Shocking Terrible Experience: Rude Service and Suspected Racial Discrimination 20251002 Today, I want to share an extremely unpleasant experience at Le Tavernelle restaurant in Rome. We are a family of tourists from Asia, and we chose this place only because all the surrounding restaurants were full. At the time, there was no signage outside the restaurant indicating that we couldn't sit and wait for it to open, so we sat down quietly. However, shockingly, when a waiter arrived, he actually drove us away in a very rude manner. He yelled at us loudly, and his crude behavior terrified our accompanying child. This aggressive and insulting attitude left us utterly incredulous. Later, the restaurant manager arrived but offered no apology whatsoever. We noticed that other guests with non-Asian faces did not receive the same treatment, which gives us every reason to believe that his behavior was blatant racial discrimination. We feel profoundly disappointed and hurt by this experience. Italy is a beautiful country that we love dearly, but such actions will undoubtedly tarnish its tourism reputation. Here, we sincerely advise all Asian tourists not to patronize a restaurant that provides discriminatory service like this one. We hope the restaurant owner will take this matter very seriously, strengthen staff training, and create a truly friendly and equal environment for all guests—otherwise, they will lose all self-respecting Asian customers.