bruno's italian bistro

was delicious! the servers were very well informed about specials and the menu! i would go there again...

great food, great service!
we have came here 3 times & food is absolutely superb. the time before my fiancé did order lobster daily special & it was not good, not fresh, but they did not charge us. i had the filet mignon, one of the best i've ever had. this most recent time both our dishes were great, pork shank was so tender. always great service & wonderful owner.

this place is great! take it from someone who's traveled all over the east coast & sampled every sort of mom&pop italian joint from little italy to south philly, bruno knows what he's doing.

this is exactly the kind if place that denver is missing. forget all of the phony attempts to become the next big chain, bruno's is a simple and straight forward place where the owner (yeah, bruno) stops by the table to ask how you like the food.

by the way, the food and service are excellent. i was with a 6 person party, we all had something different, and no one was disappointed.
do yourself a favor and support this down to earth small business.

does not deliver. i hate when a company list a misrepresentation to get business. never ate there but i know they are not honest.

comfort food, italian style.. there is something to be said for staying with the tried and true. we all do it in our daily lives. who among us doesn't have a favorite old pair of jeans, tattered and faded, that we prefer to wear over the fancy expensive pair we bought last month? or a beaten up but oh so comfortable pair of sneakers that we wear while puttering around the house or for that trip to home depot? martin crane of the tv show frazier had his comfy old easy chair, that he wouldn't trade for a new leather one for a million dollars.
and so it is with neighborhood restaurants like bruno's. the place reminds us of the favorite italian places of our youth, or, if we were so lucky, of the way our grandma used to cook. solid, tasty, nothing fancy, but it got the job done, and brought a smile to our face.
there is much to like about bruno's. the restaurant is reasonably attractive, if showing some age. it's located in a nondescript strip mall, where dollar tree is the anchor tenant. the menu features many italian classics, done in a style that is guaranteed not to offend. the wine list has a good selection of decent vintages, priced for the neighborhood wallet. service is friendly and prompt, but no one went out of their way to offer any commentary on the offerings. that was okay, because there were no daily, weekly or seasonal specials to comment on.
which only points out why, while i really do enjoy eating at places such as bruno's (and they seem harder and harder to find in this age of chain restaurants), i won't often do it on weekends, when i am more willing to spend a little more, and i desire to eat where the chef understands the importance of using seasonal ingredients, and offering something on the menu that i wouldn't remember from my youth 40 years ago. alas, the chef at bruno's hasn't figured any of that out. which might explain why the average diner on the night of our visit was old enough to warrant their own aarp card, and old enough to be drawing social security. not that older diners don't deserve a trip down memory lane. it's just too bad that people under 30 find little reason to walk through the doors of places like this. unless they are taking grandma out for her birthday.
food: b+
atmosphere: b+
service: b+
menu sophistication: c+
value: b

excellent. i love this place. the martini's were perfect. the eggplant was just right and so was the pasta. the staff was incredibly welcoming. i cannot wait to go back on our next trip to denver.

great dinner - basic italian, but very very good :)

my mother, wife and i, went to bruno's tonight for dinner. this was our first visit, and the meal was excellent. we started off with a very nice risotto, and for entrees had pan seared salmon, chicken picata and shrimp parmesan. each entree was excellent. for desert we each had espresso-tinis and a espresso chocolate mousse cake. outstanding.

fantastic! the crispy polenta app is amazing. the food is excellent. best italian food since moving back to denver from philly.

it wasn't awful but i didn't like it. ir was a little bit expensive even for the dinner special. it wasn't that flavorful. i had gotten an artichoke scallop pasta dish. the sauce had very little seasoning. and the scallops had no flavor at all. i'll give it 1 more chance.

1st time patron. my family and i went to dinner here on fri.jan 21st. the service was fantastic, food was superb and not overpriced. the whole dining experience was a real treat. we would highly recommend this restaurant . it means a lot when the owner comes to your table to make sure everything was ok.

this place is great. the food was excellent and the service was great. this is a nice hidden gem in denver. we felt welcome and we will return.

our favorite local italian restaurant. nick makes you feel like we're sitting in nyc....not loud, great music and he knows how to cook. as a road warrior it's great not to have to travel far for good food. we've been coming for 3 years---and recommend it to all!!