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Osteria di Venere

Restaurant Italian restaurant Seafood restaurant

👍👍 The food was excellent - best I had in northern Sicily so far. Lovely staff, very attentive. The restaurant itself is very cosy and with a nice decor. Highly recommend! People often mention service, pasta, excellent, restaurant, nice, fish, Erice, wine,


Address

Via Roma, 6, 91016 Erice TP, Italy

Website

www.osteriadivenere.it

Contact

+39 0923 869362

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (792 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 12:30 to 2:30 pm, 7 to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: 12:30 to 2:30 pm, 7 to 10 pm
  • Friday: 12:30 to 2:30 pm, 7 to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 12:30 to 2:30 pm, 7 to 10 pm
  • Sunday: 12:30 to 2:30 pm, 7 to 10 pm
  • Monday: 12:30 to 2:30 pm, 7 to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: service (9) pasta (8) excellent (7) restaurant (7) nice (7) fish (6) Erice (6) wine (6)
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  • 5/5 Yulia L. 5 months ago on Google
    The food was excellent - best I had in northern Sicily so far. Lovely staff, very attentive. The restaurant itself is very cosy and with a nice decor. Highly recommend!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ana P. 2 years ago on Google
    Great food - the best Marsala escalope we’ve had (better than in Marsala), a superb riccio fillet in a pistachio crust and a delicious filled calamari. Service was fast and friendly and the food truly very fresh with quality ingredients. Highly recommend!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 bmw r. 9 months ago on Google
    The food exceeded my expectations, try the I Salumi Del Nostro Mare, the Pesce Spada Alla Siciliana will most certainly bring me back one day... and staff was friendly, worth mentioning - this place has the best Cannolo I have ever had!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Aleksandra K. 10 months ago on Google
    The best calamari I have ever had (I have travelled few countries). The traditional Sicilian dessert (cannolo) was simply divine.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alex L. 10 months ago on Google
    Amazing meals! Raw fish and shrimp appetizers was so fresh and delicious. Pasta is also wonderful. One of the best meals.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 chamara de la p. 11 months ago on Google
    Everything good and very tasty / Happy place to drop by for a lunch
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hugo L. 1 year ago on Google
    On a foggy evening in November, osteria di venere was the only open restaurant of any quality. And we were happy it was this place! Seemed like everyone visiting Erice that night were there last night. Personal and quick service and the food was a delight too.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Aleksandra T. 1 year ago on Google
    Wow, wow, wow!!! I have been in Italy 100s of time - This place is truly authentic…the best meal I have ever had in Italy. The crudo di peace e spaghettoni cacio e pepe con tartare di gamberi e tartufo estivo was just, out of this world! Thank you Team Osteria Di Venere, Erice for the best service and meal in Italy. ❤️
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Erik D. 6 months ago on Google
    4, maybe 5 shrimp in a pasta dish for €22! Come on guys, pasta is cheap. Add some shrimp. Also a coperto of €3 per person! You didn’t bring wine glasses for our wine, you didn’t bring an extra plate knowing we were sharing a dish. Try acting like you care just a little bit.

  • 5/5 Adelina C. 2 years ago on Google
    best swordfish pasta in sicily!

  • 4/5 Dirk E. 6 months ago on Google
    Some helpful and cute staff, excitingly delicious seafood appetizers. The guest room is a bit artificial and somewhat overilluminated. But overall a very recommendable place!

  • 1/5 Eirini T. 6 months ago on Google
    I went there last night after a long trip to come to Erice. So, I arrived hungry and with a wish of just treating me to a nice dinner. The place is beautifully made and although it has no windows, the atmosphere is nice. The waiters were polite but one could tell they were tired and not in their best mood. Probably due to the long season tiredness or managers mistakes. The bread and the wine were exquisite, although I opted for the house wine. The grilled eggplants were half grilled and lacked of any seasoning. Definitely not a plate one should bring to a table. There was a mistake in the order. I opted for the fish salumi as they were made from them and I wanted to try something new, a plate came which was a different dish. I made the mistake to take a bite before checking it closely, as there was a sauce or something over the ingredients, so I could see only the around thing. Anyhow, I asked the waiter to take it back and bring what I asked for. He insisted I asked for what he brought, which had he known me or where I come from, he would have known I would never go for frozen shrimps of questionable origin. Anyhow, they brought what I asked and on the bill charged fully both. During the brief discussion with the waiter, as he said I should have taken a bite, and he was right on that, I told him that I could take over the cost of the dish. Instead, they charged the full amount. It was 20 euro for that dish. They put it on a doggy bag, I left it there as I never wanted it. I paid the full amount and left. The manager never showed up to address the matter. The manager didn't even bother to balance things. I had no written order in my hands to prove my point. So, after a long day, I wouldn't pick up a fight with a waiter who clearly needed a break and was not to be blamed for. So, to sum it up. If the cook and the manager change, this place has a future.

  • 5/5 Mantas �. 8 months ago on Google
    Very tasty food. Very cosy atmosphere in the oldtown. Waiters are very friendly. They gave recommendations about food and drinks. They explained what are the local wines and what each type of grapes means. Very good place to taste fish dishes. We took fish with couscous and a swordfish. Perfect preparation. Sicilian cake was also very tasty. Waiters also gave recommendations about local places to visit and some advises. 10/10 in general!

  • 5/5 zurisadai o. 4 months ago on Google
    The food was great! We arrived there late and stumbled across this restaurant and they treated us very well! The pasta was amazing. Would highly recommend!

  • 5/5 Wanderlust N. 11 months ago on Google
    I didn t try their food but the restaurant looked nice and the menu is interesting. In Erice try couscous pesce you won’t regret it

  • 2/5 Boryana S. 1 year ago on Google
    We had caponata to start with, which had clearly been made way in advance and didn’t taste fresh. The pasta was nothing special.

  • 5/5 Jean-David P. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent table! One of the best pastas we had

  • 5/5 Doc3908 1 year ago on Google
    Nice little place, away from the main action. Very nice atmosphere and excellent food.

  • 5/5 Carl L. 1 year ago on Google
    I didn’t expect anything from this little gem, but food was amazing, I really do think this place is worth a visit. The staff cared for their food, and it’s in a cute location. Even the simplest of dishes tasted great!

  • 5/5 Lennert B. 1 year ago on Google
    We stepped in here based on previous reviews and we were not disappointed. The food, as you expect, in Italy is simple but fresh. Anti-pasti really good, especially enjoyed the slightly smoked fish plate and the grilled Amberjack (never heard of this fish, but it's firm like tuna with quite a mild flavor and not too oily). Dessert was delicious too Highly recommended if you are visiting Erice.

  • 5/5 George M. 1 year ago on Google
    Wry nice place. Great service. Family owned. The steak was excellent. The service was fast. Small place. I recommend

  • 5/5 Sere P. 4 years ago on Google
    Loved food, i got involtini di pesce spada, a friend tried polpo and let me taste it. Great! Great service!

  • 1/5 Anoli Ja M. 2 years ago on Google
    Unfriendly service! Our covid QR Code with the certificate from the EU wasn’t working in his app and the document with ID wasn’t enough for him, so we had to leave the restaurant... if the mistake is with his app and we have an official certificate, with which we were flying, it should be enough for a little restaurant in the mountains... unbelievable

  • 5/5 Dmitriy R. 2 years ago on Google
    Very pleasant experience! We have ordered two kinds of pasta, swordfish, squids, and cannoli. Everything was of a high quality and very tasty!

  • 1/5 Laetitia B. 2 years ago on Google
    Don't go there! Obviously not keen on tourists. We were there on the 31st of October with our three kids, and we asked for a table, they rejected us, but accepted the local couple with two kids who were right behind us. Rude!

  • 4/5 Mike D. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice spot for lunch after climbing to the castle. Busiate Erice and busiate with mussels were excellent. It was all very good. Kid friendly. Busiate with marinara for the kids. Very reasonably priced. Nice staff.

  • 5/5 Elizabeth H. 2 years ago on Google
    Very nice location, fantastic service! Wide choice of wine … antipasto very good … Cannolo scomposto top! You must taste this!!!! 1 pasta too much oil, steak with lardo limit of frollatura …. Calamaro too much ingredients. Good, not exceptional But in all … above average !!! Good price Recommended

  • 5/5 Chris L. 2 years ago on Google
    We happened upon this place on a Sunday night and we are so glad we did. The service was excellent and the server was able to clearly explain the difference between the different menu choices. We loved the antipasto rustico to begin. The pasta, meat, and sides were all exquisite. Portion sizes were just right to actually order all three courses and the house wine was perfect with the meal. The coffee at the end of the meal was absolutely perfect. All of us, including thee children, left very happy and satisfied after our meal.

  • 5/5 Tina W. 4 years ago on Google
    Wonderfully quaint restaurant with excellent service and delicious food! It is a must if you are in the area.

  • 5/5 정우창 5 years ago on Google
    The food was amazing and excellent hospitality


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery

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