Osteria del Cavaliere

We called to get an early (for Rome) dinner reservation at 8pm and arrived late. at the time the restaurant was not busy so i thought i had made the reservation for no good reason, however, within 20 minutes, it was packed, on a Monday night! Intimate and homey, this place felt as authentic as it can get in Rome. Our server was super sweet and we were never rushed as we enjoyed our absolutely delicious meal, and then our bottle of wine before ordering the most amazing dessert of our lives. I cannot recommend this place enough! perfect for a romantic dinner.

I will be dreaming about the gnocchi I ate here for years to come. I found this restaurant when browsing Trip Advisor for places to eat near our hotel (take note: it’s about a 10 minute walk from the Holiday Inn San Giovanni) and I am so, SO glad I did.
My friend and I came here on our last night in Rome. We split an order of mozzarella & ham as an appetizer and each ordered an individual pasta dish. My friend ordered gnocchi with smoked salmon and spinach; I ordered gnocchi in a cream/​cheese sauce that was absolutely heavenly. My only regret is being too full to order one of the second courses. I did make room for dessert, though, which was just as amazing as the pasta. We opted for the ricotta cheesecake with biscotti crust. This was more of a deconstructed cheesecake than a traditional one: it comes served in a cup, rather than a slice, and it was mindblowingly delicious. I am not typically much of a ricotta fan, but when it’s an ingredient in cheesecake… My GOD this was good. We also split a bottle of house wine, and the bill still only came out to € 43, which I found to be ridiculously affordable for such high quality, amazing food.
Service was very polite, attentive, and accommodating. They were more than happy to speak English which was appreciated since I speak very little Italian. Be sure to show up early or make reservations– it’s a small restaurant and this place fills up fast! We arrived 30 minutes after they opened and were lucky enough to snag one of two unreserved tables. I hope to be back in Rome sooner rather than later, and this will be at the top of my list to return to!

Lucked out getting the last table for 4 for a 10pm seating in this cozy neighborhood restaurant. Serena was our waitress with her mother and sister also taking care of the front of the house in a «caring «way. I let Serena know that I only spoke English and she told us she would help us if we had any questions.
Started with a mixed antipasti plater with meats, cheeses and baked items. Everything was tasty and enjoyed. Followed with the gnocchi with a smoked salmon sauce and a pasta with beef cheeks in a cream based sauce. Both were well presented with outstanding textures and flavors.
Our next shared dishes was a grilled beef dish with a red wine and mushroom sauce and a mixed grill plater of meats consisting of several types. All these dishes were enjoyed with the house red wine.
This restaurant is a gem. Enjoyed everything during the 2 hour meal. Don’t forget to save room for desserts.
This restaurant does it right and seems to have a loyal client base. I would recommend that you make a reservation for a Friday or Saturday night. Great dining at a very reasonable price. Thank you Serena and to others for a wonderful evening.

Absolutely amazing experience here. My girlfriend and I went there for my first meal in Rome. Our host Serena was very kind and spoke English very well. More then half of the time that we spent in the restaurant we with her talking about places to go in Rome as well as helping my girlfriend conjugate different Italian words.
I very highly recommend going here

This restaurant was great. Reasonable prices and delicious food! I went with my family and we all shared. The pasta is freshly made and was so good. Would highly recommend!

Osteria del Cavaliere is small, family-​run establishment that has a lotta heart. My friend and I decided to eat here as our last meal in Italy together and it was an excellent choice! We shared the cavaliere pasta (creamy) and the sliced steak. Both were YUM and a great pairing. We also enjoyed a berry tiramisu and that was just as delightful. 5 stars for a great meal and friendly service!

Omg. In my European trip alone, I have gone to Florence, Millan, Venice & Rome and I have to say this is the BEST food I have ate in ALL of Italy. The food is delicious. My family and I ate there and decided to order 3 different types of pasta (When in Rome, am I right?) & all 3 had so much flavor, came out piping hot, were homemade and most importantly, all the pasta was made from SCRATCH. And you could taste exactly that.
I’m unsure of the names of dishes we had but I’ll try my best to describe them. The pasta I ordered (which was the BEST in my opinion, but the other 2 were AMAZING as well) was the Potato Gnocchi with smoked salmon. I recommend this dish to anyone that goes. The presentation was also A+ as well.
I’ll post a picture of one of the other pastas we ate and the other one, well I have no clue what it was named but according to the waitress, it is their most popular pasta dish and it also is the first one on the menu.
At the end, we were stuffed but decided on getting a dessert. HOLY SMOKES. This thing was HEAVENLY. I’m unsure what it was called again, but the waitress described at as their spin on cheesecake with biscotti and warm caramel. It’s not in the form of the American cheesecake we eat back home. It’s served in a cup, parfait style. UGHHHHHHH AMAZING. You HAVE to try this if they have it, TRUST ME on this.
Next time I come to Italy, I plan to come back and have dinner here once again!

Wow! Unreal place highly recommend this place to any one and everyone that is in the area, best time we had friendly family oriented place ! Ciao

So glad we found this restaurant and it was walking distance from our hotel. Run by such nice people and the food was excellent. The homemade pastas are to die for, as is the tiramisu. Prices are super reasonable for the quality of food and service delivered. Great finale to our visit in Rome. Highly recommended.

This place is absolutely fantastic! I had 2 of the best meals I’ve ever had in my life while dining at Osteria del Cavaliere.
I found this place because the friend I was visiting happens to live in the apartment building attached to the restaurant (lucky her!).
It doesn’t look like much from the outside, and is closed up until 7:30 each night. But once inside, it’s very cute and not very large. They fill up every night, so you will have to make a reservation to ensure you are able to dine. They turn away walk ins!
Everything we had was amazing! The owner floats around the room, while his daughters are the servers and his wife is the chef. Most everything is handmade and cooked to perfection. The sliced filets we shared (one night with mushrooms, the next night with green peppercorns) were the perfect temperature, tender and juicy. Both pastas we enjoyed were delicious as well, and the plate of vegetables we had with our steak was huge!
This place is not in the city center, so it’s more of a locals restaurant. More reason to find it!
Trust me, you will not regret it!

This is the type of place you just know is authentic upon walking in.
Sleek, modern atmosphere and run by a very nice family.
The way it works is you basically tell the waitress what you like and what you dont like and then she brings out dishes based on your preferences.
For an app we got a meat/​mozz/​crustini/​various spreads platter. Wow, just wow. The spreads were full of bold, unique flavors like tuna and onion, mushroom, and grilled vegetable. They were all unexpected and delicious. The meat and cheese were extremely fresh and the bread was crispy, warm and soft all at the same time.
The waitress was a doll and looks exactly like marisa tomei lol.
For our second course we were brought out a pasta duo of pasta with a red sauce and one with some type of primavera sauce and black pepper. Both were out of this world.
As our third course we got grilled lamb with vegetables. Very juicy and delicious.
However, the best, most unforgettable part of the meal was the dessert! I got dark chocolate cake with pears. There are just no words to describe this dessert. It melted in your mouth between the sweetness of the chocolate really offset the tartness of the pears. It was amazing.