venice kitchen

brunch. i went to ole miss, so i've been familiar with and a fan of old venice for years. however, i was excited to see that the memphis location offers brunch and it is awesome! it's about $15 per person and includes tons of breakfast items, pizzas, pastas, and desserts. you will not leave here unsatisfied and probably won't need to eat for the rest of the day.

... i actually tried to eat there, but once we peered in the window and saw the extreme fanciness, we put the monkeys back in their carseats and drove away as fast as we could.

amazing!!!

pizza for philistines. i love pizza. in fact, i would consider myself a connoisseur. i have lived in new york and new haven, ct (http://thepauperedchef.com/2007/09/new-haven-pizza.html), and i have made a point to eat slices at most of the best pizza restaurants in the country --- multiple times. i also like a lot of frozen pizza. and sometimes delivery pizza. i like bosco's pizza. i like schlotzky's pizza. i like memphis pizza cafe.

i do not like oid venice pizza. in fact, i loathe it.

old venice pizza has no style, no soul, and no, well, taste. even a chucky cheese pizza i can appreciate for its cheap simplicity, but that is not what is going on here. quite frankly, old venice pizza tastes like some over-confident bachelor went to the store, bought a chef boyardee pizza kit, threw some expensive mushrooms on it, and decided to sell it at fine-dining prices.

for my love of pizza, i have tried old venice several times over the years. each time i go, i honestly hope i am going to enjoy it. i mean, the atmosphere is nice, it's in a good location, and the drinks are good... it's just... bad. really, really, bad.

i feel sorry for the people who think this pizza is good. or, better yet, i am envious of their ability to find satisfaction from ragu on a twelve-dollar biscuit.

dang.... carb overload!

the pizza is great, the wine was good, friendly staff. they gave me an extra pizza for free because they accidentally poured the wrong sauce on the origional one. it was delicious!

delicious. old venice is a local favorite for my girlfriends and we try to go every few months. the calamari is amazing as well as everything else on the menu. its a very relaxed environment and the waiters are super friendly. one of my favorites.

holy crab!. it not just an expression it is a soup on the menu. i had one of many great lunches there today and the lunch special price make it affordable. i had the grilled chicken rustica panini and the soup. have i mentioned the soup? i normally get the mad italian panini because that's my favorite but i broke out and tried the chicken it was good but i still prefer the mad italian. ok one more time for the holy crab and crawfish chowder. crab and crawfish tails simmered with sweet corn onion red bell pepper and a little spice. man o man... if you or into salads you need to try the walnut grove anything with roasted red pepper and walnuts, red onion, blue cheese crumbles and a wine vinaigrette on it has to be good right,.. even lettuce. there are just so many things on the full menu you can't get board and i am not going to mention the soup again.. ok.

happy hour. i love old venice's wednesday night wine happy hour!

our waiter josh was great. get the tuscany chicken pizza. thin crust for sure.

best pizza in memphis! not greasy, it's all made from scratch! better than exlines and memphis pizza cafe.

dissapointment. the service was terrible- the servers were far too busy talking to pay attention to the guests and the food was inedible. the pizza was too greasy to eat, the pasta was over cooked & bland & the salad was wilted & warm. my friends & i will never eat here again & urge you to do the same!

great little place!!. old venice is a wonderful place to enjoy good food at a good price. the greek salad is great! wednesday's nights is half price house wine and i have not had anything on the menu i didn't like! the service is great as well! i would give old venice 5 stars at 2 start prices!!!!!