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Venezia Italian Restaurant,Taman Segar
By Cookies Cream | December 13, 2007
Venezia, an Italian restaurant that is very near my house and I’ve been longing to try it out. Taman Segar is actually at Cheras Leisure Mall. Finally I’ve been able to try out…but the “trial session” in this restaurant had been a “long time” ago.
As usual we’ll surely have this Iced Lemon Tea (RM3.80) whenever Shujin sees it in the menu. LOL. This particular drink is not like the ones usually served from most restaurants (from those packet-powder Nestle Iced Lemon Tea). It’s something more like “lemon + assam + tea + don’t know apa”. It’s rather different from normal Iced Lemon Tea that tastes like…Iced Lemon Tea??? 
Their Italian Soda (RM5.90) sounded special, so one of my friend ordered it. It tasted like some grape/berry liquid with gas in it. After all, it’s not as special as it sounds to me.
This is their signature “Venezia Pizza” and it’s priced at RM25.50. I think if I’m not mistaken it wrote “Specialita Della Casa” on the menu for this pizza, and don’t ask me what’s the meaning of it cause I don’t know. It says that it’s their specialty there…I guess???
This is another view of the “Venezia Pizza”. It’s a thin crust that’s decorated with lots of goodies such as prawns, diced hams, mushrooms, and lots cheese! The crust wasn’t really crispy, but the prawn was indeed very flavorful. Oh, and they even put roasted chicken meat on the pizza.
This is Venezia’s Seafood Marinara with Garlic Linguine (RM18.90). The word “Marinara” is always like a stranger to me, as sometimes I know them as a seafood pasta served on tomato sauce and sometimes I would know them as a seafood pasta but it’s without the tomatoes. So, this one’s here is a seafood pasta without any tomato puree or tomato sauce. It’s something like Aglio Olio I think. Or, did they served us something else instead of “Marinara = tomato sauce”?
I really don’t know about this. Well, tastes wise it has lots of sweetness that came from the seafood family (calamari, clams, mussels, prawns).
This is the first time I’m having Risotto. Their Risotto, Al Funghi (RM12.50) is basically Risotto cooked with mushrooms. I don’t know if normal Risotto tastes like or not but mine is very aromatic and it has just enough of saltiness. It is also creamy but not too creamy, just nice. Seriously, I love their Risotto.
Next up is their Spaghetti Carbonara (RM16.50). Ok ok ok, I know exactly what you want to say after looking at this photo of Carbonara. I too had the same impression as you guys when they served us with it. To be honest, it does not look appealing/appetizing/interesting/attracting at all to me. BUT it’s rather surprising to me that it does taste quite good~! It’s quite creamy and aromatic, though it’s not the best Carbonara I had. It’s served with slices of hams *bacon pieces would be better* , therefore it’s kinda like a lighter version.
Ok, dessert time! Since we have 5 adults and a baby, we decided ordered 3 desserts and make a sharing.
It’s quite cute to see this Tiramisu (RM9.50) being placed on a cup like this. Well, nothing much about it. It’s average in taste and texture. Oh, the cream is very fresh though. 
This is their handmade Apple Pie (RM8.50). The real apple pieces were quite sour. The side of the crust was very crispy. Overall, it’s quite nice to be eaten with the vanilla ice cream.
Finally, we wrapped up with the Moist Chocolate Cake (RM7.80). Sorry that the photo is taken with the half melted vanilla ice cream. It’s kinda nice that the texture of the cake was soft and yet spongy. But, as always when you have the chocolate cake with the chocolate syrup + vanilla ice cream, it can get a little too sweet. In the end, I really wish to have a cup of green tea.
I wasn’t sure why I did this, but if you search “Venezia Italian Restaurant” in Google Search, you could actually find a number of restaurants of the same name in Florida, California, Boston, etc.
Venezia Italian Restaurant
No.1, Jalan Manis 4,
Taman Segar, Cheras
56100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel/Fax: +603-9130 8992
Topics: Italian |
lotsofcravings Says:
December 14th, 2007 at 10:53 am
i got the same problem in taking pictures of pizza..the camera cant seem to focus properly..
risotto??? omg i need to try this..been tryin very hard to find a good 1 in malaysia..
MeiyeN Says:
December 14th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Wow…. good food, good price too!!!!!
Sugar Bean Says:
December 16th, 2007 at 2:03 am
I remember dining in this restaurant quite some time ago. We find the food quite good actually! Wanted to revisit this place but I forgot the directions there.
lotsofcravings Says:
December 17th, 2007 at 9:21 am
err i tried this yesterday..not great..the risotto was over creamed and bland..was the chef on leave ar?? haha
Cookies Cream Says:
December 18th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
lotsofcravings - Err, is my pizza photo on top out of focus?
MeiyeN -
Sugar Bean - Glad you find it quite good.
lotsofcraving - Oh NO!!!! You meant their risotto sucks??? How can??? The 1 I had wasn’t bland at all, it was delish~ Means they got QC prob again…Sob sob~ :’(
celine Says:
December 19th, 2007 at 10:19 am
The pizza looks fantastic!
jason Says:
December 19th, 2007 at 10:44 am
This is the corner shop right? I think WMW asked me about it before.
Cookies Cream Says:
December 19th, 2007 at 11:30 am
celine - The pizza was not bad.
jason - Yup, it’s a corner shop facing the road at petrol station and the way from Leisure Mall back to Cheras, Kajang, Connaught there.
Jolly Says:
December 28th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
I just tried this restaurant last nite….i would say it is superb!!!!!! Even though i dont like cheese but I really love the Cheese Tiramisu (must try).
spunkz Says:
January 6th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
stumbled upon this blog while browsing on a lazy Sunday. I used to stay there and frequented the joint. Lovely food, love the pizza and great service.
IkHui Says:
January 7th, 2008 at 5:26 am
oh my…i love italian cuisines..
especially their desserts yummy~
ai wei Says:
January 14th, 2008 at 12:29 am
yes this is one of my fave places for pizza. they serve very delicious crunchy pizza n pasta taste good too but the portion is rather small.