🍽️ Venice - Trattoria Bar Pontini 🍽️

A countryside Italian restaurant in Venice that comes highly recommended! With nearly 4k reviews and a 4.5 rating on Maps, trust the Maps over Little Red Book any day. 🥗 - The Number 6 Big Salad is a must-order. I'm not usually a salad person, but seeing a local elderly lady enjoying it was too tempting. The salad greens come with shredded carrots, topped with ham. After drizzling balsamic vinegar, the vegetables turn sour and sweet, with a strong, rich aroma of the vinegar. The ham isn't too salty, and paired with fresh mozzarella, it's not greasy at all. It's so delicious, it's the best salad I've ever had in my life. 🍝 - The seafood is okay, but the squid dish wasn't particularly impressive 😅 🍰 - The Tiramisu is incredibly delicious; I could devour an entire bowl by myself. The moistness of the ladyfingers depends on how long they've been soaked. We had it twice; in the afternoon, the ladyfingers weren't moist enough and needed more time. But the several bowls we had in the evening were all very tasty. The ladyfingers are layered twice, and the cream is thick and rich, not greasy at all. It's not overly sweet, and the cocoa powder on top isn't overpowering. The cream is incredibly rich and has a great texture, not at all fluffy and insubstantial. 🍷 - We ordered several glasses of wine. The white wine is good, pairing well with seafood pasta and fried squid, while the red is as light as water 🥲 This place is really delicious, with a very low per capita cost. A pasta dish is around 15 euros, and the wine is as little as three to five euros a glass. Reservations are possible, but it's unclear where to make them. There will definitely be a queue in the evening. Sitting by the river is pure luck, but dining while watching the sunset is really refreshing, albeit a bit chilly. #Italy #VeniceTravel #VeniceRestaurant #VeniceWesternRestaurant #Venetian #Venice