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Ventuno Details

  • Dining Style: Fine Dining
  • Website: http://www.ventunorestaurant.com
  • Email: info@ventunorestaurant.com
  • Phone: (508) 228-4242
  • Hours of Operation: Dinner: Nightly: 5:30pm - 10:00pm
  • Payment Options: AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Executive Chef: Gabriel Frasca & Amanda Lydon
  • Dress Code: Smart Casual
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Late Night, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wine, Wine Bar

Getting there

  • Cross Street: Main
  • Parking: Street Parking
A word from Ventuno
Ventuno is an island restaurant inspired by the frascas of Italy, small farmhouses which opened themselves up to friends and neighbors with wine and homemade food.
Executive Chefs Gabriel Frasca and Amanda Lydon, with Chef De Cuisine Andrea Solimeo, delight in imagining Nantucket shellfish,… fish and produce in Italian hands. House-cut pasta and simple takes on the bounty of sea and land are complemented by a carefully curated Italian wine list.
Drink and eat our entire menu on either dining room floor or bar, or the open-air back bar, with comfortable service and the inviting breeze of the ocean.




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  • Diners' Choice WinnerBest Ambiance
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Diner Reviews
  • "I went to this restaurant during the first day of the stroll great atomsphere and food had the scallops on cauliflower puree wonderful loved the waitress knowledgable and friendly"
    Dined on 12/5/2013
  • "We have reservations at 9:15PM, but were not sat until around 10:15PM. Other than the long wait, it was a very good meal."
    Dined on 12/7/2013
  • "The food and service was the best ever, It was a special occasion and our food, wine and wait staff were outstanding."
    Dined on 12/7/2013
  • "Very noisy. But fun. Terrific food and service. Diners need to be aware on busy nights there is a very noisy bar scene that can affect diners trying to have intimate evenings when seated in certain locations. Best to discuss that ahead whenaking reservation"
    Dined on 12/6/2013
  • "Ventuno continues to be an island favorite. Wether dining at the bar or nestled in one of the homes quaint rooms, the staff is extremely friendly and helpful; the food delicious. Be sure to try the meatballs for an appetizer."
    Dined on 12/6/2013
  • "Good food, good wine, friendly and knowledgable staff, good service mae it a ry nice dining experience."
    Dined on 11/30/2013
  • "We had a wonderful meal. The service was attentive and not intrusive. Overall, a very good dining experience!"
    Dined on 11/23/2013
  • "A great Sunday night dinner!!! Unfortunately we were seated at the first table as you enter the restaurant so it was a bit loud with everyone entering and leaving. The food was really good other than the broccoli rabe that seemed to be extremely bitter. Broccoli rabe is generally bitter but this was to the extreme. The chicken and the pasta were fantastic!!! We will most certainly go back."
    Dined on 11/17/2013
  • "I chose Ventuno to surprise my fiancée with a nice dinner. She's been wanting to try Ventuno for some time now, so I booked the reservation. The setting was wonderful, service even more-so. Now the food, let me tell you, I haven't stopping thinking about. I had the prime sirloin and she had the chicken entrée. We were both absolutely blown away. We highly recommend to all-"
    Dined on 11/15/2013
  • "Old 21 Federal location in the heart of Nantucket. Intimate, lovely. Duck confit was great! Interesting menu. Service was spotty; ratio of tables to waiters seemed unbalanced but as the evening progressed and other diners finished, we did receive improved service. Comparatively, we had better service when dining there in peak season (August), so probably an end of prime season issue. Overall, very nice."
    Dined on 10/20/2013
  • "Great anniversary dinner. Expensive, but portions were reasonable and food was excellent."
    Dined on 10/2/2013
  • "We had a very good experience at Ventuno. The space is very attractive, you feel like you are in an old nantucket home, with a modern twist. The service was great, and most importantly the food was too! The freshly made pasta dishes are a must try."
    Dined on 10/14/2013
  • "Food was excellent - oysters with meyer lemon ice a highlight, swordfish off the boat fresh, duck breast and polenta fabulous. Fairly reasonably priced for Nantucket ($30 entrees, drinks expensive though). Waitstaff share the table, which caused some confusion (two different people came to ask if we needed water, drinks, ready to order), and after table was cleared we waited something like 20 min before anyone came by to ask if we wanted dessert or check. I had to find a waiter myself and just ask for the check. A lost opportunity to sell us on dessert, which I would've considered, but at this point it was getting late."
    Dined on 10/13/2013
  • "Great Food, Great Service, Everyone Friendly and Helpful. Will Definitely Go Back. Can't Wait."
    Dined on 10/5/2013
  • "Delicious food, especially the house-made pasta. Service extremely slow. Lots of people serving our table but waitress was elsewhere."
    Dined on 10/5/2013
  • "Great spot at 21federal. Food and service was excellent. We had a Caesar salad made with local Baby kale , a homemade pasta dish with turkey sausage broccoli rabe in a cream Sauce. For the entrees my wife had grilled swordfish and I had scallops and shrimp which Was there signature dish."
    Dined on 9/27/2013
  • "Like everything else on Nantucket, Venuto is expensive, but it offers something in return. The menu is inventive, mixing fresh local ingredients and the sort of technique one is unlikely to muster at home. (In contrast to the more characteristic Nantucket restaurant practice of offering a $60 piece of, e.g., swordfish, one might easily throw on the grill.) Several menus choices caught our eyes, and the choices we ultimately ordered were brilliantly executed. Service was friendly and attentive without being intrusive. The setting successfully walks the high wire between comfortable and something special."
    Dined on 9/25/2013
  • "extremely nice wait staff. Music was a bit loud initially but we could converse at our table without having to shout. We lingereed for over 2 hours and appreciated no one rushing us to turn the table to the next seating."
    Dined on 9/15/2013
  • "very nice menu, cozy ambience, however, WAY TOO loud--bar clientele (and their noise) encroach upon diners"
    Dined on 9/15/2013
  • "This is a very average restaurant. The food was good but did not live up to the hype. The prices were quite high for what you got and the menu was limited. The service was very good but the noise did not match the atmosphere. If you want good Italian food you will not be disappointed but you will when you get the check."
    Dined on 9/4/2013
  • "Lovely new restaurant where another great restaurant once stood. Delicious food - very small portions considering the price."
    Dined on 9/13/2013
  • "My husband and I had a wonderful dinner here. Their small plates were a nice change in place of a traditional appetizer. We had 4 different ones that we shared, the stuffed,lightly deep fried green olives were great! For entrees, The parpadelle was delicious as was the sausage, broccoli rabe, cavatelli dish. We would go back in a heartbeat. Only disappointment was the chocolate donuts, not what we were expecting. Will have to wait for out next visit to Nantucket!!"
    Dined on 9/11/2013
  • "Beautiful historic building in a good location. That's the only thing good I can say about this restaurant. Portions were very tiny and you feel ripped off. The bread served is only given to you one very small piece at a time. My husband had a pasta dish that lacked any flavor, it need some spices, herbs, garlic or all of the above. Would not return and I cannot see these restaurant succeeding as there are too many other good options in nantucket. I guess that's why it was so easy to get a reservation on a Saturday night."
    Dined on 9/8/2013
  • "Why in the world would someone seat us in a room with a table of 10? My husband and I could not hear anything each other was saying. So much for our romantic evening. The food was rushed from the kitchen. We felt like hurry up eat, so we can deal with this large group."
    Dined on 9/8/2013
  • "Excellent food, but it was too busy. We had a late reservation and the restaurant was packed and very loud. The server never introduced herself and did not check in with us enough."
    Dined on 9/1/2013
  • "We wrapped up a great Nantucket vacation with a night out at Ventuno. It was extraordinary. From the shared morsels to start (fried stuffed olives!), to the perfect local greens for salads, to the entrees heavy on local seafood (the swordfish, oysters, and tuna were all great), the meal was excellent from start to finish. The vegetables were all beautiful testament to the local farm bounty. The well informed but friendly service tied things together perfectly. When they were sold out of our wine order, we were guided to a bottle for half the price that was right on. Our best meal of a really good week of eating."
    Dined on 9/3/2013
  • "Food was absolutely amazing from the small plates we ordered to dessert. There were four people in our party and everyone was thrilled with everything. And our waitress was a doll...she was super sweet, energetic and had great recommendations. Looking forward to dining at Ventuno again on my next trip to Nantucket."
    Dined on 9/2/2013
  • "From the time we entered to the time we left Ventuno was superb. Service was quick and efficient. Food was fantastic and the restaurant had a nice buzz to it. Highly recommend it."
    Dined on 8/31/2013
  • "My husband and I had a perfectly delicious meal. We love the buidling, knew it well in it's previous "life," but prefer the cuisine now. We wish the three women seated across from us in one of the charming small rooms hadn't whooped it up so much - not the right background for an elegant meal."
    Dined on 8/27/2013
  • "I decided to give Ventuno another try. This will be the fourth dining experience. The first three did not go well but I thought that was because it had just opened. Several years later, I have no idea how this place remains open. It took 30 mins for appetizers to arrive and another 40 for main course. The waitress admitted that the chef was not in the kitchen but at his son's birthday party. Quality of the food was good, not great! The noise was deafening because there is not one piece of fabric to absorb the sounds of the screaching women."
    Dined on 8/27/2013
  • "OMG what an incredible Italian wine list. And everything on the menu was great... and special. Service was impeccable, too."
    Dined on 8/26/2013
  • "Menu needs to be diverse, being Italian a more basic meal would be better. Appetizers where better than the dinner choices, swordfish was very good"
    Dined on 8/26/2013
  • "Even on an island known for excellent restaurants, Ventuno really stands out!"
    Dined on 8/25/2013
  • "This was our first time at Ventuno, what a surprize, the food was great and the service perfect. Hightl recommended."
    Dined on 8/12/2013
  • "Delicious. Love ventuno. Extremely high quality food."
    Dined on 8/18/2013
  • "Food was fantastic and waitress was extremely helpful about both food and wine. Also, and really fantastic, was that you had gluten free pasta at an Italian restaurant which was super."
    Dined on 8/16/2013
  • "We found Ventuno to be a nice spot for an anniversary celebration. Fortunately, we asked to be moved to a different table than the one originally offered as it was right next to the door. We got a nice corner table where it was much quieter though we still found the restaurant to be a bit loud. Food was excellent -- presentation , taste and service. Would return again."
    Dined on 8/10/2013
  • "The service was excellent and the setting warm and classic. The food while homey was not special. After dining at Straight Wharf and its exceptional food, I was expecting much more."
    Dined on 8/11/2013
  • "Delicious and authentic Italian food set in a charming old house on Federal Street. Definitely a place to go when you are on Nantucket"
    Dined on 8/10/2013
  • "Our server was excellent -- she was attentive, recommended a fantastic wine and worked enthusiastically with menu selections for one of our parties' gluten allergy! The food was simply outstanding - beautifully prepared scallops and fluke dishes with fresh local ingredients and a sensational special blueberry/apricot dessert! Can't wait for our return visit with friends! Highly recommended!!"
    Dined on 8/10/2013
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