Venezia Restaurant in Midland

Food was amazing

Please remove the urinal screens in the ladies restroom and fix whatever smell theyre supposed to cover up. The smell is so strong from the restroom it ruined the taste of my meal.

I arrived with my wife at this place with high expectations of sharing a delicious wine and a good dinner, but from the moment we were assigned a table it was as if we were invisible the innkeepers passed by, they served the tables next door and no one served us for about 15 or 20 minutes until a manager arrived who, seeing our faces, decided to attend to us and I thank him but without a doubt there I already felt uncomfortable and I wanted to leave but I stayed so as not to ruin the night to my wife.They didn t make us feel welcome, maybe if I had gone in a suit and tie they would have taken better care of me! It wasn t a pleasant experience

Everything was delicious

Best atmosphere in town, along with excellent food and service, makes it unmatched in Midland. Vegetarian options: Eggplant parmesan is outstanding.

Creedence Clearwater Revival at Venezia? Not the place Id grown accustomed to. Atmosphere, clientele, service and music have fallen off drastically. Not to mention being cursed at and threatened in the parking lot. Wont be going back there after using it for special occasions for over 30 years.

Very good place.

Amazing and delicious Italian food!! Our server Alfredo was amazing!! Had the BEST Aperol Spritz since Italy, delicious appetizer and Lasagna was so good!! I cannot wait to return!!

Quite elegance in this place. Very Gourmet. For very special occasions or if you are expensive and stylish This is it. There are dishes at very good prices, both special and also for people like me too (affordable. ) very delicious Italian food

Wouldn t recommend the girl server forgot her name she was Hispanic like myself and it was horrible customer service experience! I used to a be a waitress myself so I know the feeling but I would never judge someone on how they look! When she provided the bill to me she had the audacity to say wait here until your bill is paid like okay lady I have money to pay for food I just don t always get dressed up to go out to eat I am an RN and just cus I wore jeans doesn t mean I don t have money. Food was overpriced my pasta wasn t seasoned very bland great atmosphere to enjoy a meal but they need to hire more respectful waitress that love what they do and don t give attitude.

One of the few very nice restaurants in Midland, Tx. Wonderful atmosphere and delicious authentic Northern Italian food. Dietary restrictions: They offered a gluten free substitute for the pasta.

Been in the military for 18 years and all around the United States, this place is hands down the best Italian I have ever had. Excellent atmosphere, excellent service and excellent food. Prices are great for the product you receive. Will return every chance I get!

Attended a great talk on Jardiance by Dr. Reddy and sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. The food was fantastic and the service even better!

I recommend it

It is an amazing place to dine. The attention is unsurpassed, the food of high quality. It is a very different high quality place in Midland I recommend it 100%

I can t stop thinking about the lasagna, it was the best! We mentioned we were there for a bday dinner and they served us our dessert with a lit candle which made it a memorable dinner! Price is very affordable for 4 people!

It was my first time at this restaurant. I was there last night to celebrate my 36 th birthday I ordered the tiger, shrimp and seafood pasta, which was delicious over the all the restaurants really nice. My only complaint would be the service. Our waiter was unattentive my cup stayed empty for at least 20 minutes before he came back to refill it.

The restaurant has a good atmosphere, but I was expecting the food to be better, especially with those prices. Even the bread they served at the beginning was hard, and with margarine (that was definitely not butter).

My family and I experienced the worst service. Our waiter was not attentive. The appetizer arrived and we were still holding the menus because he had not come back to take our order. I had to wave him down so he could come over and take our order. We needed more bread and he came back told us they were out. Other customers came in and got served bread. Also, where we were seated left like we were outcasts. My son treated us to this dinner and out of his kind heart, he still gave the waiter a good tip. I wouldn t have done so. We will never go back to your restaurant! A very unpleasant experience!

The service at this wonderful Restaurant was impeccable, the food was prepared and presented to my taste. There is nothing negative to say about this place. Loved our experience at Venezias. Thank you!

Food was good. Service was unpleasant. I felt racial discrimination from the woman that seemed to be the manager.

I didnt eat all my food because I was thirsty, the waiter I had just didnt give us any refills. So all 3 cups was empty. She came checked us one time. But just didnt do her job. I felt like she didnt want us there. Everyone else was friendly and even one man waiter came and checked on us and I seen him look at out waiter to tell her to refill our cups but she never came.

Exceptional place. Very nice, great food and extremely good service.

I have been there twice for a company party. The food was excellent. The atmosphere was wonderful and the service was great. First time I was there I had to ribeye and appetizers second time seafood pasta with scallops.

Great food! Awesome wait staff! Unique atmosphere! Thank you!!!

May 12, 2024- Our lady server(RUTH) was the one serving at the far end of the restaurant and shes the only woman serving there. This is supposed to be a Mothers day celebration but the service ruined everything. We came at 1:38pm before our 2pm appointment, we were sent at the most far end of the resto which is understandable because they were packed. Our table has no silverwares when we sat. Then that lady came and introduce herself, and took our orders since it took time when someone attended us, so we were ready to order already. I would understand if the food will take long coz my mom has a restaurant and me myself used to work in a resto so I would know and understand. But the fact that Ruth didnt even ask what we need or give us a little heads up or make us feel that weve been taken cared of but those didnt happen. All other servers kept on going to their designated tables except for her. She served the apetizer but no silverwares so I needed to ask from other waiter for them so we could eat coz its 2pm already and we were starving and the bread that we asked from her didnt come too. So, we were full already with my wine and water and the apetizers. The entrees were served at 2:29 and we were upset and disappointed already coz RUTH didnt care to check on us. So we asked for to go boxes and even the coffee that we ordered wasnt served but it was included in our bill then we paid for the bill and went to the frontdesk and caught them talking about us in spanish that we understood. What a rude gesture, and the manager went there, the one in different uniform and the bald guy without asking if we were okay. So thats what they did on my Mothers day 2024. Photos were attached to see timestamps. I asked to remoce the coffee from the bill. Maybe because we are not mexicans and we are asians.

Mothers Day Celebration Epic Fail. It wasnt a great experience, we went here to celebrate Mothers Day, to be fair, make sure you can get a good waiter/waitress, my Wife and I decided to try this Italian Restaurant even though we saw lots of negative feedback from google and yelp. They have us seated at the far end end of the restaurant, our server is named RUTH, maybe she is not having a good day that is why her service is SUPER TERRIBLE, I would give ZERO STAR for the Service if there is an option for ZERO, the long wait is not worth it, we waited 27 minutes before the house bread comes in (we know because we were taking selfies when we got seated so we got the time stamp on the phone), another 23 minutes for the appetizer and salad to arrive, what adds up to the frustration is, Ruth havent given us any utensils to use to eat the salad and the crab cake, we needed to get the attention of somebody else to get some forks for us to start eating, we waited another 22 minutes before the entrée arrived, we are about to stand up and leave good thing the food arrived already, at this point we already loss appetite and just decided to put it in the ToGo Boxes and just leave, not to mention Ruth forgot to bring my drinks and my kids bread, I end up going to the reception to ask for my receipt so we can pay and leave because we know it will take forever again to get some help. I also want to call out that we were the first table to arrived in the far end of the restaurant but the 3 other table near us got served a lot faster, way faster, also their waiter checks on them from time to time, but us, we end up just my family and 3 glasses of water most of the time, it was a very bad experience, we felt like we are being neglected, we felt very small that moment, we will never come back to this restaurant.

We stayed in this Italian restaurant in Midland, environment and great food; we were greeted by Carmine and his wife Karen and his son Saxon, they made us feel at home. Carmine number one!!! Beautiful family and a fantastic story!!

Hands down my favorite place for Italian. Great staff, great food, amazing atmosphere. Would recommend to anyone, very impressive menu as well. Parking: Parking is tricky here, but the food is worth it!

Little pricey but well worth it! The duck was amazing!

Incredible food and service and we will be back but not soon enough!

Ill go here again just for the bread! Good food and great drinks.

Great Service. Good always consistent.

Summary: Good restaurant poorly masquerading as a classy restaurant. The Nice Quiet Spot to have a business dinner got me. Food and service are great, but this is NOT the place to have a business dinner. It is loud. They have live music. To each their own, but thats a real turn off when youre trying to have a dinner conversation. Another surprise - they dont allow corking. Most classy restaurants have a corking fee - pay $25 or $50 or something, and they open your bottle of wine. Their wine list is reasonable, but for the particular business dinner that I booked our large group for, I brought a REALLY nice bottle of something not on their winelist, and there was no price that the hostess or server would allow us to open it for, it was a flat We dont allow outside beverages. The first two people didnt know what a corking fee was. Despite an extensive wine list, no one there knows anything about it. They not only dont have a sommelier, the various staff I asked arent familiar with the word, or the profession.

Salmon portafino was delicious!

Waitress returned to check on us as we were finishing. Up our meal...I had a glass of coke and water...itnwasnrefilled by someone else thankfully...wife got a 2nd glass of wife finally as we were done with our meal... Also wife asked about their gluten-free pasta and the waitress had no clue nor would she go and find out what pasta it was. Service is very lacking for a upper-scale restaurant... Ill go back to give them a 2nd chance

Steak and wine were fantastic as always! This is one of the best restaurants in town!

Everything is amazing!

It was an excellent meal. They also have an excellent wine selection. Parking: Plenty of parking all the way around the restaurant. Food : 5/5 |

My absolute favorite place in midland! The food is always fantastic and the drinks are so good! My favorite is the espresso martini, it is to die for!

After many years of living in Midland, my partner and I finally decided for a date nite at what all the locals rave about. We ordered the fried calamari & escargot for appetizers. Unimpressed with the squid, it was a bit dry. For our main course we had the special scallop dish, and the cowboy steak. The steak was more like a tomahawk steak, it was perfect! The scallop & pasta dish is absolutely delicious! I was so impressed by this dish!! I honestly thought it was literally 4 scallops and some veggies. But it came with pasta and shrimp, and a sauce. This dish was superb!! To finish it off we ordered tres leches and tiramisu. Tiramisu was more like cake, Ill leave it at that.. The tres leches was delish! Our waiter was very nice. He never brought us bread, I guess he was so busy he forgot. But it didnt upset us, we still love the food. Love the art and ambiance of the restaurant. Love this place! Great, as always! Never disappoints!

Exemplary upscale experience! This establishment exceeds expectations in every aspect. Celebrated a birthday dinner and was thoroughly impressed with the fantastic drinks, impeccable service, delightful atmosphere, and outstanding food the best Ive had in West Texas. Plan ahead and reserve your night, as waiting times can extend beyond 2 hours for walk-ins. Even with a reservation made the day before, be ready for an additional 30+ minute wait.

The food was perfect and hats off to the chef for delivering food timely to a group of 15 people! Apps were delicious, the whipped butter and bread were addicting and the wine saw no bottom. Will be back!

I m gonna tell you what you shouldn t choose this place to eat on an special date or a HOLIDAY. My girlfriend asked me to get merry yesterday for valentine date and she make all this up for weeks since 02/07 she reserved the table and when we arrived for the special date guest what 35 minute waiting to get a table, lady at front where siting people that reserve after the time she choose. Not even that they change the menu and add a nasty menu with cold food yes COLD. Was my favorite place because I love their fettuccine but they didn t have it !!! What a wasted time. The day was ruined by the restaurant and I suggest the owners to be better with their scheduling during busy days. Seems like they didn t have it controlled!!!

Best eggplant parmesan Ive ever had.

Very nice

First time came to Venezia. The experience was great Food wine service everything good!!! Food

I believe this is the finest restaurant in Midland the goat cheese salad is to die for oh my word Im not a salad person and I saw in the comments so many people praising it I ordered it and wow it is so good service is always been wonderful the food is out of this world its incredible I love the paradella and right now the Christmas decorations are beautiful

Great food! Service was excellent!

Great patio and food

A fixture of our city for a reason.

Consistently good service and great food .

Took my wife here for a date night and it was her first time here. The ambience was nice and there was a live musician playing during our entire dinner. Our server was a little on the unattentive side as we had to wait quite some time for any drink refills or to order. They got my drink order wrong and gave me something I specifically asked not to have, when our server brought it out it looked wrong and I questioned her and she adamantly told me I was wrong and that it was what I ordered. We got the escargot for the appetizer and it was fantastic. My wife got the tenderloin which was very good, but the mashed potatoes were dry and there were hard chunks in it which I believe were the eyes of potatoes that were not removed. My duck was ok at best, the fat was not rendered down and the meat was very chewy. All in all not what I was expecting for the high prices. Dont think we will be returning here.

Quick service and good food. I highly recommend this restaurant. I have been there multiple times and it has been amazing.

Hands down the absolute worse service, disorganized, and pointless restaurant to come too. The owner takes reservations and confirms the times with you and when you arrive they front turns you away and says you re not in their system. To make matters worse he won t come to the front and speak with you. If I could give a worse rating I would. Highly disappointed, and will be sure to tell others to stay away. The fact the description says fine dining is a joke.

Husband and I went for our anniversary and loved it! The food was delicious!

It is one of the fancier places in town, but lately the food has gone down a little and the cost has gone up a bit too much. wine is great, atmosphere excellent and servers very good. 150$+++ per couple with one drink. still the best Italian over other choices.

My family went on my birthday. Feeling festive, I splurge and ordered the King Crab Legs (verbatim) priced at $130 off of the menu. I expected for $130 I would get a minimum of two of the largest legs, presented on an oversized platter with fanfare. (which I what you get at every fine restaurant I have been to. What I got was one (not two) short leg cut down the middle. I got maybe eight bites out of it, equal to ~ $16.25 a bite. I didnt say anything as to not disturb the atmosphere of other patrons or my family so I paid. I wont be going back.

Very good i tried the tiger shrimp its delicioso

Service was great!

Awesome upscale place in midland. Did not disappoint, duck medium rare was bomb. The calamari tasted like awesomely seasoned fried chicken. Deserts were on point, and great atmosphere. Must try if u want to impress.

This place truly lived up to the hype from the Midland community. I got the Sicilian chicken a Caesar salad and the tiramisu.

Great Italian place in the desert. Large selection of options and traditional dishes. Great patio when the weather permits.

We decided to visit this exquisite restaurant for the first time and celebrate my partners birthday. The food was delicious , even though the calamari seemed as if they had been frozen and thawed more than once . The interior is beautiful , the officiants are wonderful , but , one big thing ! I couldn t hear my patner because our table was 5 centimeters away from a family with children s and on the other side of 12 girls chatting loudly . I understand that we can t choose who to sit with and this is a public place . But if you re called a gourmet restaurant , why do I feel like I m in fast food place ? We just wanted to get out of there faster . After all , we pay not only for food and good service , but also for the atmosphere , unfortunately this atmosphere was not worth any money

Way over priced for mediocre food, bacon wasnt cooked, the scallop potatoes tasted like they were melted in Velveeta, service was horrible having to call three other staff members just for service. Plus they were so bad on (5/14/23) that a whole part walked out , more then half the staff ran outside causing a scene. Will never go back.

We ordered Fettuccine Alfredo Shrimps pasta, it was very creamy. Overall good food and service Food

First time here, and it was wonderful. The cocktails were perfect. We had the crab cake and chef specials, four jumbo scallops with seafood pasta, and halibut. They were cooked perfectly and so delicious! For dessert, we enjoyed the tiramisu with Irish coffees. We left very full and happy, we will be back.

Great service and food for mothers day. We had an excellent time. Food and wait staff were awesome.

Best food and atmosphere in town! Had a great a dinner with no complaints. Roger was our waiter and had exceptional service, definitely recommend him if youre going there for your first time and very knowledgeable on menu items and wines. Definitely, will be coming back!

Good

Was not happy with food or service. They didnt even ask us of our beverage choice after we declined wine - so we had WATER, thought that was strange. Got order wrong, so had to wait on food Wont ever go back!

Rumors are that yall are closing?

Got seated right away, however it took about 15 minutes for our server to even come over to take our drink order. Once she did come over and took our order it was slow to come out. Overall service throughout dinner was slow and felt like we were a burden being there. We spent over $200 there for two people. The pasta was plain, bread was tough, the steak was over cooked. The tiramisu was delicious though. I will not be returning to this place.

Five stars all around! This place is a must. So worth the money.

This is by far my favorite restaurant in Midland! It s a great place for a romantic date or special occasion.

Took my wife here for her birthday and the ambience and service was incredible. She tried quail for the first time and had difficulty figuring out how to get the meat off the bones so I swapped her plates. We didnt mention anything to the restaurant because they didnt do anything wrong, but the manager noticed that we swapped plates and gave us one of our entrees for free. Then he didnt even mention he had done this. We got the bill and I noticed something was missing so I talked to him and he stated he did it to make sure that we had a good experience. Very impressed with the good character and care of the people there. They definitely made a loyal customer in my wife and I.

The assistant manager was our waiter. I was dressed professionally, but he still treated the wife and I as second rate compared to how the writers treated other patrons. He was rude and short when he talked to us. Sometimes, he just didnt answer. He never followed up after delivering the meal. He returned after I had completed the meal to of the water. He left without asking us for to-go boxes or to bring the check. He did not return. I had to ask another writer to bring the check. The assistant manager came back to clear the table but still did not bring the check. The cashier finally brought us the check.

Very elegant!! My soon to be and I had an amazing experience! We even tried escargot for the first time!!! Couldnt have asked for anything more romantic than this spot.. Thank you Venezia... Gabriel Parking: Hard to find, like the diamond in the rough it is...

Worst dinning experience of my life. My mom suffered from blatant racism by our server who we later found out was the manager,Tino. Extremely rude from the beginning, ignoring us and any requests for water, bread, to go boxes and even the bill while treating kindly the other (white) costumers. He blatantly ignored us complementing the food and rolled his eyes and kept walking, and when asked about any recommendations since it was our fist time there acted extremely discourteous and ill-mannered. Tino should not be working costumer service and should be punished for this behavior, no one should experience what we did.

Just wow. This place was breathtaking all around. From the atmosphere to the decor, the food and the service, everything was outstanding. Alfredo provided us a great experience. Thank you. Definitely will be back and a MUST TRY! Kid-friendliness: Didnt have any kid friendly options. Buy shared my spaghetti with my 5 year old.

Ordered lamb chop w/o the house sauce, my lamb chops were raw and inedible. Ordered blackberry margarita & was served jalapeño (asked if it was available prior to ordering). My server apologized citing they were extremely busy and that s why my order was completely wrong. I ve been a really good customer for several months and was very disappointed even disgusted at the poor service. The chef may not like customers requesting their food w/o sauces and/or cooked to specifications different than the restaurants menu. Exceptional restaurants respects a customer s choice and anticipates the possibility that their cultural preferences may dictate their palate. Additionally, the customer pays (an expensive price$$) for want they ve elected to eat. Having traveled and experienced some of the best restaurants I hope my post elicits positive changes that are customer driven & respects diversity.

One of the best places in midland to dine. Very attentive service and over the top selections as well as taste. Would definitely recommend. Vegetarian options: Eggplant parmasan is wonderful.

Great Italian spot. Tried the fried calamari which was ok, the bruschetta was really good, chicken florentina was really good too, the desserts were fine - tiramisu, cookies and cream cake, and rum cake but the rum cake was the best one offered

Has always been a great place to go to with good food, atmosphere & Service (Donovan)

Absolutely amazing experience, this is the first time coming here and I must say that I loved the atmosphere and the service. The food was phenomenal and the wine was fantastic. Will be coming back here again as soon as we can get a chance to get away.

Service great. Food great. Scene great. Great place

Lets start with the good. The atmosphere of dining on the patio was wonderful. Old growth trees, lovely architecture, very charming. The young man in charge of filling water and bringing bread (who admitted he couldnt speak English) was the best member of the staff that tended to our table. He was attentive to all tables in the patio area and performed his job to perfection. The wait staff seems to be over worked. It seems that they are expected to work tables both inside and outside, and ultimately this means that the outdoor guests get much less attention. We waited 15 minutes for drinks, during which time we hadnt even been given the chance to order appetizer. My wifes fork had dried spinach, which.. we understand things happen. But when we mentioned it, the waitress brought new set of silverware.. but left the dirty fork on the table for the entire meal. The food itself was good, not great, but good. They are proud of their food though, the prices seem to be about 20-30% over what Id expect that same quality food to be in the Dallas area. Overall, Id definitely return, with hopes that this experience was not the norm.

Service was great, food was even better. They have 2 different patios and the weather was perfect when we dined. Didn t get a chance to try any of the pastas but definitely will next time. The duck was a bit spicy which is a little different in terms of Italian cuisine but still cooked perfectly.

I super like the decor. Don t like the service so much. Probably caught them on an understaffed night. The food is great. Enjoy 10/18/23 update . LETS BUMP THIS TO 5 stars!!! Was incredible tonight!!!

Everything was wonderful. I enjoyed the experience very much.

It might be my fault for getting steak at the pasta place. I was not prepared for bell peppers in my mashed potatoes. Great atmosphere but that is where the great stops. Our waitress was kind but very absent. $200 for meh food.

Food was severely under seasoned. Waitress was very slow.

This place is very elegant, and the insides decor is stunning. Theres a certain hue that surrounds you as soon as you walk in. The food was delicious. I ordered the burrata caprese as an appetizer, and it could have been all i ate that night since the portions are large. It was a wonderful experience. The only thing I would say could use some improvement is the staff. My cup was empty, and I only saw our waitress 3 times throughout the night.

Great staff and atmosphere - 5 stars for that. Food was just ok. We paid $120 with tip, got a ribeye steak and a chicken pasta dish, and they were both just so-so. I make better steaks at home, and better chicken, and my wife does pasta just as good. The main problem was that it was very bland - needed seasoning, herbs, flavor. No point paying $100 plus tip for that.

Nice quiet spot for a business dinner. The patio was perfect for a cool evening.

Food was awesome. Atmosphere is definitely unique and wonderful.

Hands down the best Italian restaurant I have ever been too! Took my wife for her birthday and had an excellent meal in this upscale environment. Looking forward to our next date night! Food

It was ok for Midland. Theres nothing to write home about.....

Does anyone remember or have the contact of the amazing pastry chef that used to work here? There is a stark difference between the cakes back then versus now which is disappointing!

Wrong delivery order at first then waited a hour for second one got it cold pretty sure it was the original correct order. Chicken parm was basically a dry chicken breast with water sauce and barely any cheese. Would not recommend at all

Always delicious

Venezia is the best restaurant in Midland. Though that s technically not saying much, our friend group really enjoys coming here for dinner to celebrate any occasion or even just hangout. Service is slow, but that s just Midland. Sit back, drink some wine and order off their daily specials menu. The only seafood in town!

Came to Venezia excited to try Midlands Italian food! It was DELICIOUS! Portion sizes were great but service was a really slow, we also waited about an hour or so for the food and the shrimp had the tails still not sure why d they do that haha trying to eat pasta without having to get dirty. Aside from that, it was a nice time.

Wonderful experience. Thankfully they are willing to make dishes vegan despite not having any thing vegan listed on their menu

Beautiful atmosphere, quiet well reserved restaurant, and amazing courses. We made a reservation for 7pm and we re seated promptly. The food was amazing, came out hot and fresh. Each appetizer and main course was excellently prepared, and had us perfectly full. An extensive wine list, you ll certainly find something for everyone. Highly recommend for a nice night out, special occasions, or a romantic dinner spot.

Im Italian and from Boston, so I had to try out this place while living in Midland. Enjoyed it very much. Made me long for everything back home so much it had become a staple destination for me during my time in a place not known for it Italian restaurants. Great food. Great people. And once they heard my Boston accent, the couldnt get enough of me. The feeling was mutual and I definitely suggest it if any lonely Bostonian happens to find there way inside the loop.

This is my favorite Italian restaurant in the area (and Ive tried them all). The service is always on point! The food is always amazing. Portion sizes are big. While its on the pricey side, its worth it the food, atmosphere and services is excellent! If you want authentic Italian food and to have an amazing dinner look no further in the permian basin.

Very nice place a cut above most places in the Midland/Odessa area. Little more expensive but worth it for the food and service.

All around amazing restaurant (that s why it s a 5 star) but last night (Valentines) was by far one of the most horrible experiences. Started with the phone call to ask if there was a special menu for the night, I won t get into that. Let s start, waited for bread, it never came, when we got our appetizers we asked about the bread, it still never came. The usual escargots flavor was just not there. The crab cakes were delicious. The goat cheese salad (which is my favorite thing and why I love coming here was delicious) the waiter took it when I wasn t looking. We just laughed that off. We ordered 2 surf and turfs with the tenderloin and Alaskan King Crab, one rare one medium rare, what we got was 2 ribeyes, which my wife accepted it because she was torn between the two to begin with. Mine went back and the tenderloin came back almost well done. It went back again and came back and was apparently drenched in olive oil, I just let it go at that took about 2 bites of it. The Alaskan king crab was dry and flavorless, I usually eat without the butter but had too this time. My wife couldn t eat hers but so I ate them for her. Her ribeye was excellent. Both of our mashed potatoes when we stuck the for in literally came off the plate and didn t lose form at all. We found that to be hilarious. We received no veggies with our dish. The wine was great as usual. The star of the show was the tres leches and the cheese cake. Both were phenomenal. We understand it was busy, only leaving this review so it ll be seen and and that s why I m still rating 5 stars. Because this place is one of our go tos on special occasions. Was just highly disappointed last night especially after an almost $600 meal. With all that being said definitely give this place a try!!

Yummy food, rum cake a must, great service

Loved our date night here! The atmosphere just envelops you!

excellent food and good service

I saw 4.7 stars somewhere and with $50+ on the steaks and expensive bottles of wine in the photos I saw, I figured it had to be good. I sat there for a while with no one tending to me. I had to go to the bar myself to get my wine (if the bar actually sat people, trust that I would have sat there). My server ended up being very nice, but the food was less than impressive. I won t be back on my next trip in.

Food was OK, nothing extraordinary, except for the Asparagus being done to perfection. Took more than hour to get our food. Staff was overwhelmed.

Excellent dinner with my team and friends from pilot, we have a great day in the meeting

I was treated to my birthday dinner tonight and the whole experience was fantastic, I had a great time with my family. I loved the food and Nicholas took great care of us. I was impressed with all the service we received from everyone there! I would recommend Venezia to anyone, you ll love it.

Excellent atmosphere, great food,and service was the best! Highly recommended.

Great food and service.

Incredible all around! We had the avocado appetizer and the cream sauce was so creamy and rich in flavor. Stuffed chicken dish was excellent and the scallops were cooked to perfection! Service is on point!

Great food. Good service. Very classy

Good service and great food

Very good food : )

My fiancé and I went to dinner at 5pm on a Friday. She ordered a pasta dish, and I ordered the tenderloin. Her dish came out great. I ordered a medium rare steak. My steak came out medium well - almost well done. I waited 10 minutes for the waitress to come back to alert her and then had to wait another 10 minutes to cook another steak. 2nd steak came out very rare. Instead of having to wait, again, I ate the exterior of the steak and got a to-go box. I didn t want the $55 steak comped, but a free to-go dessert or comping my fiancé cocktail would have been nice. All we received was a small apology from the manager. This is our third time at the restaurant. Service tends to be mediocre. The menu and cocktails are expensive. For the cost, there are better options. In the future, we d rather eat at Rays, Mi Piace, or Flair Taverna. The food is just as good, if not better, and we ve never had reoccurring issues at those restaurants like Venezia s.

Waited for 30 mins for a server no one ever showed will never go back

This place was beautiful the broccoli very good. The egg plant wasnt good, nor the noodles served Alfredo make much sense I expected spaghetti. If your out for a glass of wine or a drink its a good place for that. The meal is I had and my daughter had. We couldnt eat it so well. The staff was very good.

Food was great,waiter was very friendly ,atmosphere was very nice,price was good for quality of food

Great server(Antonio). Generous menu. Rum cake was the bomb.

Great restaurant! Food is always great!

It was on point! Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Perfect Date night.

With a bomb

Very good food. The service was nice. Very fancy and romantic.

Expensive but worth every penny.

Always a lovely dining experience here. Very attentive waiters. Great food. Huge wine selection.

Always our favorite special occasion restaurant.

If I can do Zero stars, I will do it. Worst experience in Midland, overpriced, we had a plate for 172, no Michelin stars provided, we complained with the manager and owner, and they do not know how to talk to a client, so rude. I will not recommend for anything you are paying for microwave food.

Bad service they don t explain good , bad manager 172 dollars in bad food 0/10 this is the worst service in Midland don t remained you this restaurant

The worst restaurant in Midland, the service is awful, the waitress had recomendad a plate of the chef specialities but it wasn t include in the menu, I paid 172 dollars for this and actually was just microwave food. I complained with the manger and owner son, but them don t know understand a customer.

What bad service, terrible food, and we felt robbed with those exaggerated prices for a plate of food 172, I dont see the Michelin stars anywhere for them to charge a plate at that price. I dont recommend it

Very nice atmosphere, it felt like I wasnt in Midland anymore, stepped out. The food was amazing and the wine was incredible!

Nice atmosphere, the place was very clean but the food is lackluster. Would return but just for a few drinks and for a couples night out.

Food took an extremely long time-more than one hour, even though we made an appointment and got there on time.

Made reservations for 7. We were seated and we waited 40 minutes for a waitress to come and never showed. Do not recommend coming. Made reservations for nothing.

Felt discriminated by the hostesses,poor service by waiter.

Good food. Service was on point, its a great place for a business dinner with clients

Calm, relaxing atmosphere outside. Live music this Friday evening. First time eating escargot it was great! very calm place

Loved all of it !

Food and service was exceptional. There possibly isnt much on the menu that you could find yourself not liking. Both atmosphere and company were a perfect match to a great evening. Take the time for yourself to stop in and enjoy this experience. From start to finish, you will be happy you took the time to do so!

Nice menu, very thorough wine list, attentive staff!

Very delicious! I even liked the pasta and i dont usually like pasta. I only wish the lighting wasnt so bright.

Delicious

Held an event here and it was a wonderful experience. The service was incredible and they bent over backwards to help us. The room they have for events is so beautiful and bigger than you would expect we had 60 people for the event and it was plenty spacious. The food was amazing and it was buffet style. Normally this can lead to dry food but this did not happen at all! This was a wow experience for everyone who came and we will definitly be back in the future!

Fantastic food and fantastic service. Thank you for a great birthday!!!

Came in had reservations. Got seated right away. And that s where the good ends. We sat at our table for over 40 min before a waiter acknowledged us. Then ignored us after taking drink order and appetizer order for another 15 min so fast forward to 815 and barley taken our food order 840 and still waiting for our food mind you they say they close at 9 so ummmm we got 20 min to eat???? Wow for the price if things here I expected way better service. And when we talked to Mg he said well it s not fast food!!! I know it s not but that is definitely not how you handle customers!!! No one said had to be fast but almost a hour just to put in our order is more like turtle service!!! Smh definitely will not come again or recommend this place. Update: The owner/owners kid actually came up to us and wanted to hear outside of the story due to the issues we voiced as well as seeing my post. And did square things away and made right. We will be returning and giving another try. Than you to the man who took time and even acknowledged and validated our issues. Food was excellent and with the person fixing i moved up to 3stars

You eat very delicious outdoors, with very cool live music....

The lamb chops were fantastic. I thought the orange cake was excellent as well. Our waiter Christian, was very knowledgeable and friendly. If youre looking for an upscale experience in Odessa, I highly recommend this place.

Great food and service.

Lovely interior and ambience - three stars for that. Server was sweet but had a poor understanding of English that was ok as she brought over someone to answer our questions. We ordered one of the Chef s specials, stuffed flounder. Our mistake - lesson learned to order Italian food at an Italian restaurant. The brandy cream sauce, which sounded delicious and my reason for ordering the dish, was so salty we both pushed it to the side. The fish was overcooked and stuffing meh and basic. Oh and luckily we weren t in a hurry - we waited about 30 minutes for our food. Not sure we will be back when in Midland again.

Sevice was great food was good but i came away with food poisoning just hours after eatting there i am barely getting over it . It was a horrible experience least to say

Service was good but not so keen on the food

We went 2 weeks ago. I absolutely love everything about this place. The atmosphere, the food, the staff, wine list and the prices. We had Bruschetta for appetizer and Calamari which I do not eat but my fella likes it. We both had the eggplant for dinner and it was outstanding. We will be back! I will say our chairs were a bit uncomfortable but overlooked it due to being so pleased.