La Scala Mediterranean Bistro

"I was in Rome for work and this was the closest place to my hotel. Once I tried it I knew I had to come back to try other things in the Menu so I came here two other times. The food is delicious, the service is exceptional and the environment is great too. I’ll definitely come back in my following trips."

"The atmosphere and service are 5 stars, but the food was a huge disappointment. The restaurant says medditeranean Italian, but according to the menu choices, it is an Italian restaurant in our opinion. We ordered the mushroom risotto, blue cheese ribeye, and a side of cheese risotto. The ribeye was cooked and seasoned perfectly, but it could have had more blue cheese, and the ribeeye wasn't amazing quality. The ribeye was way too grisly and chewy for our taste. The mushroom risotto was VERY bland. We needed salt/pepper, and that did not help the flavor much. The mushroom risotto needed a stronger truffle/mushroom flavor. The side of cheese risotto was undercooked and hard. The best part of our meal was the fresh bread brought to the table and a glass of eagle rare whiskey was $9-10.00 That's a great deal for us when a glass of it can cost us $40 or more in chicago. We wouldn't come back to eat, but maybe come hang out at the bar for a drink."

"Our reservations were made through OpenTable which had excellent reviews and I was excited to bring my wife to the restaurant for our anniversary. We were expecting the "wow" after all the excellent reviews, however the experience was far from anything close to "wow". We ere met by a little sign that told us to head upstairs where we eventually found someone putting away wine and were seated. Our hostess was obviously having a very bad day and it made what should have been a "wow" dinner experience into one leaving us wondering what we could have done to make our server so upset. The food gets 2 stars only because the appetizer was good, not great, just good enough to allow the food to gain one star. The main course for my wife was "edible" which was more than I could say about mine which was in a word, horrible. I ended up not finishing any of the items on my plate. Here is where the hostess having a bad day and not connecting generated this review. If we felt that the hostess cared we may have said something about the food. However we felt that saying nothing and instead writing a review would be the best option. I am sure that the restaurant and service has been excellent for a lot of people. We simply did not receive that type of experience and this review reflects our visit."

"Hands down the best restaurant in downtown Rome! Loved the food and drinks. It is a nice restaurant. I went with my family to have dinner."

"I found the place to be very cozy.. a great place for a first date. The food was nice, and what would you expect from a mom and pops style restaurant. Also nice mix of oldies music and some Italian music. I would probably not suggest this place for large families or children, just because it is relatively small and more of an intimate setting"