Cassariano Italian Eatery — Restaurant in Venice

December 24, 2025 - Three for Christmas Eve Dinner.

What a Merry Christmas at Cassariano Italian Eatery!!!!! Our many thanks for being open and sparing the Lynch Family Chef the effort and especially her chief bottle, dish and glass washer and also the hand wash Waterford crystal and silverware "slave" so we could enjoy downtown Venice for a stroll and the wonderful meal!!

So many things spot on and elegant here! The service by Melissa and the bus and kitchen staff is exemplary! The endless water glass, clearing used flatware per course, attentive but not intrusive checking, menu selection and advice...... and on Christmas Eve!!!!

A few drinks all around, some spirit "brand limitations" and some mixology "cosmo" challenges - all resolved.

We got a Melanzane alla Parmigiana (eggplant parm) appetizer for the table. Ample and even no eggplant eaters really enjoyed this treat! 9/10

My wife got the Veal Chop alla Caprese (breaded lamb chop) that she absolutely loved (and we all "shared" a bite of our meals) and it was a unanimous thumbs up. 9/10

My son, down from NY/LI for Christmas, got the Pappardelle Bolognese (flat egg noodle and a veal meat red sauce) and while the less expensive menu item was the winner for taste and flavor and the pappardelle were simply magnificent. You could not stop eating them!!! The veal meat sauce was so nice! We did together think it could be a 12/10 (smile) if the lamb meatballs were added??? But as it was a 10/10 !

I was looking for an all vegetable something maybe linguine garlic thing or some kind of sauté spinach etc but there are not a lot of vegetable or side options other than broccolini and some pesto. So I went with the simple Spaghetti con Polpette di Agnello which is homemade spaghetti, lamb meatballs, goat cheese, tomatoes and I had them leave out the goat cheese (well on the side because my fellow "tasters" love goat cheese.) Like the pappardelle a homemade noodle this spaghetti was fantastic! You KNOW it when you taste it that it was cooked with prima/first water/cooked to order: this place knows and does pasta!!! The lamb meatballs (for this whole food plant based usual eater) were truly a taste treat and enjoyable food! 10/10

We had been enjoying and serving in our church Christmas service for a few hours and found it so easy to relax and enjoy the evening with the other diners and the staff at Cassariano Italian Eatery.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas

previous review =================================== March 9, 2024 - 4 for lunch.

Been wanting to come here for a few years, just never end up in Venice at the right time or purpose. Friends in from Pennsylvania and some shopping created the reason.....

WOW, what a nice spot! A nice surprise on a Saturday afternoon.

Service was a bit slow (NOT busy) and our waiter seemed to be either unfocused or just not his favorite activity. We did have a little language barrier but again not a big deal.

The place is surgical clean and I am always nosey enough to peek in the kitchen when I venture to the facilities. Nice decor and comfy chairs and clean flatware and place settings.

The menu is fairly diverse and the food quality, preparation, cooking and even the utensils and placeware were simply yet "fun" and enjoyable.

The greens and vegetables in the Caesar salad (7/10) and the salmon salad (9/10) and the vegetable sandwich that I got (10/10) were very enjoyable. The classico 'ham' was just okay (5/10) but the rolls for the sandwiches and even the 'dinner' rolls were fresh and highly palatable!!! Would have liked some oil or even a plain butter spread as the sort of maybe lime butter or something was kinda tart and tangy and just wasn't a good fit for all 4 of us. (but we didn't come for rolls and butter, just an FYI)

We are definitely coming back for dinner to really check this out. I can see why they won an...

After eating here for lunch and dinner, I must say this is one of the best Italian restaurants in Venice. Any local can tell you that Italian cuisine is over-saturating the restaurant market here, so standing out is unique.

I am a vegetarian and have found no issue finding entrees to satisfy my needs. (No reliance on salads or apps.) my husband is a hardcore carnivore, and has been equally as pleased.

The dish I would highly recommend on their dinner menu is the walnut ravioli with Gorgonzola sauce and poached pears.

Our only complaint, and I use that term while openly laughing, is our hostess on our dinner visit. We called for reservations late, at around 4:45. The call went to voice mail, but they called back immediately. I requested a reservation for 2 at 5:15 if at all possible (Sat night, in season.) Told they would be happy to accommodate us. Fast forward to 5:10 and a very flustered hostess. Admittedly, the phone operator hung up with out taking our name, but I showed her the call log. She was very upset and appeared to not want to seat us. After some time checking with various other employees she agreed to seat us. We were given a nice table. As of the writing of this review, at 6:00 pm, I am looking at 5 open tables. Lol. In defense of the hostess and the restaurant, upon seating I was informed that she was 17 and that she was just doing her best to enforce the reservation rules. All in all, this made me and my husband amused, and I only mention it here in the hopes any future patrons will be able to have the same good humor. Honestly, who can be upset about a solid work ethic?

Finally, massive kudos to our server Michelle, who made the night fantastic with her attentiveness, charm, and wit. We would love to sit in her section again. Also, much love to Anthony, who kept our table so promptly clean, one might think he is psychic.

For the quality the dishes are well priced, the ambiance is quiet and romantic, but not too disinviting towards families with children.

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My first time I was there, the Gnocchi special was out of this world. It should probably be on the menu over the unexciting one they serve every day. The Duck, however, was terrible. The fat was not properly rendered, and the meat tasted old and reheated. It was very difficult to eat between the metallic taste and chewy texture. Some may say...oh, you just don't like duck. I say...nobody doesn't like duck when it's cooked properly. Also the server was a bit pompous and absent.

This time, the service was fantastic. I think her name was Kendra? The Spaghetti Carbonara was not good. The sauce was pasty and the eggs were scrambled, not tempered properly. It tasted so eggy and was difficult to eat. The breaded Veal Chop was outstanding. The breading and the technique used to cook it gave it so much flavor. The big problem, though, was they topped it with a very wet caprese salad with lots of oil right in the middle of the chop. The beautiful crispy crust they made was ruined, rendering most of the chop as a mess of mushy bread. So disappointing when places do that. They could still make a nice-looking dish with the caprese off the side of the chop and leave that delicious texture and taste on the veal.

Overall, this place has some real homeruns and some real duds. I just can't make sense of the inconsistency in technique. Clearly the kitchen and the head chef know how to cook and combine ingredients. I don't understand why it all goes out the window half the...