Rome Restaurant Tips by gmg61

Shanti: Godd food and nice atmosphere

This restaurant offers Northern Indian and Pakistani cuisine. The food is tasteful, well cooked and well presented. The atmosphere is very comfortable and the service is kind and attentive: what else do you want from a restaurant? :)

Favorite Dish: Mutton Tandoori and fried green peppers

Address: Via Fabio Massimo 68/70

Comparison: about average

Directions: In quartiere Prati, not far from Metro station Ottaviano (Line A)

Phone: 063244922

Price: US$21-30

Rating: 3

Theme: Indian

Website: http://www.ristoranteshanti.it

Trattoria dal Cavalier Gino: Home style cuisine in the centre of Rome

Old style, typical trattoria, in the heart of Rome. many tourists go there but the atmosphere is stillr elaxed and there is no tourist trap!

Closed on sunday

Favorite Dish: Bucatini all' amatriciana

Address: Vicolo Rosini 4

Comparison: less expensive than average

Directions: Very close to the Parliament building

Phone: 06 6873434

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 4

Theme: Local

Uve e Forme: Good wine bar Uve e Forme Review

A nice wine bar and bistrot not far away from Tiburtina station.
There's an excellent choice of wines, on the majority italian ones but with a good range of foreign wines. Also some good food, both cold or warm.

Cozy atmosphere, nice ambience.

Favorite Dish: liked a lot the selection of cheese

Address: Via Padova 6/b

Comparison: about average

Directions: About 1 km away from Tiburtina Station

Other Contact: uva@uveeforme.it

Phone: +39 06 44236801

Price: US$21-30

Rating: 3

Theme: Wine Bar/Wine Tasting

Website: http://www.uveeforme.it

Al Ristoro degli Angeli: The trendy place of 2006! Al Ristoro degli Angeli Review

This is the new trendy place of Rome, located a bit out of the centre, in an area that was once a popular suburb and now hosts architects and other professionals.

Very nice ambience, with old furniture, tables in real wood, and a nice modern traditional cuisine.

You'll be welcomed by the lady with the green hair and enjoy a nice meal with good wines aside, and please don't miss the roast potatoes, made in traditional style

Desserts are also good

Favorite Dish: Patate della Garbatella (come le faceva la mamma di Enzo) (roast potatoes)

Address: Via Luigi Orlando 2 - Roma

Comparison: about average

Directions: In the "Garbatella" districtly, opposite the "Palladium" theatre

Phone: +39 06 514 36 020

Price: US$31-40

Rating: 4

Theme: Local

Website: http://www.ristorodegliangeli.it

Di fronte a...: A quick lunch in the city centre

If you're strolling through the city centre and want a rest and a quick lunch, try this restaurant in via della Croce.
In an old building, they serve tasty salads, good pastas, pizzas and meat.
Friendly service and affordable prices

Favorite Dish: Insalata Appassionata

Address: Via dela Croce 37

Comparison: about average

Phone: 6 6780355

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 3

Theme: Italian

Trattoria "Scalini" di Angelo e Orietta: Typical food and eat in the garden!

Plain Trattoria in a popular area of Rome. Enjoy the typical cuisine with the locals and with good weather eat in the garden, under citrus trees and with cats jumping around!

Closed on Sunday

Favorite Dish: Pasta alla Carbonara

Address: Via Roberto De Nobili 17

Comparison: less expensive than average

Directions: Garbatella, not far from Circonvallazione Ostiense

Phone: 06 5128951

Price: US$21-30

Rating: 3

Theme: Italian

Trattoria "Da Lucia": Affordable Trattoria in Trastevere

A bit out of the most crowded area of Trastevere, here is a restaurant that's not a tourist trap! Reasonable price, home style cuisine, outdoors tables when the weather permits.
Closed on Monday

Favorite Dish: Pasta con la gricia

Address: Vicolo del Mattonato 2

Comparison: less expensive than average

Phone: 06 5803601

Price: US$31-40

Rating: 3

Theme: Italian