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Al Covo in Venice

The Al Covo in Venice, for years has been a lovely restaurant which is immensely popular among the American food writers. It is one of the favorite restaurants for the American food loving tourists. At Al Covo in Venice you will get preparation of super fresh fish and an excellent selection of moderately priced wines. Most of the travelers get a friendly atmosphere at this restaurant. Diane Rankin is the co-owner and dessert queen of this restaurant who hails from Texas. She is amiable and will let you introduce to fish-studded menu. Her husband, Cesare Benelli has infallible talent in the field of restaurant business. This charming restaurant is the joint effort of these two people.

This small but a cozy restaurant and changes its menu according to the theme of the day. They serve some local seafood and specialties right from the European waters. Chef Cesare Benelli and his American wife, Diane strive hard to serve fresh of freshest sea food with lovely garnishing. This is one of the Italian Restaurants, the specialties include the zuppa di pesce or the fish soup and the fish of the day which grilled, baked, or steamed. Most of the desserts are homemade with extensive wine list. The Lunch and dinner have the same fixed-price menu options. Al Covo in Venice is known for its amiable, home like atmosphere combined with the refined culinary delights.

Al Covo somehow managed to get into the good book of its customers. This is perhaps because such great restaurant is hard to find in Venice and one of its owners is American so they take special care of American tourists. This restaurant has a friendly staff. The restaurant has a pink terrazzo floor, soft and cushioned couches,the walls are lining, leather chairs, silky curtains and arranged with lots of fresh flowers placed on the tables.

You can start with stock fish or dried cod dishes. This is sweet and mild, with all lovely textures or a light stew with tomatoes and peppers; another with anchovies. Then go for pasta with shrimp sauce, made with local shrimp which is just mouth watering. The salad of arugula, radicchio and celery will tickle your taste buds. You can go for fresh sea food which is simply grilled, with olive oil. You can try the nut-crumb-spice cake with caramel sauce as dessert.

The Italian cuisines is famous all over the world. London is full of Italian restaurants which serve authentic Italian cuisine to casual pastas. The dinner menu consist of garlic bread, grilled shrimp, stuffed mushrooms, grilled scallops and Risotto . You can relish on pasta dishes at this Italian restaurant in the downtown of London. The other dishes on the menu consist of Fettucine Alfredo, Eggplant Parmigiana, baked penne, sausage and peppers, lasagna and Giobotto, as well as basic dishes of pasta with meatballs, sausage or mushrooms. The other Italian specialties include Chicken Cacciatore, Chicken Marsala, Veal Saltimbocca, Calamari Marinara, Linguine and Clam Sauce and Seafood Fra Diavolo.

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