Velando

Elena E. • 2 reviews

January 18, 2025

8.5/10

The food was good overall. My carbonara had a slightly bitter taste and an off flavor, like old pork, which was disappointing. On the other hand, my partner’s pasta was amazing—the quality of the pasta itself was excellent. The pork ribs were a bit dry, but perhaps that’s just how they’re prepared. The breadsticks served at the beginning were a letdown—slightly wet and not crunchy at all, likely due to being old.

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Felicity T. • 3 reviews

January 5, 2025

10/10

Wonderful food and service with a cozy and welcoming atmosphere. We enjoyed delicious appetizers (especially the prosciutto and pear), pasta dishes, and desserts.

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Valts M. • 1 review

December 11, 2024

9.5/10

Wonderful, warm attitude, delicious food

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Grégory Z. • 6 reviews

October 24, 2024

10/10

Fantastic dishes, excellent service and lovely decor

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Joann R. • 5 reviews

September 21, 2024

9.5/10

Inventive and seasonal offerings (like porcini and chestnut strudel, pumpkin ravioli in a sage brown butter sauce). Reasonably priced. Great wine selection with very drinkable house red and white, great service! Go!

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Therese W. • 2 reviews

June 13, 2024

9.5/10

Exactly what you want in Rome Excellent staff and food

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Madilon S. • 1 review

May 5, 2024

10/10

My sister and i tried Velando. It was on a picturesque alley and quiet. It might have been the fact that we ate so early, but we practically had the place to ourselves! Our waitress was attentive but intuitive. Honestly, it was a wonderful evening and the food was delicious. Their risotto was top notch.

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Jeffrey Z. • 3 reviews

January 21, 2024

7.5/10

Ristorante Velando was a bit disappointing, though the staff was really very friendly and helpful. We started with the meatballs with ginger mayonnaise and the salmon tartare. The meatballs were more like croquettes (breaded & fried) than what I would consider a meatball (a ball of meat!). The mayo with ginger did not enhance the flavor and only provided more heaviness to the individual 'meatballs'. The salmon tartare was the favored dish. It was fresh and had a nice citrus balance. I ordered the prawns [shrimp] with vegetables and ginger. There were no vegetables anywhere. The prawns were nicely cooked and sat on a what appeared to be a puree of ginger puree. Maybe the vegetables were pureed into the ginger paste. I'm not sure. There was a descent number of prawns but although they were cooked nicely, the ginger puree, if taken with a bite of the prawns, had a strange texture - a bit crunchy with a definite aroma of ginger in a gooey base! I did not hate the dish but also did not love it either. Others at my table ordered the Ossobuco, a Lombardi specialty. It was served on risotto. I'm told it was ok but nothing spectacular. The other two at my table ordered the COD, which came in a deep dish. One liked it, the other said it was ok. I ordered sambuca instead of dessert. There were NO coffee beans in the sambuca. It is traditionally served with 3 coffee beans for 'good luck'. No luck that night! The service was great. The food was sadly very average. With two bottles of wine in addition to the above items the bill was about 275 Euro with gratuity. Because of the food quality I will unfortunately be rating this restaurant with 3 stars.

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Olga R. • 3 reviews

December 26, 2023

10/10

The food was delicious and authentic, and the place is totally not your other tourist trap. The staff was very friendly and welcoming

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Antonello C. • 9 reviews

January 7, 2023

7.5/10

quality, taste and presentation of t he food was very excellent

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Jakob N. • 13 reviews

February 14, 2022

9.5/10

We had a nice evening in this fine little family restaurant. Though the dishes was not so kid friendly we enjoyed the meals.

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Rebecca E. • 11 reviews

November 7, 2021

10/10

Excellent!

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Sabina S. • 4 reviews

October 23, 2021

9.5/10

Excellent food from Lombardia in a charming Roman neighborhood. If you are tired of amatriciana and carbonara, this quietly elegant restaurant will do just the trick. Everything was delicious: the ravioli filled with sausage or pumpkin, the brasato with polenta, the zabaione and the orange bavarois. Highly recommended.

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Sarah C. • 1 review

October 9, 2021

10/10

It was a great surprise to find this restaurant. It is cozy and the food is really tasty and of great quality. I loved the hummus and my husband enjoyed the onion soup. I highly recommend it!!

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Yves V. • 4 reviews

October 8, 2021

10/10

Husband and wife restaurant, Very personal service. Besides the menu works with new dishes based on fresh products. Price/quality is good. Recommended

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- -. • 2 reviews

April 8, 2019

4.5/10

Very nice service and the food was okay, but very average food for very high prices. The red wine was a bit to hot, the food was very “Brown” (meaning very boring-looking food, which tastes okay but isn’t nice for the eye), and the restaurant and the interior was very 80s-like.

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- -. • 10 reviews

March 14, 2019

9/10

Excellent, fresh cuisine with friendly service. A bit pricey for the area.

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Rui R. • 83 reviews

October 20, 2018

10/10

Great service

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Amit D. • 12 reviews

August 3, 2018

10/10

Excellent food and wonderful people who take care of our lunch including suggestion for fantastic pasta for our 6 yr old daughter.

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- -. • 1 review

June 25, 2018

10/10

Best food we have had in Rome after being here 5 days. Everything was delicious but our favorite and a must have on return was the pumpkin ravioli! The service was great too! The place is small, cozy, well decorated and full of locals.

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