Little Venetian

Five Stars. Last time I ate with them was over 50 years ago after my wife's prom. Decided to try it as we were hungry for Italian.Much smaller than the old Venetian Inn but the food was fantastic. I had meat lasagna and the wife had spaghetti and meatballs and we both thoroughly enjoyed our meals. The original owners granddaughter and her husband now own it and have carried on Papa and Mama Vitales tradition beautifully. Great service, reasonable prices and great food. We will be back soon.

Nothing was good here. The second star is a pity star because the staff were friendly. It started off when I asked the employee about two different entree options and they weren't even able to answer basic questions about the menu.Food wise, first came the bread and it was the most plain generic artificial tasting bread you can imagine. Then they served a complimentary "italian potato salad" which was just boiled potatoes and vegetables soaked in a bowl of vinegar. Absolutely un-palatable.Next was our main food. I ordered a baked rigatoni and a Caesar salad. The caesar salad was bland and flavorless, there wasn't enough dressing, and the lettuce was shredded and soggy. Almost impossible to eat with a fork. The baked rigatoni tasted like a meal you might make in college drunk at 2am after a night out. Nothing but a jar of pasta sauce poured over boxed pasta served with two tiny meatballs. Bottom of my plate contained a ton of tomato water that caused the pasta to lose all of the crunchiness that you'd normally be looking for in a baked rigatoni.Overall very disappointed in my visit and will not be returning.

I've wanted to try this restaurant for years and finally stopped in this week. Our dinner was pretty average. Not terrible, not great. The biggest issue I had is that our waitress was sick and coughing everywhere, it was absolutely disgusting. Loudly sniffling while at our table and walking around the restaurant coughing with everyone's food. She made a reference that the owner was in the kitchen. So I'm thinking, the owner is okay with this obviously sick employee handling all of our food? Especially looking around at the clientele being mostly all elderly. Not a good business practice and I will not be back.

I made sure to get a menu to add to my post since there wasn't one on Yelp. Great service, friendly employees.

This cozy family-owned authentic Italian cafe has been our family favorite for years! It was started by Italian immigrants Mama & Papa Vitale decades ago in a larger, fancy venue, which my grandparents and parents enjoyed regularly. Later, the Vitale children continued the family tradition and opened this smaller, casual venue, which my family now enjoys.Even my mom, who doesn't like "red sauce," loves their marinara spaghetti sauce. It has a good flavor. Some reviews say it tastes like bottled sauce, but it is very different! No, it is not chunky, if that's what they were seeking. It is definitely homemade, fresh and they even grow their own herbs. It is our favorite spaghetti sauce. We also love their fettuccini Alfredo. Sometimes we all order it. The bread is served with butter or dipped in olive oil and parmesan. We had a party catered years ago with cheese tortellini with Alfredo sauce, which was delicious! My family often opts to go here for birthday dinners. The slices of cake are huge (enough for 2) and delicious. We also enjoy their spumoni and creme brûlée. I honestly haven't tried any other entrees, because I always crave the fettuccine or spaghetti, but everyone in my party has always been pleased with their meals. They also offer catering and sell larger quantities to-go. I encourage you to support this local family business during the pandemic! We'll be there soon for our next birthday dinner!

Sad to see all the negative reviews. We really liked it. I thought it would be more like the restaurant which I never made it to, but it was still good.We walked in and weren't sure where to sit. One of the servers who turned out to be ours told us how to order etc. we perused the menu for awhile and then decided on the following:Large Antipasti salad. It was delicious. The dressing was wonderful and the ingredients were plentiful. Pepperoni, salami, cheese, olives green and black, peppers, red onions etc. it tasted great.Baskets of bread.Chicken fingers and friesItalian Sausage and Peppers sandwich with a little side of spaghetti. Kind of an odd combo, but whatever..The best part was the spamoni pie. Damn that was delicious. That cookie crust was so good and I haven't had spamoni is years.Service was great all around and our server was delightful.Lots of sweet regulars that frequent the place.

Little Venetian was great! This family owned restaurant has a wonderful casual feel with delicious food. Stop by and tell Doris Sara sent you. Doris is a consummate professional. So kind and friendly. Thanks Doris for letting me cool off in the restaurant on a hot night.

I'm glad I read Patti K's review on the Little Venetian, because a group and friends and I made plans to eat here on Friday night. The place closes at 8:00 PM, so we had to eat fast!The spicy Dago was the best, and I have a bib to prove it. Make sure you order the sloppy version if you want to get the full experience. I also ordered the Minestrone soup, which was loaded with veggies. I enjoyed the meal, but the reason for not giving an extra star was due to our server. I think Flo from Mel's Diner was her role model. Now, she could have been crabby because she had to serve a large group just before closing, but something tells me not. She did loosen up a bit during the course of our meal, but we all noticed her disposition.Good food though, and make sure you check into Yelp so you can take advantage of the Yelp $3.00 off coupon! (Although the lead server came out to see my phone to check out the deal, and she said she didn't know about it and she does all the marketing!)

This historic family establishment was once known as good 50 years ago!!!However we had a dining experience that will never be repeated. In the middle of moving and felt like Italian. Didn't want Olive garden as we were looking for authentic. The noodles tasted like aluminum, smelled odd, the sauce was tomato juice no flavor and no spices!!! The antipasti salad was wilted and light for $15 spent $40 for a meal that could've come out of a can of SpaghettiOs would've been better for a buck from the dollar store. seriously this place, how in the world are people ever going there more than once? Save your money and eat at home. This cannot be on repeat for anyone. How is that possible? Omg, the place was 60 degrees inside the temp outside was -16! Dirty tables, dirty silverware. My fork which was wrapped in a napkin, was covered in dried old cheese. The whole place is an invitation to Salmonella or hepatitis.

Placed a to go order of Lasagna tonight. Even after the 20+ mintue drive home on icey roads, it was still the best lasagna I've had in a long time. I will definitely be back.