Caffetteria Il David

The food here sucks so bad, you are just paying for the view.
I had a waiter named Pietro who did not bring me a check and simply told me the total cost. I told him that I wanted a printed check and he did. The printed check was higher than what he told me verbally, basically he tried to put the money from my table right into his pocket. It would have been beneficial to me to pay less but who knows what this guy is capable of… I don’t need Pietro yelling at me for not paying the bill when I paid cash that went right into his pocket.

So we came to Ill David ‘While in Rome’ because it had an excellent location. It’s right dead smack in the middle of the main square. That’s about the only thing it got going for this place. The service is ‘meh’ to say the least. I mean, it wasn’t bad at all, but there’s nothing special about it. I had to ask for my water and all the waiters did was just bring us our food… that’s it!
Here’s a word of advice though, if you’re in the area and decide on a restaurant nearby. This place is a tourist trap. The food does not even compare with what you’ll find elsewhere. Just remember to read up on tipping etiquettes in Rome and Italy. The waiters here think it’s just free money so they try to hustle you in. We saw a lot of fellow Americans dining here so they leave a pretty good tip (seeing by the quantity they leave, because we didn’t know what to tip before we went… but now we know). The waiters just take the tip from the table… while the customers were leaving… and stuff it in their wallets! Again, they just think its free money (I’m assuming, or they don’t think it’s rude to just stash the cash straight into their wallets… I mean eventually it’ll get there right?).
The food isn’t bad, but if you’re from out of town (I’m from the US), then you can get much better Italian food back home… trust me. There are plenty of small sandwich shops around the area, so keep your eyes open. WAY better tasting for a fraction of the cost. Hope this helps. Ciao!