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    Trattoria da Denis

    4.2 (27 reviews)
    InexpensivePizza, Seafood, Italian

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    Polenta with sardines and shrimp
    Petrella D.

    Had dinner here on a Wednesday night, sat inside (no reservations), cozy environment, friendly staff. Started with polenta/sardines/shrimp (large portion) and sea bass as main meal. Excellent food. House wine was delicious. Reasonable priced. Would definitely return.

    Antipasta scallops
    B S.

    If you want great food stop here for a meal, great service great food. The antipasta scallops are to die for, don't miss out

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    Katharine B.

    We have been going to Venice for many years during Carnival time and have always rented apartments in Castello near Ai Greci. It is a quiet neighborhood and this restaurant is perfect if yyou want home-cooked Venetian cuisine in a casual environment and very affordable prices. Trattoria da Denis is now run by Denis and previously it was run by his uncle named Johnny. I believe they also own a pizzeria a few doors down and we stumbled upon this location when we walked by. There are always diners inside and the Menu del Giorno (Menu of the Day) is the best way to go. You can pick form the Menu del Pesce (fish menu) or the Menu del Carne (meat menu). You select one starter dish and then an entree and the total is only 18 Euros. The Coperto (Cover charge) is 1.50 Euro and this includes bread sticks and warm bread. We ordered the house wine and it was fantastic and then had a grappa to finish off the meal. The staff speaks English, Italian, French and German and were able to take care of our international group. The spaghetti vongole is some of the best I have ever had. The fish of the day and fried calamari are always my favorite entree choices. If you are passing by this area after a day of walking through Venice, stop in for lunch or dinner and you will not be disappointed. It is not super-expensive like many other restaurants and the food is just delicious.

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    9 years ago

    Unpretentious and casual. Decent food. Would definitely lunch there again.

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    8 years ago

    Great little restaurant on our way to San Marcos Plaza. The pizza, charcuterie and octopus were great!

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    Great little restaurant. Both the pizza and the charcuterie plate were very good. Reasonably priced and good service.

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    We have been going to Venice for many years during Carnival time and have always rented apartments in Castello near Ai Greci.

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    Trattoria alla Rivetta - Tiramisu

    Trattoria alla Rivetta

    4.0(191 reviews)
    0.3 km
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    Lots and lots of restaurants to choose from in Venice but this unassuming restaurant is a true gem…read more It's easy to miss as it's tucked in a corner right by a bridge. Once inside they have a couple tables with small window views of any gondolas passing by. We started off with a plate of lightly fried sardines topped with pickled white onions. The fry on the fish was super light and those vinegar-y onions were the perfect pairing. We cleaned that plate. The lasagna was well balanced with the meat, sauce, cheese. The squid ink pasta was chewy/al dente with a subtle touch of seafood flavors giving the cuttlefish. It was very umami but nothing too overbearing. Delicious! It's a Family business that was been around for many years. Grazie to the friendly staff and chef!

    I am so sad to give this restaurant such a poor rating after visiting many times during the last 20…read moreyears and loving it before. The jovial mood with the waiters with big personalities is gone. The menu you can find online is no longer available so you get a very limited menu to choose from--nearly entirely seafood. So if you have anyone in your party that just wants pasta with a red meat sauce or a non seafood lasagne, not available. We were a party of 8. Two people ordered the scallop appetizers. Pretty presentation on shells. 3 tiny scallops in the shells. More like an amuse bouche. Totally disappointing. The linguine with clams as an entree had clams so small you almost needed a magnifying glass to see them. Couldn't taste the clams and annoying to try to eat something so tiny , and just try to eat the pasta with all those tiny shells. The baby shrimp on polenta was actually good. But again the shrimp were like tiny hatchlings tempura battered. Tasted okay except for those that were soggy from the polenta that was very soupy. I wanted the gnocchi with crab which was on the very limited menu but no longer available. The alternative was gnocchi with a sea bass sauce which I chose but didn't like at all. The gnocchi were good but the sauce wasn't at all for me. We had to continue to ask for side dishes for the bread, butter, olive oil, salt and pepper. We will not return. Poor value for your money. Plus there is a cover charge and service included in your bill which was a surprise. Very sad to see our favorite Venetian restaurant decline so much.

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    Osteria la Busara - Grigliata Mista

    Osteria la Busara

    4.6(24 reviews)
    0.8 km

    On our last evening in Venice we wanted some Crudo di Mare. Checked online and found this place…read more Reviews looked very good. So we came here for an early dinner (around 5pm), kitchen is open through! Took a nice table inside by the window. Our Bulldog was welcome as well. Staff/owner very friendly, helpful and made us feel very welcome here. Inside it's a nice, cosy atmosphere. Good selection of wine on the menu as well. For all kinds of budgets. And at the counter a nice display of all kinds of seafood. Lovely place. We've ordered the Crudo di Mare plate and Spaghetti Vongole. And a .375ml bottle of their white house wine, which turned out to be a good pairing with the seafood. Both dishes were excellent! Plenty of Vongole (clams) in the pasta dish, Spaghetti were perfectly cooked. Vongole were nice and fresh and the dish perfectly spiced (not too much, which is good). A real highlight definitely the Crudo di Mare. Two langoustines (so nice and sweet flavour), two red shrimp. scallops, tuna, swordfish, oysters and tuna tartare. All fresh, all tasty. An excellent mix of wonderful fish and seafood. Quality wise along on top with the best ones we've had so far (we love Crudo di Mare). And all is nicely presented. Really made our day, this meal here. After the meal we even got some aperitif on the house. A wonderful place. Feels very relaxed, lots of great items on the menu. And really fair prices, this is a real gem here with great value. And we will definitely be back next time in Venice. Highly recommended!

    Best cook in Venezia! Very personable! Great food! Great service!…read moreNot only was he cooking, he was visiting each table, greeting guests; Toni Clyde a large party in the "banquet room"!

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