Hostaria Dei Bastioni

We wanted good pasta and found it here! We went based on Rick Steve’s recommendation and were very happy with it; the owner is friendly and hard-​working. We had fettuccine with orange tomato cream sauce (sounds strange but it’s delicious), spinach-​stuffed ravioli with walnut sauce, penne with spicy tomato sauce, and spaghetti with pepper & cheese (which had an olive oil sauce not red sauce), tiramisu, caprese, and a bottle of wine – it was all fresh and fantastic. A large group came in while were eating and they seemed to really enjoy their food as well. It was absolutely delicious and we would definitely come back again!

Fantastic lunch after an exhausting morning at the Vatican museum.
We were exhausted and ready to sit and eat anything! Rick Steves had suggested this place, but without much detail, so we weren’t sure what to expect. We sat inside, where we enjoyed the charming view of the open kitchen. We can testify that everything here is made fresh to order! We took the owners recommendations of specials, a fresh ravioli with walnut sauce (omg amazing!) and two off the menu — fettuccine with orange sauce (sounded bizarre but so, so yummy!) and a penne arrabiata that knocked our socks off. The tiramisu for dessert was declared «the only tiramisu I’ve ever really liked» by my husband and «delicious» by the picky teenager who’d never tried tiramisu before :).
Terrific, terrific meal!

Tourist trap.
The tip off is at the corner of Via Sebastiano Veniero and Via Leone IV where two Moroccan men will assault you with flyers for their restaurants. The battle is between Hostaria Dei Bastioni and Antiche Mura. If you are Asian, they will immediately greet you with, «Konnichiwa,» regardless of your ethnic origins.
It’s easy to snicker at the calls but it’s not so easy to shake these people off. They are relentless and really it is harmless marketing, quite comical even. We actually gave in due to exhaustion. The most genuine guy won and it helped that the restaurant was directly across the street. It looked decent enough.
We sat outdoors enjoying the rare warm November sun. Service was quick and we sat next to all the other tourists. Hostaria Dei Bastioni has a special menu for 9 euro pp. Pizza or lasagne or tortellini or spaghetti with salad, drink, and ice cream or fruit salad. We chose the meat lasagne and tortellini with alfredo sauce. Both were surprisingly good. The lasagne was soft and creamy. The tortellini was perfectly al dente and cheesy. Serving portions are small but adequate. Dessert was a joke– the smallest scoop of brick hard frozen ice cream. I wouldn’t even call it gelato.
Frankly, I would have been happier at a pizzeria or some other place. For tourists who are not expecting much except to rest their feet and have food at their convenience, Hostaria Dei Bastioni is fine. If you are a super tourist, you will be ecstatic to know that Hostaria Dei Bastioni is endorsed by Rick Steves. His picture graces the flyer as well as the restaurant. My mother was none but too happy. Rick Steves means 5 stars of course.
I’d pass.
*****
Turistico trappola.
La punta è spento all’angolo di via Sebastiano Veniero e Via Leone IV, dove due uomini marocchini saranno assalto voi con volantini per i loro ristoranti. La battaglia è tra Hostaria Dei Bastioni e le Antiche Mura. Se siete asiatico, saranno immediatamente vi saluto con «Konnichiwa,» indipendentemente dalla origine etnica.
E ‘facile snicker presso le chiamate ma non è così facile per scuotere questa gente fuori. Sono implacabili e in realtà è innocuo di marketing, anche abbastanza comico. Noi in realtà dato in seguito all’esaurimento. Il ragazzo più genuina vinto e ha aiutato che il ristorante era direttamente dall’altra parte della strada. Sembrava abbastanza decente.
Ci siamo seduti all’aperto godendo rara caldo novembre dom Il servizio era veloce e ci siamo seduti accanto a tutti gli altri turisti. Hostaria Dei Bastioni dispone di un menu speciale per 9 euro pp pizza o lasagne o tortellini o gli spaghetti con insalata, bevande, gelati e frutta o insalata. Abbiamo scelto le lasagne e tortellini di carne con salsa di alfredo. Entrambi erano di ottima qualità. Le lasagne era morbido e cremoso. I tortellini era perfettamente al dente e formaggio. Servire porzioni sono piccole ma adeguate. Dessert era uno scherzo, il più piccolo scoop di mattoni duri gelato ghiacciato. Non avrei neppure chiamarlo gelato.
Francamente, sarei stato più felice in una pizzeria o qualche altro posto. Per i turisti che non si aspettano molto, tranne per riposare i piedi e hanno cibo a loro piacimento, Hostaria Dei Bastioni va bene. Se sei un turista super, sarai entusiasta di sapere che Hostaria Dei Bastioni è approvata da Rick Steves. Le sue grazie l’immagine del volantino e il ristorante. Mia madre era nessuno se non troppo felice. Rick Steves significa 5 stelle ovviamente.
Mi piacerebbe passare.