Trattoria alla Maddalena

"Feast on fresh-caught fish and seafood and wash it down with Italian wine during a leisurely summer lunch at Alla Maddalena on Mazzorbo Island. A 45-minute ferry ride from Venice and far removed from the crowds, this charming, less touristy and altogether tiny island in the Venice lagoon is wonderful place to escape for an afternoon. And Alla Maddalena serves amazing fried fish as well as top-notch mussels and clams, all of which can be eaten al fresco either in the back garden or by the canal. The trattoria is also known for handmade pastas and seasonal ingredients from fruits to locally hunted game like wild duck. (Mazzorbo isa short walk across footbridge from Burano Island, so if you're planning a trip to Burano, you can add a stop here for dinner.)"

G Whizz

Google

We stopped for lunch at this small lovely typical local restaurant with our boat on a friend's suggestion. Good thing we had a reservation as it is a very popular restaurant. What you get here is honest, very tasty home style Venetian food at excellent prices, with good old school service to boot. Everything we have tasted was just right. This one is a keeper.

Gayla Bejczak

Google

Grazie! Thank you for a wonderful experience today. Lunch was amazing. Would definitely recommend making this a stop on your Venice vacation. Remember to make reservations, it’s always full!

Joseph Edmondson

Google

Best seafood we had in Italy! Very fresh and the grilled cuttlefish was amazing! All the food and the house wine was delicious. Very friendly and helpful waitstaff.

Rob Cavenagh

Google

We went with friends who had been many times previously and had a great experience. Great food, great service, a great experience all around. Well worth the boat trip to get here.

Jo Thomas

Google

This was the first stop before the main ferry stop at Burrano. We were just able to get seating for 2. Hot day, but the food was so good. Venice overall has had amazing food. This place was great and such good value for money. This town is stunning❤️

Samuel Thawley

Google

I think if you are wanting a benchmark for quality, quantity, value, and atmosphere among Venetian restaurants focused on more local dishes (rather than pizzas or burgers) then this is it. Very good menu, really enjoyable dishes, and to the extent it exists authentic staff and local clientele. The experience rekindled our interest in eating out. The fried sardines were nice and the grilled monkfish.

Local Reviewer

Google

One of the best meals I've had. Certainly the best meal I've had in Venice. Most seafood is local everything is so fresh and perfectly cooked. Veggies are mostly from their own garden. Great ambiance near the sea. Not too crowded

Ami Raso

Google

Solid 4.5! Food was great (Bread wasn’t the best…). Good service, but they charge you 4 euros coperto per person, that it’s a bit expensive compared to other more fancy places. Great experience.

Karen R.

Yelp

We went here based on good yelp reviews, and it did not disappoint. They took us in even though it was a few minutes before closing time for lunch. We had the octopus salad, the fried calamari, and the seafood pasta, and everything was absolutely delicious and fresh. If this was in Venice where we were staying for the night, I would've gone back for dinner!

Richard Z.

Yelp

This place is worth the 10 minute walk away from the Burano tourist zone. Charming seafood focused restaurant with great food and friendly service at reasonable prices. We had the Go Risotto (€12/pp, minimum 2 persons), fried calamari and grilled vegetables. A perfectly satisfactory meal that left us stuffed (portions are very generous) and ready for a nap.

Merijn H.

Yelp

I really recommend this restaurant if you are visiting Venice and especially if you are doing a DIY-tour visiting Murano and Burano. I found it hard to find a nice quiet spot on the Murano and Burano islands except on this small Mazzorbo island next to Burano, connected by a bridge The restaurant is one where locals escape to in their weekends. They hop on the boat, jump off at the Mazzorbo stop, have lunch and go back to Venice. It has a nice garden with tables both in the sun and in the shadow. They have a daily menu, but not the typical tourist menu, which is nice and really value for money. The food and wine is good, prices OK, coffee excellent, the location excellent.

Mike P.

Yelp

Attention seafood lovers: this was one of the best seafood meals we had in Italy. Clams, mussels and scallops were all delicious as were the apps and desserts. Highly recommend visiting this place and making sure to call ahead.

Daisy d.

Yelp

The pasta we had at Trattoria alla Maddalena was very good. But what really made this review a solid five stars is the service. Every restaurant staff was friendly, patient with our basic Italian, and helpful with what dishes to choose. We had the spaghetti with seafood and it was amazing! The pasta was perfectly al dente and there was an abundance of seafood in the dish. Clams, mussels, shrimp, prawns, galore! We enjoyed every single bite! We also had the salted caramel flan and it, too, was delightful. After we walked around Mazzorbo to look at the suspended art, we walked back to the restaurant and asked if we could use their gabinetti before our long vaporetto (water bus) ride home. Even though the restaurant was already closed for the afternoon, they were gracious and accommodating with our one last request. We will definitely go back to this restaurant. Wonderful food and wonderful service.

Konrad L.

Yelp

Friendly staff, light and modern rooms with great view on the laguna from the quiet Island. The sea food is fresh and prepared with style. The risotto from the local gò fish is great, the white house wine a perfect fit. And give the home-made deserts a chance - I enjoyed the tiramisu very much.

Wendy O.

Yelp

We walked 20 minutes from our Burano VRBO, and we're just sorry we didn't discover this last night. What a wonderful, low key, elegant, local place with perfect service. The food was some of the best we've had in Northern Italy. The mixed grill fish platter had 5 different selections and the soft shell crab of the lagoon rivaled the best Maryland soft shell crab I've had. The octopus appetizer was tender, warm and mixed nicely with olives, lettuce, potatoes and olive oil. Yum. The only mis-step for us (and it's a common one) was with the 80's lite pop music (think Air Supply) playing softly in the background. We'd like to hear some thing local. The meal was complimented by a dish of local deserts, on the house.