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Sun
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Mon
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Tue
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Thu
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Fri
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Sat
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Travellers' Choice Best of the Best 2024
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PRICE RANGE
$25.00 – $41.00
CUISINES
Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean, European, Healthy
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
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Welcome to Trattoria Dona Onesta At Trattoria Dona Onesta you will find delicious dishes and a special atmosphere. Enjoy a pleasant meal in our romantic terrace. Our Italian cuisine will enchant you with its highly refined and traditional dishes. With our typical recipes, there is something for everyone. Don't miss every day's special desserts. Enjoy lunch or dinner with us! We also offer vegan and vegetarian recipes, and many choices of exquisite gluten-free or lactose-free recipes for a very healthy diet. Trattoria Dona Onesta is pet friendly. and is also available for private parties. Feel free to Contact us by phone, we don’t accept email or instagram DM Reservations
PRICE RANGE
$25.00 – $41.00
CUISINES
Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean, European, Healthy
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Wine and Beer, Mastercard, Visa, Cash Only, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Dog Friendly, Family style
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4.5
2,359 reviews
Excellent
1,620
Very good
445
Average
170
Poor
79
Terrible
45
Tadeáš D
3 contributions
May 2021 • none
This was the best restaurant we have ever visited in Venice. The food was really delicious, restaurant offers typical italian food and also sea food, which is sometimes rare in the Venice centre (very ofte you can find only sea food). For lovers of a good wine, there is a wide range of kinds, we can definitely recommend the Extry Dry Prosecco.
The prices were good for the city centre, restaurants in the neighbourhood were often much more expensive.
The host was really, really kind and nice! Its evident that he really cares about his customers, he tries to sweeten the time when you are waiting for a free table and he comunicates. Its also nice thaht if you visit the restaurant more than once, the host can very appreciate that you are kind of a "regular" guest.
It was a big pleasure to eat in this restaurant!
Written 30 May 2021
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Mina Stol
Berlin21 contributions
Aug 2020 • family
Very good food for reasonable prices. Probably one of the best Risottos ever. The size of the portion is very good for the price and the food is freshly cooked. The waiter was very kind as well and not too intrusive. Only minus, there are very few seats outside and only for a group of two.
Written 3 August 2020
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mariohK4590UH
Thank you for your review. We are happy that you enjoyed our hospitality and our food. Hope to see you soon again. Best regards!
Written 29 August 2020
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Lisa F
222 contributions
July 2021 • family
Wonderful start to our trip to Venice. Delicious everything. Great service.
We made reservations online a few hours prior. We didn't score a balcony table, but had a partial window view. It was terribly hot, and the waiter set up a fan on us without us asking. It was such a relief.
The standout dishes were the octopus salad, which had a sauce I could have licked up...
The seafood risotto was soooo delicious. I have wanted it since I visited 8 years ago. It did not disappoint.
Total meal, including 2 apps, 2 primis, and a bottle of wine was just about $100 USD. Lovely.
Written 7 July 2021
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Phill
London3 contributions
Aug 2020 • couples
We had lunch at this lovely restaurant, we loved it, the food was fabulous. Every course was creatively made regarding presentation, taste & quality. The service was excellent, so helpful & informative. We ordered the noodles with boneless crab meat (recommended) and pasta with hot sauce as a first meal both were excellent. As a second meal we ordered the baked sea bass with vegetables and the mixed grilled fish, they were perfect. Thank you so much. Travelers should put it on must go to list.
Written 24 August 2020
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mariohK4590UH
Thank you for your review. We are happy that you enjoyed our hospitality and our food. Hope to see you soon again. Best regards!
Written 29 August 2020
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Michel H
3 contributions
Apr 2022 • couples
First thing i did was sitting outside on the canal where the view of the canal and flowers was simply breath taking.
The service was amazing and the food was incredibly astonishing according to the price i paid for a whole experience (Antipasto misto pesce, spaghetti sea food and baked sea bass with vegetables.
Me and my wife were offered grappa and limoncello in the end.
Special thanks to the Professional staff and their recommendations, they were honest about the quality of the food and how fresh it was.
Friendly atmosphere, i do recommend visiting Trattoria Dona Onesta for everyone ,
Also another tip frome me, ask about the story behind the place and where was the dona onesta living.
Written 4 April 2022
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Farouk Hussein Elsayed
2 contributions
Sept 2020 • couples
This restaurant was recommended by our hotel, they made a reservation for an outside table for dinner which was super romantic, the food was excellent, service was friendly and attentive.
We had the mixed fish starter which was very fresh, huge and tasty
Then two pasta plates which was delicious as well. Will recommend this restaurant for sure and will definitely be back. Thank you for this evening.
Written 7 September 2020
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Caitlin N
3 contributions
June 2020 • couples
This was absolutely and hands-down our best dining experience while in Venice. The service was wonderful and friendly and the food was just as good and you could tell thoughtful detail went into each dish. The view from the canal tables can not be beat. Would absolutely recommend. Our server was Madonna, she did a fabulous job— also we should mention that we took the server’s recommendation for the entire meal. All three courses were excellent and we would not have changed a thing. Thank you Madonna and staff!
Written 28 June 2020
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mariohK4590UH
Thank you for your review. We are happy that you enjoyed our hospitality and our food. Hope to see you soon again. Best regards!
Written 29 August 2020
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Marcus D
Maple Valley4 contributions
Sept 2021 • family
My family landed here after our first choice ended up not having enough seating. The menu offered a nice range of affordable options, and importantly there was plenty of space for our family of five. Service was reasonably prompt (not a feat since we had arrived early and there weren’t many people there).
We made our menu selections, and were informed our first two wine choices were “out.” So they brought or third choice wine, and as they poured it informed us one of our menu sections was also out, so that was frustrating.
The complimentary bread was plentiful, but underwhelming. Otherwise the food was good, but not great.
Written 9 September 2021
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Augustin L
3 contributions
Dec 2021 • friends
We went to this restaurant at the beginning of December with my roommates with whom I am on Erasmus in Milan, in a very quiet period. Seduced by the excellent rating, the favourable reviews and a charming setting, we expected to enjoy this dinner with friends. A frozen seafood starter that lacked consistency (hot and cold) and very average Spaghetti alle vongole quickly turned us off. The pasta sauce was quite good in itself but the pasta was too much like Barilla n*7. The chardonnay was also way too expensive for what it was. Surprised, and disappointed, we tried the desserts (a toxic relationship?): two frozen and reheated cakes also completed the disappointment. At least the waiter was friendly and smiling but this is not enough to justify the rating of this restaurant, which is more like a tourist trap than a typical Italian restaurant.
Written 4 December 2021
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ms90
Dear sir, it seems like you have never been to a true tourist trap before so we recommend you, any city you visit, to go to a city center place with exaggerated prices and poor food quality so you can next time figure out what a tourist trap means; we have years and years of experience in not being so!
If you had a problem you could have mentioned and we could have fixed it, but instead you had all your meal consumed and this review probably means that, you were simply not ok with what you had to pay. Next time we recommend you to go to a fast food place, because if we are a tourist trap in your opinion, then only a fast food can satisfy you!
And it’s called MIXED fish starter because it contains both hot and cold different fish items and nothing of it is frozen; people usually ask what a dish contains to know if it’s to their taste or not. Next time ask so you wont be that disappointed.
Oh and by the way, it’s Barilla n.5 not 7; when it’s home made pasta it’s written all over the menu, you definitely didn’t find it anywhere in ours because we do not claim something we don’t do, not even to defend our reputation from people who have fun writing reviews like yours.
Happy day!
Written 6 December 2021
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Brand1971
Towcester120 contributions
Oct 2021 • couples
Our first visit to this restaurant was enjoyable. The service was friendly and the food was good. We’d only had main courses, my husband enjoyed fillet steak whilst I enjoyed baked sea bass. Unfortunately the steak arrived some time before the fish, not ideal when you want to enjoy a meal together, but the waiter was apologetic and the fish was delicious and worth waiting for. We decided to book an outside table for another evening as these looked nice, but sadly this ended in disappointment. We arrived 10 minutes early, conscious not to be late as we’d been told we could only have the table for 90 minutes. The same waiter who’d served us just a couple of days earlier abruptly asked if we’d booked, and rudely informed us our table was at 1930 and that it was only 1920, we’d have to wait. Whilst totally understanding that our table wasn’t ready, we were shocked by his rude and abrupt tone, as was the owner of the restaurant who tried to resolve the situation. Unfortunately the damage was done and we felt uncomfortable staying. With so many wonderful restaurants in Venice rudeness cannot be accepted, we chose to eat elsewhere, and are very glad we did. This isn’t a bad restaurant, we wouldn’t have returned if it was, but the customer service needs to be improved.
Written 2 October 2021
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R123
1 contribution
Oct 2020 • couples
Me and my girlfriend had our last meal before leaving from Venice and we definitely had the best meal during our vacation. I ordered the baked fish (recommended from the waiter) and my girlfriend had the mixed seafood starter (which was so huge, an explosion of flavors and colors, we loved it!). The service was so friendly and polite. We wish to visit again during our next trip.
Written 3 February 2021
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kerolos gamal
1 contribution
Dec 2022 • family
This place definitely deserves being one of the best in Venice. We loved everything during our dinner, from the delicious food to the relaxing background music, the very polite and professional service and surprisingly the very affordable check despite being in one of the most beautiful and touristic cities. Highly recommended place!
Written 12 December 2022
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Sebastian
12 contributions
Sept 2020 • couples
sweet little place with a small lovely balcony at the canals. The food was great (gnocchi with salmon & the fried fish plate) and the owner was just amazing to talk to and very kind. Grazie mille!
Written 23 September 2020
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Francisco76
The Netherlands47 contributions
Aug 2021 • family
Reservations are recommended!
Dona onesta is located well off the main buzz yet it still offers a charming setting. While small, especially the tables on the balconies, it is made up by it’s surrounding. The service rendered and food were very very good (fresh and well prepared) and left us with a lasting impression! We throughly enjoyed the lunch at Dona onesta.
Written 13 August 2021
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Annabel
Brighton7 contributions
June 2023 • couples
We had very high expectations after reading the reviews for this restaurant, however, we left extremely disappointed.
I am never ever one to leave a bad review but I don’t want anyone else to fall into this overpriced, poor quality tourist trap.
First of all, the wine list was dramatically inflated, as the night before we had the same bottle of wine in a different, central restaurant for €10 less!
Service was very unfriendly, slow and neglectful so initially it took us roughly 20 minutes to order our drinks and then another 20 for our food order.
We made the HUGE mistake of ordering the seafood risotto for two… please, do not get this! The price is €20 per person and there is not one ounce of fresh seafood, the ‘prawns’ were minuscule shrimps and then just mussels. It was literally shrimp and mussel risotto. Portions were small too which made it even worse (see photo)!
It is also important to note that we were practically the last ones in the restaurant by the end and still hadn’t got our food after 45 minutes! I am never one to want my food in a rush, but in the time we got the bottle of wine to the food coming we had finished it.
Stay AWAY from this restaurant! It is severely overpriced and not good in any way!
Written 30 June 2023
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