Branzino Restaurant

(215) 790-0103

261 S 17th St
Philadelphia, PA 19103 39.948 -75.1694

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Neighborhoods: Rittenhouse Square, Center City

What People Are Saying About Branzino Restaurant

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Named after the Mediterranean bass, this Italian BYOB goes heavy on the seafood and pasta while staying light on your wallet.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

05/04/09

Great time!

by bethany717

I went to Branzino Saturday night with a group of 8, we had a 9:30 reservation. We were seated within minutes of arriving with no problems. I had the mussles to start, and they were amazing! The sauce they were in was sooo good. For dinner I had the Bass- again, delicious!!

The service and the food were both great! The only real drawback was that you can only split the bill up on 2 cards, which is normally not an issue, but we were a large group, and had not all planned on paying cash. It would have been nice to know that before we got there!

Anyway, overall a great experience, and I will certainly be back!

  • Pros: BYO, delicious food!!
  • Cons: There's only 1 bathroom
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/16/09

loved it!

by bobglen

My girlfriend and I dined here on Valentine's day (a very busy night for restaurants, one of the nights that often lead to poor service and cold food) . We were seated immediately and when I requested another table (because we felt that we were in the middle of too much activity ie. near the door and aisle where the waitstaff busied themselves with food and orders), we were graciously shown to another, and much more favorably located, table. We shared a delicious appetizer featuring calamari and delighted in two wonderful entrees, mine with rabbit (believe it or not), and my date's with salmon. We shared a bottle of wine that we brought, and topped the meal off with coffee and espresso. The waiter was very professional and helpful, the service excellent (no sense of urgency because of the busy night), the ambience intimate and romantic. I have read some of the negative reviews on this list and I am perplexed, were they in the same restaurant or did they come "with attitude"? Finally, I felt the prices certainly were in line with what I would expect of a restaurant of this calibre.

1 Star Rating: Poor

02/06/09

RUDE STAFF!!

by mdluv2eatgoodfood

Service was awful. I am not sure where they are from, but apparently where ever it is they don't know how to be nice or accommodate their guests. This was the absolute worst dinning experience of my life and I am pretty easy to please. Since I work in a restaurant myself I very often understand the challenges. The service was horrible and was accompanied by an attitude of "oh well, screw you." I can't ever in my wild dreams imagine treating people the way that my friends and I were treated when we ate there. I wouldn't ever go back. I rather eat a raw hamburger off of the floor at McDonald's, than eat the disgusting food they served there. Don't say I didn't warn you!

  • Pros: none
  • Cons: thumbs down, rude, ignorant staff, starving, waited for ever, stunk

The Details on Branzino Restaurant

The Extras:

Ordering the branzino is as entertaining as it is delicious: your waiter fillets the fish at your table---which is nice.

The Extras:

Ordering the branzino is as entertaining as it is delicious: your waiter fillets the fish at your table---which is nice.

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