Vecio Fritolin - VENEZIA

We had made a reservation before we arrived in venice, and had some expectations as we had read about the place in the internet. eating and service was absolutely a great experience!

This was another culinary institution of venedig that we had not visited. not intentionally, (we are creatures of habit), and tend to revise the places we like, instead of risking disappointment. like another of our new destinations, eating was very good, but so. restaurant, during our visit was disturbingly empty for a lunch service. as with the other place, there can be many reasons for it, not least the spread of “Gulp and bubbles” farms, the substandard pizza and overcooked pasta. the Venetian culinary traditions have no attraction for the diner who wants to have pizza in a city where the pizza is just as out of place as hamburger. the other restaurant could at least point to its exit position, at the end of a short culdesac. this cannot be said for vecio fritolin on one of the most important tourist routes from rialto, to the railway station and piazzale roma. is that eating good enough to reserve a table? in a word yes. my starter of three traditional cicchetti was delicious as well as the equally traditional octopus salad of my wife. my wife was also very free in terms of her pasta course of spaghetti, with mushes, muddles and tomatoes. it would have preferred to keep the shellfish in their shells (probably better for the Skamische but not for fresh seafood lovers), but she said it was still very good. I had an intercourse of a fish soup that had a delicious, rich, suppenbase and was scored with sugar cubes with mixed fish. again, nothing to scare the squeamish. taste was good, but it could have done with some more fish for €20 to be honest. for my main course I had filets of sea bass with mixed vegetables, which was better at €24. we enjoyed an excellent bottle brolettino cà dei frati with the meal and I had a grappa with our coffee. since we were the only restaurants during our lunch, the service was obviously very attentive (but certainly not overlaid). the waiter was a huge “menge” with a deep, booming voice and was very helpful to guide us to the bathroom and so. However, there was a slight worsening because I paid the bill. the last amount (unknown for me now, as I seem to have transferred the bill) was in the area where I had enough to pay in cash. I actually had enough to cover the bill and leave the change (under 10 €, but over 5 €). When I offered the notes, the waiter looked at them and said: “The bill does not include a service,” so I failed another note and handed them over as the embarrassment I am coward. the use in most Italians is not a “service fee”. I was actually castrated by a local red to leave a pointed one. he didn't want us to make it for local Italians. I had also returned a “USA level” of happiness, with the statement that Italian employees receive an appropriate salary. I hope that this "service character" does not catch up and if it does, not in the way it dominates the culinary experience in the united states. try to leave a ten percent tipp in the usa and see what they get! all in a good restaurant, but to be honest, in this vacation we have eaten better.

Very friendly staff, exquisite fine food. The portions for the primi piatti are not large, so definitely worth combining with a starter or secondo piatto. Excellent tiramisu for the dessert!

We ate here Christmas Eve, based on a recommendation found on TripAdvisor. Overall, we found it a comfortable place with great service, but we thought there ought to be more food on the plate given the prices charged. The staff was quite welcoming when we...arrived and we were seated quickly, and offered a table at the front. An aside: the place seems small at first as there's only 4 tables at the front by a large window .. but there are more tables further back in the building. We had essentially two waiters they were quite attentive, so the service was great. To get started, they brought out a courtesy appetizer which was pleasant and unexpected. Bread was also brought out in a small basket. Some items on the menu were not available, but that is to be expected on holidays. My wife had the Gnocchi. The food was great, but there was not a lot of it, as her plate had but 7 pieces of gnocchi. I had pasta with lobster, which was not on the menu but offered as a substitute for other items not available. The quality of the food was great, the quantity was lacking. In all we spent 75 euro for 2 entrees and 2 glasses of wine, and in the end we left hungry. I would recommend it for someone who's looking for a special occasion and is deliberately wanting a higher end restaurant, but personally would not likely return. Why ? Even though the food was great, there are better choices in Venice even in the same price range. I know this place has moved 'upscale', but think the quantity of food you get for the price is not worth it. My 2 cents, as they say. Note also that this restaurant charges a cover charge of 3 Euro per person. That's typical of some restaurants in Venice, but you should take that into account if you're considering tipping. (In Italy it is not customary to tip, and especially in a place with a cover charge).

Absolutely terrible service! we have lunch with two children. only stater and pasta ordered! after 50 min we were not even given cichetti that are not necessary to cook! we ask the waiter about waiting time and he was absolutely not polite. for sale that they have only one cook today ( why were we not told about it at the beginning!)? After asking for a bill for drinks, we waited 15 minutes more! disappointed about everything in this restaurant!