street in Centro Storico. But the food, drink, and service is subpar. You are paying for the view not the food. My lamb was overcooked and the lasagna and appetizers re-ordered were very bland. I do not recommend. read more

The waiter was super kind, great recommendations and the best steak of my trip. Ambience 10/10 read more

Il Barroccio - Bistecca - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

Good Food But Sketchy Bill The food was good but it seemed shady when paying the bill. We had 1 acqua frizzante 1 aperol spritz 1 40cl beer bruchetta with artichoke spread scallopini in wine sauce seafood risotto chicory bread (4 slices) All 4 food items were good. So it's unfortunate that I feel cheated. When it came time to pay, the cashier showed me the itemized list for a few seconds, and then pulled it. That made me a bit suspicious, but in the two weeks we have been in Italy, I have had no cause to doubt the bill. He also said the tip is not included. After I paid, I only got a receipt for the total amount, not an itemized list. The bill was E75.50 Here's my figuring : Cuperto 6 Acqua Frizzante ? Beer 6.50 Aperol Spritz 8 Scallapini 14 Seafood Rissoto 17 Chicory 8 Bread ? This adds up to 59.50 without the acqua and bread. Usually a basket of bread is free and acqua frizzante is E2 to E3. I just can't see how those can total to E16. Let me add that I did leave a E5 tip on the table, but I don't like bring "reminded" about it. Bottom line is that the food is good but the sketchy bill left a bad taste in my mouth. We won't be going back. read more

They were super accommodating to our group of 20. Our meal was delicious abd service was top notch. A must visit in Rome. read more

Il Barroccio - Spaghetti and Meatballs - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

We were Celebrating our 25th anniversary in Roma. My husband picked the perfect place. Excellent food and service. Donny, Kevin & Adrin made our anniversary super special read more

Il Barroccio - The excellent aged steak - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

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Family owned place near a high tourist area that doesn't gouge you on prices. Very reasonable 10-14€ pasta dishes. Friendly, funny staff that played along with the customers and jokes around with us. amazing, relaxing environment with lights and occasional music outside. Free champagne and limoncello. read more

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Great food and great service! Definitely will come back as soon as we travel back to Roma! read more

Ambiance is great but they cannot make carbonara well :( the emulsion was broken which left such an oily unpleasant pasta it was truly terrible. Our chicken with lemon came out red and bloody like it was undercooked. read more

Il Barroccio - Carbonara - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

My family and I stopped here on our way to the Pantheon as most people did. This was a completely average restaurant. Nothing stood out. The staff were all very very kind. Just the food was the definition of nothing special. The cacio e Pepe was cold by the time it came out and the grilled chicken was quite bland. The arrabbiata was more of a penne with tomato sauce and the pizza was okay. Typical tourist grab. read more

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We had the best server, Mike, so kind and funny. The wait was a bit long but it was busy so it's understandable. Great food at a reasonable affordable price, I got the ravioli and recommended it because it was delicious. Restaurant is cute and no service fee I believe. I definitely recommend this restaurant!! read more

Il Barroccio - Ravioli - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

Was presently surprised by this place! Was recommended this by our tour guide and really enjoyed it. Right near the Pantheon, waiter gave us complimentary limoncello shots! read more

Il Barroccio - penne all'arrabbiata - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

All 4 courses we ordered were well served and tasted amazing. The staff was fun and extremely generous, especially Donnie our waiter, he really made the whole experience. A must go to place in Rome, and a great location to see other great places nearby. read more

I haven't ever written a review let alone a bad one. But we had such an exceptionally horrible experience at this restaurant tonight that I have to come on here and warn other women who are thinking about eating here. One of the hosts (not even the one that sat us) came to our table unprompted at the beginning and asked us a few unrelated questions. Nothing was super weird yet but he was overly friendly and looming over my friend. He then proceeded to come back three more times. One of those times he pointed out my friends healing SH and told her she had a beautiful body. He made her pinky swear to him that she would never hurt it again. In the same breath he used that to start hitting on her. He proceeded to squeeze her arm three separate times and tell her that he would fly her out to Hawaii or the amalfi coast. It was completely inappropriate and disgusting. The last time he came over we had ordered drinks and he started berating us asking if we were actually over 18 (we are three 22 year old women). By the way this was after he was hitting on my friend. Then he was like okay prove it to me let me put your number in my phone. He told her it was an Italian joke (I doubt this is true) but she obviously said no. After this he did not come back up to us but rather walked back and forth standing with his back towards us about a foot away from our table. All that and the food wasn't even good and it was overpriced. They also tried to serve us drinks in the end that we did not order and got offended when we did not want them. DO NOT COME HERE especially if you are a women. read more

Il Barroccio - The man - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

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BEWARE-- there MAY be a crime ring operating out of this restaurant. I was on pilgrimage in Rome and had lunch here with a small group. Wait staff pushed an umbrella up against behind me to where I had no room to put a fanny pack or my backpack in front of me. I had to set it to my right on the ground. They had a charging station inside for phones on top of a cabinet. They created a distraction with the bill by overcharging. We noticed my backpack was gone. I had AirTags so I could track it. I ran after the thieves. My wife remained and let the manager know I was going after the thieves since I could track the backpack. He got nervous and appeared to make a phone call. In the meantime I walked into another restaurant about 3/4 a mile away where my backpack was showing on the tracker. I activated the "play sound" feature and I heard it. The one young guy picked up his phone playing dumb like it was his phone ringing. I was flustered and ran down a cab to go to police. They circled the block and dropped me off at the Carabinieri (local Italian police). Lo and behold it was across the plaza restaurant from where my bag was tracked. I went in asking for the police to help me get my bag back. They showed me my bag and asked me if it was mine. Yes it was mine. They disappeared for an hour. I tracked my bag as moving away from the police station. After an hour of sitting in the police station I had a local Italian translate for me to the officer on duty that I knew my bag wasn't there showing them my screen with the blue dot about 2 miles away. They got nervous. In 10 minutes they brought me back, had no questions or explanations and had me sign for my bag. Which was missing my new air pods and other items but still had my new IPad. The next day I started to have identity theft and logins from Russia, USA and Europe. I had also (ignorantly) plugged my phone into a charger they had inside their restaurant). Piecing our experiences together the group felt like this was a very coordinated heist with the restaurant the thieves and the local police. I may be wrong but I don't think I am. Please say a prayer for all involved that they repent and seek God's forgiveness. Again I don't know for certain so take this as a potential flag. read more

The food was great and the service was equally as well. I had a great time with the waiters and staff. I would definitely come back when visiting Rome. read more

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Two and a half weeks ago (Early November 2025) my wife and I asked to see the Il Barroccio menu but the man out front was overly complimentary to my wife about her smile making her feel uncomfortable and with his aggressiveness to seat us. Now to why I am writing this review. My wife looked around a little more and chose to dine at Pietro al Pantheon directly across from Il Barroccio. While eating our dinner at our table we noticed the man employed at Il Barroccio was often approaching our young female server outside who was frequently taking dinner plates from the kitchen, serving them at various tables then standing out front between her serving duties to welcome entering customers. She stood quietly out front and greeted customers to seat them as they entered. As my wife and I ate our dinners out front, the man from Il Barroccio approached the young lady again and rudely commented to her as by his manner of speech. With the help of Google Translate he was accusing her of using her good looks and smiles to lure customers and thats why Pietro al Pantheon had more customers than Il Barroccio. She was polite and proffessional offering quiet polite greetings now and then to passersby out front. She used professionalism, not good looks nor charm. Customers freely entered if they wished because she made them feel welcome without the need for aggresiveness. For more than 10 minutes he continued several times to walk away from his post at Il Barroccio, berate her and return to Il Barroccio. The only thing the poor girl could do was tell him to be quiet and go away but he chose to frequently return and proceed with his inappropiate and unproffessioanl comments because he could see his intimidation was working. It was disgusting to see a grown man and representative of Il Barroccio attempting to maintain dominance over a girl several years younger than him through intimidation and false accusations, a young lady who was only trying to do her job. (I let her know I was proud of how she stayed calm and proffessional, she thanked me but she was visibly upset yet maintained a positive attitude) If he were a real man he should have been have taken his concern to her manager but because of his immaturity he chose to be berate her in public before all the customers and people on the street to witness, knowing most of the tourists did not speak Italian but he obviously never considered that a strangers Google Translate app was working as designed. read more

Great little pizza and pasta place between Trevi and the Pantheon. Cute, well shaded alley with a constant flow of people watching. The focaccia with fresh tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella was probably the biggest hit, but all the pizzas were good. It's all about the crust, and this was a nice blend of slightly chewy and crispy. Wine list was not huge, but enough good options. We had the house Montepulciano, which was very drinkable. Servers were entertaining, and attentive. Particularly to the cute students sitting next to us. We sat outside, but the inside must be huge. We watched at least 50 people go inside. Definitely a nice pit stop away from the Roman heat. read more

We were exploring the Piazza Navona area while on vacation stay at Rome and randomly came across this place. We were seated immediately and our waiter was so friendly and kind. The food was absolutely delicious! The fettuccini Alfredo was perfectly creamy and probably the best we've had in all of Rome. The Margherita pizza hit the spot as well. Overall a great find! read more

Il Barroccio - Fettuccini Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

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Stopped by on our walk back to our hotel, and weren't disappointed. We ordered the Romano artichoke , Alfredo pasta and funghi pizza. Rated from best to not so, Alfredo,Artichoke, Pizza. I don't know what it was, but I expected more from the pizza aspect of the meal. Altogether I would rate this spot, a solid 7.2 on a 10 scale read more

Il Barroccio - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

Wonderful restaurant! Highly recommend! The food was delicious and reasonably priced. The wait staff was courteous, attentive, and went above and beyond to deliver the most amazing service. Last month, my mom and I went here on our last night in Roma. We had the most memorable dining experience of our 2 week holiday in Italy. I had the penne al salmone, which was incredible! Our waiter, Giovanni, was excellent. He offered us Prosecco and limoncello on the house. He was so sweet, helpful, and kind. It was the perfect end to our holiday. After dinner, Giovanni helped us get a taxi back to our hotel. I really wish I had known about this place earlier. Thank you, Giovanni! We're sorry we weren't able to take you up on your offer for fresh baked croissants the next day. We'll be sure to visit again on our next trip to Roma. You're wonderful! read more

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My daughter and I had a wonderful time at il Barroccio! Giovanni treated us like family -- we had the best meal and entertainment with the friendly staff. Would 100% recommend! We will be back! read more

Il Barroccio - My daughter and I had a wonderful time at il Barroccio! Giovanni treated us like family. - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

Delicious fried artichokes. Typical Roman menus--same as all the other restaurants in the area. Professional and accommodating service.

Everything was top notch! Our waiter Donny was helpful and kind. We sat outside and enjoyed the people watching. Our food and wine were delicious! We are going back in a few days! read more

My husband and I had the best dinner here! Drinks, pizza and pasta were all incredible. Giovani and the rest of the team were attentive, kind and made sure we had the best dinner. My husband also has serious food allergies and we felt safe the entire meal. English menu, great seating, inside and outside space. Must eat here if you're in Rome! read more

One of the best meals we had in Rome so far. Service was good with Giovanni and the pasta great. We had gnocchi, artichoke pasta, Spaghetti Alla Gricia, all good. Great location between Pantheon and Trevi read more

Il Barroccio - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

We were in Rome for our last night with friends and they remembered this place from a previous trip. 3 of us had the Florentine steak and the other had the eggplant. The steak was tender & delicious! Very large cut of beef that they cut up for you beforehand, but include the T Bone. It looked very rare, but our waiter Donnie said not to worry as he brought a very hot metal cooking to plate to the table and we had the option to cook any pieces we thought might be underdone. Donnie also came to the table with a small torch used to help melt some additional juices from the bone! I give 5 stars for the combination of food & fantastic service! They really make you feel welcomed and go out of their way to make your experience special! Highly recommend! read more

Il Barroccio - Florentine Steak! - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

Il Barroccio Roma is perfectly situated between the Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon if you're walking from one historic landmark to the other, so you can't miss it. The staff are so kind, attentive, and ensure that your experience is personalized with their charm. If you have a hard time making decisions about what to eat, the waiters will suggest some of their favorite dishes. The food is delicious, and authentically Italian, just like your Nonna made it! read more

Il Barroccio - Italian Near Me - Rome, RM

Five of us dined at Il Barrocco, at a street-side table, and the host did a good job keeping us from being jostled. The family was split on the restaurant, the service and the food. Water (looked like it was filled from a tap in the kitchen) / €2 per 1.5 liter. Service / €1.50 per person. Caprese Salad / €7.50 -- very good. Prosciutto e Melone / €8 -- very good. Gnocchetti al Barroccio / €13 -- didn't like, "way too hot, seasoning wise, gnocchetti was starchy, gooey mess. Abbacchio Scottad (Roast Lamb) / €13 -- I found it delicious. Carciofi Romana (Roast Artichokes) / €8 -- tough fibrous outer leaves left on, hard to eat / separate out. Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe / €8.50 -- needed seasoning. The Fiorentina (a 27-ounce T-Bone Steak) / €31.50 (served way too rare. How rare? Give it a shot and send it back to pasture. Funghi e Salsicce (Pizza) / €8.50 -- just OK, drowning in olive oil. Three Stars, and with all the great restaurants in Rome, we will not return. read more

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