Hostaria al Gladiatore

Decent food but terrible service. Our server Luigi (Luga) was just about the worst server I have encountered. My wife and I were completely ignored while he spent most of his time flirting with a couple of other female customers. We repeatedly had to ask for bread/​water which he never brought so we had to ask another waiter. Then, we asked him for some olive oil and he rolled his eyes and walked to a different table. Again, we had to ask another waiter to bring it for us. We complained to the other waiters about his behavior and he stood in the corner with a smirk on his face, as if enjoying the situation! We have never experienced such horrible service before. We will surely not be returning to this restaurant.

Good lasagna, very nice waiters, caters to tourists, beware of the cover/​sitting fee. Water costs extra also (as usual)

After a hike from Vatican City, it was time for a Limoncello and a Cappuccino while looking out at the Coliseum! There was outdoor seating but we were hot and needed shade. it was early afternoon, so the lunch crowd had cleared. We sat and relaxed and enjoyed our drinks. Then, we ordered some sweet treats. Serie was kind and efficient but in no hurry to get rid of us. Very relaxing!

Mazo, te cobran muy bien por poco servicio, la comida esta rica. Hay mejores opciones en la zona y con buena vista también

The fettucine Alfredo had absolutely no flavor, the lasagna tasted like it was straight out of a chef-​boy-​ardee can, and they charge € 1,50 as a «table charge» claiming everywhere in center of Rome has to pay, even Italians, but it’s not posted anywhere and none of the other 10 restaurants I dined at in center of Rome charged it, save your money, go elsewhere. The only thing going for them is that they are close to the coliseum but it’s overpriced and the food is rubbish. Take your photos of the beautiful masterpiece, but head elsewhere to eat.

The food was really good and it was quite close to the Colloseum. The staff was friendly and spoke English well. Okay, so definitely better than our Italian and put up woth e trying anyway. Even though it was not on the menu, if you asked, they had a gluten free penne pasta. They even made me a gluten free meat sauce, which was quite good. The official taxi stand is right outside the door, and they also had free WiFi. It was good for kids, and it was air conditioned, which after a long day, we really appreciated.

Great location overlooking the Colosseo, outside seating available.
Pizza was good, pasta also. Could have better portion on fried seafood, flavor was ok. Overall good meal in a turist location.

Dined here today only for pizza and coffee.
Coffee was great but $ 4 euro for one cup. Pizza we ordered had spicy salami which was the only tasty thing on it. Pizza was nasty dough seemed almost frozen like sauce and cheese used on it where not very good at all.
Theres a reason they are outside begging you to stop in.

Italian meal in Italy.
I really have nowhere else to compare this place to since I only dined in Rome twice.
From my experience. It was good. We have an array of dishes shared family style. One of my fondest dish was the pesto sauce. It is right by the Colosseum (walking distance, across the street)
Servers were nice and they were able to communicate in English.

Very tourist friendly. Menu was in five different languages. Servers were very hospitable and food was the best Italian food we’ve had while here!