off-casa de campo restaurants
Trigo de Oro - a bakery of sorts. THIS IS A MUST while you are there. Go in the morning and see the display case.... have coffee and pastries. Go in the afternoon and have everything else. Sandwiches, breads, etc. Everyone, Dominican and Ex-pat alike knows this place. Not hard to find at all.
Drive into town from Casa de Campo. Turn right at the Police Station. Go 5 or 6 blocks and turn left just before the Scotiabank. Trigo de Oro is about 4 blocks down on the right. Good sign out front.
There is a fantastic place called "Restaurant Lucas" in La Romana. Great pasta (really, really, great food) and not inflated prices like you'll find at Altos de Chavon or the Marina.
It's quite a bit off the beaten path, but it is well worth the effort to find it. I cannot give you good directions to the place because it always takes me two attempts to get there. Seek and ye shall find.
I also went to a place called Shish-ke-bob (or similar). I think I had a Shish-ke-bob. The food was good but it took approximately--and this is an estimate because I didn't have a stop-watch--FOREVER to get my food.
Enjoy. Good luck finding Lucas' Restaurant. It's worth the hunt.
Tim