La Viola - FIUMICINO

Great evening in a splendid location and the hosts were competent. The food was fresh and the meat very tender. The price was average

This is a Trattoria restaurant that is located next to a castle. It is very quaint and surrounded by beauty. This is family style dinning at its best. The flattened chicken cooked between two stones is excellent. The owner is making sure his guests get the very best experience. Service was prompt and efficient. I would highly recommend making the effort to dine here. Get there early to sit outside.

While driving toward Rome (after a 2 month stay in Tuscany) we pulled off the highway to find lunch. Directed by a few signs we made out way down a dirt road to CASTELLO DI TORRE IN PIETRA and were rewarded to find this beautiful castello, a cantina for wine tasting also selling olive oil, and this TRATTORIA. Soon we were awash in delicious wine, salumi, then a delicious pasta course. The food was equal to the best meals that I experienced in my entire stay. My only regret is that I did not order another course (too full) because the secondi appearing at other tables looked delicious. I still can't believe you can pull off the road, and find quite on accident the best meal of a 2 month stay. If you have any occasion (and a car) to be on the north side of Rome (like near the airport) GO!

You might need a good GPS to find this place, but it is well worth a visit. The restaurant has both inside and outside dining (in the summer anyway), and is located in pleasant countryside. Service is quite speedy, and the food and wine are good. There is little finesse, but eating here is about the pleasure of spending time with friends, talking, laughing and appreciating a relaxed lifestyle. There is plenty of room for youngsters to run around in, trees to climb etc, so adults can relax. Buon appetito.

Former ancien wild boar hunters refuge, next to the big Castel of Torrimpietra, it became a little trattoria where you can eat good typical food for less money. Remarkable the pappardelle al sugo di cinghiale (pasta with boar meat sauce) and the polenta (cornmeal mush). Maurizio the owner is very friendly and a great guest! The reastaurant is simple furnished but in the nice weather days you can sit outside under the trees of the wood and the atmosphere is great...in summer you could even see the fireflyes flying around. We are regular guest there and when we don 't fancy to cook at home, we jump in the car and we go to Maurizio 's trattoria