Da Benito e Gilberto

Fantastic seafood restaurant run by an absolutely lovely family! Quality food and service. Felt both down-to-earth and upmarket at the same time. We had the tasting menu which was a great assortment of antipasti, primi, segundi and desserts. We couldn’t believe the food kept coming! Make sure to reserve a table, or try your luck for a 7pm seating as a walk-in but don’t hold your breath!

Best meal we've had so far in Rome. Seafood-centric place with excellent pasta and a nice fried fish and calamari player which we shared. Not cheap but worth it. We we were only non Italians there, but the hostess spoke good English.

A little bistro with the worst vongole pasta we have ever tasted in this world. Very dry and tasteless, and I'm not sure about the quality of the seafood used on our plate, but it’s definitely a “faute professionnelle” for an Italian restaurant.

Best meal I had in Rome. Amazing food and wine! Really friendly and accommodating staff too

The most fresh and delicious seafood based dishes!! Everyone was so kind and welcoming! Make sure to make a reservation for guaranteed spot, but it seemed they might be able to take walk ins. Literally, from the seafood carpaccio to fristo misto, everything was incredible!! It’s close to Vatican City!

Da Benito e Gilberto is probably the best Italian restaurant in Rome. Amazing! Just fyi, it is family owned and the majority of those who dine there is Italian. Though the server did not speak much English, one of the workers did. I think she was either the manager or hostess. Either way, I was so pleasantly surprised by this place. We did not have a reservation so they took our name and gave us a time to come back. We walked around the area for a bit then returned. They were so friendly and the food was out of this world amazing! The seafood is so fresh, better than anything I’ve had in North America. We had the clams and muscles in a garlic white wine sauce which was fantastic! The sauce was so good I could eat it like a soup!!!!!! Then I had the sardine stuffed pasta, which the lady said was her favorite and a side salad. The lettuce is unlike anything I’ve had in the US. It’s so flavorful and good and the tomatoes are garden fresh. So sweet and juicy and amazing! Then for desert they were out of the one I had initially picked, so the server recommended this little cake. This was my birthday dinner and boy was I impressed. The cake was like this little soufflé. It was so hot and sweetly fragrant. When I used my baby spoon to cut into it, it was like a lava cake only better than anything I’ve ever had. The cake part was really good. Not too sweet or anything. It was the right amount of everything, really. Not too dry or overcooked. Perfection. Truly. It had just the slightest caramelized texture on the outside, but soft and delicious at the same time. Inside, a hot sort of custard spilled out once I cut through it. Together was magic! I’ve never had anything like it!!!! I could eat there again anytime and be absolutely happy. My husband had the lobster pasta and was really pleased, then for dessert, he got the coffee gelato which was also amazing.

After visiting the Vatican we needed a good place to eat for lunch and stumbled on this lovely seafood restaurant. We didn’t have a reservation but they found us a table outside. The setting was nice and the service was lovely with Valentina explaining the menu in her perfect English. The Calamari, salmon tartare, bruschetta with tomato, oyster and clams were fantastic, but the raw shrimp and prawns was a real highlight. For mains: The Spaghetti Vongole, Short pasta and prawns were delicious. The lobster linguine was definitely worth the extra. Portions were perfect size, not too big but enough. I had 2 glasses of wine. Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc. Both were very nice and a good compliment to the food. For dessert: Valentine proudly told us all were homemade. Tiramisu was excellent. The Panna cotta with Chocolate was lovely soft and creamy. Overall we were really happy we found this restaurant. A definite if you are a seafood fan.

Wanted a break from pasta so we stopped by this family owned seafood Restaurant. Indoor and outdoor dining, no reservations required. Slow service but seemed low staffed. Food slow to come out, even drinks and wine refills. We had the grilled seafood platter for 2. For 70 Euro we expected much more. We spent far less for a steak dinner (see reviews). It was grilled nicely and fried well but expected more for that price. It doesn't include sides so that's another charge. Came out feeling like an over sell of a meal. Not going back. Meh