Saturday night, 8 p.m., our first night in Rome -- our first time in Italy. We noticed the…read morerestaurant listed on the board in our hotel lobby. When we rolled up, we thought it was closed: the dining room was empty, and the door seemed locked. As we stood there debating what to do, the door was opened by a stranger who expressed amused surprise at our apparent inability to open a door and walk in. Meet Sabatino, our new best friend. We sat down at a two-top in the cozy, charming restaurant, and I wondered if it would be awkward being the only customers. I never found out. Within 15 minutes, two parties of eight showed up, and very soon every other table was full as well. Sabatino expertly handled the entire room with effortless grace. He has a gift for making every table feel special and welcome, taking his time with everyone in at least three fluent languages. We saw his generosity, kindness, passion for the food, and sly humor in every interaction and felt lucky to be there. And the food. Oh, the food. Sabatino pretty much told us what we would eat, and we were happy to obey. That first night we started with, what else, the cheese, jam, and cured meats platter. Delicious! Then came my husband's sheep specialty, a house favorite, and for me, delicate, puffy pillows of ravioli with a cream sauce and lots of pepper. Heaven. The second night, we had the pleasure of meeting the queen of the kitchen, Giulia. Compared to Sabatino, anyone would seem shy, but within minutes we were sharing photos of our pets and laughing about what fools we are for them. We also happened to be seated next to a fun couple from New Zealand we'd run into earlier that day outside the Vatican, so the serendipity continued. We happily dove into the charcuterie platter again, followed by lasagna, penne, and panna cotta with sour cherries -- silky, decadent, and the perfect ending to our last meal in Rome. Thank you, Sabatino and Giulia. We can't wait to return, and when we do, Osti Matti will be both our first meal and our last! xo

Love love love this place! Sabatino is an amazing host and Cook. Highly recommend and will return…read morenext time I find myself in Rome. He totally helped us understand the culture and what Romans do with Italian food that we do not do here in the US. Thank you, Sabatino!

I loved it. This is a God's food, everything from the focaccias croissants sweet and salted, the…read morefirst courses swcond courses, the cofee is awsome, clean and wonderful welcoming, eveeytime i go i get all the croissants left and bring them home to share with my dears, grazie Angelo he always trats me well, you feel special there. If you are in the area please stop. Its woth it, this place should be packed cause the Quality is so high and the prices fair. In christmas different panettone, Omg what else. Ciao Arrivederci, Grazie

A meat lover's paradise! For a very reasonable price, you choose from a dazzling array of steak,…read moresausage, bombetti, pork, etc. at the front of the restaurant, then sit back in happy anticipation as they expertly grill it. Served with a delicious baked potato drowned in olive oil and salt, cicoria with tomato and olives and local wine, it is a feast of epic proportions. The dining room is nothing fancy, and you are eating with locals, but these things make your experience even more wonderful. We are already planning our next trip here.

A lovely neighborhood restaurant serving traditional Italian food, we absolutely loved the dishes…read morewe tried. The servers were charming, helpful and obviously loved their work. Ambiance was cozy, historic, lovely.

Beautiful outside seating. Fabulous pasta and steaks. Great, attentive service. Family and friends…read more What more can you want!

Best Chinese I've had in years... Family staff was great in helping us order.. perfect size…read moreportions to eat some and take some Togo..

Found this place on yelp and while searching for dinner close to our hotel. We were the first for…read morethe dinner crowd and were immediately welcomed in by the owners/staff. The owner spoke English, Italian and Chinese. She was very attentive and friendly. We had spring rolls, fried dumplings and wonton soup for appetizers - all were hot and tasty. For entrees my friend had sweet and sour shrimp which she said was average. My other friend and I had chicken with green peppers and onions (which was delicious) and we all had fried rice which was also really tasty. All in all I thoroughly enjoyed my meal - it was good Chinese and a very welcome break from the pizza and pasta!

Found this quaint family owned restaurant on our trip to Rome and it was a gem! The food was…read moreamazing! Highly recommend the veal and potatoes! So tender and flavorful! Our friends enjoyed the pasta dishes! Service was great! Friendly and food was served fresh and hot! This was one of my favorite meals in Rome! I would recommend making a reservation!

Our Airbnb host recommend this place as a non touristy local eats and it was so good! Definitely…read morerecommend if you are in the area. The carbonara was delicious

It was late and we were hungry after a long 4 hour train ride from Florence. It was 10 PM and we…read morehad no idea what to do, as most restaurants and groceries were long closed. This restaurant was still open and right next door to our airbnb so we rushed here to get something in our bellies before this restaurant closed for the night. The server rushed us in to a table. After we ordered, he brought us bread and water while we waited for our food. All the food was great, we ordered two pizzas, a pasta and a salad. We got two pizzas: the Diavolo and the other, I cannot recall the name, but was the most interesting pizza I have ever had. The Diavolo was spicy and cheesy, but the other was chock full of ingredients: egg, olives, and the prosciutto (forgive me if I identified the meat incorrectly, I'm not a connoisseur of cured meats). They were personal pizzas but my dad and I each ate half ... So we ended up with a full pizza left over. The carbonara pasta looked pretty good and so did the salad, but I didn't get a taste of either one. My sister did note that the carbonara was slightly overlooked, since the egg in the sauce had started to scramble. At the end of the meal, we received small biscotti and meringue, I'm guessing to sweeten the bite of the check. The cost wasn't as heavy as we thought (not quite €€€), thank goodness. Overall, a pleasant meal. My favorite part of the experience was the fact that all the families and couples in the restaurant were Italian. A great way to start off our short visit in Rome!

i found this restaurant while looking online for nearby places and looking at photos as our hotel…read morewas nearby but my husband and I don't speak Italian! The food was scrumptious and the service was very good! I found the previous reviews very helpful and I truly loved this place! I got the beef with veggies and my husband got a salad and pizza- the flavors just hit the tastebuds and we enjoyed dessert, the raspberry cheesecake was great!

We love the gelato here and the people there are always very friendly and welcoming! Our family…read morerarely goes anywhere else for our gelato and pastries!

This is a great pasticceria ! It is not in the tourist center and you need to get there by metro,…read morebut it is really worth the ride ! Excellent small Italian dry cookies, amazing Napoletan specialties (sfogliata, various cream cakes) and a great Mont Blanc. And the personel is really happy to tell you all about their specialties.

Great restaurant and terrific service. Pizza was great! The next day I came back for pasta…read moreEXCELLENT!!! The waitress was fast, super professional was even nice enough to run down the street and hand me my umbrella that I left on my seat! The Suppli which the waitress recommended was also a winner and went great with the fantastic house wine. A local hangout. GO!

Now there are really no words to describe the experience my husband and I had here! Let me start…read morewith the cons! Cons: Started off a little rocky at the beginning! We weren't sure it was gonna be any good when they brought out chicken strips covered in sesame seeds and bbq sauce which seemed to be from McDonald's. It also was a little weird on the what was an appetizer and what was an entrée! Then on top of that we ordered mozzarella balls and I asked for a side of tomato sauce and the waiter brought me ketchup so that was kind of confusing! Now let me tell you the pros! Pros: Great great great! So the sesame seed chicken strips actually tasted amazing! And although they brought me ketchup to go with the mozzarella balls turns out they didn't even need tomato sauce! They were amazing all on their own!! I ordered the Pumpkin ravioli and honestly with was the best and freshest ravioli I have ever had in my entire life! Just amazing! Definitely recommend! If you are here in Rome try this place out! It's not a touristy spot only locals come here so it's definitely worth a try and it's on the cheap side too for the quality you get!! Just amazing! Then I had the tiramisu for dessert and it was literally the best I have ever had! I thought the one I had yesterday was amazing but turns out this one blew it out the water! 1 out of 10 I give it a 20!!! Thank you so much for the great experience and the amazing way to end our trip in Roma!!!

This place is located in Appia Nuova area, between Furio Camillo and Ponte Lungo stops. Easily…read morereachable by metro. The owner, Fabrizio, is very nice and hospitable. I ordered fried anchovies, carbonara and tiramisu. Everything was cooked perfectly! The place is small with few numbers of tables, adapt to who loves eat in quite place. Nicely furnished. If you stay in the area, stop here and taste!

Went here with my wife on vacation and the pasta was amazing! Would definitely recommend. The…read moreCarbonara was so good! Wish we had time to go again before we leave!