Al Giardinetto da Severino

A complete disaster from a service standpoint, the worst restaurant attitude I’ve experienced in many years. After being seated, we sat for 22 minutes with no one stopping by the table. A waiter finally came by and got out his pad and asked for our order. I asked about perhaps ordering drinks; water, maybe wine and that we had no drinks menu. He was visibly annoyed and walked off and summarily dropped a wine list in front of me and got his menu pad out again with the expectation that we should order immediately. I travel extensively for business and have never seen anything like this, hopefully it is an isolated occurrence and limited to this individual. However, I’d avoid this place at all costs as there are many really great restaurants in the area (we’ve been hear a number of days) and this was the first bad experience.

Pretty good especially for Venice. But not as good as we’ve had in Italy. Prices are decent considering this place is so expensive. Hard to come from Florence and Roma where you can get so much good food and wine without being ripped off. This place has a great lobster sauce pasta. Very good! Our favorite of the meal. We also did the turbot for 2 which was good and they debone it at the table in front of you which was cool. House wine was good and not to pricey either. The seafood appetizer was good but it’s all completely raw. You literally get your own little octopus and no sauce or anything so if you don’t want to her total raw fish and seafood with no sauce then don’t get this. All and all it was good and service was good

My friends and I went in and got a seat in their little courtyard seating area and it was pretty good. The weather was great and the tables and seating were very nice.
I ordered their spaghetti al carbonara. It was quite nice and had a bit of creaminess to it. The spaghetti was a bit more al dente than I wanted it if I remembered correctly, but the food was quite good.
Service was very nice and classy and the white wine went well with my food. I was impressed with everything.

Just had the yummiest meal here! Venice is wonderful but slim pickins for someone who eats no seafood. This place had four different kinds of veal, plus beef and other meat and non-​seafood items, and of course lots of seafood. I had the veal Marsala and my husband had the veal ala Giardinetto, which was veal scallops with cream and mushrooms. Both of us were moaning with joy at each bite. buon appetito!

Lo primero para destacar es la atención en la recepción y del mozo.
Nos asesoraron muy bien con los platos y especialmente con el vino.
Pedimos una entrada de pulpo exquisita.
Luego polenta con sepia veneciana y ñoquis con hongos y concha de peregrino. Todo absolutamente exquisito.
De postre tiramisu. Muy bueno
Nos recomendaron un vino de la region que estaba increible
El precio aclrde a la calidad del lugar.
Lo mejor que hemos ido en Venecia

Way too pricey for such a limited selection with poor service. Quality of food was below average, nothing to brag about. Not worth the $$$.

An authentic Venetian gastronomic treasure. The Antique Garden is run by a husband & wife — the wife runs the dining room, and the husband is the Chef. They are charming hosts and live to perfect every dish, and every diner’s experience. They are the only 2 running the place, so you may need to wait to be seated, or your meal may not be perfectly timed… you need to leave your American expectations of time at the door and just immerse yourself in the experience. Their specialty is seafood, every piece, I’m convinced, was pulled form the ocean just hours before, and the preparation was perfected by the chef. The dining room is an outdoor garden — which is charming, but can be hot in the summer… again, its part of the charm. We had proscuitto & melon + a seafood Antipasti to start; Cuttlefish in ink + pasta with clams for our main and a life-​changing tiramisu for dessert. Every dish was the absolutely perfectly prepared and served with the utmost care and pride. This meal was one of the highlights of our entire trip to the Mediterranean — a memory for a lifetime.

Fantastic meal for my first night in Venice! The clam pasta and pasta with crab sauce was delicious. It has a very romantic atmosphere in the outside courtyard. The owner and owners wife frequently checked on our table to check on the service. Although, our waiter was very slow and not attentive.

Avoid this place. Service so bad i lost my appetite and didnt order. Waves of hording americans and brits accompany your delightful wait

This place is excellent for lunch or dinner. Away from the crowds at St.Marks. Great seafood pastas. Eat in the vine covered courtyard. You will not be disappointed. Very good prices compared to others with less to offer.

The décor outside is beautiful! Open garden area; bring a jacket. Our server was working his butt off making sure we were all being taken care of.
We had the spaghetti busara and it was perfectly cooked and flavored; delicious! We also had the polenta with cuttlefish entrée (secondi) and that too had amazing flavor. Loved it here!

It felt like a scavenger hunt looking for this place. It’s in a dark narrow alleyway, so don’t panic and turn back! The food here redefined Italian cooking for me, so fresh and you could taste all the ingredients that they used easily. Very unlike any Italian food you would expect in the U.S. The prosciutto and melon dish was incredible!

What a little gem this place is. It can be difficult to find this place so plan your route ahead of time. Of course, most places in Venice are hard to find. This great little restaurant is ran by the owners. The wife is the only waitress and the husband is the chef. They were such wonderful hosts and they both chatted and thanked us on our way out.
This place specializes in seafood and it was all very fresh and cooked beautifully. I really enjoyed the flavor of the cuttlefish cooked in it’s own ink. The only time I’ve ever enjoyed an ink sauce was with this dish. We had several dishes and we were all very full. The highlight of the evening though was after our first and second courses. The homemade tiramisu (family recipe) was outstanding. The best I’ve ever had. The best part of our meal though was the homemade creamy limoncello they make. We ordered a round after the meal and enjoyed it so much they offered us another on the house. We even asked if we could buy a bottle but unfortunately it needs to be freshly made.
Please check this place out and make reservations beforehand. This place is perfect for a romantic meal in Venice.

My first real meal in Venice…
…and it was amazing!
Granted, we were here for business and the meal was totally free, so I can’t vouch for prices on things. Basically, there were seven of us and we ordered a set dinner compete with two carafes of perfectly chilled white wine and bottled water.
First course: A delicious, creamy and amazingly seasoned pasta. I was later told that there was crab in this dish, but alas, I did not taste the crab. All I tasted was 100% deliciousness!
Second course: Fish with grilled polenta, olives and roasted cherry tomatoes with a light white wine cream sauce. Super tasty, however I didn’t finish this plate. I’m not sure if it’s because there were a few bones in my fish and I was tired of picking them out, or if it was because I was still full from the pasta.
Dessert: We had a huge choice of tiramisu, panna cotta with berry sauce, a fruit cup or a huge hollowed out pineapple, filled with pineapple chunks. We settled on splitting the tiramisu, and definitely don’t regret it.
To round out the meal, we ordered coffee (espresso in tiny cups for all you
Americans!).
Again, I’m not sure how much this meal cost but I’m guessing it ain’t cheap. The interior was beautiful and reminded me of old spots in NYC or San Francisco. The waiters were kind and patient, and let us carry out our three hour meal without disruptions.
Definitely a memorable meal, but I’m not sure if I’d ever go out of my way to eat at this place just because of the potential cost. I’d have to say it’s worth four stars because of 70% food, 30% company. Hurray for places like this!

Patron très sympa, cuisine familiale de bonne qualité
restaurant fréquenté par les venitiens
rapport qualité prix excellent

Dieses Ristorante befindet sich in einer ziemlich winzigen Gasse hinter der Kirche Maria Formosa und war schwierig zu finden. Von außen sieht das nach unbedeutendem Restaurant aus, aber im Innern ist es groß und vor allem der Garten ist lauschig unter Schirmen im Grünen. Man vermutet keinen Garten von der Straße aus. Das Essen war lecker und der Service in Ordnung. Von der Rialtobrücke aus in etwa 15 Minuten zu Fuß zu erreichen.