Taverna Pretoriana In Roma

An inconspicuous, honest restaurant on a side street with really tasty food. Roman classics like spaghetti carbonara taste great. Regional house wine. Prices more than fair. The waiters very nice. After a nice conversation I was greeted with a handshake. Will definitely come back.

Abbiamo pranzato qui con amici ed è stato superbo! Le porzioni erano generose e i piatti preparati con passione. Il menu è esteso e i prezzi sono ragionevoli, rendendo difficile capire le recensioni negative. Come turisti, abbiamo trovato il cibo eccellente e i prezzi molto equi. Altamente consigliato per chiunque visiti Roma!

Taverna Pretoriana is a small family-run restaurant located in a quiet side street ten minutes' walk from Termini train station. The place has both indoor and outdoor dining and the atmosphere is rustic, informal and familiar. The place invites you to love and enjoy food. We are quickly seen by a pleasant older gentleman who welcomes us and presents the menu, as well as takes the drink order. The menu has an Italian touch and is extensive but exciting. Here you can find everything from pasta, pizza to meat, fish and salads. Before we can order anything, the employee brings two plates of a small bruschetta with tomato as a tasty amuse-bouche, which helps to lift the first impression. We chose to order respectively prosciutto e melone for starters, pizza diavola and spaghetti carbonara for main course and tiramisu for dessert. The appetizer was served after a few minutes and had a simple but inviting presentation. The prosciutto was locally produced and tasted excellent. The Galia melon was sweet and went very well with the salty ham. Overall, the dish was a very good start to what was to turn out to be a good meal. The main courses were served shortly after we finished and had a simple rustic presentation, which is typical of Italian cuisine. Pizza Diavola had a thin homemade base, with a tasty tomato sauce, good cheese and three large slices of strong Italian salami. The pizza had clean and good flavors and seemed to be made with love, local and fresh ingredients. The portion of spaghetti carbonara also had a simple presentation with clean and good flavours. The spaghetti was al dente and had a good taste. Cured pork jock was used in the dish instead of ham, which, together with the delicious and tasty cheese, helped top off the experience. The spaghetti carbonara dish was by far one of the best carbonaras I have eaten. The tiramisu that should have helped top off the meal was unfortunately a bit dry and didn't seem quite fresh. However, the taste was very good and the dessert as a whole was very good, almost like an expensive confection. The staff were present throughout the meal and followed up in a pleasant and familiar manner. You almost got the feeling of being part of the family and when the employee shook hands and thanked us for the visit, we were left with the impression that we had created a friendship. You rarely experience Italian passion, love and desire for food. Based on this, we will visit the place again and can strongly recommend it to others. Here you get good, simple, homemade Italian food at its best together with a large dose of love.v

Questo ristorante è una tappa obbligata per chi esplora Roma. Situato vicino alla stazione Termini, ha un fascino vecchio stile che ci ha fatto sentire a casa. Abbiamo gustato un delizioso antipasto e un'arrabbiata piccante la prima sera, seguiti da una pizza perfetta la sera successiva. Il personale cordiale ha reso la nostra esperienza culinaria ancora migliore, apparecchiando tavoli ovunque ci fosse spazio, assicurandosi che nessuno venisse mandato via. Prezzi ottimi per la qualità offerta!

We tried our first pizza in rome at this place and it was late evening just before closing time and they welcomed us and the pizza was delicious… we tried them again at out last day after trying the trending restaurants in rome and by far they’re the best !!! … authentic food and place and reasonable prices… will definitely visit again

It’s my favorite place in Rome ❤️ it literally feels like home. The food is superb and the service couldn’t be any better

We liked their pizza very much, the tomato sauce on the pasta was a little too much, but overall it was good. We were pleased with the service. The price/performance is great.

amazing food! very cheap and tasty.. came back again the next day with a buddy to eat and drink here. the service was amazing and the food is authentic.

This place is lit, highly recommend

We reached Roma close to midnight, and this was the only place close to our hostel and they were nearly closing when we came here but the owner was nice enough to accommodate us and made for us one of the finest Quattro Formaggio's we've had in Roma. Highly Recommended!