Rifugio Romano

Best Restaurant with vegan options that I spoted - even better than the vegan onces in my opinion. I would rate 5 stars if possible, but this way 4/4! Everytime again!

Found this little restaurant just a few doors down from my hostel ( and they said Vegan in Italy would be hard). My boyfriend (omnivore) and myself (herbivore) each got a calzone for 9€, a reasonable price for eating out at a decent place, and the servings were huge. The meal was very filling but perfect if you've been walking all over the city for two days non-stop such as our selves (Tourists). I would definitely recommend it, especially if travelling with the vegan-adverse because there are plenty of options for anyone, and honestly the vegan options hold their own on the menu, no fear of eating "less". They also serve Vegan gelato and a dessert of the day, 5 out of 5 if only they didn't serve animals!

Let me preface this by saying that I made an account just to review this place. The restaurant is the best of both worlds for vegans and non-vegans who are looking for authentic Italian food. Whole vegan menu that includes vegan cheeses and vegan meats. Simply delicious !!! Highly recommend to anyone visiting Rome. Our waitress was vegan and spoke great English. I splurged and ordered an appetizer, entree, and dessert just because the menu looked so good !!

Updated from previous review on 2016-10-10

Amazing variety, never seen such a huge vegan menu from a restaurant that is not solely vegan. All homemade handcrafted family recipes! And incredible desserts!

Really yum and heaps of vegan options! And vegan tiramisu!!!!

The food here is beautiful and enough options for gluten intolerant vegans. Fantastic to find a good range of traditional dishes. The staff were very friendly.

the vegan menu here is so extensive, all of it amazing, even the desserts were just perfect, pistachio ice cream was just sublime! there was vegan tirimisu and various cakes, we came here every night of our holiday in Rome, the lovely people running the restaurant were the kindest people.

Met the owner who was very friendly. We arrived a little early and they opened up just to make sure we had a seat. I went with my family - I was the only vegan in the group - but everyone agreed the food was superb! I had the gnocchi, and I highly recommend it.

When you travel it's hard to find a veganised version of the country's delicacy.
But alas this restaurant does provide Italian cuisines which was delicious!!
HIGHLY RECOMMEND !! 👌🏽

Although not a vegan restaurant, there are so many vegan options that it felt like one! Great place to go with friends/family that aren't vegan as everyone will be happy. The food was excellent. We went twice - dinner one night, lunch another day, and everything we ordered was delicious.

We finally made our way here on our last day in Rome. So wish we had found it sooner! Separate amazing totally vegan menu created by the beautiful Italian family who owns the restaurant. Half of the family is vegan and they have done a magnificent job at creating authentic Italian vegan dishes. We had luscious creamy risotto, an amazing calzone and a beautiful omelette made from chic pea flour. Omelette was fluffy - melt in your mouth good filled with local greens and veggies. We strongly considered pizza - very creative toppings. It was so hard to decide. If you are vegan, strongly recommend you make time to come at least twice. Good prices, very much worth the cost. Finished the meal with vegan tiaramisu and pannacotta - things we have not been able to eat in a decade! Hope you go and enjoy as much as we did.

We had a wonderful experience at Rifugio Romano today! We ordered the vegan Lasagna with Bolognese and the vegan Pizza with mushrooms, vegan cheese, tomatoes and a vegan meat alternative. Those two were heavenly already! As a desert we had the vegan Tiramisu which was very thick and creamy, just delicious! The waitress was very friendly and helpful and even gave us two Limoncelli (lemon flavored liquor shots) for free! We would go back in a heartbeat and highly recommend this place and the dishes we had.

Ordered a pizza, pasta, grappa, drinks, and dessert (tiramisu) and it came too €56 so not too bad for two people. Food is tasty but not of high quality so go expecting something tasty but not outstanding. LOTS of vegan options.

Food was really nice with a great selection of vegan options. I travel with my boyfriend who isn't a vegetarian and he found his meal amazing also.
Great price for the food we got, the menu had vegan food, vegetarian food and vegan wine, all marked clearly with a v. Would definitely recommend!

My family of five (all vegan, teens to grown-ups) had a fabulous meal this afternoon. Valentina made excellent suggestions, from a fried pizza balls with house made marinara to calzone and seitan steak-- all excellent. The vegan desserts were also great-- tiramisu, orange cream cake and caramel panna cotta! Three full pages of vegan options. We'll definitely go back!

I'm so glad to have found this place, unfortunately it was at the end of our trip. I went with a meat eater friend and it was really nice for us to be able to sit down and eat together. The battered rice balls with tomato sauce have changed my life and the margarita pizza was amazing. I couldn't finish it all and had to bag up 1/3 of the pizza

It's a shame this place also does meat and therefore can't be awarded that 5* status because their vegan pizzas are completely worth it. They have a good number of vegan pastas and pizzas and even starters to choose from. The pizzas have vegan cheese and fake meats too, it feels very authentic! The service was great, and they have a lovely outdoor sitting area. If you're a vegan hoping to try a lovely pizza in Rome, this is your place!

5/5 stars - this is a small, centrally-located restaurant in Rome which is so far our favourite vegan restaurant in the world. Unfortunately not vegetarian or vegan, but the vegan menu is large, clearly-marked, very diverse with lots of different pasta and other Italian dishes, and everything we tried was absolutely delicious.

I had the gnocchi with a creamy walnut sauce, it was superb. My partner had the seitan ravioli which was also incredible. For dessert we had the tiramisu which was so good we couldn't believe it.

Another big plus point, they have marked vegan wine options!

Prices are fair, staff was very friendly, waiting times were good even though the restaurant got busier after we arrived.

All in all we absolutely regret coming to this restaurant on our last day in Rome, because otherwise we would have come back as often as possible to try more of their dishes. Next time we are in Rome this will be our first stop.