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Tuesday, December 5. 2023

Food in Venice

Since we got home from our trip to the Veneto in October, many have teased us about even expecting decent food in the scenic Venetian tourist trap. I guess we're naive, but we really did not know that in advance even tho I'd been there decades ago. Price was not the issue.


What's the Venetian classic? Pork liver. Excellent in NYC with a crispy crust and a balsamic dressing but in Venice it was dog food, inedible. And how could seafood lasagna be bad? They figured that out. Sure, they had spaghetti with red sauce for the Asian tourists but I won't touch that crap anywhere.


This was our best meal, below, on Piazza San Marco. Beer, pretzels, and chips for me, a giant pistachio gelato with whipped cream on top for Mrs. Given the location, I think it was $60. OK, Euros, whatever. 60 liras would have been fine but they got rid of the lira a while ago.


Call it lunch...they did have a nice band like all the cafes on the piazza.


Posted by Bird Dog in Travelogues and Travel Ideas at 14:20 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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If that was your best meal in Venice, it appears that decent food IS hard to find there.
#1 Gringo on 2023-12-05 14:29 (Reply)
Indeed, at any price.

Broiled fish was ok, but that is ok anywhere/
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2023-12-05 14:30 (Reply)
So if I plan a quick jaunt to Venice, pack a lunch maybe? 'Cause that's a $10 snack a my house, with lots more pretzels.
#2 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2023-12-05 19:10 (Reply)
DH and I just got back from an "off the beaten track" insider spot in Mexico. The people were great. We were housed in an isolated area away from the primary area. Every restaurant we went to was "close by" and that meant not a lot of good MEXICAN food! Nice food and clean food, etc. but something missing!
#3 facultywife on 2023-12-05 19:59 (Reply)
The last time I was in Venice was July 1970. Not crowded at all.
There were very few American tourists. A few English tourists. Mostly Germans and a few French. There were some Gypsies. Food was cheap. I had a nice meal with my wife and two year old for about $5.
#4 OneGuy on 2023-12-06 10:06 (Reply)
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#5 best cbd gummies for teens (Link) on 2023-12-07 23:50 (Reply)
The Mrs and Went to Italy and staved Thankfully we went home to Belgium and ate in comfort
#6 Capt. John on 2023-12-08 17:10 (Reply)

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