Venus

We had lunch on a weekday as family, without reservation. We were able to get a nice table with beautiful lake view. Food exceeded expectations. Service was polite and efficient

Delicious food and lovely service. A short wait even though it was busy, the staff remembered what everyone had ordered and brought the food out at the same time and didn’t need a reminder of who had ordered what. Little details were great, like putting the espresso saucer over the cup whilst someone was away from the table to keep it warm for when they came back. I’ve been coming here with family for a few years, and it’s such a beautiful place to sit with an interesting menu. Will keep coming back, always have good memories of Venus.

Wonderful location, right above the lake in front of the San Giulio island. Great fish dishes, the chef likes to innovate and go beyond traditional recipes, with great results. Starters, fish and desserts are highly recommended. Staff is quick and speaks foreign languages. Coffee could be improved.

The food is good but you come here for the views and the atmosphere.

Excellent restaurant at Lake Orta. The service and quality of the food was above expectations. Located on the main town square, the place provides visitors with good value. Prices of plates range from 15€ to 30€. Excellent overall.

Nice place at the lake site with view on the island. Yes touristic like all restaurants on the piazza. Food is quite mediocre in value for money but we had a great white wine. Service is quick and good.

Great restaurant and great view. We stopped for lunch and had raw fish with wasabi & avocado, and a tuna Milanese.

The waiters were super caring, they changed us our table several times for being in a better position just in front of the island. The food was also good for a fair price. I recommend the gnocchi and the salty cheesecake with bresaola; both creamy and tasty😊.

One of the best meals I've had in Piemonte. Simple and delicious with a postcard picture view looking out over Lake Orta. Service was incredibly fast and attentive despite how busy the lunch crowd was, and of course extremely friendly. Bone Marrow Risotto: mouthwatering. I wish I had five stomachs so I could have kept eating it. Pumpkin Gnocchi: perfect fall dish filled with autumn flavors. Lamb: cooked to perfection, I only had a small taste as it was my spouse's main dish. But highly recommended. Overall, solid dining establishment that is worth going for a meal (or two).

Perfect lake front view and really good food Lunch at this location is very busy, a lot of people came to Orta just for a day trip and there are limited place has an lake front view. The service is really fast and the waitress was friendly. The food is not the cheapest but really good portion and really tasty. I had the bone marrow risotto it's the best risotto ever, and I had the lamb for the main, the meat is so tender and juicy, flavor is perfect and even the potato taste so good.

While the food and service are good, the views overlooking Lago d'Orta are truly outstanding and therefore worthy of any visitors' attention. Patio dining is encouraged during the warm summer months, especially in the late evening as the sun sets over the Italian countryside.

We just ordered drinks and dessert here but the view is amazing! When you order drinks, they give you a complimentary plate of prosciutto and cheese! I had their dessert glass (forgot the name) which had strawberries, blueberries with strawberry ice cream and whipped cream. It was pretty sweet, but felt great on a hot summer day.

Got into the village early afternoon. This restaurant was recommended. Looked at every menu in the village. Made a decision and reservations , went to dinner. Had a seafood salad that was spectacular. Then a pasta with mussels, beautiful. Main course with a fish fillet cooked perfectly. Lemon sherbet for a finish. Very nice dinner.

We had a delicious pizza. If only the silverware could match the quality of the pizza...

We got married in the church on the cliff overlooking Orta san Giulio - church of Madonna del Sasso and then returned to the village for the reception which we had in the upstairs of Ristorante Venus. From start to finish the whole experience was amazing. It was a leap of faith on our behalf booking this place but it seemed like what we wanted. The agent who was coordinating everything from Ireland initially recommended the restaurant as a nice place to eat. Best decision we made was to have the reception here. The staff were amazing, the food was delicious and the venue sells itself. We ate in the restaurant a couple of days before the wedding to suss it out and we knew immediately our guests would be in for a treat.

Good view & wine...that's about it. Went here NYE, for the €165 we paid the service and food was completely unacceptable. Very small lettuce and cold chicken salad (the cold processed style chicken), mixed fish and broccolli (sauce) watery gnocchi (gross) & then 6 mini desserts; looking around most people consumed 1/2. You're better off making one GOOD dessert than 6 half hearted ones. Anyway, very disappointed and won't be returning. They're lucky they have the view of the lake otherwise I highly suspect they'd have no customers.

There are some wonderful restaurants in this beautiful part of Italy - this is definitely not one of them! Pasta was overcooked and dry. My Rossini (a strawberry and Prosecco cocktail) was served warm and had obviously been sitting on the bar for a while! A tourist trap - definitely avoid!