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Il Padellacio, 2 Viale Manzoni 73-75-77 Roma, Italy

Submitted by m on Wed, 08/02/2006 - 13:55.

2 Viale Manzoni 73-75-77 Roma, Italy

06.70451773

We arrived back in Rome very late, having been out in the country all day, and were about to despair of finding anywhere still open when L spotted this place, and we agreed to go there whatever it was like. In fact it wasn't bad, but they were so incredibly busy it was quite comical. We shared a seafood salad: the waiter slowed down slightly as he whizzed past the buffet, slung some of the salad on a plate and skidded by our table skillfully landing it between us without ever actually stopping. Soon after the rocket salad, which we'd asked for with our mains, arrived on an extremely hot plate. You can imagine how crisp the rocket was, can't you? L has risotto with shrimps and cream - which was lovely, I had a swordfish steak, which was thin but tasty (bit like me, eh?) The food was fine and the waiters were working so hard you couldn't complain. The fact that the place was so full says something for them, and I'd go here again. Can't recall the bill, but it was very reasonable. Recommended, (but perhaps not last thing on a Friday night) DM (2001)

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