Good food - and it's air conditioned! and other Venice, Italy Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Name: San Trovaso

I ate at San Travaso several times, including once with a group of 17 friends. The food was consistently good, portions were large and service was interesting. It seemed that everytime I was there, there was at least one large group. Each time, watching the waiters serve the food was like having live entertainment. The waiters would come out with plates of food and start handing out plates. But, it would quickly become apparant that they were giving people the wrong orders. So, they'd start calling out, trying to find out who each plate belonged to. Usually, the diners were busy drinking wine and talking and ignored the waiters. One waiter just yelled out an order, then gazed at the ceiling, while the diners waved their hands to get his attention. He kept his eyes rolled toward the ceiling until everyone started yelling at him. After all 20 or so people were served this way, the entire restaurant burst into applause and laughter. Try the Caprese salad - huge, with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and olives. The mussels were wonderful, as was the fettucine alfredo. The steaks were also excellent. The house wine was decent, and a bargain, by Venetian standards.


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Theme: Italian
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$21-30  » Currency Converter
Directions: From the Zattere, face toward the Gesuati church and walk along the right side of the church, toward the Accademia. Turn left at the first "road". You'll come to a "t" - turn left and walk straight - you'll run into the restaurant.

Restaurant Name: Al Pantalon

We'd been walking, enjoying being lost, but not enjoying the heat. We stopped outside this restaurant to check out the menu and the waiter came out to assure us the food was great. All he had to do was open the door, letting a blast of cold air hit us, to convince us to go inside. The food was good, reasonably priced and excellent service. We were offered a complimentary Limencello after our meal and the waiter asked me to stay and never leave. A flirting waiter will always get a good tip from me!

The bathroom here was small, with a "squatty pottie", which is what I found in almost all the restaurants we visited - even those, like this one, that were on the more upscale side.

Favorite Dish: My friend loved her steak and I really enjoyed my grilled squid and polenta.

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Theme: Italian
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$21-30  » Currency Converter
Address: Dorsoduro, 3958 vicino ai frari
Directions: Wish I could give you directions, but we were totally lost - it's not too far from Campo Santa Margarita.
Website: http://osteriaalpantalon.it/