Cheap Eats in Italy '99 Ed

My wife and I have used this book for all three cities - Rome, Florence and Venice. You should not go to any of these cities without this book - we relied on it 100% - there is no peer. My only criticism of the book is the title - the book should really be titled - "Great Eats at reasonable prices". We ate at well over 15 of the restaurants recommended and only one had changed from the description given in the book. Our immense thanks go to the author - not only did she save us money, the restaurants we dined at will live long in our memory and greatly contributed to the enjoyment of our vacation.

My friends and I recently went on spring break to Rome and Florence and we took along the cheap eats book. We had the best food of our lives on a college student's budget. Everything in the book was accurate, in our experience, and even the picky eaters among us were satisfied. We knew exactly what to expect at each place we went, which made things much easier. We actually met Sandra Gustafson at a restaurant in Florence where she was updating her entries for a new edition!

This book is awesome. Good eats every darn time. Don't hit Rome without it.