Al Bacco Felice

Went here on hotel recommendation, local spot away from main touristy areas with great pizza and seafood pasta dishes. Small restaurant, casual. Would love to go again if we were closer :)
Leave art/​message on wall. Probably one of the best spots in my one week trip to Italy.
P. S. the location on the Unilocal map is wrong, it is over the bridge south of the train station. Recommend asking someone at a hotel how to locate.

A great first meal in Venice! Nicely priced, good service, wonderful food. The handmade tortellini were amazing, and the lasagna was the best we ever had! The house wine was nice, and the veggie pizza good. Unusual choice of veggies for the pizza but it worked, green beans…:-) The atmosphere is very comfortable and laid back, as we enjoyed our dinner the place got very busy. Fun atmosphere, off the tourist trap route. I highly recommend.

Came here for lunch. Ordered a «Patrizia» white pizza which had mozzarella, smoked provolone, poppy seeds, and porcini mushrooms. The crust was agreeably thin and crisp and the porcini mushrooms seem to have been pre-​sauteed in either garlic butter or garlic olive oil because they were very flavorful and melt-​in-​your mouth tender.
Service was excellent, although a little slow in getting our check. Nice touch — we ordered a single pizza to share and it was served to us as two halves on separate plates without our even asking. A half-​pizza was plenty for lunch.
Pizza was 10 Euros, my glass of house wine was 3.5 and there was a 2 euro cover charge per person. Total damage was 17.50 euros.
Free wi-​fi.
And they take credit cards!

I’ve been kind of dreading this review…
First of all, why has this place been open 5 years and there are no reviews in English!!!
We happened upon this place randomly and, after looking at the menu, decided to check it out. Man am I glad we did! The first meal I had there was one of the best I’ve ever had.
The décor and ambiance are super cute. It’s not a large place, and very popular, so I suggest making reservations. We were lucky to walk in and get a table.
Alan is the server extraordinaire. He will greet you with a welcome glass of rose and is very knowledgeable about wine and the menu.
They are definitely known for their fish. If you would like to see what’s available, they will bring out the daily selections on a platter. Once cooked, they will de-​bone the fish tableside, which is amazing and a nice touch.
I won’t go over each of the meals because we ate there 3 times while we were in Venice. There were some hits and misses.
Hits: The caprese (13 euros) was the best I’d ever had.
The «Chef’s Fantasy» tortelloni was amazing.
My friend always loved her fish dishes, but the highlight was her side order of mussels, clams and stuff. It was 9 euros and HUGE. Covered in garlic butter and super yummy.
Misses: I wasn’t impressed with the spaghetti carbonara I had. It just wasn’t that great.
The last meal I had there was a filet with a whiskey cream sauce. I hate to say it, but it was HORRIBLE. The steak was very undercooked. I like my meat medium rare, but this was nowhere near that. And the whiskey cream sauce was way too strong. I am a meat and potatoes kind of girl, but I just couldn’t eat this.
All of the desserts we had were fantastic. Also, Alan will always offer and bring you an after dinner digestive, complimentary. You can tell how much he loves making people happy and he is great at his job.
With some of misses, this could easily be a 3 star review, but it’s really a great restaurant. It’s off the canal, so it’s not a touristy place. If you are in Venice, I would definitely suggest giving Al Bacco a try!