Venesian Inn

Went with a group of coworkers after a work day (about 10 total). We were able to get seating very easily and the service was friendly and accommodating. Overall food was great and would recommend.

Ambiance: still great; Service: adorably outstanding; Food: big time FAIL (I ordered the $$$ steak and it was TOUGH, and though ordered med-rare there was NO 'juice,' the rolls were doughy and without a 'golden' top, the chicken also ). Finally, through no fault of their own, there was a youngster who (literally) screamed most of the time we were dining--he/his group was located on the farthest opposite side of the establishment yet his disposition (for me) negatively impacted the experience of every patron present.

So we have been here before and we love the chopped salad and house dressing. For whatever reason the food this time was not what we remembered. The chicken with spaghetti was okay. But not as great as it was before. The oil tasted old that it was cooked in. The service was great. And atmosphere pleasant.

Pretty cool little place. Good food and fantastic service. Family owned and unique atmosphere.

I grew up eating here so I am a little biased. My wife and I stopped in one evening for italian food and fried chicken. I ordered the pick 3 create your own sampler and got chicken ravioli, spaghetti and meatballs and chicken parmesan. The chicken ravioli is phenomenal! It was our favorite thing we got. I had always thought it was a beef ravioli growing up eating it. Guess I was mistaken. The Spaghetti and meatballs were in second place with homemade pasta and a great red sauce. This red sauce was on the ravioli also. Third place was the chicken parm. It was good just not as good as the other two in our opinion. I have always enjoyed the tart oil and vinegar salad. Simple but classic. Add a little parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and it is perfect. The dinners come with homemade dinner rolls which are addictive! Normally we would rate their fried chicken as the best. The chicken was not as good this night. It was over cooked and dry. The server was very nice and offered to replace it or take it off our ticket. We tried the onion rings too. Pretty good.

All of it ! Love this place. Wished we had more time to stay & try the steaks ...been a while.

Service is ok. Food took quite awhile to get to us. Salad is extremely lame. Just lettuce and nothing else. What a joke. Very bad. Steak not cooked as ordered. Not much elbow room. Crowded atmosphere. Need to either expand or have fewer tables. Not a good experience and way overrated. You can cook a better meal at home any given day of the week.

This place is weeeird. It's dark, musty, gloomy, the decor is beyond strange. When my wife and I went, the restaurant was near empty of customers but there were 7-9 employees just milling around. When the couple in the booth next to us left, one of the employees stared out the window at them until they drove away, then loudly said "phew." No idea what that was about.The food didn't taste gross but it wasn't worth getting excited about either. Spaghetti ok. Chicken cooked really well but under-seasoned. But the salad, that was the part that really got me confused. The salads here consist of only shredded lettuce and dressing--no croutons, no onion, no tomatoes, no nothing. The poor waitress (who was very nice and helpful) had to sheepishly advise us as she set the plates down that the salads need salt and pepper. They uh... needed way more than that, lol.

Grew up coming here as a child in the 1960s and a few times as a student at the UofA . Recently spent time in Fayetteville and went back. What a treat!

Food yummy, fun atmosphere and great service: Loved the spaghetti and chicken parm! Parents came here in college ...nice tradition after 60 years!