Truly great place for lunch. Budget friendly for homemade food. We had the fried squid, tender and sweet. Lasagna was delicious meaty and cheesy read more

Trattoria Al Leoncini - Lunch special for 16 euro. Two courses excellent food. Excellent atmosphere excellent service. Great place to enjoy San Marco - Trattorie Near Me - Venezia, VE

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Let's just say this dish was one of my favorites while in Venice! This is not something I would have normally ordered due to the mushrooms, but I picked around them and enjoyed my meal. I wasn't hungry but I was kinda rushed into the door so I said I'd give it a try glad I did. The staff was wonderful. The place was a little busy but it wasn't that bad. The stars are not based off the food but the man rushing me into the door to sit and eat. read more

Trattoria Al Leoncini - Fettuccine shrimp and mushrooms - Trattorie Near Me - Venezia, VE

The food is AMAZING 10/10!!!!! You will not regret it. Trust me. And our waiter RAYAN. This guy is the best. Great choice of music and a fun environment. Totally made our Venice experience the best. read more

Trattoria Al Leoncini - Trattorie Near Me - Venezia, VE

Just a few steps away from San Marco, we were happy to escape the crowds in the street for a while. Al Leoncini turned out to be surprisingly quiet for the location. Food was really nice, and Khan was a very attentive waiter, charming all of us with his high energy banter. read more

We were rangled in by a guy at the alley, went in and had dinner. The food was good, the waiter was cough and could here him spitting somewhere. read more

Service and food were excellent. Mixed seafood portion was large and very tasteful. The gnocchi melted in my mouth. Not loud and appropriate ambiance. read more

We stopped by bc the waiter in the front offered a pre fixed menu (2 course + dessert for 18 euros). I asked is tiramisu included? He said yes! I sat down to order from their fixed menu, then for dessert, tiramisu. The waiter who took my order (different waiter from outside waiter) said "that's on the side, it's not included." I'm a bit upset now bc I've just been tricked. I should have just walked out. But I wanted to give them a try anyway. Big mistake!! The penne bologness: the pasta was undercooked. Pizza: so salty! Fruit salad: yuck! Tasted like old fruits! Calamari: good. You can't go wrong with frying squid! Sparkling wine: beautiful looking and was quite strong The waiters were very careless with their service. They charged 12% service fees so I guess the waiters don't have to work so hard to achieve excellent customer service. DO NOT RECOMMEND! read more

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Amazing food, Khan is an amazing server, made a show and tons of jokes, highly recommend for ANYONE visiting Venice or even people who just live there. read more

Stopped in before our gondola ride and I had the spaghetti alla carbonara, I dont know what I was expecting it to taste like but it was by far theeee best pasta I've had. I love me some pasta and it's pretty much all I have eaten since we been here visiting. And this dish just hit every taste bud, I took my time eating it, savoring the creamy with the salty of the bacon. Dyno combo! i didnt want it to end.. REALLY! I wish I wouldve went back for one more before we left. I don't write many reviews just the really GREAT ones! If u get the chance to visit and try and dont agree with my post PLEASE let me know, I am certain you will love it as much as I did read more

Trattoria Al Leoncini - Spaghetti alla carbonara!! So much YESSSSSS - Trattorie Near Me - Venezia, VE

Very nice location next to San Marco. Not on the water though The grilled T-bone looked great, but we didn't order so can't vouch for how tender it really was but the people next to us loved it. Seemed good to perfection and finished at tableside. At €7/100grams seems like a great find We order the liver which very good and also Saturday a good price, especially when compared to some of the €€€€ restaurants and high end hotels on the canal. Food came timely enough and was hot Service on a par with quick turnover restaurants If you are in the neighborhood, definitely give it read more

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Impeccable service and fantastic salad, pasta, and dessert! We split a Caesar salad and each got a pasta dish (lasagna bolognese and fettuccini Alfredo); everything tasted totally freshly made and came right when we wanted it to. They had the best tiramisu we've ever had the pleasure to witness as well. The price was very expensive for what we ordere, but we left quite full and satisfied over all. read more

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the food (esp the black ink pasta snd the mixed seafood) and service are superb...khan served us very well...

I don't know about these other reviews but we found this cafe quite the find! We were seated immediately in the AC and served our Pinot Grigio chilled and delicious. We started with the house salad and caprese salad... wonderfully crisp snd fresh! The mussels we ordered were plentiful in marinara sauce...we soaked up the sauce with the bread and then came bruschetta...very galrlicy and tomatoes very fresh! Highly re immense!!!! read more

My Clam Spaghetti was on the tough side with the clams being on the small side. See pictures. My sea bass presentation was great ....but no flavor . I had to drenth it in lemon and olive oil . Worst of all lots of tiny bones. Could not recommend this place except for the view sitting outside . But there are other restaurant nearby with the same view and better food. Be aware this place charge 12% service charge to your bill . Even though it was just my wife and I dining . read more

Trattoria Al Leoncini - Speghetti is on the tough side and clams are on the small side. - Trattorie Near Me - Venezia, VE

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EXCELLENT food!!! This place delivered in Venice. The seafood appetizer was amazing. Pasta was awesome. This place is a definite visit! When in Venice, hit this place. read more

Trattoria Al Leoncini - Trattorie Near Me - Venezia, VE

First time visiting Venice and while walking around to find St. Marks. Plaza, at night, came across this restaurant! There was 3 of us, it was a nice cool night and decided to sit outside. The waiter enticing people to try their restaurant was pleasant and informative. We ordered calamari, it was lightly battered and tender. My niece ordered the seafood pasta, I ordered the cuttlefish ink pasta and my son got the truffle spaghetti. All looked and tasted very good. Then it started raining, the couple sitting next to us was moved closer to our table because they were getting wet. The staff acted quickly to move them by us. They were done with dinner and had a couple of drinks served. At the end of their meal, Shalim, both our waiter comped them a couple of drinks due to the rain and table moved. The rain had stopped for a little bit then it started pouring again, this time the wind was blowing and getting us wet too. We ran inside and staff helped us to a new table, and good thing we were on our desert already. At the end of our meal, my niece had ordered the lemon granita, and Shalim brought us 3 shot glasses and poured over some lemonchini( not sure of the name) due to our inconvenience outside. We all had great food and excellent service from our waiter Shalim and two of the other wait staff, Anis and Samuel who helped us to get out of the rain. I would highly recommend this restaurant! Great job! read more

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My boy Ryan, the best waiter in Venice. The food was exquisite and was cooked perfectly. The service was very very fast and I learned some Italian, Molto buono. read more

Earlier this year, I got brutally cheated on. And somehow, this was more traumatizing. I cannot even begin to fathom how this restaurant is able to be allowed on such a beautiful place. The waiter practically pounced on my friends and I when we walked by the restaurant, however, entranced by the free champagne we were offered, we gave in and fell victim to this horrible culinary experience. When ordering, I have never been so overwhelmed by a single person in my life, I was drenched by the time I finished ordering. In a panic, I opted for the shrimp with lemon, looking forward to gorge myself on a delicious plate of food. Never have I been more wrong in my life. What came next shocked me. A plate of massacred prawns were laid in front of me, and I could see the fear on there faces. As I attempted to eat my meal, I pulled the prawns apart and was sprayed with guts and dirt. Immediately my appetite vanished and I was left with filthy prawns in front of me. My friends and I took turns of trying to make it edible, but it was a lost cause. No sane person could make a meal of this monstrosity, and for those who ever could, have obviously never enjoyed seafood before. As I stared at the gray mess of a plate I was given, I wondered in the chef had ever learned how to properly cook seafood, or food of any kind. When we complained, we were only given attitude and glares. An hour and a half of my life wasted that I will never get back, and the eyes of the prawns will forever haunt me in my dreams. read more

This place is a COMPLETE TRAP! We went in because it was raining. The server was friendly and pretty much insisted that we get pasta with fish of the day, that was a fresh catch from the morning and 1 of the 3 for the day. Didn't tell the price or anything. It was a flounder, ended up charging us €84 for the stupid dish that husband didn't even eat. On asking, pretty much left us shocked and stuck with the bill of over €115 for food we hardly cared to eat. Complete tourist trap!!!! BEWARE!!!! read more

OKAY PIZZA JOINT We had lunch here, sharing a 1/2 bottle of Chianti and a Diavalo Pepperoni Pizza. The pizza was good, very similar to good pizza in the US. This is a lovely little place to rest, have a decent meal, and check email! read more

We just happened across this restaurant without checking for reviews. We were pleasantly surprised! Greeted with complementary Bellini. The food was fabulous! Also received complementary limoncello! Service was friendly and professional! We highly recommend! read more

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Saw them recycle the bread we didn't eat when we were done! Need I say anything more??? I hope that I don't get sick after eating there. Had to give one star cause the option for NONE Is not available. read more

After finding our restaurant of choice had closed down, we walked into Trattoria Leoncini only because of the portion size of the pasta that we saw from the street. The pasta is made in house and is quite good. If you find yourself very hungry and craving pasta in Venice, this is a good spot. Also lots of options for seafood pasta for those interested. read more

Trattoria Al Leoncini - Tagliatelle Alfredo with chicken and mushroom - Trattorie Near Me - Venezia, VE

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I've been here on both trips to Venice & I really enjoyed it both times. The service is good and quick, while the food is consistently delicious. My favorite is the lasagna. This past time I had calamari as well which was perfectly breaded and a little salty - just how I like it. Paired with a half bottle of Chianti and ending with some limoncello is a great way to spend your time at Leoncini. read more

As we were walking the many little streets of the San Marco area of Venice, we needed to have lunch and stumbled on this little place as they had some seats in front of the restaurant. We were seated quickly and ordered a couple of spritz along with our calzone and fettuccine. The food was delicious and flavorful and the server was quite friendly. If you are looking for a quick sit down with a nice atmosphere, be sure to stop by here and sit outside. read more

We only had the margarita pizza but goodness, that sauce was out of this world! It looked so ordinary but it was the best pizza I ever had!

We ended up coming back again due to the excellent meatballs and spaghetti. Good service and conveniently located. Really large menu and good for groups. read more

Excellent service. Seafood appetizer needed seasoning badly. First course we got the cuttlefish black pasta which was great (make sure to drink lots to get the black from your mouth/teeth) Second course I got the sea bass which had no flavor but the roasted potatoes was good. My hubby got sole which was cooked nicely and had a bit more than mine. Overall the experience was nice just not as thrilled with the seasoning as I was expecting. read more

Big portions. Expensive shitty food. I don't complain or give bad reviews unless it is needed. I ordered the seafood spaghetti (spaghetti frutti marre) and the shrimp tasted like it came out of a freezer bag it was so hard/ dry and the sauce was inexistent. My brother ordered the calamari main entree because he wasn't very hungry and I must say I have never had bad calamari in my life until I ate at this restaurant. The calamari was EXTREMELY salty and also tasted like it was frozen for months. Spend your money elsewhere if you're looking for italian seafood read more

My friend and I went here for lunch while on vacation in beautiful Venice. The menu looked promising and had English translations (I speak a little bit of italian but not much) and the prices weren't bad for 2 students. Our waiter was very nice and professional. My friend speaks some French and we were lucky enough to have a waiter that spoke French, Italian and English, so there was little to no language barrier. I ordered a pizza without cheese (I eat a vegan diet) and my friend had spaghetti alla carbonara and we were both very happy with our dishes. I was nervous about ordering a pizza without cheese but our waiter was very gracious about it and didn't ask any questions which I really appreciate. We left the trattoria happy, satisfied and fed! If or when I return to Venice, I would love to eat here again! read more

Trattoria Al Leoncini - My vegetarian pizza (no formaggio) and my friends spaghetti alla carbonara - Trattorie Near Me - Venezia, VE

The experience i had with my wife in this restaurant was terrible.. the service was slow! the lobster was dirty when they served it and the spaghetti was bland! and had no taste at all! read more

Everything about the experience at this restaurant was terrible. After looking at a couple of menus for nearby restaurants, I was struggling to find a nice vegetarian tagliatelle. One of the waiters saw us looking at the menu and immediately moved over. I asked if they had a vegetarian tagliatelle, ideally with a creamy sauce and he confirmed that they did and ushered us through the restaurant to a table outside at the other side of the restaurant. I couldn't see the dish on the menu so asked the waiter who again confirmed and took our order. The pasta that I was served was laughable. There is no way it was fresh and it wasn't cooked properly. It was chewy and unpleasant. Certainly not al dente. My partners dish was also not fresh. We had both had one mouthful of our food each at this point and I signalled the waiter and told him that the dishes were not to my liking and that it did not taste like fresh pasta. Rather than apologise or be polite, he immediately went on the defensive and started insisting it was perfect and exactly what i'd asked for (there was literally no cream in sight, it looked more like pasta soup). He became offensive telling me that I am English and have no idea what i'm talking about and that I had to pay. Me and my partner remained calm and got up to leave but 3 of his co-workers came out and he started shouting in Italian to them and they all became very intimidating and insisted that we were not allowed to leave and that we went inside to discuss it further. Fearing for our safety, I loudly refused and several diners at a neighbouring restaurant started voicing their support of us. One of the staff members had to physically be held back from attacking us despite the fact that we said nothing offensive in the slightest. We also heard a homophobic slur on a couple of occasions, the only time we heard such a remark in our time in Italy so that was also very disappointing. The whole experience was awful and I wouldn't suggest anyone attend this restaurant. Not for the food, not for the service and certainly not if you want a safe environment. read more

Food was good, freshly made and arrived very quickly, however that was the same for everything. We felt rushed from the moment we arrived, to the bill, and although very friendly we had hoped for a more relaxing meal. Great if you want to grab a bite and head out to the rest of the city, but not if you want to savour a quiet meal out , a deux. read more

My husband and I are shocked to see negative reviews for this restaurant! We LOVED it! Our dinner at Trattoria Leoncini was by far our favorite restaurant meal of our whole week and a half vacation in Italy. I am vegan and had meal after meal of cheeseless pizza and pasta with tomato sauce. Finally, I got what I had been hoping for all week, a DELICIOUS vegan pesto. I had the gnocchi with vegan sauce made of basil, garlic, and olive oil. It was truly amazing! My husband (not vegan) had penne with arrabiata (spice tomato based sauce), and he said that it was the most delicious pasta dish he had all week. We love our salads, too! Our meal concluded with yummy Lemoncello. Besides the food being fantastic, we loved the service and the welcoming environment. The waiter was helpful and friendly. Overall, this was one of the best restaurant experiences of our trip, and we will be sure to go back if we return to Venice. read more