Rimessa Roscioli

Very lovely “bistronomic” lunch on the outdoor terrace of Rimessa Roscioli. The street is not busy at all so the lunch was very quiet and agreeable in that sense (you can focus on the food instead of filtering out the noise of traffic). The service was really really friendly. There is also the option to do a wine tasting while having lunch (the wine menu is quite extensive, so is the cellar downstairs), and we heard the sommelier explaining with a lively enthusiasm the specificities of each wine region in Italy. About our food: the portions were right in size, and extremely tasty, you can feel the quality of the ingredients (virgin olive oil, premium guanchale for the carbonara sauce etc). Would love to repeat for dinner during my next visit to Roma.

It was good, but unfortunately just not as good as we'd hoped. We felt a little ignored on the service side and would have ordered more to drink had anyone come by to check on us

My overall review is that the food was bland and overpriced. The wait staff was incompetent. Do not eat at this restaurant. Please read on for further details. This was by far the worst meal of my trip to Italy. My wife and I spent a week in Italy split between Florence and Rome. While in Florence we were delighted by the wines and truffle menu. On our last night in Italy we wanted to experience a truffle pasta again and were excited by the menu at Rimessa Roscioli. I contacted the restaurant to ensure we would be seated and was given a 6:30 PM reservation. When I arrived promptly at 6:30 PM, the restaurant could not find my reservation and it took a few minutes of conversation with other coworkers to work it out. Unfortunately, we were seated. Bread and olive oil were promptly brought to the table. The focaccia was hard and dry with little flavor. The house bread was soft and also tasteless. The olive oil was not of great quality and so little of the bread and olive oil was eaten. We sat there with our tasteless bread and disappointing olive oil for 30 minutes without anyone asking to take our order. I finally had to get the attention of wait staff (who were not busy). The waitress took our order, which was a la carte as we were not hungry enough for a course meal and we had been told that we needed to be completed with the meal by 8:00 as that is when the next reservation was. My wife and I each ordered a starter and a first course dish. We asked about the wine menu and were told that it was on the QR online menu at the bottom. The waitress said she would be back in 2 minutes to take the wine order. Fast forward 15 minutes and we still had no wine ordered, but our starter dishes arrived. My wife had the beef tartar and I had the scallop tartar. Now, if the food had been amazing, I can be extremely forgiving of slow or even rude staff if the food is spectacular. The food wasn't even good. It was average. The beef tartar meat was tender and soft. The mustard used for the beef tarter had a nice taste and was not too hot. However, the meat was still in rather large chunks as opposed to a refined tartar. The scallop tartar tasted of raw scallops. I would expect as much with such a dish, but I also expect an accompanying flavor to carry the raw scallop. No such flavor was present. A plate of raw scallop. The sliver of good news...the wine finally arrived. This whole experience was already disappointing. We are now 50 minutes into our meal after slowly eating our respective tartar. We sit patiently for another 20 minutes and have not been waited on in any shape or form. No questions of enjoyment or if another glass of wine was required. No second dish either. I finally asked where the food was as we have now been there for over an hour and have each eaten a single starter. The waiter responds that it will be out immediately which translated to 5 minutes later. I was irritated but excited to once again enjoy the delicious flavors of a well prepared truffle pasta. However, this anticipation fell flat on its face when I had my first mouthful of bland tasteless pasta covered in dry truffle. I hoped my wife's sea urchin pasta was not more of the same. It wasn't. It tasted of ocean...and nothing else. The flavor was mild and fluttered away before the first breath after a swallow. Please see pictures for documentation of the unfinished meal. This horrible meal and disgusting service cost me 80 euros. I love delicious food and I don't mind paying a premium for delicious food. This was the opposite. Please avoid at all costs. By far the worst meal in Italy. Ranks in the bottom 5 of my life.

The location is very nice, appetisers and drinks were pretty good. If I have to leave a review for the main course it will be 1 star. We waited too long, the ribs were chewy, the pasta was average and the veggie option had a cheese that was too bitter/sour for the dish. I leave a 4 star here because the waitress Georgia was really really kind, helpful and accommodating. Sometimes the good staff compensates for the bad food :)

Had the 5 course meal with wine pairings and it was one of the most memorable meals I have ever had. Staff was super friendly and did an excellent job explaining the pairings as well as answering any questions. First time eating here and next time I am in Rome, I will be back.

I did the wine tasting experience (recommended by a friend who had been here a couple years ago) and thoroughly enjoyed myself! It was relaxing, informative, and the food and wine were both excellent. I can’t say enough about how good Michala was with her information about the wine (and the food). I would absolutely recommend this to anyone visiting Rome, definitely one of the highlights of my trip!

As a tourist visiting Rome for food and wine, Rimessa Roscioli ended up in our top restaurant visits. We like to dine by ourselves so the group questions and quiz games weren’t really for us, but the passion of the team and the set up of the evening were lovely. Price/quality this is really a lovely night out

This place is a very interesting combination of fine dining/Michelin star type of restaurant with a laid back approach. The food is exquisite and so is the drinks selection. The staff are very helpful, accommodating and extremely friendly. Highly recommended - however you need to book well in advance to get a table.