Laganà

The Best! I’ve been in Rome for 3 days and have had a number of decent, but eventually disappointing dining experiences. Tonight was my last night, so I looked on Unilocal to find an amazing restaurant. I wanted to go out with a bang. I found Lagana and read the excellent reviews, paying attention to their high overall rating.
I went in without knowing what to expect, but Lagana blew me away! First, I ordered the Buffalla mozzarella. They brought out bread with the appetizer, which was a nice touch. The mozzarella was great, of course, but the surprise all star was the Picadilly tomatoes that came with it. They were simply sliced in half, so I cut one in half again, cut off a piece of mozz, and put it on the bread. Heaven! The tomatoes were the best I’ve ever had. Every tomato before now doesn’t compare. They were the perfect flavor, probably because the owner gets them fresh. He’s big on fresh ingredients.
Then, for my dinner, I got the porcini risotto. I love good risotto. The best I’ve had was in Florence, and I’ve been searching for a competitor ever since. I had a decent risotto yesterday, but it wasn’t a contender. I’m proud to say that Lagana’s risotto is truly amazing! I don’t know if it’s better than the one I found in Florence, but it’s a close match. It’s more like Ali-​Foreman now instead of Ali-​Frazier.
Last, I had the tiramisu. I love good tiramisu. Again, the best I’ve had was in Florence at a place called Rivoire, but Lagana has very good tiramisu. The only problem with it is that I think they soak the ladyfingers too long. Other than that, it was great.
The Prosecco I had was delicious, as was the bread. Also, the owner was truly wonderful. He checked on me a few times and was fun to talk to. He genuinely cares that his guests enjoy their meal. He is constantly rearranging tables and talking to the locals. I get the feeling that Lagana has some very loyal locals based on the friendly way that many of the patrons talked with the owner. It seems like that neighborhood hole-​in-​the-​wall that all the locals love and don’t broadcast it too much.
Lagana was fantastic, and I highly recommend it. It is a bright spot for dining in the Eternal City.

What a find! My husband and I were delighted to stumble into this lovely little jewel of a restaurant. Superlative antipasto with each item served on a separate plate… Each perfectly dressed and presented. We weren’t really planning on a full meal at lunchtime but couldn’t resist the fresh pasta with white truffles sliced generously over the top table side. We are from San Francisco and do a lot of cooking and eating fine food, and will happily make a point of returning to Lagana!

We spent 2 weeks between Roma, Positano, and Firenze for our honeymoon and we had our worst meal here. We asked for a house white glass of wine each and they charged us for almost $ 40 dollars for a bottle. Our seafood risotto was mostly full of empty shell and our oxtail with potatoes was extremely disappointing. There is nothing romantic about this restaurant and service is no better. Our bill was $ 97 euros for the least filling and empty meal we have had.

Let me begin by saying that the food was very good. Service was slow but the place was very crowed on a Friday night. Some of the wait staff was very friendly and se not so much.
We had a big party. 9 people in total. They recommended a roman pasta sample for our dinner and we agreed. Both were very good.
Here is the catch, when we sat, they asked if they could bring us some light apps, so we agreed. Light was slippery slope. They just kept coming. Plate after plate. The table was filled to capacity. In the end we spent more on the apps than the actual meal @ € 15pp. Don’t get me wrong they were awesome but that seemed a bit much.

outstanding. highly recommend the octopus, frutti Di mare (any one) the buffalo mozzarella with fresh tomatoes

Best restaurant in Rome for a quiet break from all the fuss. Quiet, very well located and amazing food.

Only a few blocks from the tourist hordes of Plaza Navarro, a wonderful family run restaurant which serves locals and tourists alike. Nice interior but lots of outside seating on a small alley w occasional local traffic but mostly pedestrian. We were served complementary Proscecco when we sat down. They have a wide range of well prepared dishes from pastas to fresh grilled fish. Unlike the negative review below we were not charged 8 euros for bread. They are Calabrese and thus emphasize dishes of the south. I would highly recommend. The only negative was very overdone asparagus as a side. But the great service and other dishes more than made up for that

By far the best place we ate at in Roma!!!
We ate here three times during our 9 days in Roma and we could have easily gone another couple of times.
This is a little local place owned by a family. The owner is great Mimo (I think that is the spelling) is great. He is a little crazy like most Italians but a lot of fun. His kids and nephews are all in the business which makes it fun.
You are well taken care of here and there is a very authentic feel to everything that comes out of the kitchen. Everything is cooked to order and if you get an antipasti you will end up with 4 – 6 plates of stuff.
I would highly recommend this place to anyone who doesn’t want a very tourist restaurant. Many of the people who eat here a Romans and are there every single day.

The restaurant is actually pretty nice, there is a very neighborhoodly feeling and the food is good. Their pastas are good, the veal chop was nice too, although the cut wasn’t the best. My main issue concerns the 8 euros they charged me for the bread they brought in the beginning. Bread that one would normally expect free.

Best service and best meal we had in Italy.
They make you feel like you’re part of their Italian family.

Wow, that was a lot of food! We sat outside for lunch at this great little side street location. We had five courses plus wine, a huge plate of bread and a potato frittata. The three breads were all of course very good. The complimentary frittata was also good. Our mixed vegetable starter was amazing, roasted to perfection. The pasta with artichoke and shrimp was my least favorite and the carbonara was my favorite. We also had roman chicken with roast peppers in a tomato sauce and bean soup with pasta. All this freshly made food for only € 80. I’m happy and very stuffed.

Recommended by the owner of our hotel we had dinner with my wife and we were amazed at the quality of the food. I had my life’s best mozzarella and fettuccine. Highly recommend it. Read other reviews with high ratings. They are telling the truth.

This place really rolls out the red carpet. Well, at the mention of some friends from the States that is! Our friends recommended we go see them, and they instantly took away our menus and said, we’ll bring you out our picks!
I’m all for that! And the array of food that appeared on our table was insane. For appetizers we had eggplant, zucchini, mozzarella, fennel, calamari and anchovies and cantaloupe. The eggplant, zucchini and mozzarella being my favorite. That mozz was fresh as fresh can be… and the veggies were grilled perfection.
The pasta choice was great because it was something I would have never picked. It had a nutmeg flavor with red sauce and mushrooms. After all the apps, it was hard to eat a lot, but you know, I found room in my stomach!
The next course, if you can believe it, was probably the best of them all! It was Veal with potatoes in lemon sauce. I could have licked the plate clean with that lemon sauce. Incredible!
We ended with the most refreshing lemon sorbet and a couple shots of limoncello. Oh, I can’t forget to mention the excellent bottle of Chianti we shared. Just a lovely evening!

Stumbled across this gem while lost in Rome. I think God was looking down on me because I had the most amazing meal here! First, the people are so hospitable. I don’t speak a word of Italian and the people who work here don’t speak much English but we totally made it work. I think the owner was there. He was so attentive to me and supplemented my meal with tastes of this and that — gratis.
Second, food was so good. Owner picked this amazing wine that I loved. I sampled some delicious rigatoni dish and ordered the pasta and clams. So light. So amazing.
The bread was also so good.
Owner served me berries and limoncello to finish. It was amazing. Everyone was so warm and friendly. This is exactly what every American envisions a neighborhood Italian restaurant to be like. It IS the authentic experience you are looking for in Rome. But not intimidating. Please go. You will thank me!

Will recommend to anyone that comes to visit Italy. Service was great and the food was to die for. Wish I would have stopped there from the first night cause of how good it is. Wife love it and the deserts were perfect.

Simply amazing! Best meal in Italy during 2 week trip. Neighborhood feel and unbelievable hospitality. Food, wine and ambience were Superb.

1^st meal as soon as we got into Rome.
We ate the biggest Lunch I’ve probably had in my life.
The waiter recommended the cantaloupe, proscuitto and buffalo mozzarella.
I swear I have never tasted cantaloupe so sweet in my life and that paired with the proscuitto and fresh mozzarella was the best combination of flavors.
We got the cacio e pepe pasta and artichoke and mushroom pasta.
Both were delicious!
For dessert we had fresh cherries and berries and little biscottis and limoncello to end the meal.
Everything was fresh and homemade. You could tell locals and familiar faces in the neighborhood eat there all the time.