Birraporetti's - Theater District

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   Mary

   Houston

   9 reviews

   4.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The fettuccine Alfredo was wonderful! My husband also enjoyed his lasagna!
   

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   Chris

   Las Vegas

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a great experience dining at Birraporetti’s before our Nutcracker performance. We will definitely be back!
   

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   Sean

   Houston

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Birraporetti's is almost - no, is, an iconic eatery in the Houston theater district. They've been around for a long time, and survived a lot, even COVID. Their location right in the middle of the Wortham, the Alley, and Jones, makes them the perfect before-show place to dine. We had reservations at 6pm Friday, before we were going to the Nutcracker at 7:30. They were SUPER busy. We were seated right away, and our drink and appetizer orders were taken almost immediately. The appetizer - bruschetta - came out pretty quickly - and really is the best bruschetta I've had. The bread was soft, the shaved parmesan and garlic just right, with delicious tomatoes, olive oil topping the whole thing off. Did take a while to get our drinks, but our waiter kept checking in and pushing things along, so that was understandable given how busy they were. I had their old-fashioned, and my wife had the lemon drop. Both drinks made to perfection, no stinting on the alcohol - very satisfying. We both had Caesar side salads with our meals, and when the salads came out, they were good, but not really out of the ordinary. Took a while, again, to get our entrees, and actually here is where they were not at their best. I had the shrimp scampi. While the shrimp were plenty big, the dish itself was not very flavorful - the shrimp or the linguini. I'm used to more of a punch of flavor from my scampi. Not bad, but I expected better. My wife got the fettucini alfredo with grilled chicken. The alfredo and pasta was pretty good, but surprisingly, the chicken was quite dry. Still ok to eat, but surprising. The atmosphere in Birraporetti's is always good - what a great energy, families with their daughters dressed up for the ballet, young couples, old couples, people dressed to the nines, people dressed casually - a great hot spot. Overall, I give them 4 stars, and will continue to frequent their establishment in the future.
   

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   William

   Houston

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very nice dinner. Great service and the food was wonderful.
   

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   Kathie

   VIP

   Houston

   15 reviews

   4.0

   15 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   It was more crowded than usual but the food came out timely and was very good
   

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   Roger

   Houston

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Great experience service and food. Recommend the pizza and garlic bread.
   

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   Angela

   Portland

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A wonderful restaurant--the best we experienced on this trip. It feels homey and was decorated to the nine's for Christmas. The service was fantastic, the food was amazing, the drinks were amazing, the staff was wonderful. If I lived in Houston, I'd be eating here all the time!
   

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   Sherma

   Little Rock

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Celeste was a fabulous waitress. We enjoyed our evening complete with great food, great service and great ambiance. We will be back!
   

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   SARA

   VIP

   Houston

   13 reviews

   5.0

   13 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had tickets for the Nutcracker and decided to make the evening nostalgic and have dinner at Birraporetti’s. We were pleasantly surprised. We hadn’t dined here in DECADES. I had the chicken piccata and my husband had the tenderloin medallions with shrimp. My chicken was so tender, flavorful and the sauce was lemony and rich. Perfect! My husband’s beef was fork tender, shrimp were excellent and the fettuccine was to die for. Our server was terrific. Polite, friendly and oh so prompt.
   

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    nancy

    Houston

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5

    This restaurant is our "go to" for nights before the theater. We have gone for at least 6-7 years in a row now. We always enjoyed the Christmas decorations, the food and live music. This year was a big disappointment! No live music, Terrible service and the food was just so. We had very early reservations (5:00pm) so the place was not terrible busy, however, we sat for a half hour waiting to get a glass of wine! They need more servers! The place has gone down. So sad! We returned after the theater for dessert and coffee. The dessert was very good and presentation was lovely, however, the cappucino was NOT hot (barely warm). On a good note, the decorations are gorgeous and the atmosphere is lovely.
    

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