Fiola at Dopolavoro Venezia

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   OpenTable Diner

   Exclusive

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   The food and services there are amazing. We choose 3 courses by the chef with wine tasting. The chef keeps giving us surprise by offering some extra dishes. I guess the 3 courses finally becoming a 6-7 courses! We can taste the food with different layers of tastes which is very delicious. Finally the chef comes to chat with us and we take a photo with him; a very nice dining experience!

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   ManfredF

   Veneto

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on August 6, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   The restaurant Fiola at Dopolavoro Venezia at the JW Marriott Venice is beautifully located on a private island, which you can easily reach with the JW Marriott boat, departing every 30 minutes from San Marco. The restaurant is one of the best restaurants in entire Venice. Food, service, and the ambiance are extra class. I highly recommend having an unforgettable Dinner at the Fiola at Dopolavore!

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York Area

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on August 5, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Really delicious dishes with perfect wine pairing. Gorgeous surroundings, friendly and very professional service

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   NicoleS

   Las Vegas

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on July 14, 2022

   overall3food3service2ambience4

   We heard rave reviews from family members that had dined here in the past. Unfortunately, our experience was not the same. The space is lovely and the presentation of the food exceptional. Our reservation was at 9pm, se we opted not to do a prefix menu. We still had a first course, main, and dessert. The first course was the best. One person had the octopus, and it was delicious. The rest of had a beautiful vegetable plate that was fine. The major issue was that all of the main dishes were over salted. The lobster ravioli and monkfish were ruined by amount of salt that was added. In addition, our server kept pouring still water into my sparkling water. I told her I didn't need any more water, and she snapped at me when she saw me pouring the correct water into my glass. She was oddly aggressive, which made the experience even worse.

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   Andrew

   London

   11 reviews

   3.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on July 14, 2022

   overall3food3service4ambience2

   Very average, what a disappointment! I’d recommend the pool bar at the hotel instead. The chocolate desert was nice though. Hands down the worst meal / expectation value in the last two weeks in Italy.

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   mariao

   London

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on July 1, 2022

   overall3food4service4ambience4

   Very expensive too much for the food we order especially champagne and the wine

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Atlanta

   1 review

   vip
   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 24, 2022

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   I had an incredible experience! The service and food were spectacular. Also a very nice setting on the island. I would definitely recommend!

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   MeganB

   New England

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on June 22, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   It was our last night in Venice and staying in the resort. Donato is an extraordinary host, server and friend! Thank you to Chef too! Delicious - including the “Jim Beam” We will be back!

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   FrancineE

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 8, 2022

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   This restaurant was amazing. The service and food were exceptional. I would highly recommend!!

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    RogerA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 5, 2022

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    This restaurant is more than just a place to eat. The entire evening was an experience. Unlike many Michelin level places, the portion sizes were very reasonable and we left full, not hungry. The food was excellent, the flavors danced on your tongue, sensing several different ones in the same bite. Presentation was beautiful, the atmosphere relaxed, overall a wonderful evening. We went all out and got the 5 course tasting menu. I highly recommend the gamble, the chef knows what he is doing!

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    lyndah

    New York Area

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fine dining at its best. Donato and Oliverio were consummate pros, describing each ingredient of every sublime dish Chef created. Must experience while in Venice or try his restaurants in DC.

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12. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 1, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Very nice and affordable food.

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    cmsbelt

    Washington DC

    107 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    107 reviews

    Dined on April 15, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience5

    Excellent food and service, but difficult to find if you aren’t staying at the JW Marriott. It is not at the location of the pin in Apple Maps or the Open Table directions. The restaurant is on the oppose corner of the island from the JW Marriott. My water taxi driver dropped me at the wrong dock and I had a bit of a walk to get to the restaurant. I ordered the five course tasting menu with wine pairings. A “wow!" dish: lobster ravioli in a ginger butter sauce with chives from the garden plus a large chunk of lobster tail on top. It was fantastic! I enjoyed everything except the pigeon and foie gras. Well-prepared but anti-climactic because I'm generally not a fan of foie gras or pigeon. (Although, the server humorously assured me the pigeon was not from St. Mark's Square.) I took a few bites and left the rest. The lesson here is to scan the à la carte menu for things I don't like but might show up in the tasting menu and then mention them when ordering a "mystery" tasting. This was their second night open to the public and there were still some kinks to work out. When it came time to pay the bill there were problems with the credit card machine. The couple at the table next to mine also had issues with paying their check. It would not accept my Bonvoy American Express. I ended up paying with another card, which meant that I lost points despite this restaurant being connected to a JW Marriott.

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    Mark

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 14, 2022

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    The wait staff was excellent and very attentive to our need, very friendly and helpful. The food was spectacular and a culinary adventure for the taste buds. Chef Fabio came to our table to check on us twice. What an incredible talent.

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    RichardD

    Salt Lake City

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 12, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Every dish on our tasting menu was spot on. We really enjoyed our meal and our waiter was excellent. What a great experience!

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    DrBello

    New York Area

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on September 9, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great place!!! Great meal!!! Great service!!!! The best pasta with truffles I’ve had.

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    IreneZ

    New York Area

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on September 5, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We chose Fiola for our 20th wedding anniversary dinner, and let me tell you, it didn’t disappoint. Small dining room, personal, attentive service, yet not cold. Everyone serves with a smile. We chose the ala carte 3 course with dessert. Every dish was delicious. I particularly loved my foie gras. It was amazing! The restaurant sent over an extra dessert and a note to mark the occasion. The chef came out and spent 10 minutes talking to us, which went above and beyond. When I go to Venice, I will be sure to visit Fiola again!

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    IvanS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 25, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    service and food were of very high quality the wine pairing deserves a lot of improvement - we tried the so called premium option and most of the wines came across as disappointing, a bit mainstream and cheap overall, our experience was great and flawless, I would strongly recommend the place!

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    Cdriv

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 25, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We stayed at the resort to celebrate our honeymoon. Best food - did the premiere tasting. Alessandro was FANTASTIC!

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    Lyndon

    San Antonio

    185 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    185 reviews

    Dined on August 24, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food with a spectacular view of Venice. Wait staff up-to-date on menus and wines.

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    Sebi

    Berlin

    5 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 23, 2019

    overall4food5service4ambience5

    Excellent vegetarian menu. Top quality products, great taste, excellent preparation. Only problem: the music playlist was some kind of shrill jazz music. Did not fit the surrounding, the atmosphere and was simply disturbing. Great location!

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22. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 22, 2019

    overall3food4service3ambience3

    It was good but the whole experience was let down by being presented with a bill that indicated that the two bottles of mineral water we had were 10 Euros each.. why do that? Why send people home feeling they had been ripped off Also, our waitress was a nice girl but not v good Didn’t bring a wine list and had no idea how to top up wine She filled my glass too high and didn’t give any to my guest The prices are very high so you would expect better And it’s a bad idea spoil it with 10 Euro water

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    Laurits

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 22, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Very beautiful place. Excellent food. Welcoming and gentle service. Overall the best experience we had in Venice.

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24. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Tallahassee

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 15, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This restaurant was incredible! Service was the best we have ever had. The food was amazing and wine recommendation was perfect. Thank you!

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    BeckyT

    Seattle

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 12, 2019

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    The food itself was fantastic. I had the tasting menu and all items were great. The menu was fairly overpriced and the restaurant charges 12 Euro per person as a cover fee and 10 Euro per bottle of water. It felt like a lot to pay 44 Euro for my husband and me just to have a table and water. The waiters were friendly but a bit too present and could have checked in less frequently.

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    JamieM

    Exclusive

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 11, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Stunning food, great service and although expensive the quality and flavours of the dish were fantastic. The olive oil ice cream was out of this world.

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    JamesB

    New York Area

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 3, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great for special occasions and for something different to do in Venice. The complimentary boat ride whisks you away from the bustling San Marco area to a calm and serene island just 30 minutes away. It's mostly just people staying at the hotel that dine there (I was the only person there for much of my dining experience - which was fine), but the food and service are both outstanding and if you time it right - you'll see a magical sunset over all of Venice.

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28. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 19, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fantastic restaurant. Don’t miss this one. Loved the fresh herbs from the garden behind the restaurant.

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29. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 8, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Unbelievable service and food....Highly recommend!

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    mucste

    Munich

    8 reviews

    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on July 7, 2019

    overall4food5service3ambience4

    Quite small tables for a fine dining restaurant

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    Marcus79

    Washington DC

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on June 22, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Food was great. Tasting menu portions were appropriately sized and the courses properly paced. Service both at the bar and at the dinner table was excellent.

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    NatFreda

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 24, 2019

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    This is the perfect place to celebrate a special occasion. The atmosphere was so special, and the attention to detail for the presentation of food was excellent. All the staff were very attentive (Bryan was serving us that evening), helpful and knowledge about the history of the island, how the food is sourced. The "ferrero rocher" dessert was one of the best i've ever had. We especially like the ambience of the dining room, the decor and the colour scheme. If visiting Venice we would love to come back.

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    DTS49

    Nashville

    23 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on May 18, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Truly an amazing dining experience!!! The food and service were remarkable.

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    PhilippK

    Dusseldorf Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 4, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Outstanding experience at "Fiola at Dopolavoro". Presentation and quality of food was exceptional. Staff went above and beyond and made us feel very comfortable. Absolutely a must visit when in Venice.

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35. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Attentive, professional, chatty, comfortable service with phenomenally balanced food. Cocktails crafted perfectly - do not miss the limoncello shakerato!

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    KevinP

    London

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 21, 2019

    overall4food5service3ambience5

    I would recommend this restaurant, with the caveat that there are still a few rough edges to be worked out with the service. Our server seemed more interested in upselling every potential order item rather than figuring out what we might like and offering suggestions based on our input. I also got the impression based on our interactions with the rest of the staff (we were eating on the earlier side) that this is most likely not a staff-wide issue. I really regret putting this on my review on a public website, I usually preach the gospel of addressing this privately with the establishment instead. That said, this was our special Easter dinner and I am still frustrated about this experience 4 days later. Please do go for the food and the atmosphere. It is a beautiful location and facility. At the same time, the interactions we had throughout the meal with our primary server got to the point where We just wanted the meal to end so he would stop suggesting things to us that were either in no way what we wanted (because he never bothered to find out) or, I came to suspect, the most expensive things available for that category in order to increase his tip. His offer at the end of the meal to address any concerns we had about the meal (unsolicited, I assure you, as by this point we only wanted to leave) rang terribly hollow, and only served to make me angrier.

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    Seachel

    Montana

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 11, 2019

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    Some very good products but the melange of ingredients are not that great. So we were a little disapointed. The price is exagerated also. And the service too talkative.

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    michaels

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 11, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    A must do if you travel to Venice. From the boat ride, to the food, to the service, everything was first class.

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39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    6 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on June 30, 2018

    overall3food3service3ambience4

    Service is quite unstructured, and they aren’t flexible on the menu. The food was ok, not out of this world and we’ve eaten at 1/2/3 star restaurants. The initial garden tasting experience was good. However, Their credit card machine failed, and we had to go to the Hotel to pay. In that process, they skipped the Petit four. Not on top of the finer details.

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