In an Italian restaurant keep in mind that what you order is what you get. Most items are alacarte and not a lot of extras automatically come with every meal, like salad, soup and choice of potato. You can not make many special requests in restaurants in Italy so make sure you read the menu as most of them have English translations. The Italian frown on changing your mind after your order comes and also on sending your order back. It is always safe to order some type of pasta and they are always good and fairly inexpensive. Do not ever cut you spaghetti, use a spoon and fork to twirl, my father used to yell at me when I was a kid for doing that. To the Italians, cutting your spaghetti is bad table manners. If you are the type who waits for your check, you would wait all night. You will need to ask for your check to receive it “il conto per favore” (the check please).