The Restaurant at Ca' Sagredo Hotel

"Less inspired is the uneven service from concierges who tend to send guests to the city's tried and tired restaurants"

"Anyone with a serious interest in food should request the tasting menu at L’Alcova, the ground-floor restaurant overlooking the Grand Canal, which serves up dishes with ingredients from Venice’s own lagoon"

"Together you’ll shop for local fish and produce, then hop a gondola back to the property to prepare lunch in the restaurant kitchen"

"L'Alcova Restaurant with Venetian and regional Italian seafood has lovely views to enhance the candlelight dinner"

"• Breakfast is served not in the palace hotel restaurant, but on the second floor in two magnificent rooms, the Sala del Doge, named for doge (the ruler of Venice) Nicolo Sagredo in 1606, and the Sala del Tiepolo, where the ceiling is decorated with a fresco by world-famous 18th-century artist Giambattista Tiepol0"

"Traditional Venetian dishes (though with mixed reviews) are served for lunch and dinner at L’Alcova Restaurant, complete with lovely views on to the Grand Canal"

"At L’Alcova, the intimate restaurant overlooking the canal, the menu changes every two weeks, and dishes highlight Venetian specialties, including the area’s stand-out seafood"