Rome Restaurant Tips by TRimer

Ristorante La Torretta: Fresh Pasta and Seafood

Has a lovely outside patio for dining. Good menu.

Address: Piazza della Torretta, 38/40

Comparison: about average

Phone: 06 68.33.494

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 0

Theme: Local

Ristorante Clemente alla Maddalena: Romantic Dinner Under the Stars

Wonderful food, wine, outside setting and music. The lovely piazza in which we dined al fresco is built around a small church, Santa Maria Maddalena, and her oval portrait on an opposite street corner was visible from my seat.

Address: Piazza della Maddalena, 4

Comparison: more expensive than average

Directions: The piazza is one block NNW of the Pantheon.

Phone: 06 6833633

Price: US$31-40

Rating: 0

Theme: Local

L'Orso 80: Roman Food for a Large Group

L'Orso 80 is famous for it's amazing Roman dishes. If you're in a group, just ask them to send out as many appetizers as you think you want to try. They'll fill your table(s) with some of the most incredible dishes you've ever seen.

Favorite Dish: You must try the antipasta. A rainbow of vegetables came on one platter: The spectrum of flavors ranged from the tangy acidity of vinegary mushrooms and cauliflower with capers to the mellow creaminess of fresh mozzarella balls, to the anise bite of sliced fresh fennel bulbs. There was also crispy fried eggplant and a variety of roasted vegetables: zucchini stuffed with parmesan cheese, red peppers filled with pesto and marinated hot peppers.

Address: Via dell'Orso, 33

Comparison: about average

Directions: On the unassuming street north and a little west of Piazza Navona.

Phone: 06 686 49 04

Price: US$21-30

Rating: 0

Theme: Local

Ambasciata d'Abruzzo: Ambasciata D'Abruzo

No real menu. You will sit down and they will start bringing you platters of food. The food is excellent, especially the appetizers. Keep in mind that you get more food than you can eat when you order here, so don't order too much. Dessert, wine and liquors are included in the price for the meal.

Address: Via Pietro Tacchini 26-28

Comparison: about average

Directions: This restaurant is in the Parioli district not far from the Spanish Steps.

Other Contact: Ask for Fabrizio as your waiter.

Phone: 06.80.78.256

Price: US$41 and up

Rating: 0

Theme: Local

Website: http://www.ambasciata-di-abruzzo.it