Il Margutta

Reviews

• Sarah E.

  star star star star star_border 13 June 2026

  Very creative, excellent vegetarian and vegan cuisine. Seriously, the food is SO good and you shouldn't miss it. If you need a break from pasta/pizza like we did, you need to come here. I had asparagus soup with ginger and lime which had amazing flavor. We tried the peach selection for dessert, which comes only after some Chantilly cream to cleanse the palate. Everything is absolutely delicious and the flavors are perfected down to the microscopic level. Only giving it 4 stars because service was slow and it was not very busy. I'll be back next time I'm in Rome!

• Aalap H.

  star star star star_border star_border 11 June 2026

  As a vegetarian, I was excited to try Il Margutta, reportedly one of the older vegetarian restaurants in Rome. I arrived on a Monday night around 9 pm to see that it wasn't too busy and got a table on my own. Ambiance was very good and the restaurant has good artwork and a nice classy vibe.
  After looking over the fairly extensive menu I settled on the Il Margutta tasting menu and a cocktail... And then waited. It took almost 15 minutes for the wait staff to come by and take my order. It seemed that none of the regular wait staff were allowed to take orders and I had to wait for 1 of 2 more senior waiters to notice me. Before they even took my order, the waiters almost poured me wine meant for the table next to me! At first, I thought it was being offered to me as an apology for having me wait so long.
  After that the food came at regular enough intervals. Unfortunately none of it impressed. The presentation was always great, but each dish was lacking in taste and creativity. After a series of bland and overly oily courses I was waiting for the dessert promised on the tasting menu only to see it offered to the table next to me! They explained to the waiter that they already had their dessert and 5 minutes later he brought it to me along with one compliments of the chef.
  Pretty disappointed that I had a subpar experience as I was excited to try food at a strictly vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Rome

• Shannon R.

  star star star star star_border 29 May 2026

  This is a beautiful restaurant in Rome, that just happens to be vegetarian with lots of vegan options.
  
  They couldn't find our reservation, which I made online, but they were happy to seat us anyway. The drink I ordered, the Hugo, was pretty forgettable, which is a shame because they're known for their cocktails! It tasted like a weak mojito. Sam ordered a glass of wine, which the waiter completely forgot about until we reminded him halfway through our appetizer. So that wasn't a great start, but I'm happy to say, it got much better from there.
  
  We shared a strawberry salad, which was smaller than we had expected considering the price, but it was wonderful. Full of flavor, only the freshest ingredients, truly delicious. Don't share this because you're going to want it all to yourself.
  
  I ordered the tonnarelli pasta with datterini tomatoes and vegan mozzarella. It was was basically spaghetti marinara, except the best spaghetti marinara I have ever had, in my entire life. I moaned after each bite, it was so perfect. Tonnarelli has a bit more "bite" than spaghetti, and it gave the dish a lot more texture. I ended up eating a lot of pasta over the course of the trip, and upon reflection, this was one of my most favorite.
  
  We skipped dessert because nothing jumped out. I would absolutely return for salad and pasta, as they were truly outstanding and exceeded expectations.

• Charlotte C.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 29 May 2026

  This was the most foul restaurant I have ever been to. We have been living a healthy plant based lifestyle for quite some time now but everything that came out of that kitchen was purely inedible. The mushrooms were deep fried and slimy inside. The tofu was silken and raw. The salad had salt on it. The only thing that was ok was their water.

• Mackenzie W.

  star star star star_border star_border 20 May 2026

  Just came here for dinner and I'm leaving with a semi sour taste in my mouth. I included a picture of the (only mind you) dish that I got, for 16€, that's only 3 pieces of pasta. I got a gin and tonic that was an absurd 12€ (don't even know if they used the house gin or the best one on their menu cus they didn't bother asking what I want). They gave me bread and water, which although I saw the cocharge of 2€ on the menu, which I guess covers the bread and service, I assumed the water would be free. My dinner total was 32€, which seems like an absolute rip off for having essentially only eaten 3 pieces of pasta and a slice of bread. I had a 4 course meal at a great restaurant yesterday for only 10 euros more. Anyways, I was really excited about coming here but would not come again. I'm glad I didn't order more and waste even more money since their portions are that of a Michelin star 6 course restaurant. Pasta was delicious, but otherwise really disappointed.