Brunina’s Pizza & Pasta

Granted it was a Saturday night. We had a 6:45 reservation and they texted to confirm. When we got there, we were told it would be a 25 minute wait. When we complained, the manager said they were busy. When we pointed out we had a reservation and they texted the confirmation, his response was, «you know, you don’t have to eat here!» We didn’t!

Bruninas is definitely a wonderful Italian restaurant. Their staff is very pleasant and also very very hard working. They make sure that every one of their guests are treated with respect and made to feel as though there are important. Even when they are extremely busy the wait is not very long. The homemade bread that they serve is absolutely delicious along with the extra virgin olive oil to dip in. We were able to try several items because on our second visit we were with another couple. One person had the pastry wrapped tilapia and he said it was absolutely amazing. The other had the wonderful Sicilian salad which was also extremely good and fresh. Now I ordered the veal parmesan which was cooked to perfection and I ordered it with a side of angel hair instead of the penne that comes with it the angel hair was cooked perfectly and so was the veal parmesan. Before we left we decided to order a pizza so we ordered a small and it was at our table in less than 12 minutes we all enjoyed a piece of pizza for dessert and it was cooked and tasted excellent. I am giving this restaurant 5 stars because I cannot think of anything that they could do to make their menu or their food better

Best margherita pizza I’ve ever had!!! Been here four times and I love it every time.

Stopped by this little restaurant and loved it. Very good Italian food and wonderful atmosphere.

We went here for the very first time because of the positive reviews we read. Wow… what a difference from what we read and what we experienced. First, we arrived at 7:05pm last Saturday night for dinner. We were seated fairly promptly. A good start. The waitress came over quickly to take our order… too quickly. We had only been seated for about one minute. A sign of things to come? We hurried our order and ordered by 7:10pm. By 7:15 our salads arrived. We began eating, At 7:20pm, while we were eating our salads, the main course arrived and the waiter delivering them literally plopped them on the table and ran off without offering us cheese or pepper for the main course or even the salads that we were still eating. As we hurried through our salads, the main course was getting cold. We got to the main course and guess what, the food was just so… so. My chicken cutlet consisted of 2 extremely small and thin pieces of chicken, each about 4 inches by 2 inches by about ¹⁄₈ inch (without the heavy breading). My wife’s pasta dish was bland and way too soft. The wine was ok, although it was obvious to my wife that the regulars were getting larger portions, not measured by bartender. About 7:35 we were asked if we were done; we said not yet. Savoring the wine a bit, and deciding we were going to take our time since it was still early (but how long can you sit there when the plates have been pulled off the table so quickly?) we ended up finished and out the door by 7:45pm. The ride home took longer than the meal. Just before we left, we saw a couple come in. My wife asked me «did you hear what the one busboy said to the other? i said no. She said, «He just told the other one, uh oh, someone’s coming in… it looks like we may be stuck here longer.» Really???
Conclusion: There are lots of fine restaurants in Naples, restauraunts that don’t rush you out the door and actually give you quality food. We will not be back.

Finally! I have found New York quality pizza in Naples! After moving here 2 months ago, I was beginning to think it was a lost cause. This was my first visit to Brunina’s and I am impressed. The crust was thin and crunchy with just the right ratio of sauce to cheese. Becky, the hostess was very warm and welcoming, the restaurant was immaculate. I will definitely be back!

East Coast home style food. Had calzone and pasta. Wow! Service was fun and friendly. Around the corner from our new house… a weekly treat!

Hmmm… our first visit was a disappointment — I was here with a large group & I was happy — so I convinced my husband to give it a 2^nd chance — does not meet our standards…

I have had Pizza all over the country and to me this the Best ever including my hometown pizzas. Every other menu item has been very good. The Bar is fun service is attentive and the hospitality is right on. Give this place a try

My daughter and I only ordered takeout here once. She had pizza and I had their lasagna. She did not like the pizza at all. And the lasagna had to be the worst I have ever tasted.
I wanted to love this restaurant as it is only 20 minutes away and very quaint inside. But honestly we won’t be going back.

Very good homemade Italian food. Seems like a family run business and they were all very nice. We had Veal Milanese, fettuccini bolognese, and the gnocchi. Every thing was great. We also had the arancini appetizer. The tomato sauce is very good and the bread was a nice crunchy Italian bread served with delicious olive oil.

The fettuccini ala bruna is the best. Don’t forget about the homemade tiramisu. The best food I’ve had.

We have eaten at Brunina’s for about 3 or 4 years now. It has always been consistent and a pleasure. Love that it’s family owned and run. Have the pizza most often because everyone we bring always wants to try it but when going by ourselves or with friends who have already been, we’ve had the Osso Buco (good), the Shrimp Scampi (YUM), actually have had most of the pasta dishes and they have all been good… I’m big on garlic flavor in my pasta dishes so I always ask them to prepare it with more fresh garlic and they don’t seem to have any problem with special requests.
Actually going tonight… bringing guests from out of town again, so I guess it might be pizza night again but I don’t mind at all, it’s always very good thin crust just the way I love it and I’m not even from NY — I’m from the Chicago area but that’s what I grew up on… delicious thin crust pizza from LaRosa’s & Alberti’s.

That was one of the worst restaurant experiences I have had in a long time. We ate there yesterday at around 5pm. Walked in and there were maybe five tables full so not too many guests yet. Way too many servers on staff all standing around but surprisingly doing nothing. We were seated by hostess and then no one came by for quite some time. Had our 1 years old son and no one even got him a high chair as my husband held him on his lap. We waited while various staff stared at us doing nothing. Finally someone who we assume was the manager came by and asked if anyone had come to help us yet. We said no and had to ask her for a high chair for our son. We had three different servers come ask if we wanted anything to drink besides water (all three times we said no) and no one still took our order!
We finally got a server to take our order after watching the supervisor nod to him that he needed to take our order. We ordered chicken parmesan with spaghetti instead of the penne that it comes with. Also ordered the soup instead of salad. Soup came and a basket of bread. Neither were very good at all. Soup was watery and not very flavorful, it did not taste fresh. The chicken Parmesan came with penne instead of the spaghetti we ordered so we had to remind the server (again we were one of the few tables even in there!). The manager reprimanded the server for forgetting our spaghetti in plain view of us (very unprofessional). The sauce was just ok the chicken was so bad my husband and I debated if we had actually gotten either an old frozen piece of chicken or the veal. My husband has many years of experience in the restaurant industry. He has helped with the opening of many new restaurants (including Italian) and has a heart for family owned places. We really did want this place to be good and we live very close by as well but nothing was redeemable about the entire visit sadly. Service was terrible, food was nasty and the prices were high for the poor quality we received. We would have been better off grabbing something from the publix next door. We will not be going back. We hope they can turn it around.

My friend and I had visited this restaurant once before and found the pizza to be good. Today we ordered to go, and as we were waiting for the pizza we noticed the owner take a sauce container off a plate that had already been eaten and put it back in the refrigerator to serve to someone else. SMH. Caveat emptor.

Phenomenal pizza. ½ off happy hour drinks. We have eaten hear 4 times in the past year. Definitely a family favorite. Same staff is always here. Friendly and helpful. Chicken Milanese is also a winner. Check it out!
Clean bathrooms

We have been coming to Brunina’s for about eight years. Now that they have expanded the restaurant to include a full bar and added lots more tables, it is a pleasure to come here. Theo original restaurant had only about six tables, and no bar. They serve real Italian food, cooked by real Italians. We never had a bad meal here. Great old style Italian place on the East trail in Naples. Give it a try

Service was great and food was very very good we had the chicken pram and angle hair and meet sauce they were great and the garlic rolls are to die for. It’s home Italian cooking not like other Italian restaurants it was just like mama used to make

Very good Family Italian foods. It was like eating home at your grandma.. 5 stars.
But, the bread, The bread is to die for… the bread itself is amazing…

I’m a fan of this family owned restaurant. Great pizza and pasta dishes, good prices and nice family!
A few of my favorites: the white and the margarita pizza, chicken parm, eggplant rollini and shrimp scampi. Finish your meal with a cannoli or Mama Brunina’s tiramisu!