Osteria Dell'angelo - Roma

I’ve been reading mixed reviews of this restaurant from great service to Rude old man. We encountered the later. The old man basically shooed us away. When we asked a table for two, he said the restaurant was full.. this was at 12:30 noon time, and only 1 table was taken, and they close at 2:30. Go figure.. nobody else is coming. Probably there are a younger staff in the evening.. probably they’re friendlier to Caucasians.. or probably they’re just horrible to asians, period. A BIG NO. Do not support racist and rude establishments. All Italian restos tastes alike if you’re a tourist like us.. so take your money to where it’s going to be appreciated. Also, the place looks more than underwhelming, at an underwhelming neighbourhood. No upside really if you ask me, but a very big downside. Ciao!

Ambiente semplice, come ci si aspetta da una taverna, con un bel tocco extra conferito da memorabilia rugbyistica che inquadrano, nel senso letterale del termine, all'ambiente. Il servizio è rapido, scattante ed efficiente, così come l'attrezzatura. La cucina offre poche scelte da un menu incentrato su piatti della tradizione romana, ma di ottima qualità. Il vino versato durante il pasto e quello dolce servito con tarallucci sono entrambi buoni. Le porzioni sono abbondanti e il prezzo è onesto.

Good honest cooking, huge portions- have one steak for 2 people. Seriously good simple food. Steaks grilled on an open fire in the middle of the restaurant and beautifully cooked. Waiters v efficient and friendly, clean toilets. Good house wine. Happily come back here again. Definitely a haven for ruby fans and full of locals calling in for a lunch of pasta and salad

My friend and I were rudely told they were fully booked when there were obviously available tables (for what’s it’s worth, my friend who asked speaks Italian). We asked if we could wait for some people to finish and we were told the next booking was also full (this was 10pm). When I asked the woman if she could recommend somewhere else to eat, she laughed at me and said there was a pizzeria a block away. The rudest service I experienced in my life.

Abbiamo cenato l'altra sera presso questo ristorante, dove siamo stati accolti dal proprietario, un ex rugbista, con grande gentilezza e simpatia sincera. Abbiamo gustato un antipasto di fagioli bianchi con salsa squisita, una sconcia con cicoria gustosa, pesce finto e bruschetta di pomodoro e questo è solo l'inizio; abbiamo poi ordinato un ottimo carbonara, seguito da una salsiccia alla griglia e infine abbiamo assaggiato le ciambelle con un vino rosso dolce. Una piacevole serata in un ambiente accogliente e confortevole, con un ottimo rapporto qualità-prezzo. Assolutamente da provare.