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Osteria da Alex

4.3 (27 reviews)
InexpensiveItalian, Pizza, Cocktail Bars
Open 8:30 am - 10:30 pm

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What's the vibe?
Good for groups
Dogs allowed
Outdoor seating
Good for kids

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Tagliatelle del chef (mushroom and ham with cream sauce - so good!)
Anita D.

What a great find! We went to this restaurant tonight and had such a wonderful experience. The whole family that owns this restaurant were so kind to my kids, were fast in their service, and great hosts. We had the tagliatelle del chef (ham and mushroom cream sauce), bolognese, and carbonara. Everything was soooo good and soooo reasonable. A half carafe of wine was under 10 euros. The pasta were all 13-15 euros. The restaurant was on a quiet street and it felt off the beaten path. I'd highly recommend!

Pasta alla carbonara
Francisco C.

Fantastic place to have lunch or dinner. Nice and cozy. The area wasn't so crowded like other restaurants to eat in Venezia! My fiancé and I walked by this lovely restaurant and decided to eat here. Did NOT disappoint. She ordered the Calzone and I had the pasta alla carbonara, both delicious! For drinks she had a Aperol Spritz and I had glass of the local red wine, sooooo good! This restaurant deserves more recognition! Highly recommend this place.

Lasagna

Holy cow please do not come here for your own sake unless you want to wait an hour for mediocre food and nonexistent customer service. Stepping out into the 85 f/29.5 c degree weather outside felt like walking into a freezer after sitting so long in that boiler room. I didn't know this was also a Mexican restaurant because the lasagna tasted like straight up beans

Pizza
Hawke1765 S.

Service was prompt and attentive. Food was excellent and the pizza was excellent. Our seating was outside and was very pleasant.

Lasagna
Kenny B.

This place was exactly what we were looking for after a long day of travel. We had a fantastic experience. The lasagna and pizza were very good and the price was just right. One of the best meals we've had in Italy so far. Chi-Chi was very welcoming and accommodating, a true pleasure to deal with.

Pizza with salami, simple but tasty!
RB A.

Nice little place. They had seating outside but we opted to sit inside. We were greeted by the server and were seated promptly where we wanted, it was not a very busy time as we ate late. Me and hubby shared the mixed fried seafood as an appetizer and an order of salami pizza (we both learned after a few days in Italy that the food portions were simply a lot for each of us lol) and it was good. Simple but tasty. What made our night there really nice was the warm young man at the bar preparing drinks and coffee. Very polite and very nice. We enjoyed our short time here and definitely will recommend them :)

Outside seating.
Carrie R.

We found with after the yelp reviews and we were tired of getting bumped around on the busy streets. Just a few steps off the beaten path is this delicious, clean and courteous restaurant. We tried the chicken, pizza, steak, gnocchi, Bolognese and Aperol Spritzer. Delicious and affordable break!

Steak
Michael G.

Good food, good drinks, outgoing and friendly staff! Not haute cuisine but good for a middle-tier restaurant in a touristy area. The spritz and bruschetta special was only one piece of bruschetta but I let it slide. Prices were reasonable and my steak was good, not a prime cut that's for sure. What made the meal special was speaking to the family that runs the restaurant and hearing their story of coming to Venice from Vietnam. I wish them nothing but the best!

Joy H.

Amazing restaurant! This place has a very diverse range of staff who speak a multitude of languages. They're all very friendly and the food is lovely. They have plenty of outdoor seating perfectly in the shade for a nice afternoon meal and drinks! Their drink menu is very extensive and this pasta and pizza dishes are superb! Definitely recommend stopping by if you're in the area!

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8 months ago

This place serves frozen pizza and my tagliatelle bolognese tasted like canned ravioli. Do not recommend.

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Average food nothing special...didn't understand why this place has a high score on yelp. Very Americanized... wouldn't recommend this place

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Excellent lasagna and tomato mozzarella salad. Calm, relaxing place to enjoy a meal in Venice

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7 years ago

Great service, reasonable price, good cocktails. We had spaghetti carbonara and seafood parts and both were delicious. Well priced too.

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Review Highlights - Osteria da Alex

Venice in August is very hot and humid, we asked to be seated somewhere cool and they sat us right under the AC vent.

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Il Mercante - June 20, 2023.

Il Mercante

5.0(5 reviews)
0.9 km

Situated at the foot of the Ponte dei Frari bridge in a non-touristy, quiet part of Venice, this…read morequaint two-story bar with an inventive cocktail menu is characterized by a mezzanine with black leather booths and beautiful stained glass lamps hanging from the ceiling that opens up to look down on the main room. This is actually a historical Venetian cafe' from 1870's called "Caffe' dei Frari o Toppo"[1], and I remember coming here regularly when I was in college to "study", i.e. to hang out with my friends who would also come here during the day. In fact, this is still a cafe' during the day, but it transforms itself in a cocktail bar at night. The vibe is mellow, relaxed and romantic and this bar prides itself on being one of the few in Venice to serve truly inventive contemporary cocktails. The menu is actually divided by techniques: fermentation, distillation, liquid kitchen, and fat wash. We tried the Cucumber and Fake Rose (fermentation: Fermented cucumber, Andaliman pepper, Lillet, verjus and bubbles) and The Amaz-on Fire (fat wash: Yaguara cachaca, coconut oil, Cynar, dill, house sherry mix and Porcini mushroom; peat perfume). Both were excellent, and were presented in an artful way that doesn't feel pretentious. And if you are hungry, the bar serve their own cichetti (bar snacks). I look forward to coming back next year, and perhaps try one of the food-inspired, liquid kitchen cocktails. ------------------------------- [1] https://www.yelp.com/biz/caffe-dei-frari-o-toppo-venezia

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Il Mercante - June 20, 2023; Cucumber and Fake Rose (€12).

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June 20, 2023; Cucumber and Fake Rose (€12).

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