October 3rd was a beautiful day to take a ride to Federal Hill. While our restaurant of choice was not open for lunch yet, we decided to go to Venda. They have a great selection of made to order sandwiches and also wide array of prepared foods. I purchased an Italian grinder. My daughter got the meatball sub. We also purchased frozen stuffed pastas to take home as well as smoked scamorza in their cheese section. Prices are reasonable and the food is consistent, the employees are very sweet and knowledgeable. read more

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TERRIBLE LATTE So this girl on Instagram got a tiramisu iced latte and it looked amazing. Me and my best friend both drove 30 minutes. Turns out the girl on Instagram was related to the owners, so clearly she was asked to hype it up. Waste of time and money. This latte was over $11?! Wild. It seriously wasn't even a good latte, nevermind the flavor and the foam. Just a bad iced latte. I was very disappointed. It had barely any coffee flavor and had way too much milk. The tiramisu foam on the top was not worth the hype. The barista was fine, but honestly she did not seem too happy to be there and didn't provide great customer service. The rest of the store was nice and had lots of things you could take home. read more

Venda Ravioli - Tiramisu latte - Italian Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Thank you my Italy in RI !!! lol absolutely LOVE this place. Been coming here for longer than I can remember . Everything is ALWAYS fresh and delicious. read more

Venda Ravioli - Italian Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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Venda is great. Most recently came in for RI Food Fights best iced coffee. The coffee is good and Carina waited on us, she was hysterical. My friend added a whipped tiramisu topping to her coffee and it looked great! I also love coming here and getting a bunch of fresh pasta for my parents to try. I almost bought myself potato gnocchi today, but saw it was made with ricotta. Next time I'll stay longer and find some food for me! The bread looked and smelled amazing! read more

Venda Ravioli - Italian Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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Cute merch and great deli. So many choices but we came for ravioli and they ran out! The sandwiches looked good and fresh pasta to take home looked phenomenal! Nice selection of seasonings too. read more

Venda Ravioli - Italian Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

I cannot say enough good things about this place. I had to place an order to go for a hosting event this week. The people at the deli counter are so helpful and gave me great advice on ideas of what to serve and how to serve it. I ordered a tray of meatballs and an order of the veal with red sauce and peppers. They were both delicious and all of my guests were so pleased. This place is always wonderful and I am looking forward to going back. read more

Venda Ravioli - Meatballs and pasta with veal and red sauce. - Italian Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Well my wife and I and a few of our friends went here on a double date on 5/30/2026. We shared a honey hot pizza, some bread and I had a ravioli dish with shrimp, in vodka sauce, with if I remember correctly some lobster stuffing . Bread was about a 6/10 , nothing to write home about . Honey hot pizza was a 7/10 good , but not great . My pasta dish was definitely an 8.4/10, I do remember really enjoying it . Only issue was where they seated us , I preferred the seating in the nicer dining area , but they stuffed us in the deli like some loose salami's , didn't like that at all and one bit ...yes I had a reservation . The 4 star is for the food and service. I just didn't like my deli seating. Whatevs! Will I go back, probably not ,was it good ?? It sure was. I can't rank my wife and friend's food I didn't taste it. read more

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Venda Ravioli is a classic Italian Market and Deli in the Federal Hill section of Providence. It says something that for over 15 years, whenever I visit Providence, I try to fit Venda Ravioli into my plans. They have a large case with ready to eat pasta, meatballs, cutlets, sides, etc. The pasta and cutlets are better than what you get at most similar markets. They make sandwiches. They sell specialty products like Olive Oil and vinegars. They sell a variety of ravioli and sauces to make at home. They have fresh bread. Venda Ravioli is a classic spot that has thrived for generations. Places like Venda Ravioli should be celebrated. 5 Stars read more

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Casual dining at Venda Ravioli. Think of a large Italian deli with things like a huge olive bar, mixed Italian food for purchase, Italian hams and more. We tried the Lasagna, sausage & peppers and Chicken Vendi.... All were good and reasonably priced. A nice coffee bar with your favorites and martinis... read more

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I loveeeee Venda ravioli! I once lived in Rome, and this little slice of heaven always brings me back to there. They have everything you could desire----cheese, cold cuts, Italian pastries and candies, gelato, espresso, cutlets, bread, pasta and so much more! It is always staffed well and ready to meet all of your needs! The outdoor space in the summer screams Rome and I love it so much. This is a gem of federal hill---there's no other place around like it! read more

Stopped in here for a quick lunch on a time crunch. It's awesome at Venda because you can make your own plate from the prepared foods and they will warm it for you. The woman who helped me out today cut the big meatball in half which I appreciated. Pictured: chicken saltimbocca, eggplant involtini with spinach, colossal meatball, broccoli rabe, & complementary rolls. So yummy. read more

Venda Ravioli - Italian Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

So after being disappointed by another place that was closed that sparked my interest to head over to the Hill (Federal Hill)! I walked up and down the street to see what was open and then it hit me. My Grandfather use to take me here on the weekends when I was a kid so I had to head over there and take a walk around and get a sandwich and see what else they had to offer.On to the review! I walked in the store and was greeted with smiles and I walked around and was offered if I needed help with anything. I just walked around for 10 minutes to just soak up all the stuff they had which is like everything! I ended up settling with an Italian Grinder and some Tarrone Italian dessert thing that that my Grandfather loved getting for Christmas time. Itlian Grinder - I have to say the grinder was pretty good ! It had a pretty good meat to veggies to bread ratio! The bread had a crunchy crust but soft on the inside. Tarrone - Just as I remembered from back in the day soft sweet and filled with nuts, O did that bring up memories of being a kid and hanging out with Grandad! Over all, I really enjoyed my time there and enjoyed sitting down eating my sandwich and having some great small talk with a wonderful employee that walked at the register. I didn't get her name but she was a sweet person! The place was very clean and had a great vibe to it! Keep it up over there Venda! I will be visiting again soon! read more

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Brought in by RI Food Fights and I was surprised by the size of these sandwiches. Absolutely huge. That said, so much bread. It's practically a whole loaf. Sadly, it drowned out the flavor of the honey balsamic chicken which I subbed grilled chicken for instead of breaded. The chicken with, prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, honey balsamic, lettuce & roasted red peppers sounded really good. I left feeling pretty satisfied, though. Regularly a $15 sandwich, this is a great value. It was also quick counter service style, you could eat in and enjoy the old school deli feel or just do take-out since it's all packaged up ready for you to go. read more

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The stuffed quahog is homemade and freshly made and they are not stingy with the quahogs also they are priced very reasonable. The snails are not thinly sliced at all. They don't give you all juice like most places do. If you like snail salad I recommend giving this place a try you will not be disappointed. The food is already prepared you can take it home to cook it or they will heat it up for you to eat it here. Everyone behind the counter has a particular section of food they provide service to. You can eat inside or go outside and enjoy the Federal Hill ambiance and view the waterfall. read more

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I popped in to get out of the rain have a cappuccino. I had the pleasure of also enjoying their cannolis. Cannolis are out of this world! I took some back to my wife and she wants more! read more

Stopped into the shop to pickup some deli items to go (meatballs, caponata, and ravioli - pumpkin, crab, lobster). All items were fresh tasting and delicious. With my store items secured before they closed, we wandered to the Venda dining area across the courtyard. There was a solo musician to entertain the patios/courtyard diners. We opted for a table in the bar, near the wide-open windows overlooking the sidewalk. What a great place to people-watch and see some of the showy cars roll up for valet. The host and server were kind, obliging, and helpful. We enjoyed (okay, devoured!) the Stracciatella and Prosciutto appetizer: fried dough with a creamy cheese (mozzarella curds/shreds/cream) and thinly sliced cured ham. I'm not sure there could be a more perfect appetizer! We had time only for the one dish, but it was perfection! Food: 5/5 Ambience: 4/5 Service: 3.5/5 read more

Venda Ravioli - Straccitella and Prosciutto - Italian Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

This is a great spot to get all your Italian needs satisfied! I have been here on numerous occasions and find something new each time. Fantastic selection of meats, cheeses, sauces, pasta, bread and everything and anything in between. Everyone there is super helpful and always willing to answer questions. My personal list of favorites include: Sausages, there Sunday gravy package and a wide variety of raviolis to satisfy your needs! Swing on by and buy and buy! read more

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on this very rainy monday, decided instead of having to get dressed up and eat on fed hill that we would buy some ravioli and sides from here and stay in. amazing idea because their in-house made pastas are actually the best. we got the pumpkin ravioli for $8 a dozen. crab ravioli for about $12 a dozen and lobster ravioli for about $18 a dozen. eating 9 pieces of varied ravioli each making it plenty for 4 people, for a total of $38 is wild. the staff inside were super helpful about pairings and cooking instructions. and i always love walking through this market and perusing their selections. loved the marinated mushrooms and pitted olives too. will do this again many times. totally had gelato first before dinner while in the shop and enjoyed the beautiful ceiling and other store decor. read more

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Will bring tears to your eyes. Fresh, authentic pasta, with lots of variety. We love the lobstah ravioli! Staff are lovely people! A must stop read more

Best Italian grinders in the area! A great sandwich starts with the bread, and Venda uses fresh Italian rolls on their sandwiches. They have a choice of a hard or soft roll, and I always go with the hard as you just can't beat the crusty outside and the soft inside. The meat & cheese selections are high quality, and the veggies and balsamic dressing top it off very nicely. But Venda is more than just sandwiches, they have numerous prepared entrees and sides, fresh meats, cheese, olives, etc, and they also have a full Italian grocery store, a coffee bar, and their freshly made ravioli is to die for! Venda is one of the best places to food shop in Providence and is a true gem on Federal Hill. read more

Unfortunately I did not have a great experience specifically regarding an allergic reaction I had after ordering a drink from the cafe section. I hate writing poor reviews but solely writing this for those who have allergies especially nut allergies. Be very careful! read more

I have been many times but definitely not returning. The person serving stemmed artichokes was making an oily mess on outside of container so I asked him to please wipe it down. Talk about attitude. Then the person serving prepared foods had major attitude and serving food by clumping it with a gloved hand and shoving it into containers. Talk about unappetizing. I asked her to put one order into a larger container and she said no, I will squish it in there. Then after I left, I noticed there was a $1.59 fee on receipt for not paying with cash. It would be nice to advise customers of this hidden fee. The 2 cashiers were the only nice staff members. Definitely gone down hill. I do not recommend this place. read more

Needed a prime rib roast and the butcher went above and beyond helping me. He cut, trimmed, tied me up a amazing roast in the matter of minutes, told me how to cook it and it was perfect, he also helped me throughout the store finding things for me even tho he was busy he helped me, wish all workers were like him read more

Came in because I saw a feature on social media about their coffee bar. Now I can't speak for the food, honestly it looked really good and I will be coming back to try it. But this was actually the worst coffee i've gotten in pvd. Not sure if it was just a bad batch, but I had to just toss it because it tasted like straight water flavored with a little bit of coffee. Hopefully some others had a better experience here! read more

Venda Ravioli - Pumpkin Spiced Cold Brew - Italian Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

The level of customer service, especially in today's day and age when it's really the differentiator that matters most because every penny counts and everything is expensive, no matter where you go. I stopped in because I was in Providence on Friday. It was about 1130 so not quite lunch yet. I walked in the door into the left is where they make the sandwiches. There were a few people lined up there. I never had any intention of getting a sandwich so I moved around the case. I slowly walked the entire case there were probably five people maybe six and that wasn't even including the person in cheese working behind the case. I made it all the way to the other side of the case with no one asking me if I needed any help or if would like to order something. So I headed over to the frozen door section and I grabbed some raviolis. I headed back towards the case starting by the cheese and then getting to the meat. I wanted to buy two steaks. I stood there waiting. There was a gentleman cutting meat with his back to me so I continued to wait. I looked around wondering if I had missed a number system. I didn't see one of those anywhere. I walked back-and-forth a little bit to see if I could catch his eye in his peripheral vision no such luck and then I finally said excuse me. How do I get a couple of steaks and he said oh I can get them I pointed out the two that I wanted and he handed them to me. They were already priced. That was our interaction. I walked back down to the other side of the case because I wanted to get my dad some seafood salad. Two people had their backs to me and they were making sandwiches or slicing tomatoes. I don't even know which one at this point. The boy turned around and smiled at me as the girl was spouting out directions to him. I think she was training him. I waited and waited again and waited, and one of the girls making a sandwich she and I connected via eye contact. She finally came over to do something and I think she acknowledged me. I said to her, I'm wondering if I could get some of the seafood salad she said yes just one second she ended up getting it for me, which was very gracious of her. I then asked her for an item in front of where she was working the piece of lasagna and she said yes just give me a minute which I was totally fine with because at least I knew I had to go wait over there. I didn't find the number of team members that were working to be an issue. I do believe that they were the right amount that being said, I do think that they could be more aware of customers around them or even in front of them or behind them that acknowledgment goes a long way, even if they are in the middle of a task they can say I'll be with you in one second. Furthermore, when I was waiting for the meat, there was a woman that had been sitting kind of diagonal from where the meat part of the case is, she had on a colored shirt and jeans, very peppy and upbeat. I'm assuming because of her demeanor she was a manager or owner. I also think she had an opportunity to acknowledge me as she saw me standing there for quite some time, let's not forget the customers make the business and as everything continues to increase in Price the only reason I will continue to spend $100 for six items granted they are all very delicious is also pairing it with a good experience. That's why people have always come to Venda and I would assume that is how you would like it to continue; strengthen the customer service skill set of your team members. read more

Fabulous Italian deli meats and pasta. I highly recommend their Antipasto! Freshly baked Italian bread is to die for, and their grinders are packed full of goodness. read more

Good spot to pick up anything needed for an Italian meal. Prices were decent. Customer service was helpful. read more

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Yes it was very busy. Had reservations at 530. Wasn't seated til 6. Ok, we accepted that. The wait was beyond the busy norm. Our orders taken at 630pm. Crowd dispersed immensely and people after us served. Drinks took over 20 minutes to arrive. Crowd still getting smaller. Empty tables in abundance. Apps finally came after 30 minutes. Finally got our meals at 730pm. The pasta to the chicken Marsala wasn't not cooked! It was beyond el dente. The vodka sauce pasta was hard. Spent 300 dollars on the worse meals and service. The waiter was just NOT good . Never checked on us. Daughter's boyfriend is a renown chef in Boston. He was shocked at the service and food preparation. He said if it was his restaurant things would have been different. I was looking forward to coming here with great anticipation and walked away extremely disappointed. We finally left it was almost 8pm. I think 3 hours was enough for all of us. Even the band went home. read more

It's a grocery store and they had a little cafe in the corner. I have the biggest sweet tooth and I had to get gelato was blown away by their prices. read more

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Food was good, I ordered the lobster ravioli. The pasta was thicker than I thought it would be, the taste was a bit bland but the ambiance was awesome with the live music and the beautiful water fountain it was really nice, the service was ok, it was very busy and we found ourselves trying the wave the waiter for us to order more drinks. By the way my food was warm it was not hot. Over all if your looking for a nice place to go for a drink and maybe appetizers with nice live music outside this place is nice to go visit read more

Super friendly staff amazing selection of meats and other items cool part of town. If I lived here, this would definitely be a regular stop for me. Keep up the great work. read more

What has happened to this icon ??? Noon on a Tuesday and no sub rolls to make a grinder ? Grumpiest man waited on us literally barked at us to pay cashier so we could get our lunch . Then out of pepper biscuits and wine biscuits. Place was almost empty and I know why . Never have I been waited on by a more disagreeable person especially not at Venda . I will say the 3 stars are for the delicious food we did get and for the 2 pleasant cashiers. read more

Venda is an institution on Federal Hill in Providence. A big, overflowing Italian market offering prepared food, fresh bread, coffee drinks and a whole lot more. I love Venda and am a regular customer for the following reasons: The incredible selection of house made ravioli, tortellini and tortelloni Large eggplant parm sandwiches to go for under $10 Truly excellent almond biscotti Four different kinds of fresh mozzarella In the warmer weather, you can take all of your food outside and sit in the plaza The staff; sometimes salty, sometimes hilarious, but always friendly If you are visiting Federal Hill for the first time, there are a lot of wonderful stops to make. 100% make Venda Ravioli one of your stops! read more

I am a 43 year old Italian (1/2) girl who went to elementary school in Cranston-My grandfathers name is Arioste Mario Pirolli-how the heck have I not reviewed this place yet?! Ive probably been here 200 times. What is there to say? Italian market with so many choices. Friendliest staff. Espresso counter with desserts. A staple on Federal Hill and for all of Rhode Island. read more

Venda Ravioli - Italian Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Come on, it's Venda. Everyone that has even visited Rhode Island knows this place! They seriously have half of Italy in this store! If you can think of it, they likely have it somewhere. We were in the mood for some stuffed shells and manicotti. Walked in the door and there it is behind the counter! With a huge team of friendly staff to help, we were loaded up in no time. What can no Italian dinner go without? Fresh bread of course, and they have loads of it to choose from! The handled everything like professional food handlers, so there was nothing to fear. Just get your food and get ready for your own Italian feast! One of the best parts about Venda is that you get quality food at a fair price. You can feed an army for the cost of going to a fast food restaurant. So if you have not been here yet, why not head there today? read more

Venda Ravioli - two dishes of pasta and cheese - Italian Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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One of my FAVORITE after work drink places! Service is always great! I mean ALWAYS! Does not matter if you are inside or outside, you will always get the full ambiance of the restaurant!! read more

Venda Ravioli - Lemon drop martini - Italian Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

We love going here my husband always buys this cheese that you cannot get very many places called skamorza . It is the best.

I just love coming here browsing around looking at all of the delicious food in their cases and all of the specialty grocery items that they stock! The staff is always very helpful and friendly and that to me is just as important as the food and goods they serve!! Their freshly baked bread is so delicious as well!! I am going to make it a habit to start coming here a couple times a month because the prices are more than fair and it all tastes so damn good!!! We came home with a fresh loaf of bread, stuffed shells and stuffed manicotti! What a great meal!! read more

Venda Ravioli - Delicious!!! - Italian Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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This is the second year we have ordered food for Christmas. Last year was great, this year was a huge disappointment. $55 for baked shrimp to only receive 16 pieces, food overall was not the greatest and the quantity has shrunk substantially with higher prices. We won't be ordering from there again read more

This place never disappoints! Food presentations are truly amazing and so organized and clean and the aromas or food and fresh coffee are very enticing! You can not shop without bringing home at least something to enjoy in your own home! For an Italians or Italian Americans can feel they are in Italy! Fresh Cheeses, ColdCuts, Meats, Salads and more is a cornucopia of tastes for your palate! Don't go to Providence and miss this Hidden Jewel! read more

Venda Ravioli - Italian Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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