La Tavernetta 48

We did not make a reservation here but this place was on my husbands list of places to eat at and I am glad we stopped by! I am a fan of aglio e olio and wanted to try it here.. when in Rome right? Although it wasn't on their menu when I asked if they could make it, our server offered to prepare it for me! It was delicious!!! Husband got the truffle pasta and that was so flavorful and tasty. Highly recommend this place for a meal when in Rome!

Best meal we had in Rome. Great restaurant in the pantheon area. Service was outstanding, and we were initially presented with a complementary glass of Prosecco. The server recommended a moderately priced bottle of local white wine which was great. We both opted for specials of the evening. I had the spaghetti and crabs special, which was the best I've ever eaten. My wife opted for a mixed seafood grill, which included Mediterranean sea bass, and fresh shrimp accompanied by lovely vegetables. The meal was truly outstanding and the service was spot on. We enjoyed a lovely evening in a relaxed atmosphere in this gem of a restaurant. Very fair price point.

Delicious sit down dining in quaint restaurant. Outdoor and indoor seating available. They welcomed us with some Prosecco. We ordered Sea Bass, Truffle Carbonara and Shrimp Carbonara. All were quite nice. The house wine is available by glass, 1/2 L or L carafe.

Next time I have to remember to snap a photo "before" I start eating but as you can tell, I enjoyed my meal. They do offer a fixed menu for lunch that includes a first, second and dessert. But I opted instead just for the carbonara off the main menu. Overall, service and food was good. The restaurant does have a cute ambiance too, doesn't feel overly touristy... Definitely recommend checking it out... Edited my review down one star because paying and checking out took way longer than it should have...unfortunately

We always go to La Tavernetta 48 when we visit Rome. Their food is simply outstanding. We usually always get the roasted octopus for an appetizer followed by the linguine seafood (clams, shrimp, mussels, calamari, and squid) in a flavorful tomato based sauce. We also get the sautéed broccoli in oil as a side (simple but tasty). Truthfully, you can't go wrong with anything you order here- it's that good!

On our second night in Rome, the concierge at our hotel made reservations at La Tavernetta 48 for dinner. I saw the great reviews and good rating on yelp, that's why I picked this place. Since it was a last minute reservation, there were no available tables at the outdoor area. We were seated inside, which was completely fine besides the American music blasting on the speakers. It would have been nice it they played classical or Italian music. The place was small but it had the old and classic Italian interiors. Service was good, not great. We noticed that all the other customers were American tourists as well. We still hoped to get authentic Italian dishes though. We ordered: PROSCIUTTO AND BUFFALO MOZZARELLA- great CHARCUTERIE BOARD- good variety of meats, cheeses, and jams VEAL- this was a disappointment. The dish was bland and dry. BAKED LASAGNA- it was okay BEEF FILLET- mediocre TAGLIOLINI W/ TRUFFLE CREAM- nothing special CUTTLEFISH INK PASTA- delicious I was the only one who was satisfied with the choice of dish. My cuttlefish ink pasta was prepared just right. The other dishes were quite disappointing, flavor -wise. We just weren't wowed by any of the dishes.They were all plated and presented beautifully though. Maybe we had high expectations because of the good yelp ratings and reviews. Overall, the restaurant was nice and clean. The service was pleasant and had a lively vibe from all the other tourists. Personally, I would have preferred to have dined at a small place, where locals would choose to dine. We thought that we didn't really get the beautiful and authentic flavors of Italy from what we've tried here. Grazie.

HAPPENED UPON THIS AMAZING RESTAURANT With Amazing SERVICE AND amazing food. We had the mozzarella app and for dinner lamb and carbonara ! Fresh and delicious! Greetings with champagne and finish with lemonchello. I loved this place.

I am a big pasta fan! But was a bit disappointed with the pasta dishes here in Rome. Between the two I've ordered, I recommend the truffle pasta. The other pasta entree seems a bit hard and undercooked.

The service was extremely friendly. The ambiance was great. The food was absolutely amazing, best steak I've ever had!

We really enjoyed La Tavernetta 48. Nice ambiance with the best service. The food was outstanding with the nicest presentation. Pictures included. My wife had the roasted octopus and I had the sea bass over polenta. We started with bruschetta which comes with four pieces. The nice touch is you get two pieces with tomatoes and one with prosciutto and one with mushrooms. They served the bruschetta on gluten free bread for me and regular bread for my wife in the same order. They modified the sauce on my fish to be gluten free. They offer gluten free pasta and pizza.

I came here while on vacation with my family and I highly recommend to anyone in the area. Amazing food and AMAZING service. They served us champagne upon entering and even went to the kitchen to accommodate for us. 10/10!!

Wow, just wow. From food to service this place was amazing. We started out with Carpaccio and bruschetta and went with the carbonara. Of course we had a few bottles of wine and finished it all off with tiramisu. Don't hesitate to stop on in.

Solid food and drinks. An extensive menu of the Roman cuisine. Good service by the staff. Like many trattorias the place is small so make reservations.

Amazing place! Food is incredible! The best meal I had in Italy. Owner and staff are super welcoming and couldn't ask for a better experience! Favorite place in Rome! Planning on going back next year!

Staff was really nice. I asked her what's better carbonara or truffle pasta and she literally couldn't pick so she said she'll ask the chef if he can do a truffle carbonara pasta. They give you champagne as soon as you sit down They give you the Wi-Fi password so it's traveler friendly! Truffle carbonara pasta: (4/5) it was super heavy. The truffle was good, but I don't know how I feel with it being combined with bacon. They are both really good ingredients that don't really need to be combined together and when combined together it doesn't add to become an amazing plate, just the same great plate with more ingredients. They also give you limoncello at the end to help you digest.

Came alone my last night in Rome. Didn't want it to be, but it was, the best meal I had in Italy. Had to wait 10 minutes for a table at 9:30 PM on a Saturday night but totally worth it. They gave me a small glass of Prosecco while I waited. Ordered the trio of Tartare. There was some kind of magical, balsamic vinegar cream thing that just brought everything together. Ordered the Alla'amatraciana and lasagna. Lasagna was meaty and cheesy, less tomato sauce, which I've prefer. Pasta had the flavor of light tomato and burnt pork fat flavor that you could only find in Rome. So good.

Solid choice. Good food, drinkable house wine. Happened upon this place our first night in Venice and we were glad we chose it.

Homemade required really great presentation The place is in a valley quiet, Roman style Street

This place is awesome! We went during lunch time and got the lunch menu, which was 3 courses with wine and water for just 20 euros each. The price was insanely cheap for all that we got. The portion size was massive too, and we were full after just the first course. All the food was delicious too! This was definitely the best value of all the food we had during our 2 week trip in Italy.

Excellent food and service on a quiet hidden street. Would visit again on my return to Rome.

A cute little hidden restaurant with some amazing food near the Pantheon! Was really hungry after a morning of walking around the city and ended up at this restaurant nearby. Was delightfully surprised how good the food and service was! My favorite from the dishes I tried were the truffle pasta, prosciutto, and the tiramisu.

This gem is hidden away on a tiny street beyond a string of lesser stops. Find this place and you won't be disappointed. The ambiance, food and service are exceptional. Real Roman cuisine, not tourist oriented. Be prepared to be impressed. We ate here several times and every dish met or exceeded our expectations. For a great lunch or evening, come and spend some time and enjoy a memorable experience.

I ate here summer of 2019. If I were to eat here again (and if Italy ever allows Americans back in after COVID19), I would order the lunch set which comes with a pasta (first course), meat (second course), wine, and water. The staff are extremely kind and they made my family and I feel very welcomed in a new country. Everything that was ordered was delicious! If you're visiting the country and trying this place out, I would suggest that you either try out the lunch set or choose whatever sounds good to you because I really don't think you can go wrong. What I loved about Italy was that the pasta were priced reasonably . Here's what I tried: Lasagna alla bolognese (12 euro) Linguine ai frutti di mare (15 euro) Asaparagus risotto (part of lunch set) Tagliolini cacio e pepe (12 euro)

Really good restaurant in Rome with some amazing pasta! We came late in the evening, about 8:30 and 9 and were able to get a spot. We decided to get a burrata and honestly I would not recommend it unless you love anchovies. It was topped with them and took over the taste of everything else. Besides that we had the truffle fettuccine which was very good and flavorful and the carbonara which flavor was amazing. I would recommend getting a pasta with fettuccini noodles since they seemed to be more freshly made!

Staff were very nice and friendly, food was delicious. We went a bit late and didn't need a reservation which was fantastic.

Stopped in for lunch while shopping and site seeing. Not difficult to find, in a quiet area with great seating and a fantastic menu. Although they had a fix price menu for lunch, I chose to order from the full menu. It was fantastic. I travel solo and I did not feel out of place at all. Service and food both were great!

In one of our last days in Rome @safaduffa and I happened upon a little restaurant in an alley called @ristorantelatavernetta48. At this restaurant I saw lasagna on the menu, an item I don't think I'd seen on any other menu on our Italy trip, and given lasagna is one of my favorite foods (like Garfield) I had to order it in Italy. This turned out to be possibly the best lasagna I've had in my entire life (don't tell my wife or mother in law who had that title before) let's breakdown why: 1. Sauce: this was an all beef tomato based meat sauce and anyone who has been to Italy knows that the tomatoes here are just next level. Fresh Italian tomatoes are unbeatable 2. Pasta: using fresh lasagna sheets the acetal pasta was perfectly Al dente - this tends to be my biggest gripe with lasagna that isn't homemade 3. Preparation: this lasagna comes out in an individual cast iron pan and is topped with fresh mozzarella (Safa does this as well) and it has to be the reason it comes out so well, it looks delicious and it tastes delicious If you're in Rome you should definitely check out La Tavernetta 48 and try out what might be the best lasagna I've ever had!!

Wonderful dining experience. Some of the best food I had in Rome. Be sure and make a reservation as this place fills up fast.

Made a reservation here before coming to Italy. There were a great amount of people when we arrived but not too many, however the tables fill up fast, so it's still better to make a reservation prior. I loved the warm & cozy ambiance at their outdoor patio, you get to see street performers stopping by to perform every now and then (you can choose to tip them after or not). The food here was surprisingly good! I was so amazed by how tender the steak was cooked and how they really had that truffle taste soaked in that steak. Their truffle pasta was scrumptious! Italians tend to undercook their pasta but this pasta was in perfect texture of chewiness with truffle well distributed throughout the entire plate *chefs kisses* their cocktail shrimp definitely wowed me as well, but the salad in the middle kinda threw me off since they add real cocktail/alc into that salad (just personal preference). I would definitely come back again! Made my first night in Rome very memorable, you should totally come here on your first day in Rome because soon you'll find yourself compare this place with other restaurants you go to afterwards and realize no other place can top their truffle steak and pasta. Might as well have the best as soon as you landed

This restaurant was off the beaten path from the touristy restaurants. I like to go to restaurants that locals go too and this was filled with them. We sat in the back room with everyone else and it was filled with tables. We were welcomed with complementary champagne! The menu is extensive with many options. They have it offered in English and Italian. They have chef specials along with their regular menu. I of course had to try the truffled pasta because it was a chef recommendation! I got the house red wine and it was smooth and flavorful. The truffle pasta was amazing! It is a must when coming to Italy. I am glad I ordered it. The price is not bad either. My husband got the baked lasagna and he loved it. He was pleasantly surprised by the amount of meat in the dish and the flavor. I will be coming back here when I return to Rome. By the way if you make a reservation through TripAdvisor they have a deal of 20% off your order.

Just wonderful. Everything we ate was better than the thing before. Very friendly staff. I forgot to take the picture of our main which was tagliatelle with truffle. It was the best we ever had. Service was wonderful. Background music topped the whole lunch. Recommend!!!

Wanted to give a shoutout to this little place for being so great. Service was great, food was DELICIOUS. Highly recommended. We ordered Oysters; Tagliolini with black truffle, asparagus cream & Parma ham, andGnocchi alla Sorrentina. #yum

This was located right below our Airbnb and was highly recommended by our host. We came in on a Monday evening around 9PM and waited about ten minutes before getting a table. We ordered the seafood linguine, prawn risotto, and assorted bruschetta. The assorted bruschetta included two with tomatoes, one mushroom, and one with sausage - they ran out of artichoke. The tomato was the best out of the three. We then received the two main dishes and it was both inedible. The risotto was overly salted and was not cooked throughly. I only ate what I could of the prawns and barely touched risotto. You could feel the bits from the shells of the clams and mussels in the linguine - it definitely added a crunch component. And the seafood in the linguine dish still had a very fishy taste to it. My boyfriend and I could barely eat a quarter of dishes and was very disappointed since this was our last meal in Rome. I'm not sure why this place was so highly rate when the food tasted below mediocre. We both agreed that this was probably the worse meal we had in Italy. On the hand, service was amazing and attentive. But the food was just horrible.

Delicious food and good service! Best pasta I had in all of Rome. Tiramisu was very good as well

The worst experience in Rome! The waitress is very mean and rude! Don't go there ! If I could give a negative star I would .

Probably the best restaurant we ate in during our time in Rome. And very reasonably priced. Had the Caprese and vodka pasta. So much food I couldn't finish it all! The house wine was also delicious.

Did a bit of yelp research before deciding to make a dinner reservation for this place. I'm glad I did. The mussels and clams (€12) were so good that we had to order it again. The truffled pasta (€20) full dish name was "Tagliolini pasta with truffle's cream, crispy ham and shaved black truffles." I'll just refer to it as truffled pasta. I got lucky since it was a special and I finally had it in Italy. I like truffles so I was very much looking forward to this dish. It did not disappoint. The truffle taste was not as strong as truffle-flavored oil, but it had more umami and earthy tastes. I savored every bite and had most of the dish although we shared everything. Lobster spaghetti (€20) was not bad as it had a lot of the lobster taste in the spaghetti. However, it paled when compared to the pasta with truffle. Surprisingly, the steak (€25) was the weakest dish. After tasting quite a bit of steak in Italy, this did not stand out. Would have gladly traded it for 2 bowls of mussels and clams. Tiramisu (€5) was finally good. Very much like the ones I make. Panna cotta (€5)'s consistency was more firm than ones I had made, but tasted pretty good. This was the first restaurant that provided condiments including cracked pepper and salt without us asking. I like that. Yes, I'd come back for dinner again!

Got the 3 course lunch and glass of wine and it was very good. Best deal I had in rome

La Tavernetta 48 was my favorite restaurant out of all the restaurants I went to in Rome. We used yelp to find restaurants during the five days we were in Rome and La Tavernetta was so much better than the other restaurants that we've tried. It was so good that we even returned for the second time. During our first dinner, we ordered the truffle and porcini mushroom pasta, beef tartare (which also had truffle in it), and Saltimbocca alla Romana. The dishes were amazing! The truffle pasta and beef tartare were part of the specials menu so be on the look out for that. We loved the truffle pasta and beef tartare so much that we decided to get it for lunch. La Tavernetta didn't have the special menu out during lunch. We asked the waiter if it was possible to order it for lunch and they were happy to serve it to us. They were also very generous with the amount of truffle mushrooms on the dishes. We also ordered bruschetta and carbonara as well. Both are also tasty! Overall the food quality, service, atmosphere, and portions are great. I highly recommend trying this restaurant!

We booked a Italy/Greece tour and had two days in Rome before we sailed. We were staying in a nearby AirBnB and were pretty tired from our fun day of exploring the city. We opened up Yelp and started looking around for nearby places. La Tavernetta immediately caught my eye so off we walked the two blocks to the restaurant. Being from the US we eat early so we got there at 7pm, opening, and we were immediately seated. The restaurant is minimally decorated but beautifully. I started with the Insalata di Polipo* con Capperi e Olive Nere. Fresh and delicious. The tomatoes were so ripe and perfectly delicious. The olives and capers added the perfect saltiness. I ordered a truffled pasta that was a special for the day. My favorite meal of the entire 2 week trip! The pasta was fresh and perfectly cooked. The amount of truffle in the dish was illegal! I am kidding, but it was just so amazingly delicious. My son ordered the Grigliata Mista (Scampi, Gamberi e Calamari)*-mixed seafood grill. The size of the prawns were outrageous! I tried the calamari from his dish and it was fresh and tasty. Our friend ordered the Risotto con Fiore di Zucca, Scampi e Zafferano. The risotto was tender and had the perfect spice. All the dishes were presented beautifully.

An intimate Italian restaurant set within a cobblestone street. A wonderful selection of antipasti, primi piatti and secondi (appetisers, starters and mains). I loved the bruschette selection. The fresh of tomatoes with olive oil on crunchy bread was simplicity at is tastiest. The porcini and the artichoke bruschette were excellent too. If you prefer buffalo mozzarella or burata with tomato to start, you will find it here too. For main, I had lobster spaghetti. Half a lobster with perfectly al denote spaghetti was a real treat! The house wine helped it digest nicely too. The service was impeccable. Much gratitude for persevering with my ever improving Italian too.

Should be a Michelin restaurant at least one start Starts you out with champagne Large selection Starters outstanding Cesar salad good Fish plate outstanding Gnocchi outstanding Skipped on dessert but neighbors loved it Here is some pictures Any where near the Trevi Fountain stop in

I was staying in an Airbnb nearby and was stressing out over options for Rome for the final leg of my trip. I had just come from some rather delicious areas of the country, that I was a bit nervous that some local food in Rome might be subpar since it draws in a lot of tourists. I was wrong! The staff was highly attentive, the ambiance was lovely, and the food was stellar. Also, the prices were very reasonable. Being in Rome for my first night, I wanted to have some authentic local carbonara. La Tavernetta 48 did not disappoint. I would recommend going with some of the recommendations from the chef- for at least one of your courses. I would highly recommend stopping by here. However, a reservation in a peak season could be very helpful.

Great selection, inexpensive, loved the ambiance! Highly recommend to try the lunch special, the penne pasta was filling and the dessert was great :)

Food was extremely disappointing. I started with the burrata and prosciutto appetizer. The burrata was not soft and creamy. My ravioli was undercooked so the pasta was semi-crunchy. Nice interior and decent service.

La Tavernetta 48 is one of the best restaurants we've been to in Italy, and there's a lot of great restaurants in the wonderful country. It's no wonder. The owner, Federico, is one of the nicest gentlemen you'll meet. He extremely kind, caring and dressed to the nines. His appearance and that if the restaurant reflect the care and quality they put into preparing meals. The meals were outstanding!! We're a family of 4 and don't always agree. But when it came to La Tavernetta, we all agreed it was outstanding! We order bruschetta that was so fresh and flavorful, you'd think they just plucked the tomatoes and herbs right off the vine. The pasta meals were second to none and the roasted vegetables were unbelievably delicious. Furthermore, the atmosphere was warm, contemporary, clean and reflective of a high end restaurant. Yet the prices were very reasonable. I strongly recommend you visit La Tavernetta 48. You won't be disappointed.

What an ideal romantic lunch spot! We were tempted to try the place across the street, as it had good reviews and was recommended by our Airbnb host, but something about La Tavernetta 48 drew us in. Perhaps it was the menu and the hole-in-the-wall feel, and the lack of restaurant guide stickers on the windows. The setting was quaint but seemed unfinished, with few frames set against the stone and white walls, and lighting that was unfortunately fluorescent. We were ushered into the dining room to the right of the entrance, filled with locals but for two visiting priests. The entrance, by the way, was not entirely obvious. We had to double check ourselves to make sure we weren't entering the kitchen directly, or worse: someone's home. We ordered quickly then sat back and listened to the priests' banter. Too bad there wasn't a common dining table--we would have loved to participate in their theological discussion! I suspected the portions would be Italian--that is, particularly filling--but my partner and I ordered a grilled veggie antipasto plate to split all the same. We didn't actually get around to finishing it before the main dishes came, and we certainly couldn't finish it after we started tucking into our pasta (we had been so wise, too: we had refused the bread!). The vinegary button mushrooms were the best part of the assortment. I would have sprinkled some on my pasta had there been more (I have a thing for mushrooms). In preparation for my cacio e pepe, and to complement the grilled zucchini and red pepper, I ordered a glass of crisp white wine: the perfect, refreshing choice. The cacio e pepe was magnificent, with pepper sprinkled decoratively onto the white bowl's lip. It was just the right amount of creamy, the right amount of black pepper, and zesty and tangy to the last bite. My fiancé's lasagna came in its own cast iron dish, still bubbling from the oven. This was perhaps the freshest, creamiest lasagna I have tasted. I regret only finding this place on our last day, otherwise I would have come back and ordered this myself. Maybe with a side of mushrooms. The wait staff was lovely, too--full of smiles and ready to banter. I'll be back here on my next trip to Rome.

Great place. They bring you a complementary glass of Prosecco when you sit down. We started with beef tarter with truffles, I had the spaghetti carbonara, boyfriend had pasta with truffle sauce. We split a mixed seafood grill along with a mix of grilled veggies. The spaghetti carbonara was excellent, the pasta with truffles just good. Wonderful grilled veggies (A mix of eggplant, zucchini, red peppers and mushrooms). The grilled seafood was just OK. It had about four large shrimp, complete with heads. The rest of the dish was squid. The squid was slightly tough. We washed it down with the house red wine, which was quite good.

I came here with my parents on my last night in Rome. We had no reservations on a wet Monday night. Luckily, no issues being half the restaurant was still available. We were greeted by a friendly glass of bubbly and warm welcome from the staff. Already, the meal was off to a good start! We ordered a half liter of the house white, the mixed bruschetta, caprese salad, seafood linguine, steak with truffle sauce, pesto with shrimp and tiramisu to finish. Everything was delicious! The food came out at a good pace and my parents were pleased. The seafood pasta sauce had great flavor. I really enjoyed the pistachio in my pesto. The truffle sauce complimented the steak perfectly. The greeting, friendly staff (waitress spoke English too), amazing food, good portions, affordability, convenient location and comfortable atmosphere, I give this place five stars!

Oh my. We were so excited to try this place since the reviews were amazing...the experience disappointing. 1. Grilled seafood was tasty, very fresh but squid was a bit over cooked and slightly rubbery. We had similar dish in Venice and it was simply Devine. 2. Ordered the lobster spaghetti: wow, total disappointment, lobster was over cooked, still had vein in it and not a lot of favor. Also the electricity went out, they reset it but my girlfriend was stucked in the dungeon like basement bathroom - pitch black. The bathroom electricity wasn't able to reset, so...no water to wash your hands.