Cicchetteria venexiana da Luca e Fred — Restaurant in Venice

Great Tapas and small plates.

This - quite famous - place was not far from our hotel and a good stop before taking a nap in the afternoon.

Inside it's full of atmosphere, feels very comfy and homely. Staff was nice and we were lucky to get a table right away.

The have a good selection of Tapas and small plates. Not always the same selection, depending on the time and day.

We had some fried Bacalau, some meat croquetas, a ham-sandwich (with Eggplant instead of buns!!), pulpo (octopus) in sauce and spleen. And everything was just so delicious. The eggplant-sandwich was a fantastic idea, something we'll try at home. Octopus fresh and tender and the bacalau crispy and juicy. A surprise was the spleen, first time I've tried that. And it is surprisingly mild and tasty.

Great, home-made food, nice staff, great location - fair prices. The full package....

Stopped for a cool drink on a very hot day recently. Got given a menu and before we had the chance to read it in detail the waiter asked what we wanted and snatched the menu's back! Two glasses of lemonade and beer (shandy in the UK) and it was very refreshing too.

Went to pay the bill and it was more than €18, when I queried the high cost I was impolitely told that we'd seen the menu and the price was correct.

Think we were clearly taken advantage of as tourists - lessons learned but nowhere else had charged more than €11 for the same...

Sometimes a girl has a craving, and Ciccheteria Venexiana da Luca e Fred was lucky enough to have vegetarian ravioli on their menu and be open at 11:30p at night after I woke from a 3 hour nap ravenous! It was hard to find ravioli NOT stuffed with ham (I don't eat pork) in Venice. Ironically, the waiter recommended the cannelloni over the ravioli so I didn't even end up getting it! I sat at a table on the street, people watching. They had a few wines by the glass but no rosés. The food was reasonably priced: €12 pasta dish, €5 each...