Restaurant: La Colombina
Location: Sestiere Cannaregio, 1828, 30131 Venice VE, Italy. +39 041 522 2616
Date: July 30, 2024
Cuisine: Venetian Italian
Rating: Interesting, good with flaws
Night 2 in Venice. The name means “The Dove” — hence the iconography.
la Colombina was further up the Grand Canal and a bit more casual than the other Venice dinners.
They had a cute courtyard, although the inside was occupied by some kind of raccous birthday party.
The menu.
More menu.
Our “local” white.
Amuse of Bruschetta.
Venetian Tapas. Salmon with a mango sauce.
Eggplant and pesto.
Fennel and Cheese.
Zucchini and Humus.
Yellowtail and veggie puree.
Artichoke.
Cheese and fruit.
Ravioli.
Il nostro “cassopipa”: spaghetti alla chitarra con veraci, cozze, fasolari, cape longhe e calamari. Our style: square-cut spaghetti served with clams, mussels, smooth clams, razor clams, and calamari. Very much tasted of the sea in a good way.
Raviolotti alla ricotta di bufala, spinacine, pomodoro e basilico e mousse di melanzane. Ravioli filled with buffalo’s ricotta cheese, spinach, tomatoes, basil, and eggplant mousse.
Penne Pomodoro for the boy.
Side salad.
Filetto di branzino, in crosta di zucchine su vellutata di crostacei e insalatina di rinforzo. Sea Bass fillet, in zucchini crust served on a crustacean sauce and served with side salad.
Stinco di agnello fondente con patata schiacciata al vapore al profumo di limone. Lamb shank “fondant” served with steamed mashed potato with lemon scent.
Food was pretty bright and tasty here. The tapas were interesting and I particularly liked the seafood pasta. Atmosphere was a bit “tepid” with the party noise and a lot of mosquitos (a Venitian peril).