A Nottinghamshire restaurant has been named the best in the Midlands. Located in Upper Saxondale, diners say Venezia is a little out of the way but 'well worth the drive' to savour a menu of freshly cooked Italian starters, mains and desserts.
The restaurant scooped the crown for best Italian restaurant at the Midlands Food, Drink and Hospitality Awards - the only Notts venue to celebrate a win at the Birmingham-based ceremony. The restaurant, where seafood is a speciality, proved popular when the entire Nottingham Forest squad visited last year ahead of the new season.
The restaurant triumphed over another Notts contender, La Storia in West Bridgford, and six other finalists from Birmingham and Leicester. Owner Erjon Ferracaku said: "We're over the moon".
