Tempio di Bacco

This place was recommended to us by our hotel, the lovely Westin Excelsior. However, this was the first and last recommendation we took from them.
At first, the owner, a gruff-​looking, aggressive but somewhat charming owner seemed gracious. He recommended a few things and we ended up ordering a Caprese Salad, Pasta Vignole, and Pasta D’ameratisce.
The caprese was good but basic.
The pasta we ordered was al dente (I.e. hard and chewy), which was fine. But it lacked adequate meat and was way too salty.
I would have given this place a higher rating except for two things:
We committed what was probably considered a faux pas and asked for butter for our bread. The servers and the aforementioned owner spoke about us ordering butter in Italian and had a good laugh about it. Maybe it’s because I have manners, but couldn’t they laugh about it in the back and not three feet (literally) from our table? The server continued to make jokes about the butter throughout our meal. I mean, considering the basic, salty meals they offer, I’m not sure why they were so bothered – and felt the need to laugh at us throughout the lunch – because of the butter request.
The second issue was the owner, the server, and their friends (approximately six men total), who were neither eating there nor appeared to work there, had a very loud and animated conversation right in front of us (again, about three feet from our table). They stood in a row, which made us feel like they were watching us eat. Any restaurant that doesn’t recognize the lack of professionalism in that is a restaurant I absolutely cannot recommend.
When we left, not a word from the owner or anyone. They were too busy having that loud and animated conversation.
Considering the plethora of other delicious food choices in Rome, choose something other than this place.

Typical Italian restaurant, with nothing extraordinary, but quality food.
Nice and kind waiters, joking all the time and smiling.
If you order pasta with seafood or risotto — you won’t find much of seafood there, just few shrimps were in ours. That’s the only thing I didn’t like. But according to their prices they couldn’t put more in there.
Desserts were good.
Most of the clients are tourists, a lot of Americans. No wonder– there is a ton of hotels in the area, like Westin etc.
If you are tired, don’t won’t to go anywhere far and not too picky, that’s an option. But considering that you are in Rome– there are a lot of delicious places deserving to be visited more than this one.

Food is a celebration of life in Roma. I was blown away by the culture, service, and certainly the food. At Tempio di Bacco I had samples of the dishes below.
Fettuccine gamberi e zucchine
Pasta cacio e pepe
Tagliolini all’astice
Ravioli ricotta e spinaci
The waiters put on a show and make you feel at home. Do not miss the desserts! I also had some of the lasagna which was perhaps my favorite. This restaurant is open late and has a beautiful outside area! I highly recommend this place!

The Conciser at the Westin Excelsior recommended this to us. We tried it and it was fantastic. They treated us like family and made what we wanted even though it was not on the menu. Our waitress Alexandria was great, and even though we brought our own wine she knows a lot about wine. They corked our bottle for free. A great experience, and the food was very fresh.