4 stars for food, 3 stars for service...really a 3.5* review but I'll be generous!
We were staying in an apartment nearby and ended up trying a number of restaurants in this charming area. On our first afternoon walkabout we'd been pleasantly greeted by the host while reading the menu outside, and sweetie wanted to give them a try, so we did a couple nights later. It was about 8:45 in the evening when we stopped in looking for a table, and at night the different host seemed a little put-out/gruff about seating us so "late" (and yet in other parts of Italy it seems most Italians don't sit down for dinner until more like 9pm...?) Our starters came out extremely fast, but that's ok given we had ordered sarde in saor and the dried beef salad. Sweetie actually declared this the best sarde he had the entire trip--it was very flavorful with generous amounts of pine nuts and raisins to really bring our the sweet-and-sour elements of the dish. My salad was just fine.
For mains I got the mixed fry--one of those indulgences I allow myself once every trip to Venice. This was an excellent version, very crisp and light, and I appreciated the zucchini strips mixed in with the seafood. Sweetie enjoyed his sea bass ravioli as well.
Dessert was a shared panna cotta, grappa, and two cafes. All told it was a very well prepared meal, I just couldn't shake the feeling the entire time that we were a bother to the waiter/host being there a little bit after the main dinner rush. read more