La Botte Italian Bistro - Venice, Florida

Shaun Milano

Real Italians, real homemade food with tomatoes imported from Italy. The real deal here and so far the best Italian food in Venice. Sorry downtown spots, La Botte in strip mall is awesome. The gnocchi was so perfect the sauce and lasagna was great. The veal was great, the eggplant appetizer was so wonderful. Don't miss this place when in Venice

Aaron Fleener

Was looking into real dining places to take my girlfriend that Chef Mike doesn't work for and found La Botte. I didn't want to spoil it by reading too much about it, but It sounded perfect. I ordered a La Botte salad, fettuccine vino with lamb and my date had the lasagna pasta. Absolutely amazing ( I had a bite of hers as well) had a glass of cab sav with our meal and the water was provided by iced glass bottle, which I very much appreciate and took note of. The bread was beyond words. My face melted with relaxation as I sighed of relief and just tasted FLAVOR!

The food was made from scratch, piping hot, fresh and the atmosphere made you feel very welcome. A place that gave me the Gordon Ramsey experience where he would go to different places of business that are family run. I did not feel rushed, and I appreciate the evening.

I'll definitely be coming back. The food was amazing and I liked the place. Hidden jewel because the place is located where you wouldn't think to experience it. ( I didn't want to be that guy with his camera out, but I wanted to review and let you people know that this place really made me feel special and that it's great for date night)

Now if I were to be unreasonable and picky, I wish they had real paintings or artwork instead of the soulless printed pictures on the wall. They didn't even really fit the theme... I loved the tea cup candle lights, would be cool if they flickered like fire. Literally non issues, but that would have made me give the 5th star ⭐

Julie Diehl

We went to La Botte both for lunch and dinner on a visit to Venice, FL. What a pleasant surprise! The food was very authentic and absolutely delicious and reasonably priced. Lovely Laura was the main server with her sister as the chef. Both of her parents worked there as well. We’ve been to Italy many times and felt like we were back in Italy in a way with the excellent food and atmosphere. I can’t wait to come back on another trip!

Cindy C

Our first visit and it certainly will not be our last. Such great food and great service. My husband and I started with the Ricotta Miele E Noci and the Gamberi Al Limone appetizers which were absolutely delicious. For the entrees we had Strozzapreti Alla Cuccagna and Gnocchi Romani which were the best Italian food we have ever tasted. Then for dessert we had the freshly made Amaretto cake which was divine. Thanks so much for such a great meal.

James Wernicke Sr.

Being in a strip mall I didn't expect much ambiance at the tattoria interior was nice. We called for a reservation but it wasn't necessary, the restaurant was deserted from when we arrived at 4 until we left at 5. The service was a little slow despite the lack of patrons, we were served and then the waitress disappeared, we ran out of bread but still no waitress, we ran out of sodas but still no waitress. I had the Riccota appetizer which was good but lacked flavor, the La Crocannte salad had fresh greens and what I thought were delicious Prosciutto shavings but nothing else stood out. For the entree my wife had the Lasagna which was meatless in her opinion. I did enjoy my Gnocchi Al Gorgonzola. Good but not great we decided to skip the Ameretta Cake dessert. It wouldn't be worth the calories. 4 stars for the food but 3 for the rest of it.

Dmitry Manakov

Lady who met us at the entrance was not friendly at all, below average first impression. Our waitress was very nice and did a good job. Food was ok, but not great. Ok to go once but below our expectations

Lawrence Schwartz

Vacation!!!
5 day stay on Casey Key. With google search found the best restaurant for our birthday celebration. Welcoming, casual, inviting atmosphere. Dinner was amazing!
*Fresh bread and olive with crushed garlic.
*House White Wine.
*La Frutta Salad
Spring greens, blue cheese crumble, fresh fruit, walnuts, and balsamic dressing.
*Ravioli al Tartufo
Homemade Mushroom Ravioli served in a White Mushroom Sauce with Italian Sausage.
*Ravioli Aragosta
Homemade Lobster Ravioli served with Fresh Shrimp and Vodka Sauce.
*Amaretto Cake
Desserts made fresh every morning!
Highly recommend for a great meal experience.
Our rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Elizabeth Lane

I have found my Favorite Italian Restaurants in Venice and we've tried them all. The food is fresh and delicious, the staff is extremely friendly, wonderful service!