L’Insalata Ricca

Firstly, our waiter was the best we’ve had in Rome. He was funny and attentive, even with a full house of tables. He even gave us a free bruschetta with salmon, because we were cautious about the types we wanted. The bruschetta was delicious! Highly recommend the cream cheese and salmon, tomato and olive oil, olive oil and garlic, and the spicy spinach! We also shared a salad: chicken and shrimp. The salad was fresh, tasty and just what is needed after eating pasta and pizza for days. I will say, the dressing was a little bland — not a whole lot of flavor, but it was good!

My sister and I came here during our visit to Rome. We had an amazing meal. The staff gave us great suggestions and were extremely accommodating to our cravings. Friendly atmosphere, wonderful service!!!

Para ser una cadena, L’Insalata Ricca nos ha gustado bastante.
Era uno de esos días de turismo intenso en los que casi se nos había hecho tarde para cenar… y mirando las horas que eran había que elegir rápidamente para asegurarnos una mesa en una terracita.
Encontramos sitio en este local que está justo en medio del triángulo Piazza, Navona, Campo dei Fiori y Largo di Torre Argentina… y cenamos mucho mejor de lo que pensábamos.
De la amplia carta con un montón de entrantes (Antipasti, Bruschette, etc.), primeros y segundos platos, pizzas y por lo menos 30 tipos de ensaladas diferentes elegimos una ensalada — ya solo por el nombre del local había que pedir una! — y diferentes platos de pasta, acompañados por una botella de pinot grigio.
La ensalada con rúcula, bresaola y setas era grande y rica, y la pasta también.
Yo pedí uno de mis platos «test» que muchas veces pido para comparar diferentes locales — o pasta all’amatriciana o pasta burro e salvia. Dos recetas super simples, pero buenísimas si están bien hechas… y en este caso mis ravioli burro e salvia estaban bien hechos, al dente, bien condimentados y perfectos en combinación con el vino.
Estoy entre darle 3 o 4 estrellas… y me molaría volver para probar más cosas y comprobar si debería subir a 4.

It is difficult to find a restaurant in Italy where there is an extensive selection of salads. Insalata Rica is just that place for when you need something different. The restaurant is located just a block from Piazza Nuvona on Largo dei Chiavari
The menu includes about 20 salads at reasonable prices and they are good sized. My wife made a meal of one of them.
There is also a full menu of other items that present the opportunity to satisfy any taste.
The service was excellent and the atmosphere great out on the plaza

This was the first restaurant I went to when I got to Rome! It was convenient for my apartment mates and I because they closed at midnight. They accommodated 8 girls pretty easily and we all ordered wine! Their white house wine had an off yellow color which made me question it a little. It was more carbonated than usual and had more of a beer-​feel to it. Still good for house wine though! Most of us ordered pizzas. Stupid me, I ordered a pepperoni pizza thinking I was gonna get «pepperoni» slices. Instead I got a pizza with red bell peppers lol. It was still pretty good, regardless. The portions were huge and I didn’t finish my pizza but the waiter was kind enough to pack it for us to go! I also tried their ham pizza which was pretty good also. The pesto pizza is basically pesto and cheese. These pizza were pretty basic compared to what I’m used to in America. But I guess that’s because it is legit Italian styled pizza. After that the people next to us bought a pitcher of white wine for us and we got a little buzzed from it! Overall it was a good first dinner, but since I didn’t know Italian it was hard to communicate with our waiter!

Yes!!! Loved this place. We had COLD beer, salads and focaccia. The food was delicious and fresh. They have misters outside to cool you off but we sat inside in the lovely AC. Servers were friendly and helpful.
And, eating a lovely salad was perfect for the hot summer day. We did see other plated food and everything looked delicious.
I recommend this place!!!

My son is pretty picky about pasta, but tore into my rigatoni amatriciana instead of his spaghetti. Tasted like Sunday sauce back home. Good salads, service efficient too. Only mistake was that we were served flat water instead of fizzy when requested ‘con gas’.

After days of binging on pasta, bread and pizza a fresh salad was a must! The portions are large and come in a big bowl which is every salad lovers dream. However, they skip on the ingredients. The Pilgrim has apples, walnuts, blueberries, chicken and Brie (delicious combo) but there were very few blueberries and nuts. Maybe four of each. My sisters salad was lacking as well. I believe all salads are under 10 euro so we felt it was an okay deal for the price. Either way it was a refreshing change of pace. The rest of the menu looked great, as well as the food I observed people eating in the restaurant. They have a large variety of pastas, pizzas and vegetarian options.

After having nearly eaten and drank myself into an endless sleep the day prior, it was nearly 3pm before I had any desire for food.
Having gone for an aimless walk that afternoon, I stumbled upon this place as I began to regain my appetite. When I laid eyes upon this place, I was a little in awe because it had been a while since I had seen such an extensive list of salads. As a mostly vegetarian, it was a refreshing change from what I had been seeing on most menus (not that I’m complaining or anything: I was in Italy, after all).
I was alone and seated right away. My server was pleasant and service was rather quick (not surprising for a place that mainly serves salad, I suppose). I had one of their «Insalata Ricca» options (I believe there were 3) — I chose the most veggie heavy among them.
When I received my salad I could not believe how large it was, but decided to go for it since I hadn’t really eaten all day. My only true issue with the salad was the amount of cheese in it, but it was fairly easy to eat around, so not a big deal. Overall it was a decent salad: nothing special, but a nice break from the usual.

This place was recommended by the guy at our hostel’s front desk as a great place to get dinner for a reasonable price, and with a good view.
If you’re against loud, noisy atmospheres, then go home and stay out of Rome, but if you’re into the ambiance of the city, then L’insalata Ricca is a good jumping off point to immerse you in the culture.
Though it is packed full of tourists, as most places in the city are, the servers are all from Italy, very knowledgeable of the menu and are willing to help when they can… but that being said, they are also waiting on eighteen tables a piece and speak very little english at times.
The menu is in english, pretty much
Get your water with or without gas
The soda is not on tap, but served in the can
The gnocchi was ridiculously good
The salad was overpriced so I didn’t try it
Next time try going to the farmer’s market to buy your owl Italian bits and pieces and cook at your place– then you’ll really know what it’s like to be Italian.
YAY!

I don’t know what it is but I truly enjoy L’insalata ricca. This place serves everything from steak and chicken, to pizzas and pastas. What they’re known for, however, is their salads. There’s well over twenty different types of salads on the menu, and while I’m no where close to having tried them all, I can tell you about the ones I have tasted. My favorite salad hands down is the chicken salad. Over a bed of crisp lettuce and arugula is served grilled chicken, potatoes, raisins, celery, and carrots. Dressed with a little bit of olive oil and salt this is a tasty and light meal you’re sure to enjoy. Each salad is served with a plate of fresh bread slices dusted with salt and herbs.
The servers are friendly and all the salads are below ten euro. Check this place out if you’re in the area!