FIUMICINO
Taverna Paradiso

Taverna Paradiso

Viale Castellammare 35, 00054 Fregene, Italia, FIUMICINO, Italy

Pizza • Pasta • Cocktail • Italiano


"My boyfriend and I visited Rome and wanted to spend a day in Fregene Beach. Getting there was a hassle but we made it and we’re starving. We decided to eat dinner at Taverna Paradiso. The restaurant was buzzing with people eating outdoors, music made a cool vibe. When we walked in, all eyes on us. As we asked the host for dinner for two she immediately said there’s no room for dinner with an attitude (there were plenty of tables) and that food is not being served, although other people were coming in to be seated and waiters are whirling around serving food. This tidbit shouldn’t matter but in this case it does we’re Black Americans and no one in that restaurant resembled us or any minority groups. I knew she did not want to serve us for the fact we were “different” whether our race, assuming we aren’t wealthy (the town is supposedly upper class) or because we’re not familiar. So without any debate we left. As we walked out a male host seemed confused and told us to come back. At this point we are really hungry and also lost (the local bus to the train doesn’t run after a certain time and we are stuck). We decided to come back and eat. As we sit I notice the female host and male host arguing. No one comes to serve us and once again all eyes on us which was very uncomfortable. Time passes and we have no menu no table setting, we get up and leave. As we leave we look for a way to the train. Thank goodness for a English speaking group of patrons who noticed us having a hard time. They offered to take us to the train station but we had to sit in this very restaurant and wait for them! We eventually sat down again and ate. Our order was incorrect, but at this point we didn’t care and just wanted to leave. All in all we had a terrible experience here. We felt like an animal in a zoo, the excessive staring almost felt like finger pointing and the fact they did not want to serve us was actually sad. Taverna Paradiso is not a welcoming restaurant. Also there’s nothing fancy or upscale about this corner street beach cafe for such a posh attitude, I go to fancier spots on a regular Monday night."