Roma

Overall experience was okay. Small menu. Food wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either, just very average. The bread was cold and old.
The place has a cute patio, but the service was very average. We asked for an appetizer and the server asked us to decide on the entire order right away, because it was a requirement for the kitchen to put in the whole order for the table at once. Meaning, we couldn't add things to our order later...? just odd.
Again the food was average and with some many great Italian restaurants in Houston, I don't think this one makes it to the "go back list".

Birthday dinner was very nice. It was our first time here and we are very glad we have now discovered Roma. We will be back regularly.

So excited to fin another delicious restaurant with wonderful ambiance. My husband had the octopus, and I had the osso buco, which was amazing.
Can't wait for our next dinner at Roma. Great date night spot.

We all enjoyed the food. The portions are not too big and not too small. Nice atmosphere with lots of talking but it wasn’t too loud. In my opinion the dessert is not big enough to share so get your own

Quick & friendly service of beautiful & delicious foods!

Fabulous food in a cozy and friendly environment. I would recommend Roma to anyone.

Food nothing special. But terrace is very nice

Great as always. Thx Shanon!

Wonderful! We sat on the patio, and it was lovely! The service was incredible, and the food was delicious. We will go back!

Food was excellent and reasonably priced. Great service. Ate on patio but it got pretty humid and hot after sun went down, even with fan. Our first time here. We will come back!

Very enjoyable, and made us feel as if we were in Italy. Food and wine were outstanding. Mix up on the entrees resulted in an extended wait, but the waiter was super apologetic and comped a glass of wine and one of our desserts. That’s the way to handle a problem! We will be back.

Im obsessed with this place

Excellent food and service as usual

Food and service is excellent. One of our favorite places. We plan on returning often.

Service and food werewolves fantastic

What a great time with delicious wine, friends and delicious food! Our server Massimo helped with our wine selections and menu! Wine was amazing and meals were delicious! We loved the outdoor patio even during the hot dog days of Houston! Highly recommend!

Roma is always a safe bet for great Italian food. From the homemade pastas to main entrees like Saltimbocca, the ingredients are fresh and the presentation is lovely under the close watch of the owner, Shanon, who appears to be always, greeting each table.

Would not recommend won’t go back

Great food and wine! Valet parking was easy and quick.

So yummy!!! 10/10 recommend for some tasty Italian food.

Service wasn’t that great, waitress seemed annoyed with us the whole time. We ordered pasta tossed table side for a new experience and waitress loaded the pasta up with pepper and didn’t even ask us our preference. The overload of pepper ruined the whole dish. Ended up leaving without eating most of it.

Excellent food. Osso Buco was one of the best I’ve ever had anywhere aside from my own (Italian) mother’s. The sauce with it was delicious. Squid ink pasta with seafood was top notch. Calamari fritti were perfectly cooked although serving with marinara and tartar sauce (!) was a bit odd.
Good wine list — could have a few more by the glass though. Cute place inside, if a bit too noisy. Outside patio was much quieter and although we went on a hot night, the ceiling fans made it pleasant enough (Houston in August, so can’t expect too much!) Good prices too. Definitely will be back. Hope to get a better server though next time. Ours was decent if a bit overwhelmed the night we went. Not a deal breaker though. It happens. Cute place and finally one that gels well with that space.

Excellent HRW meals. The red italian wine and service were great.

👌 food amazing

A healthy walk from the Texas Medical Center is an amazing dining experience in Rice Village aptly named Roma. Terrific choices of Italian specialties and a wine list to match. We started with a Ceasar salad, moved on to splitting the Gnocchi Gorgonzola, then went on to our respective veal dishes (saltimbocca and osso bucco) - all superb. Indoor seating is a bit noisy so if you want a calmer/quiet experience sit outdoors. No matter where you sit, request Massimo as your server - he is magnifico. The portions are large enough to split so take your time and savor your meal. Make sure to save room for your cannoli and cappuccino but before your walk back, definitely toast to your health with Roma’s homemade limoncello. Buon appetito!

Excellent food and service. Everything very hot and served with care. Great place for an intimate dinner or with a crowd.

Great service, food and wine list. We go every time we are in Houston

Great ambiance and food and wonderful outdoor patio if you choose outside. This was our 1st time at Roma and truly is like being in Italy. We both started with a mixed green salad, WoW, what a great presentation and simple but so good, and had a favorite wine red wine, a nice 2016 bottle of Barolo as well. Then ordered a dish that is very hard to find in Houston, Pasta and fresh clams, and it met all my expectations. Know there are other Italian Restaurants equal or maybe even better, but Roma is surely a keeper. We always ask the same Questions, would you order it again and would you go back? The answers to the questions, Yes and Yes we would, great experience and loved Roma.

Great spot for us first timers.

Best Italian food in Houston! Homemade pasta and Lemoncello. Grandma’s tiramisu, doesn’t get any better!

A neighborhood gem! Pleasant service, attentive but not intrusive. Food is nicely and beautifully presented and is very tasty. The resturant is in a old building that is quaint, but can get noisy when it’s 3/4 full. There is a nice large deck also.

Nice neighborhood place. Delicious food and family-like service. Just ideal

Shannon and his staff always provide an excellent dining experience. The service is attentive, but relaxed enough to allow us to visit with friends and never feel rushed. The food is excellent, and the wine list, while not exceptionally deep, has plenty of offerings and are available at a very fair price. It is excellent food with a personal touch, and makes you feel as though you are guests at a friend's home.

The food was pretty underwhelming not gonna lie. It was a cute little restaurant though, just not good Italian food. The pasta was super over cooked and the chicken breast had a bone piece in one bite that I took. The people there were extremely nice and welcoming though!!

The patio is a perfect spot for date night (although I’d recommend waiting until it’s a bit cooler out)! The food is fabulous and we appreciated that you could get gluten free pasta with any dish. Wine selection was also excellent!

It was amazing. Tony, the waiter made it extra special too. Fab food, great service. Cant wait to go back!!!

The service was outstanding, very friendly and attentive when required. Food was excellent particularly the lobster tails and sea bass. Reasonably priced wine list. All round good value.

Ciao,
The Fettuccini a la bolognese was fantastico, as well as the cannolis. The service could be improved, by being more welcoming and warm.
Grazie,
Massimo

I was really surprised by the great reviews for this place. We were so unimpressed with the food. Italian food is about simple preparation of good quality ingredients, but that’s not what you get here. The ingredients were not at all fresh, and everything was over-salted as if to compensate. I can forgive the inept (but very friendly!) service and the serious fly problem on the patio (nothing a few strips of fly paper can’t fix), but in this price range the food has to be better. Maybe they should focus on better ingredients in smaller portions, to improve the quality without hitting margins?

We began our meal with the freshest cantaloupe and prosciutto and it just got better and better. Our entrees were served in hot cast iron skillets and both my semolina gnocchi and my husband’s lasagna surpassed our expectations. How have we never eaten here before??? We left NOTHING behind, mopping up our sauces with crusty bread. The wine selection was lovely, and we left full and happy.