Inside of the restaurant. The floor is lighted up by blue color. I feel a little
oriental atmosphere.
Recommended starter "Antipasti Tridente". Assorted seafood appetizers.
One of the starter plates. Mille-feuille of seafood (shrimp, squid, crab meat)
and zucchini cream.
Tagliolini di Polpa di Granchio (crab meat). Cream sauce colored with tomato
has a faint flavor of curry.
One of Pasta dishes. Crespelle (crepes) of Baccarat (boiled dried cod) with cream
sauce. Baccarat is a traditional food especially in winter here in Veneto.
Tagliolini of olives, fresh tomatoes and basil. A simple dish.
A classic dish of fish in Venetian area, Fritto Misto (mixed fried seafood).
Squid, shrimp, small shells, etc.. Also contains a small flounder and scampi.
The polenta is accompanied.
Of course, they have also meat. Grilled beef in cream sauce of green pepper.
Excellent steak.
Banco at the entrance (counter). Because the restaurant faces the main street,
outside is a little bit noisy but thanks for this wonderful space welcoming you,
you'll forget the hustle and bustle of the outside in an instant.
Staffs. From right, Antonio (Hall manager), Roberto (Chef), Domenico (Chef),
Tina (waitress).
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It's located a little bit away from the historical center (old town), but it's really worth to visit. It's still a young restaurant launched by a hall manager and two chefs in 2007. Even if it's situated outside of the center, they continue to increase regular customers steadily since the opening. Dishes of fresh fish are highly recommended. You can feel their ethic elaboration from each plate. The inside is casual-elegant. It's a good restaurant where you can enjoy delicious cuisine calmly. |
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The name of the restaurant "Tridente" means the 3-pronged sword of Poseidon in Greek mythology. This is used also for the symbol mark. Since they started this restaurant in three friends, they decided to use this word. All three had been colleagues at another restaurant in Padua for a long time and finally they opened here in 2007. The name of the restaurant shows their motto: to collaborate together.
They offer both meat and fish, but fresh fish is highly recommended to choose. Their cuisine is based on traditional Venetian recipe, but sophisticated with light taste. Dishes full of originality. Of course, seafood is brought from a fishing port of Venice, Chioggia. It's essential to treat fresh fish quickly, and they faithfully keep this rule. From starters to main dishes like Marinated fish, grilled fish, Fritto (flied fish), pasta... many kinds of seafood are arranged in a variety of dishes. But their arrangement is not too much exaggerated. You can taste simple and natural taste of raw materials.
A platter of starters, "Antipasto Tridente" is pretty good. It's an assorted fish appetizers prepared every day, so delicious! On that day I had crumbed baked scallops, grilled small squids, marinated sardines, marinated small swordfish, tuna salad, boiled octopus, and shrimp of mille-feuille style. It's better to share in two people! For lunch, especially women might become satisfied with only this one dish. It's very reasonable and delicious dish.
All of pasta is delicious, no doubt. From such classic "Carbonara" or "Arrabbiata" to seafood pasta, there are various choices. One of the innovative dishes is "Crepes of Baccarat (dried cod)": crepes of boiled dried cod and cream, or "Tagliolini (slender flat noodles) with Polpa di Granchio (crab meat)". It's also good to try simple pasta menu like "Vongole (clam)", "Scampi" and "Homard shrimps" etc.. My impression is that every dish has a good mariage of the raw material and its source.
Actually, this restaurant was a Chinese restaurant. There is a water tank under the floor and you can see fish swimming. (However, these fish are not used for cooking...). The interior is designed very elegantly but there is also a casual atmosphere. Many locals come to enjoy meals. Since it's away from the city center, there are less tourists. I can confirm that the balance between quality of cuisine and price is very well.
| Name | Ristorante Tridente |
| Address | Via San Marco 186, Ponte di Brenta, Padova-ITALY |
| How to reach | By bus: from the bus station take a bus of number 18 toward Ponte di Brenta. It takes about 15 minutes. After passing in front of IKEA and under the freeway, get off at Via San Marco. From then walk about 30 seconds. It's at a big intersection corner, opposite corner of a gas station. |
| Phone number | Tel & Fax: 049.8936744 |
| Closed | Wednesday |
| Opening Hours | 12:00-14:30, 19:30-24:00 |
| Budget | around 25 euros (excluding drink) |
| URL | http://www.ristorantetridente.it/ |
| Menu | [Table Charge] 1.5 euros a person [Antipasto] [Primo Piatto] [Secondo Piatto] |
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From outside there is no remarkable point, but inside is a great space. Their cooking is based on seafood and light taste.