Reviews for Venuto in Virginia Beach, VA
The boneless beef short ribs were amazing and I would return every day of the week for this tender deliciousness that was cooked... so eloquently with thoughtful seasoning to a company, the spinach and roasted potatoes. Every person in the dinner party (11people) was pleased with my dinner and the portion size was big enough for two or to save for the next day. and if saved for thenext day, it still tasted great! The entire restaurant staff worked as a cohesive team which was quite impressive compared tomultiple other establishments I've been to in the area. Additionally, despite the party of eleven people, they easily preparedand served the food and drinks as a cohesive meal. I will definitely return and I highly recommend this restaurant! Read more
Good food. Fast service. Friendly environment. Would come back again.
This was a terrible experience. I am never one to write reviews but after my experience here I felt it necessary. It took 2... hours for us to get our entrees. We ordered 4 standard meals and it took two hours. The 11 top table that ordered 30 minutesafter us got their food before us. When this was brought to the attention of the staff, the owner came over and was extremelyrude, did not apologize, and gave us the run around. When the food finally arrived at the table, my salmon was RAW. Not oneperson apologized for any of this. I am extremely unhappy and will not be returning. It?s a shame because when the food finallycame out, it was very good. Will not be returning. Read more
Our server, Cole was spot on and very attentive. Never having to ask for a refill, it always just appeared (its the lil things).... Food was absolutely delicious all around and great deal on a 2 dinner meal! Read more
My birthday weekend me and my boyfriend on a baecation decided on this restaurant for my early bday dinner, it was amazing ????.... The environment was everything casual but classy the service and food was a A+. Our waitress Kayla was amazing her knowledge ofthe menus and recommendations upto helping my boyfriend on surprising me with a cake was everything. Truly a place we will visitagain when we in the area loved it. A must go restaurant for a little low key romance dinner. ???? Read more
I had really high hopes after hearing others at the bar talking about how amazing the food was and maybe getting it to go played... a role however I ordered Alfredo (not a menu item) and they said they could do it so I went with it. (I?m new here and reallywanted Alfredo and this was the first place I saw.) I would have rather them told me they weren?t able to donut. Instead theymade me something that I?m pretty sure I heavy whipping cream and powdered parmesan heated up. It taste more like butter. Alsothe fried mozzarella is just weird. The breading fell right off and was soggy by the time got home 10 minutes later. Read more
This was my first visit to Venuto and it was during restaurant week. They did not disappoint! Joey took great care of our 13... person party. Drinks stayed full and the food was delicious! I had the carbonara and the canoli pie! I recommend both! Grab yourfriends and make a night of it. Read more
A hidden gem indeed. Venuto looks very unassuming from the outside, but the interior boasts a very modern, cozy and clean... atmosphere. I really love the set up they went with here. A lot of floor space with enough tables to accommodate bigger parties(I assume you'd want to call ahead) and their booths are extremely comfortable. They also have a nice bar area if you're justlooking for quick service. Venuto's food is excellent. I had their Linguine Di Mare with the Mussels and it blew myexpectations out of the water. A slight spicy kick to the sauce but flavors are incredibly well balanced and rounded out. I gotall the incredible flavors of seafood, tomato and meat melding together to create a flavor explosion on my palette. Theircomplimentary bread is actually really good too and the olive oil/balsamic vinegar/cheese combo for dipping is an excellenttouch. Service was really fast and friendly. They have Peroni on tap. In all honestly I wasn't the biggest fan of the cocktail(some cherry based concoction that tasted a little too much like Ludin's cough drop for my comfort), but that might just bepreference-based. Someone else might like it, so I can't dock points for that. Overall, I am super glad I came in to Venuto andchose this place for a last minute dinner. Not sure if I'll ever be back in the area, but if I am, Venuto will be a stoppingplace for sure. Read more