Venice Ristorante Italiano

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1700 Wynkoop St
Denver, CO 80202

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(303) 534-2222
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Venice Ristorante Italiano - Denver, CO
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Best

As usual, great food and friendly service. We are always greated as royalty as everyone we see going thru the entrance. The staff is always very friendly and attentive. The foo...

Worst

On a recent return to Adega, I sensed that they were finally getting their service act together. There was good communication between management and service staff and food was co...

3 Visits and Counting 6/27/2006

Personally, I really like this restaurant. It has a great wine list, authentic food and a great atmosphere. I have been there three times and plan to return for a fourth, fifth The service can take a while, but if you are not in a rush, want a great meal and dont mind spending a little on it, then this is a great place to visit. Pros: Food, Wine, wine Cons: Service and dinning time more
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Unbeliveably bad experience 5/21/2006

Had a reservation for Saturday night and should have left when the waiter apologized before he took our order that the service was going to be really slow. Sat for 20 minutes before he came back to get our order, he discouraged us from several menu items because they would take even longer, 10 more minutes to get water and bread, 1 1/4 hour after being seated we paid for our wine and walked out since we had not even seen our appys yet. Pros: nice atmosphere Cons: poorly managed, rude staff, crappy service more
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Lipstick on a pig 4/21/2006

Went to the Downt town location. Still has the look of the previous Adega. Thats where the similarities stop. Cold bland food. Pushy wait staff. I've had better meals at the Olive Garden... And I don't eat at the Olive Garden unless forced to. Still weeping over the loss of Adega. more
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Lunch - Dinner - Happy Hour - Late Night Drinks 4/19/2006

We have found our dinning Haven. Great food, wine, decor, and service. The Chefs are great and very passionate about their food. Mix this with fact the General Managers are two of Denver's Old School Restauraters who have been at the top places since the Mid 80's and you have a wonderful evening to remember. Do not be fooled by the price of the Italian wines, they will blow the socks off of some of the more expensive California wines and they have plenty of it to pour. If you want to impress your date this is the place to be. Pros: Wine Cellar , Waiters, Price Point Cons: Bar Service more
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Very Good! 3/13/2006

I had a very good experience. The service was good. The wine list was excellent. I was also offered a tour of their very cool wine cellar by their wine steward. The menu is large, but not overly-so. Food was great! It was a little cramped, but it has a great big city feel to it. I look forward to going back. MAKE RESERVATIONS! Pros: Valet, Wine List, Food more
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Absolutely dreadful 2/20/2006

I thought this place sounded good, so we made a Sat night reservation for two. We got there on time and were told that there wasn't a table available yet, but we could wait in the bar. I was a little surprised that there wasn't an apology, or a estimated time until a table was ready, but I brushed it off and went to the bar. After about 10 minutes someone asked if we would like a drink, we ordered wine, finished our wine and still no table. We waited an HOUR with a reservation, then the table we sat at was so close to the other diners, that we could hear their conversation. The food is good, but not worth the money or the complete lack of service. Pros: quality of food Cons: service, quantity, noisy more
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Eat before you go! Don't expect much service. 8/9/2005

You will never in your life have an opportunity to pay so much for so little as you will in this way over-rated establishment. Read the common themes in the reviews....poor service (arrogant is an understatement), portions so small you think they are playing a joke on you, and you pay a small fortune for the pleasure. I was invited guest and dined at the private table in the kitchen. If you think the waiters look unhappy in the dining rooms, you can see why in the kitchen. Nobody questions the chef. It is not a kitchen, it's an art class. So, go if you want to see for yourself, but stop by Burger King on the way. Pros: Wine Cons: Service, Portions, Price more
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Mega Prices and Micro Portions..... 6/1/2005

Let's get one thing out of the way...we expect to be treated with a reasonable degree of warmth by the matredee and the waitpersons. Upon entering, the uptight snotty matredee sets the mood. The waiter was cold and bordering on insulting. It's over the top to serve such small portions and think people are going to oooh and ahhh! The $16.00 Squab Chop Salad barely covered the center of a saucer. The $11.00 Lobster Sausage was rubbery, bland and a small appetizer portion. I wasnt sure if it was supposed to be cold, hot, warm? And I didnt dare ask the waiter..Id already been put in my place by my wine selection. I read a review saying Adega is Challenging diners with compelling creative food? I say, the emperor is wearing NO cloths! And I want to be fed when I dine out! Pros: Wine List, Location is chic Cons: Skimpy portions, Mean staff, Expensive more
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Where's the food? 5/1/2005

I dined at Adega shortly after it opened and had a fabulous experience, so I returned with two friends last weekend. This time, I was surprised to see that the chef had changed the menu to a ""tasting"" menu. Everything was served in small tasting portions, to enable you to sample 2 or 3 ""entrees"". We each ordered several and we laughed when they arrived. The portions were microscopic (but the prices were not). Everything tasted good, but there are lots of upscale restaurants in Denver that are equally good (try Rioja!). The wine cellar is fabulous,though, and we had a good time simply because we were trashed due to the wine/food ratio. I guess it wasn't all bad. We did have to stop at Village Inn on the way home and eat again, though. Total cost for the evening: $300 at Adega and $23 at Village Inn... Pros: wine selection, atmosphere Cons: portions, service more
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Never AGAIN! 4/30/2005

Over priced trendy spot and you can leave hungry, unless you have enough time to order 5+ courses, but as it was, our 3 courses plus coffee and dessert took nearly 3 hours. For these prices I expect excellent service it certainly was there! When the food came cold and we tried to send it back the waiter was in shock and had to go ask someone what he should do. Out of the 12 different small plates ordered by the 4 diners only about 3 were acceptable. Pros: Nice Decor, Nice restroom, Great bread Cons: Poor service, $$$$ for amt of food, Very sm. portions more
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Great food but that's it 4/3/2005

We had the tasting menu with wine pairings. The food was terrific, and the wine pairings were imaginative and well-chosed (also reasonably good value at $45). But my oh my, the service. Slapdash and careless mixed with a healthy dose of preciousness and pretentiousness. And then there's the frat-house ambience. The very noisy bar intrudes on the dining room, and most of the clientele seemed to be refugees from Hooter's. I won't be back, which is a shame, because the food was really really outstanding. Pros: food, wine Cons: service, atmosphere, bar noise more
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For Serious Adventure-Diners Only! 2/15/2005

The unique combinations of flavor, texture and temperature you'll experience here makes Adega one of the most unique restaurants in Denver. Here is last night's five course tasting menu: Asparagus Confit with Grilled Tangerine, Pine Nut & Bread Salad Butter Poached Lobster with Sweet Onion Puree and Tomato-Chive Pudding Roast Breast of Poussin with Carmelized Apple Polenta Cube of Prime Ribeye with Roquefort & Bacon Twice Baked Fingerlings Passionate Chocolate (chocolate cake with passion fruit ice cream) All of these were excellent, as were the fennel & raisin rolls served with dinner. Yes the portions can be small and the prices high and the flavors very different from what you're accustomed to, but your tastebuds will get a workout and by the end of the evening you'll be full. Given the pricey wine list, the pairing option is actually a good way to go. The service was professional. Great place! Pros: Creative Dishes, Decor Cons: Pricey Wines more
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Salty food, mediocre service and a $160 bill 2/11/2005

Went to Adega to celebrate Valentines day. The restaurant was designed very well and speaks to an attention to detail that holds great promise for the food. Complaints: too bright (ala Denny's) and too noisy. We ordered our first course a salad and soup. The carmelized chestnut soup was good on first taste but the sweetness and flavor was tedious by the middle of the bowl. The salad, grilled hearts of romaine was too salty. The entrees: salmon and tile fish. The salmon on first taste was enjoyable but the saltiness of it became so unpalatable by the middle of the meal it remained unfinished. The tile fish was even more salty and looked worse than it tasted. It remained uneaten as well. After poor starts and entrees we skipped dessert, mentioned the experience to the hostess and do not plan on returning. Total bill:$160 with tip. Pros: Wine list, Interior Design Cons: Food, Service, Price more
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soooo bad 12/18/2004

Myself and my husbsand enjoy going out, and we don't have a problem spending a lot of money, but adega was the worst dining experience I've had in a looong time. The service was horrible, the food was cold/luke warm, the staff was personality challenged, everything was overpriced for what you got, everything I ate was oversalted, the decor is lame...yuck yuck yuck. We will never go back. more
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Poor choice of restaurant 11/20/2004

The portions were extremely small. It is very expensive for the quality and quantity of food they you get. The wine list is huge, but in general very expensive $150 plus. It is very noisy, and hard to hear your partner. They call it fine dining, but the setting is very plane. I was very disappointed in it. It appears to be a corner bar trying to be upscale. Difinatly not a place for a romantic or even charming meal. Cons: , noisy, price more
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Wonderful! 9/16/2004

I've been to Adega several times, including once for my birthday and I have never been disappointed. Food is creative and tasty. Dessert was wonderfully presented. Can't ask for more! more
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Not Hungry & Won the Lottery? Eat Here. 8/26/2004

Perhaps if I had a microscope I'd be able to see the portions on my plate. One bite and the meal was gone, so commenting on the taste is pretty impossible. Service was mediocre, and ambiance was plain. No candles on the tables, brighter lighting, and bland decor. 2 appetizers, 2 meals, and one of the cheaper bottles of wine on the menu came to over $160 for 2 people. I'd recommend dining there only if you plan on going to McDonald's on the way home. Pros: The Valet Guy more
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Absolutely Wonderful Eating! 7/26/2004

My Date and I were exhausted by the end of the night from the stimulation our tastebuds received. We had panseared fois gras w/ sweetbreads (magnificent!). I had Sable w/ orchietta pasta. For Desert I tried a 3 way Blue cheese plate w/ a tawny port. I couldn't finish the port and this meal will definitly last me a 6 months in terms of experience. Service was perfect. Pros: Food, Wine, Service more
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Manhattan style/Manhattan prices 6/26/2004

I have absolutely no complaints; food, service, decor, and selection were excellent, but people should know that you will indeed pay for what you get, and that is fine as long as you are aware of this beforehand. Pros: service, food, quality more
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One of Denver's very best 4/28/2004

I have eaten at Adega twice, and both times the food was outstanding. As a NYC transplant and restaurant lover, I can say that Adega isn't just a great restaurant for Denver. This restaurant would be great in any city in this country. The veal cheeks are absolutely terrific and the seasonal menu is always creative, delicious, and beautifully presented. My one quible is with the service. The first time I had no complatints, it was knowledgeable and attentive. The second time, our server was incredibly pretentious. So much so that it was off-putting to the members of our party who had not been to Adega before. I am hoping this is just an isolated case because I would hate to see Adega's service going in that direction. The food is too delicious and the room is too stylish to have distracting, uppity servers. Pros: Food, Wine List, Scene Cons: , expensive more
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Editorial

  • In Short
    Hardwood floors and white table cloths give the restaurant an upscale feeling. Though the dining area seats 140, it is usually packed with LoDo hipsters. Sicilian-born chef...

  • 1/23/2006 Provided by Citysearch
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  • Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm Daily 4pm-10:30pm
  • Payments: American Express, Master Card, Visa, Diner's Club
  • Neighborhoods: Northwest Denver, LoDo, Union Station
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