Antica Trattoria da Carlone

This was the culinary highlight of our 3 days in Rome (and we had some very good food in Rome). It’s off the beaten path but not far from the hustle and bustle of the rest of Trastevere. We came here on the recommendation of my partner’s uncle who lives in Milan and eats here whenever he’s in Rome. We had the carbonara and the amatriciana and both were fabulous. We will definitely be back when we’re in Rome next.

There was no table available and they told us to wait until any table will become free. And right after that they checked in three couples, and two of them did not reserved any table. We tried to remind the staff about us, but they have completely ignored us. Worst service in Rome

Best pasta I’ve had in my life! Though many recommended carbonara, I heard A la gricia is a roman specialty. Definitely go for this one! Carbonara was good but not out of this world.

We were rudely turned away with sour looks and hand gestures — even though they were still open with a few open tables. Don’t bother. We left feeling confused and embarrassed.
When we first arrived I searched for the hostess to ask for a table. She immediately gave me an oddly freaked out look (like ‘why are you talking to me?!’) and went into the kitchen to get someone. A man wearing an apron came out looking crazy annoyed. He immediately began kept shooing me away with his hand while quickly walking me to the door. ‘Full! Full!’ he kept saying.
Upon writing this review, I checked and unfortunately have to agree with the few negative reviews posted. This feels like a place especially for locals, with no regard or welcome for non locals.

Je recommande fortement cette adresse fréquentée autant par des touristes que des locaux. Mieux vaut réserver si vous voulez manger dehors. Les plats de pâtes sont énormes et délicieux (carbo assez poivrée attention) et le personnel est très serviable.
Enfin, les prix sont très corrects.

Amazing classic Roman pasta with an atmosphere to match. Had the pasta all gricia, and was a huge, delicious portion.

Ce petit restaurant nous avait été chaudement recommandé et pour cause il est considéré par les romains comme l’endroit où l’on trouve les meilleurs spaghetti alla carbonara de tout Rome donc il était évident qu’on allait y manger. Il se trouve dans le quartier de la Trastevere mais un peu à l’écart. Lorsqu’on arrive il y a une petite terrasse juste super mignonne et très fleurie. On a eu de la chance il né restait qu’une seule table à l’extérieur à laquelle s’installer, toutes les autres étaient déjà réservées.
Pour ma part évidemment ce sera des spaghetti alla carbonara et pour mon acolyte des rigatoni alla matriciana. Le service est assez rapide malheureusement quand les plats arrivent le mien est beaucoup mais alors beaucoup trop poivré. J’ai la bouche en feu dès la première bouchée, bon j’ai le palet assez sensible donc pour le coup c’est de ma faute j’aurai du préciser du coup changement d’assiette entre nous 2. Les spaghettis étaient apparemment délicieuses mais très très poivrés et pourtant mon amie adore manger épicé donc si vous êtes sensible précisez directement «sans poivre»!
Pour ma part les rigatoni étaient juste divines… vraiment j’ai même hésité à en reprendre une autre assiette.
Les prix sont très raisonnables et ici on né vous fait pas payer les couverts car ce n’est vraiment pas un restaurant «attrape-​touriste» mais bel et bien un restaurant typique. Personnel super sympa et très serviable.

Unilocalers, you really led me astray on this one. I feel like I wasted a very precious night on this place, in this city of wonderful food.
After learning that Trastevere held so many great places for dining, and seeing an overwhelming number of 4+ star reviews of eateries in the neighborhood, my husband and I chose Antica Carlone at random. This place was disappointing from the moment we walked in and we should have listened to our instinct to leave. I’m writing this review from a bar down the street where I’m trying to drown my sorrows or at least get some of this off my chest.
The service was horrible. We were obviously not welcome, and this became even more apparent when we were repeatedly ignored at every opportunity. We placed our order and waited patiently for an hour and a half to get our dinner while we watched the locals around us receiving their orders well before us despite arriving well after us. Side notes: another giveaway should have been the limited menu, half of which indicated that it was food that had been frozen. We chose the spaghetti carbonara and the ravioli alla pomodoro, which were two of the not-​frozen menu items. The ravioli had absolutely no flavor and the carbonara was mediocre at best. We tried to stomach it but ended up just asking for the check and leaving. We paid just short of 60 euros for this retched experience.
Oh, and during the hour and a half of wait, we were pummeled by annoying street merchants trying to sell us crappy souvenirs.
Please take my word for it and don’t go to this place, unless you’re a local because that’s obviously the only people they want to serve. Instead, do yourself a favor and go to Da Enzo down the street, where we ate the previous night and had a wonderful meal. It’s worth the wait, and there are several places to get a drink while waiting.

Good food and variety. Wait staff very friendly. Off the beaten path with lots of locals dinning in. Go early or call and make a reservation.

Abosolutely an amazing find! Spaghetti Carbonara was to die for but can be shared. First time here and will definitely come back.
Lovely setting! Enjoy the weather.

As previously stated the Carbonara is the Best in Rome. The pasta is cooked perfectly and the pancetta is bountiful. The Coda (oxtail) Roman Style was fall off the bone tender and delicious. We had the requisite fried artichokes. The house wine here is homemade and drinks really good. Finally, I dont usually order dessert because prefer to walk and sample someplace else, but the dolce here were to good to pass up. My nephew had the Tiramisu and i had a ricotta cheese and berry tort that was incredible. The portions her are Large, they even serve platters of pasta for sharing. Trestavere is a gold mine of Great Eats and Da Carlone is the Mother Lode.

A little disappointed in this place. My ravioli were amazing but my husbands gnocchi were bland and boring and the carciofi were overcooked and almost totally unseasoned. Service was also lackluster, even by Italian standards.

Be sure to make reservations or be greeted extremely rudely and turned away even if no one is there. We showed up 20 minutes after they opened and there was only one table being served. I’m not sure if they had a problem with Americans or what it was but they were extremely rude and would not let us have a table. They said there was no private party or anything but they had a few reservations for later that night. They wouldn’t even let us drink a cocktail inside with an appetizer when it was completely empty minus the one table.

This place is great! Best carbonara and delicious food in general. House wine is affordable, tasty, and has a nice kick. Terrific service, Marco is wonderful! Will definitely return over and over again :)

Food excellent and good prices for quality and quantity. Three of us had pasta and ½ liter of house wine and bill came to 33 euros including 12% service fee. We went away fully sated.

Absolutely amazing! The absolute best carbonara that I have ever had. Totally worth the taxi ride to visit if you are not staying close by. I had excellent food while visiting but this was the best by far!

Delishous meal here! I had the gnocchi. The food was great. The waiter was extremely sweet. Great service and great food. Would recommend this restaurant I everyone! They’re known for the carbonara.

I highly recommend coming here to have the spaghetti carbonara! Rome is known for carbonara and Antica Trattoria Don Corlone’s is excellent. I noticed the carbonara was ordered at nearly every other table as well so it really does seem to be a favorite at this restaurant. You get a big serving of fresh al dente spaghetti and the carbonara sauce is rich and flavorful. The house red wine we had with our meal was nice compliment and for dessert we had the tiramisu which was also really good. They speak English here so don’t be afraid to come if you don’t speak Italian.

Ate here on our honeymoon after receiving a tip that this place has the best carbonara in Roma. We were not led astray! After we ordered, we could hear the hand crank in the kitchen churning out fresh pasta. When it arrived, it was an awesome shade of yellow, rich with egginess (I suspect they used only or mostly yolk), and contained ample and huge chunks of pacetta. Despite the fact that this was a primi, it could have easily been two meals for one person. Given that we had skipped lunch, however, we split this and one secondi. The pasta was hugely rich and yet light at the same time — I have no idea how they did it, but despite the rich and complex flavors, it did not feel like eating something remarkably heavy.
They also make their own house wine, which was great (although in Italy, the house wine everywhere is great). We finished off the meal with panna cotta topped with mixed berries, which again was very rich yet somehow light.
This place is a truly authentic family-​run gem located off the beaten path on a little side-​street in the Trastevere. If you’re looking for a real deal local restaurant — where the servers are all related to each other, know most of the patrons that come in, and don’t speak a word of English — that cooks traditional and awesome food, go here. It may (read: will) ruin you for all other carbonara, but you won’t be sorry that it did.

Freundlicher Service, gutes Essen! Eingelegtes gegrilltes Gemüse als Vorspeise inkl Focaccia. Meine Begleitung hatte Ravioli mit Spinat und ich Saltimbocca alla Romana mit gerösteten Kartoffeln in Rosmarin und frittierten Artischocken. Alles bestens! Zum Nachtisch hausgemachtes Tiramisu. Die Weinauswahl ist hervorragend, nicht groß aber sorgfältig ausgewählt. Tipp: wie in Italien üblich, müssen Beilagen extra bestellt werden. Wenn nur je ein Gericht genommen wird, sagen das man zusammen essen möchte. Das gilt allerdings für fast alle Gaststätten! Hier explizit ist es schön nicht von aufgesetzter «geschäftstüchtiger» Freundlichkeit erschlagen zu werden, sondern lieber vernünftig und in guter Qualität Service genießen zu können. Uneingeschränkt zu empfehlen!

My family had a really good meal. The ravioli with spinach and cheese with tomato sauce was simple and perfect. My nephew had a pasta dish with a mushroom cream sauce that was fantastic. The best meal so far since I have been in Rome. Friendly service and really good food.

To summarize I would say that the food that this restaurant offers has a really good quality, and everything is homemade which makes it really tasty.
Moreover, the portions are substantial and everything with a reasonable price (30 €/​2 people including coffee and a dessert)
The negative side of this restaurant the outside part, it seems really old and shabby. Is not until you get in, that the warmth and the tasty essence makes you change your opinion.

The food was very good. Service was so-​so. The main complaint was no oil with bread. The waiter enjoyed my Italian. He even gave me a smile for at least trying. My hubby not so much. He continued to order in English. But the waiter spoke good English.
I ordered the linguini di frutti mare. The noodles and sauce were delicious. It’s served with calamari and mussels (no shell just meat). My hubby had lasagna but it was not a solid dish. The noodles were all over the place and the sauce tasted like chef boiardi… The wine selection is smaller than most. You can choose ½ bottle or full bottle, not by the glass.

C’est simple, bon et sans chichis, comme le patron. une adresse difficile à trouver, mais tout se mérite ! on est loin des sentiers battus et des attrape-​touristes. De la vraie cuisine romaine, copieuse et gouteuse. Que du bonheur. Il faut essayer les pâtes aux courgettes ou/​et celles au ragout.
L’idéal y aller entre amis, prendre plusieurs plats à partager et tout gouter !!!