Posted by The “Ristorante Al Covo” is in Castello, near the Hotel Gabrielli, no more than 15 minutes walk from St. Mark’s Square.
This review is long overdue, as I had it prepared and filed as a draft, only to forget it.
Now that I recovered it from the archive, I want to share it, if only for the reason that it is an excellent choice to dine in Venice.
- Ristorante Al Covo
My first dish was “Scampi Crudi – Raw crayfish”.
It was served as it came out of the water, without the shell, with shredded cucumber, lemon dill, olive oil.
…and a big big leaf of basil!
- Scampi crudi – Raw crayfish – Ristorante Al Covo
My second dish was Baccala Batagin, a dish made with salted cod (baccala) cooked in the oven with sliced potatoes, prunes and rosemary. After being cooked, a s plash of tomato sauce is put on top and a dash of olive oil.
- Baccala “Batagin”, Ristorante Al Covo
- In addition, I spotted pistacchio nuts sprinkled over the tomato sauce, and lemon dill.
- The atmosphere of the restaurant is wonderful, because the clientele are mostly Venetians who enjoy good food.
- Overall, a highly satisfactory experience, which I hope I will have sometime again!
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- Baccala “Batagin” detail – Ristorante Al Covo