IL Sostanza: Return visit disappointing twist. Taking away a star for inattentive waiter while…read morepaying more attention to locals. Though my salmon antipasto was great, Eh ristorante--not cool. A party member ordered a pizza along with his antipasto--it never came and had to ask the waiter three times. We were done eating when the waiter rushed it out (he messed it up) and would not take responsibility--arrogante. He had the pietre to blame our party member for not understanding Italian culture--Ha!!! See other one and two star reviews for similar themes. (They may not understand modern culture as there is this new fangled thing called the internet.)

This restaurant is almost next door to our hotel (NH Collection Murano Villa). We are in town for…read moreGate 1 10-day Classic Italy tour package. We are on our own during the last day stay in Venice. I looked Yelp and found this one right away. The Tour Manager highly recommended to try the squid ink dish. This restaurant happened to serve Spaghetti with squid ink. So I gave it a try! It was delicious and the homemade pasta has great texture. My wife ordered Spaghetti with duck, but she liked my selection even better. We shared Fried Calamari as appetizer, and it was fresh and yummy with light batter. The free bread that comes with meals was just okay. Overall, a great restaurant if you are staying at Murano. The restaurant is huge and could not be judge by the small entrance in the front. What a great dining experience!

Date of visit: May 29, 2025…read more Our last official meal in Venice was this charming, canal-side restaurant in Murano. Outside of restaurants and places selling glass, there really isn't all that much here on Murano, but maybe that's just me. Thankfully we had a great meal with a very lively server whom my mom just adored. Unfortunately his name was not on the receipt or I would name check him here too as we really enjoyed himm. My spaghetti with meat sauce was great and being able to dine outside near the water was a nice touch. If you find yourself wandering Murano, you should be obliged to dine at Marlin.

After walking around for almost an hour looking for lunch, we found the perfect spot! Excellent…read morepizza & service, plus a table by the canal. We split the Della Casa pizza & it was a perfect choice! Add 2 drafts and we were set! Yum!!!

Staying on Murano instead of in Venice turned out to be an incredible experience. Venice is great,…read morebut getting out of the crowd was such a relief at the end of the day, and part of the wonder of Murano is Versus Meridianem! This quaint, understated INCREDIBLE restaurant is located on the water, at the end of a quiet street in a quiet part of town on this quiet tranquil island. This whole island feels local, not touristy. And that is probably because it is local. This is where a lot of the locals live. And that feeling extends into this restaurant. The entire outdoor courtyard when we arrived was filled with a large family, who must've been from the island, as there was about 40 of them. It looked like the matrons birthday. Celebrating. Eating, laughing and dancing. Drinking wine of course. I wanted to join them! We had reservations and were seated inside at the window, so we could watch the sunset. It was perfect, from the appetizers, to the entrees and wine. I ate more than my share and drank so much incredible wine I was glad we were walking only a short distance back to the hotel. When we left over an hour later, the family in the courtyard was still there. I regret not bringing over a bottle of wine and joining them! I remember loving every morsel I ate and the wine wasn't extravagant, but it was excellent! Definitely worth the boat ride if you're staying in Venice. If you're on Murano, I'm jealous, I wish I was there! Definitely get a table.

Best meal I have had in Italy! And I didn't even get meat. We took a boat to Milano, and took our…read moretime walking down the main street, and all the way ar the end, right before you fall in the water, we found M Versus. This restaurant is gorgeous! It has big and pretty amazing Murano glass chandeliers which are the perfect center piece of the dining room. The huge floor to ceiling windows make it nice and bright. I had the vegetable soup which was delicious and did my unsettled stomach a world of good. Hubby had the prongs and zucchini pesto pasta (which he shared with me) Oh lord, it was so good! And we shared a prosciutto ham pizza. It was one of rhw best I have had on this trip. Because I was a little queasy for some reason, I didn't have any wine but they have a great variety. They weren't too busy, which I didn't get because the view alone is worth it, and their prices are very comparable to everywhere else we have been. Service is typical Italian, they take your order, ring it and leave you alone until you are ready. Great place!

My experience here was Amazing. Luciano was very nice. Nice guy that relates to the guest.. the…read morefood was delicious. I ordered the fish soup! You may not see it on the summer menus so please ask for it; you won't be disappointed. I will definitely return. Oh and the wine was sooooo good!

This place was AMAZING! From the food to the ambiance...it was a hit for me! Went to this…read morerestaurant while on vacation and stopping in Venice. Hands down, Venice has the best pizza in Italy and this place proved it! The food was great! Ordered a whole pizza for the table to try and then also had a pasta dish. The pasta dish was inside of an inflated crust, that was cut open by the server. Filled with pasta and seafood. It was so great! Even better, was our seating outside on the patio, overlooking the canal. Seeing and hearing boats go by was great! Also, the restaurant had a live accordion player, while eating and having conversation on the patio area. True Italian style! The staff and servers were also excellent. Explained the dishes, recommended bottles of wine (which were superb) and were so very friendly! If you are ever in Venice, go to this restaurant!

Food (5/5): Got two scoops of ice cream on a cone. The chocolate scoop was amazing and super…read morecreamy. Service (4/5): The person was helpful and efficiently gave us our scoops. They also let us try a flavor. Ambiance (4/5): Nice shop in front of the pier that you can go to while waiting for your boat.

This restaurant adorns the fondamente novo pier and serves delicious, high quality pizza. Tourists…read moreand locals enjoyed the food including premade and custom ordered pizzas. The pizza was amazingly light, flaky and left me wanting seconds. The ambiance is low key which aligns to the very affordable prices. The service was above my expectations. The pizza was served to customers at the table. I This restaurant may be Venezia's best kept pizza secret. If you visit Murano by the ferry at fondamente novo, consider lunch or dinner here. Worth it!

Great food for the price. Maybe get 2 or 3 whole pies because my daughter took our pie and ate it…read moreall in her room. Went back for another whole pie and some squared pizza to feed my wife and I. Worth it and great price. Quick service for great pies. Always the best hole in the walls are the best and this place is that place. Can't wait to have some more soon.

Viva la pizza! Pizzas here are delicious! The square ones are thick and filling, and the despite…read morebeing "deep dish" the crust is so light and not heavy at all so you can have waaaay more to eat. I had the pepperoni pizza and the artichoke pizza (only 1€ each!!) I also ordered the "mini" ( I guess that's considered a small bc a "maxi" is considered a large) margherita pizza. Not as good and missing the trademark basil that could have made it better. Also the margherita was supposed to be thin crust but wasn't crispy at all... Kind of limp bit it was only 3.50€ so no biggie. This is definitely a step up from the ubiquitous "to-go" pizza slice traps you see all over Venice that serves sub-par pizza catering to exhausted tourists who don't know better. My tip is just go for the cheapie 1€ slices. They have lots of combos... Zucchini, sausage, garlic marinara, potato (yes, it's like thin sliced potato chips on a pizza! Drool!), etc... Come hungry and come early bc they can get busy. Hours: 11am- 2pm, then 5pm-9pm

Recommend the Pizza capricciosa, big enough to share for two, washed down with a carafe of…read moreprosecco. Service is good and prices very reasonable. Nice street setting to watch the world go by. Free wifi too.

A nice, experience and a good value. I'll agree with Jean P. that it's a typical tourist…read morerestaurant, and the food is quite average. But 7 of us tourists lunched for 83 euro, no cover charge, service was pretty good and the outside tables, on the shady south side of a busy street, are a great spot for people watching. So I recommend La Serenissima if you are looking for an adequate meal with good ambience and value.

It was our first stop at a restaurant since we arrived. The service was fast and the food was…read moredelicious. The owner made sure we had everything. Nice seating by the water.

Service was excellent. We had the Tortellini with…read moreProsciutto, outstanding, the Lasagna and Caesar was great too. And the chocolate soufflé and a bottle of Prosecco ended a wonderful meal. A wonderful family operates this business and I highly recommend. Cheers

Superb tiramisu Perfect hot chocolate…read moreI recommended it to everyone who likes Italian sweets. Perfect behavior and services

Stopped in this low-key cafe after a long day of traveling and needing a pick me up coffee. Ended…read moreup also getting an Aperol Spritz too, which might have been the best one I've ever had! Menu was extensive with very reasonable prices, both food and drink wise. If I was hungrier, I definitely would've gotten one of their delicious looking sandwiches. It was a very spacious cafe with both indoor, back patio, and front outside seating (overlooking a canal). Will stop back next time I'm in Murano!