Laguna Libre - VENEZIA

We definitely recommend coming here. Had a lovely meal right by the Canal Grande with extremely friendly and helpful staff. Pasta was the best we had in Venice all week. The sauces were so packed with flavors, everything composed with such care and most likely lots of love for vegetables.

The restaurant is hosted by a beautiful historical building on the Riva di Cannaregio, in an excellent and very conspicuous position. This said, I had dinner twice there and I don't think there will be a third. The offer of vegan and vegetarian dishes is not as ample as the owner and staff would like you to believe, although the ingredients are top quality and mostly local. The staff seems a bit unexperienced when you think that the whole venue intends to present itself as a top class restaurant, with an eye to sustainability, quality of the ingredients etc.: as a matter of fact, they hardly seem to know what they're doing... Last but not least, prices are quite expensive. Somewhat of a disappointment.

It was one of three best places I have ever visited. Excellent service, fantastic food and wine, beautiful music. It is a must have in Venice. Will definitely come back

This is a great Jazz establishment. Good musicians and music venue. My wife ordered the vegan special and I ordered the Pork set menu. Both my wife’s food and mine were from disappointing to horrible. My main course was totally inedible. We were in at opening and I suspect what we were getting was from the night before. This is the only restaurant in Venice I have had any issues with. It really is a music venue that serves bad food. Eat somewhere else before going to venue. Frank kenny

A quiet gem of a restaurant on a quiet canal. Attentive service with good local wine recommendations. Warm caponata tambale and thinly sliced tender pork were great starters. The pasta course with chicory and $2chestnut leaves was memorably delicious. And the tiramisu with espresso soaked ladyfingers was the best we had in our two weeks in Italy.