Osteria Acquastanca

Walked in For lunch around 2pm without a reservation, and was quickly served water and drinks. We ordered the fried calamari, caprese salad, and black spaghetti. All incredible! I’m a bit picky with calamari, and you can tell it was fresh, and I like the addition of shrimps and little veggies, it also add lots of baby octopus’s (my favorite), which is typically not the case. Each dish was the best of its class that we’ve had so far in our first week of Italy. It was not super expensive either. Highly recommend this place!

This restaurant is not easily noticeable, being located at the front of a bridge without any outdoor seats like the other restaurants in the area. However, it is decently spacious inside. More importantly, the food is great and service provided by the staff is on point.

Food was excellent! Best meal we had in venice/ murano! Order starters (we highly recommend the burrata) and also definitely the pastas (especially the baked pasta with scampi and asparagus, and the black spaghetti). The atmosphere was also really nice - good for a group or a couple.

We really enjoyed our lunch here. The staff and owners helped us to choose a wonderful wine to go with our meals. Flavors were distinct and delicious.

Our first lunch at Murano was an average experience. The grilled sea bass was well-prepared and enjoyable, but the fillet of sole fell below expectations. The vongole was inconsistent—one plate was great, while the other had undercooked pasta. On a positive note, the desserts were a highlight. Both the tiramisu and the frozen cream sandwich were delicious and ended the meal on a good note. Overall, while some dishes were enjoyable, the inconsistency in quality left us underwhelmed.

This is 1 of the best restaurants in Murano Island. Cozy set up. We ordered sea bass fillet, cheese baked pasta, mussels and black pasta. Their portion is good for 3 of us (Note: JUST nice for lunch). All the dishes were recommended by the waiter and there is no regrets for us. Probably we should skip our breakfast next time to have more selections of the super yummy food here😄

This is a lovely restaurant with tons of appeal. We booked a reservation for 9 which they were able to accommodate. To be truthful you normally do not want to go to such a restaurant with such a large group; 2-4 people is ideal for you and the staff. The food was excellent with a couple of starters for the table and some individual appetizers. The meals that followed were excellent and prepared to perfection. There were zero complaints. I recommend this spot highly.

What a beautiful little restaurant with great food. It’s not entirely cheap, but this is Venice or Murano more specifically. Perhaps locals eat more cheaply but there are no complaints from me. I had a great lunch here in mid-April. Outstanding ravioli followed by delicious octopus on a bed of chickpeas and chicory. The wine was outstanding. Very kind service as well. Definitely a winner for a reason!

Best ravioli of my life!! Not a lot of vegan options but try the Datterini tomatoes -also sweetest and best of my life. Simple dish of delicious tomatoes with olive oil and balsamic. My niece said best octopus she has tried as well. Quaint restaurant with families with kids. So my kids were comfortable but there wasn't a kids menu. Automatic €3.50/person for sitting down. Includes bread and butter cookies at the end.

Beautiful restaurant with amazing food! It's an absolute gem on Murano Island. Service is slow so order fast when you arrive.

Unique menu offering, tasty, but portions were even smaller than usual for Italy. We sat outside - the only outdoor table directly in front of the restaurant - fortunately, Murano is not as busy/hectic as Venice, so not really an issue.

The ambiance and food of this restaurant were perfectly in sync, and so well curated. The restaurant is subtly ocean themed, but has really nice details like the deep purple glasses they have and comfy cushions on the chairs. My brother and I came here for lunch, and ordered the grilled octopus and spaghetti with tuna eggs and tomatoes. The spaghetti ended up being too fishy for our taste, I think this must be an acquired taste. The octopus on the other hand was really great. It was served over a chickpea puree lightly drizzled with olive oil and some sauteed greens. The textures all worked together splendidly. The service was ok, but I think they could have been more friendly, and told us more about their dishes, maybe warned us how fishy the spaghetti would be. I would definitely come back to try a different dish and hopefully have more luck with it!

Incredible, beautiful, healthy, fresh dinner with incredible service at this family-owned gem. The staff was attentive. Our wine and water glasses were always full, we had everything we wanted or needed, before we realized we wanted our needed it. The service charge is €3, but in this case you are paying for amazing service for just a few dollars extra.

Nice and quaint little place. They even take your coat before seating. Seafood was fresh with interesting preparations. Gnocchi was homemade & delicious. They even keep your bread basket (with a variety of different breads) refreshed with each course. The wines are also very good.

Amazing experience! The food was absolutely superb!!! And the service... oh my... they will make you feel like a king and queen!!! The owner herself, Giovanna, made sure we had a "once in a life time" experience (then I found out she treats everyone like that...). I went with my whole family, and from the appetizer all the way to the espresso to the dessert wine... EVERYTHING was incredibly delicious! Highly recommended!!!! A definite five stars!!!

This is surely the best food on Murano, maybe even Venice. A lovely little restaurant and bar, comfortable and chic. We had a very tasty tuna tartare, fresh homemade spinach ravioli, grilled octopus with bitter greens and fried sardines with excellent caponata. Everything was appropriately sized and the owners were molto gentile. Grazie! Check to see if they're open at night, we got very lucky on a Monday night.

Wonderful restaurant on the island of Murano. The design and Decour is very airy and warm. The front side of the restaurant has a bar area where you can have a drink and eat some appetizers. The back end of the room has restaurant tables. The food is very good. We had some fried sardines as an appetizer which were covered with a very delicate batter and fried. They were delicious. The celery and octopus salad was very new and innovative. The spaghetti with fresh clams was excellent, with the pasta cooked al dente. The pasta with duck meat was also outstanding. The lemon tart with meringue topping was to die for The service is impeccable, The owner is very friendly

Ditto all the positive reviews here! We had crab and baby artichoke salad, which was to die for! And baked pasta with asparagus and shrimp, also outstanding. All complemented with a delicious Italian Chardonnay for 18 E. Finished off with a strawberry cake dessert wrapped in merengue. Best meal we had in Italy! Wish they had been open for dinner because we would have gone back that night!

We took our niece to Venice for her birthday. We made a good choice stopping here for our mid-day meal. The food was very good, the wine recommendation by the waiter was excellent. He was very professional, but at the same time had a great sense of humor. We had a wonderful time, great food and we'd definitely go back!

One of the only places open on Murano 7 days a week. The kitchen is only open Fri-Sat, however the bar and service is worth the visit any night. The Wi-Fi is better than any other place on the island, and the drinks are very affordable.

We stopped for lunch at this excellent restaurant and we were happy that we did. The four of us ordered pasta dishes - all outstanding. We also ordered tiramisu & lemon meringue cake which were to die for. The service was excellent. This was a highlight of our trip to Murano. N