Hostaria da Nerone

Great place that is very close to the colosseum. Very nice family owned service and we found them to be very friendly and attentive. The food was some of the best I had in Rome. We both had Veal dishes and they were very delicious. The potato and salad was also very good. We finished dinner with some excellent tiramisu and Limoncello. Don’t miss this one.

Wir waren abends im benannten Restaurant essen, als wir in der Nähe des Kolosseums unterwegs waren. Das Personal begrüßte uns freundlich, jedoch recht aufdringlich.
Es verging nicht viel Zeit, bis das bestellte Essen da war (da vermutlich Alles vorgekocht). Die Qualität war ok, der Geschmack ebenfalls, aber eben auch nicht mehr. Alle waren mehr oder weniger zufrieden mit dem Geschmack, begeistert war aber keiner von uns. Eher Standartessen und wenig kreativ, eine ähnliche Pasta bekommt jeder halbwegs engagierte Hobbykoch auch hin. Was mir fehlte war zudem etwas frische in den Gerichten, zum Beispiel eine «Verfeinerung» mit frischen Kräutern oder ähnlichem. Angerechtet war das Essen außerdem recht lieblos, Teller teilweise noch beschmiert vom Anrichten und noch nicht einmal ein Blatt Salat oder eine Scheibe Tomate fürs Auge…
Die Preise sind recht hoch (meiner persönlichen Meinung nach viel zu hoch) angesetzt, eine Portion Pasta kostet ca. 10 – 14 Euro, je nach Variation. Verschiedene Antipasta schlagen außerdem mit 6 Euro (Einzelportion) bzw. mindestens 10 Euro für eine Mischung zu Buche, und das für einen wirklich kleinen Teller! Kleiner Gemischter Salat: Ebenfalls für 6 Euro.
Fazit: Nicht wirklich zu empfehlen. Essen ist zwar ok, aber eben auch nicht mehr und das Preis-​Leistungs-​Verhältnis stimmt einfach nicht. Es gibt deutlich bessere Restaurants in Rom, hier lohnt es sich wirklich ein bisschen hier auf Unilocal zu recherchieren! Wir werden hier nicht mehr zum Essen gehen.

Didn’t even get to sit down. We asked for a table, and was told to wait while the waiters ran back and forth, ignoring us. They weren’t even that busy! The outside area was mostly full, but lots of empty tables inside. After about 10 minutes of being ignored we gave up and went next door, where the guy was waving at us towards an empty table.

Afraid I have to take exception to the others’ rave experiences here. May be because I made the mistake of ordering ‘off the menu’ — I wanted to try their version of the simple, local, basic, ‘Cacio E Pepe’ dish. I really like that when it is done right. Here, don’t bother. The worst version I’ve had. It was bereft of any sheep’s milk cheese (Indeed, almost sans any cheese at all — and this is basically a pasta, cheese pepper dish) and… shame of shame, overcooked pasta (spaghetti, no attempt at originality here).
Nothing here seems cooked to order — our dishes were in front of us as our butts were settling in, basically. The grilled veggie appetizer was very well done, a generous assortment. The chicken was pretty good — hey, itsa piece o’ chicken. Nothin’ with it on the plate. Noticed a half-​dozen German tourists practically be told ‘you want the lasagna’. It was in front of them in 22 seconds. This is basically a no-​nonsense, no-​frills spot conveniently located for a mezza-​mezza quick-​quick bite.

Best place for a lunch after hanging around the Colosseum. (about two blocks away) This place is on Steve Rick’s Guide… so you know it is good. We actually came here because a couple who was in our tour recommended it and we decided to have lunch with them. Well we were glad we did because it was a great lunch!
I would recommend not even bothering with the menu. Just order their house wine and go inside to their buffet style tables and grab a plate! It is not like all you can eat. You basically get what you want and they charge you for how many veggies/​meats (trust me this is probably the most inexpensive lunch place around). There were so many options: Sausages, meatballs, veggies, stuffed mushrooms, eggplant etc. Many options for Vegetarians and meat lovers!
By the end of our lunch we were given a free shot of Lemoncello (whoooo was it strong!!!)
Once our bill came we realized we ate very good for the price.

Great little place near the Colosseum. I highly recommend it after a hard day of touring Roma.

good place overall for a several-​course meal especially pasta and meat, ask them what their specialties are and get what the waiters like

Très bon
Ce resto familial m’était recommandé par mon petit guide. A 2 pas du Colisée on nous sert de très bon plat surtout les pates à de petits prix. On est louin des foules de touristes et on se régale !! Attention à bien lire la carte cependant: le pain et les accompagnements sont en suppléments.

Nette Ecke, erfahrene Kellner
Ganz in der Nähe des Kolosseums, und doch weg vom Touristenstrom, an einer altrömischen Mauer und manchmal Autostrassenkurve. Nett, grosses und schmackhaftes «Antipasti vegetariani”-Buffet, Spaghetti vongole gutes Handwerk, hatte leicht Sodbrennen danach, Hauswein angenehm, nicht zu teuer.