Restaurants - Central Italy

Antica Birreria Viennese Ristorante
Via Della Croce, 21, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

After a morning and early afternoon on a hop-on-hop-off bus and seeing the Spanish Steps, we needed something desperately. Of course everything around that area is all tourist trap stuff and stoopidly expesive. This one wasn't *quite* as stoopidly expensive, but was still expensive for not a lot of food. I mostly let Mum pick were we ate, because she's a lot fussier about food.

Fairy lights at Antica Birreria Viennese Ristorante

Our table at Antica Birreria Viennese Ristorante

Mum with our linner

Agnello scottadito con patate (lamb chops with potatoes) (18.00 EUR)

Saltimbocca di vitella alla Romana con patate al forno (veal escalope Roman style with hame and sage with baked potatoes (20.00 EUR)

Ristorante Pizzeria Al Fagianetto
Via Filippo Turati, 21, 00185 Roma RM, Italy

This place was downstairs from our B (not a B&B because there was no breakfast ;) ). Recommended by the owner. It was decent enough and the service was fairly good.

Spaghetti all'Ortolana (pasta with vegetables) (9.00 EUR)

Mum with our dinner

Spaghetti all'Ortolana (pasta with vegetables) (9.00 EUR)

We went back a second night and again only ordered one dish between us because the night before one dish was plenty. Yeah not so much the second night and we needed to order desert.

Ravioli ricotta e spinaci al pomodoro - stuffed pasta with ricotta cheese and spinach (12 EUR) - this was my half

Mum and our dinner at Ristorante Pizzeria Al Fagianetto

Mum and dessert

Dessert at Ristorante Pizzeria Al Fagianetto

Amalfi Madre

Via dei Gracchi, 12, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

This place was recommeded by our walking tour guide and I quite enjoyed my salad. This is where Mum tripped down a small step she didn't see because it was all black paint on the ground.

InSalmonata - lettuce, rocket salad, marinated salmon, buffalo, mango sauce and chopped hazelnuts that Mum had for lunch (12 EUR)

Mum and her lunch

Pollastrella - lettuce, rocket salad, chicken fillets, parmesan cream, tomatoes and black olives that I had for lunch (10 EUR)

Garlic bread we had with lunch

Pizzeria L'Angolo
Via Papa Giovanni XXIII, 24, 66026 Ortona CH, Italy

There wasn't a whole lot open in Ortona at 7pm on a Thursday night. Mum liked the look of this place (it was bright and uncrowded) so we had a four cheese pizza there.