Trattoria SCARPA — Restaurant in Venice

We have been going here for 7 years. We discovered it by adventure. The risotto di pesce is as good as we have ever eaten. The cozze e vongole is a great starter. The bread is even better now. The service may be uneven to some because the owner always has his locals at a table near the bar. He should Take care of them! As one who tries to use Italian the owner is quite patient with me. It is a wonderful experience with very good food. It is very reasonably...

This typical trattoria is one of a kind, not many of these places are left in Venice, where original Venetian food has been replaced by more economic and low quality products. The menu stays most of the time the same and it depends on the availability of local fish. The owner is quite eccentric but he has that aura of a host that requires a certain amount of respect and he has many stories to tell. Definitively a place I would...

Avoid this place. My Wife, 2 year old Son sought a table and I went in earlier this evening 12/9/2020 to be told “sorry fully booked”. The restaurant was completely empty apart from 1 couple. Having looked in again later in the evening the place remains empty. Discrimination should be called out at every stage....