Taste of Italy

121 W Venice Ave, Venice
(941) 488-8282

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Kim Christiano

Went for dinner for son’s birthday! Everything from beginning to end was delicious!! Salads,entrees ,desserts and cocktails were perfection!! Our waiter was Sam best waiter ever!! Highly recommend to request him couldn’t have asked for better service and food! Will be back again!!

Stacey Maggio

Absolutely never will go back..
terrible customer service. I’d really recommend finding another spot to eat in Venice.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Joshua Knoefler

How can anyone give less than 5 stars here! The specials left is speechless, had the pizza with prosciutto and arugula as well as the linguine puttanesca! Service is all around attentive and the bar is such a great addition to the ambiance. At 9 pm they turn the lights down for romantic atmosphere as well. Go!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

chris whitnell

Let's begin with the shabby little tables and chairs. And move on to the limited selection of Martini's, and in particular the one I had, which was a thick sloppy cucumber mess. It's suppose to be fresh light and breezy, not thick and sludgy. Bring on the stale tasteless bread and the little fast food packets of butter. I'd rather dine at the local shelter. And the main entree of orangie sauced pasta and meatballs was the highlight of dinner if you're Stevie Wonder. And last, the cannoli, dry dark shell with some watery sugary slop inside. But all in all about average for this area and slightly better than Carmelo's in Punta Gorda.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

Janet

Went in for the foccacia bread which was good as usual. Ordered the Italian Panini for lunch. Was very disappointed that it was a cold sandwich. Maybe my mistake, but I assumed that a Panini was pressed. Ate a couple bites of it and ended up taking the rest home. The server was too preoccupied to even notice that I hardly ate anything or ask if it was OK. Not my best experience there, but I do love the focaccia.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Becka Deters

fantastic service and food. very accomodating . 10/10

Donna Martinek

We absolutely LOVE this place! The food is always consistently delicious, no matter what we order. You can tell the kitchen takes pride in every dish. The staff is amazing, friendly, and welcoming. They always go out of their way to ensure a great dining experience. A special mention to Sergio, who always brings positive energy and professionalism every time we visit. And we can’t say enough good things about our outstanding server, Chris. His patience and attentiveness were next level. At one point, I accidentally dropped my knife on the floor, and when I picked it up, Chris was already at the table with a new one in hand. Above and beyond service like that is rare and so appreciated. Highly recommend. This place never disappoints!

William Wagner

Very cool place. We try to stop here for lunch every time we come to town. Great food, quality service, and very cool environment conveniently located.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yamzey Gonzalez

Tried this place for the first time yesterday and it was absolutely delicious!! The starter was focaccia bread which was the greatest thing mankind has ever made! Soft roasted herbs baked the bread made every part of my day and added value to my life. I personally had the chicken piccata and the sauce was perfectly lemony! Capers adorned the buttery tender chicken, a soft perfectly cooked vibrantly green delicious mountain of spinach, awaited at the corner of my plate. I enjoyed this meal with a Chianti wine. It brought pleasure into my soul and made me feel happy inside. I will return! The pear pasta was fantastic and well balanced and the gnocchi pesto was absolutely fabulous!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lisa Shea

My mother wanted to see a movie that was only showing in this area, so we drove an hour to come out here. While we were in this area, my mom absolutely wanted to go to Made in Italy afterwards for a late lunch. She loves the place and it's only the long drive that dissuades her from going more often. The staff seated us promptly and came right over with the bread and oil. Our main dishes were delivered soon after that. She had the pizza - which she loves - and I had the salmon. Both were very tasty with plenty for leftovers. Service was efficient and friendly. The place was lovely. Well recommended!

Lisa Adamski

Order twice for delivery while on vacation and both times the food was absolutely awesome! Spendy,but very good food!!

rick aurora

We had a late lunch and ate outside where we could watch the whole world go by.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Bernadette Mitchell

Delicious food, lovely place for a full dining experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Eddie Oldsalt

Took my wife for lunch here today looking for a different place to go. My wife ordered a seafood dish and asked them not to put the salmon in the dish. They bought us the dish guess what with the salmon my wife said that it was OK and we will leave it at that I ordered gnocchi with a red sauce with ricotta cheese on top it was absolutely tasteless. This restaurant was a sad excuse for an Italian restaurant. The only thing that tasted good that was the balsamic vinegar and the olive oil that they get from up the street my waitress was kind and polite, and I am not gonna mention her by name, but she should’ve been checking my meal before bringing it out to me to make sure that we get what we ordered, but I still tipped her even though I should’ve held some back. I did not enclosed the photos of our meal my recommendation if you are in Venice, Florida on the south West Coast do not go there. also, I ordered a side of meatballs and they had the audacity to charge me $14 to which my testicles are bigger than the meatballs. and I forgot we ordered a soup which was supposed to prosciutto in it and sun-dried tomatoes and mushrooms. The soup was very rich. Couldn’t taste anything else in it. It was way overdone once again folks there are better places to eat while you’re visiting Venice, this is not one of them, but most Floridians not knocking you. Folks wouldn’t know good food if it jumped up and BIT them in the ass. I grew up in Italian household so while you’re visiting Florida the Venice area, a.k.a. heaven‘s waiting room look for another place to eat and close the photos of the meal obviously, I do not remember the names in them because it was not that important pictures are deceiving and this is all I have to say. this whole meal which was way overpriced nearly cost me just shy of $100 never again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 3

Qi Shen

The management team have issues in this establishment, they don’t know what is customer service, the staff lack of proper training. The vibe here always noisy, with unprofessional staff. The food is below the average, and the drinks are overpriced.

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