La Colombina - Venice

Ottima cena! Bella esperienza. Il cibo era davvero fantastico, e il servizio assolutamente di prima scelta, tranquillo e incredibilmente efficiente. Il ristorante ha Michelin Rosette e sono molto meritati. Abbiamo avuto la degustazione di carne come mia sorella aveva il pesce qualche giorno prima. Le foto mostrano l'antipasti, la torta di pollo e prosciutto, i ravioli dei carciofi e lo spettacolo agnello bollito alberi riunire scolpiti. Cibo stupefacente, consiglierei a tutti coloro che viaggiano a Venezia.

Così buono siamo qui due volte e questo è insolito per noi quando Venezia ha così tanti buoni ristoranti! Dalla pista battuta su una tranquilla piccola strada posteriore, questi luoghi meritano di essere prenotati. Fortunatamente, non era per noi! La prima volta abbiamo avuto la degustazione di frutti di mare, la seconda volta la carne. Sia estremamente generoso, intelligente, interessante e molto saporito. E il servizio è eccellente. Il meglio che abbiamo sperimentato. Adriana non poteva essere più utile e il cameriere era perfetto. Buon vino raccomandazioni sia volte diversi vini che erano grandi per pasti molto diversi. Molto raccomandato

Really wonderful place that we couldn't believe was not packed on a Friday night in July. Food, service and ambiance all get five stars from me. From the reservation process to paying the bill, La Columbina knows how to operate a high end restaurant. The restaurant is in an alley off of Strada Nuevo in Cannaregio and has a spacious little courtyard to itself for Al fresco dining without the hot sun in the summertime. Staff was well dressed, service oriented and all spoke English well. I believe the owner came out to help with our order as I had let her know that we had food allergies in our party when making the reservation weeks prior. The kitchen did more than make us confident they could handle it, they made custom dishes for my son (including a special loaf of bread that was free of his allergens dairy and nuts). They even allowed the rest of us to order the tasting menu at our table (when they usually only allow tasting menus for the whole table). I have found Venetian restaurants to be accommodating to food allergies, but this was above and beyond. We had the Mare (seafood) menu. The food was simply outstanding. Every dish was prepared and presented with care from the amuse bouche (chilled tomato soup) to the tiramisu for dessert. The scallop au gratin, squid ink risotto, gnocchi with crab sauce, and seabass wrapped in zucchini were all delicious. I want to have that gnocchi again already! They elevated traditional Venetian specialties without going over the top. I will say that the portions were a little large for a five course menu. All the dishes appeared to be full sized, which made it a LOT to finish all of them. That's a first world problem though! They offer wine pairings at very fair prices including Coravin stored premium wines by the glass. I wanted a very local wine and purchased a bottle instead of doing pairings. La Columbina happened to be a five minute walk from my accommodations, but it's worth a visit no matter where you are staying in Venice (or even as a reason to go). I still cannot believe how fair the pricing was for the tasting menu (66€ for five courses that would have been close to 95€ a la carte). For an experience this good, you owe it to yourself to visit this restaurant. I visited another highly recommended and widely publicized restaurant in Venice east of St Mark's Square. This place was significantly better. They certainly deserve their long standing Michelin recognition. I cannot recommend this place enough!

Enoteca La Columbina was recommended to us from the hotel on our first night in Venice. Was a bit skeptical as usual on a hotel rec, but was pleasantly surprised by how great of an experience we had at La Columbina. It is a quaint little spot with only a few tables. We were very lucky enough to get a reservation here on the same day. It is a Michelin star restaurant and the service and quality of the food definitely shows this. Service was attentive and pleasant the whole evening, despite some obvious language barriers from us on our first day of the trip. They start off the meal with a welcome hot vegetable soup drink that was delicious and a basket with breads. I am not a huge wine person but you drink wine in Italy so I asked the waitress what her recommendation was and it did not disappoint, a very flavorful and mellow red that paired great with my meal. We ordered the Piatto Unico del Doge Doge's Single Course. Was not entirely sure what to expect but wow. A HUGE bowl of mussels clams, topped with 4 prawns on top. The broth and seasoning was so delicious. About 1/2 way through the course they brought a large platter of spaghetti and put it in the bowl, soaking up some of the broth and adding a whole other layer to the dish. Wow. So good and an unforgettable night. We will absolutely be back next time we are in Venice.

What an amazing experience. Atmosphere and service was top notch and added to a wonderful dining experience. But the food was spectacular. High quality and delicious. We had ravioli and gnocchi and the Bronzino crusted in zucchini....unbelievable all around! Oh and dessert was its own experience. Highly Highly Recommended!