Venice House

Best steak in western Canada, best service Brandi in North America. Don’t be fooled by the stairs leading down after you open the front door, you will soon be greeted by a cute little Greek Restaurant down below. My waitress was wonderful and had a very upbeat and friendly attitude even while juggling side tasks, 1/2 dozen tables, phone orders and acting cashier. I ordered the steak sandwich…my friends had ordered it the night before and I had a piece….I must come back to savour this by myself, so I did. I am not sure who their supplier is but, the Striploin cut was as tender as a filet cooked to perfection medium rare by the chef. I would easily pay double for that perfection, and have paid more for lesser cooked steaks at 5 stars in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. What an incredible find in my journey to Saskatchewan.

The chef clearly cooks with love. I had a lamb shank braised in red wine with root vegetables, served over creamy mashed parsnips. It was fall-off-the-bone tender. The plating was rustic, and the portions generous. I left full and deeply satisfied.!!!!!!!

Went there to try it out for today was my Birthday. First time going there since moving to Nipawin a year ago. There seemed quite a lot of People going there so I guess this Restaurant has a a lot of Regular Customers.nnOrdered the Maritimer Pizza but they informed me that was no longer available although it was on the Menu. So I settled for the Venice House Special. Had an Appetizer of French Onion Soup before the Pizza arrived. So I had to take One Star Off for their not having the Seafood Maritimer Pizza.nnService was Courteous but could have been more Efficient. Found that the Atmosphere & Decorations was very nice taking a Picture of their Fireplace.

Ordered take out for a large group of fishermen on Friday night. They had zero gluten free options so one person had to eat from somewhere else. The caesar dressing had no taste, was just white water. Garlic toast had no flavor whatsoever. The pizza and lasagna were okay but not worth the price or the wait. It was really disappointing.

Food was pretty good. Service was great. The asparagus was not fully cooked. And it was so very hot inside.