A young clean cut and slender Italian man takes us to the best table in the house .... and it was, we were in a private little alcove with the water just mm's away.
The sound of water and of Venice's highway just so close you can touch it, the place is beautiful but funky with a huge art installation of stainless letter and numbers forming 2m tall raindrops. There were 9 in total so that gives you a sense of just how big this courtyard was and the centre one had just touch the grown with letters and numbers artistically splattered on the stone floor in the central courtyard so it feels like we are in a Contemporary Art Museum anyway.
You just know it's going to be a bit X'y when the water menu come out with water from all over the world, but lets go with it and enjoy the whole Venetian feel.
Opera music wafting in and around the tall timber ceilings so romantic.
Our little water presents us with 2 little complementary starter while we digest the menu and says "this is our small welcome to you" in his best English soooo cute.
So we decide on starters of
Foie Gras with fig carpaccio, candied lemon and chocolate biscuit but is sooo worked and I do love Foie Gras
Aubergine Ravioli alla parmigiana with tomato coulis for Sandy and so arty on the plate.
For mains
Spiced lamb steak with mint aubergine and caramelised spring onions
Sliced Piedmont Fassona beef with pommes frites Annie Callan you would love these fries they were cut on a mandolin and deep fried so Yumo
Gusto in Abbazya is the name go the restaurant and a real Venetian food experience
But to our amazement when the bill came the wine which we had by the glass a
Sauvignon white and Cab Sauv Merlo from Veronica area that went so well with lunch was only 4€ a glass so about $6 so great value and the food prices were not to bad either so what a great way to melt away a few hours in Venice.
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