Avanspettacolo: Experience Venetian Cabaret Dinner Show in Venice's First Theatre Restaurant
4.4
17 Ratings
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Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Venetian cabaret at Avanspettacolo, the first theatre restaurant in Venice. Indulge in a refined dinner accompanied by local wines, while being entertained by a grand show featuring dancers, singers, and musicians. Experience a dreamlike evening of sets, costumes, lights, and colors!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Avanspettacolo - Only 10 minutes away from the magnificent city of Venice, in an equally unique and magical location, Avanspettacolo presents the first Italian Dinner Show, a mesmerising experience introduced for the first time in Italy by Avanspettacolo.
The excellence of international cuisine combined with the amazing Grand Show Magic inside the sumptuous Theatre Hall, embellished with antique statues, fine drapery and Venetian chandeliers, will make Your stay in Venice unforgettable.
From 8 pm to 9 pm take part in the Welcome Cocktail in the Foyer, accompanied by the classical notes played by our master pianist.
From 9 pm on taste the Gala Dinner and admire the Grand Show Magic performances inside the Theatre Hall!
You can choose among three refined menus for the Gala Dinner: Landfare, Seafood or Vegetarian.
All of them include a series of starters, first course, second course, dessert, coffee, water and ½ bottle of wine.
But let’s get to the gem of Avanspettacolo: the international variety Grand Show Magic lasting two and a half hours and being
performed during dinner.
A professional artistic cast including our showman, the female voice Miss Melody, the master pianist, the acrobat and contorsionist performer and our dancing crew, please our guests with their amazing acts in a Cabaret “old fashioned” style, tastefully choreographed and suitable to all ages.
Musicals, cabaret and international performers for a special evening to be remembered!
Avanspettacolo, light up the night that magical will shine!
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Cloakroom service
- Dinner
- Grand Show
- Free parking
- Gala Dinner with a choice of Landfare, Seafood, or Vegetarian Menu, including a series of starters, courses, dessert, coffee, water, and wine
- Welcome drink (Prosecco or soft drink)
What's Not Included
- Extra Food & Beverage
- Transfer
- Cocktails
Additional Information
Make your visit to Venice memorable by indulging in a Dinner Show evening at the premier Italian Theatre Restaurant! Savour sophisticated menus paired with wines chosen from local Italian wineries, all while taking in the international Grand Show inside the extravagant Baroque Theatre Hall. Witness dancers, singers, musicians showcasing their talent in the highly exclusive Venetian Cabaret Hall. Allow yourself to be swept away on an unforgettable voyage of scenery, costumes, lights, and colors in a fantastical setting!
- Grand Show suitable to all ages
- Elegant Dress Code
- Pets Allowed
- Avanspettacolo Location in the mainland, 10 minutes away from Venice
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
Location
Avanspettacolo
Via della Fisica
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(17 Ratings)
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Theresa
Dec 3, 2023
Best dinner and show so far - Absolutely fabulous evening,food and drink was excellent and the entertainment was fantastic.
Well worth 100 each.
Woukd definitely fo back agin
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Alexmr9450jf
Feb 11, 2023
Very lovely. A must have experience. - My wife and I had much pleasure enjoying the dinner show. Everything was wonderful, the shuttle service, the reception, romantic settings, the food, the show, singers, dancers, charming, flexible, full of energy. Everything was done very beautifully and professionally leaving us inspired and at awe of some of the dancing and acrobatic feats performed, the unique voices of the singers and the refined, delicious meals. I would advise to come hungry unless you can eat more than an average person. We left quite full and it would be a shame to waste those delicious dishes. IMO very fairly priced and the experience is rather unique so it was absolutely worth it.
Gratitude and best wishes to all the performers and the stuff!
Alex and Nika
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487mirnam
Sep 25, 2022
Amazing experience - It was a wonderful experience that captivated my senses. It was an entertaining variety show, with great dancers/entertainers and the singers had a great voice. We were staying in the Rialto bridge area, so I contacted tripadvisor after not hearing back. I contacted the venue, about transportation to the venue, since the venue is on the mainland. They were kind to arrange transportation to and from the venue, for a fee. It was convenient to have peace of mind and enjoy the dinner show, and not worry on how to get back to the hotel afterwards. The food was delicious! Wvwry interaction with staff members was a pleasant one. Excellent customer service!!
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Alicia_b
Oct 24, 2021
Great - It’s a great show. It’s Worthing coming to see it. The dinner really good too. We really enjoyed the show.
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Lukedavis87
Nov 16, 2019
Honeymoon - Had a one night stop over on venice before we went on a 7 night mediterranean cruise and decided to buy tickets to the dinner show. I cant even describe how great this night was. The venue was quiet but with amazing food, excellent staff and brilliant entertainment it is impossible not to have a great time. We havent started the cruise and are already thinking we've had our best night away! I cannot recommend this venue highly enough :)
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Victoria
Jan 27, 2018
Caberet style was very entertaining... - <p>Caberet style was very entertaining, some great performers. Expensive to get taxi there, but they have a shuttle to drop you back to the station, very much appreciated as it finishes after midnight and I dread to think of the taxi cost at that time! Very helpful and attentive team looking after you.</p>
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Andrey_p
Feb 18, 2020
Broadway show local clone - It was typical touristic show, but what was unexpected: Broadway-clone, not Italian at all (except dancers and the place).
I came in just in time, but the small hall was already overcrowded and no indications shere to leave the coat and where to check-in, not mentioning about the rest room..
Check-in was a disaster, as the only way to check who-is-who were the old-fashioned process of searching for the names through the few paper pages (no 21-t century code scanning, ecc.).
After that the glasses for the welcome drink were finished, so skipped this phase.
Note that check-in process you cannot bypass: you need your table number!
Once in the main hall, it was very hot, so everybody dressed in old-fashioned style (18 century) were very disadvantaged!
Places/tables are very close to each other and looked very similar to the Munich October beer fest: maximum extraction from each sq.meter.
Show started 21:50 (20 min.delay): the afro-american singer as well as the dancing group were really good, but cannot overcome the whole lack of Italian creativity and taste or good regie!
Food was according to the expectations, but was not asked about vegetarian option (ate what was delivered). Additional water arrived 40 min. later after few notes - waiters are really trying to do their best, but they are overbusy!
No choice of vine: just red or white!
After one hour more of Broadway i left; pls. note that at midnight - allow 10-15 min. for cab to arrive!
Personnal was very helpful, otherwise ..
You can go, if can afford the budget for American culture clone in the heart of Itsly!
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Matthq9445ms
Jan 11, 2020
Romantic evening - The venue is in a rather ominous area located within an industrial estate, was welcomed with a few drinks, it was just my girlfriend and I which was a strange sensation to have a show performed just for you, the show was very entertaining, credit is due there, however the food was some what lacking unfortunately, not sure if this was an off day or not but the quality of the food did let the experience down.
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Tony_m
Jul 31, 2022
Could have been so much more - Please bear in mind if you're staying in Venice even though it's only 10 minutes to the show on the mainland it will cost you €90 round trip in a taxi, it is in a very industrial area with no facilities around if you get there early. The welcome cocktail is a small glass or procecco or fruit juice, there was no grand magic show at all, no coffee or tea, the staff were so busy bringing out the excellent food that they didn't have time to take drink orders, so everyone was sitting around with empty glasses all night and it was only 25% full, when I did go to the bar and order it didn't arrive, there was also little or no air conditioning and as it was 30 degrees outside it was uncomfortable for everyone. On the plus side the singers and dancers were fantastic, it's a shame but a couple of touches like a shuttle service could have made this a magical experience.
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April
Jul 29, 2022
Nowhere close to tourist are of Venice. Horrible customer service. - We had the most horrific experience and the venue refused to refund money. Please heed this warning: It will take 1.5 hours and at least $50 each way using the slowest public transportation. The day we had booked this experience the water taxis had gone on strike. Upon contacting the venue to let them know we couldn't arrive in time, the EXTREMELY RUDE woman suggested that I should have been checking the local news and left earlier. ON MY VACATION. Then suggested that there are private water taxis (which we already checked -- all were occupied because of the strike not to mention $90 each way) Then suggested we should start walking (6 of us dressed up and 2 small children) to a meeting point 45 min away. With no suggestion of how we might return at midnight. Refused to refund while knowing it was completely beyond our control. Not only wasted hours of our short time in Venice, we were treated very poorly and wasted $600. Harsh. STAY AWAY!
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