Baia Chia - Roma

I have never left a restaurant so angry and upset. From the beginning I felt unwelcome and tried to keep a positive outlook after a long day of travelling. It took around 15 minutes for a waiter to take our order as they were too busy talking to the locals around us. Our drinks order never arrived and we were given burnt bread which we never ordered or asked for and had one slice between us of. Our food arrived which was average at best and looked as if it had been microwaved. After waiting 20 minutes for a waiter to acknowledge us we asked for the bill as we wanted to leave as we felt like outcasts. The waiters were making small talk and laughing and joking with everyone around us but barely came over to us and were very snappy throughout. We waited a further 15 minutes and noticed tables around us going in to pay. My partner then went inside to pay but the waiters were too busy talking to other customers that had paid and sent him away saying they will be out soon. They came out after another 5-10 minutes with our bill and were very keen for my partner to pay without looking at the bill. They never offered a cash payment and the waiter was shoving the card reader in my partners face. He explained to the waiter we never got our drinks order and didn’t realised we were being charged an extortionate amount for bread we didn’t order and barely touched! The waiter then started playing around with the card machine and snatched the receipt out of my partners hand so my partner couldn’t check it. By this point we were too tired to question it so he paid with his card and handed it back. The waiter then THREW the card back at my partner and walked off with other waiters watching and laughing. Absolutely awful experience here and would advise anyone who is British or not Italian to avoid as clearly by other reviews and our experience, there are huge discrepancies!!! I would happily give 0 stars if I could!

This place is much less touristy comparing to many restaurants that I have eating in Rome. Many locals eat here. Staff speaks English just ok. I love the food that they cook. Fresh and perfect seasoning. Feel like a true Italian kitchen. Big portion, happy staff, not all skinny pretentious people.

Walking around looking for a place to eat dinner on our last night in Rome we walked into this place. It was 7:30 and a party of 8 was just seated. We were tho other guests but several more groups came in after 8:00pm. We ordered a salad and an entree. Both were very good. Service was attentive but not overbearing. The owner was from Sicily and the art on the wall reflected scenes from there. We order two desserts and one was spectacular. (Photo attached). Before the check was brought we were given a taste of a digestive made with a berry. Strong but a nice change from lemoncello. Definitely give this place a try.

If you want to eat in a cozy place, with helpful staff, abundant dishes and exquisite fish this is the right place!

We had lunch at this place, all based on fish very fresh and delicious! friendly and friendly staff. is a minute walk from the colosseum, and is very close to the metro. recommended recommended