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Amo Roma (Pizza on the Rocks)

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Amo Roma – Pizza on the Rocks

  • January 19, 2006
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Carmen from Fairfax, Virginia
Amo Roma – Pizza on the Rocks

The Rocks, at the end of George Street, was one of my favorite areas to souvenir shop, take a stroll – whatever. It’s the oldest part of the city, with the oldest buildings. It’s atmosphere lured me there several times. One of these times happened to be lunch, so I strolled along (stopping in shops along the way of course) reading menus and looking for nothing in particular, but something good.

As I stopped in front of Amo Roma, the smell wafted past as the hostess popped out onto the steps. We exchanged pleasantries, and I excused myself to go next door to Sydney’s Oldest Pub to get some money out of their ATM, then back I went to ask her to seat me.

I had the choice of outside or inside seating, but it was starting to sprinkle, so I chose inside. The tables are numbered, and spaced close together, so it’s a cozy dining experience, but not uncomfortably so. It has a modern Italian café feel, and the waitresses are all in good shape, as they have to run up the stairs to the kitchen, which is located on the second floor, and sometimes to patrons seated up one more flight on the third floor.

I was bombarded by Italian dishes on the menu, but it was the hamburger that fueled my desire. I ordered it with everything on the side (which always gets a funny look from the Australians) but the obliged anyway. Even the side salad with vinaigrette was good – and I don’t like salads. But the lettuce was leafy, not all stalks, and the dressing was very tasty. The burger was cooked to doneness, but still juicy, with onions cooked inside the burger. The BBQ sauce that normally comes on it (but I had on the side) was sweet yet smokey, and I enjoyed adding it to the burger myself.

Still hungry, I ordered a slice of lemon meringue pie for desert. It wasn’t as pudding-y as in the states, more dense, like lemon curd, with enough meringue to be a dessert on it own. I gobbled it down and tried not to look like a glutton.

The bill came to about $30 with tip (yes, I tipped again.) It was a quaint little café with good food and good service in a great area. Yes, I say stop in if you’re in the Rocks, and maybe even if you aren’t.

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