(310) 394-0374

1319 Third St
Santa Monica, CA 90401 34.0168 -118.4973

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Neighborhoods: Downtown, West LA

Price:

$$

Last updated 9.05.09

Category:

Restaurants, Catering

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Family Style Dining, Lunch Spot, Prix Fixe Menu

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Pizza, Italian

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What People Are Saying About Bravo Cucina

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In Short – Patio diners take in the Promenade's passers-by and street performers; others escape the street scene in the gleaming wood-and-brick dining room. A low-fat, low-salt menu features starters such as vegan butternut bisque. Pastas include mushroom ravioli, with smoked mozzarella and creamy Marsala. Bite-sized, soft potato gnocchi are brightened with basil-flecked pomodoro sauce. For dessert, creme brulee has a crisp sugar glaze, and cannoli overflow with marscapone and tiny chocolate chips.

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The Extras:
A smaller sister restaurant, Bravo Pizzeria, is located off the Promenade at 2400 Main St. A similar menu, with counter service only.
What to Drink:
There's not a full bar or happy-hour specials, but there is a selection of beer and wine.
Private Rooms:
The upstairs room accommodates up to 70 people.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “The atmosphere is really nice for out of towners or a first date.”
  2. “great meal and great fun!”
  3. “This restaurant may be in a great location but that's about the only thing great about it.”
  4. “We got all this for a great price and great fun.”
dessert
50.0% positive
  1. “After dinner, we decided to order a few desserts for the table (tira misu, cannoli's, chocolate cake and my personal favorite the profiterole).”
  2. “The waitors are slow, the management is unfriendly and they like to charge money to bring out a cake.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “He knew the menu inside and out and was able to assist us in finding a bottle of wine that would compliment all the meals ordered.”
food quality
61.539998054504395% positive
  1. “If you like bad service, generic overpriced food, and angry waitors, come to this place.”
  2. “If you really want to get into the spirit of the promenade and enjoy a fresh and tasty dinner, this is the place!”
  3. “great meal and great fun!”
  4. “little gem if you want an authentic rustic Italian meal”
  5. “The food was mediocre.”
  6. “Get it with their fresh alfredo sauce and you will be in heaven.”
  7. “You can find better Italian food just about anywhere else in LA, and the service was really slow and seemed annoyed or tired.”
  8. “bit pricey but the food is good and the service is great!”
  9. “My family and I were walking the promenade and decided to looking for a nice little place to have some food that was also child friendly.”
  10. “The service was excellent, the food fantastic!”
  11. “had an excellent mushroom ravioli, my husband had a delicious soup and spagetti with meat sauce, but most important was my daughter had a fantastic burger with the most delicious fries, my husband and I had to sneak a few.”
  12. “The waiters we're rude and not friendly, the manager checked out my girlfriends cleavage, and the food was so so def.”
  13. “The food there is not that great anyway; eat there at your own risk.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “He knew the menu inside and out and was able to assist us in finding a bottle of wine that would compliment all the meals ordered.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “Overall, a good average place to eat.”
  2. “After this, I no longer think of Bravo Cucina as a great lunch place on the Promenade, but it is now my favorite restaurant in Santa Monica.”
  3. “If you're hoping for a great night of dining with excellent service, this is NOT the place to go.”
  4. “My family and I were walking the promenade and decided to looking for a nice little place to have some food that was also child friendly.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “This place left such a bad taste that I will never come back.”
service
50.0% positive
  1. “The service was excellent, the food fantastic!”
  2. “If you like bad service, generic overpriced food, and angry waitors, come to this place.”
  3. “My family and I were walking the promenade and decided to looking for a nice little place to have some food that was also child friendly.”
  4. “Want poor service?”
  5. “The waiter who served us was fantastic.”
  6. “bit pricey but the food is good and the service is great!”
  7. “You can find better Italian food just about anywhere else in LA, and the service was really slow and seemed annoyed or tired.”
  8. “If you're hoping for a great night of dining with excellent service, this is NOT the place to go.”
  9. “believe La Salsa is right around the corner, and THAT is amazing service for you :)”
  10. “have been coming to Bravo Cucina for years, mainly at lunchtime due to the fast service during my lunch hour.”
  11. “The waiters we're rude and not friendly, the manager checked out my girlfriends cleavage, and the food was so so def.”
  12. “poor service, incompetent manager”
  13. “This place had bad service.”
  14. “Rude service”
value
60.0% positive
  1. “The waitors are slow, the management is unfriendly and they like to charge money to bring out a cake.”
  2. “bit pricey but the food is good and the service is great!”
  3. “If you like bad service, generic overpriced food, and angry waitors, come to this place.”
  4. “We got all this for a great price and great fun.”
  5. “The prices are good.”
wait time
0.0% positive
  1. “The waitors are slow, the management is unfriendly and they like to charge money to bring out a cake.”
  2. “You can find better Italian food just about anywhere else in LA, and the service was really slow and seemed annoyed or tired.”
1 Star Rating: Poor

01/11/09

worse place to eat and to work

by jmdzlpz at Citysearch

i'm sorry for people who spend their money at this restaurant. i don't know if it should be call restaurant. Now i can understand why server give funky service. I worked at this creapy place for a few days and I didn't get pay. I went at the place for several times and the " manager" said that he already paid when i didn't recieve anything from him not even one cent as tips. pls don't wasted your maney at this place.

1 Star Rating: Poor

11/21/08

FOOD POI SON ING!!!

by looprix at Citysearch

I am not usually one to complain but I ate at ?Bravo Cucina? on the 3rd Street Promenade and got food sickness. I had a burger and the calamari. The food there is not that great anyway; eat there at your own risk.

Also I called Bravo to tell them about the food poi son ing but no one seemed to care.

  • Pros: Good service
  • Cons: The food will make you miss a day of work.
2 Star Rating: Below Average

03/24/08

A restaurant that will make you say... WTF!?!?

by ElFoodCriticonumerouno at Citysearch

First off let me say that i am ranked the #3 food critic in the nation so please take what i have to say very seriously.

The service here was unbelievable... and i dont mean that in a good way. The waiters we're rude and not friendly, the manager checked out my girlfriends cleavage, and the food was so so def. Nothing Special.

What upset me the most - our waiter brought out the check totaling $188.25 we paid it promptly in cash, but as we were getting set to leave he returns with $188 dollars in one dollar bills and he started to make it rain he made it rain he made it rain our heads (for those of you who dont understand the concept of making it rain, its when someone showers you with money) the whole time he was singing "i make it rain i make it rain i make it rain on my ohhhs" REALLY WEIRD AND UNCALLED FOR!!!

If you decide to visit this restaurant against what you already know.... make sure to bring an umbrella! You will get rained on!

  • Pros: I got a job as a street performer
  • Cons: Bad Service followed by the waiter making it rain on your head
1 Star Rating: Poor

03/24/08

When I say bad I mean bad

by melovefood2 at Citysearch

This place had bad service. I mean you expect a quality of service in some of these "nicer" restaurants. Not cheap food and snobby waiters. Way to ignore cultural and religious diversity by trying to feed meat to a vegetarian!

  • Pros: Its in LA
  • Cons: Everythig else
1 Star Rating: Poor

03/24/08

Rude service

by foodlover147 at Citysearch

If you're hoping for a great night of dining with excellent service, this is NOT the place to go. It ruined my Friday night and I would not recommend this place to anyone. The place looks so cute and elegant, but the people who work there ruin that atmosphere. Pick another place... I believe La Salsa is right around the corner, and THAT is amazing service for you :)

  • Pros: food and decor
  • Cons: service

The Details on Bravo Cucina

Place Categories:

  • bad service
  • nice dinner
  • mediocre food
  • authentic rustic italian meal
  • great price
  • nice little place
  • favorite restaurant
  • never bad taste
  • delicious soup
  • order few desserts
  • most delicious fries
  • excellent mushroom ravioli
  • great location
  • really nice atmosphere
  • fresh alfredo sauce
  • fantastic burger
  • good average
  • great lunch place
  • friendly child
  • not recommend place
  • poor incompetent manager
  • delicious spagetti
  • rude waiters
  • slow waitors
  • terrible rendition
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