|
 | Venice Harry's Bar Reviews | Tips 1 - 10 of 27 |  |
 | |  |  | Harry's Bar: The Most Talked-About Restaurant In Venice | Tip Rating:   Satisfaction:  |  |  | |  |
There are many great restaurants in Venice. But none can compare with HARRY'S BAR. For Harry's Bar is the birthplace of the Bellini drink and the delicious (and much-copied) Carpaccio dish! For the absolutely clueless, the Bellini drink consists of a mixture of white peach juice and sparkling prosecco, named after the fifteenth-century Venetian painter - Giovanni Bellini. The Carpaccio is a plate of trimmed sirloin sliced wafer thin beef - dressed with a Jackson Pollock spray of mayonnaise mixed with lemon juice. It was specially concocted for an Italian Contessa (Countess) who was on a diet and I believe, anti-cooked meat. ;-) Like the Bellini, the Carpaccio dish was named after an Italian painter, Vittore Carpaccio. Back to this legendary restaurant: Famous past diners include Ernest Hemingway (American writer), Maria Callas & Aristotle Onassis, Orson Welles, Aga Khan, Nicole Kidman and Helen Hunt amongst others. And now, follow me up to the 2nd level for dinner.... (the ground floor is where the Bar is located).
If you come to Harry's Bar for dinner, you must be prepared to pay through your nose. The very first time we visited the restaurant (in the mid-1990s) with my girlfriends, they almost threw me into the lagoon when they saw the prices in the menu. But it was too late... so we had no choice but to go ahead and order some dishes. Fortunately for us, and being women, the waiter kinda believed us when we groaned that we were actually on a very strict diet. So, at the time, we ordered only soup and dessert. It wasn't cheap but I survived my girlfriends' wrath and lived to tell this story! ;-) My most recent visit to Harry's Bar was in the summer of 2001. This time, a lovely guy paid for the entire meal. And so, I truly enjoyed this meal! My recommendations: Harry's Bar Minestrone Soup is molto bello. No wonder. Be prepared to fork out almost EUR 20.00 for the soup. Not joking. My favorite Scampi all'Armoricaine (remember, I always order this dish) costs slightly over EUR 50.00 per dish. The must-try Carpaccio alla Cipriani dish which I shared with the guy I was with - cost approx. EUR 50.00. If you have a full course meal (soup, antipasti, main dish, dessert, coffee, bellini) - expect to pay approx. EUR 180.00 (minimum) PER PERSON. If you drink wine... it'll cost more naturally. Don't panic. I know the cost of a humble meal here can bankrupt a normal person.... So, come only for dinner to celebrate big events like birth of baby, engagement, weddings etc. Because Harry's Bar boasts of an international clientele (including Asians - like the Japanese and Chinese), their Daily Menu comes with the exchange rate for 9 major currencies!! Inspite of all these little signs that this restaurant is not going to be a cheap place to dine in, tourists and foreigners still throng to Harry's Bar whenever they come to Venice! Theme: ItalianPrice: US$41 and up » Currency ConverterComparison: most expensiveAddress: San Marco 1323 Calle VallaressoPhone: 041 5285777
|
 | |  |
More Sponsored Links for Venice Venice Hotels
Exclusive Hotels in Venice, Italy. Info, photos and online booking! Venice flights
Flight to Venice from 1303$ Book your Flight Online! Hotel Villa Gasparini
Italy- 18th c.Venetian Villa Hotel At 15km from Venice and Padua |
|
Venice
on January 24, 2004
on September 28, 2004
on January 15, 2005
on December 30, 2005
on January 14, 2005
on August 15, 2006
on July 12, 2006
on July 24, 2006
on September 24, 2004
on June 6, 2003
