Laguna Libre ecOsteria della cultura & Jazz World Music Club

Well, it's hard to write a review when the evening at this lovely looking venue suffered so many mishaps that we were thoroughly put off from the idea of coming for another visit. That's a huge pity as the combination of a jazz club serving high quality local dishes is something I really admire, and would love to see succeed. So what went wrong that night I came with the family? - The wine we ordered wasn't in stock anymore and replaced with another. Not a big deal, that can happen. - When he first dishes were served - starters for my wife and me from the tasting menus we had chosen, mains for the kids - it dawned to the waiter that the dish for my eldest son was the wrong one, so he whisked it away without explaining what happened to get a replacement prepared. - The replacement dish came and the starters were cleared. - Time went by, the other dishes were cleared and while we were enjoying the wine and the soft jazz background music, we couldn't help but wonder what had happened to the mains. - So we signaled a waitress after about 45 minutes, asked if she could check in the kitchen. She said she understood and would check. - She then appeared a couple of minutes later with the bill, totally oblivious that the mains for the adults hadn't been served yet. - After we had made clear one more time what was missing they finally got that they still had some cooking to do. - The mains finally came after another 10 minutes or so. - Desserts were then also served without too much drama. - However the bill, when it turned up was incorrect, with the dish for one of the kids booked wrongly. - And while this finally got sorted, there didn't seem much of a care about the string of mishaps beyond a half hearted apology. The food, while imaginative in its composition and reasonably well prepared, didn't really wow us either. If all had gone ok, I'd give the place a 4* review with slight room for improvement in terms of value for money. With the mess I experienced, 2* are generous. I really wish you have a good look at how you organize your venue, and wish you the best of success for the future.

Despite the slightly off-putting practised speech from the waiting staff telling you it's not a touristic restaurant, take it on face value! The food is great, modern but classically inspired. It's the first place I'd eaten in Venice that really reminded me what "Al dente" meant. The pasta was good! The flavours of the seafood cartouche weren't any I'd expected, and that made my experience even more of a delightful adventure. I'd certainly go back! A high recommendation to everyone I know visiting.

Our Airbnb hosts highly recommended this restaurant, and while the typical act of the outside wait staff is to promise a unique meal and that it is truly a Venetian place, this restaurant exceeded expectations. There is plentiful seating by the canal, and they even had a baby seat at perfect table height! There is a lot of wine available and a good sommelier to offer recommendations. Their gnocchi with meat is delicious, as are the fresh buns. I got the pasta with artichokes and squid in squid ink sauce, and it was just right. We had an excellent dinner here.

What an amazing time! The weather was perfect, we sat at the canale and music was playing in low volume. The recommendee wine from St Pauls Kelleri was great. The seafood pasta was great. The service was genuine and frienly. Food comes pretty fast. And to that - all is organic. Can you ask for more?

The quality of food was okay, risoto and chickens are quite delicious, however the home made spaghetti was too "chewy", not the tender al dente type. It's a pity that it took one hour for the food to come. The staff who served us has tried her best but it was not a good dinning experience overall.

Went for a Christmas Eve jazz and dinner date night, had a lovely time. Some minor things like music starting late and needing to figure out what we wanted from the semi-confusing menu, but not nearly as much of an issue as some other reviewers seemed to feel. Some of the food was just ok, and some was amazing (it was some of the best pasa I've ever had), ambiance was chic, music was fun. Overall my experience was very positive.

What an amazing experience for our first restaurant in Venice, after a long 14 day trip around Italy. We are seated right on the canal with beautiful views! The music was perfect to set the ambience! The wait staff was attentive and friendly! THE BREAD! Omg the bread. We've had ALOT of bread in the last 2 weeks as it is usually free before every meal in most restaurants. But this bread was almost like a cake without the sugar. It was warm, moist, soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside, and just pure delicious!! We had the Pork Loin Carpaccio for starter and it was light and delicious. My husband had the marinated chicken for entree and I had the Seabass. They were both cooked to perfection. The sauce on both were just mouthwatering!! My Seabass was tender and had a crispy edge that was cooked perfectly! after dinner we received free Limoncello shots from out waiter! I cannot recommend this place enough! We have eaten at MANY restaurants in the last 2 weeks and this is the first review I gave written! It was that amazing!!

Joined in for the jazz jam session…the food was phenomenal, had the sea food couscous and the lamb shank and two desserts. The staff was professional, attentive fast and spoke English. The show was HORRIBLE It was a surreal experience!the musician was unprofessional and downright rude. It was not Italian jazz. The musician ( 1 musician for a jazz jam…really) would get upset at the waiting staff/audience/ their friends (the gondola drivers seated at the front tables) for making noise, had a hard time completing a set without throwing a fit and expressed their anger by yelling or playing a SHARP note on the sax that made my ears feel like bleeding. It was not the endearing Italian way of being blunt, it was rude and condescending. They kept insisting it was concert ( calm down Mariah Carey it’s a restaurant) when their/his demand for complete silence was ignored. It stopped being funny once I realized it wasn’t an attempt at comedy but a diva fit. At one point they threatened to leave, and “wait outside” for whom ever interrupted them ( said it politer in Italian). I’m all for supporting local talent, but I like to dine without being yelled at. It was a train wreck of a show, not worth the additional sub-charge of €6. In the end, I respected my insanity and ears and left early. Would I come again? for the food YES. But not for the show. Please management, don’t book this person ever again..