Il Grottino In Castelnuovo di porto

14/06/2025: We spent our most wonderful Roman evening here. The service, food, and ambiance were 🙌

23/05/2025: The food was excellent—best carbonara I’ve ever had and the pelle del nonno for dessert was really interesting and delicious. I’m docking a point here because I got scolded upon entering for not wearing long pants. To be clear—this restaurant is very nice and deserves a nice outfit, but after a long day of walking around in the heat I mistakenly assumed kakhi shorts would be acceptable. I knew nothing about the restaurant and tried to research if there was a dress code in advance. There is absolutely zero information about a dress code, anywhere. Not in the website, not in reviews from other customers, not in information section in google maps, nothing. So how on earth am I supposed to know this unwritten rule? PLEASE PUT DRESS CODE INFORMATION ON YOUR WEBSITE, OR LITERALLY ANYWHERE IF IT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU. I spent the entire meal feeling uncomfortable because I broke a rule that I had no way to know existed before stepping through the door. So to any stray Internet traveler researching this place as I did: This restaurant has a dress code! Long pants are required, and I’d recommend at least a nice shirt as well.