Brunello At 27 On Fourth

This is one of the best Italian restaurants we have ever been to. Located in a beautiful century home, the space is both welcoming and warm. Wonderful servers who were not only friendly but knowledgeable about the entire menu. My childhood friends Mom made the most delicious gnocchi and I have been trying to find something that even comes close but have not found it until now. Everything was delicious and authentic but the gnocchi was as delicious as my memories from childhood.

We were craving some old fashioned Italian food and we’ve previously tried Tesoro, so decided to give Brunello at 27 on Fourth a chance. With a 4.6 Google Review rating, we had moderately hopeful expectations.nnWhile Brunello’s does provide the obvious staples of a stereotypical Italian menu, it was, sadly, mostly disappointing.nnI started with a negroni, while my guest had the carpaccio. The negroni certainly wasn’t offensive, but neither was it particularly well-crafted. Hard to tell if it was pre-batched, but if it was, it didn’t hit the mark. A negroni is a fairly straightforward recipe. This wasn’t quite there.nnThe carpaccio was similarly not especially well-received. I mean, it wasn’t that the meat was off or had any major consistency issues, it just didn’t feel right. And the presentation was circa 1970-1985. White plate, grill-marked bread, dollop of parm shavings in the middle, a single line of olive oil and cracked pepper.nnI mean, it’s fine. It’s just not new. Or interesting. And if the taste profile doesn’t elevate it, it’s just boring and not particularly well-done Italian-inspired food that can be found in many many places.nnThe pasta came. We had gnocchi Pomodoro and ravioli con funghi.nnAgain, I just felt it was very uninspired. And I could be wrong, but it really didn’t feel as though the pasta was house-made, especially in the case of the gnocchi. The ravioli, in particular, was overcooked and each parcel had split as you can see in the photos. The sauce was a tad too rich and overly creamed.nnI guess if you can’t cook Italian and haven’t had really good pasta and sauce, this may feel like “a true Italian experience”, but having had expertly prepared Italian in multiple places, having made damn good pasta dishes myself and knowing a true Italian experience, this wasn’t it.nnThere was dessert too, but it’s not really worth a detailed review, because it was cheesecake.nnI know this review sounds harsh, but when you go to an “Italian restaurant” and the quality is sort of on par with a generic chain restaurant serving everything from burgers, Tex-mex, pub food and pasta, then are you really distinguishing yourself?nnIt’s not terrible. It just wasn’t really good.nnAnd the decor is a flashback to Italian-inspired restaurants from the 80’s to the 90’s, with the walls painted to mimic aged and cracked Italian plaster, replete with Chianti bottles in straw.nnMy apologies to the owners and staff if you feel this is unwarranted, but perhaps it’s time to mix things up and create a more authentic menu with a few inspired twists.

It was a goog family restaurant, and we liked the food.nThe staff were friendly, maybe a bit pushy with menu items for dessert, overall a nice experience.nIssue was, it wasn't what we have expected.nWe've been hearing a lot about this restaurant from our friends; plus the Google reviews and all, so maybe we have been waiting for a big WOW after the first bite, but it was just a medium Italian food experience.nAlso, it our opinion, Seafood Linguine was overflowed with seafood and was nothing special about it, comparing with many others we have tried.

Love this place!!! Super authentic Italian food. The chef is Italian as well!! Everything’s perfect!!! I enjoyed every single bite of my meal. Highly recommend this restaurant

Excellent Italian food. Very friendly staff.nThe desserts are wonderful and delicious