Bruno’s Italian Bistro

We were very happy with our trip here! There was a short wait that was well worth it. The entrees and desserts were great and our waitress Kiemmy and was so nice! Would love to see this place expand and increase their wine choices.

Best small hidden restaurant. Their home made bread and olive garlic sauce is amazing. Great service. If you like pork, try their pork shank with mushrooms and wine sauce. It’s the best I ever tried! Seafood pasta with lemon sauce is great too. Good for romantic dinners. Nice wine prices. A must visit place.

Went here for Valentine’s Day with my lady. I have no complaints about this place. I absolutely loved it

This is one of my top favorite Italian restaurants in Denver. It’s in an un-​fancy strip mall away from Downtown, but they have a cozy ambiance. The sauces are amazing. Had their Ravioli Month’s mushroom ravioli with the garlic white wine sauce. I wanted to request a side bowl of extra sauce!

Went in again, and the experience wasn’t as spot on as it was the last time. This time we got rolls rather than the baguette type we were served last time. The Caesar salad was served without dressing, and it took our server a long time to check us out.

This is an elegant space done in good taste without the usual klitzshy typical interior. White table clothes etc. very good and knowledgeable service. I ordered my favorite spaghetti and meatballs; The basic marinara sauce was weak and neede more spices and flavor. The meatballs were also weakly flavored and bland. There seems to be a huge void in Denver regarding the creation of a flavorful, tender meatball. Overall, I would try Brunos’ again. Perhaps the rest o their menu has more flavor and energy. Lots of AARP members were dining that evening. A reasonable good choice.

Best Italian in town! I love eating here! The staff is always so friendly and the food is delicious. They have the freshest bread that’s always perfectly toasted! It is a cute little restaurant with a warm atmosphere. The dessert is great! I highly recommend this restaurant. It’s the only Italian restaurant we will go to!

Bruno’s feels like home. The food feels like it’s made by mom in her kitchen. That is if your mom is Italian.
We had dinner here for thanksgiving this year. I failed to inquire ahead of time if they have the traditional fare of turkey. What a pleasant surprise for Adam who was happy to find out that they do!
I stayed with my usual Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken and mushroom. That’s my test for a new place. Always. Happy to report that they are very good. The sauce was thick but not above board. Just perfect. The mushroom was obvious. The portion was nothing to complain about. In fact I took my leftover home.
The turkey dish was surprisingly excellent. So it was the star of the night. It was moist. Part of the reason why I don’t like turkey is because it’s usually dry. Not this. Seasoned well and the stuffing was also awesome. I will for sure have this sometime if it’s in the menu.
Bruno’s sits in a strip mall next to a Walmart. Not a very romantic or extravagant location.
Therein lies one of the best reasons why you should try Bruno’s. Very reasonable and affordable place to dine with amazing food and warm service. Why shouldn’t you?
Tip from a first time diner. Their bread is fresh and to die for. Account for some space for this awesome bread. It’s light with that crunchy crust and that fresh bread taste only a freshly baked bread can impart.

First time visit on a Friday night was great. Quickly seated and the food was great. We will be back’n

We are so happy we found this amazing little place! Superb food and great ambiance! This will be a place we will frequent!

Nick was our waiter– excellent service — a 10!
The place doesn’t look like much from the outside
But WOW!!! What a great menu!
I’m a foodie & this is one of Denver’s hidden gems.
White table cloths & all.
We had the Rojo red wine– awesome!
I had the Angelhair & clams & it was to die for‼‼
Wifey had pizza & it was exquisite!
The tiramisu was the best we have ever had-​amazing
Overall this was an incredible dining experience. We will come back often.
It’s affordable & high quality food.
Get your but down here & you’ll love it‼

Maybe more of a 3.5? We picked this place for dinner based on reviews, since I certainly would have walked right by otherwise. The prices are reasonable, the service is good, and it’s a very convivial atmosphere.

This is one of those hidden gems you stumble upon at the least expected moment. Medium priced, high-​class restaurant, with fine décor, white linen table clothes and well-​mannered servers. We walked in and although the two servers serving everybody were running around busily, we were seated immediately with waters and had our wine a few minutes after that.
We simply ordered the specials. The Caprese salsad was all fresh ingredients, the salad decent, and the pasta specials we had were very good. Al dente penne, white wine sauce with the seafood pasta that was superb, and the desserts (lemon cake marscapone, tiramisu) were delicate and definitely not from a box.
For the decently priced food (second courses mostly under $ 20) this was a real treat. Highly recommend if you’re in the Denver area!

Great Italian restaurant, good wine selection, fantastic service!
The price was right considering the portions, quality, and service. Great atmosphere, which you wouldn’t think from looking at it from the outside. Great dining room. Small, but beautiful bar if you just wanted to come in for a drink and an appetizer.
Not many vegetarian options, very few vegan options (even if you get very creative), but I think the kitchen would be accommodating if you asked. We found something on our own, but might inquire next time (because we ordered the only two vegetarian options). The service really was incredible. Patient and knowledgable, never rushed (even as he got busy).
** Our only complaint: We didn’t ask for the Unilocal checkin wine offer, but a table near us did and the management didn’t seem to happy about it. Stating «they removed that months ago,» and told the three girls they could split one glass. It was just a bit uncomfortable because we could hear the manager, bartender, and server discussing it (on the opposite side of the restaurant) and they weren’t too kind about them asking for it. This is specifically why we don’t do the check in offers. I would have been really embarrassed if the situation was reversed. The girls were good sports about it though. FYI the wine offer was active at that time and is still active as I write this review.

Great service! Wow! I felt like a regular. Went on a stormy Thursday night. Not many people in the restaurant, sometimes that’s the service kiss of death. But not at Bruno’s! I had the chicken piccata over spaghetti. I would have given them a 5 star rating but I prefer my Breast filets to lightly browned. But flavor was perfect, sauce was light and perfectly capery!
I will be back over and over again! Thanks Bruno’s!

The food overall was average to good. The special of sea bass and the mussels was above average.
The service was not good. My husband had a lady bug in his salad. The waitress was quick to get him a new salad however did not comp his meal or offer a free dessert.
We asked several times for bread and none was ever brought to the table. We looked around at the other tables and saw that they all had bread baskets. When we asked her why we didn’t get any she said, «the kitchen was very busy and I asked for bread like 10 times.»
We hadn’t been to Bruno’s for over five years and now I remember why. It was a disappointing evening. To top everything off it is Mother’s Day and we watched the staff give roses to all the moms as they left. We had 2 moms in our party and neither were offered a rose.

The wine selection was great.
The water as ALWAYS Full.
As mentioned, DO NOT let the strip mall location fool you, this is a lovely and very classy place. The oil that is served with the bread is AMAZING!
The chicken Alfredo was yummy.
The chicken special they had was misquoted (to the man next to me as well) as having Angel Hair pasta but it really had Penna… quite a difference. It was a bit heavy and I took 80% of it home.
The setting was romantic and clean. A great date spot.

We previously ate here 10 years ago, but heard that new management had made real strides and wanted to see about the changes for ourselves. We met the new owner tonight and enjoyed an evening meal. Good, but way short of great. We had the artichoke appetizer, chicken piccata, chicken parmigiana. All was fresh and good. Service was decent. So how did we get to 3 stars?
1. nothing special about the location or atmosphere
2. salads prepared earlier in the day
3. breads just ok
4. wine list inexpensive, limited, choices mediocre to match the prices, which were low
Overall: Decent place to eat at bargain prices for good food. But no match for really fine Italian dining that you can find at other spots in Denver, admittedly at far higher prices. Could be 4 stars on a price to value scale.

Bruno’s remains my favorite Italian restaurant because they are consistent. The service is always good to excellent and the food is always delicious. I love the homemade tapenade they bring out with the fresh baked bread — EVOO, sliced garlic, sundried tomatoes, and olives (just be careful not to eat too much of the garlic at once or it’ll bite back!).
I ordered my favorite — the veal saltimboca. It’s a veal filet topped with prosciutto and provolone served with gnocchi covered in a rich basil cream sauce with fresh spinach. The other must-​try on Bruno’s menu is the Risotto al Gardinio — it’s incredibly rich while still being fresh and not too heavy.
Bruno’s also features a large and reasonably priced wine menu, though I can’t speak to that since I rarely drink.

I am shocked myself that I am giving a kind of a low-​budget restaurant in a strip mall in the very far suburbs of Denver a four star review!
Simply put, the food was delicious!
I was really impressed.
I tried the chicken piccata which was absolutely scrumptious with very intense lemon and caper flavors that really popped. The chicken was done perfectly: lightly browned but thin beautiful strips of premium chicken breast.
I was also impressed by the lemoncello marscapone cake. That again had an intense pop of lemon flavor, but smoothed by the marscapone– and the cake was so light it just melts in your mouth treat –really impressed.
I will be back to Bruno’s!