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Il Caffè Letterario

3.5· 157 reviews
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3.5/ 5

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Alessandro Mariani
Reviews 1

Bad reception in a dimly lit place with a low quality of food and drink. not to mention the pitiful hygienic conditions and the pestilential smell of urine that can be felt in some rooms. of bathrooms and toilets, however, better not to mention it. Sconsigliatissimo

Simona Saini
Reviews 1

It is located in a university area well connected by public transport and easily accessible by car. The venue is very large and spacious, with lots of seats. The owner of the restaurant is very warm and friendly with everyone.
At the entrance you have to pay 3 euros which includes the drink. Despite being an affordable price, it's hard to find something at that price and many foods aren't reported to the public. Other problem
it is the inadequacy of electrical outlets, especially for college students.

Maddox Huston
Reviews 1

Nice and comfortable place. However, a 3 euro drink to study is not sustainable for everyone, especially now that the libraries have reopened and offer the same service for free. I advise managers to review the policy. 2 stars the club + one for the girl with glasses at the very nice cash desk

salvatore passarello
Reviews 1

Excellent lochetion x cultural events the bar is excellent and prestigious with the possibility of lunch or dinner no-limits for the price of 15 euros including a soft drink excellent evenings that also offers musical warm and quiet environment ideal for cultural and musical evenings !!!

Valerio XXX
Reviews 1

If I could give less than a star I would give it, the place would also be nice, but it suffers from a problem common to many places in Rome, the rudeness really unbearable. The owner in particular always turns with sufficiency and to the limit of rudeness. Prices really too high and the place needs a fix and the terrible stench that comes from the bathroom should be fixed. A few months ago I was there to work and I attached the laptop to the electrical outlet, the owner came over after a few seconds and told me that to use the power I had to consume more than the coffee I had taken because she pays the power. I open-mouthed I ordered a juice, which I paid 4 euros ... a very cunning and peasant behavior, unfortunately now common in Rome. Never again!

Emanuela Visentini
Reviews 1

Most likely I won't be back. The person at the checkout really unfriendly, has verge on rudeness. As soon as we arrived we had a drink at the bar and ... he didn't have the rest to give. We were there for the presentation of a book, which we couldn't buy because ... it didn't have the rest. During the presentation they turned on the air conditioning making a very loud noise so that we could not hear the author miked!

Mauro Marchetti
Reviews 1

Calling it a library is very reductive! The restaurant is an excellent place to study in the library area, enjoy a few drinks or beer at the bar counter or table (there is no service), or enjoy the various musical activities that alternate in the dance area. Good beers although the choice is very limited.

Livia Fiorito
Reviews 1

I love coffee. Everyone's home, the shelter if it rains, the calm to study, lovely staff, Fabio and Michela all treat with cordiality and the right dose of confidence. Good food, coffee even more. Spatial events, unobtrusive and beautiful initiatives. The very radical structure, a revisited very chic at the same time; vintage and contemporary design pieces mixed together, only one thing you have to do, come here :) Your daughter Livietta !!!!

Damian W. Sadurski
Reviews 1

A nice idea with a bad implementation. Library is well stocked so good for loans, especially for the DVD section. Unfortunately, it is not a suitable place to read / study as it is very rowdy and, moreover, often events (sometimes of zero cultural value) are organized that use the tables leaving no space for reading (it happened to me two or three times, that is, every time I decided to study there).

RosA91 mals
Reviews 1

Comfortable environment, with a quiet sound, until the early afternoon it is a place suitable for all those who have to carry out an activity that requires concentration, especially if you are a student and you don't want to stay home on the weekend to prepare for the upcoming exam. But around 17/18 it begins to crowd, and the volume of the music is raised to prepare the planned evening. The staff is very friendly and available to customer needs!

Serena Bruno
Reviews 1

Very large and comfortable place, with many workstations for the study, even if poorly lit especially in the first part immediately after the entrance. Adequate prices (coffee and croissant 2 ). Polite and polite staff. Average toilet, provided and cleaned. The only flaw, in addition to the lack of brightness, is the background noise, which could cause some nuisance to study.

Maurizio De Palatis
Reviews 1

I leave 2 stars only in the memoir of a time that was. I am sorry but now we are not there just the current management leaves much to be desired from all points of view: customer reception, education, prices and quality of the cocktails (clearly extended). Council to wait a little, the current management will last very little .. I hope confident ....

gabriele curcio
Reviews 1

"good intention, a little less the realization".
The spaces are there, the costs as well.
But hygiene with dirty counters and toilet rooms that stink of urine, coffee that seems to be made by squeezing the cloth to dry the counter, cakes without lids (spit splashes go on them), insufficient artificial lighting, tables and chairs dirty, make me think well not to return and not to recommend this place for any type of occasion.
In summary: A HOUSE

Albert
Reviews 1

To choose the right time depending on what you want to do: to study, in the morning and early afternoon but not the weekend because there are various events; for events, in the evening, especially the weekend; even to relax on the sofas is not bad. But it's a bit expensive.

Micaela Fiorito
Reviews 1

The place is worth a visit. the environment is very large, suitable for hosting events and workshops, and there is also a stage that lends itself perfectly to small live concerts.
A sore point, alas, the aperitif. Unfortunately I have to say it.
1. You can't serve yourself at the buffet (the staff fills the saucer with small portions of what they decide) - how many of you would hate this?
2. Very low quality of proposals.
Cocktails, at least, have their own sense of existence, but the aperitif really doesn't.
Guys, I'm sorry. I'd rather pay a little more, but don't have the feeling of scarce resources that I felt when they made me the saucer ...

Claudio de Cicco
Reviews 1

The place is nice and worth a visit. Ample environment, with the library inside, something very useful and very nice. There is a stage that often hosts live events and the atmosphere is relaxed, it is also suitable for hosting events and the clientele is heterogeneous. Sore button, alas, the aperitif with prices genuinely not adequate to the offer, too bad the place would be nice.

Rados Cvetic
Reviews 1

I was blown away by the cool atmosphere of this place. Live music playing 60' 70' swing and jazz, people dancing and enjoying. Decent food and drinks. Reasonable prices as well. Service could be improved. If the weather is not good I would not recommend it as majority of the tables are without a cover. Thumbs up. Go visit after 21:00...you won't be disappointed. P.S. it is also a train station museum.

Enrico Luciani
Reviews 1

It remains one of my favorite places in Rome, it gives the possibility to freely devote to study and work during the day as well as to drink a beer with a friend in the evening. Without forgetting the many beautiful cultural initiatives that are regularly carried out within its spaces. In short, a meeting place for recreation, study and work. And never mind if coffee, the one to drink, is not great at the end.

Marco Falasca
Reviews 1

To study, read with a good coffee, chill environment, low fi music.
Excellent grip for lunch, in the evening the music increases as it becomes a real after dinner venue. The wine selection is very good. The owner is always kind, I go back every time very willingly, alone or with friends!

andrea ravizzini
Reviews 1

Local with great potential, but managed badly.
Food expirations poor cleaning, especially toilet facilities.
There is no ventilation so after a certain time the heat becomes unbearable.
Bad service. Users treated with incomprehensible rudeness.
The manager especially does not know what it means to relate with customers, is rude, unhelpful, mean.
In front of a table of children he performed in a burst of rage, dodging a piece of furniture and climbing on a sofa where adults were sitting busy celebrating a birthday happily. One thing never seen.
In one evening they lost at least a hundred customers.
Absolutely to avoid!

Marco Settanni
Reviews 1

A place that has many pros but also many cons. The environment is very particular and blends well with the library inside where you can study or read a book. Great for studying on many days, especially during the week, but around 6pm there is much more movement and relative chaos, so if you get distracted easily it is not ideal. The staff was very absent and not very friendly, otherwise I can only express myself on coffee which was not that great and I don't understand why it was given to me in a plastic cup and not in a normal cup. The bathrooms are not taken care of at all

Matteo De Martino
Reviews 1

On Sundays in the location of the LITERARY COFFEE you can breathe the aromas of freshly baked cakes and delicious pastries, sip tea and aromatic coffee ... but not only!

Go back in time with the free lesson of Vintage and group dances of the 50s and 60s by the dance school "Tutti Frutti Rock'n'Roll", on a wide track to dance between flared skirts and glitter .

Old Style Projections! Immerse yourself in the fabulous 50s with body and soul. Projections of vintage clips, scenes from films that made history and films inspired by those years, footage of live concerts, music videos of the most popular teen idols, old commercials, photos and vintage shots, but above all you can see for yourself the incredible dancers of those times in action !! Not to be missed!

DANCE! FREE vintage dance stage
Line dances Basic steps: Boogie woogie, Charleston, Rocknroll, Rockabilly Stroll, Swing Jive Stroll, Little Boogie, Hidalgo Boogie, Twist / with qualified AIMB teachers Italian Association of Dance Masters / ALL FRUITS Rock'n'Roll / group
Open Level basic steps and line dance. Everyone can participate, even absolute beginners!

FIFTIES SELECTIONS! The afternoon will be wrapped in retro atmospheres with musical selections that will accompany the dance stage and the dance on the track!

SPECIAL MENU & SPECIAL DRINKS! Sip a scented tea accompanied by cookies, or choose a drink + a dessert or savory snack at a fixed price!

DRESS with STYLE! Welcome to the theme dress: vintage - retro - tea dress - pinup - fifties - polka dots - checkered - fruits & flowers - stripes - bandana - round skirt - poodle - jeans - college - teddy boy - car hop girl - bow tie - hawaiian - colors

FREE ENTRY! Free entry

To know more:

The Tea Dance Party, or "tea dansant" in French, was an autumnal dancing afternoon, which since the 1800s has spread as a social moment much appreciated in French and Anglo-Saxon countries.

The habit of meeting to drink (mainly tea and coffee, but also other hot, cold or alcoholic drinks like punch), to eat (biscuits, cookies, sweets and savory appetizers) and to dance, in the afternoon, turns into a real traditional ritual.

In the decades we move from the Walzer, to the Tango, to the Charleston in the 1920s, following the trend of the tastes of the time; however the habit of "dancing tea" remains in the culture, to then spread in Europe and overseas.

In the 20th century in England and America the Tea Dance Parties become a distinctive cultural reference of the stately society that attends these receptions and later the term is expanded by referring generically to the afternoon dance events.

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