Okay, so I’ve been here dozens of times. Before I moved to Vegas, Canalettto was pretty much the first stop off the plane; stumbling in for some quality, quick and fresh Italian food off a five hour plane ride filled with degenerate gamblers and nothing but airline food destined for emergency room visits. You can usually get seated right away, and it’s smack right in the middle of the Venetian’s water-way area – a nice place to people watch and catch your bearings before being totally submerged in the opulence that is Las Vegas. It’s also affordable and isn’t heavily populated with tweenies or crazy drunken folks.
Calamari with grilled polenta - one of the best in Vegas! The portion is smaller than it used to be, but still good bang for the buck. Only Piero's in Vegas has better stuff.
Caprese salad
Carpaccio
Pizza fresca - Thin-crust pizza with fresh tomato, mozzarella, olives and basil; drizzled with Calabrian peperoncino sauce
Seppie Nere - Risotto of shrimp, scallops and fresh Mediterranean cuttlefish with black ink. Sure, it looks strange, but that squid ink just adds a light musty truffle taste - fantastic!
Calamari from Canaletto… my stomach is growling