Cremeria Monteforte

Two days into our Rome holiday, I realised we hadn’t had any gelato. Walking past the Pantheon and spotting Cremeria Monteforte was almost like a lightbulb moment!
Service was friendly enough and super speedy; being situated in such a popular tourist destination, I’m sure they’re used to their queues and having to feed many ice cream hungry visitors! You order and are served at the large ice cream counter then pay the gentleman at the till near the exit.
Split into sorbets and gelato, the flavour options can be a tad overwhelming. However, the combination of not having had any gelato yet and always being in a slightly indulgent mood, I was quickly attracted by the chocolate flavours.
The dark chocolate was a spectacularly dark shade (if a bit fake) but it was the Nutella and praline flavours that ended up in my cup. The other half had the mint chocolate chip, his favourite, and we spent a happy time sat at the fountain opposite the Pantheon with our scoops.
Well priced considering how much ice cream can be marked up, they offer a range of cones and sizes, plus hot chocolate during the colder months.

Juste à côté du Panthéon se trouve ce petit glacier, en apparence rien de vraiment extraordinaire, un comptoir avec les différents parfums proposé et à droite l’espace caisse, rien de foufou côté déco, ni rien.
Mais alors, je né vous raconte pas le délice que sont ces glaces !!!
Elles sont toutes faites maison et sont très crémeuses. Les parfums sont classiques, vous né trouverez pas de goût kinder bueno, nutella, ou autres, ici on fait dans les basiques et ce n’est pas plus mal.
J’ai choisi mousse au chocolat et pistache, je n’ai pas de mot pour le décrire, c’était tout simplement la meilleure glacé de ma vie. Le parfum mousse au chocolat est juste une TUERIE, tellement une tuerie, que j’en ai recommander un petit pot après avoir terminé ma glacé. Ce qui a beaucoup fait sourire le gérant :)
De mémoiré la boule de glacé coûte 2,50 € donc autant né pas se priver. Si vous passez par là, faites moi plaisir et goûtez ce parfum mousse au chocolat et dites moi ce que vous en avez pensé ;)

In a city full of gelato, this is a mediocre example. The chocolate tasted artificially flavored. Go elsewhere.

The best gelato we had in Rome, including from Giolotto, which is so popular. This place has fewer flavors, but that’s good because they are made FRESH by the modest owner every day… oh!!! Delicious, creamy, full of flavor… the best!!! This is what people mean when they talk about gelato in Italy… heaven! Go there! Enjoy!

Samples! Smiles! Selfie friendly! Two scoops of amazing chocolate with a chocolate dipped sugar cone for less than 5 euros… awesome. God bless Italy.

Awesome! If you get the large cone, be ready to share. It’s huge!
Great variety of flavors with quick service, just purchase what size you’d like and then pass the ticket (receipt) to the server. Then fall in love.
We had quite a few cones around the city, this one was one of the best.

OK we have visited Rome for three summers and this is one of the best Gelaterias in Roma — To the right of the Pantheon as you face it. We visited this store daily. The fig is fantastic. Mango and chocolate mouse are also up there. The portions for the small (piccolo) are still a good size. The store is small but the service is fast.

3.5 Stars
Our local guide recommended this place to us after we came out of the Pantheon.
We already had gelato earlier that day too!
While in Italy, we had gelato everyday, twice a day (Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Sorrento)! So by the end of the trip, my husband and I felt like we were experts after so many gelato tastings!
Anyway, this place was just okay. There wasn’t that explosion of flavor we had expected after our guide had talked so highly of this place. It was actually a little bland. The consistency wasn’t as dense as I like it either. Then again, it was better than anything I’ve had in California, but my review is in Italian standards.
If you are by the Trevi Fountain, to the left of it (on the corner) is a place that has awesome gelato! I liked that place a lot better. It’s next to a pizza place. (Although the pizza place sells gelato too…)
But either way, you can’t beat your surroundings! When in Rome… :)

Make a left out the Pantheon and some of the best dessert ever! 1 of my professors took us there and people were going back for 2nds. Gelato/​icecream without the milk, YES… nobody has to «go for a walk» lol. This stuff makes you stop in your tracks, why all 40 of us sat on the wall next to the Pantheon. They are at a prime location, too! I think I can live in Rome just for treats like this, and 1 € cappuccino. If you’re in ROMA check this place out and the dome of the Pantheon both AWESOME!!!

A good cremeria, specialized in creams and soft ice creams, which are very good and tasty. The zabaione semifreddo is simply awesome!