My first visit to an Italian restaurant in Venice and WOW! Just wow! Nice ambiance, great service, fair prices, and the meal was perfect! Definitely the best seafood linguine I've ever had, hands down. Having just moved to Venice, this will definitely be a regular stop! read more

2025 New ownership. Food not the same. Sadly food is 4/10 at best. 2023 Wow! What a surprise. We met a friend here (half way) and I was blown away by the food. We have travelled here with fiends for Italian ever since. read more

Great food and service and very clean great employees Food was incredible ambiance was ausume read more

We had a lovely Valentine's Day dinner! I love the food and atmosphere and service. I had the Eggplant Lucarelli and my husband had the Mama's Supper with Linguini. We added the side salad's which were very sizable. Also we had the grilled artichokes which wasn't a large portion but very tasty. Our server was professional and friendly. The atmosphere reminds me of an upscale New York Italian restaurant - dark and clubby. read more

Lucarelli's - Mama's Supper - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

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A special place...hidden gem! Great food service and ambience. Be sure to make a reservation. read more

Lucarelli's - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

We have not been since under new ownership, but the previous owners offered "okay" food and service

I usually don't give bad reviews. However, for them to pride themselves of an Italian restaurant is a big false. The first thing, this restaurant does not have olive oil for their customers. They tried to convince me, a graduate from the Culinary Institute of America that what they were serving was olive oil. To make things worse they use a local olive oil company packaging bottle to serve their oil. as to pretend it was olive oil. When my order finally arrived the breaded chicken was burnt. This only happens two ways , either they overcooked it, or they use old oil to fry it. Who ever did the cooking, has no knowledge of what they are doing. The only Italian they have is the name. read more

We were promptly greeted and seated. Our server came over right away and offered drinks and had bread and butter sent to the table. She took our drink order and meal order as well. I had the linguine with seafood, very good and generous portion. My wife had the veal parmigiana which came with lemon butter sauce with rigatoni. She didn't like the marinara sauce though it was a little acidic. For dessert we had a piece of apple bread pudding to go. Very good service. read more

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First time at this restaurant, a young lady hostess greeted us, and we were seated quickly. The place seemed very quiet, with a small bar. Our server was pleasant and went over the specials which we passed on. We ordered some drinks, apps, and two main dishes, which were just OK and not worth the price or second chance. Overall we did not feel welcomed. read more

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Service and food were both excellent! Cioppino and hogfish were recommended both were delicious. What a little gem for the area! read more

Lucarelli's - Seafood cioppino - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

Outside of Italy, Venice Florida is a wonderful place to eat old-school Italian food. In fact, there are many choices when you want to visit an Italian restaurant in this part of Florida. Your first decision is to decide what kind of Italian food you want, a pizza place, a sit at the bar,watch TV and eat pasta type place, or maybe a special occasion place. We were hosting an out-of-town guest who has traveled in Italy extensively, so we wanted to impress him a bit. Lucarelli's was our choice. Quite unassuming from the outside, the small restaurant sits in a strip mall on the 41. Inside, the vibe is New York City or Boston neighborhood upscale Italian clubhouse. And Italian wine list and traditional Italian food,all excellent. There are white tablecloth and waiters that genuinely care about your food and table service. A bottle of Super Tuscan wine got us warmed up. My meal started with a fresh Caesar salad which included anchovies. For the main course I enjoyed the veal piccata, well portioned medallions of veal that were dipped in egg and flour and simmered perfectly in a lemony butter sauce and then topped with capers and served over a bed of al dente pasta. Absolutely delicious! This is a place to eat exceptional Italian food and you might even want to consider it for a special occasion in Venice. You won't be disappointed, you can count on coming here for a great dinner. read more

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my neighbors warned me to stay away , new owner never there and it's run by inexperienced manager. I requested my pasta to be undercooked but general manager told me to eat at Valentis restaurant. He explained that pasta is pre-made and out of their control. If you like mushy pasta this is the place for you to dine. Tommy V is not the owner, just a young inexperienced manager that does not have people skills. Social media is a wonderful format for reviews and apparently they dislike it. read more

We made reservations for 10 people and when we arrived, we were immediately seated. Drink orders were given. Dinner orders were made. Service was AWESOME!!! Lauren was our server and she was on top of her game. Prices are high here, but the food is very delicious and arrives in a large quantity. I suggest this is really a 'special occasion' dinner place. Because, it is about $35-$40 per person for dinner plus any drinks you may consume (drinks are a bit expensive compared to other restaurants). I highly recommend this establishment. read more

This restaurant is now called DeLuca's. We went there last night to celebrate our birthdays. We found the place to be wonderfully decorated with the feeling of a cozy romantic atmosphere. They have a fully stocked bar and I particularly loved the little lights on the ceiling. Nice touch! The food is amazing and there is a nice variety to choose from. I believe they have kept some of the recipes from Lucarelli's so if you had a favorite it will most likely still be available. Their service is top notch, we never had to wait and look for our server, but he also knew when to give us some time to enjoy without many interruptions. If you live in Venice, or you are traveling through, you owe it to yourself to stop in and experience DeLuca's! You will not be disappointed! read more

Well another visit since I recommended this resturant to our friends We had Reservation for a Thursday night off season at 500pm We were greeted and sat down Note: There was no one else in the resturant .There was a definite vibe conveyed like they were annoyed. Ok here's where it went downhill I had raved about the Italian wedding soup ! But was told it wasn't available The alternates were chicken noodle and pastafaglio which was horrible tasting.& Disappointing ! The entrees were good However my friend ordered a pasta side and wanted asparagus and mashed potatoes They brought out rice and broccoli ? Wow, I could understand it they were busy but as. Said the resturant was empty. The waitress kind of blew it off with. " it happens " The table where we sat at the chairs were in bad shape the cushions were actually shot and the two females could hardly eat as they sunk into the chairs. We switched them with the next table. . With no help from the staff Overall I think something was off and surely they needs to check this out ! Just needs some tweeting. And insure they have what's on the menu ? read more

Once upon a time this restaurant was considered a place to eat, relax, and enjoy fine dining. It was a quaint experience from the moment you arrived. We were frequent visitors and enjoyed the food ambience as well as the top notch service. Somewhere along the way the Management changed and so did the restaurant. Scaling back on the menu, quantity and quality as well as the little touches that made it a pleasant evening out have changed all that. Prices have skyrocketed the quality is still good but not what it use to be. Ambience has changed and for us the quiet warm dinners of yesterday have slipped away. read more

This was a small spot with traditional Italian options with a few twists that were part of the menu as well. The establishment was decked out in Christmas decor as that was the time of year I attended. The friendly service was appreciated and the food came out in a timely matter. There were different types of bread including a pretzel roll that started the meal. They served these types of bread with a garlic butter, good start to a wonderful meal. For an appetizer, the family style antipasto salad was ordered ($15 per person for 4-5 guests). This was served in a bowl to everybody by the staff. It was a nice size portion for each guest. It consisted of a traditional antipasto salad (Italian meats, cheeses, olives, greens). It was all very tasty and fresh. I had the Italian combo plate ($35) for my entree. It consisted of beef and cheese ravioli, a stuffed shell, a piece of manicotti, a portion of lasagna, rigatoni with a Bolognese sauce, chicken parmesan, a meatball, and sausage. It was an absolute monster of a dish. I asked the waiter how much it weighed, but he was unaware. He did tell me he never saw somebody finish the dish before, but alas, I was the first he saw finish it!! I am usually not one to get the traditional Italian choices at a restaurant, but I was tempted to try this plate that offered all. The pastas were much better than the meat here. The Bolognese was probably the best meat aspect of the dish. The red gravy was light and appetizing. For dessert, I tried the limoncello cake ($8) as well as the toasted almond cream cake ($8). I preferred the limoncello one by far here. It was light and refreshing with ton of lemon flavor, one of my favorite cakes I had in recent memory. The toasted almond cake consisted of lady fingers in amaretto with layers of soft mascarpone cream topped with crushed almonds and powdered sugar. This was alright, something seemed off. It felt like some ingredient threw me off here. Will I go back? Yes. read more

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Now called Delucas. The food was very good and the service was great. We were served by a very personable young man by the name of Mike. We will definitely be going back. read more

Um, do not recommend lasagne. A square mushy undercooked pile of over cooked pasta, spineless ricotta (I suppose), room temperature sauce drooling water from the edges, and no integrated sauce between layers of pasta. No internal color or texture! No mozzarella or Parmesan as far as I could tell. My 2 fellow diners liked their food and my wife did not want me to write this - but I did. Must be spoiled by having grown up on wonderful crusted over hearty lasagna in the Bronx. Call it NY lasagne if you will. But today, age 74, I still have plenty of teeth and do eat with them. I've I've read more

The service is top notch! Attentive and friendly wait staff and hostess. The food is very good with great flavor and prepared to your liking. We enjoyed the filet, eggplant lucarelli, lasagna, pork chop, and Sunday sauce on two visits to Lucarelli's and all were very good. I'd you want a little extra sauce on your pasta just ask. The appetizers were equally very good we had bruschetta, antipasto board, mussels and salad . The desserts were yummy... we had the tiramisu, lemoncello cake, gelato and a cannoli. The house wine is good and complements the foods we had. The restaurant has a very nice ambiance. There is plenty of parking. We enjoyed Lucarelli's very much and we will return to try some of the other dishes. read more

Food was fantastic. We got there after 7pm and there were more staff than customers (might be a Venice thing?) Everyone very attentive good wine choices and everyone in our group loved their food. Only thing we might change is that we will probably share a meal next time because servings are way to much for one! Beautiful restaurant inside and nice place to go if you want to dress up a little. read more

Great food and service!! Ambiance is great. I highly recommend this restaurant. Owners are very friendly and nice.

This is my favorite restaurant in South Florida! The food is delicious, the service is great, and the ambiance just tops it all off. You can really tell the owners love their business and make sure everything is perfect for every guest. We always ask for Matt as our server and we are never disappointed. They have an excellent wine and beer selection and so many options for food. My favorites are the conch fritters, unicorn fish, and chicken piccata. You definitely can't go wrong with Lucarelli's for your special occasion or when you're just craving REALLY great food! read more

First time was glad we went great food great service we will certainly go back great place to meet friends we had the linguini with clams very good there grinder was okay read more

Wonderful food and service. Great atmosphere Don't let the outside fool you . Awesome read more

Lucarelli's - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

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Service was top notch. The artichoke app was the winner of the evening. My sister loved the seared scallops over risotto. Her veal entree was ok but my eggplant entree was not good. Too spicy. Took it home only to throw it out. We got dessert to go. Cannolis and terrimissu excellent. Also very good was my gin Ricky. Very refreshing. read more

The Caesar salad was mediocre, but the scallops wrapped in bacon was deliciously wonderful! My partner had the lasagna with a meatball and said it was the best! I got a Birthday cannoli and it was barely ok. read more

very good. food was fine - great bread. i had the papperadelli bolognese because the pasta was hand made - okay but the sauce could be better. i hate martinis in croupe glasses - please serve them in martini glasses! service was great. T had ravioli special which was good spinach and mascarpone stuffed. tiramisu was tasty but the cool double walled espresso dippio glass was a surprise. i liked it a whole lot. cappuccino cup for sure but works great as double espresso read more

It was not busy when we were seated at 6:30 Friday night. He sat there and we sat there and finally got a bartender so we could get a drink. The service was very slow and the food was mediocre at best. I don't know if they have a new owner or a new chef as we have been there before and it was really good. There were five of us, and all of us thought our food was fair! My daughter-in-law ordered asparagus as a side, and it came out grossly overcook. She asked for them to give her a a less cooked one, which came out the same way, and then she replaced that broccoli which was soggy. Such a loss as this was a good place to eat. read more

No High prices poor quality 1/2 carafe cheap house wine$25.overcooked food.tasteless.Nice Room

A large group of us had lunch at Lucarelli's yesterday. I was very impressed. The food was great and the service very attentive. One person in our group was coming late and sent a text asking us to order the lasagna. Turns out that is only on the dinner menu but they prepared it for her. She gave me a taste and it was delicious. I look forward to coming back to try the dinner menu. read more

We've been here half a dozen times. It seems like there's a new owner recently. But it's still a reliable neighborhood favorite. Cozy feel in the booths in the back with a pleasant family restaurant feel. Great attentive service with people who look you in the eye. And the food is solid, a little nicer but still good value for money and not too fancy. We especially like the 2-for specials that include for each an app, a main, a drink, and dessert, a great sampler of several tastes for one upfront decent price. Keep up the good work! read more

Food was amazing authentic fresh real yummy goood Italian food ! Small restaurant which I like BUT extremely HOT it was so warm in there that I could not finish my food took it to go along with a dessert. read more

Great service, mediocre food. Now to be honest, I only tried their spaghetti and meatballs, so maybe they have some specialty dishes but I feel like if the pasta and meatballs is just average at an Italian restaurant, the rest of the food probably ain't anything special either. The meatballs had good flavor but definitely a decent amount of filler, and the pasta wasn't homemade and didn't taste the most high quality. The marinara sauce was also a bit sweet and one dimensional for my taste. The food came quickly though, so it would be a good option for a fast meal. read more

Lucarelli's - Spaghetti and meatballs - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

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I took my fiancé there for dinner. It was a great experience and the service was amazing... One of the best Italian restaurants that I've been to in Venice Florida. Living in New York City for so long I got very spoiled so I was Super impressed when I ate there. Apparently it's under new ownership and has a new menu. Will definitely be back for sure. 5 stars for sure. read more

Lucarelli's - Octopus appetizer. - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

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the bread is to die for (the bruschetta). This place is a must visit! The service was a little slow, but the people were so sweet, and the food came out quick! Also, get a cannoli before you leave. read more

Ordered some take out apps since I was stuck at home. The Brushetta was soggy, the Antipasto board was skimpy and had BRIE ON AN ITALIAN ANTIPAST, hello! Eggplant Luccarellis was heavily breaded and tasteless and the bread was so stale you could nail screws. read more

"Fine" Dining in a casual atmosphere!! Service was amazing, Haley's recommendations for drink and food were all on par. Apps were delicious and full of flavor and textures. Main courses were as advertised and would recommend to anyone!! Seafood risotto and unicorn fish were out of this world! Looking forward to it next date night. read more

Lucarelli's - Seafood risotto - Italian Near Me - Venice, Florida

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The good; Service!! Hunter took excellent care of us. Ambiance: Great! Not so good: The food. Salads: below average, salmon: dry, pork chops and gnocchi: average. Nothing major to complain about...it was just ok. There are so many Italian places in Venice...hate to say I won't recommend this one. read more

My wife and I dined there on 2/9/23. We have been there 3-4 times with other couples. Very glad we returned. Both our pasta dishes were delicious and plentiful. Wife had lasagna and I had Rigatoni. We had a reservation and were greeted and seated promptly. Best Italian we had had since pre COVID. We will definitely return more frequently. read more