Il Giardino di Albino

This was the worse restaurant we’ve been to in rome. I was very excited about the reviews but boy was it all wrong. First of all a mixed salad should not be tomato And ice berg lettuce… That’s what they serve at Denny’s. Shame on you! And my pasta with clams was better when j buy a package from trader joe and cook it myself. I don’t know how this place stayed open. It’s horrible everything is too salty and nothing was handmade like other restaurants. Seriously, Olive Garden is Better than this Place. Just do not go here you will regret your experience.

Great atmosphere and delicious food. Pure Italian cuisine.

Great service, great food! This was a great experience. I had the lasagna, my wife the fettuccine with sea bass and zucchini. Our daughter the risotto. Very, very tasty. The waiters make you feel at home and the English is good. All customers seemed to be happy! Reasonable prices!

Great restaurant near our hotel. The place was recommended by the hotel bartender and didn’t disappoint.
Osso Bucco was tender and nearly fell off the bone. Linguini was fresh and delicious. Veal also was tasty.
Antipasto — a nice selection of salamis and cheeses. Cheeses included mozzarella, ricotta, and pecorino.
I would recommend this restaurant highly. One caveat: Our service was very slow. We arrived just after 20:00 and didn’t leave till almost 23:30. Such may be the life in Italy, but other tables seemed to come and go. Perhaps it appeared we were enjoying the meal (and wine) too much to be bothered!
One last point. Our table of four thought it not only delicious, but also reasonable.

I had the ossobuuco and it was fabulous! My girlfriend had the ravioli and felt the same. The wait staff were friendly and professional, and the prices were very reasonable. Hopefully we’ll be back!

Visited this restaurante on while vacation in Rome. Reservations made via our tour company, this restaurant is a tour favourite I believe. Amazing food and music. The wine was incredible. we all had such a great time Rome is a beautiful and romantic city. Can’t wait to go back someday!

The food deserves 4 stars.
The service deserves 2 stars.
The service started out great but then a tour party of 34 people came in. While the wait staff was running around serving this party their prix fix family-​style meal, our service went into the toilet. Waited 10 minutes for desert menus. Then another 10 minutes for them to take our order. By then, we just asked for the check which took another 10 – 15 minutes to arrive and another 5 – 10 to pay.
To their credit, the staff was profusely apologetic about the wait.
I would totally recommend this restaurant if there is not a large tour group dining at the same time.

My husband and I tried this place last night and were very impressed! The service was spectacular, we didn’t have a reservation (it’s recommended) but they sat us right away. The house wine was amazing, we had ordered the seafood platter appetizer but it got lost in translation and they brought us a plate of cheeses, salamis and grilled vegetables. We ate it anyways and it was delicious! For dinner I had the gnocchetti and my husband had the spaghetti carbonara. Both were excellent! We plan to come back again soon :)

A gastronomical debacle, say that four times and then run from here. On our first night in Rome, we sought a favorite restaurant from a previous visit for it’s infamous creamy, and delicious pasta carbonara. This was not that restaurant, despite the accolade glued to the front door. Speaking of glue, the cabonara sauce was more of a paste than glue, a thick lumpy paste with huge chunks of poorly rendered bacon (pancetta).
A clown car of noisy American tourists had filled this place. In the middle of the meal, they tromped down the stairs cackling and carrying on in an ostentatious parade. A few drunken ones had trouble finding their way out, instead remained chattering in the small front room about the phallic pictures on the wall.
The raw bacon, heavy cream and lumps of egg did not set well with my partner. He spent the night expelling the vile mixture from his bowels.
Come here if you’re with a group of tourists that like to drink otherwise run, or get the runs.

I’m left scratching my head at the positive reviews. This place was tourist hell. If your idea of authentic is some cheesy guitar player singing «Volare» and other faux Italian hits then this is your place. If you traveled to Rome to sit in an over lit room with a bunch of other tourists, predominantly American, then, again, this is your place. The service is friendly, but if you want, say a second glass of wine or your check, good luck. The food was forgettable. We regretted wasting a precious night in Rome in this restaurant.

Excellent food at extremely fair prices. Very friendly staff and great house wine — you can’t go wrong!

Hands down the best food, best prices and best staff on our five day stay in Italy. We had to go there three times because of their food and limoncello. Must try their Lasagna and their seafood antipasti. You will not be disappointed.

Amazing. Best dinner we had in Roma. Service is great and food excellent. Seafood appetizer, pesto gnocchi with clams, lasagna, hunters rabbit, LIMONCELLO (soooo good), teramisu, pasta with porcini mushrooms and ham, and the wine… all gooood… We went back a couple times bc it was so yummy delish. Go! So worth it.

Wonderful authentic fare, cozy/​quiet inside garden with great service! Probably more of a dinner spot but we had a relaxing lunch here. Nice to see locals dining here. Savory scents from the kitchen will greet you as you’re shown back to the dining area.

This was the best reataurant we dined at in Rome during our 3 day stay. Prices were reasonable, good wine selection, excellent pasta dishes, and very friendly staff. Highly recommended and I would most definetly go back again. We had the linguine al funghi and lasagne and could not have been better. Sooo good!

Carbonara with asparagus was outstanding. Had rabbit cacciatore –not the heavy tomato leaden sauce, but simple with olive oil, ham, and more olives. Delicious.
Friendly staff– older guys, one looked like Fredo from the Godfather.

My wife and I ordered the Mixed Seafood Appetizer, and it was easily enough to feed two. In fact, it could act as one person’s dinner without question.
The house wines, both red and white, were great and went well with our dinners. The waiter opened them with a bit of showmanship, which is always appreciated.
We each got the fettuccine – one with artichokes & one with tomato & sea bass – and both were excellent, cooked perfectly & with the spices nicely balanced.
For dessert we shared a tiramisu. Every restaurant in Italy seems to make a unique tiramisu (and all of them are delicious) & this one was excellent.
The service was fantastic, the ambience was pleasant, and the food was delicious. Go eat here!

Out of the restaurants we ate at in Rome, this was the best! Great food, excellent service, and a really nice atmosphere. We would highly recommend!

Friendly, welcoming reception; quirky, humorous, attentive staff; excellent quality, quickly-​served and tasty well-​cooked food (along with freebies!) What more is there to say! PS Good value too. A thoroughly enjoyable first night’s meal in Rome.

Little back street restaurant. Authentic. Excellent food and friendly staff. After three weeks in Italy, this is the one we went back for second time.