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Canal Grande

Canal Grande

Riva Del Vin, 741, Venice, Italy, Dorsuduro Venezia Italia

Caffè • Gelato • Italiano • Porta Via


"If I could give 0 starts it would be to high! We stopped here for a quick drink on our way back from having a meal. We ordered 2 espresso martinis €15 and sat outside while listening to someone inside singing whilst pretending to play the piano. The waiter was very rude and said they were closing, then shut the doors and windows while the guy was still singing. When we asked the waiter if we could sit inside while we finished our drink, he very rudely said no! When a female member of staff came out, we asked her if we could go inside and she said it wasn't a problem. We went in for about 10mins, finished our drink and asked for the bill. When the rude waiter gave us the bill, a further €15 was added for service charge and entertainment charge. I refused to pay the extra charges and gave them €30 cash as we had only been there for 20mins and the service was shocking! The waiter then got very aggressive and shut us inside the restaurant and said we couldn't leave until we paid! He became aggressive towards me, verbally abused and threatened my girlfriend. We said that we wanted to call the police but they wouldn't give us the number.... The waiter was so aggressive at one point he reached for a knife that was by the oyster/fish trolly, but stopped when he was shouted at by the female manager. I managed to find the number for the police and started to call them.... At this point the female manager quickly opened the door and allowed us to leave! I would strongly recommend not going to this restaurant! I have never experienced anything like it in my life! Reading the reviews someone has posted a picture complaining of the same waiter! I have attached a screen shot of his picture as when I tried to photograph him that night he quickly dissapeared back into the restaurant."

Alex

Alex

Via Vito Fazzi, 15/23, Lecce, Italy, Merine Apulia

Caffè • Gelato • Italiano • Porta Via


"Taking into account that they perhaps pumped it up too much for me, let's say that the expectations were high especially for their star dish, tagliolini with burrata and red prawn on top. A dish that I have tasted in other places in Lecce and on the sea. Let's say good, yes, but I have paid euros less in other places with the same quality. Whether the extra euros are for the high-class environment in which you find yourself must be a choice. That is, eat well, but spend more on the environment, lots of scene, little substance. But this is my opinion, I pay for the environment but I expect BOOM. I had a boom with the oysters, huge and very fresh, like not even in Paris, if you go ask for them. Scampi same thing, very fresh and huge. My son asked for a meat tartare with truffle... no... he wasn't satisfied, he ate it better in other places (maybe it's not the place to get meat there too, you might say, and what can I say, yes). The tuna tartare was also good. A 4 star only because I prefer substance to many scenes and metres, I love less pompous environments, above all I don't like paying for pomposity but for what I have on my plate. I advise? Yes, to make a good impression on your first outing with a girl, if you want to impress, if you want to make a scene you will certainly make a good impression. I wouldn't go back just because I know other very good places that are a little cheaper, just for this reason, if I didn't know other places with the same quality for less? Yes, I would go back to Alex."