Are atala road bicycles worth the monie?

Hard to say w/o knowing what you intend to pay for it.

Looking at the spec sheet it seems decent enough. Not a great bike, not a racing bike, but a good enough bike for exercise and entertainment purposes.

If you intend to start riding seriously, have the bike serviced first. That range of bikes, you never know what the bearing adjustment and spoke tension is. Assembly is often one place where a manufacturer will try to cut corners.