I am 100% Italian and very proud of it. So when I saw the restaurant slogan- “Where Italians go for Italian,” I was a bit skeptical. This rather bold slogan was from Hosteria Romana which is an Italian restaurant overlooking the beach at the Hotel Ocean. Let me add that since the restaurant was also located on the super touristy Ocean Drive that I was even more skeptical. Ocean Drive tends to mean inflated prices and lower quality.

So I thought I would put this so called Italian food for Italians to the test. I would bring along somebody even more discerning than me when it comes to authentic Italian. As luck would have it, my very own mother was in town and up to the task.

So how did Hosteria Romana pan out? Let’s just say this place passed with flying colors!