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ㄱㅎ ㅇ • 1 review
May 14, 2024
6.5/10Had a good time with friends.
Richard P. • 2 reviews
May 13, 2024
7/10Great location and a great looking restaurant but the food and service were not wow standard. I took a group of 6 for a big birthday celebration but some of the dishes were very small and some were expensive for what was on the plate. Some dishes were brilliant. Waiter took some plates away before the whole group had finished eating which I don't like and cutlery was to be retained for the main course which ,in my opinion, is not what a restaurant of this standard should be doing
Simrat S. • 4 reviews
May 11, 2024
10/10Great way to sit and admire the colloseum across the road, with delicious food, drinks and great customer service. Thank you! From two Brits from ‘across the pond’
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Lori E. • 1 review
May 12, 2024
10/10Excellent service. We purchased a package of a tasting menu with seating with a view of the Colosseum. More than ample food. Service was superb. This is our second time at this restaurant. You will not be disappointed.
Maria P. • 1 review
May 10, 2024
4.5/10For what you pay here you would expect at least 4 star food, but definitely only gets a 2 star and that’s being generous. I have spent way less at other places and food was phenomenal compared to here. You are definitely paying for the view here. Service was fair but servers lacked in explaining the menu, they weren’t able to explain the different desserts either. Restaurant lacks cleanliness, and bathrooms didn’t work and were dirty. Unfortunately would not recommend.
Austė Č. • 1 review
April 23, 2024
7/10View in the restaurant is amazing! We ordered pizza’s and they were quite good. Had some different tastes than other places, but we tasted a lot better pizzas in other places.
Trevor C. • 5 reviews
April 24, 2024
8.5/10A great location over looking the coliseum. Welcomed at entrance and offered a cocktail whilst booking checked. Escorted up to the terrace. Beautiful laid out with a stunning view. Blankets offered when chilli. We sat outside but as it rained they were able to re locate us still outside but under the heated canopy. Excellent choice of food and wines. Great service. Food quality was very good and good advice given by the waiter service. .
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Yun Ko • 1 review
April 22, 2024
4/10We ordered lobster pasta was not fresh lobster meat is mushy and super salty, tacos is not crispy, clams had sands in it, all the pasta is super salty Service is average not recommended
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Junyong Oh • 3 reviews
April 20, 2024
10/10Very kindly, good view, taste food
Oliver T. • 1 review
April 10, 2024
5.5/10Lovely view. I ordered a salad and there was some plastic wrapper in my salad. I ordered the lobster pasta and received a lukewarm pasta with a lobster shell which had zero meat inside so it was basically pasta with a lobster shell for decoration we did have a bottle of wine knocked off the bill as well as the salad but it was disappointing as this was a birthday meal
Deimante S. • 1 review
April 10, 2024
7.5/10Amazing view, most of the meals were decent. The heaters outside don't work because they don't have gas for them. 🤷♀️ I wouldn't recommend the 6-course tasting program, which they told us we had to buy if we wanted a table with the best view. I requested service a couple of weeks in advance, told them we were going to be a party of 5 and that we would need an invoice for a company, and sent all the details. For some reason, the table was ready for 4 people, and the invoice was a problem after all.
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Justin M. • 3 reviews
April 2, 2024
5/10Made this reservation with much excitement as it is situated directly across from the Colosseum & we requested an upstairs terrace table which was available. The experience started out good with a complimentary glass of sangria downstairs as we headed up to the terrace. Unfortunately I have to say this is where the experience went down. While the servers started attentive, that slowly waned after ordering. We had a cocktail, a bottle of wine, two starters & two entrees. For starters, the tortilla wrapped vegetables were tasty, butt it was literally one small wraps of wok-cooked veges in a tortilla for €7 & the baby calamari was almost all popcorn sized breading and was brought to the table cold. (This won’t be the first cold item we were served) but we pressed thru without making a fuss because it was only about a handful or so of the cold calamari anyway, for €9. For entrees, the cacio e pepe was also brought to the table COLD, already solidifying and congealing into one pasta solid, and this time we did tell the server, which he took back only to return with a SLIGHTLY warmer (seemed microwaved) plate of the exact dish. It clearly wasn’t remade in the 3 minutes it took them to return with it “warmed” as it was still in the same congealed condition as previously. The tempura shrimp, while actually hot, seemed like it had been cooked from frozen and laid on a bed of the same wok vegetables from the tortilla starter. While tasty, 7 or 8 frozen shrimp on a thin layer of vegetables simply shouldn’t be €20. To cap it off, when we asked for the now €100 bill, a new different server brought the check while literally vaping an e-cigarette while I maneuvered the card machine. It was shockingly unprofessional. I know it’s Rome, and smoking it second nature, but for a server to bring and use an e-cigarette to one’s table just seemed like the rotten cherry on top of a very abysmal experience. From a very hospitality driven city, this is clearly just a tourist trap with no real culinary or hospitality expertise. Wouldn’t recommend.
Freddy S. • 4 reviews
March 31, 2024
3.5/10Horrible service, they didn’t let us pay through the Fork app either. Rude waitress
Jon B. • 1 review
March 22, 2024
9/10Nice restaurant with a great view of the colosseum, staff very professional and the food is good.
Luke Z. • 1 review
March 15, 2024
10/10Very good service and food. The view of the terrace overlooking the Colosseum is amazing. The staff are very friendly and professional. They made my birthday one to remember.
Laura B. • 1 review
March 2, 2024
10/10Superb location, great food and service. Fantastic experience
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Caroline N. • 1 review
February 25, 2024
5/10Service was bad, waitresses were very rude. The first service arrived fast but I didn’t get to finish it the server arrived with the second plate while I was still eating. And then we waited more then 50 min for the main dish, and same for dessert. We paid in advance to have a table at the terrace. We were misplaced in the beginning. The food was okay but nothing special. Most of it was too salty or not enough. The view was great but that’s about it. Disappointed
Clive M. • 2 reviews
February 24, 2024
10/10Fabulous location, and surprisingly good value for delicious food & wines. Definitely pre book and ask for a rooftop table, as you’ll have a perfect view of the Colosseum . We’ll definitely return when next in Rome.
Margaret K. • 1 review
February 21, 2024
10/10Our servers were very helpful in recommending dishes as well as wine pairings. The food and wine were delicious. The atmosphere was sophisticated and the view of the Colosseum was breathtaking from the terrace!
Paulo Kleber C. • 1 review
February 17, 2024
9.5/10Fews waiters for the rooftop, three only, it was FULL. So it is the Only thing not too good.
Liam B. • 1 review
February 9, 2024
10/10If your going to Rome and visiting the colosseum you have to eat here!
Darren B. • 1 review
February 10, 2024
9.5/10Sat upstairs with a view of the colosseum, food was delicious and atmosphere was lovely even though it was poring down (rain). I would definitely go back but! All the staff were great apart from the lady upstairs who was dressed like a manager (also wearing an earpiece etc) please smile and pay attention to your customers!
Ginny W. • 1 review
February 2, 2024
6.5/10Felt rushed. Welcome drink was taken from us before we were finished. Appetizers were served with dinner. Staff not friendly at all.
Iliana C. • 3 reviews
January 5, 2024
7.5/10There are better places to eat with better food and lower prices. But the view is really what you are paying for. It is peaty because if food was better along with the already spectacular view then the whole experience would have been more memorable
John M. • 2 reviews
December 25, 2023
10/10Was top!
luanna s. • 2 reviews
December 19, 2023
4/10We ordered pasta with truffle, and besides it being cold, it didn't taste like anything, much less truffle. The place has a beautiful view, the service was ok, I was disappointed with the food, we couldn't eat anything unfortunately
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David K. • 1 review
November 3, 2023
6.5/10The restaurant has amazing views of the Colosseum…. Food was very good, service was a little haphazard. Their focus seemed to be on generating a good review, rather than delivering the service which would result in a good review! Food was delicious. Our evening it had rained, this was cold, although blankets were provided, & used….
Ieva J. • 1 review
November 1, 2023
10/10Great restaurant with the view of the colosseum. Staff attentive and friendly, food delicious ????
Craig J. • 4 reviews
November 3, 2023
9/10Overall a Great meal & evening. I was surprised though that the waitress seemed quite unhappy that I paid the bill using FORK PAY.. This was my first time using Fork Pay & made me question should I pay by this method again?
Awilda M. • 2 reviews
October 31, 2023
10/10Outstanding service.
Mark E. • 1 review
October 20, 2023
10/10From start to finish a masterpiece in a world class setting.
Barbara N. • 3 reviews
October 17, 2023
10/10Good food and nice views$5$6$7$8
christopher h. • 1 review
October 10, 2023
10/10Nadia was the best and deserves a raise in pay! From: Chris & Jennie.
Christina D. • 1 review
October 3, 2023
6/10Was seated on balcony per request but was only able to get a partial view of the Colesseum from the side. It was pretty but my husband and daughter couldn’t see it from their seats due to a pole in the way. Cocktails wasn’t that great. Service was ok. Bathrooms were the worst that I’ve encountered while in Rome. For a nice restaurant, they should have cleaner bathrooms. We were 30 minutes late for our reservation but they were still able to accommodate us, which was nice since the buses were running late. I would recommend coming here and sitting on sidewalk or balcony but order sometimes minimal.
Daphnee J. • 1 review
September 5, 2023
8/10Thank you to our server and Angelica for a nice night
Razvan L. • 1 review
September 11, 2023
10/10The food was deliciuous, and the view from the balcony was the top notch! ❤️
Yasmeen A. • 1 review
August 29, 2023
5.5/10Of all the resturants we ate at in Rome this was the worst. Defo a tourist trap. Tiny small thick pizza which looked like a supermarket one. Friend vegetables looked like a kids bowl. Pure oil. Cocktail was decent and the view was lovely but that was the only positive:
Andrea W. • 1 review
August 26, 2023
10/10Love this place
Yaseera G. • 1 review
August 23, 2023
3/10This restaurant does not do the view justice. The pasta was severely undercooked- and the only aspect that could have made it worse- was the service. Staff were unfriendly and did not bring to us anything we requested (waited 45 mins for the wifi password. Did not get any salt with the food). Not a good choice if you want a nice meal. Food was not well flavoured
Megan A. • 1 review
August 16, 2023
10/10Beautiful restaurant
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