We love the food, service and location of this restaurant. The food is freshly prepared and presented with a certain flair. The service is friendly yet professional. The location is in a quiet courtyard away from the very noisy St Marks Square. We loved it so much that we went again the next night. They seem to have dropped their... More

Our best dinner of four was our last night at Ai Mercanti. Would like to have another chance to eat there again.

We ate there our first night of 3 in Venice and it was fantastic. A little different than the classic osteria which the thousands of tourists flock to. I chose it because we needed a place close after our full day of travelling. There aren't that many good ones in the San Marco area. Find this one! Only a few... More

Ate here for dinner at the recommendation of our hotel (Hotel Flora) and were blown away with how delicious and interesting the food was. A more hip and international restaurant, so not necessarily where you'd go if you were looking for traditional and/or authentic italian cuisine, but if you like really interesting food, this is well worth it.

My wife and I visited this on the recommendation of our hotel (Hotel Flora). I ordered carrot soup and veal salad because, whilst normally uninspiring, I thought that if they were on Mercanti's menu they must have something special to recommend them; unfortunately not. My wife had a prawn and cauliflower puree as a starter and salt cod and artichoke... More

This was our best meal out 4 evenings in Venice. After having many meals in various restaurants in Italy, we wished to taste something different than the traditional Italian menu. Ai Mercanti met the challenge with gusto. The place is small with a modern simple decor and the service is personal. The food is a pleasure both to the eyes... More

We toured Rome, Florence and Venice while in Italy and ate here upon the recommendation of other Americans people we met at the top of the Domo in Florence, and were glad we did. Ai Mercanti has a unique menu and style. We loved our waiter who explained so many things to us and really knew wines well to help... More

Food is good, pasta aldente, portions are small as mentioned in multiple reviews. Wait staff very rude and abrupt, very unfriendly, slow service, waiters look burned out on tourists, had to ask multiple times for items. They don't like bringing butter to the table nor the check. Chocolate dessert excellent.

While wandering around San Marco we came across this lovely restaurant. The food is outstanding, great choice of wine by a competent waiter, the cheese plate delicious and very reasonably priced I highly recommend this hidden gem of restaurant .