Hedera - Osteria Contemporanea

Ill be honest. I am very surprised at how good this place was and im happy i came to eat here. It was a perfect place to come after touring the Forum. We ate pasta ragu, pasta with pesto, and pasta alfredo (one was gluten free , by the way). All perfectly cooked al dente. The sauces all spot on. Very filling. Delicious. For desert we took an apricot pie and espressos at the end. Also great. The service was also great, super friendly and attentive. Food did not take long to cook even though we came at lunch time. The reason I was skeptic at first for 2 reasons: - i found it on google search after writing “best pasta near me”. So i thought maybe they paid for advertising. - the employees did not seem from italian origin. With that said im very happy with the experience! Thank you and fully recommended

Nice carbonara and pizza, but gluten-free pasta was a disaster - salty and tasteless.

It's a nice place, you can easily find a table even without a reservation. The staff is very courteous and summarily prepared for different needs. I went to this restaurant because it was reported as a place also suitable for celiacs, and in fact there is a section of the menu completely dedicated to celiacs and other allergen events are also reported. It looked perfect. The problem arose when I pointed out that in addition to being celiac and lactose intolerant, I am also allergic to peanuts. Well, at this point it turned out that apart from a salad with tuna and olives I couldn't eat anything else, everything was contaminated by possible traces of peanut oil. Now, although it is right to verbally report the presence of this allergen, I wonder why it wasn't also reported on the menu, especially in fried foods. There is absolutely no mention of using peanut oil. Serious omission! Or maybe it was too much trouble to prepare me something better than a banal and simple salad? I will certainly remain with doubts.