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AVOID AT ALL COSTS! I was fooled into walking 2 miles to this place after reading a likely bogus review on some random blog having never been to Venice This was by far the worst gelato I’ve ever tasted, and I’ve eaten gelato at at least 20 locations on this 3 week trip to 6 Italian cities besides some of the best gelato shops in the States.
First, the owner doesn’t allow samples, and we quickly found out it was for good reason after tasting this extremely tasteless and VERY ICY «gelato». It tasted as if he’d recycled it a dozen times. It even gave my wife a stomach ache for the rest of the night. I’m very surprised how this place is in business with the dozens of even mediocre gelatarias far exceeding it in quality.

Had raving review on Lonely Planet so we went far out of our way to come here. Unfortunately did not live up to expectations. Sure they had some creative flavors like arugula and blood orange but they have a «no testing» rule which I hate. Otherwise gelato ok but not great

Wow jerk of an owner, mediocre ice cream … What’s not to love. I heard a great from some other guide book … Must have been a previous owner or he just gave up. No business to speak of but still rude, missing some key flavored and just not that good. Just look for natural/​made here labels and you can find 30 better places in Venice.

Delicious gelato tonight after dinner. I tried the tiramisu and the pistachio. Very creamy and flavorful.
My son had the chocolate and the stracitella (sp?). He enjoyed it immensely.
The flavors are plentiful with high quality ingredients not over powered with too much sugar. A great authentic option in Venice.

Leider maximal mittelwertig. Es gibt deutlich besseres Eis in Venedig. Wir waren sehr enttäuscht. Freundlich war der Herr auch nicht sonderlich… Schade

This was one of the highlights of my Venice trip! The owner was extremely kind and very sociable and he let us sample a couple flavors. I went for the strangest flavor available, which was celery, and paired it with hazelnut flavor. Surprisingly the celery flavor was my favorite and I was left pining for another scoop. My recommendation: go for the interesting flavors, because you can get the normal gelato flavors at any other gelateria!

This was an extreme disappointment. We had heard of this gelato place and ordered fig, chocolate, and pear. The flavors were very bland and not worth it. The fig and chocolate tasted the same. The man would not let people sample, so we were not able to even try the flavors before purchasing.

Unfortunately so bad my daughter walked home and tossed hers in the toilet. Gelato was frost bitten. Could have been a bad day but that’s no excuse for selling ruined product. If you go, better taste before you buy. Very disappointing.

After reading rave, though mixed, reviews about this place, I ventured through the narrow streets of Venice to taste this gelato, and I was pleasantly surprised. Offering a variety of flavors, it’s tempting not to order a bigger size to try them all.
Their gelato is my favorite to this day. It’s light yet still creamy. The flavors are simultaneous subtle and profound. It’s a gustatory delight! I am waiting for the day to return to Venice so I can eat this gelato.

This is the best gelato on Earth. I had it in 2009. I still talk about it daily. Fresh almond, fresh pistaccio. I went last winter with high hopes, closed for the season :(

It was all right but not as good as gelato in Rome or Florence. Decent prices. Tasted more like American style ice cream. The mint had sprigs of something that I had to spit out and leaves that got stuck on my teeth. The chocolate was average.

Really delicious gelato with very unique flavors. We tried some chocolate variation as well as their watermelon gelato and loved both flavors. A must try when in Venice!

Der Weg oder auch die Suche dorthin lohnt. Von aussen ein wenig bunt und kitschig mit einer großen Cool Runnings Reklame innen; fast könnte man meinen es wäre eine dieser typischen Touristenfallen. Nein, hier macht der Chef aus Biozutaten sein Eis selber und steht selber hinter der Theke. Ok, in dem Laden wäre auch für mehr als einen hinter der Theke kein Platz.
Meine Favoriten waren das Ingwereis und Zimteis. Fior di latte ist aber auch nicht zu verachten. Naja, es passen ja viele Kugeln auf ein Hörnchen oder in einen Becher… ;-)

Sehr gutes Eis, wie bereits erwähnt nicht allzu cremig, allerdings alleine der Sortenvielfalt her einen Besuch wert! Inger– oder Karotten-​Eis bekommt man nicht an jeder Ecke, oder auch ein Pistazien Eis, welches natürlich weiß-​braun (mit großen Stückchen) ist, und nicht grün eingefärbt, wie sonst in jedem Eissalon.
Wenn man Glück hat, singt einem der kultige Eisverkäufer auch noch ein Ständchen vor, wie in unserem Fall, was den Besuch definitiv auszahlt!

Wir haben uns ebenfalls ob der Lobhudelei im Reiseführer auf den Weg zur Eisdiele Alaska gemacht. Es war die Rede von schmackhaftem Bioeis in außergewöhnlichen Sorten.
Die Eisdiele ist gut zu erkennen — vor dem Eingang ist ein großer Aufsteller mit all den positiven Artikeln in Zeitungen, Zeitschriften und Reiseführern.
Wir haben je 2 Kugeln genommen — zu Karotte und Artischocke konnten wir uns nicht überwinden, eher zu den klassischen Gaumenfreuden.
Und leider waren wir nicht ganz so geflasht wie all die Reiseführerautoren. Das Eis ist gut, aber mehr auch nicht. Die Konsistenz hat uns nicht so gut gefallen, eher kristallin, als cremig.
Fazit: muss man unserer Meinung nach nicht unbedingt testen.