Amazing food and service! Prices were a bit on the shaky side but overall 8/10! I just love Italian food, this made it even better! The food took around 20 to 30 minutes to come, which is understandable with such a big amount of people. read more

Great family atmosphere, authentic Italian food and an amazing array of gelatos to finish off. We came with a rather large group, were seated quickly, greeted, food brought out hot with great recommendations, enjoyed outstanding espressos and, though I'm not a sweet tooth...I had to have a gelato to end my meal on a high note. Highly recommend if you're in the area! read more

This place is absolutely fantastic. First time I came here was probably pretty close to a quarter century ago. We used to stuff our faces with spicy food at either Montezuma's Mesa or Piar Indian (now called Raavi's Cumin) just around the corner and then cool off with a giant chocolate gelato from this joint. Small and kinda a hole in the wall, but I freaking wish that I didn't live 7,700 miles away from it. Then again that's probably a good thing because otherwise I'd be here pretty frequently and the pancreas simply wouldn't be up to that. Have a look at their page on Facebook to see the sort of wacky gelatos they cook up - it's mind-boggling. Popcorn gelato, for example. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bravo-Trattoria/7365181243 This is one of the finest gelato spots on the planet. If I could only ever have one more dessert for the rest of my life, I'd get it here. (I don't even KNOW what else they serve, coffee I think? Who cares?!) read more

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Such good ice cream! If you're in a group and feel adventurous, get the 24 mini-scoops and you can sample all their different flavours! read more

Bravo Trattoria - 24 mini scoops! - Italian Near Me - Crows Nest, NSW

The food is fine.... It's TOO noisy.... And the waitress took my husband's plate away without asking him if he was done and it happened so quickly that he didn't get a chance to tell her he wasn't done!!!! It just left us sitting there looking at each other not believing what had just happened... read more

Great restaurant great food excellent service.We kept them open but no pressure to go out.Best desserts

The worst experience I have ever had in a restaurant. My partner and I popped into Bravo Trattoria for a quick bite to eat for lunch, on finding that they had gluten-free options. The waitress was friendly and we ordered a small pizza and a gluten-free pasta with wine. On eating the pasta, I began to feel extremely nauseous and about a third of the way through asked the waitress if the pasta was definitely gluten-free. She assured me it was. Straight after this I had to run to the bathroom and brought up everything I'd eaten. I have a strong stomach and have never had this reaction to food before in ten years of gluten-free eating, even after the occasional mix-up. I explained this to a female manager, who mentioned that it could not have been the food and offered us some gelato vouchers. When going to pay, we realised that they had charged us for the meal that had made me unwell. The male manager at the counter explained that it could not have been the food as it was definitely 100% gluten free and that it could not have been the food that that I'd eaten. After arguing our point for some minutes, he then offered a 50% discount on that dish only and finally after another couple of minutes did not charge for the dish that had made me unwell, saying that we should not have modified the dish (I had requested that anchovies be added to my meal as an extra). Regardless of my gluten allergy, I have never been this sick before and I have certainly never had to argue to not pay for a dish which was only 1/3 eaten and which made me physically (and literally) sick. Regardless of whether there was gluten in the food, or whether it was simply food poisoning of some kind, the service was absolutely disgraceful. read more

The potato/pancetta pizza was horrible so I sent it back and swapped it for a much better gnocchi. (I copied my friend after trying their dish - was tasty and a safe bet for me after the pizza catastrophe). The pizza dough was soggy at the bottom. The potato was in cubes (better in slices), clearly added later along with the rosemary which was raw m, sparse and didn't infuse flavour. The pancetta was gross in tiny rubbery and flavourless little balls. Was surprisingly the worst pizza I've tried in many years, and I went in with heightened expectations from glowing reviews and a huge appetite... so was very sad to send it away but was genuinely inedible. The gnocchi was delicious, soft and clearly fresh and hand made. The sauce wasn't quite so fresh in flavours but it was still rich and very tasty. Gnocchi gets 3.5 stars, pizza gets one, they didn't dare charge for the pizza and got me the replacement gnocchi quickly so I'm giving them a 3 stars overall score. read more

Worse lasagne ever! First bite, thought to myself, "hmm this is so bland..absolutely tasteless!". I had a couple more forkfulls thinking it'll get better as I reach near the centre. Nope! Cut it open and found about 12 layers of lasagne sheets stacked on top of each other with no sauce or meat in between. There was even no trace of bechamel sauce.. just whacked on some cheese on top. I was only able to stomach the crusty cheesy bits around the edges as I was starving. $22.40 for baked lasagne sheets??? OMG! Menu stated "Lasagne - just like nonna made". Well, nonna must've only cooked lasagne sheets and called it "lasagne". I'm a home cook and can make lasagne 100x better. Don't serve food that you can't make properly! We also ordered the "salmone - fillet of salmon w prawn & cherry tomato cream salsa" $34.90. When they brought it to the table we were just shocked. Worse food presentation I've seen. The salmon was tiny with so much sauce slapped on top that you will find it hard to see the small portion of salmon. Three vegs were slapped on the side equivalent to dining at a pub/bistro where they serve $10 meals. Potatos were overcooked... dry and charred. Seriously, it ruined my evening. Definitely will not be returning. read more

Had a few pasta dishes here and they've all been very good. The linguine mare (basically a marinara (seafood and pasta)) is the chef's speciality and the best marinara I've had. The coffee here is also good and they're open until almost 11pm all nights (including Sunday but with the exception of Monday, for which they are closed all day and night for whatever reason). They have a good selection of gelato as well, but really you want to be grabbing that from Sparrow just around the corner. read more

Excellent central new location in Crows Nest, at the heart of action. Good wood-fired pizza. Addicted to their gelato. We now stop here for gelato take-away which is high quality and good value. read more

Absolutely fantastic. I never get tired of going here. I'm a regular customer and strongly recommend to all italian food lovers. Friendly staff, great food and reasonable price. Love it. read more

We decided to try this place after an evening with friends. My fiancé and I walked in and ordered a bottle of water and decaf latte eat in, and were also thinking about ordering some dessert to finish off a great evening. I will never, recommend, or go near this place again. All review websites have similar experiences to mine below. However, the barista misheard us and thought we were getting takeaway. We sat at the entrance, and then decided to move further into the restaurant as there was a breeze, one of the wait staff sat us at (who was in fact very friendly). I am thoroughly disappointed with how the MANAGER behind the counter treated us. As well as the the head waiter. The manager was EXTREMELY rude, and disrespectful when we sat at the empty table. Here's why: the coffee taking longer than normal, I went to inquire about where our coffee was. He told me, more like commanded, that we sit at the table we were originally at because it was takeaway. I have never, ever, been treated like this as a paying customer - it was as if we were school children! I am many many years out of school... Who on earth treats customers like this...?! To make matters worse, when I returned to the table my fiancé saw the polite waiter be lambasted by the head waiter. Pointing at your paying customers and demanding that they leave because they ordered coffee... I am absolutely furious about how we were treated. And looking at other survey's below, the management needs a serious overhaul as this is certainly not the first time they have treated customers badly. DO NOT GO HERE! read more

The restaurant is on the main road in between woolies and the pub, if you weren't looking for it you wouldn't even notice it. The interior was also a bit bland and more like a cafe than a restaurant. I went with a group of 4 , we bought vouchers on one of the sites that entitled us to an entree and a main meal with a shared dessert and a bottle of wine. ( a pretty good deal) We were greeted nicely and had a lovely german waitress who was happy to explain anything on the menu and was very friendly, she informed that the entrees where a choice of any salad or brushetta or bread starter . We decided to share so picked the greek salad, rocket salad and 2 bruschettas. The salads were both fresh and well dressed. The bruschetta was bland and burnt. Mains were also a shared affair, we chose the capricossa, a magarita the fettucine bosciola, and a vegetarian pasta - all were nice and had good ingredients. the the chilli oil was a bit bland. The dessert was a chioce of gelatos - the gelato bar had at least 20 different flavours and before making a commitment you were able to go to the gelato bar and sample which ones you would like. between us we had the chocolate ( very rich) vanilla ( classic flavour) raspberry ( sweet and delicious) the lemon ( tangy and tart ) cookies and cream ( i didn;t try it) and caramel , all the choices were nice . I would recommend that if they had another special voucher to grab one and head over for a cheap night don't expect 5 star but it was so much better than cooking for yourself. read more

Had a great lunch there. Food was delicious, especially the canelloni, the prawn pilaf. Gelato was yummy. Will go again

The food is basic but hearty and the staff were friendly. However, what was slightly amusing was that they got our order wrong three times. I could have ended up with a Peroni and bolognese instead of a Sauvignon and chianti... But both options would have been tasty, I'm sure... read more

I was told that this restaurant was an institution, and honestly I question why. Everything is ok but it doesn't appear like anyone really knows whats going on. read more