Antica Besseta

charles g. • 3 reviews

March 23, 2025

10/10

Wonderful setting off the beaten path. Promptly seated. Attentive service. And best of all the food! Wonderful! Enjoyed every bite.

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Ricardo B. • 1 review

March 8, 2025

10/10

Excellent place for dinner! Prices are fair, the quality of the food is great and it offers a variety of local dishes. We booked through the app and found a table for 2 the same day.

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Brenda M. • 4 reviews

October 11, 2024

10/10

This is our favorite place to eat in Venice. The fritto misto is always superb! The baccala mantecata appetizer is delicious. There is always a new special that delights. Gracious staff, fabulous wines, on a quiet, Venetian Calle. Who could ask for more? I will post photos when we return on Thursday.

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Denise D. • 1 review

August 2, 2024

10/10

Excellent food and excellent service.

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Michael K. • 1 review

June 5, 2024

10/10

Great restaurant right around the corner from our hotel in Venice. Lovely Al fresco dining or a charming interior dining room. Knowledgeable and friendly staff - food product quality was excellent and prepared superbly. Great wine list both bottle and by the glass. Nice mix of locals and tourists. Not sure why some reviews noted small portions - we started with roasted asparagus and then shared the Risotto and Amberjack - it was plenty for two!

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Edward S. • 2 reviews

February 15, 2024

10/10

Our second visit in three days. Perfect setting, with excellent service, great menu and perfect dining environment.

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Edward S. • 2 reviews

February 12, 2024

10/10

A perfect dining experience. The service was warm, friendly and helpful. The wine and food was excellent with a balanced menu amd excellent dessert options. So good I, booked to visit again in a few days.

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Massimo R. • 1 review

July 2, 2023

10/10

Giacomo is indeed one of the most young chef in Italy. Def a one to watch for the next star. We keep coming back for daily surprises. And service was impeccable, so was the bill, perfect balance quality and price! well done guys

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Caitlyn R. • 1 review

June 30, 2023

9.5/10

This was an amazing experience! Perfect venician experience - the waiter we had was just amazing and truly made the experience!

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Brenda M. • 4 reviews

October 25, 2021

10/10

This is our third visit this week. When we are in the states, we dream about Antica Besseta! We love the ambience and the perfectly prepared food. Their “fritto misto” is top notch! That, and the pasta with vongole are delectable. We loved their stuffed clamarone, and a baccala dish soys vide with cipollini as well. Staff is wonderful. In the spring, it is dreamy to eat outside in that quiet little calle.❤️

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Helene G. • 3 reviews

October 21, 2020

10/10

Excellent food & service, delightful classy atmosphere, as good as I had experienced a few years ago. Unfortunately , Covid pandemic means the restaurant is nearly empty, at least on weekdays. Go and encourage this great team so we may keep enjoying this classic restaurant for years to come.

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Josette D. • 7 reviews

February 22, 2020

8.5/10

Loved the fish dishes.

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- -. • 1 review

June 3, 2019

10/10

A lovely true Italian restaurant, the food was delicious and the service was very good. Would definitely recommend for anyone visiting Venice wanting an authentic meal away from the tourist hotspots

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- -. • 1 review

May 15, 2019

10/10

Just as good as we remembered it from our last visit in January. Would recommend without any doubt.

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- -. • 2 reviews

February 12, 2019

2/10

You took a booking for me for a Tuesday night. When we managed to find the place it was shut. It is shut on a Tuesday. It was my birthday dinner. Unforgivable.

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- -. • 1 review

October 15, 2017

10/10

This is a very good and authentic Venetian restaurant. Food was outstanding. The waiters very professional and kind. best dining experience we had in Venice.

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- -. • 1 review

September 17, 2017

4/10

We were the only ones in the restaurant upon arrival and it still took about 15 minutes to get our drink orders taken. The chef recommended the Venetian Fried Seafood plate saying it was delcious and a venetian classic. Both that and the spaghetti with clams came incredibly salty to thepoint that neither of us could finish the meal. To top it all off, a 4 euro cover charge per person. i definitely would not recommend this restaurant to thise visiting venice

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Mark S. • 1 review

August 31, 2016

6/10

The setting in the courtyard of this restaurant was nice and the service was friendly. The problem was the dish we both ordered was not at all like the description. It was described as pasta with shrimp, crab and cherry tomatoes. What arrived was three whole shrimp with heads on and very little meat, no visible crab and no cherry tomatoes. When I told the waiter, he brought out a small dish of sauce with a few bits of crab and no tomatoes. Certainly not enough to add to our plates. One waiter said "the chef must have been asleep". Just another disappointing meal in Venice for a high price.

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Freek W. • 9 reviews

April 25, 2016

7.5/10

Nice restaurant in a small alley! Waiter arrogant and uninterested. Food nice! Primi all good, nice filetto di manzo and light bream. Great wine. Atmosphere good.

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