Café Roma

The food was a little bit greasy, but the place is nice. It was very quiet and a little bit weird mixed feeling but in general we had a good experience. The service was a bit slow. My food didn't taste very good so I asked them to bring some sauce and then I find out they charge me for that.!!

After a long day of work, I stopped by Cafe Roma for dinner. I started my night with aPeach Martini, a fruit forward cocktail. While waiting for food, I was given a basket of bread served with butter. I would have preferred it served with olive oil, balsamic, and parmesan. For starters, I enjoyed the Gamberi Aglio Olio and Small White Pizza with Fontina Cheese. The Gamberi Aglio Olio consisted of five jumbo shrimp sautéed in a savory garlic butter and white wine sauce. The Lobster Ravioli was not what I expected to taste like. The lobster cream sauce resembled an alfredo sauce and I was not a huge fan of it.

I have to say my family loves this place. The staff are always very customer service oriented and the owner is always wonderful to say hello the challenge I had this time is it took over 30 minutes to bring out my soup and then more time for our food, they forgot my fiancé soup so we told him to cancel it, the place was not that busy for a Saturday night so I can't understand what the delays were about. Finally, the reason for the three stars is the seafood and pasta did not taste fresh. My scallop tasted like bleach, the shrimp was hard. The mussels and clams were cooked nicely. I asked for my pasta to be al dente, and for the most part I would give them credit it was cooked as requested. I gave the dish 4 out of 10.My fiancé got the veal piccata with angel hair pasta. He felt it had a nice taste, properly seasoned and prepared. he gives it an eight out of 10. Well we won't give up on this place. I feel like this was just a bad night for my dining experience; however, I may give up on some dishes..

I'm a little spoiled because I lived in the Boston area for 8 years and had access to amazing Italian food. The food here is fine (got lasagna and another pasta dish), but nothing spectacular. That lasagna here is better than Capo Deli in Potomac but not as good as Gemellis (though you have to cook Gemelli's at your home from frozen).

So I just found out our favorite Italian neighborhood joint has a chef from the long time well known Pines of Rome in Bethesda! No wonder the white pizza and osso buco are off the chain and so nostalgic ! Please skip the everyday pasta and go for the daily specials. I mean the ravioli is awesome and pesto gnocchi is absurd but roast veal, soft shell crabs and rockfish with crab are next level amazing. Burrata, fried calamari and white beans are our go to apps but please leave room for tiramisu, chocolate mousse cake and of all crazy things... my fav flan anywhere!

Our absolute favorite Italian place in the DMV. It's hard finding good Italian places when you're used to the options that Boston has, but I've found a place I finally love!Food is wonderful and the flavors are consistent each time you come. Exceptional service and their manager is very knowledgeable in food and wine pairings. Their wine selection is really good!It's a cozy place but definitely worth getting a little dressed up for a low-lit dinner with my love at our favorite corner table. Cafe Roma also does an excellent job with larger parties.Give this neighborhood Italian place a go, you won't regret it!

So I was REALLY craving some white sauce pasta tonight, our usual go-tos for Italian are Greggorio's Trattoria or Il Pizzico. TLDR: Those places are better. It's Thursday night and we decided to check out Cafe Roma because it was closer and seemed to have good reviews. I ordered the fettuccine Alfredo pasta with chicken and David got a large Everything Pizza. For appetizers, we got the stuffed mushrooms. Oh and they also gave us cold bread with butter which I think wouldve been nice toasted or maybe with some olive oil and parmesan?Stuffed Mushrooms: No salt was used. Like at all. Didn't season the mushrooms and there were no breadcrumbs in the topping, which was also bland.Fettuccine Alfredo: Chicken was dry and some pieces were hard. Became hard to eat after a while because the sauce didn't stay creamy and luscious, it sort of solidified and just wasn't good to eat. Everything Pizza: Well one thing was this was a BIG pizza. The not good was that the cheese wasnt evenly distributed (see photos)? Like some slices straight up didn't have cheese? We liked how the crust was thin. Still wouldn't recommend.Overall, was pretty disappointed at our experience. Wait staff was just fine as others stated (they forgot our garlic bread) and didn't give off the most friendliest vibes. Ambiance was decent, it was a small ish restaurant but they were able to make it feel somewhat homey. Will stick to our usual go-tos.

I wasnt sure what to expect based on other Yelp reviews but I was pleasantly surprised. The chicken parmesan was very good. Not out of this world but very good. The bread brought to our table was warm and fresh. My mom enjoyed her lunch special and couldn't believe the large portion for the price. The restaurant has a cute, casual feel to it. The only downside to our lunch was the service. We were one of three or four tables and there were several servers. My mom (much to my dismay) had to call ours over several times. It's good to know this place is so close to home!

If you're looking for a quiet dinner out, with delicious Italian cuisine, and very friendly staff... Look no further.The menu has all the classic Italian menu items, so you are guaranteed to find something you'll love.

I was pleasantly surprised by Cafe Roma as I am very picky with Italian food but I enjoyed everything I tried here. We had the calamari, lobster ravioli and the chocolate mousse cake. Everything was fresh and flavorful. The service was also very fast and our server was friendly!