Casa A Roma

Return to Roma (By All Roads) So this is an account of my second experience with the house nay villa of Casa Roma four months later (first review below) and things didn't pan out quite as expected. After a tasty fare of chicken pasta and special garlic pizza (from the special garlic pizza menu where in fact they are all special) I decided this time to get my chops into a king prawn pizza with mozzarella and some Italian herby roasters. The pizza first and it was, I'm afraid to say, soggy not crispy, disappointingly lacking in the crunch department; the prawns and mozzarella were nice and tasty though. Next, the Italian roasters and a very sharp downward turn in events. I was expecting some baby whole spuds languishing in herby sauce with garlic butter basting their bows but this was not to be. In fact it was three (and a very small baby) old (as in not new potatoes) medium-sized contenders more like bakers in a none too memorable light butter sauce. It was a heavy heart that turned over the cardboard lid of that foil takeaway container this time and the pizza did little to revive the spirits. The one thing which was super tasty was two - indeed - pots of delicious home-made mayo as a side order. This picked up the disaster from the floor and dusted it down; I also had it on a baker with some king prawns the next day which eased a still leaden heart, saved - but only just Casa Romas - bearing in mind your earlier score. ___________________________________________________________________ So this is Casa A Roma, Roman house of tasty hearty Italian fare and more, kebabs, speciality burgers etc on the menu. I had a take-away delivery (impressively prompt) as Roma burned and I certainly got the wolf's share of gladiatorial feasting. It was generous and tasty. I had chicken fussili, gentle on the taste buds, with lardons and hints of caramalised shallots in buttery white wine sauce and a 9" special garlic pizza (they're all special on the special garlic pizza menu) and this was nice and light as opposed to French stick garlic bread etc; a good herby flavour which complemented the pasta but didn't overtake it. So, the pasta flavour-wise and foil container-wise was fab, almost steaming with the lid off, morsels of chicken - when found - were cooked deliciously to a slightly teeth-sticking chewy consistency, interspersed with lardon slivers, herbs and great sauce. But, and it is a but, the pasta was quite dominant in the dish, there was not very much else - fine if you're hungry or you've got a marathon pending in the morning - but it was a little solid and well-packed when more sauce, less pasta and more chicken would have made a pleasanter experience for garlic pizza dunking etc. Also perhaps a more exciting pasta base - fussili, the twists, is fine everyday but perhaps tagliatelle or a finer shape of pasta, not overloaded, would have given a lift. End results? Fab taste, quick delivery, a full chops' worth of offering, tasty alternative garlic pizza but shy on the chicken and heavy-handed on the pasta; easily resolved - let your pollo and lardons fly. Otherwise nice going and veni vidi vici, Casas!

Friendly staff and good services. The best risotto eaten by my husband who lived for a few years in Italy. The food is delicious!!!If you like italian food it is a must to have a meal here. Thank you all for your hard work and well done for providing higher standards of your services!😘 We'll definitely come back to visit you again and enjoy our meal.

Had a really nice evening last night. The food was very well prepared and freshly served. The service was really good and friendly. Thank you for making me visit to Whitehaven a great one!

Always fantastic been going for years. Never changes always great service and delicious food. Friendly staff and quick service. Food comes out hot and well presented and best of all tasty. My favourite restaurant.

Warm and cozy Italian in the heart of Whitehaven. Book in advance as it always seems to be busy, plenty of classic dishes well cooked and setved with a smile. Loved the pizza and the tiramisu was the best I've had, all fairly priced. Highly recommended.