My favorite restaurant in Venice! I come here every time I visit. It’s small and noisy and crowded, but the staff — though busy — are friendly and helpful and the food … so good! If you can’t get a table, at least stop by...for the polpette (meatballs).More

Most beautiful little restaurant best food fantastic friendly staff highly recommended xx so lucky to get a table it’s definitely worth a visit x

I was there for dinner with my girlfriend. First evening we try to walk in without booking, it was full, they couldn't accomodate us. We went back next day, my friend recommended to try the place. We booked in advance, table for 2. The place...is very small and was not very comfortable to sit in a very very small table, separated with plastic glass, and on the other side other 2 gentlemen were having dinner. Anyways, we ordered mix seafood platter as a starters and fried mix seafood for main, to share. Wanted to get a bottle of white wine, but they finished all that day, so we had to go with the chardonnay house wine, not really nice. The starter was very nice, the fried seafood platter was very average instead, nothing special. We were expecting much more from a place that was recommended to us, I expected more quality on food, on service and on wines. Overall, average, but not worth the priceMore

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING EXPERIENCE. I’m half American half Italian (from Rome) and was showing my cousin from the states Venice. We had no idea where to eat when this amazing place popped up on google (we searched something like “where do locals eat in Venice) and...wow - I’ve never had better seppie! The owner of the place was extremely kind and professional. The waiters were all very fast, reactive and attentive. The place is cozy and typically Venetian. I strongly suggest you order the spaghetti al Nero di seppia (the best I’ve ever had), the seppie and the biscotti con vin dolce! I’m a pescatarian so I wouldn’t know but my friends said the meatballs were amazing too. I’ll definitely go back next time!More

The wait staff were efficient without being overbearing - the atmosphere was warm. I had the grilled vegetable antipasto antipasto and fegato veneziano as a Secondo - the antipasto consisted of a few pieces of grilled zucchini, some eggplant and peppers with some peas -...the fegato was tender, with a good flavor served with polenta - both dishes were served hot on warm plates a plus but the portions were quite small for the price - not crowded on a weekday lunch but patrons appeared to be almost all tourists.More

Visited here with a friend who had been to Venice and this restaurant many times before. It is a little hidden away at the end of an alley off a main shopping street. We popped in for wine and polpette at lunchtime a couple of...days and also for dinner. The meatballs are excellent, crispy on the outside and moist on the inside, and very tasty. For dinner I ate the bavette pasta with pesto and my friend had tagliatelle with crab, with a decent bottle of valpolicella followed by tiramisu. The wine was recommended as full-bodied and it was, great depth. My friend really enjoyed his crab tagliatelle. His description ‘so good I almost picked up the plate and licked it’. My pasta was also very good, lots of sauce, and the portion size was just right in my view. We finished the meal sharing the coffee semifreddo which was also very good. The tables are quite close together and we were entertained by a solo guest at the table next to us who had bought her cute Yorkshire terrier along with her - apparently he had his own dog modelling career in the USA but was now retired :-) All in all a fun evening with good service, great food and fun.More

Everybody told us “You must try the Cicchetti” in Venice and one of first restaurants recommended was Vedova. Unfortunately the day we tried it was closed so we went to one of the more obvious tourist places, which was so disappointing we promised ourselves we...would make a visit to Vedova before we left. This meant we were in a bit of a rush when we finally got there, but I’m really glad we made the effort. The restaurant is down a small alley and it feels really cosy as soon as you walk past the bar. I’m sure there were some other tourists in there but it didn’t feel like it. It seemed very Italian; everybody eating and talking at the top of there voices. The service was rapid, which was great from our point of view because we only had time for a couple of plates of cicchetti. The mixed fish and the sardine and prawns. The mixed fish arrived almost immediately and the it looked really appetising. The fish consisted of mussels, prawns, sardine and squid. All of them tender and each with a really strong and unique flavour, served with polenta, potatoes and tomatoes. I often find polenta stodgy but this was the lightest I have ever eaten. The sardines and prawns appeared shortly afterwards. It first I thought the waiter had made a mistake because either side of the polenta was what appeared to be a pile of red onion and a pile of white onion. But we quickly realised these were simply dressing for the substantial quantity of fish hidden underneath. So this quick snack which included a sizeable quantity of bread ( it is not possible to resist “scarpetta” ) used to mop up the sauce and just a half bottle of white wine was all we needed to keep us going for the five hour train ride home. When you go to Venice you must try cicchetti ! BUT try the real stuff from Vedova not the poor imitations other restaurants sell to unsuspecting tourists.More

Came here because it was adviced in several french travel guides. It was an amazing surprise. Amazing meatballs. I ordered the squid ink pasta then, and they were the best pasta of my life. Just amazing, every bite was a pleasure. Don’t hesitate !

Was among the best memories about previous stays in Venice, a “must-go” bacaro: but, eventually, too big success can cause some “distractions”…..:polpette are salty, fritto misto is absolutely average, the service is anonymous….. and the check (as always) is expensive. At the end, it remains...a landmark but (nowadays) definitely overrated.More

We visited the restaurant 3 times over a 3 week period. At each visit the food was very good and the service was also good for the majority of the time. On our last visit I made the mistake of paying by card. I was...handed the card machine and I saw that I was given the option of paying in pounds or euros. I didn’t really think about it and pressed pounds since I am from the UK. At the same time the man who had served us (previously very nice) tried to grab the machine. It was too late and I had paid in pounds. He began to very loudly explain that it was a problem for the business. Once the currency is converted they lose money. I offered to compensate him €5 (a lot more than this misunderstanding would have cost), but he refused which doesn’t make him all bad. We put a tip on the counter and left. I felt upset afterwards. We had attended the restaurant 3 times during a period that few people are willing to travel. I felt I was treated unfairly for a simple misunderstanding and I got the impression that man also felt bad for how he had acted when we left. If it’s so important why didn’t he operate the machine? Can the conversion really be enough to upset loyal customers?More

The food is good quality with nice traditional options on the menu (polenta con schie, polpette, linguine al nero di seppia, etc.), the atmosphere is warm, cosy and convivial. The only problem was with the final bill - we spent 81 euros for two people,...which was overall a fair price for what we ate and drank, but when we looked at the receipt the day after we realised they charged us for a bottle of wine instead of three glasses, for four polpette instead of two, and so on. Not saying that they did it on purpose but double check the bill before paying :)More

I am Italian and I have already done a review in Italian, but this time, I want to write it in English because also the tourists have to come for Dinner in this place! Here you will find the tipical venetian Kitchen and I really...suggest you to try it, to complete your tour with the best experience! Warmly suggested!More