The Venetian Restaurant – Reviews, photos, menu, opening hours Claimed

Unassuming looking place with quite good food. The breaded veal and the seafood was surprisingly well prepared. The waiters are friendly and knowledgeable.
Only 4 stars because of the abysmal restroom. The whole place needs a remodel.

One of my favorite Italian restaurants in San Diego! We visited the Venetian restaurant last week and had an amazing pizza and experience. Our waiter, Quinlan, remembered us from our visit three weeks prior and actually remembered the …

What you want in a neighborhood Italian restaurant: a solid menu with traditional pasta and seafood choices; good thick-crust pizza; a quiet dining room with booths, and a noiser, friendly bar side where you can watch a game, celebrate …

Had a wonderful anniversary dinner with a bottle of wine with husband. We ordered the lasagna and chicken parm which they split for us to enjoy both dishes between the two of us. Fantastic service from our server who recommended a great red wine. Truly a gem and I hope this restaurant remains for a long time.

Great food and environment. Nice little place for when we travel to SD.

One of my favorite restaurants in all of SD!! I am so happy that Venetian is still in business even during these tough times!! Their pizza is very delicious. I think it’s the flavor of the sauce-it’s so tasty. I miss eating inside the restaurant, because l love the atmosphere and the pasta!!

The food was delicious and our waiter was very attentive to our large group.

The food and wine were very good.I believe in supporting family owned restraunts and stores.The service excellent.The only thing I’d say is it needs a good cleaning.

We are visiting from the Phoenix, AZ area and are originally from the New York City area. We cannot wait to come back to Ocean Beach so that we can have dinner at The Venetian. The service was very attentive and friendly. The food was absolutely delicious.

Amazing food & Service. We ordered a few dishes for my quarantine birthday. Surprisingly for being in shelter in place, they were pretty busy with carry out, which just showed us they were a delicious place! Very happy with our chicken …

While the restaurant was only providing take out, the service attention, and gratefulness was amazing. Everyone look like they were enjoying making the food and pleasing their customers. The pizza was delicious and the lentil soup too. If in the area, stop by and get a pizza, high possibilities that you will enjoy

The Shrimp Puttanesca is a divine dish. The Caesar Salad is excellent- I asked for anchovies as an addition & it was perfection. The ambiance is lovely, prices are reasonable enough; what I appreciate about The Venetian is the consistency …

The food was pretty good, though I’m not sure if it was quite worth the price. I would still go back and try other dishes. The pizza is very good!

Best Italian food. Ever!

Our waitress Jeanene, was absolutely amazing. Great presence, great attitude. …

Love, love, love this place. They have a great menu but my husband and I always seem to order the same things – chicken parmigiana for me and scallops arrabiata for him. We’ve tried other entrees but those are our favorites.

Best pizza and Italian food we have ever had.
My family and I eat here almost once a week!

We had a great time and food was really good.

What a hidden gem! I have only just tried it, but I don’t think there is a bad item on the menu. I would highly recommend the calamari steak… I think called the calamari picatta… incredible! Also, for a different kind of pizza, the Genevese is amazing!

Wonderful staff. Always consistently delicious

Truly authentic Italian food. Delicious, large portions, better than reasonable price’s considering the portion size and wonderful meals. We always have leftover’s. We’ve only had takeout from here due to restrictions when Covid made it’s …

Driving by, this place looks like a hole in the wall type of place. It isn’t.

It is huge inside, with essentially three separate dining areas. Large and small …

The Venetian Restaurant is a nondescript but popular local eatery. My server, Chase, was attentive and most helpful in answering my questions. Although so many pasta, seafood and other Italian specialties on the menu looked so inviting, I …

Great place! Servers have intention to details. Food was very good and one of the rare place where your pizza is well garnish.

Amazing staff! Large portions and delicious food. We had the Chicken Parmigiana and Seafood Pasta and they came out perfect. Tiramisu was a great finish. I can’t say enough about the staff, they go above and beyond to take care of you. Without a doubt one of the best restaurant experiences in my life!

The food is good. I enjoyed the veal picatta. I’ve had a few dished there and never had a bad experience. I think we usually spend $30-$40 per person but 4 of us ordered a couple of bottles of wine this time.

Always the best, freshest, prepared to order ingredients around. Pizzas are top notch, order a two or three topping pie to savor the flavors. Lasagna like momma makes but without the flying spatulas and insistence on third servings…

Our service was spot on! Apps and drinks were great! All meals were good except the Shrimp Arrabiata. The menu said it was spicy, and I commented I like it spicy. The dish had a lot of garlic. The scallops were a little over cooked for my taste.

The Venetian Restaurant has friendly staff and really great tasting food!

Started out with fresh garlic bread brought for the table; very fluffy yet …

Excellent Italian for the money and the neighborhood. The staff are friendly and accommodating and the kitchen is great 😃 Quinn helped out with our menu selection and everything was fantastic …

We loved our meal here! Everything we ordered was delicious! The cannelloni was the best we’ve ever had. I can’t remember our servers name, but he was awesome! He was attentive, friendly and took great care of us. We aren’t from the area, but would definitely eat here again.