Osteria Da Fiore

Da Fiore has long been our favorite restaurant in Venice. We were happy to see it is still thriving, as we had not been back since the pandemic. The menu is seafood focused with great pasta dishes to start. We always have one of Chef Mara's amazing risotto dishes. This time followed by soft shell crabs. Excellent service, always. Every table in the restaurant was taken, most by locals. Highly recommended.

I’m not sure how this restaurant has received its online reputation, but as frequent fine diners all around the world, we were highly disappointed. It’s not even close to our expectation. The atmosphere is more like a family diner, the food was mediocre at best, and the service was clumsy and inefficient. We had to ask for so many things that should have been provided. We had a clumsy young boy serving us (poor thing, I’m sure he was doing his best), although the older gentleman helping and overseeing things was polite. However his wine recommendation was just the most expensive on the list; it was awful. I requested dry and full bodied. The wine we were served was full bodied, but dreadfully sweet. Hugely disappointing. The seating is uncomfortable. The table is small. The lighting is not appealing or warm. We were cold most of the meal, I added a sweater around my shoulders. The citrus dessert my husband ordered to clear his palate because he was feeling ill from the food, was barely citrus flavored, and my dessert (a Mille-feuille) was made with some kind of plain custard and was already looking floppy when served. It was completely flavorless. My main course was like visiting grandpa’s place for dinner. Basic slop. :( The meat was unpleasant, the mashed potato was tasteless and sloppy, and the brown ‘gravy’ poured all over it was not high end or an elegant reduction. I ate a little of each to be polite, but.. ugh. We were served an amuse bouche initially; both were different. My husband received some kind of salmon, and I received a marinated radicchio which was too tough to cut through or even bite through, it was terrible. We should’ve left at that point. We both felt ill afterwards. The final insult; after expressing disappointment in my husband’s dessert (to which they agreed was not a good flavor), and the wine (which I didn’t touch after one sip), they didn’t wipe those items from the bill, as any high quality restaurant would do with a genuine disappointment. They just apologized and took full (over) payment. We remained as polite as possible, but we would definitely never return here. This restaurant is probably suited to quite older people who like old fashioned and soft/ sloppy foods, or families who enjoy wasting money. We paid over €200 for very disappointing everything. I would definitely NOT recommend to anyone who is accustomed to actual fine dining. We were extremely disappointed to have been guided here by a ‘fine dining’ search. All part of the fun of traveling and trying new locations I guess. There are many, many beautiful and high end restaurants in Venice to savor, with great pleasure. Da Fiore is definitely not one of them.

Particularly enjoyed the soft shell crabs fried with white polenta and green salad, and the tagliolini on gratin with langoustine and red radicchio from Chioggia, which tasted like mac and cheese.

We had a wonderful overall experience. The food and service were excellent! We were celebrating our 35th Wedding Anniversary and they truly made it an evening to remember. They sat us in the balcony which took our experience to another level. The tuna tartare and the tagliolini on gratin with langoustine and red radicchio from Chioggia were both outstanding. Yes, the wine list is a bit pricey but in line with similar higher end restaurants. We will be back!

Had a lovely meal with exceptional food and very attentive service.

Excellent service & delicious food from start to finish. Will come back again for sure! We love the tagliolini with langoustine, raw prawns with truffle. Are not to be missed!

Its a hidden gem, not even on the top restaurants. but from what i can see all the guest leave with a good satisfactory smile. Everything is in order from the starter to the palate tester,secondi and mains. The food is divine thats soothes my taste buds. All the staff is very attentive , Tatiana is a good staff she knows her wine well. Other waiters are super friendly. You pay for what you expect. Definitely worth it and highly recommendable.

We had a wonderful meal with wonderful service would definitely visit again superb

Da Fiore has long been our favorite restaurant in Venice. We were happy to see it is still thriving, as we had not been back since the pandemic. The menu is seafood focused with great pasta dishes to start. We always have one of Chef Mara's amazing risotto dishes. This time followed by soft shell crabs. Excellent service, always. Every table in the restaurant was taken, most by locals. Highly recommended.

I’m not sure how this restaurant has received its online reputation, but as frequent fine diners all around the world, we were highly disappointed. It’s not even close to our expectation. The atmosphere is more like a family diner, the food was mediocre at best, and the service was clumsy and inefficient. We had to ask for so many things that should have been provided. We had a clumsy young boy serving us (poor thing, I’m sure he was doing his best), although the older gentleman helping and overseeing things was polite. However his wine recommendation was just the most expensive on the list; it was awful. I requested dry and full bodied. The wine we were served was full bodied, but dreadfully sweet. Hugely disappointing. The seating is uncomfortable. The table is small. The lighting is not appealing or warm. We were cold most of the meal, I added a sweater around my shoulders. The citrus dessert my husband ordered to clear his palate because he was feeling ill from the food, was barely citrus flavored, and my dessert (a Mille-feuille) was made with some kind of plain custard and was already looking floppy when served. It was completely flavorless. My main course was like visiting grandpa’s place for dinner. Basic slop. :( The meat was unpleasant, the mashed potato was tasteless and sloppy, and the brown ‘gravy’ poured all over it was not high end or an elegant reduction. I ate a little of each to be polite, but.. ugh. We were served an amuse bouche initially; both were different. My husband received some kind of salmon, and I received a marinated radicchio which was too tough to cut through or even bite through, it was terrible. We should’ve left at that point. We both felt ill afterwards. The final insult; after expressing disappointment in my husband’s dessert (to which they agreed was not a good flavor), and the wine (which I didn’t touch after one sip), they didn’t wipe those items from the bill, as any high quality restaurant would do with a genuine disappointment. They just apologized and took full (over) payment. We remained as polite as possible, but we would definitely never return here. This restaurant is probably suited to quite older people who like old fashioned and soft/ sloppy foods, or families who enjoy wasting money. We paid over €200 for very disappointing everything. I would definitely NOT recommend to anyone who is accustomed to actual fine dining. We were extremely disappointed to have been guided here by a ‘fine dining’ search. All part of the fun of traveling and trying new locations I guess. There are many, many beautiful and high end restaurants in Venice to savor, with great pleasure. Da Fiore is definitely not one of them.

Particularly enjoyed the soft shell crabs fried with white polenta and green salad, and the tagliolini on gratin with langoustine and red radicchio from Chioggia, which tasted like mac and cheese.

We had a wonderful overall experience. The food and service were excellent! We were celebrating our 35th Wedding Anniversary and they truly made it an evening to remember. They sat us in the balcony which took our experience to another level. The tuna tartare and the tagliolini on gratin with langoustine and red radicchio from Chioggia were both outstanding. Yes, the wine list is a bit pricey but in line with similar higher end restaurants. We will be back!

Had a lovely meal with exceptional food and very attentive service.

Excellent service & delicious food from start to finish. Will come back again for sure! We love the tagliolini with langoustine, raw prawns with truffle. Are not to be missed!

Its a hidden gem, not even on the top restaurants. but from what i can see all the guest leave with a good satisfactory smile. Everything is in order from the starter to the palate tester,secondi and mains. The food is divine thats soothes my taste buds. All the staff is very attentive , Tatiana is a good staff she knows her wine well. Other waiters are super friendly. You pay for what you expect. Definitely worth it and highly recommendable.

We had a wonderful meal with wonderful service would definitely visit again superb