Da Fortunato al Pantheon In Roma

Delicious meal, food came quick, good portions. Giuseppe Pantheon our server was v efficient. Tiramisu amazing

Standard food Good service More can be done

You can't come to Rome without passing by Fortunato. Time seems to have stopped. The waiters are very polite, helpful and willingly tell you the many anecdotes of this historic restaurant. Just stop in front of the numerous photos of stars and be a little curious. And for eating. Absolutely the cacio e pepe pasta, the artichokes, the fried foods, the carbonara... in short, everything strictly Roman.

Super REAL restaurant, don't be fooled by the "tourist" location. Very high quality and TOP service - André is a guarantee.

The ambiance was very nice and you can smell the delicious food being prepared. We started out with the seafood cappaccio, which was light delicate and full of flavor. We then tried two different lobster dishes that the waiter recommended. Both were prepared well and flavorful. The tiramisu was delicious. This place was a bit on the pricey side but still a good experience.

Pino is an exquisite and professional person, able to create a welcoming atmosphere, all his advice on food hit the mark 🎯 Good wines, tasty food, service 🔝

Servizio simpatico e cortese in un ambiente tradizionale della cucina romana. I piatti tutti ben cucinati con buone materie prime. Il conto corretto per il livello del locale

Dariano is the greatest waiter. The food here is phenomenal!!!

Un eccellente ristorante. Ambiente di un tempo passato, dove il cliente è coccolato come un bambino/a. Bella clientela, signorilità e cura dei particolari rendono questa storica location una chicca nel caos odierno, un tuffo nel passato. Il cibo è ottimo il bere da varie rinnomate cantine. Pulizia e il servizio di sala professionale e rapido come si conviene, sempre presenti mai invadenti. Prezzi alquanto elevati, ma ne vale la pena, siamo nel centro di Roma e della Cristianità. Struttura molto consigliata agli amanti del bello e del buono. Gennaio 2024.

We must have walked past this restaurant hundreds of times. The reason why we haven’t eaten here is simple – we tend to visit places listed in our Italian food guide. Why that changed is also simple. We are not (ahem) “in the full flush of youth” and as such, don’t like eating late. Da Fortuno is one establishment that advertises all day opening - and actually is. Unlike some establishments we visited, whose website opening times were pure fiction. Walking past, the food at least looked pretty good. The tables had classic white tablecloths, (always a good sign) and the staff in the smart white coats so popular in old-style Italian restaurants. It was very hot outside, so we had a table indoors which was both cool and extremely comfortable. The food on our first visit was wonderful. The three starters of Mozzarella, (shared), a superb Vitello Tonnato and one of the best fried Calamari, (with anchovies) I have tasted. It was so good that my wife and I had it on the next visit. For the mains, we had a fairly standard Fettucine with Ragu and an excellent Spaghetti Vongole. The star was the Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe. This is the trickiest of the three Roman classics to get right. Look at any recipe and you think, “How hard is that”? It’s very, very hard to get that cheesy creaminess and this was simply perfect. Possibly the best I’ve ever had and no touristy “fireworks” by having it served from a cheese wheel. Just, simple, excellent, pasta perfection. A Saltimbocca was also given the “thumbs-up”. Desserts of a Ricotta Cake and a stunning Tiramisu deserve full marks. Our second visit was just me and my wife and, as I said, we started by sharing the large plate of Calamari and Anchovies – excellent. We were both craving a bit of red meat, so I chose the Beef Fillet with Green Pepper Sauce and my wife had the Entrecote Steak with roast potato. We also ordered a side of fried Porcini (which we spotted in a display on the way in). My steak was not cooked as requested but luckily, I’m not too bothered by my meat being underdone. Quite a lot of the “juices” bled into the pepper sauce (which was excellent by the way). If I were squeamish, that level of “rare” was pure “Send it back” territory. My wife’s Entrecote was a little better and was of a considerable size. Way bigger than the advertised 300gr but a lot of that extra weight was fat. The worst crime was how the porcini was served, being way too oily. All funghi have a propensity for absorbing a lot of the cooking medium and those “meaty” porcini slices had done just that. Not particularly pleasant. As for drinks, the bottle of Primitivo we had on our first visit was excellent and fairly priced. The Cesanese we had on our second visit was even better. Service was polite and impeccable. On the basis of visit number one I’d say it’s a five star place but a point (at least) was deducted for the failings of the second. There are lots of photographs of "celebrity" diners from previous years - if you're impressed by that kind of thing. I think we will return on our next trip to Rome.