bravo! cucina italiana

my family and i have been to bravo! numerous times because it is such a great restaurant from top to bottom. service is always spectacular. once, we got seated near the kitchen entrance, and to compensate us for the noisy area they brought us a free appetizer without us even asking for one! waiters & waitresses are very knowledgeable about the menu and will always answer your questions. atmosphere is spacious and quiet, but could use a little more light. the food, from pasta, pizza, seafood, & soups is amazing! i've never had a bad meal in all 10-15 or so times i've been here. if you ever have any doubts about what to eat, get cup of the lobster bisque to start, and order either the pasta bravo! or seafood ravioli. you won't be disappointed. even though it is a chain, i believe it is 10x better than any olive garden restaurant i've been too.

seafood ravioli is to die for.

looks fancy feom the outside and the inside but the food doesn't compliment the looks. less authentic than any italian places i have been too.

a long way from italy. it was edible. it was just too heavily seasoned; tries to be complicated and fancy, when simple, fresh and full of taste should be the goal. the service was great. i had the bruschetta, which had so much herbs and chilli that it masked the flavor of the food. it also had provolone cheese...provolone, seriously.

consistenly good. for a chain, the food is very good. i like the darker atmosphere as well. i wish they had some menu items that weren't loaded with cheese, but otherwise, i like it here.

it was a fun place. loved the energy. their crispy ravioli in appetisers was amazing. their shrimps were finger licking and their spinach dip with bread was extremely delicious.
i had their chicken fettuccini pasta. the quantity was more than sufficient for one person. it was light yet very filling.
overall a great dining experience. highly recommend this place.

my girlfriend and i stopped in here for dinner on a sunday night around 7:30. we were fortunate that they weren't that busy so we got sat right away without a reservation.

after our server greeted us and took our drink order we started with a margherita pizza. flavorful but doughy. i would of liked to have it cooked a little longer.

next, we had our soup and salad. i added on the italian wedding soup and she added the bravo! chopped salad. both good.

for dinner i ordered lobster ravioli alla vodka. the tomato cream sauce was delicious. i just wish there was more of it served with the entree. i love a lot of sauce with my italian dishes.

my girlfriend ordered roasted vegetables spaghettini. she found it quite enjoyable and had plenty left to take home for another meal.

everything was good, not amazing, but we both left satisfied.

hey not bad. ive been here several times and never was displeased. it is a nice, comfortable chain restaurant. dress up or down, relatively quick service. (bayshore mall location)

smooshed doggie bag. the food was good. the service was good. it was noisy and rushed but that is typical of a chain restaurant. why do they think it is a good idea to cram your leftovers on top of each other and put it in the smallest container possible? i could have enjoyed another meal, instead i got disgusting pile of food that didn't resemble the dinner at all for a left over.

good food, ok service, lacking in class. we're eating our meals and the tall bald guy (manager?) is standing eating his dinner in plain site. i always find it low class observing this kind of behavior in a semi-formal atmosphere. also, our waiter was prompt up until he got his tip whereupon we fell in his esteem and waited an eternity for a last glass of water. still waiting...

a bad choice..... i use to dine at this chain eatery a lot. then i saw a fair amount of turnover including one particular server (angel b.) who always made the experience a good one. i stopped going as i saw food quality and service decline. prior to today i last dined there about 6 months ago and i thought that i would give it a try. this was a mistake!

if the hostess smiled i think that it might have hurt her. on the plus side, our server was actually good. i was disappointed that the root beer was not working and that the ginger ale was watery, but life goes on. when they cleared my table and accidentally spilled pepsi all over my shoes and pants, i didn't yell or display any anger. i figured accidents happen, life goes on.

what did turn me off though was no offer to have my stained clothes or shoes cleaned or any other type of compensation. the waitress did offer to get her manager, but why did she offer versus just running to get him?

on the way out a different female bot at the hostess stand said goodbye, but neither she or anyone else in this establishment asked me how my experience was.

suffice to say, ruined, and i will not be back.

a little pricy. i ordered bravo's classic grilled pork chop. the pork chop was very good, very tender and the sauce it was in was very good, although i have no idea what it is. it came with mashed potatoes, which were a little salty but good. it said it came with 'seasonal' vegetables, which at the time were green beans. it upset me a little bit when i got my plate, since it only came with about 6 green beans. the plate my food came on was very large, and there was lots of empty space on it, i almost wonder if maybe they ran out of green beans or something and just decided not to do anything about that. i went out with my father, and they gave him 3 pieces of asparagus on his plate. i just wish they would have had more vegetables. my meal was very starchy.

its a little expensive for what i got. my meal was $15.79. you could have ordered a double pork chop for 21.47, which i almost wish i did since the meal i got was not very big.

the decor in the building was very nice. we went on a tuesday, which you wouldn't think would be that busy, but it filled up very fast. we arrived right at 6, and were able to be seated right away, but by 6:30 the entire restaurant was filled out and there was a 45 minute or more wait.

it's tough i say i don't like it when it's really not bad. it's just that i would prefer a more intimate and cared for experience.

not worth the prices. unfortunately i really wanted to like bravo but it fell way short of,expectations. i ordered the fettucine alfredo, and chopped house salad. the fettucine alfredo lacked any flavor except the overwhelming flavor of rosemary. who puts rosemary in alfredo sauce? i like alfredo,sauce to be creamy, buttery and seasoned with garlic and pepper. the rosemary ruined the dish. their chopped house salad said it had italian dressing but was virtually tasteless. our waitress started out attentive but once the restaurant picked up she disappeared. it appeared she was giving better service to a fellow employee at the table next to ours. several mistakes made on some of the bills. we had a table of 5 with separate checks. at the end she never came back for my bill to make payment so i ended up having to find her at the server station to give her the bill. we were already late for a movie and couldn't wait any longer. i would not recommend this place at all. the olive garden is better as far as chains go. a previous reviewer had commented that it was like they tried to dress up the dishes unnecessarily and i agree. save your money.

not anything special..super over priced for quality of food. also the menu is extremely limited i wouldn't bring a picky eater here!