Trefanti

This was an amazing dinner! The service is just another level! So kind and attentive! Thank you very much! Our last dinner in Venice couldn’t be better! They recommended us a very nice wine and meals! The seabass with strawberries…you should try it! So delicate and delicious! And big thank you for a birthday song for my fiancé, it was such a special moment for us! You should come here!

Absolutely beautiful seafood! Very small and cosy, staff were excellent- attentive and knew the menu very thoroughly. The menu is small and there are daily dishes based on what seafood they can get locally. I would thoroughly recommend for some delicious local and inventive seafood.

Great place to have a seafood themed dinner. Prices are fine for these dishes. Personal is great but on Wednesday the place was quite empty.

Brilliant little place on the canal. Lovely waiting staff who were very knowledgeable and helpful. Dishes were perfect and very creative, enjoyed this a lot. Ask for a table by the window to watch the canal life go by.

Delicious food and fantastic service. Inventive dishes that change based on what they get from the Rialto Market. Would definitely come back!

A hidden gem in Venezia. We had an excellent dinner outside along the canal on a quiet Wednesday night. Our server Diego was personable, attentive, and overall wonderful, helping bring Chef Umberto’s fine cuisine to life. We did not catch the name of our other server, but he was lovely as well. The food (uniquely delicious seafood parings) and Riesling wine recommendation were impeccable—would love to visit again!

Best food we had in Venice by far. Quiet and beautiful setting with just 10 tables inside and ac! You could also sit outside on the canal. The waiter, Diego was incredible. We started our meal with a complimentary glass of presseco. Every dish was fresh and delicious and they were very accommodating of my son’s allergies. Highly suggest going here. Made a reservation in advance although was probably not necessary.

A very well crafted menu. The waiting staff were incredibly attentive and knowledgeable. Our food was sublime; some of the best seafood I’ve ever eaten. I had the daily special of cuttlefish which had been cooked and seasoned to perfection. This was balanced and complemented by a light, crisp, chilled local white wine. I had the best dining experience here!

Another excellent dinner in Italy for our party of 8. This was recommended by the owner of another restaurant we visited. It was the most expensive meal of our 10 day Italy trip, but by big city standards the meal was fairly priced. Started with some apperitifs and also had several bottles of excellent Alto Adige whites. We shared appetizers but had our own dinners and desserts. The advice, service and foot qualit were all excellent. Would eat here again.

We walked in at 7:04 and all but one table was full. That one had a reservation for 7:30. It only seats 18 people. For a hot summer evening, the temperature was comfortable inside. The tables are simply and elegantly set. The bread is a sliced French bread and some small bread sticks. Nothing spectacular, but the food was wonderful. I had an appetizer of pea soup with an egg soufle, pasta was on point and so was the fish. My daughter had a fish ravioli that was delicious. Every dish we had was perfectly balanced with tart, sweet, salt. One of the few places that I would return to and eat another meal.

We were in the area after a gelato fiasco and decided to get some dinner. I marked this place as a seafood restaurant we should consider visiting. I'm glad I marked it because not only was the food and service amazing, it's the best meal we've had in the weeks of traveling. We got lucky, it's a small place, but they had space for us. After our amuse bouche, we started off with the octopus appetizer. I've never had octopus so tender, it was amazing. From there we split two pasta dishes and a main. We tried the citrus ravioli and the octopus and cinnamon gnochetti. The gnoccheti blew us away, the ravioli was good, but paled in comparison. For our main, we went with the seabass with onions and raisins. The fish was moist and delicious and the onions a perfect accompaniment. We also enjoyed a few glasses of wine with our meal. In total, our meal for two was about €91 which felt reasonable for the food and service. I highly recommend it for a great meal in a nice, yet casual environment if you like seafood.

ordered dry white, Mantis shrimp as appetizer, Sea bass as main, egg custard (flan) as dessert, about 54 euro. mantis shrimp was cooked with lemon zest n olive oil, simple n tasty, incredibly fresh. sea bass was delicious, fresh ingredient, salty sauce, combined with under salted steam vege, i like the way it cook n cleaned up the plate with bread. dry white is recommended by server. (safe choice) ** highly recommend for seafood lover. ** 5mins walk from the St Lucia Train station/ Scalzi Bridge, easy access

Get reservations, only 8 tables and they turned several people away while we ate. Service was friendly and impeccable and the menu changes, they had new offerings that had started the week before. Wines by the glass were dry and tasty. Sparkling water was affordable and very good, a different brand than most. A gazpacho amuse Bouche was served, delicious nice touch. We started with the scallops with strawberries which were savory with just a hint of sweet. Our first course was also delicious. For second course we had the swordfish with capers and olives which was a large portion full of flavor. We also had the turbot with artichokes which was much more subtly flavored, but nice. We were too full for dessert but they looked delicious. The meal ran 89 euros.

We had an excellent meal here last night Turbot in coconut milk with cashews and artichoke stems was wonderful. To start I had the marinated shrimp salad with sesame seeds, caramel, blueberries and currents Service was impeccable Dinner for two was €108 which included 2 apertivos, each of us had 2 courses, a bottle of wine and a shared dessert of orange marmalade cake baked by the owners mother!

We stopped in here for a nice lunch. We were so happy with the quality of the food. We ordered the clams and mussels to start, sea bass ravioli, and the turbot as or main. We enjoyed everything. All of the dishes were flavorful and well balanced. I bet all of their dishes are simply delicious. I'd definitely give this place a try. It's on the pricier side but I'd definitely say it's well worth it.

I could pen a novel about my food, but I'll get to the point: hands down, the freshest and most interesting dishes I had in Italy. Osteria Trefanti is a small, cosy restaurant serving straight-outta-the-Adriatic seafood. While in Venezia, I was fraught with the dilemma of trying to get cheaper (but potentially lower quality) food or breaking the bank in the hopes of tasting perfection. Let's be honest, nothing is cheap in Venice. However, Osteria Trefanti served 5 star food at a not unreasonable price [plates run in the €15-25 range]. Freeze-thawed fish at a fancy East Coast spot can be in excess of $40, so I was totally willing to invest several courses at Trefanti. The service is also personable and knowledgeable; I visited on two separate occasions and had delightful experiences both times. So on to the important stuff, the food: 1. baby octopus - tender and delicious, soaked in a herbal EVOO concoction. It's accompanied by a small garden salad and some fresh tomato (which actually work nicely with the octopus). As with the complementary bread, I shied from the salad as I wanted to save stomach space for the mains! 2. Shrimp with caramel and raspberry salad - ok, so this is a salad worth eating. The first time I've ever had caramel in a salad (it's small flecks, not a gooey sauce) but it worked well. Didn't sample the shrimp, but my dining companion was in love. 3. Fresh scallops with cherry tomato and fennel - not a big dish, but SO WORTH IT. The fennel is licoricey rich and complements the scallop. The presentation is also stunning. 4. Sea bass with chicory, olives, and garam masala curry - the veg and sauce accent the fish nicely, but it really is the freshness and execution of the bass that takes center stage. 5. Sole with strawberry and lime - my favourite meal of the year (2017). Proof that simple, harmonizing ingredients cooked well can be a stunner. I never thought to pair white fish with berry and citrus, but it was a winning combo. The sole was also impossibly moist and light. Perfection. 6. Torte della nonna - a classic cake with thick, hazelnut fudge base. My nonna is not much into cooking, but this is exactly the kind of cake your kindly 'ol nan should be whipping up. Again, a simple meal but executed so well. Trefanti is small and Italians love to dine late, so I recommend coming on the earlier side to snag a window-side table. The neighbourhood gets pretty quiet and sleepy, so it's the perfect place to wind down for a gustatory exploration and good conversation.

If you would like to go for a fancy night out in Venice and have a sublime seafood dish, this is the place to be. Make sure you call for a reservation, as it has limited seating. Try the sage biological wine.

*Ambiance: small, nice and cozy *Service: excellent and very knowledgeable. *Food: It was good. The fish was tasty but a little small for me. The gnocchi was excellent. The prosecco wine super good, organic and tasty. *The experience Overall: I liked it. It was our last night in Venice and it was romantically nice. * Would I go back again: Yes.

Nice little restaurant. 8 tables, so reservation suggested unless you come early (they open at 7pm). Typically mostly the foreigners come before 9pm as I've learned ;-). Menu is only in Italian but both of the waiters speak English quite well so it's no problem and they are happy to basically translate the whole (fairly large) menu on the fly. Food was very tasty. Grilled octopus, branzino, squid ink & cuttlefish pasta were all great. And the homemade deserts were a treat as well. And delicious wine was only €3 a glass. Great value and great food. Service was good and staff friendly. Try it.

Easily my best meal in Venice! I am a vegetarian and had been struggling with find a great vegetarian meal, which is not pizza or stuffed with mushrooms. The food was delicious. I ordered gnocchettini in gazpacho and burrata with vegetables . The burrata was outstanding ! My husband ordered soft shell baby crabs and artichoke ravioli, both of which he loved. It's definitely among the more pricey restaurants but undoubtedly worth it! The servers were both very knowledgable and friendly. Loved it!

I knew before our main course arrived that this was a 5/5 restaurant. The wine and appetizers were tasty, and the service was patient and knowledgable. Then the main course came and all 4 of us were happy with our meals. Great place, would recommend.

Great tiny restaurant in a quiet area. We came here on our second night, after being in busy, loud San Marco all day, we took the vaporetti up the canal to explore other parts of town. The place is small and cozy. My husband and I shared one antipasti, one pasta, one fish, and 2 desserts and shared them all. To start, we had the scallops with cherry tomatoes. They were great - served in a shell with a yummy sauce. They had "tongues" attached, which my husband and I had never seen so we didn't eat those, though the waiter noted afterwords that's the best part...whoops. Next, we got the tagliatelle with monkfish cheeks - best pasta of Venice so far with a delicious sauce and tiny nuts. Next got the sea bass filet with strawberries and mint. Good, but don't eat the anise stars that adorn the plate if you don't like black licorice :). Ended with the creme caramel and the tiramisu which were both excellent. Overall a great meal!

Nice small restaurant, okay service, only seafood restaurant, only one option for "3 course meal" main dish when advertised outside as 3 options available. Was not filling in the least.

Food isn't that great In my opinion. Service is excellent though. It is quite pricey! Small place, cheap house wine (3 euro a glass)