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    Venucci

    4.1 (180 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM

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    Tomato Napoleon
    Isia J.

    I went to Venucci earlier this week to celebrate my birthday and the entire experience was absolutely wonderful! The food was delicious. The service was great! Shelby and the rest of the staff were all very nice and attentive. There were so many good food choices that it took everyone a while to make their final decision -- Shelby was patient with us as we decided. The restaurant is big enough for everyone to have their own space with their dining party, but small enough to give a private dinner feel. I will definitely return to Venucci and recommend others try it out!

    Table bread with herbs, parm, and oil
    Mahauganee S.

    Venucci came highly recommended from a couple of people as I'd put out some feelers for a good meal in Lagrange. I went in ready to love it but the food just wasn't good. From the bread and oil at the start of the meal to the entrees, we just didn't like any of it. Here's what we had and why it was a no: --bread served with herbs and oil. We were told the mixture included garlic, basil, and (I'm forgetting one), and Parmesan. I loved the serving size and that they left the bottle of oil on the table in case we wanted more. The taste, however was bland. It needed salt to bring the flavors out. The bread was clearly freshly baked and already sliced (which was very helpful), but hubby said it was also in need of salt. --wedge salad. This is one of my top 3 favorite things to order; if I see it on a menu, I will always get it. This one had tasty toppings, but the lettuce was largely yellow and thus the taste was off. I couldn't finish the salad. Hubby also had a house salad that he didn't finish. --crab cakes. These were easily the worst thing I ordered. Sad, because I was so excited for them. I loved that the menu description noted that it had corn; I love corn so thought it would be novel. Nope. The first thing I noticed when the plate hit the table is how poorly formed the patties were (see the picture). The taste was like a cross between hush puppies, fishiness (not crab), and corn bread. I took one bit and decided I was done. They were mushy and just not good. --French onion soup. This was probably the best thing I had and even it wasn't as flavorful as I'd like. I ate about 2/3 of it. --children's grilled cheese. I which I had known it would come on what looked like French bread. My daughter didn't touch it. The French fries in the side were well made but had no seasoning. I guess the theme here is needing salt. --children's chicken tenders. My baby girl ate them so I guess they were fine. --eggplant Parmesan. It didn't look appetizing to me but my husband ate a good bit of it. He said the taste was bland and that it had many more noodles than he expected. Based on the food alone, I won't go back here and wouldn't recommend it to others. That said, the staff was so friendly and helpful and good with my children.

    Bread
    Chantel W.

    I had this restaurant picked as a possible dine in after we finished at a day pass at Great Wolf Lodge. It's located less than 10mims away. Really nice quaint downtown Lagrange location. We went at around 530pm and we were greeted right away. Our server was Jayda. She was very informative and pleasant. Evwrything sounded amazing so we ordered the mussels,artichoke,and French onion soup as appetizers. The bread was ok that was probably the only thing not 5 stars. The dipping oil was delicious and flavorful. The fried artichoke was lightly fried with a delicious mouthwatering brown caper sauce...it was so good I would have asked to take the sauce home. The mussels were even more delicious. The sauce was perfect. The mussels were absolutely delicious. French onion soup was magnificent with the light broth that was full of flavor. Dinner...well dinner had a salad and when I asked which dressings Jayda said they have an in house dressing white balsamic..i fell in love with it that I bought 2 bottles to take home. Dinner...now i ordered the special that night which was a spicy red sauce with salmon spinach shrimp with angle hair and man...it was perfect. The salmon was perfectly cooked with a flake and a brown crust of blackened seasonings. The shrimp was delightful and the spinach was fresh and delicious. My son loves everything we had as well as an order of the kids pizza and chicken alfredo and we added mushrooms. His pasta was delicious I'd do it again over the pizza anytime. I'd highly recommend eating here if you are in the area. It's so worth it.

    Down the hatch!
    Jason K.

    In town for the weekend and decided to try this joint. It's a bit small and congested but the food was amazing! Blacken chicken dish was fantastic, French opinion soup was as well. The portion sizes make it worth the trip!

    Penne alla vodka

    The food is amazing especially the penne alla vodka the service was also amazing with the waiter Shelby. The interior was also rustic and made it feel authentic with a great ambiance

    Cheese Manicotti (with alfredo sauce) in the front and Eggplant Parmesa in the back
    Noelani D.

    Me and my sister had a delightful dinner at Venucci. All dinner entrees come with fresh baked bread (so good!) and a salad. But make sure you don't fill up on bread because your meal will arrive soon! The eggplant parm was delicious and served on a bed of spaghetti. The eggplant was unique - sliced very thin so there were many layers. The only thing I wasn't a huge fan of was the sauce. The flavor was amazing, but there were a lot of large tomato and onion chunks in it, and, personally, I prefer it to be smoother. My sister ordered the cheese manicotti with alfredo sauce. You can choose the sauce you want which is nice. So if you prefer something less rich, try the classic tomato. All in all, a fantastic dinner! We left with our bellies full and a bag of leftovers!

    Blackened shrimp and andouille pasta

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    Great service and delicious food. The portion sizes are huge and can make two meals out of it

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    Tulla is great chef so it is no wonder that his food is fabulous. My favorite is the linguine popagalo.

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    Yes it is annoying that they tag a 4% charge on your bill for using a credit card. Food is always excellent though!

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    Food is delicious! Chicken Marsala, penne vodka, and papagallo were amazing! Emily was the best!

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    The food and drink are always great! Service is good! However, it was cold where we sat so it might be a good idea to turn down the air.

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    We went on a very busy friday night and did not have to wait long at all! They had great service and the food was amazing!!

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    Appetizer pork belly and shrimp
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    Absolutely everything was PERFECT. The food was divine, delicious, and fresh…read more Service was impeccable and the ambience peaceful and charming. I live a good 2 hours north of this restaurant but anytime I'm in the area (Calloway/Columbus/Pine Mtn), this will be my first dinner stop.

    We were in the area celebrating our wedding anniversary and decided to book a reservation after…read morereading all the amazing reviews. The restaurant is very cute and truly has an "at home" feel. I was really looking forward to having the short rib. Unfortunately when we were seated our waitress told us they didn't have it that day. While ordering drinks my husband was ordering beer and he was told they didn't sell what he was asking for. Even though it was listed on the menu. He ended up ordering whatever the waitress suggested and we ordered the shrimp cocktail while we looked over the menu. The shrimp cocktail was very good. For dinner I ordered the filet with lobster and my husband the Pork shank. My filet came out overcooked but was promptly fixed. The lobster was amazing ! My husband wasn't a big fan of the pork. We did order a cheesecake for dessert that was also really good. Overall our experience was pleasant but food wise not what I'd expected from the other reviews. However the service was great. The owner is so nice and spent time socializing at each table. He even came to make sure my second set of fillets were good to go. Our waitress is also very nice. I can see us trying this place out again. Hopefully on a night they have short rib.

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