Trattoria da Fiore

During our last day in Venice it was raining so we were overjoyed to find what looked like an amazing restaurant for a decent price.
Little did we know we were in for quite the surprise!
After looking at the delicious menu for 5 mins we came to a conclusion on what we wanted to eat.
After the first painful 60 mins we finally got our starters. Another 60 mins we got our mains. Another 60 mins later we got the bill. Let me make clear however that we had to ask for the bill 3 times each 20 mins apart.
He food was very good, they had a great cheese plate and a very good Caesar salad but the wait time was crazy! Especially as we got there when it had just opened for lunch and they had very very few guests.

Tried to have a late lunch here but they were closed so made a reservation for dinner. Popular place, pretty busy. Don’t try to get in without a reservation. Pretty big menu. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to read it. Our waiter came over just a couple minutes after giving the menus to give us his recommendation. He showed us 3 pieces of fresh fish on a plate and told us for 2 people, they cook the fish with vegetables. We pick the fish. We just decided to go with that, even though I really wanted to see the menu. We picked the turbot fish. It was brought to the table after cooking and the waiter filet and boned it, then served it with the cooked vegetables. It was delicious. A very healthy, and light meal, even though maybe I wanted pasta! But really, it was great, and I highly recommend.

The best traditional experience available in Venice! We arrived early in the day, had a glass of Italian wine and enjoyed nearby shops. Everyone else in the place was local. The food was amazing!

This place was recommended and I was looking forward to going out for dinner to a place recommended by locals. Sadly, I didn’t have a chance to try the food as we were told to wait 15 minutes for a table and then other parties were seated before us (at least 3 groups came after us didn’t have a reservation). We weren’t even told to not wait any more! I had to ask what was happening. And we were told that now it is too late and we won’t be able to have dinner.
That is terrible service, no excuses!

We’ve been walking past this place for several days jealously ogling the 30 something’s eating cicchetti at the stand up wine bar. 40 something’s with kids need not apply! Who knew there was a dining room next door? Dinner, our last in Venice, was fantastic. An appetiser of razor clams and clams followed by a Venetian specialty of seppiolini (cuttlefish on a bed of polenta with squid ink) sharing the plate with grilled cuttlefish and grilled polenta too. My partner had gnocchi with spider crab sauce. The kids? Spaghetti pomodoro of course. Wow! *****

So far during my visit to Venice, it has been challenging to find a good meal at a reasonable price. My personal opinion is that tourists should avoid any spot with waiters in white jackets! Great spots for atmosphere, people-​watching and music, but overpriced and gross food. Gives Italy a bad name! After being frustrated with the lack of food in my belly, I did some searching of the area I’m staying in, and came across the Trattoria. I had walked by several times, but it is on the same street as other restaurants with menus in multiple languages and with photos — another thing to avoid — I’ve found it’s worse in Venice than the other cities I’ve visited. It had good reviews so I decided to give it a try. Overall, it was a lovely meal — good-​side portions, delicious seafood, and a great wine list. It was great to be given numerous options for wine by the glass! I had the clams and mussels, and the lobster and tomato pasta — yum! If I had discovered this spot earlier in my trip, I’m sure I would have some back every night for dinner!

We went for lunch which was like an italian tapas, arnchini balls mixed seafood fruiti misto, etc, very acceptable local Chardie, a great little bar to grab a quick lunch.
We also went for dinner all the usual suspects but all cooked well and obviously made in house. Again very nice local red by the glass and the best triamsu so far this trip. I had steak, yes silly in Venice but was needing some redmeat and others had lasagne and vege penne, all very happy, the capreses salad was again better than i have had down south.

We found this atmospheric and friendly little place on the afternoon of our first day in Venice while we were killing some time waiting until we could check into our room at nearby Bloom B & B.
Like a lot of places in Venice Trattoria Da Fiore is a game of two halves. On the right you have the restaurant with the smartly dressed waiting staff, starched white linen and a mainly tourist clientele with prices to match. While on the left you have the charming little bar which has three small tables, a few stools and a crowd of lively locals drinking the excellently priced selection of interesting wines and feasting on the very same food that you get in the restaurant at half the price (to be fair there is a much wider choice of menu in restaurant but you get my point).
This became a bit of a pit stop for us during our week in Venice and was good for a lunch time pasta dish, an evening snack or just a glass or two of something interesting to end the day. If you do decide to venture into the bar area don’t be put off by the fact that it looks pretty busy most of the crowd are locals who stay only for a quick drink or two so you will soon find yourself somewhere to perch with your plate of cicchetti and glass of wine.
The food is tasty and for Venice pretty reasonably priced. On our first day we were famished after the overnight train journey from Paris so the 3 pasta dishes of the day chalked up on the blackboard got our attention before we even noticed the piles of cicchetti behind the glass topped bar. My tagletelle with lobster and cherry tomatoes was perfectly cooked rich yet light and very morish. Possibly even better was B’s classic spaghetti with clams and mussels a wonderful herby, garlic and olive oil sauce and very fresh sea food. Both plates were devoured with gusto and at 15EUR this was tasty food which was also good for the wallet.
If you just want a snack, or if you fancy a cheap meal, then the cicchetti here offers something a little different, and more substantial, than you will find in most other Venetian bars. Lots of fish and meat dishes as well as potatoes and little salads mean that you can easily put yourself a plate together which will keep you going all day or night. Paulo, the very friendly barman, made us up a fish misto plate which was delicious and at EUR14 it was a great meal for two.
This is also a good spot for the wine lover on a budget in addition to the house wines there are some more interesting choices chalked up on blackboards with plenty to choose from at under 5EUR a glass.
All in all great value and good vibes we will be back.