Best Italian Restaurants in St Matthews

Josh never disappoints. He is an excellent chef and a personable businessman. He is a class act!

What a great idea to celebrate 5 years with 50% off entrees and pasta! We enjoyed the duck meatballs, which were so flavorful, the lasagna (amazing!) and the chicken parmesan. The portion sizes are huge and are easily shareable. The ambiance is what we love. Thanks to our server for making it a fantastic experience! We cannot wait to return!

We sorted with the goat cheese! Oh that was so creamy and delicious! Risotto for me and salmon for my husband…and a little birthday dessert, which we had to pay for? My husband’s bourbon was top shelf but not noted on the the menu…? Yikes..,lesson learned..

Our experience at Bravo was a bit mixed. Our 7:00 p.m. reservation table was not ready, we were asked to wait. Our party of four went over to the bar where there were several empty high top tables available. We sat thinking we would just get a drink until our tabled was ready. Despite three or four staff running in / out, and around the bar, we are not acknowledged. I went to the bar and sat for about 3 minutes until Jessica acknowledged me and asked if I wanted anything. I explained our situation and asked if we could just eat at the high top. Jessica was great. Heavy pours on wine, and despite being busy gave great service and had a great attitude. Jessica was the only great thing about our time at Bravo. The salmon dish she recommended was pretty good, but the fish was not fresh, it had obviously been frozen. I can't recall the name of the dish, but we had a fettuccine, chicken with spinach, and it was obviously from a frozen bag. The desserts weren't any better. Marscapone Carmel cheesecake was...meh. The molten chocolate cake was microwaved and spongy. I hope Jessica finds a restaurant who's food and management matches her service.

Food was very well prepared with great presentation. Oysters were very fresh and clean with a great cocktail sauce. Lobster bisque was very flavorful, not too thick, and the lobster chunks weren’t overdone which is easy to do in a soup that is baked en croute. Crab cake had very little filler (could have used a little salt), simply topped with a seasoned crunchy breadcrumb for a wonderful texture. The burger tasted great but was slightly underdone (we requested medium rare). The standout was the service. Between Chrissy our server, and the very attentive support staff, we had a lovely conversation without it being overbearing. Would go back just to have Chrissy again as our server and try some more of the mains and pasta. Thanks for a wonderful evening!