La Vecchia Conca

Family restaurant for 50 years, the owner so nice and helped me with my Italian (piccolo).
The food was very tasty, great wine and the atmosphere is quite and nice.
Perfecto !! I was very happy with the place and my family too.
Thank you Renato!

I was walking around Manzoni/​Vittorio Emanuele subway station area around 2:30pm with an empty stomach and decided to stop by here. I ended up coming back twice to have dinner with my family. This place, in my opinion, delivers the quintessential Roman hospitality and food that they are proud of! It’s been 50 yrs since the restaurant opened!
DRINKS:
Had whatever they had by the glass for the wine. Sparkling rose really hit the spot for me with cured fish.
SERVICE:
This is a family run place. The grandpa made his proud fried artichoke that was just out of this world. I have never had artichoke that’s just so tender inside and pleasing when I bit into it. VERY friendly and any English speaking visitor can comfortably order food here. I just so wished I spoke Italian to be able to speak to the grandpa about food!
DECOR:
Beautiful Roman architecture with round arches in the basement restaurant. great display of antipasti for the day on the table and REALLY clean bathroom.
PRICE:
Basic pasta dishes are 9 Euro +. Specials are 12 Euro +. I think it is just about right. Pizza dishes are also about the same. The Secondi — meat and fish dishes are 12 Euro and up. Please refer to the footnotes in the pictures for the details.

I stumbled across this place as I was walking around the city. The atmosphere seemed inviting and after peering inside I decided that this looked like a reasonable place to have dinner.
The prices are reasonable and the wine is delicious. Whenever I dine out in Rome and try a place for the first time I always get the Spaghetti Bolognese because it’s a simple dish that usually let’s me know if the place is worth a second try. In this case, unfortunately, it’s not.
If the Italian restaurant your at can’t make a decent pasta your wasting your time and money, especially in Rome.
The sauce was watered down and they added too much cheese (this is obvious if you note the pictures I posted) and the bruschetta was too burnt on the edges.
On a positive note the wine was great and affordable. The «San Benedetto» glass bottled mineral water was the best water I have ever had, however, this is not enough to save the meal as a whole. Also the server was very polite and helpful.
This may seem like a harsh review but when you are dining in Rome you have access to the best italian food in the world. When a restaurant doesn’t deliver it’s a waste of a meal that could of been spent in a better restaurant and there are much better paces just a few steps away.

Great meal, great service, all at a reasonably priced