We came here for lunch on a weekday, choosing this spot because it offers seating along a canal. The staff was helpful and friendly and we got a nice seat right along the canal. Their menu is filled with appealing local eats, many including seafood. They have an interesting carafe menu for their wine, you can get wine by the glass, or in various milliliter amounts up to a liter, so we chose a liter of chardonnay. That wine was amazing, and only 17eu! We started by splitting their salad and that salad was beautiful and tasty! Made with fresh ingredients, it was excellent when dressed with simply EVOO and balsamic! Our entrées were also excellent. I loved their pesto in the Maltagliati Scampi e Pesto! The shrimp in it offered a nice flavor too! The Tagliatelle ai Funghi Porcini was a huge hit as well, especially with is being porcini season! Definitely would recommend stopping in, but make a reservation, they seem to get busy quickly! read more

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This restaurant is a must! The ambiance is perfect for Venice. It's a quiet little corner right on the canal, with gondolas riding by. The food was delicious, especially the pesto scampi. It's a very romantic setting, but we had our 7 month old baby with us. The staff was incredibly kind and accommodating to us with the baby. They brought him a toy and even offered to hold him while we ate. I would go back just for the service alone. read more

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Next to the canal after our gondola ride. A light dinner on the patio overlooking the canal. Accommodating staff and a very enjoyable atmosphere. read more

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Lovely location, excellent service and delicious food. Everything was delicious! Decided to sit indoors due to the cool weather, but nice spot on a canal if it's warm enough read more

Small intimate setting hidden from one of the main squares. Its along one of the canals with a steady stream of gondolas passing, with great food! read more

We happened upon Da Raffaele and the head waiter found us a great little table on the water. It was under a little building which ended up being a blessing since shortly after starting dinner it rained. And we had a beautiful protected table on the canal. Food was soo good. I loved my choice of pesto scampi. I mean amazing. The caprece too was unique and very good. Others ordered beef with potatoes, very good and truffle pasta which was also good. We ended dinner with the torte of the day, an apple cake with Carmel and gelato. Incredible!! read more

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Great location next to the water; inside is very warm and cozy with candlelight and dark wood beams; seemed like we were in an Austrian restaurant! Service was great, attentive and timely but not rushed. We loved all of our food and had such an enjoyable time talking with our table neighbors, that I forgot to take a picture of the excellent homemade Tiramisu - the best I've ever had. So light and decadent! read more

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Very romantic location in Venice around the corner from St. Mark's square. The risotto was delicious. The service was good. read more

Had the pesto pasta and an Aperol spritz! Probably the best pasta I've had! My siblings ordered the truffle pasta and that was just as good! Service was also very great! Sat right on the water with a great view. read more

Da Raffaele - Aperol spritz and pesto pasta - Seafood Near Me - Venezia, VE

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This was right around the corner from our hotel so we stopped in for the first meal of our trip and it did not disappoint. Sadly I didn't get any photos of the food but feel confident anything you order will meet your needs. Plus sitting right by the canal we got to watch all of the boat and gondola traffic go by. 100% recommend! read more

Had an absolutely fabulous meal here. Everything was so fresh and tasty. The ragu sauce was great. Their signature first course is fresh and delicious. Americans should know that Italian service is not as quick as they are used to but enjoy a bit!!! read more

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This place was one of the best in the area where we were staying. We walked by earlier in the day and knew this is what we wanted to dinner. We arrived at 6:20pm but did not realize they reopen for dinner at 7pm so we found a waiter and put our reservations in for 7pm. We wandered until 6:55pm and once we returned they had our table reserved with our name on it. The menu is moderately priced and we stuck with "still water" (5€) and did not order any wine. It was four of us and everyone was so happy with their meal choices we wanted to order more for take away. You won't be disappointed when you eat here. Take note that there is a 3€ per person charge And a 12% service charge as well. Overall our bill was 102€ which equaled to about $31 per person in US Money I even heard people near me at other tables say they always have dinner here when they come to ven read more

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We had an amazing dinner. The service was perfect and very helpful. The ambience is very nice and typical for Venice. We enjoyed it so much we are going back again. read more

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This was a hotel recommendation so I am always a bit skeptical. It is right on one of the canals with some gondolas going by so it was a quick walk from our hotel near St Marks Square. The service was very good. The food was excellent, from the fried seafood to the pastas. The pesto with shrimps was especially good, perhaps one of the best pasta dishes I had in the two weeks there. If you are near St. Marks Square, this is worth a detour. read more

Da Raffaele - Pesto with Shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Venezia, VE

This was right next to our hotel so very convenient. Food was good and staff was nice. 4/5 stars because nothing blew us away. If you're looking for a good meal, go here and you will be happy read more

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The dinner was fantastic; all the dishes were delicious. Even my usually picky-eating daughter ended up licking the plate. Highly recommended. read more

Many of these seafood pictures were from years ago. They don't have much jow. Service and food was okay.

Stumbled upon this spot within the first hour of arriving to Venice. Very pleased. Definitely order the house apertif! A peach Bellini! Then enjoyed the caprese and the special which was homemade pasta and black truffle. The best part was sitting on the water watching the gondolas go by. read more

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Had dinner there with my wife. Food quality was fair. Waiter was amazingly rude. I have never had a wait staff at any restaurant literally throw me the palm of their hand for merely waving to them to get their attention. Back story, After patiently waiting for at least 30 minutes after finishing our meal, I attempted to get his attention but he would have none of it. He just ignored us. He continued to chat with friends or talk with other staff. When he finally returned to the table he seamed offended when we did not choose to order desert and after asking politely for our check, he then made us wait again just to get our check. I finally had to demand our check to his blank stare. We were about to get up and ask for the manager when he finally brought the check. Needless to say I would NOT recommend the restaurant to anyone!!! Bad wait staff can really ruin a meal that would have otherwise been an enjoyable experience, instead it is just a bad memory! read more

Classic Italian fare on the canal in Venice! Recommended by our gondolier-great spot for afternoon lunch!

As our last meal in Venice, we decided to dine right off the water. View - not so much, but we did see over dozens of gondola boats gone by. Food - quite tasty! I got the Venetian specialty again - cuttlefish fish spaghetti - al dente and well made. It's enough to feed me for two meals! My husband ordered their green ravioli in meat sauce - best ravioli we'd had in Italy. It could had used a little more sauce though! Also came in a generous portion! Although we were impressed by the food, we weren't too impressed by the service or the price. They were obviously overstaffed (8 waiters for 3 tables) yet we weren't ever checked on and had to wave them down several times to take our order. Each pasta costed about the same as all pasta dishes we ordered in Venice but with water, cover, and automatic service charge (which might also explain their lack of service), our lunch cost about 50 euro. Nevertheless, a good last meal in Venice. read more

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**This review is based on a tour meal Had a seafood based meal here. A plate of assorted seafood for an appetizer. Then a seafood risotto, then 3 shrimp (it was either crawfish or langoustine...it had claws). It was all quite mediocre. The risotto was good but the shrimp barely had any meat in them. There was also shrimp in all three parts of the meal..which seemed a bit over. read more

One of our goals was to have a candlelit dinner along a canal so we decided that this would be our big splurge meal. I would recommend showing up during morning prep to get a canal side dinner reservation. This is a very romantic location for dinner as it is located on a canal with a lot of gondola "traffic" so it has ambience. My wife and I had the seafood antipasti, spaghetti with squid ink, and fish with potatoes. The food was pretty good with my favorite being the squid ink. read more

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May 10, 2017 Wednesday - 1:30 PM for lunch 3 adults Atmosphere - 5 stars Food - 5 stars Service - 5 stars Background - Our hotel gave us a coupon and we checked the menu out a day earlier. Of course I never used the coupon as it remained in my back pocket. Atmosphere - Another meal in which we sat outside, so I can not tell you much other than the weather was lovely. They do have indoor dining. Food Drink - Moretti's Baffo D'Oro. Dinner - I had the gnocchi with red sauce. Little pillows are the best way to describe this meal. I could have eaten another bowl after finishing mine. Service - Our waiter was good, his English was not perfect but his smile and laughter made everything better. Future - Sure read more

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Coming from California it's hard to impress my husband and I and this place did it. It was better then all the other spots we ate at thus far in Venice. The food was delicious, large portions and extremely fresh. We ordered the black truffle pasta that was my favorite dish. Followed by the clams and angel hair. We finished with the seam bream which was fantastic. Prices were great for a upscale dinner. We will be back and will be telling our friends. Thank you!! read more

Da Raffaele - Homemade Noodles with black summer truffle and angel air with clams - Seafood Near Me - Venezia, VE

We came here again 8 years after we first visited when we returned to Venice. We had very good memories of our first trip: the food was simple and exceptionally tasty and the atmosphere was perfect. This trip didn't disappoint: the pasta and prosciutto were as delicious as last time. The home-made gnocchi was unbelievable. read more

This is an excellent place to dine if you are in Venice. Da Raffaele is located west of San Marco, walking towards Accademia. The great thing about this place is that is located on a private patio so you dont have any tourists walking past you as you enjoy your dinner. We made a reservation for 8:30 pm and we were right on time. Service was courteous and food was delicious. For drinks we had a bottle of Chianti. For primi: Spaghetti cooked in squid ink with some sauteed squid. This dish was remarkable, Squid was perfect - tender and flavorful, and pasta was fresh and cooked al-dente. For secondi: Grilled Scampi. Scampi were split in half and slightly grilled. Amazing flavors! For both presentation and food quality I would give this place 5 stars. I am glad we found this spot after so much walking :) read more

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Our hotel suggested this place and Only later did I realize that the recommendation had nothing to do with the quality of the food. I ordered the mixed seafood appetizer, which is really third rate. Soggy, and anything but fresh. My aunt got the spaghetti alle vongole (clams) and it was hardly edible; way overdone with a strange taste. Our tour guide later told us that this restaurant is well known to be very substandard, but hotels in the area continue to send customers to it, who knows if there's any commission based kickbacks happening. Once again it's certainly not because of the food. If your hotel sends you here, you have a reason to suspect why. We have been on a tour of Italy for the past week, and it really is the one restaurant that stood out for being terrible. read more

We defaulted to this restaurant because we were tired from traveling and it was near our B & B. A big plus is that it is on a canal and you can enjoy watching the Gondolas go by. IMO this is a place that attracts tourists and not a lot of locals. Tables are very close together. Food and value are average. As we learned, there are better places to dine in Venice. read more

My husband and I visited this restaurant as a recommendation from our hotel. It is located right along the canal. We both ordered the Spaghetti Bolognese, which was excellent. The service was outstanding. read more

It's hard to pick places to eat in Venice cause there's so many to choose from but we decided to go with this one cause of the tables along the canal and the sunny weather that would make this lunch even more perfect... As if having lunch in picturesque Venice isn't perfect enough! We were given a table right along the canal so it was awesome because we were able to drink wine while enjoying the view of the gondolas and hearing some sing while being able to take pretty awesome pics... Hahah Gotta take load dog pics when you're in Venice right? The canal kind of had an odor naturally but it subsided after awhile... Probably got use to it ha! The staff was attentive and was available anytime really. I ordered spaghetti with cuddle fish in a black sauce. I've been wanting this dish for awhile since I haven't had it in ages. When I got it, I was pretty excited and stuffed my face with it. The cuddle fish was pretty tender and perfectly cooked and the spaghetti was aldente. The flavour was average... Nothing missing or extraordinarily amazing with it, so I'd give this dish a 3 snap out 5. I was worried that my teeth would be black but thankfully it was fine. If you're into this type of dish, this place serve it average. You're belly won't be jumping up and down for its amazing flavour and seasoning, rather it'll wake it up and say what's this black stuff your feeding me and satisfy your craving of this dish. The place is pretty average for me... It definitely has an amazing view of you can manage to get a table along the canal. The staff is nice and the pricing pretty standard to what you'd pay in Venice. read more

Da Raffaele - Seafood Near Me - Venezia, VE

We had a Prawn and Asparagus Risotto. It was excellent and fair price. Highly recommend.

My best friend and I recently stumbled upon this restaurant for dinner one night. I was immediately drawn in by the fact that i could see they were making their own pasta in the kitchen. I ordered the lasagna because the pasta was made in-house and it was delicious! My friend got the branzino and she gushed over how tender it was. We both tried both of these meals at another restaurant and they could not even compare. The food was amazing. The restaurant is decorated with cute knick-knacks and collectables. The servers were very attentive. So absolutely go when you're there next. But let me get to one of my favorite parts....the owner! My friend and I had the luxury of meeting the owner and his wife because we had completely lost track of space and time and ended up being the last people in the restaurant. We got to sit and talk with them for a bit and they were the most warm, engaging, funny, hospitable people! You can absolutely tell that they put real love and care into what they do. read more

Food isn't amazing but it is good and super fresh. We sat outside for lunch but they also have plenty of space inside, however if the weather is nice you should try and sit outside because it is lovely. You have gondolas passing often nearby and gondoleros singing every once in a while. I would definitely repeat this restaurant because even though food isn't anything spectacular, the ambiance is incredible. read more

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Black spaghetti was so good. 4 star for this dish i donot know about other dish i order only 1 formyself Service charge inclued in bill 12% read more

Da Raffaele - Seafood Near Me - Venezia, VE

This place was an average dinner for me. I got the turbot, and I liked the lemony flavor, but nothing that I've never had before. The service was below par. The waiters were scurrying about and not to be bothered, which didn't make me feel welcome. I even had to ask for olive oil, balsamic vinaigrette, and water. However, I'd still recommend you try it for the location and the view, which I don't think can be beat in the vicinity. It's beyond romantic and beautiful. Take your wives and girlfriends. read more

My wife and I were walking through venice looking for a spot to eat and we found this spot. My wife had the gnocchi with tomato and mozzarella she described them as little soft delicious pillows of goodness. I had the veal escalope and spaghetti w bolognese sauce. The bolgneese was delicious and the veal was perfectly cooked. Desert did not disappoint either. I will eat here again when we return to Venice. read more

My wife and I first came across this restaurant after our Gondola tour passed by in the canal. It appeared popular and I liked the fact that it was right on a canal located away from a majority of the tourists. I should note that I'm usually a pretty understandable guy and I normally give restaurants a benefit of the doubt, but I felt strongly compelled to review this restaurant after our experience. Service: Upon arriving at the restaurant, we were greeted with a warm welcome and taken to our table. Our waiter came over and asked us something in Italian. I greeted him back in Italian but asked a question in English (we're from the U.S.) and instantly his expression turned for the worse. For some unbeknownst reason to us, our waiter must have hated English speakers as for the entirety of the night, we received terrible service from him. I even asked him for change on our bill and he never returned. Seriously, we waited around and did not even see him. The bill included a service charge to begin with, which makes me despise this place even more because I did not want to tip him any further. Food: I ordered their home-made lasagna and my wife ordered their classic spaghetti dish. While we began to eat, we both thought our dishes tasted pretty good. As we continued, I noticed my lasagna was cold in the middle, which could only mean that their homemade lasagna dish was made earlier, frozen, and then reheated during dinner time. If I wanted to eat a frozen dinner I would have stayed home. I suppose this just goes to show you the lack of quality and care in their food. My wife seemed to enjoy hers for the most part, but later on in the night she came down with a bad stomach ache. I don't want to point fingers here, but we think it was because of dinner. Who knows. Price: My wife and I ordered their caprese salad to start (which was just tomato slices with a ball of mozzarella cheese in the middle), two pasta dishes for dinner, and sparkling mineral water to drink (San Pellegrino). The total for the bill came to be 67 euros. That's one pricey meal without wine or dessert. All in all, I would never eat at Da Raffaele ever again. Their awful service, overpriced and half frozen dinner plates really but a damper on our experience eating in Venice. I should have stayed closer to the touristy areas. read more

It comes so naturally to click 5 stars on this review almost immediately. First and foremost, gorgeous location with tables nestled right along side the water with great people watching available via a bridge that sits about 20-30 feet from the restaurant. The staff is extremely pleasant and asks your native language while doing all they can to adapt and serve you in that language. From the second you arrive and take a peep inside the restaurant, you'll immediately notice the freshness of the ingredients being served to you as many of them are on display for you sitting on beds of ice. They are open about their service charge as well as the cover charge but if you're from t he states... stop complaining at the end of the day it's equivalent to leaving an 18-20% tip at home. For the food, service and location at which you are dining... it's well worth it! My GF is a huge fan of Pomodoro sauce and they did not disappoint, she was very pleased. I tried the ravioli special of the night and I LOVED it! Very light cream sauce with some fresh mushrooms and just the right serving of ravioli's. We enjoyed some house wine which is better than some $100 bottles I've had at home. We topped off the dinner with two espresso's and a trio of gelato which was again delicious yet light and satisfying, definitely did not leave the table with that bloated, over eating type feeling. The service as in 99.9% of Italy was impeccable and should be used as the "serving 101" guideline. If you are staying anywhere near St. Mark's I definitely recommend this for a nice dinner in Venice, by far one of my favorite meals while visiting the beautiful city of Venice! read more

De Raffaele was our best meal experience of Venice. The evening was made wonderful not just by the food but also by the incredible hospitality the staff and owner extended to us. Our meal of appetizers, assorted pastas and an amazing black spaghetti with cuttlefish was only the start. The black spaghetti had a richness that was complimented by the delicate flavors of the cuttlefish resulting in the most well rounded pasta dish I have ever eaten. This may be on a new front runner for my last dish on Earth....... Our inquiry about one of the meats from the assorted appetizers plates was met with an additional plate of the meat prepared in the traditional Venetian style, delivered by the wonderful owner including a full description of the particular plate. Again after the meal we were offered a digestif and cookies from the house. I will suggest any and all of my friends, family and fellow food lovers to enjoy a meal at De Raffaele and understand what true hospitality is! Do not forget the house red wine to join with your meal. Grazie mille De Raffaele! read more