Anyone been to Rome....?

[Francko]

If you see a short balding man standing and staring at the ruins for an inordinately long time or very drunk in a bar near the Pantheon ( another must see) then it will be me.

Do you go to Riccioli caffe? Something interesting which probably hasn't changed. If you are up for all night entertainment there is a place nearby (can't remember the address but it's somewhere in Corso Vittorio Emanuele) called Insane. If you want to meet italian and foreign chavs and hope in a drunk fight that's the place to go. Until 5 am I remember. Do not mess with the bouncers, they can become quite nasty (but i guess that's the same all around the world).

[PerlOfWisdom]

I've not been there either. But I have heard that when in Rome you should do as the Romans do.

Don't think a long weekend will be enough to build one of the biggest empires the world has seen.

[Gibbon]

Riccioli caffe

No haven't tried there, not a gay bar is it???

By the way in my last post I think I gave the impression that The Pantheon was a must see, I actually meant myself, but only if you're a lady who's into a two night romance. The Pantheon's big but not that big

[Francko]

No haven't tried there, not a gay bar is it???

Nahhh.... they have some good restaurants around the Pantheon too, I used to know a couple of the owners.

[Gibbon]

Resturants

Give us a few names please as I haven't eaten around there previously.

[Francko]

Give us a few names please as I haven't eaten around there previously.

Can't remember the names as it was quite a long ago... try this Riccioli for sushi and oysters anyway. Just near the Gelateria straight from pantheon. On the left (there are 2 parallel roads) there should be those two restaurants.

[Mordac]

>they have some good restaurants around the Pantheon too

I can vouch for that - we stayed right on the Via Del Corso very near the Pantheon. The side streets were full of pretty good places, there was one with a huge upstairs area (and packed out with locals) and the food was superb - wish I could remember the name.

[Gibbon]

>try this Riccioli for sushi and oysters anyway.

Well when in Rome, lets eat Japanese.

No, to be fair since you've recommended it I will try the place

When I come back I will try to remember anywhere worthwhile for other members. However, from what I remember try to look for places with Locals in. In my previous 3 visits this worked a treat and I didn't have a bad meal or was overcharged. One place inparticular stood out and that was Valentinos on Via Cavour (up from the Forum). Doesn't look inviting on the side of a busy road but the saltimboca was sublime as was the egg soup. Instead of desert I had the lasagne after I'd seen the family on the next table tucking into it.

I'm so hungry now that I could eat a scabby horse between two pissy mattresses.

[Lucifer Box]

I'm so hungry now that I could eat a scabby horse between two pissy mattresses.

Have some Quorn, you won't notice the difference.

Good advice almost anywhere though: go where the locals go.

[threaded]

I only go to Rome when I have a woman in tow for a trip to Sant Agata Bolognese.

Generally stay at the Sheraton Rome, AKA Parco de' Medici Golf Club.

I like it, girlies I've taken love it. There is a courtesy bus regular into the city centre and another goes around the airports (includes a couple of the small ones dotted about). Have in the past organised me a taxi for free when we missed the bus into town. They even once had a girl on the desk that could speak Danish, which is, well, customer service.

The rooms are actually like miniature terrace houses and very well looked after.