Dining in Rome

Carla and I really did have some experiences dining in Rome.  Our first breakfast together was an advertised "English Breakfast" at a small cafe.  Lots of meat on the plate which was a bit of a shock!!


After our siesta on Saturday we had a late lunch at a restaurant opposite our hotel.  We decided we wanted Preseco (Champagne), but when it came out, it definitely lacked bubbles!!  Carla asked if it was a fresh bottle, but that was lost in translation!!  Our main meal was 7euro each - the bill came to 37euro!!  We still can't work this out!!  Very expensive Preseco!!!  We made up for the cost by making our own dinner that night on the balcony at the hotel.

Sunday morning we decided to go local and just have tea and coffee!  We ended up having an omelette each and then became a little wary of the very attentive waiter (we were the only ones in the cafe).  Goodness we did have to laugh when we were well away from the cafe.  What were we thinking!!

Our next dining experience was in the evening.  We had been shopping and decided to try a cafe close to a train station before we headed back to our hotel.  There were several different menu combinations at set prices.  We asked the waiter what was the mains and he very rudely gave us the 3 choices quickly so we couldn't understand what he said!!  Carla asked him to repeat and he did the same thing.  We almost got up and walked off!!  (Why can't I do this?!!)  But we stayed and the meal was very nice BUT the waiter did not get a tip from us!!  We don't like rude people who should be there to serve us.

Again we were looking for somewhere a little bit special to have a tea/coffee.  The place above was decorated in orange with pictures of Roman Holiday on the walls.  They were great and it had a nice atmosphere and very friendly staff.  I wanted gelato (3 SCOOPS) but I did share with Carla.  We bought a very nice sandwich from this place to have later for our lunch.


We kept our Monday breakfast very local, going just down the street BUT were certainly invaded by locals on their way to work for their expresso.  A lovely small clean place and friendly staff.

As we were visiting the Vatican Monday morning I wanted to find the Cafe Roger, Jocelyn & I had found in July 2010.  I had their card with the address on it and I can't believe I took Carla straight to it.  Carla loved the place and we had a yummy lunch together then headed back to our hotel for a siesta.

We had a great dining experience on our last night in Rome.  It was a set menu with pasta, salmon and vegetables, bread, coffee.  We ordered Preseco and red wine to celebrate our last evening together.  Our waiter had a great sense of humour and it was our best dining experience.  We wished we'd discovered this place at the beginning of our stay!