Cafe Venice in Richmond upon Thames

Saturday night, meet up with a friend. Service: a great welcome , and table service with a smile. Very attentive and not left waiting around as in sone other restaurants. Food: served quickly and efficiently sea food pizza and a garden veg pasta dish. Atmosphere: quiet and allowed for conversation without music blaring away. Good decor. I would return good food and reasonable house wine - value for money.

One of the best Italian restaurants I've ever been. We had mussels for starter to share which they brought in two separate plates and made it easy. The starter was massive and absolutely enough for two people. Then we had pepperoni calzone and salmon pasta bake which were amazing. The food is absolutely fresh and flavoured here. The calzone was delicious and stuffed which made it a big portion and the salmon pasta bake was perfectly cheesy and in a great creamy white sauce. We also had Tiramisu which was perfectly creamy. The staff were nice and friendly. Definitely recommend this place if you're looking for fresh and flavoured italian food served in a huge portions.

Consistently good, friendly staff, always enjoyable

I recently had an amazing meal at Cafe Venice in Whitton. We started with the dough balls and garlic mushrooms, which set a delicious tone for the evening. The dough balls were fresh and fluffy, served warm with a dipping sauce that was the perfect balance of garlic and butter. The garlic mushrooms were rich and flavorful, a great starter that hinted at the deliciousness to come. For mains, the tagliatelle with mushrooms and prawns in creamy sauce was superb. The pasta was perfectly al dente, with a creamy sauce that was rich but not overwhelming, letting the mushrooms and prawns shine. The pollo pizza was another hit, loaded with toppings and a perfect crust, and the rack of ribs was fall-off-the-bone tender, bursting with flavor. To finish, we indulged in chocolate fudge cake and tiramisu. The fudge cake was decadent and satisfying, but the tiramisu was the real star. Creamy, rich, and just the right amount of sweetness—it was absolutely out of this world! Special shoutout to the head waitress, who was exceptionally welcoming and made us feel like valued guests from start to finish. Her warm hospitality truly elevated the experience. Cafe Venice is a must-visit for anyone in Whitton!

Caught up with some friends, relaxed atmosphere, good food. We were left alone to chat and catch up, so nice to be somewhere they don't hassle you.

There is nothing that I can complain about this restaurant. The prices of the food is actually great for such a fine restaurant for dining in. The Pasta meals that comes with Fish are unbelievable, I must come back here again with my Mum. This is the best Italian resturant I have been to before.

Great little restaurant with friendly staff

Extremely small pizzas for something that cost almost 20 pounds. I would not recommend.

I've visited Cafe Venice many times over the years when seeing family in London and it has always been excellent. The owner and staff are always very friendly, there's usually a good atmosphere at peak times and the food is excellent. I particularly like the garlic bread with cheese, it is the best I've had in any Italian restaurant. The La Reine pizza is my go to choice which I very much enjoyed recently. Overall, a lovely restaurant, good quality food and friendly staff!

Brilliant Vegas evening. Good food and service. The live music was especially good entertainment. Not overly expensive for a two course meal. Roll on the next one.

Have been coming here for years. Always lovely staff and friendly. Even if the restaurant is busy it still feels like you’re the only ones there with the service they give you. Our go to is always the pizza and side salad. So delicious! Great way to start your afternoon or evening !

Good decor. Veggie pizza bit blend but overall experience was good.

Great pizza and very friendly staff 😊

We visited the restaurant as we had just moved to area and the great reviews. Unfortunately our experience was very different. The pizza was uncooked in the middle, seafood pasta was clearly out of a jar along with the carbonara. I wouldn't mind except that the prices reflect that the food shouldn't be undercooked or out of a jar. Its a shame because the serving staff were very nice.

We had lunch. The waitess got our order wrong. We all had pizzas, very small for a main course. Poor value. Gooey cheese loaded onto a soggy base. Zizzi, Prezzo etc serve more Italian style, which are not hard to make. Our first and last visit. There are far better places nearby.

I would suggest staying away from mussles. they were frozen, tasteless, chewy, smelly, and inedible.

Our group of 5 visited Cafe Venice for the first time after attending an England rugby match at Twickenham Stadium. It's a 20 minute walk from there - so not much difference than a venue in Twickenham town centre. I made a telephone booking about 10 days before our visit and clarified that on rugby days, they offer a restricted menu at lunchtime but a full menu in the evenings. Note - there is a good specials menu in addition to the extensive menu on the website. We had booked for 630pm, and the restaurant was busy with many of the other customers having been to the rugby match, too. We were given a warm welcome. The service throughout was friendly and efficient. Our starter choices were : dough balls, mushrooms, mussels, calamari and whitebait. Our main courses were : carbonara x 2, calzone x 2 served with salad and sea bass fillets served with chips and salad. All were good sized portions and very tasty. The food and wine were also all at very reasonable prices. We thoroughly enjoyed our Cafe Venice experience and will return again.

Very disappointed ☹️ We had the worst experience, service and coffees tasted like u just rinse the coffee mug and serve u dirty water 🤮🤮🤮 Waiters had such huge horrible fake nails on 1 hand but missing nails on the other hand ,,, she couldn’t hold the coffee mugs properly, and she didnt know how to serve se was leaning across the guest,table & food to hand the dinks and food,,, hair not tied up,,, hygiene zero,,, never again, disgusting 🤢

Lovely place to eat good food and service we have booked for a birthday celebration in October

Very good food at a reasonable price, service is excellent and the atmosphere is lovely. The pizzas are very good, especially the calzones, whilst there is a great variety of pastas, salads, desserts and specials. The restaurant is family friendly and very helpful when it comes to allergies, with gluten free and vegan options also catered for. Overall, Cafe Venice is a lovely restaurant at the heart of Whitton and I would highly recommend it!

Great food as always and lovely staff. Nice that you can buy wine by carafe and pizzas are yummy

Excellent service and very good quality in respect of a delivery. I have only eaten in previously, but due to the covid situation I used their just eat link. Update 18.05.23. Visited again. Very good service, and the food that I ordered was great.

very rude owner, refused takeaway coffee due to busy,

Shocking service from Cafe Venice. I order a pizza which was burnt and not even Cut into slices.The woman I complained to was so rude! We do not cut our pizzas up was her response..O.M.G

Great place to grab a lunch in here. Menu has so many nice options ( a great choice of salads, pizza, sea food). Definitely will be back here.

After booking a table was called and told there was a set cost of £30 per person for two courses but we could choose off the normal menu. Looking at the menu for two courses would be max £20 per person. Inflating prices when the rugby is on is wrong and profiteering. We cancelled our table

A real pleasure to get together with friends here. Good service. Recommended

Beautiful food very friendly staff and owner would highly recommend

I highly recommend this restaurant. Basically serving pizza and pasta they had now added some traditionan dishes. The quality is excellent, generous portions and very reasoably priced. We have never been disappointed .

Such lovely fresh food every time, and the staff are very pleasant weather you eat in or take away.

Unfortunately we been there on Sunday. First thing is overpriced as for that day they offer you ( for adult and KIDS ) only a set menu 2 courses for 27.50£ plus drink and it is a Cafe It is not TIPICAL ITALIAN and the quality of service and food for me, it was very poor.

Good service but this is expensive for what you get. Starters were nice but pricey. Chicken was a bit overdone so dry and you need to order sides to get any carbs with some meals.

A small family run restaurant that is certainly a local favourite. They do make all of their food from scratch and the service is very personal.

Amazing food and great service. If you are on the lookout for an authentic Italian experience, this is the place to go.

Lovely place to take the family for a meal lovely and friendly staff, food was amazing.

Starters weren’t too bad. Mains were awful, clearly reheated in the oven and made way too hot. The price for what you get is shocking

Friendly, inexpensive, welcoming staff

Have eaten here a few times due to convenient location. Food is average. Very noisy on a rugby day, which is understandable; however, elderly parents visited early on a Wednesday evening, they enjoyed their meal but the experience was spoiled by a loud, noisy family with disruptive children. Inconsiderate to other diners but staff did nothing to ensure that other people were not affected. Disappointing.

Have been several times before the owner and staff are welcoming and friendly, large menu with plenty to choose from, reccomend booking ahead as it's a small restaurant which is popular with the locals

Everything is perfect and tasty!👌

Very reasonable prices and decent food. Friendly service

Consistently good food, great service, and child friendly

starters and mains were excellent but desert was cold,bland and overpriced. staff were friendly.

It's ok It's a decent Italian cafe with a decent menu for. Range of Italian delights. I had a deep fried brie (don't ask), lamb spaghetti meatballs. The brie was large and just greasy, definitely think a smaller and maybe breadcrumbs instead of batter would have been better The lamb meatballs were dry and overcooked, either microwave reheat or something else. I can say the sauce was tasty that was good. It's a ok Italian, being honest I have had bette, the owners are lovely too and very welcoming.

Have been visiting here for years. The food has always been good but the price of the drinks has increased massively!

Great food, lovely staff, perfect for a small get together or a larger family party. My daughter loves coming here!

Prices weren't to bad for it being in London. The food was lovely.

Called in to get a coffee before a long late night drive home but told they were too busy. Only three quarters full if the number of empty tables was anything to go by. Won't go back.

Visited on a Friday for lunch and we were both really impressed. It had a nice buzz and was busy and we both enjoyed the meals that we ordered.

Loved the food, big portions I would have had only a main if I had known. Staff need to inform clients before they order, of food off the menu. It saves disappointment. Staff were friendly. Enjoyed the evening

Perfect service. Good food. Good prices.

Lovely cafe, friendly staff. Though I would suggest that they provide sweetener, or similar as an alternative to sugar

Food was absolutely delicious, very good service and will definitely come back again

1st visit late this afternoon 2 adults 2 teenagers, we had 4 starters 5 mains & 3 desserts ... every item of our food were delicious, you could not find a fault at all ... really lovely food, friendly staff, very polite & courteous... highly recommend ... I cannot believe we have never been in Cafe Venice before but would certainly go again ...

Been here with family since it opened. We love cafe Venice! Lovely food and friendly staff. My cousin has done work out the back and says it’s nice and clean. The manager could make more effort in talking to guests

The food is fantastic and the staff are great. Lovely evening spent here.

Party of 5.Myself and my family had an absolutely wonderful meal here.Service Excellent. Waiter was very friendly and professional.All the dishes were EXCELLENT & Very tasty. Sea bass superb 👌limoncello desert divine 😋we will DEFINITELY BE BACK 🍾🍾🍾

Pizza 🍕 not good enough ! Bought in bases , Soggy underneath Too small A Big shame ! Very expensive pizza Salads and drinks and service all very good , However Please start making proper pizza Do some research and go to Franco Manca or Rubens who do better pizzas in the area . Please Please please listen

I read the reviews online that pizzas were supposed to be good. We order 2 via Uber eats. It was delivered promptly with the designated time, but not what we expected. The menu says they make “thin base”- what we received was certainly not, it resembled more of a bread base. Also, these definitely were the smallest pizzas I have EVER seen. Chorizo pizza hardly had any chorizo on it - it was cut in such tiny pieces and also sparsely scattered it felt like pizza toppings consisted only of onions and rocket salad. The other pizza was bland in taste and again with very few toppings. For the price you pay you can certainly get much better options elsewhere so I don’t expect to ever order pizzas from here again. Maybe other food there is better and I do hope the restaurant will consider making adjustments

Amazing food and customer service

We have been visiting since you opened and you never disappoint. The same can be said for the deliveries. Still amazing, still so tasty. Love your food

I’m lucky to live within walking distance of this restaurant — they have the best pizzas! Lots of options and they are happy to customise your order.

Portions a bit small but tasty food

Extremely rude and unprofessional owner. Avoid, avoid, avoid!!

Great pizzas as well as other Italian dishes, and friendly service.

Meal was promptly served and was excellent.

Decided to get a takeaway last night and it was incredible!! Fast delivery freindly service and the food was out of this world! Have always loved eating in and this was the first time we had a takeaway and certainly won't be the last!

Great food, decent prices and phenomenal service, delighted to have a decent Italian so close to home. Will be back.

Never again awful service the restaurant owner had no respect very unprofessional and rude food I wouldn’t feed to my dog lack of flavour overcooked and ingredients on last legs but still served was ill from here disgusting

I love this place. Very flexible with reservations and tables. The food and drinks never take more than 40 minutes. When me and my family of 6 went here the food didnt even take 30 minutes. The staff are also helpful and lovely people!

Excellent staff. Lovely food. Top restaurant.

Love the food there .. still getting it during covid 19 and still moving it

Love the food here and love the staff. Always so nice. I have had the food delivered a few times and it tasted amazing as well. Thank you guys.

One of our favourite restaurants. Food is always lovely and staff are so friendly.

I know it was a rugby day but we are locals and they said we had to have the rugby menu which was more expensive and less choice! The food was ok but really expensive for a pizza! Hard to be loyal to a local restaurant if they do this.

Food was shocking, 100% cooked from frozen. My girlfriend pizza was cold and my little girls food was fit for a dog

7 of us there on 17th of Feb 2020 had a great night good food friendly staff could not have been better will be back next time we visit Whitton.

Absolutely fab team but slow but good prices

I love coming to this little cafe for Valentines Day and special days with the other half. We've never failed to be seated and served quickly and always with a smile. Can't recommend this place enough, the food is delicious too!

Staff were very friendly and very nice carbonara

Lovely food. Very wide choice to suit all tastes and appetites. Lovely friendly helpful staff

Very good menu with plenty of choice. Quick and efficient service. The only slight Downside was that the restaurant was a bit noisy, although it was only half full.

Great place for family's. Excellent service very good food. Highly recommend it.

Great place, Good food and friendly service.

we visited this restaurant on Thursday night with few friends we read the reviews and seem good but the food was very poor. we were over charged over 25.00 pounds .The food their use is all frozen food from cheap shops the mashed was ready mix.very disappointment with the poor food and service. We asked for a drink had to wait for over 30 mins and had to remind the waitress again. very poor very and food. we should have gone to iceland and buy these food for a lot less and go to one of my friend's house. The restaurant is out of date. Where we sat the fridge is right next to the table and every few minutes someone comes to get someone out of it. I would NOT recommend this restaurant and would NOT go there again

Great food and lovely atmosphere

always fresh and tasty! lovely atmosphere!

As always a lovely meal, good value and great service, we have been here many times over the years and we are never disappointed!

Great local Italian. Food and service has always been good in the many times I've visited.

The pizza is very average and the size is not great either. The delivery at least was on time. Although for the price I expected something better.

We dine at Cafe Venice regularly and have always had a happy experience. The food is good and they cater well for small and large numbers of people. The staff are friendly and courteous and there is a good atmosphere. Thoroughly recommend it!

Lovely place, nice food. Vegan and gluten free options..

The food here is fine (although the menu would benefit from being refined and the coffee is below par) and staff generally friendly. However, the atmosphere is non-existent. A confusing mix of brick-effect wallpaper (did B&Q have a sale?) plus spotlights you could use in a hospital operating theatre. I have had more relaxed meals in a works canteen.Would be so easy for this restaurant to be a decent local venue. Neutralise the walls and paintwork, some softer lighting and may be some tea lights and tablecloths? May be move the chest freezer as well.A pity.

Frozen food, watery pasta. But at least the food was warm

First time back today for a long while. Very disappointed. Risotto made with basmati rice I can handle but the risotto de la mere is basically rice with prawns (no evidence of any other seafood) and it burnt my mouth out. Was told no chilli in there but there was definitely something hot. I used to love the risotto here, wont go back. I see from the response that the review was heeded as much as I was. I was not complaining about the rice and am more than able to read that the rice was basmati. I also know the difference between temperature and spicy/peppery heat. I spoke to the staff about it at the time but they were not interested, although they were busy serving someone who was obviously in charge with his meal. I only got a response via a keyboard!! My main complaint was that there was a significant lack of any seafood in the rice apart from a few prawns and that it was very spicy.

Excellent choice of food great service..and reasonably priced..well worth a visit..

Such Lovely bright painted walls☆with a good atmosphere & background music to help you chill for a great dining atmosphere Attentive Staff and the Boss Tom is present to cater for all your needs of an Evening as u are shown to your table..all set out nicely ♡ with fresh flowers at the table This for me is 🏵🌹A very nice touch.. ((*Male and *female toilets available)).. You may also dine outside* on the warmer days n nights with sunshine on that side of the paved area.. Inside you can view the High Street thru' the foldingdoors that open out thats wonderful... In the lovely Summer months even better. The chefs can cater for any change u need off the menu and food arrives looking pretty on your plate ..hot drinks,wines,beers and Dessert enhance the experience here ... Take away Meals can be ordered too! So Nothing's too much trouble for this nice Established Italian style Cafe/Restaurant . *Many locals love its popularity* & friendly nights 'til late closing there. Taxi firm few steps along the High street come to their door.. especially after your celebration nights of eating & drinking(hic)!

Been here several times, always friendly staff and good food

Disappointing. This place has got very expensive and they need to up their game!

Very good & Attentive Staff* Updated Calming Decor inside . *Very Popular with the regulars & locals* *Lovely meals provided for small groups or large parties .. ☆Bookings are advisable as So Popular .. ☆Seating outside in the Sunshine on the Sunny Side of Whitton High Street.. *Great place to WINE N DINE of an EVENING -or come pick a Meal to Take Home *Music enhaces the Dining experience..