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    Vini da Gigio

    3.7 (21 reviews)
    PriceyModern European, Venetian

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    raw seafood mix
    Eli G.

    Vini da Gigio will show up in more travel books and blogs as a must go in Venice, they are all wrong. While it wasn't that bad, it wasn't worth the hype either. Couple that with some of the slowest and lax service I've seen in Europe and you get a hyped meal that really disappoints. There were some high notes and we all discovered a new type of seafood that we fell in love with. Canocchia or a Squilla Mantis was a newly discovered treat. Textured softer than a Japanese sweet shrimp, this little bugger was amazingly soft and delicious. We were all fighting for a second bite. He's the lil' dude in the upper left of the plate. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/aRnyiemsta5F3vnvWUaFHg?select=oltorZfN8Z0FhKRFI4GARA#oltorZfN8Z0FhKRFI4GARA Anywhere we saw razor clams we had to get them. Here I think they overcooked them a smidge and made them a notch too chewy. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/aRnyiemsta5F3vnvWUaFHg?select=Sn6b5FITkjZrw1vgLRR-fQ#Sn6b5FITkjZrw1vgLRR-fQ Pesto is my favorite sauce. While not as versatile as cream cheese, it almost goes on anything. But here it was on the bland side. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/aRnyiemsta5F3vnvWUaFHg?select=JnkMgc4nsvLrhS4b3ycvYA#JnkMgc4nsvLrhS4b3ycvYA Our plate of fried stuffs was also a bland dud. All it needed was a pinch of salt and another minute in the fryer or less minutes waiting to come to our table. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/aRnyiemsta5F3vnvWUaFHg?select=LfLDxkDRBsMFzlntoPCahw#LfLDxkDRBsMFzlntoPCahw We shared a couple desserts; first up was some pudding/flan type thing that wasn't nearly as good as the picture; http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/aRnyiemsta5F3vnvWUaFHg?select=T6OFyZn0JHTTyX8WmjIHrQ#T6OFyZn0JHTTyX8WmjIHrQ And lastly was a tiramisu who suffered its last days in stemware, poor little guy. It really does no good for the dessert to have inconsistent layering. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/aRnyiemsta5F3vnvWUaFHg?select=zpFq9jVgSkOH33WwZ8kdzA#zpFq9jVgSkOH33WwZ8kdzA So overall, skip this place and make your way further into the depths of Venice for some stand-up bar food or just indulge in endless gelato!

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    Derek K.

    Rating: 44/100 pts Venice is an amazingly beautiful city with a not-as-beautiful food situation. All of the popular spots are littered with tourist-trap restaurants betting you're willing to sacrifice quality for scenery. Well, I wasn't, and consequently I walked and walked until I thought I was fully clear of the tourist scene. I wanted me some authentic Venetian cuisine! From the looks of it, Vino da Gigio had a lot going for it: the exterior was homely, and the menu was filled with Venetian specialities. In fact, they are authentic, and a little on the upscale side. Unfortunately, they're also on the up-price side, but food quality lags behind. You end up spending around €15 for their primi and €24 on a main dish, for the quality of something around half that. Still, food wasn't terrible, and if you can get over the "Venice premium" built into price (and possibly built into the prices of most restaurants here), you do get to choose from an array of Venetian specialties. They do have some meat items, but I was only interested in seafood. Give me the authentic stuff. I wanted something that Marco Polo, Casanova, or Vivaldi would have called lunch. I've dealt with unfamiliar foods before--show me your stuff, Venice! ...is what I was thinking, but not being brave enough to try some of the more exotic, and thereby authentic choices--cuttlefish (seppie) cooked with ink, eel (anguilla), fried sardines--I went for the grilled sole, which was one of the "pesce del giorno", and I still felt sufficiently Venetian. The fish was decently fresh, and was served with a small square of polenta. I'd only had polenta a few times before coming here, but this was the least memorable of that I'd had. It was nice and chewy, but thin and insignificant. I've had better in the US, despite polenta originating here in Northern Italy. I paid around €25 for something not even that filling--though they do give you a huge basket of different types of bread sticks and crackers to snack on. I was not impressed enough with the food to get dessert, and so my meal ended here. I'd sooner try someplace new than repeat.

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    One of the best meals we had during our 9 day tour of Italy! Everything about the meal was delicious! Magnifique!!

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    Awesome Fish and Ravioli!! Great off the main street restaurant!! Between the Jewish Ghetto and Rialto Bridge.

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    Good but simple italian food. Spaghetti with pepper and ginger good, mussels were yummy. Wine was good. Ambience ok, service was good.

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    Quadri

    Quadri

    3.6(36 reviews)
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    Quadri is one of the many restaurants in the Alamo empire (along with La Calandre), and it's…read morelocated right upstairs from San Marco square. It's a dim and classy setting with lots of ornate details, a sharp contrast from the busy touristy area downstairs. I was struggling to pick between the 4 acts (16 dishes) and the truffle menu, but it was a good truffle season, and a white truffle tasting back at home would have cost significantly more, plus the server recommended the truffle menu, so we went with that. We started with a blanc de noir and then moved onto a bottle. Markups were higher than we expected for the Italian wines, but a 2015 Barolo, a classic pairing for the white truffle. Amuses: - Roasted artichoke - Sweet cream and herb fried gougere - Vegetable tartare with soy cream The truffle menu - 1. Broccoli raab soup with red onion sorbetto, a parmigiano fundutta, and white truffle. The broccoli raab leaves sort of overpowered the truffle, but without the leaves, you could taste the truffle with just the soup 2. Soft corn bruschetta with beef tartare and white truffle and white truffle mayo. This was a lot of beef (which I love) and a great way to bring out the truffle 3. Fettuccini with white hare sauce, mushrooms, and white truffle, brodo on the side - a classic fall white truffle pasta dish 4. Venetian "murrina" poached egg with white truffle, with colorful sauces of pumpkin, parmigiano, spinach, beet root. It was rich but light at the same time. There was a ribeye option, but I wanted the classic pairing with the soft egg 5. Pomegranate jelly, hibiscus and ginger juice, rose sorbetto 6. Tarte tatin with white truffle gelato - straight up truffle ice cream with shaved white truffle on top. It came with an apple tart with and an apple caramel cream with truffle jus, but the ice cream was the true highlight for me. Honestly, after seeing the 4 acts of 16-course that many other tables near us opted for, I had a bit of regret because I think I would have preferred smaller portions if more dishes. I mean you never really regret white truffle, but it would have been nice to try more variety. I didn't have high expectations for fancy meals in Venice since it's so tourist heavy, but no regrets on Ristorante Quadri, but I don't regret the choice. Prices are definitely up there compared to other parts of Italy.

    One of the best experiences in Venice. The fresh food is delicious and the presentation also makes…read morethe dining experience that much more elevated. If you are in Venice make a reservation upstairs at the Quadri for a dinner that will raise your senses to another level.

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    Vini da Gigio - modern_european - Updated May 2026

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