BRAVO! Cucina Italiana

I had to knock Bravo down a star for bad service. Basically, we got seated, ordered, and got waters. Didn’t see the waitress again until our food arrived. Granted, we didn’t need anything, but it was a long time for her to be gone and not check to see if we needed/​wanted anything else. We didn’t get water refills until after I had finished my meal, so I had to drink out of my boyfriend’s glass.
The food itself was good for your usual chain Italian restaurant. I got the Pasta Fra Diavolo with chicken. It definitely had a kick to it, which is what I like. My boyfriend ordered the Pasta Woozie, and he deemed it completely average. Which means we make better pasta at home.
Bravo is kid-​friendly, as I learned during my visit. Don’t get me wrong — I love kids. I am the oldest of 3, and I have a big extended family with young children. I just don’t prefer when they’re climbing on, running around, and jumping on booth benches that are shared with other diners. I get that kids can’t always sit still, and I don’t blame them — I even have a hard time sitting still sometimes. Bravo should consider getting separate seating, instead of shared booth seating to deter occurrences like that from disrupting other patrons eating. It was incredibly difficult to eat pasta without making a mess with the movement of my seat from the kids getting on and off the bench repeatedly.
I probably won’t be returning, unless it’s for takeout for when I really don’t feel like cooking.
Overall: ³⁄₅
Food: ⁴⁄₅
Service: ¹⁄₅
Atmosphere: ²⁄₅

This was probably the most thoroughly average restaurant experience I have ever sat through. The Pasta Woozie (whatever that means) is basically chicken alfredo. Actually, it is exactly chicken alfredo. With spinach. Granted, my girlfriend’s dish — the Pasta Fra Diavolo — was more interesting. I guess that’s my bad for getting a less thrilling dish.
The service was also extremely middle-​of-​the-​road. Other than not getting water refills until after we finished our meals, I literally cannot remember anything about the service.
Basically, I’m surprised anyone raves about this place. It seemed like the result of what a high school student would envision if opening an Italian restaurant. The dinnerware exclaims «BRAVO!» on it in a wacky font, which cheapens the experience.
Food, and everything else, probably: ²⁄₅
Bread: ³⁄₅

Went here Saturday night with reservations for anniversary dinner. The night before Valentine’s Day on a weekend, anything could have happened. But the staff was on point. Reservation was on time, greeted properly, bar excellent, shrimp and lobster Campanella, hot and delicious, desserts perfectly prepared. Everything was perfection, waiter attentive, manager stopped by, and all very precision timed. Kudos to the team, on one of the hardest service nights of the year, they nailed it.

Yum! Food is always amazing! Service is great! No complaints! Highly recommended! I would make a reservation on the weekend, gets pretty busy!

We chose to grab a quick lunch here. Lobster ravioli with shrimp creamy red vodka sauce was excellent as well as Sicilian pizza as well as the service!!!
Definitely recommend and would go again.

Great restaurant and great service. We were seated relatively quick during prime dinner hour, our sever was very attentive and accommodating, and the food came out great. Although BRAVO is a chain restaurant, this place does a good job of keeping it’s name amongst the best of franchises. We will return.

The service was decent, the happy hour special are great! Happy hour drink prices are worth coming in for. The BlackBerry raspberry Cosmo was yummy.

Tried my first lobster bisque, it’s a little salty but definitely hits the spot if you are hungry for some soup! Their Burgers are good, french fries are delish, especially the home fries, they are not just any home fries but Bravo’s specialty for sure.

Had a long wait and seated by the kitchen. I felt like I was on the set of Hells kitchen. Great food and worth the wait.

Pleasantly surprised! The bf and I went for dinner, shared the brussel sprout salad and the sausage/​pepperoni/​banana pepper pizza. Atmosphere was nice, however would have preferred better music than Sheryl Crow and a few other weepy sounding artists. Salad was okay… It tasted alright, but looked as if it had been prechopped and sitting for some time before being mixed with the brussel sprouts, nuts, and berries. Besides the salad and music, the pizza, drinks, bread, oil dip, and service were all fantastic! Will be sure to try it out again.

Great patio on a nice night. They are busy, so have ressies or expect to wait. Pizzas are great — prices are very fair and the service is great. Sit outside on a nice night — it’s worth it.

Good spot to hit up some affordable, reliable Italian food!
Feels like you’re walking into the courtyard of a countryside villa in Rome. Almost no booth seating, the bar and televisions were tucked away in a corner so the rest of the room stayed fairly quiet.
Our server seemed a bit new to the job, over communicative and not too aware of giving privacy to me and my date; but in my opinion, it’s always better to err on the side of over achieving. He kept our waters filled and the food and dessert came out fairly prompt.
The food itself was nothing special – just tasty – and it was nice to be spending under 12 bucks a plate. We split three of the highly-​reviewed dishes, all of which: Spinach, chicken and bacon pizza (I’d order it again!), Chicken Pesto Spaghettini and the Warm berry cake.
I’ve heard the second location is better, but when it comes to one of these Italian chains. (I don’t think it matters!) Check it out!

Excellent service and quality of food is great. One get a decent amount of food for the price you pay therefore you should come in hungry. Although it’s a chain establishment… Bravo does a good job

Have been here many, many times over the years. Hadn’t been in a long time however, and we were bouncing from activity to activity and no time to cook a proper meal tonight, so we stopped in at Bravo! on our way home.
First, the restaurant was sparse for a Monday night at 6:50 pm. No problem as I assumed we’d get our meals quick. (I was wrong about that.) Our young waitress was friendly and professional enough. However, the wait time for our meal was incredibly slooooooooow. I counted 4 other tables in the entire place with waiting diners. Two other tables were already done and were in the dessert phase. Why on earth did it take nearly 50 minutes to receive our dinner? Totally irritating. We had two kids meals and two adult meals. And nothing complicated here either. We are talking basic pasta.
The meals (once they finally arrived) were very tasty. I wondered if mine sat in the warming area too long though as my sauce had «hardened» a bit. I was so starving at that point that I didn’t even care. It was almost 8 pm and I was past my hunger point. We had one meal that was split between two teens. It was the perfect portion for them. My meal was exactly the same size and was served in a smallish type bowl. I asked the server if this was actually a ½ portion and she said that it was indeed a full portion. (I think I finished it in 10 bites!) Then she said that she felt the portion is too small for that menu item. I would definitely agree. I’ve had that item before and Bravo! has definitely cut down on their serving sizes! It was almost like an appetizer. Definitely not worth $ 17 for that!
I will go back again but I will (1) not go when I’m too hungry (2) bring a coupon for a huge deal and (3) order a kids meal as it’s the same portion size as an adults for a fraction of the cost!

Took my wife to Bravo the Friday before Valentine’s Day for a nice dinner. We had a very nice time!
I booked a table more than a week in advance. My wife and I showed up much earlier than the booked time, but the hostess checked us off the list and seated us immediately. There were others waiting and they took care of us right away. Very nice!
We ordered the ravioli appetizer and ordered our entrees. The server then brought some bread and oil for dipping. The oil had a red color to it, which made me think spicy, but it was quite nice. The bread had rosemary baked into it. My only negative on the day was that the bread was a bit hard. The ravioli was very nice. It was served with a marinara sauce and a creamy horseradish sauce. My wife loved the horseradish sauce!
We then got our entrees. I ordered a steak (Thanks Bryce T!) and it was wonderful! Yummm! My wife got the Braised Beef Gnocchi, which was on their specials menu. The server said that it used to be on their standard menu, but for some reason, it was now a rotating special. My wife loved it!
Wonderful meal from top to bottom. Bread was a bit hard and it was a bit loud. That aside, we enjoyed ourselves. Thank you Bravo! for a wonderful dinner!

This is great Italian food. I love the location. We love their happy hour menu with smaller bites and even smaller prices! The flatbreads are awesome. My fav is the mushroom. The shrimp… omg…not a good diet choice but if you are going to indulge, this is the way to do it! I think I snuck a few more than hubby. All around YUM

A big, beautiful room overlooking a lovely courtyard…
with lackluster food and un-​movitated servers or management… all for a pretty penny.
We went for my daughter’s 13 year old birthday; 6 teens all dressed and excited plus a dressed up parent. And were summarily ignored. Add to the slow service not enough place sets, no bread refills and dirty water glasses.
Save your $$ and spend your special occasion… or no occasion somewhere else.

Who orders steak at an Italian restaurant? I did and the 5 ounce medium rare steak with a Gorgonzola crust was incredible.
We came in from out of town and had great service. It was really busy so we ate at the bar.
In fact it was so good that a friend and I ate dinner while we were waiting for another friend to arrive at the airport. When we were done eating we picked up our other friend and brought him back to the same restaurant. It was that good. While he ate we ordered dessert that was incredible as well.

This is a chain but it is great food and great atmosphere. The free bread is ok. Entrees are good for the price — I got the lobster ravioli and loved it.
But what got me was the dessert. The crème brule and the chocolate mousse… wow.
Loved it. Service as great I have no bad thinga to say but it isnt a unique fond its safe.

Not very crowded on Thursday night at 6:30 for dinner. New server Joseph is giving us his best. Special Tomato soup is superb, hot bread with over-​flavored oil was good. Nice décor, outdoor seating in great Zona-​Rose neighborhood. Bolognese was very good, meat balls very good. Only tried meaty dishes tonight, though several vegetarian choices. Typical Italian fare in a bit upscale setting reminiscent of Brio chain. This is a good restaurant, decent pricing, large pasta portions you can share unless you are a gig like me, excellent service and I’ll be back.

Me encanta este restaurante! Hay muchos cosas deliciosos para elegir. La comida fue buena, tuve algunas pastas y ensalada. Hay buenas cosas que yo quería. La tiene una atmósfera bonita también, y es lugar muy grande. El menú tiene muchos cosas, hay mucho vino para elegir. Pensé que el servicio era genial, que el camarero fue amable. Los precios son un poco caros, pero es un buen restaurante italiano. Tienen muy buenos postres. Es bueno tener a Bravo cercano a donde vivimos! También hay un patio bonito a sentarse afuera que se ve a la Zona Rosa. Hay una zona de fuente delante de él.