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Antica Roma Gelateria (near Plaza Espana): the Worst in Rome
We were in Rome last week, my husband and my two kids were having a great time walking around the beautiful streets near Plaza Espana. We stopped in ANTICA ROME GELATERIA, located in Via Propaganda, few blocks from Plaza Espana. While waiting for our turn we saw the employee serving the ice creams kicking out an American family who just bought several ice creams from the tables. He just told them: "No sitting, you can not sit here, go out!!" Immediately after that a Japanese couple (who saw also his actions) asked him if they can sit in the table and he told them: "Yes, please sit here" (but they have not even bought an ice cream !!). But the worst came when I place our order: I order a small cup and a big cone. The employee told me: You can not have the big cone, too expensive for you! I told him that he does not know who I am and if I have money or not, however he continued arguing that I can not afford the big cone and that " he was tired of people like us that ask for big ice creams that later we can not pay". My husband and I were shock by his stupid argument so we took the small ice cream and through it in his face and leave the place. Obviously this "Gelateria" has problems with American tourists….With all the great gelaterias in the area there is not need to go to that one..
Gelato
- June 21, 2006
- Rated 5 of 5 by
Homefry from San Jose, California
GREAT!!! Must have!!! Very cheap and very good! By the Trevi is my favorite place to eat it. You can get up to 5 scoops for about $5.
From journal Spring Break in Rome
Any Gelateria
You must visit a gelateria during your stay in Italy. Gelato is the Italian version of ice cream, and it tastes incredible. I recommend trying a different flavor every day of your stay, especially since Italy is hot, and this is a perfect cold treat to remedy that.
From journal Italia
Any Gelati Stand/ Restaurant
- August 20, 2004
- Rated 5 of 5 by
kythe from Brighton, Massachusetts
Wherever you go in Italy, get gelato every day! It's Italian fresh ice cream and it is the best thing you'll ever taste! They also have nine million flavors in all the different towns. My favorite flavor was plum.
From journal Three Coins in the Fountain
Any Gelateria
- August 11, 2004
- Rated 3 of 5 by
Jglassb311 from Santa Cruz, California
Gelato! You can always count on close-to-sickeningly-sweet gelato to cool you off on a hot Italian summer day. Rome boils over in the summer and gelato cools you right off, and fills your tummy with delicious sweets. Every stand has different flavors, and variations on the same flavor. I found that strawberry and coffee flavors were consistently delicious, while chocolate was usually hit or miss. Try cioccolato... an interesting mix of chocolate and vanilla.
From journal To Roma, To Roma...