Muro San Stae

Amazingly good! After you tried its spaghetti dishes, you want to throw those USA ones out of the window. The tiramisu is little too sweet for me but it's still good and different. Needless to say more, just try it!

Grilled Octopus was one of the best dishes we’ve ever had. Scallop Risotto with Asparagus was amazing. This restaurant was an absolute joy to eat at. Very attentive staff, we would highly recommend.

The staff at Mauro San Stae are wonderful! This was one of the best service experience we had in Italy. Very family friendly restaurant. Food was delicious. Highly recommend the bianco pizza with mushrooms and pesto.

The best sea food risotto I've ever had. Great restaurant, Italian staff,cozy atmosphere. Totally recommend!

This is NOT a tourist trap! If you are into authentic northern Italian pizza, pasta and grilled seafood, Muro is a nice place to go as price is reasonable too. The only reason I only gave 4 star is because for me the service speed feels a bit leisurely. That said, the waiters and waitresses are a multilingual friendly bunch.

We had a fantastic dinner with attentive and knowledgeable service from the team at Muro San Stae. We particularly loved the "Spaghettoni fatti in casa con seppie al nero", but all of the dishes were delicious. Highly recommend this restaurant.

This place was incredible. The food was extremely delicious and the staff was incredibly friendly. The thing i want noted the most is that in this rushed and crowded place, the stuff was so warm and patient, it really made us fell cozy and relaxed. Could not recommend this place enough. Also, the hazelnut tiramisu and the hazelnut+bluecheese tartare are out of this world

We really enjoyed this neighborhood find! The hotel staff recommended the rolled pizza and it did not disappoint! I was stuffed, but then saw the lemon gelato. Yummy! Relaxing atmosphere, attentive staff, great food.

Pizzas were excellent and the octopus is a must try. Inside seating was roomy and clean with good air conditioning. Highly recommend if you happen to be passing through the area.

Food: Pizza was really good! Tiramisu was delicious as well (I think that had to be my favorite part haha). The octopus we got as an appetizer was good as well, although it was a bit small. I wasn't a huge fan of the polenta. Spaghetti was ok-ish, nothing special. I liked their bread and olive oil though (so fresh)! Service: Food was pretty fast, even on a busy evening (around 6:30 pm). Ambiance: We sat outside and there are a ton of outdoor seats. We got real lucky with the weather, as this restaurant is in a great spot for people watching as well.

First night dinner in Venice here. It was good for several reasons: 1. They take reservations for bigger families. We had a table of 9, easily online reservations. 2. A big menu of items. I usually prefer to have a smaller menu of specialties but when you have kids, adults, picky eaters, allergies, it's a good place. 3. The food was good! Not amazing but pretty good. We ordered a bunch of apps, including grilled ocotopus, lots of pizza (one w fries, one with brie, one with artichokes. Clams pasta, pork rib gnocchi, duck ragu. Service was great. Everyone speaks English. We would come back again.

Awesome food, friendliest of people! Highly recommend! Fresh and delicious! Atmosphere was so pleasant

Dang this place is huge! I was walking around Venice late one night by myself, surprised that most restaurants were full. Thankfully Muro Venezia San Stae had a few seats remaining for solo diners (not big groups) so I was seated on the outdoor patio of one of their two buildings. They're insanely efficient with their small set of staff, it's impressive. I ordered a Spritz (duh) and Spaghetti Alle Vongole, my favorite dish. It was pretty good! Solid 4 stars. Had the tiramisu for dessert, which was creamy and delicious--a little more pudding than cake and slightly too sweet for me by the end. There's a bunch more restaurants I'd love to try in the area and this isn't my top pick, but I'm grateful for the positive experience!

We stopped here for lunch on a travel guide book recommendation. Service and ambiance were great! Food was just average but price was very fare. For an appetizer, my husband and I split the panzerotti and French fries (we were craving a little "American"). The French fries were hot, crispy and delicious! The panzerotti were good but very average. For entrees, my husband had the potato gnocchi with stewed pork ribs. It was a very good dish- great homemade gnocchi and tender meat. I had the deep fried squid, prawns and vegetables with polenta. The prawns were excellent but the polenta was very bland and the squid and vegetables were oily. We also shared a bottle of wine. For all of that, our bill was only $79 Euro. I would give the restaurant another try, however- I think we needed to order better as a whole.

The staff was very friendly at this restaurant! Our 6 year old was a bit antsy near the end of the meal, and the female server came with the card reader and worked perfectly to engage our daughter! The food was delicious, as as the local bottle of wine as recommended by our server. Would certainly visit again on our next trip!

It is hard to just think about writing the review for this establishment as I had to relive the nightmare experience all over again. But I felt obligated to warn others of what could happen here. We visited this restaurant around 4:00PM on 6/25/2023( Not a rush hour but not many dining options for us at the time due to majority of restaurants were closed 3:30~7:30 in Venice or elsewhere in Italy...) While plenty of seats available outdoor, the waiter took us inside claiming those outdoor seats are reserved for the evening party group. That should be the early sign of the level of service we were to receive and MORE serious hazards to come. Pizzas, seafood risotto and 3 lasagnas were ordered by our group of 7 plus a takeout order. When food arrived, the most disappointing items were the lasagnas. Soggy and pale with hardly much flavors in them contrary to waiter's claim, duh. I asked if we could get some tomato sauce to add to the lasagna, the same waiter said flatly "No!" Finally, we asked for red crushed pepper after he mistakenly brought whole clove black peppers. We noticed that the red pepper delivered to us was a little finer than the typical red peppers you would see in other places. After the first few bites into the food sprinkled with it, we quickly realized that this pepper was quite different -- WAY spicier than we've tried before. We ALL are, to various degrees, experienced spicy foodies. We picked up the square glass jar and shocked to read the "Carolina Pepper" label on the jar. While I did hear about Carolina pepper's name being thrown around a few times throughout the years during spicy food conversations with acquaintances back home in U.S., I have never tried it personally. We quickly stopped ingesting more of this nasty stuff; alas, it's a bit too late as it started working it's way into our system just about 10 minutes later while we were still waiting for takeout being ready. My niece in her 20s needed to run back to the apartment ASAP to nurse her stomach pain. Soon after, it hit me; when it did, it immobilized me with numbing fingers and palms, nausea, agonizing stomach pain and profuse sweating on my upper body. My family told me how helplessly they all felt witnessing me going through this. While all this was happening, the other wait staff ( not the perpetrating waiter ) were coming nearby and commenting "If it is spicy, why did she kept on eating it?", "She asked for the most hot spicy pepper!" Sadly, neither is true. When I finally recovered from this ordeal enough to reject those unsubstantiated accusations, one of the waiters brought a tin-can pepper jar telling us that they DO have what we asked for in the first place. When we questioned why the waiter serving us brought the pepper in question, he could not respond other than reiterating falsehood mentioned above. To us, that pretty much explained how intentional the perpetrating server's action was. Fortunately, whatever ill intentions that particular waiter harboured against us ( other than possibly the fact that we are Asians which we can't help ) it did not kill me, although, I shall admit at the height of all that agony, I DID imagine all sorts of unfortunate outcomes that might have happened including death since I had never encounter that kind of pain before in my 63 years of life. Sidenote: I did Google this pepper and found out that the adverse reactions include stroke and even death in rare occassion; so I should count myself quite lucky in the face of prejudicial harm inflicted by this establishment. No paying visitor should EVER deserve this kind of treatment. Shame!!!

Pizza is alive and well in Venice. This hidden gem, blessedly identified by my felloew Yelpers (though incorrectly geo-tagged) is totally worth the walk from San Marco or wherever you happen to be daytripping. The service was spotty (check took 3 servers and almost an hour to arrive during the lazy afternoon riposa/siesta time), but the food was outstanding--and well priced. Wife had her preferred margherita while I ordered up my dream pie: capricciosa (pomodoro, mozzarella, prosciutto cotto, carciofini e funghi,tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, ham, artichockes, and mushrooms). Basically, everything a creature could want on their pizza pie. Perfect crust and consistency, beautiful flavors. The starters of panzerotti (Italian empanadas) and the artichoke "flan" were outstanding as well. The vino was white, chilled, and easy on the wallet. Fantastic lunching here in this tucked-away San Polo gem, and plenty of outside seating away from the tourist hordes.

They were not a vegetarian friendly place and were extremely reluctant to modify existing menu to accommodate vegetarians by adding more veggies . The pasta was the most tasteless thing ever, had much better is USA. The tiramisu was okay too, too creamy and very sweet

I went here for dinner with my husband as soon as we got here in Venice. It was the closest restaurant in my hotel but not easy to find it. They both have indoor and outdoor seating. Outdoor seating was kind of tight and tables are way to close to each other. Anyhow, I got the Spaghetti with Clams - no sauce but it has olive oil and other seasonings in it to make it tasty, It was really good - I honestly did not expect that it would be delicious. I would definitely get that again. My husband got a Pizza- I forgot what it's called but it has a very creamy taste and has dried tomatoes on top. I didn't like it but He liked it

After doing a bit of research as usual, we picked this place for dinner. Friendly enough staff and we were seated right away. Main courses were the risotto with truffle, sausage pizza and lasagna. Pros: Friendly wait staff. Good wine list Reasonable prices Nice ambiance Cons: Not so good pizza...bad sauce Risotto "special" was runny Lasagna...here the big one...reheated in a microwave and served with hot and cold spots. Really, reheated lasagna at an Italian restaurant in Italy? Momma would be and you should be ashamed. I'd pass if I were you.

My parents, sister, and I stayed at a bed and breakfast and were recommended to this restaurant by our very pleasant Venice born-and-raised host. It's not too difficult to find once you are mildly accustomed to the labyrinth of canals and walk ways that make up Venice. Muro has a cute exterior and a rather elegant interior... may I mention that they have fancy napkins as well. FOOD The bread appetizer was nice and fluffy on the inside and crisp on the outside. Along with the bread, we were given about 7 packs of these gourmet bread sticks in sunflower seed oil which was an amazing crackery snack. The olive oil and balsamic were extremely fresh and delicious. We ordered a pizza (€12) with artichoke, motor elks cheese, ham, and mushrooms. It was cooked on a thin crispy crust and well worth the price! We also got the curry chicken with vegetables and steamed rice. The chicken was super tender! And though it would have been great with more curry, this plate was well worth it and gave that nice antioxidant boost. Lastly, we ordered that nights special... the flounder for two (€50), with roasted potatoes. Now, this is a cultural consideration that wasn't taken, however, lemme take a moment to explain. The server originally came out with the whole fish, asked if we were ready for the plate and then without hearing our response, proceeded to bring the plate back to wherever it was taken.. That was monstrously tantalizing :(... She then returned about ten minutes later and my mom was disappointed to see that the skin, head, and bones were removed! Now, my mom thinks those parts are the best part of the fish. And for the price the flounder was far too small... Anyways, overall my experience was great. Food was good, service was good. I can't complain a bit (: would definitely recommend for future travelers!

Nice restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. Service was great and very inexpensive for Venice. I can report on the seafood or the menu, but our salad and pizza was really good. Nice atmosphere and very good experience.

Best meal I had in Venice. Actually the only good one unfortunately. We were looking for a good pizzeria and was recommended this place by our hotel. I guess we should have gotten recommendations for our other meals because this place was delicious. Prices are reasonable and the pizza is amazing!! SOOO good!! Ambience is nice as well Definitely recommend

We had two meals at this restaurant. It is not on one of the heavily traveled walkways through Venice, so eating outside was very pleasant. For our first meal we all had pizzas, and they were very good and very reasonably priced. Our second meal was seafood consisting of five of fish. Delicious and also very reasonably priced. The service was also excellent. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

Food here was amazing! The staff was very friendly and attentive- like most Italian restaurants we just had to ask for the check. It is near by the canal, and has both indoor and outdoor seating. We chose to sit outside and it was nice and romantic without being too fancy.

Found this place while strolling the night streets of Venezia. Friendly staff. You have options of on door and out door seating. We ordered 1/2 liter house red wine. Smoked swordfish carpaccio-excellent appetizer because it is light and refeshing with apple and arugula I had the clam spaghetti. Fresh clams over al dente pasta yum!! My partner had the duck ragu tagliatelle not too gamely and nice meld with the pasta Salmon with caper and pepper sauce. Moist meaty salmon with creamy caper and pepper sauce. Had side of salad Fish soup was a must and amazing Dessert was their house tiramisu. Moist. Flavorful and not too sweet. They gave us complimentary limoncello!!! The only thing that kept me from giving it 5 stars is that they kept missing up the order. They forgot our salmon and soup so that came out last. But the Restaurant experience was great

Reading the reviews we expected a little more quality and care put into our meal. It wasn't horrible, but we can't say it was anything overly special. Our party of 4 had 2 pastas, a risotto and a pizza as our mains. The pizza came out at least 5 minutes after the rest. Unfortunately it should have been the other way around as they were all undercooked. I had the squid ink risotto... And while it had a very rich flavour, it was very underdone. The rice was still hard and the liquid still a bit runny and unabsorbed. It also was one-dimensional and I grew tired of it half way through. The ravioli as well was not cooked. The tied areas were quite dry and chewy from being raw. The spaghetti was also cooked less than Al dente. The pizza and bruschetta were fine but those are the easy parts.

I can't give it a full 5 star just because the wine was terrible and we didn't have the courage to send it back. The waiter was so nice and cute.. the food is ok . The decor was my favorite thing .

This was a favorite of mine that has fallen victim to a new chef. Tough stringy beef carpaccio using low grade meat. One would need a microscope or CSI to find the Gorgonzola! Tasteless risotto with dead mussels and clams (unopened and still served). Even the pizza lacked enough toppings to have salami on each slice. Only improvement was richer espresso in the tiramisu. Overall poor dining experience.

Vey nice place to eat we stumbled upon this when we couldn't get reservations for the other place we liked and the service was exceptional food was very good and desert and cappuccino was the finale too bad I'm leaving in the morning we had a great stay:)

Oh boy our meal was yummy. We started with the prawns and sardines (sardines were the best I've ever had anywhere) then the squid ink pasta and seafood pasta. Our server recommended a local wine and it was fabulous. And it's a great spot for people watching. Couldn't have been happier.

The tiramisu was excellent!! So much better than what we eat in the states. The octopus salad was delicious as well.

I was looking for a good restaurant before leaving Venice n when walking inside the restaurant was crowded n let me tell you when walking inside walk with a warming hello seated right away n food it's fresh n delicious. Staff very attentive n very nice

Lovely little place that we happened to stumble on strolling the streets of Venice (which is really how all good stories should start). We decided to faithfully try as many types of pizza as possible and were not disappointed. Out of our trials for your benefit we STRONGLY suggest the ham, mushroom, and truffle oil pizza. The crust was paper thin with a good chew and the sauce was simple in a way that really let you taste all the components. You will go to bed with happy tummies dreaming of truffle pigs and a choir of angels. We also started with the bruschetta...it's ok but we would recommend to save more room for pizza.

Quaint pizza joint. We got the prawns in vinegar sauce which was great and probably the highlight of the meal. Rolls were not great. Pizza needed spices and a little too greasy. Dessert we had the molten cake and Catalan cream, both very tasty with heavy cream and rich chocolate flavor. Biggest reason for the 3 star is it seemed like a pizza place but the pizza was the weakest part of the meal. Kind staff and very attentive and there are some real good menu items.

This was our last "Italian" dinner we had before heading back home and I couldn't have asked for a better one. The staff are all super friendly and most are great at English or just being attentive so you don't have to struggle to ask for something. There are a lot of choices for VEGETARIANS and my eyes led to mostly those options. You must try the "fried ravioli" appetizer, If you don't see it on the menu just ask. It's a small tapas size dish but I haven't had anything like it. One of the best things I've had in Italy. The "Greco" salad was large and easy to share and super refreshing, might be the best salad I've had in Italy and my body was craving the bountiful greens. I had the artichoke and cheese pasta and was a bit underwhelming so I would skip bit the experience was so good I didn't care. My husband got the lobster spaghetti which had a great flavor to it but not a lot of lobster meat, but for the price super delicious. We ordered panna cotta for dessert and I thought it could be skipped. When in Venice again I will be back to this place. PS they have French fries :)

Not the easiest place to find using GPS but we found it and fortunately landed an outdoor table. It's a nice location because you're out of the crowded tourist area. Mostly pizzas on the menu but they also have a selection of seafood, beef, pasta and salads. We started with the Estate Pizza--mozzarella, ricotta and cherry tomatoes with a red sauce. Excellent and perfectly cooked. Followed with a beef dish that came with their "rocket salad"--a green salad. The beef arrived rare which I'm guessing this is the norm. When we sent it back for a little more heat, the table next to us with Locals chuckled. Service was good but not overly attentive.

Highly recommend this wonderful restaurant. I had the house ravioli. It was easily one of the best pasta dishes I have ever had. The sauce was amazing. I could eat here multiple times.

These guys have a restroom that would have been perfect for one of those hyper-dramatic Drakkar Noir commercials circa 1982. That was pretty cool but the rest of my experience was a let down. The gnocchi I ordered was way too fishy. The Bolognese was so-so. The pizza was good but the service was less than friendly. My suggestion, go to their restroom, close the purple windows and get a good laugh, then eat somewhere else.

We found Muro based on an "awesome pizza" recommendation from our hotel. We shared a salad and did in fact have awesome pizza -- the restaurant was packed with what appeared to mostly be locals and the pasta dishes looked awesome as well. We wish we had come back for dinner instead of having the bougie high end dinner we had at our hotel. Definitely would have been much happier!!

one of the best best pizza's i've ever had. you can find cheaper pizza's in the area that are still very good. Venice pizza doesn't compare of pizza's in the US, and even better than the ones i've had in Rome. also, they have free wifi.

The homemade Tiramisu is a must! One of the best we've ever had. Also, the eggplant and sun-dried tomato pasta in a Parmesan crusted shell is amazing. The garlic cream sauce is wonderful. Pizza is excellent here too.

You can eat here quite OK, but that was it already. To some extent, I understand the opinion of the others when they refer to this as the best meal in Venice (if you read a bit on Yelp, some will claim it about this restaurant, and the others about some other, probably just as average place). On the other hand it makes me angry because it misled me personally - only now I know that by coming to eat here, you still haven't solved your problem of what to eat in Venice. I have had French fries and Coke and most disgusting calamari for 16 eur on Burano island, so yes, I know it is hard. However, your answer is not another average, slightly less (but still) tourist-restaurant. The answer is any "Bacaro" that you come across when you get lost walking in the side streets of this beautiful town - whether it has a full menu to order from, or you have to take a selection of excellent cicheti from the buffet (usually 1,20 eur per piece of whatever, which can be combined into a full meal). You are welcome. The reason I booked here, was that I wanted some security on this evening that we will have the table and not wander around. From this perspective I would only suggest booking in Venice if you already know the place, because I would not trust those "best place to eat" claims any more (everyone is probably just comparing to their own French Fries and Coke experience). The Bacari on the other hand are usually quite small and the whole point is to try your luck and get the table. Or not. Then you will probably find another one, if you walk a bit further. This restaurant is indeed not set in the main tourist street, but just a bit further away from it. That does not automatically improve its quality, though. It might not be disgustingly touristy with menu in all languages, but my shrimp curry was still so bland in taste that you would never think Venice got reach trading spices once. I ordered curry because of that heritage in the first place. The squid ink was a bit less boring, just because the squid was easy to chew, which is rare. Polenta was also really ok. But not more than that. Tiramisu was alright, but not as good as the one I had in a Bacaro. The service was very kind, nothing to say there. Pizza and pasta might be their highlight - I haven't tasted it. So yes, go if you want to have some edible food for a decent Venice-price (approx. 20 eur per main dish) in a mediocre restaurant. But definitely not if you want to excite your taste buds in addition.

This restaurant was very delicious. They started by giving us some olives and mushrooms. After we ordered, they brought out some deliciously soft bread which we dipped in oil and balsamic. Then they brought us our patatas fritas, which were very fresh and tasty. I had a pizza which was great, and the rest of the family had pizzas, steak, and various pasta dishes. All of which were very tasty. For dessert we had their homemade tiramisu, ice cream cake, and biscotti with wine. We enjoyed everything very much. Our server was very friendly and kind and the atmosphere was great! We got to eat outside and the street we were on was very quaint. The wifi connection was good too so we could catch a few emails. Definitely would recommend!

I tasted the shrimp curry, leg of lamb, pizza with ham and walnuts, and seppie nero, and all were pretty good. Nice ambience at the outside tables, and no service problems (we were early in the dinner hour).

Walking through the streets just happen to find is nice little resturant! The food was delicious the service was amazing!!!

Great restaurant, coming to Venice we were expecting some very cheap touristic place with microwaved frozen food. What we got was the exact opposite, everything was fresh, obviously homemade and very testy Service was great, the waiter was super nice and helpful, they even made pasta with white sauce for my wife that were not on the menu Pricing was quite competitive also, we spent 75 euros for a family of 4

We had dinner here one evening during our vacation. Definitely a very good restaurant to have a meal at. The service is friendly and prompt. The ambiance is great out in front of the restaurant. If you decide to give them a chance, you will likely have a very enjoyable experience here. We were able to get a table without a reservation, but they do get busy (like any other good restaurant in the area) so either get there early-ish or make a reservation.

I haven't enjoyed food in Italy so far because I'm vegetarian but they did food so well with pasta and a tuna pizza rolled for my partner, we were so excited to eat it. The place is a bit hot on the inside or maybe that's just us but the waiter was really nice and helpful and food was amazing.

Decent price and good food but service was so-so. My guests and I were seated inside in a corner and were pretty much forgotten about for the majority of our stay. After our order, which were more than generous servings of pizza, we wanted to order some water but decided not to because of the waiting and just wanted our check. The food, ambience, and price are all very good though. The service could've been a lot better.

Great service and dining. Waiters are very attentive and food cooked to desired taste.

We stumbled into Muro San Stae and we are so glad we did! The wait staff was quite patient with us fresh-off-the-plane Americans. The lasagne bolognese and seafood risotto were particular standouts. Absolutely recommend!

We checked on this place and were very interested to try, but after a very hot and humid day in Venice, we were too tired to leave the hotel room any time earlier that 10:20. We were completely sure that it is late since they have mentioned 10:30on the yelp page. But to our surprise they very kindly accept us, we had to order fast though. Eventually we had THE BEST sea food pasta that we had ever have with very tasty refreshing salad and house wine. Memorable night! Will miss this place!

One of the most amazing dinners I have had in Venezia! Truly authentic Italian homemade meal at a great price! My wife and I were very pleased with the dinner. Would highly recommend the tiramisu!

Absolutely one of the best dinners we had in Venice. Great service. We had mixed grilled fish , bean soup, seafood risotto and chicken curry. Delicious. For desert we had a molten chocolate cake and a Italian desert called Sgroppino. Amazing.

Was going to zucca but it was booked for the weekend and happened upon this place on our way back to Rialto-and thank god! This place was better than I could have hoped and I will definitely come back when I next visit Venice. What we got: Salentina pizza-delicious! Smoked cheese and eggplant white pizza with thin crust and fresh toppings. Orecchiette pugliesi con mozzarella di bufala, pomodorini e patè di oliv-Olive sauce pasta dish with great sauce and an interesting fried cheese bowl. Great sauce for crust dipping as well. Highlight of our meal! Fried ravioli - stuffed with cheesy saucy relock deliciousness Cheese plate - average at best. Probably would not get again because portions of main dishes are generous. Tasty spicy jam, though. Service - Staff speaks English. Food came quickly. Very attentive. Good beer recommendations. Altogether with 2 cappuccinos and a tasty desert (chocolate souffle) and a pitcher of beer, our total was about 80 E = about 90 dollars. Money well spent.

Headed to la zucca, but they were booked for the night so we ended up here and it turned out to be quite good! Salad was fresh, pasta was light and delicious, and the tiramisu was excellent. Not overly priced either which was nice. So overall good place and ample seating inside and out.

Great little place to eat close to the hotel. We had pizza and salad but wished we'd ordered the fish. Service was friendly and attentive. I like that there is this little fountain that passers-by use to fill up their water bottles with clean water.