Osteria La Gensola

Excellent choice of restaurant, predominantly seafood, but also for typical romantic food “di terra”. I enjoyed the atmosphere typical Trasteverina. Service was good standard everyone was helpful. I would come back again. Try the bottarga antipasto. The place is slightly noisy but probably because of the good wine list that is making people rise the voice level. Good selection also for sweets - dolci.

Osteria La Gensola is a fantastic spot! The service was warm and welcoming from the moment we walked in, and the staff made us feel right at home. The food was simply delicious – every dish was packed with flavor and beautifully presented. The seafood pasta was a standout, but honestly, everything we tried was great. The cozy atmosphere made the experience even better. If you're in Rome and looking for authentic, flavorful Italian food with excellent service, this place is a must-visit!

Highly recommend if you are gluten free. They have a menu that clearly states their GF options. Was able to get delicious gluten free spaghetti carbonara. They also have a gluten free chocolate cake on the menu for dessert and lots of homemade gelatos. Wonderful roman restaurant friendly to the celiac community...as most Italians are!

Had lunch here on a Saturday. The food was incredible and the servers very kind and patient. We got the only open table on the terrace and passed a long happy lunch here. Pasta was delicious (I had the spaghetti allergy condole) and the wine recommendation perfect. Sorry no food pictures, trust me.

Between visits I dream of the deep-fried artichokes (carciofi alla giudìa), superb tiny tuna meatballs in a tomato and smoked provola sauce, and rigatoni coda alla vaccinara at this simple, family-run osteria on a cobbled piazza in Bohemian Trastevere. Seafood arrives daily from the south coast and desserts, including an authentic cassata, come from Sicily twice a week.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - This is an example of a restaurant that specializes in something (mostly seafood) and gets it absolutely right. The appetizers were perfect - carciofi Romano and Punterelle salad. The entrees were delicious - John Dory and Calamari. The staff was knowledgeable and friendly. We went twice on our 5-day trip. Don’t miss it.

We had eaten at La Gensola several times on our last trip to Rome a decade ago and looked forward to going again. This time it was good, not great. We started with the Jewish Artichoke -- very tender but not crispy. Then the Baby Squid (Calamaretti) -- good but not as small as we expected. The Ravioi Spigola was well prepared.. The highlight of the evening was the Swordfish (Spada Limone). Very thin slices which were very tender and flavorful.

This was a great place. Food was excellent. The oxtail croquettes with cocoa worked really well and were lovely. The caponata was so soft and beautiful (tomatoey and not oily). Monkish Raghu pasta really nice, and grilled squid that were soft and perfect. I read some bad reviews on service (not food) because waiters were Italian and those customers were not! We had a fab Italian waiter who spoke some English’s and really engaged with us, and the all waiters were very attentive. So I say service was fantastic and with a smile and local knowledge. He chose a lovely glass of wine for me at the end when we didn’t want to order another whole bottle. Also, I had a Limoncello at the end (I’ve not had many) and even that seemed gentle and cut above others I remember. Overall, this is not a tourist trap, off the beat and track but well worth finding (we only found it as it was next door to our apartment). N.B. I only gave atmosphere a 4x because we were there early at 19:40 and quiet at that point. By the time we finished it had got darker and was full and still very relaxed

Excellent choice of restaurant, predominantly seafood, but also for typical romantic food “di terra”. I enjoyed the atmosphere typical Trasteverina. Service was good standard everyone was helpful. I would come back again. Try the bottarga antipasto. The place is slightly noisy but probably because of the good wine list that is making people rise the voice level. Good selection also for sweets - dolci.

Osteria La Gensola is a fantastic spot! The service was warm and welcoming from the moment we walked in, and the staff made us feel right at home. The food was simply delicious – every dish was packed with flavor and beautifully presented. The seafood pasta was a standout, but honestly, everything we tried was great. The cozy atmosphere made the experience even better. If you're in Rome and looking for authentic, flavorful Italian food with excellent service, this place is a must-visit!

Highly recommend if you are gluten free. They have a menu that clearly states their GF options. Was able to get delicious gluten free spaghetti carbonara. They also have a gluten free chocolate cake on the menu for dessert and lots of homemade gelatos. Wonderful roman restaurant friendly to the celiac community...as most Italians are!

Had lunch here on a Saturday. The food was incredible and the servers very kind and patient. We got the only open table on the terrace and passed a long happy lunch here. Pasta was delicious (I had the spaghetti allergy condole) and the wine recommendation perfect. Sorry no food pictures, trust me.

Between visits I dream of the deep-fried artichokes (carciofi alla giudìa), superb tiny tuna meatballs in a tomato and smoked provola sauce, and rigatoni coda alla vaccinara at this simple, family-run osteria on a cobbled piazza in Bohemian Trastevere. Seafood arrives daily from the south coast and desserts, including an authentic cassata, come from Sicily twice a week.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - This is an example of a restaurant that specializes in something (mostly seafood) and gets it absolutely right. The appetizers were perfect - carciofi Romano and Punterelle salad. The entrees were delicious - John Dory and Calamari. The staff was knowledgeable and friendly. We went twice on our 5-day trip. Don’t miss it.

We had eaten at La Gensola several times on our last trip to Rome a decade ago and looked forward to going again. This time it was good, not great. We started with the Jewish Artichoke -- very tender but not crispy. Then the Baby Squid (Calamaretti) -- good but not as small as we expected. The Ravioi Spigola was well prepared.. The highlight of the evening was the Swordfish (Spada Limone). Very thin slices which were very tender and flavorful.

This was a great place. Food was excellent. The oxtail croquettes with cocoa worked really well and were lovely. The caponata was so soft and beautiful (tomatoey and not oily). Monkish Raghu pasta really nice, and grilled squid that were soft and perfect. I read some bad reviews on service (not food) because waiters were Italian and those customers were not! We had a fab Italian waiter who spoke some English’s and really engaged with us, and the all waiters were very attentive. So I say service was fantastic and with a smile and local knowledge. He chose a lovely glass of wine for me at the end when we didn’t want to order another whole bottle. Also, I had a Limoncello at the end (I’ve not had many) and even that seemed gentle and cut above others I remember. Overall, this is not a tourist trap, off the beat and track but well worth finding (we only found it as it was next door to our apartment). N.B. I only gave atmosphere a 4x because we were there early at 19:40 and quiet at that point. By the time we finished it had got darker and was full and still very relaxed