Marco Polo

This place was convenient and right by where we were staying up so was recommended by our host at Airbnb. As other places were reserved we opted to go in with less expectations, and was delightfully surprised. Very attentive staff, got us a god glass of red wine that we wanted to split. We tried a seafood platter, squid ink pasta and gnocchi. They did bring out a nice bread basket as well as complimentary Italian biscuits. Food is definitely pricey in Venice compared to other Italian cities came up to close to 90 USD but it was a good fulfilling dinner right by the Rialto area and finally a perfectly cooked octopus

- Locale Destination -
It's on Salisada Castello San Lio and Calle de la Frava in Venice. It's on kinda busy street.

Ambiance: warm, cozy, casual

Service: prompt

Menu: not too big


- Gluttony Expedition -
Comb breads: nothing special.

Amuse bouche: shrimp - not bad.

Tagliatelle + porcini: pasta was a bit harder for my liking, but other places were the same. Seasoned well. Good.

Cappuccino: bold, good


- Conqueror's Deduction -
3.5 stars. Cheap yet decent quality. Not bad.

Service is great! Very friendly staff and can speak English. They have half bottles of selected wine. Note that in Italy, everything gets charged from the napkins to cover charge.

We had some eggplant and shrimp which were on the house. My partner was allergic to shrimp but they brought out just the eggplant for him which was very kind of them.

They recommended their special of sea bass for two which they will show you fully cooked before removing the bones and serving it to you on your plate. We also ordered the squid ink pasta for first course and the whipped cod on polenta for antipasti which were both delicious.

Seafood pasta, carbonara and wine was wonderful. Found the lobster tallagette to be less than expected. Great service and was helpful when selecting a bottle of red wine when our initial choice was not available. A wonderful meal to end our visit to Venice.

OUTSTANDING!! Everything was perfect! The service was outstanding, the atmosphere was perfect, the food was divine, and even the music was enjoyable! I tried to Shazam a song and the server noticed and brought me a slip of paper w the name of the playlist written on it! We were dining w our 2 adult children and 2 minor children and all of us enjoyed the entire experience! We passed around our dishes and enjoyed a bottle of Venetian wine. It was superb! Highly recommend! Our favorite meal of our entire visit!

Last night in Venice for us concluded with an awesome dinner here! So glad Osteria Al Portego was fully booked, didn't like the cramp, stuffy quarters there anyway. Loved how spacious and intimate MP is, the space between tables, the slightly dim lights, the heat level (it was a cold night) all perfect in setting the stage for a romantic and fun dinner.

The service was exceptional too. Our server detailed the wine we selected as he opened and poured our bottle for us. He even offered to bring out a bucket of ice to chill the wine since I mentioned I liked it more on the cooler side. After our yummy meal, they topped it with complimentary glasses of sparkling sweet wine. Nice touch!

Everything we ate was delicious! The ravioli was buttery, the squid ink pasta was tasty, flavorful and fun (plenty of photo ops, e.g., black teeth and tongue) and the sauce with the chicken was scrumptious. My fav dessert was the tiramisu!

Thnx, MP, for making it one of our best nights in Italia! Grazie mille! Buena sera!

The best meal we have had in Italy in 2 weeks. The scallops entree was Devine and the ravioli main was delicous. The house can sav was perfect and so were the bread sticks. Can not fault the service either they were so attentive. Love it

Unbelievable fresh large and delicious pizza!! Great location to sit outside and engage with the lively neighborhood. Wonderful service, the wait staff was so friendly and happy (50% of Venetians are unfriendly in my recent experience). Marco Polo is reasonably priced as well. Big thumbs up if you are in the Rialto area.

We chose this restaurant as part of our Gondola ride tour with Viator (tour package). Wow!! Can I just say that this was the most romantic gondola ride and dinner we had while in Venice. Our expectations were far exceeded. Once the ride/tour was finished we were dropped off from the gondola close by. With the package, there were two restaurants to choose from. We chose to go to Marco Polo and sure glad we did. As we approached they had an available table outside that was candlelit and so breathtakingly beautiful and romantic. Our server was delightful. We decided to buy a nice bottle of wine since our meal was included in the tour. Everything from start to finish was outstanding. I would repeat this entire tour again, and I highly recommend it, it was that wonderful.

The tour on Viator is called: Fall in Love in Venice: Romantic Gondola and Typical Venetian Savors

We met another American couple in another restaurant, and they told us about this restaurant. So, we decided to try it out since we were in the neighborhood. They were right - the pizzas were perfect - very thin crust. Rinato warmly greeted us. We came at the right time - the restaurant was quiet, which we thoroughly enjoyed. We had a four-cheese pizza with ham and one with ham, artichokes, and mushrooms. With two glasses of wine, two pizzas, water, cover and service, our total bill was €43. The complimentary Limoncello was such a nice touch. We really enjoyed our lunch!