Les Cavistes - Bistro Bar à vin Boutique
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Last night, we had the pleasure of enjoying a wonderful meal with friends at Brama. While it was their first visit, we had dined there several times before. The stakes were high, as all of our friends are Italian (unlike my husband & I), & their opinion of a restaurant representing their native cuisine mattered greatly. We were a group of four couples.
We began with the calamari, which was light & crispy, served with a flavorful tarragon mayo. While we thoroughly enjoyed it, the portion felt a bit small for the price. The other three couples opted for the octopus salad, beautifully presented with fresh, delicious ingredients. It was a definite crowd-pleaser.
For the main courses, our group enjoyed a variety of pizzas & pastas, all of which were delicious. We ordered the Quattro Pizza, which surprisingly featured a blend of six cheeses, caramelized onions, & arugula. Although I typically don't enjoy salad on pizza-& didn't notice this ingredient listed on the menu-it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. The soft, airy dough with just the right amount of crispness was outstanding, especially paired with the hot honey on the side.
We also shared the ricotta cavatelli with beef cheeks, mushrooms, truffle sauce, & fior di latte-something our friends also ordered. This dish is truly a staple at Brama & an absolute winner. The melding of flavors was mouthwatering & not to be missed.
Another couple enjoyed the cavatelli with spicy sausage & raved about it as well. Additional dishes included a variety of pizzas-Soppressata, Mortadolce, & Salsiccia-a carnivore's dream that our group found flavorful & satisfying.
We toasted the evening with a Ripasso & a Chianti wine, along with Italian Birra Moretti, Heineken, & Sol beers.
Dessert featured carrot cake, hazelnut cheesecake, & a mixed berry gelato. All were enjoyable; however, the carrot cake-normally a favorite of mine-fell a bit short. It was slightly dry & lacked flavor, with minimal icing.
Overall, it was a lovely conclusion to a meal that satisfied our palates & made me proud of my restaurant choice. My Italian friends were genuinely impressed & confirmed they would definitely return.
A special mention goes to Courtney, our energetic & engaging server, who was friendly, professional, & knowledgeable, offering thoughtful details on every dish.
As always, John, the master chef, delivered a stellar experience that truly impressed our Italian guests.
The vibrant staff, inviting atmosphere, & exceptional food combined to create a memorable evening we won't soon forget.
Thank you🙏🏻🙏🏻🎉🎉
Amazing food! The pistache cheesecake is so good! & the service is great!
Fantastic food & great service. This was a personal recommendation from a friend at it was great. The Cavatelli was amazing & the pizza was too. Friendly staff & the chef John the pistachio cheesecake 😋 was delicious.
Fresh pasta, delicious octopus & decadent lamb chops! The pistachio cheesecake is a must for dessert!
It's my second time here & I enjoyed it just as much as I did the first time. The food was exceptional.
Appetizer
Burrata: 10/10
Calmari: 8/10
Main
Fettuccine rose: 10/10
Cavetelli praised beef: 10/10
Dessert
Tiramisu: 10/10
Hazelnut cheesecake: 10/10
Absolutely phenomenal experience at Brama!
From start to finish, everything was exceptional. The burrata was bursting with flavour & served with perfectly grilled, seasoned baguette slices-truly a standout. The radicchio salad was unbelievable, & the cavatelli? To die for.
Service was outstanding-our waitress was warm & attentive, & we were lucky enough to meet the chef, who not only came out to chat with us but also generously treated us to two incredible desserts.
The tiramisu was easily one of the best I've ever had, but the pistachio cheesecake was next level. Light, perfectly baked, topped with fresh cream & a hint of orange blossom-this dessert changed my life.
I can't wait to go back. 100/100! Highly recommend!
This is my 3rd visit here & I must say the food & service never fail. Everything tastes amazing it's like the chef had magic hands!!! A must try!! & once you try you won't be able to get enough. I'm not a cheese cake or dessert person at that but their pistachio cheesecake is out of this world.
I cannot put into words how spectacularly outstanding this place is in every conceivable respect. Everything I am about to say doesn't even scratch the surface of what you can expect from this place. My girlfriend & I have gone 3 times in just the last 7 days because we have been positively floored by absolutely everything we have had. At this point we're just going down the menu & are continuously getting baffled by how exceptional every new dish we try from this place is. There is truly no restaurant I have ever tried that exudes such passion & love for delicious food of the utmost quality as Brama. Every dish is made fresh, in house with sourced ingredients of the utmost quality imported directly from Italy. The pizzas are absolutely to die for made on fresh homemade pizza dough the Italian way as God intended. The pastas are all freshly made in house from scratch & lord have mercy can you taste it. The noodles are always perfectly aldente, the gnocchi are fluffy pillows of pure ecstasy, the radicchio salad still has me & my girlfriend fantasizing about it, & the homemade pistachio cheesecake is just inexplicably exceptional. Even the coffee is among the best you'll have. John & the team take everything you love about Italian cuisine & do it leagues better than what should be humanly possible. Though the food is worthy of a master's thesis in Italian culinary perfection unto itself, I cannot post this review without highlighting with the utmost gratitude & respect the absolutely outstanding staff & consequent service you will get here. Everybody who works at Brama is exceptionally kind, respectful, professional, provides fast service & clearly has passion for the restaurant they work for. I have never seen anything like it. You've really outdone yourself John. Though we only met you this week, you will always have our support. Keep doing what you're doing & never lose that passion. The world needs more chefs like you.
The best hidden gem in the neighborhood! Everything we tried was absolutely amazing & everyone there was so friendly. We started with the beet salad which was delicious & had a very unique mix of flavors! We also shared the Cavatelli pasta & salsiccia pizza & we highly recommend them For dessert, their pistacchio cheesecake is a must try Will definitely be going regularily from now on!!
This place is as good as people are saying. My boyfriend & I dined in & we ordered the polpette & arancini as starters, I ordered the fettuccini rosée & he got the prosciutto arugula pizza, & we shared a hazelnut cheesecake slice for dessert. All were very, very good. Our waiter Georges was very attentive & provided great service. He told us all the pasta is made on site, even the cheesecake. Big respect for that. The interior is on the smaller side & has a modern design yet still cozy with string lights & big windows. We went on a rainy day & it was so nice. They were playing afrobeats for ambiance which is my favourite, nothing beats good food & good music. The bathroom is very clean, which in my opinion shows that they really care about their business & their clients. Apparently you can reserve the whole place for events, & of course they do catering, for large events as well. They have a wider menu for catering than for dine in. It was on the expensive side for us, our bill came to about 120$. A nice treat once in a while.
I live in little Italy & this is better than 99% of the pizza in my area. We started with Arancini balls. Crunchy on the outside, gooey & earthy risotto in the middle with a great tomato sauce that brought just the right amount of spice. Margherita which is the benchmark for any pizza place. Crust is thin, spongy, chewy, & crispy all at once with a delicious balanced sauce, mozzarella, & basil. The Quattro frommagio which had of course the same crust. With a beautifully comforting combination of 4 cheeses, & caramalized onions & balsamic to cut the fat a little. A very good combination. We finished with the tiramisu & pistachio cheesecake. My girlfriend loved the tiramisu & I fell in love with this pistachio cheesecake. It was like a mix of a regular cheesecake & some decadent creamy baklava. Both things I enjoy thoroughly. You guys are great 👍 I hope you stick around for a while
Chef Brama makes the best in the west. Cheesecake & cavatelli are a must.
Delicious food & great service. The pizza & cheesecake it's a must have
Wow!!! Meilleur Cheesecake & meilleure pizza que j'ai mangé!!! Je recommande à tous.
The best food in town. Their cavatelli pasta is the best pasta I ever ate. They also have the best cheesecake in town. It's super clean & fresh. & the team makes sure you leave the place satisfied.
Really impressed!! My son got a pepperoni pizza & I had cheesecake 😄 the cake was Devine & my son devoured the pizza. He said to give it 5 stars. Service was top notch with a smile. Highly recommend.
This isn't the first time I eat Chef John's food, but the first time dining at the restaurant.
Eating fresh from the kitchen is an entirely different experience.
The Aranchini are perfect. The chicken parm was the best I've ever had in my life.
The pasta is always served al dente.
The cavatelli, to die for.
For dessert, homemade cheesecake & canolli, both amazing.
You can tell the kitchen works with passion as everything on the menu tastes & smells like love.
Can't wait to be back.
Thanks Chef!