Al Corso — Restaurant in Venice

M friend and I stopped by this restaurant at the end of the day, hoping for a nice dinner. Unfortunately, the experience was disappointing from the very beginning. As the evening had cooled down, we wanted to sit inside, but the waiter rudely told us we could only sit outside. Even though the indoor area was nearly empty, with just one or two locals seated. After waiting 15 minutes, we finally received only the menu. We then waited another 20 minutes, hoping someone would take our order. Despite trying to get the staff’s attention—waving and attempting eye contact—the waiter continued to serve other guests who had arrived after us. After 35–40 minutes of being ignored and still hungry, we decided to leave. We ended up eating at a nearby pizzeria with far better reviews, and now we...

Quite possibly the worst pizza I’ve ever as in Italy or the world. Only for the fact I seen they use Fresh dough I would have sworn this was a frozen base. It was soggy, overladen with bad cheese and bad tomato sauce. We went for Margarita because the other ingredients were crazy - Spicy salmon! - and it was so disappointing. The lady working there was nice, she was very busy and tried her best but the food is the problem. They use cans of beer in pint glasses if you order a beer and charge €5.50. You’ll pay €1.20 for the same across the road in the Co-Op. There must be better in Mestre. I think there are blind monkey shepherds in Mozambique that make...

My friend and I stumbled upon this restaurant after arriving to our hostel a few blocks down. We planned on trying other restaurants in Venice for our short trip, but ended up coming back here every night. The broccoli orecchiette truly was the best pasta I've ever had in my life. My friend, who has celiacs, also loved the gluten free options. We don't speak Italian, but were able to get by fairly easily with English and the occasional Spanish cognate.

Not a day goes by where I don't think about this pasta. 10/10...