Hotel de Russie Sunday brunch: Le Jardin, its hours and prices

The Hotel de Russie’s Sunday brunch means Le Jardin, in Valadier’s terraced garden below the Pincio, 12.30 to 3.30pm, at €98 a head, drinks extra. Its page publishes no menu and doesn’t say whether you eat outside; in 2024 the MICHELIN Guide put it in the garden in fine weather.

Updated 13 October 202613 min readHow we write the guide

Le Jardin’s terrace on a summer evening: tables with white cloths and lit candles under the parasols, globe lamps and box balls in terracotta urns on the white balustrade; below, the double staircase

Who Le Jardin’s brunch is for, if you are looking for Sunday brunch in Rome

Why choose it

You want a Sunday lunch outdoors, among the terraces of a garden in the middle of Rome, with Fulvio Pierangelini’s cooking and children welcome.

The brunch

When to look elsewhere

You want brunch on a Saturday, with drinks included or for under €70: the Locarno does it on Saturdays too, at €65 with bottomless Bloody Marys, and the EDITION at €55 with prosecco.

Other brunches

Valadier’s garden, where brunch is served

The garden starts at Via del Babuino and climbs to the Pincio, through terraces, plants and water. In fine weather brunch settles along that climb; in the colder months, the MICHELIN Guide wrote in 2024, it moves indoors.

Giuseppe Valadier designed it in the early 19th century, the hotel says: a terraced garden of grottoes, nymphaea and orange trees, climbing towards the Pincio.

In 2020 the architect Pietro Paolo Lateano gave it back its balustrades, statues and fountains, the hotel says, and in the evening it is lit up.

In 1917 Picasso and Cocteau walked here, and Cocteau wrote to his mother of a hotel inside a garden that climbs and looks over Rome, with oranges to pick from the window, the hotel recalls. Today the MICHELIN Guide gives it 2 Keys.

We came at Le Jardin’s brunch from 3 sides: 9 of the hotel’s official pages and factsheets, the 4 videos filmed at its tables, from the glasshouse to the frescoed room and the terrace, and the 924 Google reviews with text among the 1,908 we gathered. In the 22 that mention the brunch, the garden wins: 14 bring it up, and 7 describe what arrives on the plate. What people remember is where they sat.

A Sunday at Le Jardin, hour by hour

Before you sit down, stroll to Piazza del Popolo: it is 3 minutes away. Then head back into the garden. The weather decides whether you eat outside: in 2024 the MICHELIN Guide said the garden in fine weather and indoors in the colder months.

11.30am

First, the Pincio

There is time for the climb: from the hotel’s entrance the Pincio terrace is 855 metres, 12 minutes on foot, and Piazza del Popolo 223 metres, just 3 minutes, measured on OpenStreetMap’s streets.

12.30pm

Brunch begins

At half past 12 brunch begins: Le Jardin serves it every Sunday since 20 September, from 12.30 to 3.30pm, in the restaurant that opens onto the terraced garden.

1pm

The dishes

What reaches the table depends on who you ask: the restaurant’s page promises a selection of seasonal dishes by chef Fulvio Pierangelini, the hotel’s factsheet live cooking stations, and the MICHELIN Guide, in 2024, a buffet.

2pm

The bill

The bill is simple: €98 a head, €60 for children aged 3 to 12, drinks extra. For comparison, à la carte at lunch a first course costs €32 to €40 and a main €36 to €62, according to the menu.

3.30pm

After brunch

Brunch ends at 3.30pm; to stretch the afternoon, the Stravinskij Bar, in the courtyard, stays open until 1am.

Hotel brunches around Piazza del Popolo

From Le Jardin the neighbourhood’s other hotel brunches are all on foot: 4 minutes to the Locarno, 5 to Palazzo Ripetta, 8 to the Bulgari; the EDITION, at 21, is a proper walk.

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Hotel de RussieLe Jardin, among the garden’s terraces: Sundays, 12.30 to 3.30pm
Hotel LocarnoSaturdays and Sundays; 320 metres, 4 minutes on foot
Palazzo RipettaSundays, as a buffet; 346 metres, 5 minutes on foot

Le Jardin’s brunch: days, dishes and prices, from the hotel’s website

What the restaurant’s page and the hotel’s factsheets said on 28 September 2026, alongside what the MICHELIN Guide and guests write elsewhere.

On the hotel’s website

Every Sunday since 20 September, from 12.30 to 3.30pm
A selection of seasonal dishes by chef Fulvio Pierangelini
€98 a head, drinks excluded
€60 for children aged 3 to 12, drinks excluded
At Le Jardin, the restaurant with a terrace in the garden at the foot of the Pincio
Booking by email to fb.derussie@roccofortehotels.com or on +39 06 32 88 88 70

Brunch at Le Jardin, and the Secret Garden

Sunday brunch at Le Jardin, its glasshouse, lunch between the frescoed dining room and the garden, breakfast on the terrace, the Secret Garden, two cocktails at the Stravinskij Bar, a junior suite looking onto Piazza del Popolo and the entrance on Via del Babuino after dark.

**Sunday brunch at Le Jardin: a table on the terrace with brunch plates, the buffet in the frescoed dining room, a chef at the stove, tables under the parasols, then watermelon and babà**from 0:16 · Guendalina Stabile · 5 July 2023Watch on YouTube

**Le Jardin’s glasshouse with its chandeliers and laid tables, the glasshouse seen from the garden, the cooks at work, then the dishes: choux buns, raw fish, king prawns**from 0:27 · Anastasia · 10 April 2026Watch on YouTube

**Le Jardin’s frescoed dining room, then the steps and terraces of the garden, a table outdoors and lunch, down to the tiramisù**from 0:07 · Cassie’s Crazy life · 15 April 2026Watch on YouTube

Breakfast on the terrace: a coffee on the balustrade above the courtyard and its parasols, syrup poured over pancakes with strawberries and blueberries, then flowers in the garden below the pink facadeananewyork · 10 February 2023Watch on YouTube

The brunch rules

The rules set by the restaurant, the hotel and the spa, from pages read on 27 and 28 September 2026.

Where	Le Jardin, the hotel’s restaurant at Via del Babuino 9, with its terrace in the garden
Days	Sundays, since 20 September; the hotel’s factsheet speaks of weekends
Hours	12.30 to 3.30pm
Prices	€98 for an adult and €60 for a child aged 3 to 12; drinks are charged separately
Dress	No dress code, but the hotel asks guests to avoid sportswear, shorts and beach shoes
Children	€60 for ages 3 to 12; the Rocco Forte Kids programme adds a children’s menu
Booking	By writing to fb.derussie@roccofortehotels.com, or by calling Le Jardin on +39 06 32 88 88 70

The room for staying on after brunch

If you’d like the Sunday to end upstairs, ask for a window over the garden where you had lunch.

The sitting room of a Deluxe Suite Garden View: a pale sofa with red and white cushions, 9 framed manuscript pages on the wall, the French window open onto a small balcony and the garden’s trees, and the bedroom through the door

The sitting room of the Valadier Suite: French windows with green curtains open onto a flower-lined balcony and umbrella pines, striped armchairs around a glass coffee table, a wooden dining table and a classical statue by the window

The brunch garden is there again from the Garden View rooms and suites, redesigned by Olga Polizzi: from the 33 m² Superior Garden View to the 70 m² Deluxe Suite Garden View. The Valadier Suite, 77 m², opens floor-to-ceiling windows and a French balcony onto the garden and the Pincio.

The rooms and suites, with photos

Rome’s other hotel brunches

Days, formats and prices from their own pages, and the minutes on foot from the Hotel de Russie.

Of the brunches that publish a price, Le Jardin’s is the dearest: €98, against €65 at the Locarno and €55 at the EDITION. Around Piazza del Popolo you choose on foot. The Locarno, 4 minutes away, serves it on Saturday and Sunday, with bottomless Bloody Marys; Palazzo Ripetta, 5, on Sunday, as a buffet, according to one of its pages from 2025; the Bulgari, 8, on Sunday on its fifth floor, with a buffet and à la carte dishes; The Rome EDITION, 21 minutes, on Sundays from 11 October to 1 November, with free-flowing prosecco or mimosas. The Bulgari and Palazzo Ripetta keep their prices to themselves. And on Google, on 28 September 2026, a search for brunch in Rome brought up the map of the centre’s cafés and the guides’ lists first: the Hotel de Russie’s brunch was not on the first 3 pages of results.

Brunch	Where	From its page	From the Hotel de Russie
Hotel de Russie	Via del Babuino	Le Jardin: every Sunday from 12.30 to 3.30pm, €98, €60 for ages 3 to 12, drinks excluded	You are here
Hotel Locarno, the Bloody Brunch	Via della Penna, a short walk from Piazza del Popolo	Saturdays and Sundays from 12.30pm: unlimited Bloody Marys with 2 dishes for €65, or à la carte.	4 minutes on foot
Palazzo Ripetta, the Sunday brunch	Via di Ripetta	Sundays, 12.30 to 3pm: a buffet, in the secret garden in fine weather; wine and cocktails cost extra.	5 minutes on foot
Bulgari Hotel Roma, the Bvlgari Brunch	Piazza Augusto Imperatore	Sundays, noon to 2.30pm, on the fifth floor and terrace: a buffet plus à la carte dishes; no price given.	8 minutes on foot
The Rome EDITION, Anima’s brunch	Salita di San Nicola da Tolentino, near Piazza Barberini	Sundays 11 October–1 November, noon to 4pm, Anima garden: 2 dishes, free-flowing prosecco or mimosas, €55.	21 minutes on foot

Minutes on foot computed on OpenStreetMap’s streets from the Hotel de Russie’s address to each hotel on 28 September 2026, the same day we read the brunch pages.

Reviews of the brunch
Of the 1,908 Google reviews read on 28 September 2026, 924 have text and 22 mention the brunch: 20 give 4 or 5 stars. Guests praise the garden and the service. Drinks are charged separately, and in 2024 more than one guest found a “voluntary” 15% tip on the bill.

Questions about the brunch and the hotel

The day, the bill, the children, the table: what people ask before a Sunday brunch in Rome.

Is the Hotel de Russie’s brunch served on Saturdays too?

Not according to the most recent source: Le Jardin’s page, read on 28 September 2026, lists Sundays only, since 20 September. The hotel’s April 2026 factsheet and July activities brochure speak of weekend brunches, but the restaurant’s page is the newest and the most specific.

How much is the brunch, and what is included?

€98 a head and €60 for children aged 3 to 12, for chef Fulvio Pierangelini’s seasonal dishes; drinks, the hotel says, are charged separately. The bill may also carry a “voluntary” 15% tip, which you can decline: more than one guest reported it in 2024 (the reviews).

Is it served in the garden?

In fine weather, yes. Le Jardin has its terrace in the garden at the foot of the Pincio, and in the warmer months meals are served outdoors, the hotel says. The brunch page does not say where it is served; in 2024 the MICHELIN Guide put it in the garden in fine weather and in the indoor dining room in the colder months.

Can you bring children?

Yes, and for less: €60 from 3 to 12, the hotel says. Hotel guests also get the children’s menu of the Rocco Forte Kids programme (families). In 2024 the MICHELIN Guide also mentioned Sunday activities for children, which today’s page leaves out.

How do you book?

By email or phone: write to fb.derussie@roccofortehotels.com, including through the “Enquire” button on Le Jardin’s page, or call the restaurant on +39 06 32 88 88 70. There is no online booking for the brunch.

Do you need to be staying at the hotel?

No. The restaurant’s page does not keep it for hotel guests, and more than one of the Google reviews comes from someone who dropped in just for brunch. If you do want to stay, the Garden View rooms look over the same garden.

Is there a dress code?

No, but in its restaurants the hotel asks guests to avoid sportswear, shorts and beach shoes, and says most of them opt for smart-casual (Le Jardin).

Which are the best hotel brunches in Rome?

It depends on the day and your budget. On Sundays, in Valadier’s garden, Le Jardin’s brunch at the Hotel de Russie costs €98, €60 for children aged 3 to 12, from 12.30 to 3.30pm; 4 minutes’ walk away, the Locarno’s Bloody Brunch runs on Saturdays too, at €65 with 2 dishes. For a buffet there are Palazzo Ripetta on Sundays and the Bulgari on Sundays on its fifth floor, with no published price; The Rome EDITION, near Piazza Barberini, does its own from 11 October to 1 November, at €55 with free-flowing prosecco or mimosas.

Write to Le Jardin before Sunday: the brunch is booked by email or phone, not online

Le Jardin’s brunch on the official website

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