Hello,

Just back from a nice 18 day trip to Europe. Tried to get to the Maccheroni restaurant listed above, but it was 7pm and they open for dinner at 8pm !!

Did make it to a restaurant called Mario - had an awesome beef dish - like a beef scallopini, others had spaghetti with clams ( it was a bit spicy - but delicious !! and when we said it was a bit spicy they came out with another one without asking that was not spicy ). My only regret is that I didn't order the roasted potatoes as they looked awesome as the waiter brought them to another table. They make their pasta fresh for each dish. Here is some info :

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Mario #143
of 1,462 restaurants in Rome Read 7 reviews for this restaurantCuisines: Italian
Price range*: $20-$25
Mario located at: Via della Vite 55, Rome 00187, Italy[/B]
Phone: 06/6783818

and we had nice thin crust pizza at :

La Monte Carlo #105
of 1,462 restaurants in Rome Read 43 reviews for this restaurantCuisines: Italian, Pizza, Pizza & Pasta
Recommended For: Local cuisine
La Monte Carlo located at Vicolo Savelli, 13, Rome, Italy ( not too far from Piazza Navona )
Phone: 06 6861877
Website: http://www.lamontecarlo.it/

Hope this helps, Thanks !