Cantina Do Spade
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Traditional cicchetti, light bites & wine by the glass served in a cozy, wood-paneled bar.
attractions: Piazza San Marco, Rialto Bridge, St. Mark's Square, Doge's Palace, Libreria Acqua Alta, Saint Mark's Basilica, Bridge of Sighs, Librairie Acqua Alta, Ponte dell'Accademia, Stazione di Venezia Santa Lucia, restaurants: Ristorante Due Fratelli, Trattoria Al Gazzettino, Ristorante Caffè Saraceno, Farini, Dal Moro's, Bacareto da Lele, Rosticceria Gislon, Caffè Florian, Trattoria Bar Pontini, Hostaria Osottoosopra
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Traditional cicchetti, light bites & wine by the glass served in a cozy, wood-paneled bar.
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We saw this comfy cantina on the food network in the states. Needless to say, we made a reservation for our honeymoon and it did not disappoint. If you are in Venice, Italy and do not stop here, you are doing yourself a massive disservice. The seafood is so fresh and cooked to perfection. The sauces and combinations are out of this world. As a seafood lover, I can honestly say that I have never had seafood this good. As an Italian food fan, I can honestly say that I haven't tasted bolognese sauce this good or spaghetti prepared better than this. Make the reservation. Keep the reservation. Let them wow you with a warm & comfy atmosphere, spritz de aperols, I recommend the fresh seafood from the counter as antipasta(appetizer), but make sure to ask for it because it isn't on the menu, and you cannot go wrong with anything on the main course lists. By far, the best restaurant experience isn't from Amsterdam, Dublin, London, or Paris. It's right here in fish shaped Venice, Italy. Enjoy. Happy travels and dining from me and my gorgeous wife (not a menu item).
Joshua KelloughJoshua Kellough
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Nothing special about the food. Traditional menu like in many Venetian restaurants. The worst tiramisu I have ever eaten in Venice. It's even good that they brought us three servings of tiramisu instead of four, as ordered. The main courses were also very mediocre. The restaurant is very small and cramped. There is always a queue at the snack bar and people crowd behind those having lunch. I didn't like that when you have lunch in the restaurant, you can't order snacks from the bar. The seller didn't even want to give me a plate when I bought snacks separately, but was still in the restaurant. The service is at a low level. Also, there was no juice for the child at all, which I encountered for the first time. Only harmful sweet drinks. This restaurant is absolutely not worth booking a table there. And I have no desire to go there a second time.
MariaMaria
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We had a lovely dinner here during our one night’s stay in Venice. We managed to walk in around 7pm without a booking. It’s a small menu of mostly seafood, and everything we had was done very well. The pasta portions were very generous and we weren’t able to finish it, but I had bigoli in salsa and my boyfriend had the squid ink, which was fantastic! The squid ink pasta had pieces of seafood that we thought was squid or cuttlefish but later found out it was catfish. First time having catfish prepared this way. It had a great texture. We also had fried seafood of the day, including the best calamari I’ve had. For dessert we had chocolate cake, Venetian biscuits and panna cotta. All great! Also had a nice bottle of white with our meal, and some Amaro Montengero and Fernet Branca Menthe to end. Our waitress spoke English well and was lovely!
Annabel TanAnnabel Tan
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We arrived in Venice excited to try this restaurant. They were kind and let us in for dinner without reservation. We sat down and were greated by a very attentive waitress. She brought us two glasses of delicious wine. We started with the white fish and polenta. The polenta was flavorful and creamy. The white fish was mellow and a bit tough to be expected. Shortly after our main courses arrived with another fish option and a small side of potato, also cuddlefish ink pasta. The pasta was perfectly al dente and had great flavor. Thefish was a bit mellow in flavor, and the potatoes were just ok. The server was very nice and attentive the entire time. I would suggest that if you should try to get more antipasti than the main courses. The wine was excellent though.
T KT K
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Truly a gem—MUST TRY!! Thankfully, this restaurant reminded us that Venice doesn’t have to be known as the city of “tourist menus” and horrid food. Great food, service and price, but book ahead as it’s full typically the day of. I’ve been to Venice twice in the past few years, and have been victim to horrible food too often. This place was DELICIOUS! The calamari was the best I’ve ever had (same for my partner). Lightly battered and perfectly salted, a spritz of lemon on top was the ideal finish. The daily risotto (asparagus and shrimp) was well done. The spaghetti with clam was perfectly al dente and balanced in a light butter sauce. The finishing panna cotta with caramel was also great. Drinks were well done, with great alterations to suit any taste.
Dominic DDominic D
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Sorry guys, but last night was deeply underwhelming. The service was disorganized and lacked any sense of finesse (even for a casual restaurant). Sides were delivered after we were half way finished with mains, mains were served without any serving spoons, shared plates arrived wet from dishwasher, no one checked in (at all) during our three or so courses, wine wasn’t sampled just simple delivered, and lastly, and perhaps if the overall experience was better I would have found this more “cosy”, you unapologetically kicked off your staff meal behind us serving it up from a deep plastic tub before we wrapped our dinner. Ordinarily we’d have a bit more tolerance for the casualness but your food didn’t outperform the experience. 😐
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Nearby Attractions Of Cantina Do Spade
Piazza San Marco
Rialto Bridge
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