A'Roma l'Osteria

Very busy place, went at 8pm waited 1 hour for a table. Very fresh ingredients cooked al dente and served piping hot. Owner chef is the husband & wife is the hostess, she’s very sweet makes you feel very welcomed unlike some other restaurants that gives rude services. Entrance is unassuming but very cute inside with few small rooms lined with books and wines leading to a garden area in the back playing nice old American music.

This visit was on Saturday at 21:00 place was casualy busy, outside terrace was full but inside tables were empty. We noticed a sign when we entered this really nicely decorated osteria that this is not fast food but place which offers real traditional italian cuisine. Wonderful, that's exactly what we were looking for. We ordered a lot of different meals, for starters some bruschette with mortadela (5/5) and bruschette with anchovies, supli telefono (5/5) and armitriciata, prosciutto with mozzarela buffalo cheese (5/5). We waited for this 1 hour, we sat at 21:00 ordered at 21:15 it arrived at 22:20. Second course were crumbreaded lamb cutlets (5/5), veal with prosciutto (saltimbocca alla romana) (3/5), caccie e peppe (5/5), artichokes (3/5), stuffed ravioles patate fritas which is basically chips. Saltimbocca was thin three layers of veal meat and prosciutto took all the taste. Meat should be thicker. Sauce was amazing. Breaded lamb meat was very tasteful, easy to eat but didn't have taste of lamb. All meals were good, but so it was in other restaurants we vidited so far in our 7 day trip throigh italy (Napoli, Taranto, Ostuni, Matera, Arbelobello...) It's a plus that lady owner came to greeted us and took our order. Waiters and cuisine personel should be working better at some faster pace, we drank first liter ofvery nice dry vino bianco and then waited half an hour for somebody to come so we can order another bottle. Overall I would rate food here 4/5, but service should be better, slow food eating is one thing but waiting 1 hour for first few meals to arrive at our table and then another 1 hour is just to much. We exit this restaurant around 00:30. So if you have lot of time come and enjoy. Only thing we didn't like was chips, paying 6€ for simple chips is too much. We like local potatoes baked in owen, or deep fried (not classic french fries)) or potato piree which would go fantastic with saltimbocca. But that's our honest opinion. We even saw in some other towns they put potatoes on pizza which we gind gross, so why don't you can get nice juicy potatoes with breaded lamb? That would be fantastic. We spent around 30-35€ per person but we share some of the meals. ❤️🙏

This was the BEST restaurant we visited in Puglia. The entrance is unassuming, but the courtyard seating area was absolutely beautiful. Away from the busy streets, not crowded or loud. The service was a bit slow as there was only 1 waiter, but the food was well worth it. The cacio e Pepe was the best I’ve ever had. Caprese was amazing, the lamb was tender and tasty. Not one dish here disappointed me. The staff were very friendly and polite, we would definitely come back, please enjoy this restaurant as much as we did.

Fabiana and A’Roma l’Osteria was truly the highlight of our day in Lecce. Fabiana was so friendly, attentive and kind. All the staff in the restaurant were lovely and to top it off the pasta was super tasty! Would highly recommend a visit if wanting to have a great meal out with wonderful hospitality.

This was the best restaurant we have been to in all of Puglia! So many good things to point out. To start, the service is so great. We are received in the restaurant with smiles and kindness from everyone, which already makes the experience so much better in general. The restaurant itself is beautiful and super cozy! The food is perfection. I had the cacio e Pepe spaghetti and it was the best I’ve ever had in my life. The starters are also super delicious and fresh. The tables outside were so nice to stay at. The restaurant song playlist is also perfectly chosen :) What an amazing experience we’ve had there! This is definitely a special place that we will remember forever.

Great food in a cute hidden restaurant, the chef comes several times to your table to make sure you’re comfortable and if you have any questions regarding the dishes. Food quality is amazing and for a very reasonable price! Wine list is a dream. You access the restaurant from the street into a lobby then up a couple of stairs (there is a doorbell). Would 100% recommend!

Amazing family run restaurant. Food is amazing. Carbonara and Amatriciana (especially Amatriciana) are amazing. Never had such a good "spaghetti". The dishes are pretty big 👌 And for the dessert... Tiramisu ❤️ You can't skip the tiramisu. It's a must have.

Very nice restaurant. We recommend booking. We tried to come before opening time to get a spontaneous table. The atmosphere and service were great. Wine recommendation was delicious as well as the Pasta Cacio e Pepe [strongly recommend]. Carbonara was nice. Porchetta was a bit too consistent and greasy for us. We liked the dessert too. One of the best restaurants we have been to during our trip.

Reservation recommended since this place is always packed. A local restaurant that has won several Michelin awards in the past. Everything was flavorful and service was great. Grilled veggies were delish. Pasta was good to share and tasted on point.

Started out good with charming hostess, lovely artichoke appetizer, craft beer and homemade bread but then downhill. We waited 30 minutes for a tasteless spaghetti alio that was undercooked and an equally uninspired linguine with anchovies. The house wine was only OK. Can't get past the bad pasta.

Wonderful atmosphere. Attentive staff that made excellent recommendations. The suppli we had for starters were quite small, for mains the amatriciana and lamb abbacchio were amazing.