Bibliothe

Not the widest choice of food on the menu, but then that isn;t their 'sales pitch'. Its a restaurant at the back of a bookshop/meeting room. Very friendly, reasonably tasty food - whilst not being outstanding. Price slightly not he high side for what you get (but it is Rome, which is pricey).

We went to this restaurant for lunch after doing some sight seeing in the area, at first we went right past it on the street because it is quite tucked away! When you walk in it doesn't look like a restaurant but to your right is the entrance.

The service at first was VERY bad, they saw us, we sat down and must have waited 5-10 whole minutes for them to even bring us the menu. Once we ordered the food it took a very long time for it to come as well (at least 15 minutes). There was only us and one other table, not busy at all.

BUT when the food came it was amazing! We ordered curried vegetables with chapatis and samosas with salad and we split our meals to try both and they were so delicious! And very filling, big portions.

For two meals and litre of water it was 32 euros, so a bit expensive, but it was very delicious. It was in a lovely little room with lots of paintings.

If you're looking for respite from all the delicious pasta and pizza in Rome, this place is for you!!
The service is great, the place is gorgeous, the servings are huge and the food is delicious!!!
I'd definitely recommend going there for a meal.

very nice staff with alot of vegan options

Ayurvedic food is created to be balanced for the body, rather than overloading with spices and flavour - so don't go expecting regular Indian food. When I went around 1pm, it was packed with locals on their lunch break. I had the Thali which is a plate of rice and several small dishes. It was served with a bowl of bread, which was homemade and delicious. The menu is a mixture of vegetarian and vegan, but the cakes are almost all vegan. I tried the zucchini cake with spices and toasted almonds, and the apple crumble. If you're in Rome and want a break from pizza and pasta, Bibliothe is the perfect choice.

We love this place. It's our special place for celebrations and anniversaries. We always get the large thali (made vegan) which is usually too much food by the end of the meal but looking at the other dishes served at nearby tables all the dishes look delicious.

We've both spent a lot of time in India and have studied ayurveda and love what this place is about - from the opening dips to the accompanying juice (so flavoursome) to the main dish and dessert. Even the digestive tea to finish is served in a beautiful tea pot and is perfect.

The service has always been very polite and helped us as we still learn Italian. The waiter sometimes explains the dish and ingredients. In the other room there is an Indian / yoga library which one can become a member of very easily and there are often lectures taking place which totally add to the charm of the place and the ambience is lovely and intimate.

It is vegetarian with the option to be made vegan which was perfect. Out of 6 desserts I think 4 or 5 were vegan.

Couldn't recommend it any more!

A thali is a dish consisting of many small dishes served on a large metal plate with small cups. Perhaps not surprisingly, when you order a thali, it can take quite a while before it is served, as all dishes need to be prepared. So it happened that me and my partner did not get our dishes served at the same time. Perhaps this was due to a misunderstanding by the waiter, since he may have thought we would share the dish.
But this was all totally compensated by the fantastic taste of the dish and its quantity. I think this was the best Indian food I ever had.
If you have the time and the cash, this comes highly recommended

the food is quite good but prices are a bit high for what you get. there is a menu for 30 eur per person or single dishes for around 12 euro, but i was still hungry after that. pity.

the regular waiter didn't understand us but the owner (I guess) spoke good english and was very friendly and correct.

I loved this place. After too much pasta and heavy food, it was a refreshing change. The staff were helpful about dietary requirements and we had a delicious meal in a relaxed atmosphere.

I have to agree with the reviewers who said it was expensive for the rather small portions. I was really hungry as even a big city like Rome does not have much options for vegans. The personnel was rather inattentive, I was sitting there on a table for about 10 min before I even got a menu. I had the daily menu and tea and cake and paid 26 Euros. The food was except for the soup rather bland and having as a main only rice with a few spices - seriously? I can go in any Indian restaurant in London and ask for something suiting my type and get it. And please don't tell me it has to be so expensive because it is all organic.

The food was outstanding with an abundance of flavors tantalizing all my taste buds. The ambiance and owners were very pleasant and attentive. Highly recommend this restaurant. It was a nice change from traditional Italian food.

Great vibes, fresh, clean. Yummy salads. Delicious tea. Very accommodating and friendly.

This is restaurant with a typical Ayurvedic food. It was hard to understand what to expect just by reading the menu, so I went with Curry in a hurry (which is daily menu and varies each day) as that gave a promise of at least a decent portion of food for my lunch. The options for A la Carte menu looked more like quite expensive small starters and I didn't want to risk.

Have to say that I really enjoyed the food and it was the right size for me, but others might want to have bigger portions. My partner wasn't keen on having lunch and ordered only a tea and cake and was charged €10 for that. We both thought the food was overpriced.

The atmosphere was very nice and calming and it felt like a quite oasis just off the busy tourist sites.

Great restaurant! Awesome ayurvedic (Indian style)food, friendly service, and a relaxing environment to enjoy a meal. My partner and I had the 20 euro set menu which was extremely filling!! We had lunch at 11am and Bibliothe doesn't start serving dinner until 7:30pm so you can imagine we would have been pretty hungry but there was so much food we couldnt even finish our last course which was a salad!! If you feel like some zen and a healthy meal, come check out this cool restaurant. Oh and make sure you order a juice - its full of fresh organic goodness.

This place a little tricky to find as its up a side street just off Pia. Venezia (follow the tram line for 2 min on foot). But when we did, the staff was super friendly and the place had a nice atmosphere. We asked for a reommended meal as the menu was italian (not a problem for us as "when in Rome" :-) ). The Vegan Food was a taste explosion especially the fruit juice and we loved what they called a "Croquette". Portion perhaps a little smaller than the mass production resturants and the prices a little highter than the cheap pizza places, but this was a unique meal experience and honestly - how many pizzas can someone eat on a holiday!

I liked the ambiance in this place and I found the staff friendly and helpful but I found it difficult to choose what I wanted. Everything was explained to me well enough but I wasn't really that sure what I was going to get with some of the options. They have a thali type dish and then a menu of the day and it is hard to work out what the portions will be for each one - with only a small price difference. And then a third option on the main menu. I looked around the room to see if I could gauge what to expect from what others had in front of them. I just couldn't work it out so I went for a big soup in the end, and I was very happy with my choice as it was very tasty. Bread was good too. An English menu really would have helped though.

There were two major things wrong with this restaurant – the food and the cost. First, the food. We ordered a rice and vegetable dish which was stodgy. The vegetables were a few green peas mixed in coloured rice and possibly a little bit of something which was unidentifiable. The menu promised organic and fresh food, but it was hard to detect either of these on our plates. Second, the food was overpriced. We should have been alerted to the high price of the food by the fact that there were no prices shown on the menu out the front of the restaurant. For a couple of spoonfuls of rice with a dollop of mango pickle, we paid an outrageous 12 Euros. For a teapot of water with 2 (non-organic) teabags thrown in we paid 8 Euros. In addition to this, the waiter was almost unintelligible as he was not able to communicate properly in either Italian or English.

I visited here last year while on holiday and went again last week as it had been a very positive experience last time. There are a variety of options on the menu but I simply went for the daily special of soup (a lovely pulse and tomato), flavoured rice and pickle, and salad. I took a slice of vegan carob cake away with me which I later discovered had an incredibly light texture and was frankly delicious. All the food was excellent and the staff were very helpful and friendly. Bibliothe has a really good atmosphere and I will certainly revisit it when I am next in Rome.
The earlier reviewer who goes on about malnutrition needs to get some perspective! This place provides good, fresh food, the menu is clearly labelled (in English) and there is friendly service. The price I feel is fair as it reflects this and the fact that you are in Rome!