Ristorante Speranza In Venezia

18/07/2024: For our last meal in Venice we decided to treat ourselves to this restaurant as we had passed it on numerous occasions. I cant fault the location as its perfectly sitting on the main canal in Venice (lots of occasional waves and splashes passing underneath by passing boats, but its part of the experience). There is a real nice atmosphere about the restaurant and the staff are also exceptional in what they do, very friendly and attentive. The food is certainly decent also and the pasta dishes that were brought out were quiet good, so far as to say my son said the carbonara was the best hes ever had to date. My only gripe I have is the cost, yes (and from the owners below comments), it is mentioned that there is a €2.50 cover charge pp, but this is only on the menus when you walk in and they are handed to you. This is not mentioned on the outside "street" menu, even though you are given a false sense as its written in quite big letters that there is "no service charge" on the menu, so just beware of this. Also, the smaller things are dearer, for example my wife ordered just plain grilled chicken (priced against the parmesan chicken) and chips (additional). Her dish cost near €35 alone for chicken and chips. So, yes, its a lovely restaurant to visit, great atmosphere, good staff etc, but beware of the prices as you pay for what you get.

25/02/2024: Ristorante situato sul Canal Grande pertanto la posizione è veramente suggestiva. Cibo nella norma nulla di particolare, camerieri gentili coordinati da una Signora anziana severa e poco empatica alla quale rammentetei che quando un cliente esce dal ristorante e saluta... si risponde! Questa sono le basi della buona educazione. Chiarella