Hostaria Bacanera — Restaurant in Venice

Without a doubt, this was our favorite dinner during our week-long vacation in Venice. From the moment we walked in, we felt transported to another dimension. The bustle and hustle of St. Mark’s Square was suddenly replaced by a much more serene energy, all while maintaining the magic and beauty of Venice through an intimate and beautiful ambiance. I’m usually a fan of Al fresco dining, but for Hostaria Bacanera we recommend you dine indoors. It’s just too beautiful sit outside.

When it comes to the food… there is no other way to put it; everything was simply exquisite. With every bite we tasted the emphasis and creativity they put on high-quality ingredients. This is true Venetian cuisine, elevated.

We started with the tuna tartare and it was definitely the best one I’ve ever had. Our first courses consisted of the tagliatelle with goose sauce and the fusilli with rocket pesto and goat cheese. Both were delicious, but the tagliatelle was a definite winner in my book. For the second course, I had the cooked at low temperature on doskon cream, beetroot sauce and smoked shittake mushrooms — it was divine. My partner had the fish of the day which was amberjack. He really loved it! We finished our meal with the pannacotta served with matcha tea. It wasn’t my favorite and I still prefer the traditional recipe, but it was fun to try.

Definitely make a reservation as they get quite booked! Also, the service was simply the best one we had in Venice. All in all, one of our...

We came because of the 4,7-stars Google rating, but in our experience, it's definitely not true.

The food was mediocre at best - the salmon in the tartar was definitely not fresh, rather cured or cold smoked, with a mayo on the side. The cacio e pepe pasta came with mussels, which did nothing for the dish and simply didn't fit the heavy sauce.

The local starter with baccala mantecato and sarde in saor was fine, but nothing extraordinary, same for the grilled fish main.

But the service was the most disappointing part of the experience - we had to ask and remind the waiters of everything. They forgot to bring us the water we ordered, we had to ask for the bread and since the waiter took our knives away after starters, we had to remind them to bring us new ones with the main course.

When my husband accidentally dropped his knife, nobody noticed to replace it (although both waiters were nearby) and when we asked for a new knife, the waiter started to take his plate away instead.

None of the dishes were explained, the waiters would just put them on the table and leave. Also, most restaurants of this scale in Italy would have some nice courtesy touches like a glass of limoncello with the check, none of which happened here.

For a restaurant of this price level, I would expect a different level of food and a way more...

This restaurant looks good, but the food quality is majorly lacking. The “Octopus Salad” is not a salad but rather cold octopus with terrible flavor mixed with undercooked potatoes. No apparent seasoning is present and it is highway robbery compared to the quality you get. The sea bream had an alright flavor but was again paired with undercooked potatoes void of seasoning and instead drenched in olive oil. Unpleasant to say the least. Skip this place. It isn’t worth it, plain and simple. Funnily enough as I sat writing this review a rat ran right by my feet. Not sure that the establishment could do anything about that but it seems fitting as that is the perhaps the only animal that could have enjoyed their Octopus Salad.

Edit to respond to owner: If you would have come out you would have been able to see that my wife and I dined at your establishment. Neither of us had a good time or enjoyed your food. We are both able to review. Not a duplicate but two separate views by two separate people. Both found your food to be bad. If you want to dine with a chef this petty, then...