A good honest neighborhood restaurant…read more A large honest neighborhood restaurant. It is in the Aurelio neighborhood which is one of Rome's many ugly neighborhoods. There are two walled-in complex that are beautiful - The Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music and A Spanish Language Collegium designed to provide advanced training to Catholic Priests working in Latin America. Both establishments have stunning beautiful grounds inside their walls. Outside, it is brutal every day Rome. Grim apartment buildings, a lot of traffic, factories and stores selling practical items like automobile parts. The general area is a restaurant desert - except for some very small and grungy mini-cafes. In this grim world of concrete reality, Ferro e Ghisa stands out like an oasis. They serve industrialized food but good industrialized food. They have a fine bar. The place feels relaxed and spacious. You go outside and you feel like you are going to be run over by speeding cars every six and a half seconds. * * * When we came in at 4:30 on a warm sunny late afternoon, their vast room was completely deserted. Golden light poured into the front from outside giving the establishment a warm glow. By the time we left at six, only one other set of customers had come in ... an Indian family. However, as we sat there one waitress after another after another reported for duty. A look inside the kitchen showed an army of cooks. So even if the place was nearly empty while we were there, It looked like they were preparing for an onslaught of hundreds of customers. Given how few other good establishments there are in the neighborhood, their expectation of an onslaught of customers was probably right on target. * * * I had the house white wine (they were pouring Riesling), and a Fritto Pazzo. The menu said clearly the Fritto Pazzo was made from frozen ingredients. It was absolutely peachy, frozen or not frozen. * * * Fritto Pazzo means Crazy Fried Whatever. Like American vegetable soup, There are no standard rules as to what has to be included. Certain items show up frequently. Rice Croquettes show up nearly always. Those come with and without tomato sauce inside. It is common to throw in both kinds. Fried vegetables show up. Some kind of fried potato shows up. Fried seafood can show up if the house is feeling expansive. The Ferro e Ghisa version features very very curly fried potatoes making them kind of a curlicue chip and three different flavors and shapes of rice croquettes. Short and fat with just rice and cheese inside, short and fat with tomato sauce and cheese inside and long and skinny like a breadstick with cheese inside. There may have been some incidental other vegetables or even a shrimp in there somewhere. But the potato chips and the croquettes were there in quantity ... And they were the total stars of the show. This was heavy snacking in style. I was glad to have it. * * * We have had legendary food to die for elsewhere in Rome ... So I sort of have to call this a four star review. But there was zero wrong with what I had. I would love to go back ... Notably when I could do a deep dive into their fantastic bar ... And see what else is on their very large menu. I shouldn't drink too much however. It would be too easy to be run over by the 1000 cars that run in front of this place night and day, day and night.

We had dinner at Ferro e Gisha, and it was fantastic. The food and service were impeccable. They…read morehad outdoor seating, but we chose to eat inside because of the road noise. We shared the Floretine steak with green beans, and it was wonderful.

We were on a layover flying out of Rome so we stayed in this quaint town. We walked the streets and…read moreended up at this fantastic family-owned restaurant. You could tell that the owners love the place as they recommended the right food and the right wine. We had a few appetizers and salad, followed by a spaghetti dish and fresh fish. If I'm ever back there I'll go again.

I had an early flight and decided to stay near the airport. Pisicchio is an amazing family owned…read morerestaurant, the entire family works there every evening. I had the menu sampler and is probably the best seafood pasta I've ever tried. I highly recommend it

We were in Florence for 3 days and we ate here twice, that's how amazing this place is!! Over heard…read morethe table next to us even say they came straight here from their flight bc they remembered this being their favorite spot. Highly recommend! Everything was phenomenal. Grazzie!

Amazing local find off the Main Street. Fabrizio was the perfect host and food was incredible…read more Highly recommend Grandma's Lasagna and the local beef stew. We will be back!

incredible! magic! such a great part of our vacation! start to finish everything was perfect!read more

We lost our flight to Miami and had to stay overnight in Fiumicino. After doing a quick search on…read moreYelp we found this place. What an incredible and savory menu. Presentation is impeccable and the quality of the food was way above expectations. After spending 10 days between Rome and Sardinia, this place has nothing to envy to any of the other places where we ate during our trip. Highly recommended.

Absolutely fabulous food and friendly, patient service with great wine selection. Email reservation…read morerequest was quick and effective. I would eat here every day if I could.

i absolutely loved our dinner here. perfect place to stop in for some wine & relax. the waiters are…read morevery friendly, especially patient with our terrible italian. felt very local & quiet. pierre, our waiter, was so kind, helpful, & fast. food was great & experience was 10/10!

While visiting Ostia with a friend for the day, we found ourselves hungry and wandering the strip…read moreaimlessly. We decided that we needed a bite (and quick!) so we stopped into the Old Wild West. We knew what we signed up for. This wouldn't be as delicious as all of the fresh pasta we ate in Rome. We also knew this is what Italians must think Americans eat so we were ready to be disappointed, but it wasn't so bad. This is a chain. The equivalent of an Applebee's in the US, but the food is fresher. The burger was surprisingly decent and the fries were good too. My friend got the wings which looked good too, but I was too full to try them out. The ambiance was that of a chain restaurant but the service was good. All in all, nothing spectacular but good for a quick bite.

Little disappointed with service very cold server took her 10 min to come to our table and place…read morewas empty. Not helpful with menu didn't know the menu when asked questions. I ordered winds that were so dried out and oily didn't eat. The steak was ordered as medium rare and it came out like shoe leather.i should of sent it when it came out from order to table in 5 min.

After a windy walk along the coast from my guest house to this restaurant, I was welcomed by the…read morestaff into this nice restaurant. I appear to be the only American here, and everybody else's speaking Italian. They did have an English menu, and the first things that were put on my table, glass of Prosecco, bread, and then came out some fresh fried potato chips. I am so full of bread from Portugal that all I ate was the chips and drank the Prosecco. I'm trying to eat only seafood while in Italy. So I started off with the fried calamari which was so so fresh and tender! Spaghetti with clams came next. Spaghetti was perfectly cooked al dente and the itty-bitty baby clams were so tender and fresh. I ordered a half liter of the house, white wine, which I will surely not finish, but it was so inexpensive that I don't feel bad about leaving some behind. There is a surcharge for bread and service, which is two euro per person I wish I had a bottomless stomach and a bottomlesswallet. I'm watching everybody else enjoy such amazing dishes that I wish I could order. Just too full after my food. This is a place to come with a crowd and share everything!

haven't been here since 2013. wonderful meal. a bit disappointing this time. pasta with…read moreclams.....clams were perfect but unfortunately red pepper flakes in the pasta which i don't like. finn this is third place to do that. hubs calamari salad was delicious. the best was the spinach flan. i could have eaten several more.

Loved this place so much last time we were in Rome, we had to stop by again! Definitely get a…read morereservation, as it is small and gets busy quickly. They have an extensive wine by the bottle menu - you may just want to ask for suggestions - as well as wines by the glass that change. I suggest asking what the server recommends and following their suggestions, as they have never led us astray. Definitely stop by when in Rome!

To write a review the app reminds me of a few things to consider: food, service, and ambience. Our…read moreparty of three felt this embodied a 5 star experience on all aspects. We ordered a couple of small bites. There was something that was called the prohibited sandwich and the beef bruschetta. They were both amazing, but we are all trying to figure out when we can fit time in to come back for the bruschetta. The server also said that was her favorite. The service was very welcoming from the people that sat us, explained the menu, and checked us out everyone was kind and helpful. The ambience is everything you hope for when visiting Rome. A slightly off the main roads experience that offers a feel of what it might be like if you were lucky enough to call this city home. Grazie Fafiuché!