Friendly service and good food. Enjoyed a bottle of Cabernet that was not overpriced. Yummy pistachio cheesecake for dessert.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Aech Bryner
This used to be one of our favorite places. They have taken carbonara off the menu and according to the waitstaff on our last visit, no ingredient substitutions are permitted. I still consider Venuto's fabulous, just not as spectacular as it used to be. Their raisin/cherry sauce meatballs are to die for though!
Tried calling to make reservations and got a voice mail to leave name number to call me back. Never called back. Went to the restaurant and tried to get seated. Waited over an hour to get seated and no one came to seat us. Was told they are short staffed. Won’t ever go back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Brian Lundstrom
Great service!
Ray of Sunshine
Our waitress Shana took such great care of us on our first visit here. This is such a cozy restaurant with an authentic Italian feel. They have a vast wine selection and the food is absolutely delicious. Highly recommend the fried mozzarella and the chicken parmesan. This will definitely be a new frequent dinner spot for a quiet date night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shelley
Waitress was amazing. Charred octopus was out of this world. A+ on the chicken parm, ravioli and chicken marsala. Pasta is freshly made. Make a reservation because this place is packed. Definitely will be going
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Marsala
Gary Claydon
My wife decided that she wanted spaghetti Bolognase. So we went to Venuto. They didn't have Bolognase, so she ordered the Shrimp pasta which was very nice and plentiful. I ordered the pork chop special which tasted great, the chop was a little smaller than I expected, but cooked to perfection.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Bekki J.
Very delicious and reasonably priced. Good service and traditional Italian ambiance.
Chris Mullin
Charming small restaurant. Excellent service excellent food great bartender (Lori) is the best. Well worth the drive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiano, Caesar Salad, Fried Meatballs, Linguine with White Clam Sauce
Cj
Best food in town. The bartender (Lori) is always friendly. Love this quiet little spot.
Highly recommend this restaurant! There is truly something on the menu for everyone and everything is amazing - you can't go wrong. Really enjoyed the atmosphere and the service was superb. Kudos!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Celina N.
Visiting Virginia Beach this week and found this AMAZING gem tucked away. The Red Pepper pasta that I ordered was hands down the best vodka cream pasta that I ever had. Service (by Lori) was spectacular, and the night couldn't have been any more perfect. If you're thinking about checking out Venuto, there is no need to think twice. :)
Joseph Gorini
Excellent food Lori our server was terrific.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Katherine N.
Great service- the server was amazing. The food was less than average. It's mid summer and the caprese salad had store bought, hard tomatoes. The flavor was great but the tomatoes were not tasty and basically rock hard and not fully red. I had the safe bet of ravioli- it was ok but tasted like it was frozen Sam's club ravioli. Again great flavors added to it but not great. My husband had a veal meal that had zero pasta or risotto. Honestly never been to an Italian restaurant without tons of pasta on the side or on my plate. He thought it was very average. We will not go back. Sadly, we thought we found a diamond in the rough but it was just rough.
Ryan Skogg
I wanted to like this place. It is a cute little non chain Italian restaurant. The problem is, the food just isn't that great, and the service was slow. The menu was promising, it just wasn't well executed. I thought the prices were pretty good.
Friendly service and good food. Enjoyed a bottle of Cabernet that was not overpriced. Yummy pistachio cheesecake for dessert.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This used to be one of our favorite places. They have taken carbonara off the menu and according to the waitstaff on our last visit, no ingredient substitutions are permitted. I still consider Venuto's fabulous, just not as spectacular as it used to be. Their raisin/cherry sauce meatballs are to die for though!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Fried Meatballs, Veal Parmigiano
Tried calling to make reservations and got a voice mail to leave name number to call me back. Never called back. Went to the restaurant and tried to get seated. Waited over an hour to get seated and no one came to seat us. Was told they are short staffed. Won’t ever go back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Great service!
Our waitress Shana took such great care of us on our first visit here. This is such a cozy restaurant with an authentic Italian feel. They have a vast wine selection and the food is absolutely delicious. Highly recommend the fried mozzarella and the chicken parmesan. This will definitely be a new frequent dinner spot for a quiet date night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Waitress was amazing. Charred octopus was out of this world. A+ on the chicken parm, ravioli and chicken marsala. Pasta is freshly made. Make a reservation because this place is packed. Definitely will be going
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Marsala
My wife decided that she wanted spaghetti Bolognase. So we went to Venuto. They didn't have Bolognase, so she ordered the Shrimp pasta which was very nice and plentiful. I ordered the pork chop special which tasted great, the chop was a little smaller than I expected, but cooked to perfection.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Very delicious and reasonably priced. Good service and traditional Italian ambiance.
Charming small restaurant. Excellent service excellent food great bartender (Lori) is the best. Well worth the drive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiano, Caesar Salad, Fried Meatballs, Linguine with White Clam Sauce
Best food in town. The bartender (Lori) is always friendly. Love this quiet little spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Highly recommend this restaurant! There is truly something on the menu for everyone and everything is amazing - you can't go wrong. Really enjoyed the atmosphere and the service was superb. Kudos!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Visiting Virginia Beach this week and found this AMAZING gem tucked away. The Red Pepper pasta that I ordered was hands down the best vodka cream pasta that I ever had. Service (by Lori) was spectacular, and the night couldn't have been any more perfect. If you're thinking about checking out Venuto, there is no need to think twice. :)
Excellent food Lori our server was terrific.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great service- the server was amazing. The food was less than average. It's mid summer and the caprese salad had store bought, hard tomatoes. The flavor was great but the tomatoes were not tasty and basically rock hard and not fully red. I had the safe bet of ravioli- it was ok but tasted like it was frozen Sam's club ravioli. Again great flavors added to it but not great. My husband had a veal meal that had zero pasta or risotto. Honestly never been to an Italian restaurant without tons of pasta on the side or on my plate. He thought it was very average. We will not go back. Sadly, we thought we found a diamond in the rough but it was just rough.
I wanted to like this place. It is a cute little non chain Italian restaurant. The problem is, the food just isn't that great, and the service was slow. The menu was promising, it just wasn't well executed. I thought the prices were pretty good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1