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Venice Restaurant

3.2 (118 reviews)
Closed • 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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VENICE RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

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Moderate noise
Casual
Classy
Dogs allowed

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Jack F.

I love happy hour at Venice. Jennifer is the bartender, she is so accommodating and kind. She gets to know your name and makes you feel special and welcome. The food and drink deals are good, and tasty. I love the Cesar Salad, The Meatballs, and The Pizza. Not to mention the house bread. I plan to return, and bring my friends!

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Alan B.

Throwback Thursday? Who says time travel is merely science fiction. One you walk through the front door of the Venice Restaurant, you are transported to a different era, perhaps the 1980s. The Venice reminds me of Italian restaurants I used to frequent in my youth, though they were missing the white tablecloths, and large bread basket with bread sticks. Otherwise the menu, the décor, the black waitress uniforms and lighting was a trip back in time, and not necessarily in a great way. We chose this restaurant because it was convenient to our hotel, and after a long day at Block Island, we wanted to grab a quick dinner. We were forewarned by the three star Yelp rating that the venue would be iffy. And my fellow Yelpers were right on, though the food on this visit only warranted two stars. We ordered: * Calamari * Ravioli (with Bolognese sauce) * House salad The calamari was rubbery, a little fishy and generally unappealing. The ravioli was prepared too al dente, the edges were hard, though the center of the ravioli was good and the Bolognese sauce was fine, standard fare. The house salad was fine, the lettuce was fresh and the blue cheese on the side was also fine. The bread was slightly warm, not especially tasty. Our waitress (Sam?), was excellent, cheerful, professional and prompt. Service was excellent throughout our meal. Would we return? Not unless we had to, or we were compelled by exhaustion.

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Bruce S.

Of all the places in Weaterly RI, we chose thisnreataurant to have dinner in. Its a holiday weekend. Okay, They were busy I get it. But rude, pushed off, abruptly shut down during an order. Waited over an hour for a glass of wine and then when I asked again was told they were busy and dont have enough help, as ro explain why I dont have my wine yet instead of just getting the F'ing wine. Other locals came in and got the Kings treatment so they were not "that" busy. I could go on but I wont. I will simply say this was my 8th and final time eating here. Do yourselves a favor and stay away. Avoid at all costs!

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Had a Veal and Pasta dish and my wife had Cheese and Spinach dinner. Excellent. Our Server was Excellent.

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Great place excellent service. The place to stop in and have a cold beer and oysters.

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Food is great. The service was great. The decor is outdated as is The 70's and 80's slow pop music. Location is good. Would go back.

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Venice Restaurant - tradamerican - Updated October 2026

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