(510) 984-3739

1799 University Ave (Grant Street)
Berkeley, CA 94703 37.8715 -122.2754

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Neighborhood: North Berkeley

CAFFEVENEZIA.COM

Years in business

Established in 1978

Hours:

Mon-Thu 5:30pm-9:30pm

Tue-Fri 11am-2pm

Fri 5:30pm-10pm

Sat 5pm-10pm

Sun 5pm-9:30pm

Price:

$$$

Last updated 1.24.11

Category:

Banquet Rooms, Restaurants, Catering

Payment Methods:

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Romantic Dining, Online Reservations, Notable Wine List

Cuisine:

Italian

What People Are Saying About Venezia

Featured Review

Contributor

Contributor

East Bay Italian staple serves up pastas and salads along with chicken and beef entrees in a piazza-themed space.

Editor's Tips

The Extras:
Private dining room can accommodate parties of up to 25.
1 Star Rating: Poor

09/16/08

Terrible Customer Service

by veggielover100 at Citysearch

My family and I were very loyal customers but for my parents' 25th anniversary we booked the room for a party and they cancelled on us the night before. We dine out every night and were frequent diners at Venezia but will no longer dine here and have discouraged all of our relatives and friends in the bay area from doing so.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/09/08

Great food and even better service.

by BerkeleyFan at Citysearch

I have lived in the bay area for a long time, and this is by far the best italian. Going to school here everyone would go in to North Beach, but why make such a long trip when Berkeley has way better italian. Always great service and awesome food!!!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/26/07

I love it!

by laurelana at Citysearch

Great Italian food, very nice comfortable place. Nice wine list. People are nice at the restaurant I go with my friend and we have a nice dinner. You should try sometime, you will like it!

  • Pros: Nice place,nice place to watch people, good food!
  • Cons: I don't know
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/09/07

Great food, great ambiance, great service

by kkfgeo at Citysearch

Caesar Salad: excellent

Entrees: excellent

Dessert: excellent

Service: excellent

Ambiance: excellent

Price: Reasonable

What else can I say?

  • Pros: Everything
  • Cons: Nothing
2 Star Rating: Below Average

12/07/06

Disappointing

by polland at Citysearch

Our last couple of trips to Venezia have been disappointing. The service is uneven. The last time we went to Venezia, the server got our orders wrong, disappeared for long stretches of time, and was less than pleasant. The menu hasn't changed in years, and the quality of the dishes seems to have deteriorated. We have been eating at Venezia periodically over the past 20 years, but I don't think we will be going back.

  • Pros: pleasant ambience
  • Cons: uneven service, overpriced

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