La Pentolaccia

Wonderful Christmas Eve dinner. Good food, excellent service, great ambiance. We will be back. We have come here for several years now and the welcome is always tremendous.

Quite bad. Told them I had food allergies before even entering the restaurant and the host hurried us in and said it was no problem. I have gotten some amazing food in Rome that chefs have made specially to accommodate my diet, but this isn't one of those places. They asked if I would like a nice tomato sauce with fresh tomatoes and fresh, house-made pasta - to which I replied, 'yes.' What I got was boxed pasta mixed with cherry tomatoes that were cut in half and sauteed in olive oil... that's it. Was very bland and they charged me the full price (12€) as my fellow diners (who had meat meals). We also ordered creme brule - it was dreadful. Had to send it back when it first arrived because they hadn't actually cooked the top - lots of uncooked sugar on top - and when it came back it was burned. We just resolved to eat it (removed the top) but the custard tasted strongly of eggs and was quite bad, so none of us finished it. They also semed far more interested in drawing new patrons into the restaurant than catering to their current diners, so it took forever to get a server to help you or get you your bill. I suggest avoiding this establishment.