Barrique Venice

10/10 experience here across the board. The atmosphere was so intimate and classy. We felt like we were in Europe. The service was literally amazing, shout out Miguel for being such a knowledgeable and friendly server. Lastly the food was out of this world. Would go back in a heartbeat!!

SENSATIONAL DINNER ! My wife and I were up in L.A on Wednesday staying at the Marina del Rey Marriott close to Venice Beach. After checking in around 3pm we sat in our hotel room looking online for a special place to have dinner later on. I swear we compared 50 restaurants within a few miles and only one restaurant really stood out....Barrique in Venice. My wife immediately booked a table online for 6.30pm. Being only vaguely familiar with the Venice area we took a Lyft ( just 2 miles ) to the restaurant and arrived around 6.15pm. The cute 2 story YELLOW HOUSE looked very welcoming and so was Emily the lovely hostess. We were offered a choice of the charming outdoor courtyard downstairs or the top floor dining room in the YELLOW HOUSE...we chose inside ! As soon as we entered we ran into Antonio...the co-owner & Michelin Star Executive Chef ( of 3 restaurants ) who welcomed us with open arms. As usual we beat the rush and there was no one else in the top floor dining room when we sat at our table ( we were offered seating anywhere incl the cute outdoor deck upstairs. Glasses of iced water plus an assortment of fresh Artisan Bread & Olive Oil appeared on our table courtesy of Luis the food runner & Jacob the busser. Miguel our very talented server for the evening brought all the appropriate menus for our perusal. I saw they had an incredulous selection of fine wine ( we don't drink wine ) but no beer on their drinks menu. I asked Miguel about what beer was available when he returned to take our dinner order and his reply was PERONI...better than nothing I thought so I grabbed one. A steady sprinkling of dinner patrons started to fill the dining room while we thought about our dinner order. In the end we ordered the Pan Seared Scallops Parmesan Fondue Shaved Black Truffle Appetizer to share and for entrees...my wife chose the Home-Made Black Ink Linguine Lobster Wild Mushrooms while I decided ( after consulting with our helpful server Miguel ) on the Tagliata di Manzo con Rucola Parmigiano e Balsamic Antico - Medium Rare Plus ( 12 oz Grilled Dry Aged Rib-Eye Arugula Shaved Parmesan Aged Balsamic Dressing ). Our Pan Seared Scallops Parmesan Fondue Shaved Black Truffle Appetizer ( just 2 scallops ) tasted exceptional. The dining room was filling up fast while I enjoyed my ice cold Peroni beer. And before we knew it our dinner orders arrived together and looked amazing. My wife thoroughly enjoyed her delicate Home-Made Black Ink Linguine Lobster Wild Mushrooms while my 12 oz Rib-Eye with a nice side salad tasted very good....a perfect medium rare plus ! DESSERT TIME...we both liked something different on the dessert menu so we ordered one of each....1 x Tronchetto ( Layered White and Dark Chocolate Mousse on a Hazelnut Cookie Crisp ) and 1 x Crema ( Vanilla Pot De Creme layers with Fito and Caramel ). Our delectable looking desserts arrived together and tasted outstanding....what a lovely sweet finale to an incredible evening. We had a nice chat with Antonio the chef / co-owner while we waited for our Lyft to take us back to our hotel. ONE OF OUR MOST TREASURED DINNER EXPERIENCES !

This was a tough one to review decisively. DO NOT MAKE A RESERVATION ON YELP. according to the hostess, they apparently can’t get yelp to stop allowing reservations to be made. Even though my reservation was confirmed by text and email, I arrived to find out I didn’t have one at all. Regardless, the hostess found us a table after 5 minutes. It was outside, tucked all the way in the corner, but either way I was grateful for her effort in finding a solution in light of the frustrating situation. Then after sitting down I was overwhelmed with how incredibly loud it was, especially being outside. I mean like.. have to literally yell just to hear each other across the table. Pretty surprising based on all the reviews about how intimate and romantic the vibe was, this was the exact opposite. Then the rain picked up, and although we were under cover, the sides were only partially covered so right after the first course arrived.. we starting getting misted pretty heavily as time went on. It’s a bummer things started off so poorly, because our server was truly incredible. He oozed knowledge, passion, and enthusiasm. Best service I’ve had in a very long time. The food was hit or miss for me, with the wild boar Ragu being the clear stand out of the evening. Absolutely delicious, a perfect dish in every way. We also go the filet and the prosciutto, both were good, but didn’t leave a lasting impression either. For the price point, I expected a little better.

The last two times I went to this restaurant several years ago,I loved it and was extremely excited to go back. We went for a friend's birthday and there were 8 people. Nobody enjoyed their dishes. It was extremely overpriced for extremely bland, mediocre food. Beware of hidden fees. It ended up being approximately $100 per person and none of us were happy with our food.

Yum af and cuter than the photos