Taverna Trastevere is an Italian restaurant on St John’s Hill that centres its cooking on the traditions of Rome. The dining room is intended for relaxed meals with friends and family, while a broad wood fired oven brings pizza and the aromas of an Italian trattoria into the heart of the restaurant. Familiar recipes are carefully prepared and presented with a modern touch without losing their regional character.
Roman fried specialities provide a generous start to the meal. Supplì alla romana are rice balls filled with mozzarella, while variations inspired by carbonara and amatriciana turn familiar pasta flavours into crisp parcels. A mixed fritto combines several of these bites with a cacio e pepe potato croquette, and diners can also choose fried calamari, aubergine parmigiana or grilled sheep skewers.
Fresh pasta carries the strongest expression of the kitchen’s Roman identity. Rigatoni carbonara combines crisp pork cheek, egg and pecorino Romano, while amatriciana adds tomato to pork cheek and cheese. Tonnarelli cacio e pepe relies on black pepper and pecorino for its creamy coating, and gricia offers another direct, savoury preparation. Spaghetti with clams and paccheri with lamb ragù broaden the selection beyond the four Roman classics.
Main courses include saltimbocca alla romana with veal, Parma ham and sage, grilled lamb cutlets, ribeye tagliata and chicken cooked al mattone. Whole grilled sea bass and tuna in a cacciatora style sauce provide seafood choices, while a large Florentine steak is designed for sharing. Together with pizza, wine and an easygoing atmosphere, these dishes make the restaurant suitable for a casual lunch, dinner or celebration.
Address: 112 St John’s Hill, London SW11 1SJ, United Kingdom
Taverna Trastevere Menu
ANTIPASTI – STARTERS
Olive piccanti
Spicy mixed olives
Pane
Home-made bread, oil and balsamic vinegar
Focaccia al rosmarino
Home-made focaccia with rosemary
Bruschettina al pomodoro
Home-made toasted bread with garlic and tomato
Focaccia S. Daniele e burrata
Home-made focaccia with S Daniele ham and burrata cheese
Battuta di fassona al coltello
Hand-cut beef tartare, maldon salt and Orsini EVO
Tartare di Tonno
Hand-cut tuna tartare, avocado and spicy soy sauce
Carpaccio di Costata
Thin slices of 60-days aged ribeye, with EV0, Maldon salt and black truffle served with fried pizza dough
Fritto misto
Roman suppli, amatriciana parcels, potato croquette cacio e pepe and carbonara
Calamari e gamberi alla griglia
Grilled prawns and squid
PRIMI – PASTA
Tonnarelli cacio e pepe
The Roman classic, hand-made tonnarelli with black pepper and pecorino romano cheese
Tonnarelli alla gricia
The Roman classic, hand-made tonnarelli with crispy pork cheek and roman pecorino
Spaghetti all'amatriciana
The Roman classic, home-made spaghetti with crispy pork cheek, pecorino, in tomato sauce
Spaghetti Alle vongole
Spaghetti with clams, garlic, parsley and chilli
Paccheri al ragú di agnello
Pacchero with lamb ragú and pecorino
SECONDI – MAINS
Costolette di agnello alla griglia
Grilled lamb cutlets with lamb juice and roasted potatos
Saltimbocca alla Romana
Veal escalope, Parma ham, sage in white wine sauce and mashed potatoes
Tonno alla Cacciatora
Fresh tuna fillet with cacciatora-style sauce
CONTORNI – SIDES
Verdure alla griglia
Mixed grilled vegetables
Arrosticini di pecora
Home-made grilled sheep skewers
Stir fried Rapini broccoli
Puntarelle con alici del Cantabrico
Puntarelle with Cantabrian anchiovies
Patate al forno
Garlic and rosemary baked potatoes
Insalata mista
Mixed leaves salad, carrots and tomatoes
Rughetta pachino e parmigiano
Rocket salad with cherry tomatoes and parmesan shavings
Peperoni arrosto
Roasted italians peppers salad with olive oil, salt, garlic and parsley
Cicoria selvatica ripassata
Wild field chicory with garlic and chilli
PIZZE
Margherita
Tomato and mozzarella
Marinara
Tomato, garlic and oregano
Prosciutto cotto e funghi
Tomato, mozzarella, ham and mushrooms
Capricciosa
Tomato, mozzarella, cooked ham, artichokes, mushrooms, olives and egg yolk
Napoli con alici del Cantabrico
Tomato, mozzarella and Cantabrian anchovies
Pizza alla norma
Tomato, mozzarella, fried aubergines and salted ricotta
Vegetariana
Tomato, mozzarella, aubergines, courgettes and mushrooms
Prosciutto crudo di Parma
Tomato, mozzarella and Parma ham
Pistacchio mortadella e burrata
White base, burrata, mortadella and pistachio
Salsiccia e gorgonzola
White base, Italian sausage and gorgonzola cheese
Salsiccia e broccoletti
White base, Italian sausage and rapini broccoli
La piccante
Tomato, mozzarella, spicy Calabrian salami and Nduja
Radicchio speck e gorgonzola
White base, cured and smoked ham, gorgonzola and red chicory
Pizza tonno e cipolla di tropea
Tomato, mozzarella, tuna and tropea onions
DESSERT MENU
Tris di tiramisu
Chocolate, pistacchio and strawberry
Tiramisu' classico
Classic Tiramisu
Cannolo Trasteverino
Ricotta chocolate and pistacchio
Millefoglie con frutti di bosco
Mille feuilles with chantilly cream and mixed berries sauce
Profiterole con crema di zabaione e cioccolato
Profiterole, filled with zabaione cream served with chocolate sauce
Affogato al Caffe
Vanilla ice-cream topped with espresso coffee
Selezione di gelati
Selection of Italian Ice cream
Kids toy Ice cream
Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla
Sgroppino
Lemon sorber with vodka
Zoccolette fritte con nutella
Fried dough parcels with nutella