Bravo! Cucina Italiana - Louisville

I visited this restaurant with a dining group of 30 people and we were promptly seated at 4 long tables in a separate dining room from the main restaurant. This was on a Saturday around 5 PM. First, we were all very impressed with the service. We had 2 servers throughout the evening and one server informed us she had only been on the job for a little over a week! I ordered a glass of Lambrusco with a chopped salad consisting of greens, cucumbers, red onions, tomatoes, olives, feta, and a tangy red wine vinaigrette to start. Several of my table mates ordered Caesar salads or the house salad, which all looked equally delicious and fresh. I decided to order the calamari appetizer with lemon aioli and marinara sauce on the side, accompanied by a slice of warm, fresh arrabbiatta to also dip. Several others ordered the Pasta Woozie and raved about it so much that now I want to go back and also try it. It was made with chicken, fettuccine, alfredo, and spinach. We all lamented the fact that we did not have room for dessert, which had the expected tiramisu and cheesecake options. My only negative would be to say that the parking lot needs some upkeep as there were potholes we had to dodge when parking and the first impression belies the fact that the interior of the restaurant was quite nice! Kudos again to the delicious food and service. Our large group was unanimous that we intend to place this business on our regular rotation since it was so accommodating and accessible for our large group.

Absolutely recommend and they have some new staff that added to the visit. Shout out to Savannah, Stefan, and Hanna (a new manager)! I ate here on 3/16 and again on the 3/20 when I was in town. Savannah is new and did an amazing job on the 20th. She was great to talk to and super attentive and friendly. I ordered Spaghetti Pomodoro with the house-made tomato compote, basil, parmesan and added Chicken. On the 16th, I ate at the bar since it was so crowded and enjoyed the Insalata Della Casa with Chicken. Stefan had just came back to work for BRAVO and was excellent at juggling the bar crowd and the folks dining in his area. Both experiences the food and service were great. Love Bravo but really appreciated the great staff and even spoke to a manager Hanna, and complemented the staff the visits were so good.

I recommended Bravo when a friend suggested Italian for dinner. We made a reservation via Open Table and were glad we did based on the crowd. The lobby was chaotic but we got a table fairly quick. We did not see a server for another 15 20 minutes. Dinner was disappointing. The oil for the bread, the salad (for $7 extra! Never again) and the pasta woozie (somewhat overcooked, both the noodles and grilled chicken). Service was even more disappointing. We had to flag our person down for silverware, refills, etc. Everything was slow just a glass of wine was a 30 minute wait. Our dinner took us 2.5 hours. While my friend and I happily gabbed, other parties were quiet and irritated, grabbing other servers to get boxes and their checks. It'll be a long while before heading back.

We were seated by a hostess .. she seemed put off by us. She did not greet us, just said follow her. Once seated, the table was not clean, we asked our hostess to clean, she just waived down the waitress to clean the table. I ordered spaghetti with pomodoro sauce..I love it. Other then the experience with the hostess, food was ok..atmosphere need some updates

Great Italian flavors with an upscale vibe and friendly service. Great for dates and special celebrations.