Amber E.
Yelp
Had a wonderful dinner here on our last night in Venice during Carnavale. Michelin-rated, highly recommended by Rick Steve's as a special dining experience, and it lived up to our expectations. Great location and views, right on the canal, and would have been out on the floating terrace if the weather was nice, but it was very chilly, so grateful to have a table upstairs, indoors for the 9 of us.
We started with cocktails, which were all excellent - spritz, Negroni, Prosecco, Bellini, even Gin & Tonic (so much better than your average G&T), but best was the Hugo - Prosecco and seltzer with some sort of spirit (Sambucca? Elderflower liqueur and/or gin?) garnished with crunchy little red currants and mint - wow! Will definitely be trying this at home. Service was superb throughout.
They brought us a lovely amuse bouche of pumpkin purée w/ cod, then we had a primi of artichoke heart topped w/ burrata - amazing, a secondi of their famous seafood soup, which was out of this world, then main special of the day - pasta w/ lobster - very good, but honestly, the seafood soup blew it away. We opted for a nice bottle of dessert wine, instead of dessert, and it was the perfect end to the meal. Would absolutely recommend and would love to return!