11 Lunch Experiences in Venice Worth Booking

1.Hard Rock Cafe with Set Menu for Lunch or Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,102 reviews · 1 day · from $36Our pick

Hard Rock Cafe Venice set-menu lunch or dinner by gondolas at St. Mark's, priority seating, Gold or Diamond meals, plus Rialto Rock Shop.

“My daughter loves going to Hard Rock Cafe for the experience it gives so what better when visiting Venice than a great deal to be able to visit Hard Rock at a discounted rate, the Venice restaurant has great staff and the food is as good as you would expect with a canel aside the restaurant too”

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2.Hard Rock Cafe Venice with Set Lunch or Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 251 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $39

Skip the line at Hard Rock Cafe Venice with a 2- or 3-course set meal, drinks included, plus canal views and famous rock memorabilia near Piazza San Marco.

“Great location, really friendly staff and yummy food! There isnt a huge amount on the set menu but enough to hopefully satify most.”

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3.Private Tour: Prosecco Wine Tasting Day Trip with Lunch from Venice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $480Top rated

Private Prosecco day trip from Venice with two winery tastings, DOCG cellar visit, and a 2-course lunch plus door-to-door transfers.

“Tour guide was attentive and shared hidden 'local' small town restaurant for the included traditional lunch. Both prosecco tasting experiences were great and offered different settings: beautiful country hillsides and a small town event location. We were rushed out of the 2nd due to an event going on. We even stopped at a wonderful local cheese shop/factory for cheese tastes, though we were told later that we needed to pay 3euro for this special stop. Rating would be 5 stars and tip higher if cheese stop was an added/covered touch.”

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4.Lagoon Light Lunch Tour at 12:00 in Venice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $96

Venice lagoon cruise at noon on a catamaran with chill-out music, lagoon views, and a light lunch plus one complimentary drink.

“Loads of fun! We enjoyed our boat ride and the crew was very nice and welcoming and great! The food and drinks were good as well. Overall, A+”

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5.St. Mark’s Square Royal Gardens Light Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 27 reviews · 1 hour · from $29Best value

Light lunch at illy Caffè in Venice’s Royal Gardens behind St. Mark’s Square with cicchetti, main, dessert, water, plus a city app.

“Lo que más nos gustó fue en sí el aperitivo platos abundantes y buenos. El postre eran dos biscotti que nos tomamos con un café que no está incluido pero lo pagamos aparte, pero tardaron muchísimo en traerlas. lo peor el lugar porque comes en una habitación con vistas a un cánal trasversal enfrente de la parada del tragueto GiardiniSan Marcos, te venden la comida en los jardines cuando no es así porque está prohibido. lo mejor la comida abundante y lo peor el entorno. pero sí que lo recomendaría”

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6.Amarone Wine Tour (all-inclusive full day with lunch and expert wine guide)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $662

Small-group Amarone day tour from Venice with Mario. Two wine tastings, lunch at Trattoria Alla Porchetta, and AC transport.

“Mario was an outstanding tour guide. He was professional and customized the tour to our exact interests. We did a day in Valpolicella, an excellent walking tour of Padua with Rachel and a day in Prosecco. We learned so much about the making of Amarone wines. After that lovely day, we did a walking tour in Padua with Rachel. What a special gem this tour was. We saw the Scrovegni Chapel frescoes of Giotto that evening. Many we met later in Venice shared their love of those frescoes. I recommend this tour. Finally we spent a day in Prosecco Hills on a private tour. My husband and I are wine…”

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7.Prosecco Wine Tour (all-inclusive full day with lunch and expert wine guide)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $662

Full-day Prosecco DOCG tour from Venice with an English-speaking sommelier, vineyard visits, tastings, and lunch, plus WWI stop and scenic hills.

“I booked an all day solo Prosecco tour with Mario. My intention was to expand upon my wine education (WSET 1 and 2) and experience first hand different wineries in the prestigious Prosecco Conegliano Valdobbiadene wine region. Mario was fantastic and a wealth of information as I continued to ask many questions throughout the day. It was truly an incredible experience for someone passionate about wine and a chance of a lifetime to walk the vineyards with the wine maker, learn more about Prosecco production methods and sit for an intimate wine tasting. Thank you Mario for the wonderful translation. This was a day I will never forget!”

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8.Private Tour: Venice Walk, Gondola, and Private Boat Tour ending on Murano Island with Venetian Lunch and Glass Factory Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $473

Private Venice highlights walk, gondola and boat to Murano, with Doge's Palace, Venetian seafood lunch, and Colleoni glass factory visit.

“The tour was great. It went at our own pace and we saw what we wanted. Would definitely do it again.”

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9.Basilica and Doge’s Palace tour with Lunch & Murano

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 4 reviews · from $169

See St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with skip-the-line entry, lunch, then a boat to Murano for glassmaking.

“I paid €150 for this tour and was (almost) only disappointed. At the meeting point I was told that there was a problem with the guide for German. I could do the tour in English or come back at 12:30 for lunch and then do the tour in German at 2pm. I did not receive any information beforehand and was told that I did not have an excursion to Murano. At 12:30 I was accompanied by the provider one door further into a restaurant without informing the waiter that I had booked a menu. After I tried to explain, I got a delicious menu. They just looked at me funny…”

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10.VENICE in 1 Day WOW Tour: city walk, Murano, Burano with lunch!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $416

One day in Venice plus Murano and Burano with a guide, private water limousine transfers, St. Mark’s ticket, and lunch included.

“Very informative and flexible for our interests. Claudia was great and showed us all the sites on the itinerary and explained the significance of each one and more. Our lunch was very good and generous portions.”

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11.Premium Cheeses and Gins Tour in the Prosecco hills. Full lunch!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $347

A Venice to Prosecco Hills day trip with cheese and wine tastings, a stop at a local producer, full lunch, and gin sampling.

“What a wonderful way to spend the day away from the tourist areas while learning about the arts of cheeses and Prosecco. The tastings were quaint and well done. Umberto's narrative and expertise of the area that he was born and raised in is refreshing. We highly recommend it!”

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