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10 years ago
Best dinner in a very long time. Every dish is tasty and beautifully displayed! The environment is cozy and private, the waiter is very helpful and nice. Love it! read more
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Via Metauro 6B
00198 Rome
Italy
Pinciano
06 8554481
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http://www.driftroma.it
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Yes, The Drift serves alcohol. Full Bar
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People searched for Italian 135 times last month within 15 miles of this business.
Ai Tre Scalini was such a great find in Rome! Everything we had was absolutely delicious. The…read moreeggplant parmigiana was rich, flavorful, and one of those simple Italian dishes that you keep thinking about afterward. We also had a beautiful selection of Italian cured meats that was perfect for sharing. The atmosphere is exactly what you hope to stumble upon while wandering through Rome--cozy, lively, authentic, and full of character. Great food, great wine, and the kind of place that makes you want to linger a little longer. Definitely a spot we would return to!
I loved this restaurant/wine bar so much. We didn't have a reservation but they put our names down…read moreand let us order drinks and bar snacks at the bar (seating along a wall facing the bar and the bar itself). We ordered one of their more natural red wines available chilled, and Pane & Olio EVOO, and Salsiccette al Tartufo. The bread was so fresh (baked in house daily), and also came with a spicy olive oil option as well as salt and pepper and a plate to dip. The sausage was the perfect little snacking cup with toothpicks and overall everything went well with our wine. They also gave us the little circular baked crackers to dip in our wine. When we were called we were moved to the main dining area which was adorable. Nearly every table had unique artwork on the surrounding walls. We then ordered more of the same wine, the Bonaccia salad, and the Parmigiana di Melanzane con Ricotta Salata. The salad was SO good. It was perfect with lemon and delicious olive oil dressing and an even mix of lettuce, cooked diced potatoes, olives, octopus, sundried cherry tomatoes. The eggplant was a fantastic texture, not too soft but tender and the cheese on it was immaculate. We were too full for dessert but the waiter offered us free limoncello shots as a night cap. My favorite part of this spot was how fun and kind the staff were to us. Letting me practice my Italian, giving great recommendations and overall being super accomodating. I'd love to come back.
Lasagna
Outside
Definitely come by to check this place out when you're in Rome! We were looking for a place to eat…read moreand were craving a charcuterie and found that this place is know for their massive charcuterie boards. Their sandwiches are quite delicious too! Everything we ordered hit the spot and the ambiance was lovely (you're in Rome, duh!) Service was quick, very friendly, and professional. Good place to chill, chat, and hang out. Definitely a laid back place. Good wine selection as well if you're in the mood! Highly recommend!
When in Rome (literally) you must check out this spot! Massive charcuterie boards and amazing house…read morewine in a cozy and bright atmosphere will truly make this a memorable experience for anyone who visits. Service is fast and friendly and the quality of the meats and cheeses are absolutely unreal but this is what you would expect from the center of where much of these beautiful cuts come from local sources so you would expect and get the best quality! The boards are massive even for the ones for 2-3 and the wine is a must!
Delicious looking sandwich
Taste: 5/5 Value: 5/5…read morePresentation: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Free wifi inside! One of the best spreads we had in Rome. Everything was so good! Came back again to get prosciutto with melon!
As we were walking aimlessly, as you should in Rome, we saw this place. It is small and inviting…read morewith a huge assortment of meats. I think we had the biggest charcuterie board I've ever seen. It was perfection. If I am ever lucky enough to be back in Rome I would certainly go back!
Fresh meat
Gourmet meat and cheese board
This place was so incredible, we went TWICE during our 3 day stay in Rome!…read more We had tried the other "super famous" Italian sandwich spot earlier in our trip and it did NOT deliver. Pane e Salame, however, was delicious!!!! On our first day in Rome, my husband and I decided to search for a lunch spot nearby (we were staying near the Trevi fountain), and I found this place had pretty good reviews. We got there about an hour after it opened and requested a seat outdoors. They have a tiny patio across from their entrance, but they fit quite a bit of people in it! We initially wanted to order two sandwiches to try more items, but I'm glad we just shared one - they were big and filling! We also had the small charcuterie board to share which was plenty of food for us both. We shared a bottle of rose, and all in all, we paid under $50 (usd) - what a steal! This was the perfect first meal in Rome. The food was incredibly fresh, the service was great, and the outdoor seating allowed us to experience the streets of Rome. 10/10 - would absolutely go back.
I love this place! My family and I got multiple sandwiches and shared them all. We got a big…read moreplatter of food that was big enough to feed 10 people! Our sandwiches were cut in half and one half was big enough to make the average person full. We got five sandwiches for only about €30! The place was not a tourist trap, but i have to say, the seats at the booth were uncomfortable to me, and the place was a bit small. Sorry i do not have photos. But overall, I would recommend to go here. Amo questo posto! Io e la mia famiglia abbiamo preso diversi panini e li abbiamo condivisi tutti. Abbiamo preso un grande piatto di cibo che era abbastanza grande da sfamare 10 persone! I nostri panini erano tagliati a metà e una metà era sufficiente per saziare una persona media. Abbiamo preso cinque panini per solo circa 30€! Il posto non era una trappola per turisti, ma devo dire che i sedili nel booth (il tavolo con divanetti) erano scomodi per me, e il locale era un po' piccolo. Scusate se non ho foto. Ma nel complesso, lo consiglierei di andarci.
Small mixed ham board
Aperol Spritz
I went here on my 3rd day of my stay in Trastevere. I wanted something other than the traditional…read morecaco e pepe so I went with pasta with octopus. I forgot the type of pasta, but it was good overall. I asked my server whether red wine or white should be served with this dish and he told me it didn't matter. I figured seafood so I chose the white local wine. I was good, not great. When my meal came, it was in a red sauce so I should have chosen the red wine. Also I should have asked what kind of sauce it was served in but neglected to do that. I would have thought the server would have told me. All in all the food was good, the service was just ok. They did one thing I've never seen in an Italian restaurant, and that is bring the bill before I asked for it. It was like they were rushing me out of there because they had a lot of people waiting to get in. That's something that an American restaurant would do. In Italy, the table is yours for the night, if you want it that long. Anyway, I felt rushed.
the burgers were nice the fries where great , they use clean oil I am not a fan of the bacon it has…read morea strange taste but the meat was good , if you want a change like a burger or fries go here its good .
Nightcap - Demerara rum! So good!
After traveling through Italy for the last 2 weeks, this was one of our best meals for food and…read moreservice. My husband asked for a chicken sandwich which was not on the menu and they made no problem. It was one of the best he has ever had. Excellent choice off the beaten path! Great prices too. Thank you for ending off our vacation in a great way!
Although I love Italian food, After 5 days in Italy, I was ready to skip pasta and pizza. Luckily I…read morefound a Spanish restaurant just a few blocks away from my hotel. They actually offer Italian selections as well, if that is what you are interested in. It was a leisurely Sunday around midday. I decided to stop in and ordered the seafood paella. It was really tasty and such a large portion. In fact, I thought I'd made a mistake and ordered the paella for 2 because there was so much food. Lol. The servers were nice but not overbearing-You might consider them slightly slow if you are used to fast pace restaurants. This restaurant had a more laid back feel than other restaurants. Perhaps it was because the street that it is on is very quiet (at least in the daytime). Not sure. I also ordered sangria. It was great and a nice switch from the wines that I had been drinking all week. My favorite part is that the food was really affordable. I spent 20 euros on paella, 2 glasses of sangria and water. In comparison to many other places that I ate during the week, this was a great deal.
Excellent place to eat. The service, food, and ambiance was one of the best local places we ate…read more They have international inspired dishes - I recommend the salmon taco.
My partner and I went here for drinks a couple times. It's a lovely little space in the middle of…read moreTrastavere and a nice respite from all of the action going on outside. The drinks are very large (Aperol Spritz was my favorite this trip) and very reasonably priced. Service was lovely and we got a nice welcome both times. This is well worth a stop if you'd like a pre or post dinner drink. I think they have food too, but we didn't try that.
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This is not just a little tapas bar. This is a great little restaurant with excellent service and…read moremany options for local wines from smaller producers you won't find many places. They have many natural and BIO wines also. Ilaria will give you excellent service and she speaks English well if needed. Alessandro is the sommelier and will help you to discover the perfect wine for your tastes. He also speaks English well. We've frequented this establishment many times and they always have fresh and flavorful selections for every palate. The outdoor seating is covered and heated for your comfort. The menu changes with the season, so everything is always fresh.
Amazing experience for our first dinner in Rome. The owner, chef, and waiter were so kind and…read moreprovided excellent service. The food and wine were absolutely delicious! We received delicious fresh bread and homemade olive oil to start. We selected a few appetizers off the menu and were a given complementary appetizer to start. Our meals were delicious and so were the complementary biscotti we received at the end of our meal. My family is in Rome for the next week and will definitely return here. Highly recommend! It was the perfect first dinner in Italy. :)
Apple crumb tart
Pumpkin soup
Sparkling natural wine
I gravitate to smaller intimate restaurants w a good vibe. This is a great one. Tasty food and…read morecocktails, and a chef who is truly an artist. His menu is really innovative. Chef Nicholas is not hindered by recreating tapas by rote. He experiments with tastes and textures that are sure to please. The ambience is sophisticated yet warm. The restaurant is on a quiet alley, and it's perfect for a romantic evening or a nice dinner party. The Bunker Kitchen Club is a treat for your senses.
Fusion
This place was awesome. We found out about this restaurant when visiting Madrid and fell in love…read morewith the food and prices.These prices cannot be beat. The tapas were so good, loved the simplicity of ordering, the fresh ingredients and fresh bread.
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Amazing seafood. Do not go in with a preformed idea of what you want. Instead choose something…read moreappetizing and be prepared for fantastic creativity and flavor. Go in with zero expectations. Friendly staff, excellent menu.
It has very nice decorations inside the restaurant. The food presentation looks great and the food…read morewas flavorful. But the customer service really needs to be improved. We have to go up to the front three times to call the waiter for the English menu, place orders and water. :)
This is a very cute and cozy wine bar hidden in one of the many streets on the outskirts of Rome…read more We got a table inside and were the only couple inside, menus are only through QR codes. I have to say the service here was a bit slow but we were tucked away inside away from the main bar view so that's probably why. The prosciutto with fresh figs on a slice of bread was very good. Their cheese sampler was very basic but did the job. Overall this was a good date night with my wife and would come back here again for dinner and to try other things as well!
I've traveled enough to know that service in Rome operates differently than back home, and I…read moregenuinely make allowances for that. This was something else entirely. We had a reservation at 8pm and were seated promptly -- a good start. Then nothing. Twenty-five minutes passed without a single staff member approaching our table. We had to flag someone down, who initially brushed us off before eventually returning. Wine came quickly once ordered, but food didn't arrive until 9:45 -- over an hour after ordering. In that time, we watched two other couples leave without ever being spoken to, and a third ordered drinks, waited, and walked out. When our drinks ran dry, staff walked by multiple times without a glance. When we finally caught someone's attention, the response was a dismissive "yeah yeah, one second." That kind of attitude wears thin fast. The food was fine -- not bad, not memorable. Bruschetta, eggplant parmigiana, and white lasagna were all acceptable, but nothing came close to justifying the wait or compensating for the experience. The wine list is impressively extensive, though navigating hundreds of options via QR code in dim lighting is its own challenge -- a printed list would go a long way. Maybe we caught them on a bad night. Maybe they cater primarily to locals and tourists aren't a priority. Either way, Trastevere is full of excellent options where you'll feel welcome. I'd walk down the street before returning here.
The food was ok, it wasn't the best. Also the waiter started bring all these appetizers that we…read moredidn't order and gave us two full trays of dessert that we didn't want nor did we order and they charged us more than 450 euros worth of appetizers and desserts.
Beautiful rooftop terrace to eat dinner. We found this place on a whim and so glad we chose to dine…read morehere. It was a Sunday and we did not have reservations, but ate on the earlier end around 8pm (we were one of the first tables). We had the cheese board to share (very hefty- the Gorgonzola was the only one that really stood out to us). Then had pasta that came in these huge bowls I couldn't even finish mine! My carbonara was very tasty and my husband was happy with the pasta special.
OMGGGGG, this is the mom and pop restaurant I've been craving for! I've been in Italy for 10 days…read moreand this was the first place I genuinely felt like I've had a true local restaurant experience. Tram Tram has multiple generations working here and I absolutely adored the entire staff. They are so friendly, kind and made sure your experience was excellent. There was a massive language barrier however my husband and I made it work lol. The more mature generations/staff members would watch you eat their food (and not in a creepy way) to make sure you were satisfied with their product. GOODNESS! Everything was delicious - my husband and I shared a salad plus the cacio e Pepe and the ingredients were fresh and divine. The pasta seems to be made in house as the texture is light and cooked al dente. The atmosphere here made me feel like I was a true local Italian enjoying a home cooked meal by my mom, aunt, grandma, great grandma and cousins. They took care of me and I felt the love! The way staff brought items out and then served it to you was a nice show as well. Everything here was spectacular and I am grateful my husband found this place for us.
Great place with a great price. The food was awesome and the host excellent! Highly recommend and…read morelove the atmosphere of sidewalk dining.
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!
If you are a visitor feeling disappointed that your hotel is in this enclave northeast of Rome and…read moresomewhat distant from Rome's central tourist attractions, take some solace from my discovery: this is an area rich is fine Italian dining. I shared this same disappointment on my first stay several years back in this largely residential area east of the gardens of the Villa Borghese. Business requirements have required my staying in this same area on my several return visits since then and I have since learned that the dining offerings are much better than they are in Central Rome And the Osteria dell'Arco is among the discoveries I have made. It is axiomatic that to find the best food in a foreign land is to seek out eateries where the natives dine. And Osteria dell'Arco is one such restaurant. It is one among several recommendations of area restaurants provided by several food-loving business associates who reside in the neighborhood. They have little good to say about most of the dining available in the center of Rome. They prefer the cuisine around these parts. On my several visits over the last year to dell'Arco I have found the food to be consistently well-prepared and delicious. I'm afraid that, despite having had several meals there, I cannot attest to a broad range of their menu offerings. This is because I can't resist their take on eggplant parmesan. It is exquisite and alone worth a visit. I'm don't feel qualified to explain how it differs from our conventional concept of the eggplant dish, but it was for me a gastronomic revelation. I have sampled a limited range of their appetizers and all of them have been very tasty starters. Memorable was a dish featuring sheep's milk cheese that I had on my first visit a while back. I don;t recall the specifics of the dish. But I do vividly recall my reaction: "divine". So if your tour package brings you to this area inconvenient to the Rome's tourist attraction, do take advantage of the great dining opportunities available in the area. The natives do. And so should you.
This place was by far my worse meal in Rome. This place had award stickers plastered all over the…read moredoor, so we were very excited to try. First impression is that their menu is very small. There was a total of 5 pasta choices. We tried 3 different pasta dishes and every pasta dish we ordered was very salty. The noodles were so hard and tough to chew. The four of us left the restaurant unsatisfied and hungry.
Expensive but 10 stars. Some of the best I've had in 70 years. We each chose the 6 course chefs…read morechoice meal. Incredible. The flavors blend so well. I forgot pictures of the first appetizer and the filet mignon. It was $100 per person but delicious!
Amazing dinner, probably our favorite of our trip to Italy. Restaurant is located at the foot of…read morestairs, taxi dropped us on the street at the top. Had a good Italian experience with cranky staff on the phone because we had to change the reservation, so I knew it was probably going to be good food. Upon arrival we were greeted and sat quickly. Definitely a late arriving crowd. Wine here in as excellent, and you can try til you find the one you like. Our three cheese starter was good, least favorite was a Gouda like cheese and the other two were delicious creamy goat cheese and a blueberry bleu cheese. Our dishes were outstanding, we really enjoyed the pumpkin risotto (make sure you like gorgonzola) and the squid ink smoked salmon pasta. The highlight was dessert. We shared a whipped ricotta with gelato dish, an amazing combination of mild sweet and also savory notes. This was probably the best thing we ate in Italy. Definitely recommend this cute spot and make reservations in advance.
One of the best meals we had in Rome (and to celebrate one of our group member's birthdays). There…read morewasn't too many people when we got here before our reservation time. There was plenty of seating outside, but they seated us downstairs inside. Restrooms were okay, not overly clean. I had ordered the fried octopus and the swordfish pasta with eggplant and tomato (so fresh). Both were delicious and came in large portions. There was also free wifi. Service was friendly up until we told them that we had wanted several pieces of cake for the table and then changed our mind to go get more gelato instead and also that we were paying with a large amount of vouchers that we had been given in our Jubilee package (understandable though). 2025 #56
Absolutely delicious! We went back twice while staying in Rome. I especially recommend the mussels…read moresoup with lemon and the tuna steak. The seafood was very fresh and well prepared.
No one in this restaurant spoke english but us, and I loved that. The menu comes to you on a chalk…read moreboard brought to the table. House white wine of course! Pasta and veggies and meatballs OH MY! Everything was really good, and we were able to observe lots of italians in their natural habitat! I had a pumpkin ravioli that was outstanding with its butter and sage sauce. Service was slow and laid back in a way that made us want to linger over all our yummy courses.
Good food and good service. Everyone enjoyed their meals, and really enjoyed the desserts…read more A very charming Italian restaurant. Despite them being super crowded, we never felt pressured to hurry so they could turn our table. We came have stayed all night. very popular with the locals. The night we went it was very busy, which I bet it is all the time. Best to have a reserved. We had a reservation for 7:00, which is when they opened. It was nice and quiet for the first half-hour or so until all the locals started pouring in. By the time we left, it was quite noisy inside.
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!