This restaurant opened in 1957 and the authenticity shows. The food tasted like an Italian grandmother's cooking delicious and filled with love. From the outside, it may seem a little iffy but once inside you are immediately transported to little Italy in New York's Lower East Side except that it's in New Orleans. Loved the vibe, the food, and the people.
This is my favorite restaurant in New Orleans. I drive an hour just to eat at this restaurant.
The service is never bad and the food is always great. I can’t recommend this place enough.
Then, after you eat your appetizer and main course, save room for dessert, and walk a few doors down to Angelo Brocato.
This restaurant has a big green and red sign out front that you cannot miss. There are no windows and the glass panels on the door do not reveal a thing.
I walked boldly to the bar and there were a couple of stools available. The bartender recommended a delicious red wine called Bonanza and the capellini. I had half garlic, half cheese bread, dry and crusty as Italian loaves go, they could have been a lil more generous with the garlic and the cheese! The capellini with red and white sauce was delicious. I also tried the mozzarella sticks which were perfectly done and not greasy.
The ambiance is on the dark side and it seems to be quite a busy spot -- event though it doesn't ever look like it's open.
I'll need to come back and try the pizza too see how it matches up to NYC pizza.
A definite old time Italian restaurant with home style Italian specialty dishes. The pizza and lasagna is good of course, but dishes like Eggplant Vatican really define the place. Food is great and service is very friendly, prompt and right on spot. This is a very busy restaurant and I am sure they have the same staffing issues as most places, post covid. That said, we experienced nor saw any delays in service.
I made my reservation a week before and was seated immediately. The greeter was polite and seated us promptly. The portions are large and my wife shared a pizza with a friend and still took some home. I ate most of my food, but had to leave a lot of the pasta, because I was stuffed. I would highly recommend Venezia’s Restaurant to anyone that wants good Italian food.
Just like it's always been. We enjoyed everything
Traditional Italian American fare in a cozy atmosphere. The red and white sauces are a little too salty and sweet, as is too typical at restaurants nowadays, but the average patron will not notice. The dishes could also be more garlicky. The creamy fettuccini comes in a large portion. The stuffed shells are decent enough, but your Italian grandma would expect a bit better. The service is excellent, and the wait for a small group early on a Saturday evening was not too long, but we still recommend making reservations.
Nice, cozy Italian traditional, great drinks and food selection. Very short wait on Friday night at 8.
Had the Veal Ponchartrain, perfect portions of veal and pasta. Well poured drinks and wine made it the perfect experience.
In business since 1957, and still doing it right. Went there first time 30 years ago, had a great experience, will keep returning for the consistently great experience.
The food is amazing the atmosphere it's beautiful.
I'm not a big fan of Italian food. This restaurant has changed my mind. The food is delicious. I had the ribeye, medium rare. It was savory and tender. My son had the lasagna. It was so amazing that he ate the huge piece in it's entirety. For appetizers we had eggplant sticks and garlic bread. Both were freshly made, not frozen, and scrumptious.
This is a nice, little Italian restaurant outside of the tourist area but can easily be reached by taking the streetcar although there looked like a decent amount of parking, also.
The portion sizes are large and taste good. The pasta was really good. My panne chicken was hard and seemed overcooked but the Alfredo was yum. They have a nice selection of wine and beer.
The restaurant has a nice, relaxing atmosphere, and everyone (including other customers) was friendly. It seems like a lot of regulars which is always a good thing.
NY Strip perfectly cooked!! It’s a lively restaurant so it can become difficult to hear people with whom you’re dining but it’s kind of adds to the experience. I love the pasta as a side to my delicious steak and the garlic bread is hard to beat!
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