AMAZING!!! So good we came back 3 times!! Had some bad luck trying other restaurants in Venice so we just kept coming back to this one! The seafood salad and bolognese was my favorite, the tiramisu was also very good. Would definitely highly recommend!! read more

Osteria Mocenigo - Squid ink spaghetti - Italian Near Me - Venezia, VE

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Everything was wonderful. We were taken care of right away. The meals were wonderful! We'll be back! read more

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Touristy trap for sure. Traveling around Italy for a few weeks it was a first disappointing meal. Octopus carpaccio was bland. Fish ravioli with vegetables was decent for American standards, no Italian. The service was good and friendly. read more

Such a wonderful place - amazing food and wine, not touristy, great service. We tried a number of dishes and they were all great.

I had to post an honest review after all of the dishonest stars. This place is the only place in Venice I had to add salt. I was tired and knew better not to enter an establishment that has employees standing outside asking you to sit down. I will say it's a big NO starting with the Cesar salad and bottle dressing, with old tomatoes and croutons that could have broken my teeth. The rest of the dinner (lasagna and the noodle dish my son ordered, were bland and caused an after taste.) The waiter was kind and asked if I wanted a to go bag. There was no point in discussing the meal. He told me the owner is from China and also owns the restaurant next door, so be aware to stay away from both. A big NO for this! The worst restaurant in Venice that I visited over my 4 nights- and actually the only bad restaurant. read more

Excellent service, food, and atmosphere. Right near hotel, perfect for tired travelers

My party of 4 came in right when this place opened for dinner and we were seated right away. This place was not near the main tourist areas so we were expecting authentic Venice cuisine, and we did! We love our seafood so we got all seafood dishes, from appetizers and our main course. All of them were solid but I must say the seafood platter with the different kinds of seafood is a must get even though its the pricey. But it is well worth it for the quality and portion of the Venice's seafood. The squid ink pasta was the dish I was excited for and it did not disappoint. I will come back here if I happen to be at Venice again. read more

Osteria Mocenigo - Calamari, Fish Lasagna - Italian Near Me - Venezia, VE

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Fantastic service. Love the ambiance. And the food is fantastic. Loved the veal and also the spinach ricotta ravioli is to die for. Authentic and tasty tiramisu. The caprese was great. Love it. Highly recommend. House wine is great too. read more

Fabulous food at reasonable price. Flavors are incredible. We ate there both nights in Venice. I wish we had stayed longer so we could have continued to go there. Truly lovely restaurant. read more

Run, don't walk to this awesome family run restaurant. Make a reservation for us though, it is always jampacked with Italians. the owner is so kind & welcoming and the food is beyond fresh, simple, and just so divinely satisfying. My parents came upon this place for years ago randomly and recommended we come here for our visit and it was the best decision we made! We got the spaghetti with clams and mussels, linguine with zucchini and prawns and mixed grill. Always amazing as well as the octopus carpaccio. read more

Osteria Mocenigo - Linguini with zucchini & prawns - Italian Near Me - Venezia, VE

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This restaurant is a little jewel in Venice Every dish was delicious and restaurant is charming Staff is extremely cordial read more

This place is in the middle of Nowhere as Nowhere as Venice gets. That's a good thing cause you won't pay an arm and a leg for quality food. We ordered 3 entree's as follows. Squid ink pasta with shrimp and tomatoes. The pasta itself is infused with the squid ink and it shines through. Its excellent al dente for sure. Shrimp with Zucchini is a subtle taste but no less amazing- you can taste the freshness and the butter. Mixed grilled seafood is good but needed a little more seasoning for me. They were generous with the shell fish portions. Two of which I couldn't identify but gladly ate read more

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The food here was absolutely wonderful, even the bread was unreal! I got the pasta with squid ink and shrimp. They were the most wonderful shrimp I've ever eaten. I had to take off a star just for the service, I'd give it 4.5/5 stars if I could just because the food was so great. I sat outside with other patrons and we did not see our waiter very frequently. Also, there were tables with seats inside that were outside basically a foot away from us screaming loudly and blowing smoke almost directly at us while trying to have a nice dinner. read more

Went here for dinner and food was well worth the wait. Note: This restaurant gets pretty busy (for indoor and outdoor seating) during dinner time, so be sure to make a reservation or simply just have some patience while waiting. I only waited for 10 minutes or so, but the service while dining took a bit longer as there were only 3 waiters/waitresses attending all the tables. They were all very friendly though. I had the pasta noodles with shrimp and zucchini (12 euros) as my first course and the grilled sea bass (18 euros) as the second course. They were generous with the amount of shrimp for the pasta and it was absolutely delicious. The pasta was al dente and the dish was well flavored. The grilled sea bass was fresh and I was surprised it was actually a whole fish vs. a fillet. The fish was great (not too mushy and not too tough). It was a little bland, but adding some lemon and salt did the trick! For dessert, I shared a tiramisu (4 euros) and that was super yummy!!! Mascarpone from Italy is so much better than the U.S.! I was impressed especially with the price!!! Overall, I had a great experience and was content with all the food! :) read more

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Cute restaurant kind of off the beaten path in Venice. We tried to go to La Zucca but of course it was fully booked. This place had good reviews and we were lucky enough to nab the last two-top outside (all dining room tables were fully booked). The servers were nice, but a bit slow. Food was delicious and reasonably priced. We enjoyed the octopus carpaccio, squid ink pasta with shrimp, and veal with lemon. read more

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We were looking for a low key, comfort food kind of night and wow did this place deliver. I was super sad they were out of the squid ink pasta but we got over it quickly because this may have been our best meal in Italy. The tuna tartare was plentiful and so well seasoned, the bread was yummy, the sauté of clams and mussels were incredible, the bolognese was delicious, but the standout was definitely the house lasagne. I'm gonna dream about it. Tiny little place in a quiet area but dozens of people stopped by and were turned away early on a Sunday night so make a reservation! Highly recommend. Service was friendly and great even though there were only three people serving the whole place. Go! read more

It's unfortunate that this review has to be written, because the food was quite good. The service was a bit indifferent, as although I speak Italian, we are rather obviously NOT locals and other guests who were Italian received very attentive service. The problem was at payment, when I used our Chase credit card to pay for the meal, which provides for market-rate currency conversion between euros and dollars. When the currency conversion option came up on the card reader, the owner very quickly tapped the "convert to US currency option" and approved the transaction without giving me the opportunity to object. He said "it costs the same either way" (which I pointed out is NOT true; paying in your home currency instead of the local currency results in an inflated exchange rate plus a 3.9% surcharge). He offered us drinks to compensate, then when we were ready to accept his offer, asked us what the difference would be (I estimated about six euros); he opened the register, took out 4.50 euros, and slapped it down in front of us. I cannot say whether any part of the currency conversion upcharge gets kicked back to the restaurant, so I don't know whether the owner was reimbursing us for the difference in conversion cost or just paying us to go away, but in any event this was a very unfortunate ending to what otherwise would have been a very tasty meal. If you go here, plan to pay in cash to avoid any unpleasantness. Food was worth at least four stars. Service worth at least three. Treatment at payment was worth zero. Net result: two stars. read more

Very tasty home style Italian food. Try black pasta with prawns and pasta with mussels. The rest we took we also great but above two were super read more

This is the kind of restaurant you want when you go to Italy. It's a little family owned and operated place and not a noisy tourist attraction. We had our first Aperol Spritz at this restaurant. The food was authentic Italian food and we ended with coffee and Tiramisu. Our server spoke multiple languages and English was one of them. She was very helpful and kind. We ate at a lot of restaurants on our trip to Italy and this was my favorite. I was afraid if ending up in tourist spots and this restaurant did not have that feel to it. read more

We were looking around for some decent restaurants in Venice and kept walking by a lot of overpriced and packed tourist traps with subpar reviews. After checking yelp for a bit we came across Osteria Mocenigo and decided to give it a try. When we walked up it was pretty packed with two other couples waiting to be seated, and the owner came up to us and asked if we had a reservation. I told him in Italian that we didn't and he said to follow him and he sat us at a nice table for two. He asked if we wanted menus in English or Italian and since I spoke Italian to him he just gave us both Italian menus which was fine. We split a half liter of the house wine for $8, which was decent. For appetizers we got the octopus carpaccio, and avocado and shrimp. The octopus was the best I had in all of Italy. I squeezed lemon all over it and it was fantastic. For first courses I got the squid ink pasta and my girlfriend ordered the ricotta and spinach ravioli, because they were out of the spaghetti with clams and mussels. The squid ink pasta was also the best I had in Italy, I had it earlier in the trip at Cinque Terre and this was far better. The ravioli was good as well. For second courses my girlfriend ordered veal scallopini with lemon and I got the grilled branzino fish , both of which were delicious. I ordered a house lasagna to have tomorrow, since it was only $10 - and I tasted a bite to try it - was also delicious. The owner of the place is extremely friendly and vivacious, he was watching a soccer game and screaming - running back to the kitchen to tell the staff about the game. He was handling everything in the restaurant as well and did a great job of it. The service was great and much faster than usual at restaurants in Italy. I would definitely return here and if I lived here I would be going regularly. read more

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Overcooked fish, sad choice of a house wine and to top it off when paying I was thrown the receipt. Big mistake and reviews do not reflect the taste of food or service. read more

Oh My Gosh! Our favorite foods, ambience and service. Wish we have time to eat here again.

This place was recommended to us after we tried to get a table at a restaurant around the corner. We highly recommend! We ordered the ravioli with ricotta and spinach, spaghetti bolognese, friend calamari, and a salad. With a lot of tourist traps and not so great food in Venice, this place definitely stands out. Everything was tasty and wasn't overly expensive for how good it was. We walked in without reservation, but I would recommend one if you can because it was very crowded inside. The workers were so kind and accommodating. My ravioli seemed fried / baked so it was crispy under the red sauce, so it was not soggy at all. It was great! The spaghetti with bolognese was well seasoned and quite perfect. read more

We were denied walk up to La Zucca and decided to come here since it was close by. The staff was very friendly and welcoming when we arrived. The restaurant was half full. The house white wine was very good and the beef carpaccio was delicious. Our main meals were just ok, ravioli and lasagna. What WAS memorable was that we were surrounded by locals who didn't speak English well and could care less what we were doing. My boyfriend realized this and knows I don't like a scene and decided to propose. This restaurant will forever be remembered because of this. read more

Osteria Mocenigo - Italian Near Me - Venezia, VE

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Excellent choice. Second time here after 4 years and we love it again. Is just so good. Food is amazing with no pretentiousness and great flavor, traditional plates, good portions great wine choices. Staff is great. Ambiance is perfect, you can talk with no need to scream. I had tuna tartare, it was delicious and a lot. Super fresh and healthy and simple with a great taste. Viel was so good. Tenderloin was so good, and the classic lasagna so good as well. FYI portion are pretty good. Remember this is real Italian restaurant with no pretentious, so they are not shy with their portions. Also this is not so touristy which is great. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. read more

While my husband's dinner was good mine never arrived. We got to the restaurant early and was they weren't busy. We promptly placed our order and waited 70 minutes before inquiring. Our food arrived shortly thereafter but only one dish. Upon paying the bill we told the waiter that i never got my dinner, he didn't seem bothered at all and just dropped off our check. This place may offer good food but the service and wait staff manners are not good at all. With so many great options near by, I would skip this place. read more

This place offers good food with a good price. They have a 12 euro menu that includes one meal with a cup of wine and a cup of water. Something one can't miss to try is the homemade vanilla ice cream. This is the best ice cream I've ever tried. read more

Omg this place was amazing in the 3 nights we were here we ate 2 of them tried to eat a 3rd but no reservations!!! So we stumbled upon another place that was real good too but nothing tops this place the spaghetti with prawns was amazing the chicken bread was so yummy and the Prawn cocktail were our favorites and Julia was so sweet. read more

Osteria Mocenigo - Prawn cocktail - Italian Near Me - Venezia, VE

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I beg to differ when people say the food in Venice is not so good. I think it just depends on the neighborhood you are in. There are good finds (and plenty of them!). We stumbled upon Osteria Mocenigo like the others. Our bookmarks happened to be closed and we were walking through this street when we found this restaurant to be open. We didn't have reservations but there were plenty walk in tables available. We were served complimentary breadsticks while we waited for our food. Basically it was from a bag from the grocery store but not to fret. They were still good and this restaurant, while in a casual setting, can really be considered fancy. Ambiance is great and the dishes from the kitchen are quite impressive. Our first courses were the lasagna of the house and noodles with sea scallops and asparagus. Absolutely excellent! The lasagna was a few sheets of noodles and perfectly square. However, the meat sauce was the high point. It was rich and flavorful as if it had been simmering on the stove for hours. Overall, the lasagna even had a light effect. It wasn't heavy at all. The seafood pasta was very simple with an olive oil base. The scallops were tender and the asparagus still had that snap to it. There were quite a few cherry tomatoes throughout and with every bite that gave a little burst of sauce to the pasta. We finished with the fried calamari with vegetables. The calamari had a very light batter, came with zucchini slivers, and the best fried polenta we ever had. They were like polenta fries, firm and salty, and very addicting. We squeezed lemon all over the dish and it really made an impression on us as it was so different from the calamari dishes in the States. Highly recommend. read more

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Come here for an authentic Venetian dinner. Here, you are close to the water and can sit inside or out. Be sure to make a reservation if you are dining late, though we managed to squeeze in without one. The prices are fair for the area--better than other restaurants closer to San Marco. The food is so wholesome and delicious, we are glad we came. Our servers were a bit slow with simple things, such as bringing us plates for our bread and getting our order, but besides that we had a beautiful time. Highly recommend if you are visiting and want to have an authentic Venetian dining experience. read more

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Service was excellent and the food was great. We ordered mussels and clams as appetizer. I had noodle with shrimp and zucchini while my brother had the black noodle for our entrees. We actually ended our day in Venice here; would love to come again when we have a chance in the future. read more

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Absolutely amazing, five of us for dinner recommended by the fisherman for fresh octopus. There were 5 of us reservations expected but we had none but the owner seated us quickly. Very accommodating. If in Venice vapporetto stop S. Stae down on the right. Don't miss out. read more

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Well worth navigating the maze that Venice can present. The beef carpaccio was melt on your tongue tender. The black spaghetti was lick the plate amazing. The sea bass was well cooked and delicious in its simplicity. Mainly seafood, so know that going in. Would definitely recommend. read more

Osteria Mocenigo - Italian Near Me - Venezia, VE

Great food, fantastic service and a nice ambiance. My fella and I had dinner here as it was across from our hotel. We both had salads and the house white wine, I had ravioli and he had a steak. The food was all fresh and delicious, and the wine was good. We sat inside but they also offer outdoor seating. We would definitely eat here again. read more

We stumbled upon this quaint, unassuming restaurant after a failed attempt to get into La Zucca. Steps from our Airbnb this place was a welcomed surprise. A few tables line the alleyway outside and we chose to eat there. Service was attentive but not overbearing. We tried a number of dishes including Tuna Carpaccio, Beef Carpaccio (fans of Carpaccio I guess) and then gorged on a number of pasta dishes. The squid ink pasta was a fave for me - rich in flavour and seasoned well. The tagliatelle with scallops and porcini mushrooms was also a highlight - as my lovely partner devoured most it. This isn't one of those pretentious places you'd Instagram your food from, nor is it a tourist destination with maître'd coaxing you with a menu and a plastic flower. If you're looking for a great meal while in Venice I'd highly recommend it. The owners are lovely and friendly - and that in itself makes the experience authentic and warm. Then hit the gelato joint two doors down for dessert which was also our favourite in Venice. read more

amazing food and very pleasant waiters. I ate here twice and both times it was great. The ravioli with spinach and ricotta was my favorite

This was one of our favorite restaurants on our trip. So much so that we ate here twice and walked 15 minutes in the pouring rain to enjoy an amazing meal. The fresh seafood options make for a good change of pace over pasta, pizza etc (although the pasta is also delicious). I highly recommend giving this place a try. The waitstaff and owner are friendly, helpful and engaged. Great place!!! read more

Tried and failed to get into La Zucca without a reservation and was recommended to go here... We were not disappointed! This was the best meal we've had in Italy (although I'm hoping for excellence from La Zucca tomorrow). The service started a bit slow but after a bottle of house red and the best tuna with vegetables and mixed grilled meat we were so happy that we were sent here! Gratefully away from the tourist trap restaurants and well worth the wait! read more

Osteria Mocenigo - Italian Near Me - Venezia, VE

My wife and I arrived in Venice around 8:30pm on Sunday. After checking in and settling down, we were worried that all the restaurants are either closed or closing soon. After all, we started our mini Venice jaunt after 9pm. Fear not, our Airbnb location was within minutes from this amazing restaurant. We were recommended the "mixed seafood" plate for appetizer. That plate being the most expensive one on the menu, we were little skeptical but when it came out, we loved it. All the fish were fresh and delicious. However the highlight of the night was the black spaghetti with cuddle fish and shrimp. The spaghetti had an amazing texture and the sauce was right on. No need for salt or pepper. Just remember that people usually drink bottled water in Italy for various reasons and bread served is not free. They will not tell you that and it will surprise you at the end. Definitely different from France. But it's only 4 euros so not a huge deal. Also, bread is not meant to be eaten with pasta. It is supposed to be for scarpetta, to wipe off the sauce of the plate after you are done with your pasta :) read more

Stumbled upon this place completely by accident and I have to say the food here was one of the highlights of my trip to Venice. Service was very friendly with the owner's young daughter even lending a hand and as we arrived just as they were opening for evening it was easy to grab a seat outside. The beef carpaccio was fantastic however the highlight for me was the black spaghetti made with cuttle fish ink and shrimp. The richness from the sauce worked perfectly and if I knew how to make it I would probably eat it every day. It's probably just as well that Italy is too far away or I would be putting on a lot of weight! All in for 2 course for 2 people, service and a litre of wine the cost was 65 Euros so an absolute bargain as well. You'd be a fool to miss this place read more