Da Luciano — Restaurant in Rome

Our last evening in Rome and we were hoping for some memorable pasta where it is the native dish. But alas, this was not to be. We ordered an eggplant parmesan dish and a prawn spaghetti dish that was amongst the specials for the day and recommended by the waiter. We also ordered a small bottle of the recommended white wine. The service was not bad, but weird, with an air of arrogance. The eggplant parmesan turned out to be so, so, and the prawn spaghetti dish had good flavor, but very underdone, bordering on crunchy, like the chef had not even bothered to sample it. The wine was good. We did not stick around for desert, feeling extremely disappointed, literally having come from the other end of the world, Australia, to a restaurant purporting to be quality and getting food that was obviously prepared with little care and effort served to full price paying customers. So we left Rome not having sampled a decent pasta, the best pizza I've ever eaten from a takeaway place in the neighborhood, but treatment bordering on contemp and served substandard food like we would not know the difference. Not...

Da Luciano is a small, family-owned restaurant within a 15-minute walk or 6-minute taxi ride from the Roma Cavalieri Hotel. We experienced both lunch and dinner. If you go for lunch, be aware that their delicious pizza is only offered at dinner. The lunch/dinner menu is quite varied with wonderful selections of pasta, vegetables, fish, salads, appetizers, etc. Prices are very reasonable. The atmosphere is delightful, with mostly locals (that’s a good thing!), and the service is excellent and friendly. Try it! You wont be...

My colleagues and I were staying at the Cavalieri Hotel which recommended this charming neighborhood restaurant in a wooded area. The entire staff was welcoming and the service was good. We enjoyed a variety of dishes from pasta and pizza loaded with toppings to my dish which was the "grigliata pesce," a plate with delicious grilled, fresh seafood. The small mixed salad was very fresh and the red wine was dry the way I like it. You know we really enjoyed it because we ate...