Restaurants near North Venice

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Backporch Brewing is hands down one of the best spots around! The staff and owners are incredibly attentive and genuinely care about your experience. Brewer Anthony is always pushing the envelope with creative and delicious new beers—there’s always something fresh and exciting on tap. The atmosphere is fun, laid-back, and perfect for hanging out with friends. They occasionally feature live music, which really adds to the vibe, and the large TVs are always showing great sporting events, making it a go-to place for game day. Whether you're a craft beer lover or just looking for a great local hangout, Backporch Brewing never disappoints! Highly recommend! 🍻”

“we first found pizza gorda in punta gorda and were regulars every sat nite, everything is always excellent. When they opened in Venice we hoped it would be as good, and it is. We are regulars there now and look forward to our dinners. You can't go wrong with anything!!!”

“I love the triple baconater, and the new Creamsicle frosty. The only bad thing is it takes a long time for them to bring out the food. They are nice people there, no bad experience from the workers.”

“While the Spanish crew runs a tight ship, I’m a dasher and I’m in and out of plenty of these stores. I feel the person who is helping American customers who only speak English in our home country, should be able to speak the language of those they are attempting to help!! For Christ sacks.. get with the program”

“Excellent service by Avinash. He was great. The food was wonderful and we’ll be back again we had Saag & Tikka chicken marsala very good”

“Great happy hour at Brine the other day after a successful closing on my clients condo. Opted out for a nice Absolute Cosmo $8 and 6 happy hr oysters, Sweet Lucy that evening. Decided to have more 🦪, picked a variety along w Lemon crush cocktail . Light delicious dinner in the books. Looking forward to trying other things on their delectable menu.”

“Absolutely delicious! Very authentic food. Clean, casual, friendly, busy (make a reservation!) Menu is concise. Not overwhelming. Everything on the menu we had was outstanding. Prices very reasonable. Large portion sizes. Beer and wine menu. MUST TRY ?”

“The best taco truck in Sarasota! Freddie and his crew are extremely friendly and accommodating. The menu has a wide variety of options and their customer service is unmatched. Come visit them at Brady’s Neighborhood Bar on Wednesday and Friday nights!”

“Lenny'z has a great atmosphere. The pizza was fantastic - New York style of course. The meatball appetizer was especially good. Our server Caleb brought the whole experience together with skill and a great attitude. He was outstanding. Thanks.”

“Best Fresh (shrimp/basil) Spring Rolls and Crab Rangoon I've ever tasted! Daughter loves Pad Thai Tofu and steamed dumplings. Thai2Go has friendly happy people serving delicious, high quality made-to-order food. Check out Facebook page for specials.”

“The coffee is exceptional! The atmosphere is very welcoming. I love it here. 💖💖💖”

“Linda and I went for the first time about a week ago. We should have gone sooner. The food was so good and the decor was refreshing. Great service and a great meal. We're going again tonight.”

“Wow Wow Wow! Absolutely delicious and authentic Italian food! I never order pasta from a pizza joint... I'm way too serious about my pasta. I took a chance on Capo as I'd had a slice of their eggplant pizza and it was fabulous. I orded the rigatoni bolognese, and requested penne as a substitute. It was heaven. The sauce was perfect - the amount of garlic was subtley handled as was the rest of the seasoning. No bitterness and not too sweet either. You can tell the sauce had been cooked awhike and not rushed. The meat was high quality and the coupe de gras was to burrata! A huge helping of cheese right in the middle of the dish. The serving was huge... I only needed it for myself and I got 3 meals from it. Of course as all pasta lovers know it was even better the second day. I had the good fortune to be offered a meatball to try by the owner. I went back the next week for an order of meatballs and tried the gnocchi. Highly highly highly recommend giving this place a try!!!”

“There are several good coffee places in Sarasota, but this one is the best. The friendly warm couple who run this shop treat you like family, and offer a non-sugar, non-artificial vanilla ice coffee that competitors do not offer.”

“Absolutely the BEST ice cream around. As a family we drive an hour nearly every week to eat Jake's ice cream...YES, it's that good! Incredibly kind owner and staff as well, this place is a must visit if in the Sarasota area (and beyond!) Once you've tasted Jake's ice cream it's hard to ever eat anything else, he's raising the standards for homemade ice cream with every flavor - although we all have our favorites we've never tried one we didn't like!! (My personal favorite is Salty Turtle)”

“Awesome experience. Amazing ice cream! Highly recommend for all!”

“Wonderful & friendly staff. Great burgers”

“It was amazing, I asked the gas clerk how the food was and he recommended the fried rice with chicken. I have to say it smelled yummy and when I got home and had some it was amazing. Love trying new places to eat and love helping the community. Go try them out. Friendly service as well.”

“Came here with a large group on our family vacation, food and service were both outstanding! Will definitely be back!”

“Had a yet again wonderful dinner experience there this past Saturday. The food was great, bested only by the wonderful service and welcoming atmosphere. I called them this morning in search of my credit card that I was frantically looking for. I believe it was the owner who answered, and even though they were closed at that time, volunteered himself to go the restaurant to see if my card was there. He called me within a half hour that it was there. He waited until I got there to give me the card. He was an absolute gem to do this of his own accord. I can’t thank him and his wonderful restaurant enough!”

“Amazing cookies . Their chocolate chip walnut is my favorite . We live almost 2 hrs from them and the owner delivered it themselves. Cookies were perfect . Can’t recommend them enough 👏”

“We came here for the first time this week. Our waiter was incredible. The food is probably some of the best Italian that Sarasota has to offer. We will absolutely be back. Thank you so much for a wonderful date night!”

“The best gelato this side of Italy 😍”

“Visited for the first time. Delicious breakfast, friendly hostess, fabulous service (shout out to Jeanette). Not sure why I’ve never been there, but will definitely return! 💟”

“We had a family gathering catered by Dolce Italia and everything was absolutely amazing! We had trays of the Trenne Dolce Italia with sausage, an eggplant dish and homemade pasta with meatballs, which was absolutely delicious. The Mista salad was beautiful, fresh and the perfect compliment to the meal. The process was easy thanks to Matthew’s suggestions and the food was hot, packaged well and ready to be served.”

“We had lunch today at Oak & Stone in North Port. Wellen Park! Great food service and pleasant atmosphere. 5 ⭐️”

“Dolores is amazing!! Thanks for making our anniversary super wonderful.”

“Found this amazing pizza on Sunday while driving through Gulf Gate! Delicious, fresh ingredients and reasonably priced- go try it if you are looking for something more exciting than your average pizza!!”

“Our go to every year. The best fish tacos anywhere”

“Don't be fooled by the location...this place has the best Cuban food in Southern Florida! The chef/owner really knows her flavoring, and was so friendly and helpful. We traveled more than 2 hours to get to this spot for lunch, and it was worth it. I'd make that drive any day!”