In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
The area around St Peter's is the one place in Rome where it really is possible to eat badly, so you've been sensible to ask for advice.
[url=http://abcroma.com/ristoranti/RistoVisNoGold_i.asp?N=11651&Inizio=20&Nome=&Z=0&C=0&T=0&gold=N]La Rusticella da Carlo[/url], which is just across the road from the exit of the Metro station Cipro (aka 'Musei Vaticani') and the entrance to the Vatican Museums stands head-and-shoulders above the competition, who prey on innocent famished tourists.
La Rustichella was a favourite spot of ours when my girlfriend (now my wife) lived just up the road so we know it well. They do a wide gamut of food, from pizza (in a wood-fired oven) to sophisticated fish dishes and a superb buffet antipasto and its all excellent and reasonably priced. Its been run by two brothers (maitre d' & chef), for donkeys years and they're open for both lunch and dinner (closed Monday, my wife tells me)
Other tips for Rome: Don't spend so much time visiting churches and ruins that you wear yourself out. A nice place to relax is under the pine trees in the Pincio, just above Piazza Del Popolo. My favourite place in Rome is Piazza Del Pantheon - one of Rome's only traffic free squares, and less hectic than P.za Navona. The restaurants dotted around the piazza usually have gas heaters in winter at the outside tables, which makes them nice places to sit and watch the world go by. I'd recommend a Negroni at the wine bar on your left, as you leave the Pantheon or, if the kids insist, even a burger at the world's most sumptuously located MacDonald's.
Just one other thing.... you may find that the Crowne Plaza is 'in the area of St Peters' in the same sense that Ryanair's 'Bologna' airport is in Forli; its actually a couple of miles away.
Enjoy your visit and Buon Compleanno in anticipo.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
the trafficis rediculous in rome so be careful
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[QUOTE=strawberry][COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]I am taking my wife and my daughters family which consists of two adults and my three grandchildren to Rome in February for an extended weekend break.
It is my wife's 50th birthday and would like to eat somewhere nice and traditional but obviously catering for the total group both for children and economically due to the size of my party.
Can anybody advise on restaurants or the like which may be suitable for such an event, I am staying in the St. Peters area at the Crown Plaza hotel.
Any other advise on Rome would also be appreciated.[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
high there.
rome is my favourite place to visit, but be aware of the traffic.
my brother has just returned from there with his wife and young daughter,
i thought he would enjoy it but all he mentioned was the large amout of traffic.but then he also thought verona was better! dont figure.
as for eating out, as long as you just venture off the main drag, [i dont mean miles just side streets] you will find some delightfull places.
some do the tourist menu, good value, but nothing adventous.
you should also ask at the reception where you are staying, i asked once and
was advised of a place some 2km away! but it was worth it.