bravo! restaurant & cafe

great place. all i have to say is keep up the good work.

lovely place ... excellent service . food taste just touches my heart ... if i remember correct the tiramusu ,was just awesome.. ending up ordering another round ...

great atmosphere and food. in town for business, staying at the nearby hampton. the dining room is nicely appointed, with comfortable seating. a mix of tables and booths. i was warmly greeted and immediately seated. the menu is broad, from salads, pizzas, small plates, and entrees. while it has a fair number of italian-centric options, its menu is much broader. i had the beef tenderloin which was fantastic. cooked rare as i had ordered, it cut with a fork. i also had the sweet potato ravioli small plate as an appetizer. very tasty.

full bar and long wine list.

they have great wifi as well.

bravo. took a couple clients to dinner there last night. (a monday night).
it was my first time at the restaurant and i will plan on visiting again.
staff was friendly and the food was very good. the chef brews small batches of handcrafted beer and they had 4 available last night. very good beer that complimented our meals.
it's just good italian food and the menu is not intiimidating. from pizzas to chicken marsala, every dish we had was incredible.
great wine and drink selection and the desserts are out of this world!

amazing brunch buffet! so delicious and tons of variety! a little pricey, but you get a free mimosa!

good restaurant. have traveled to the kalamazoo area several times, bravo has always been good. i always sit at the bar and have great service from a knowledgable bartender. last time i came in i finally asked why i'm the only person that sits at the bar. the bartender indicated that other area, competing restaurants, offer bar specials and that they think people want some sort of deal. i completely agree with them, i come to bravo because it's close to my hotel... i've been to other restaurants in town that are also very good, and less expensive. i guess if i lived in town i'd prefer to go somewhere else that is also good where i'm getting some sort of deal. that being said i will come back for the service and convenience but please give me more than an over priced dinner special!

wow! excellent meal and service. chicken marsala was perfect; large portions, don't miss the lobster ravioli!

adding to the chorus. there's not a lot i can add to what's already been said here about bravo, but it is easily one of the top 5 tables in town. i could go on and on about the food, but suffice it to say that it is consistently authentic and amazingly good. they have a knack for putting slightly modern (occasionally trendy) twist on traditional italian dishes, and it works beautifully.

more than that, though, they offer themed cooking classes which (at least lately) have focused on recipes from some of the most well-known chefs in the world ranging from thomas keller (of french laundry and per se; arguably the most well-respected chef in america) to more celebrity chef types like michael symon (of lola; well-known iron chef).

they also run some well-attended special dinner events like the molecular gastronomy dinner (for those of us who can't get a seat at alinea or next and missed el bulli) and the annual all-star dinner which is probably the highlight of the foodie calendar in and around kalamazoo.

all told, what makes bravo! stand out is not only its amazing every day menu (which, frankly, would be enough in itself), but that they make a concerted effort to be a hub for the foodie community in town which is a commendable, but often thankless, role. it may "only" be in my top 5 in terms of where it stacks up as a restaurant, but it's in the top 1 (tie with food dance) for most "important" food establishment in town.

in other words, go. there.

escape the hum-drum!. lunch, yesterday, was a fantastic treat and getaway from the hum-drum! complete with a table visit from the head master chef, a spot-on (meaning "hit the spot") absolute martini, delicious, perfect pasta and an apple tart with pumpkin ice cream was the perfect lunch! thanks bravo, terry and shawn! yes, kalamazoo's all-time best restaurant!

the sunday brunch will run over $20 per person but it is well worth it. food quality and selection was epic (omlets made to order, fruit, desserts, salads, ribs, pasta...). love the bacon!

bravo! is one of the great kalamazoo restaurants. i really like that they do more than just classic italian. there’s something for everyone and that something is done really well.

delicious food!. i went to bravo! with my husband a couple of weeks ago and we had the most fabulous time! the food was absolutely delicious (try the mushroom soup!) and the service was really great! tony and i spent almost the entire night there eating wonderful food and sipping delicious wine.

a great place for anyone to have a great dinner and great for holiday dinners

relaxing and fulfilling. this is my restaurant of choice for celebrations and anniversaries. classy atmosphere, vivid flavors, and top notch service deliver on any occasion. you'd have to drive to gr or ann arbor to achieve this type of an experience, it is a crown jewel of kalamazoo.

i admit i always order the same dish so i can't speak on too much of the rest of the menu (chicken penne w/ gorgonzola/wine/cream sauce, and the mushroom soup) their mushroom soup might be the best soup i've ever tasted, i can't recommend that enough.

though it's a little too expensive for my budget to eat there regularly, you get what you pay for at bravo

love this place!. great atmosphere and fabulous food. always enjoy visiting this restaurant when i'm in town.