Brunello Trattoria Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Delaware Township

This was my first time here, some of the people in my group have been here many times before and highly recommended it. This restaurant does catering and can do parties like mine. I can see why this restaurant was chosen. We were a group of 10 people celebrating a Christmas Party. We had a reservation and were seated immediately. The dining room itself was lovely. It was decorated beautifully with Christmas decorations, a large Christmas Tree in the corner. They have a mantle over the fireplace that was lit up and decorated with Christmas lights. What made this room extra special was the gigantic fireplace that had a roaring fire going as we sat and enjoyed our food and each other’s company. The setting was traditional and on each wall was framed pictures. I kind of felt like I was in a Southern home. In a separate room was a nice size bar with flatscreen TV’s. We started off with cocktails and appetizers. The dishes that were chosen: MUSSELS ALA VINO- I got them in a marinara sauce with garlic crostini for dipping. The mussels were delicious. CALAMARI FRUTTI- fried calamari with capers, black olives, sun dried tomatoes, and caramelized onions. Along with TRADITIONAL FRIED CALAMARI-with MARINARA. Both Calamari’ dishes were delicious. MOZZARELLA EN CAROZZA- Served with marinara sauce. These were crunchy and the middle oozed with fresh melted mozzarella. LITTLE NECK CLAMS AND SAUSAGE- Lemon, garlic, herbs, crostini. These clams were sweet and smokey from the sausage. WINGS- (Medium Heat) the wings were crispy and flavorful. For my entree I chose their Special. STUFFED FLOUNDER WITH CRABMEAT-It was light and tasty. It also came with a vegetable risotto, which was really delicious. Other dishes that were chosen were PORK OSSO BUCCO-Vegetable risotto, and pan gravy POLLO PARMIGIANA-Boneless breast of chicken breaded with marinara and melted mozzarella POLLO MILANESE-Boneless breast of chicken pan-fried topped with arugula, onions, tomato, balsamic vinaigrette SALMON-Pan-roasted salmon with pesto sauce, seasonal vegetable saute, roasted potatoes GAMBERI SCAMPI-Jumbo shrimp, lemon, garlic, herbs, over spaghetti PENNE VODKA-Peas, prosciutto, a touch of cream, tomato, and a splash of vodka. We then went on to desserts. TIRAMISU, LEMON SORBET, TARTUFO, ICE CREAM SUNDAE, RED VELVET CAKE. Everyone in our group thoroughly enjoyed their dinner and their desserts. It was a very relaxing and peaceful evening. Our server was wonderful and very attentive. Even the owner came over and checked on us. I would definitely return and try some...

I have had a poor experience here before they had closed for a bit but when I heard that Jonas from 55 Main fame was there as the head Chef, we were all willing to give this place another try. Jonas's food is the best but even his cooking will not save this place as it all comes down to service, which is subpar.

Some things never change, the biggest flaw with this place is the service. You walk in and there is no visible "check in" desk or kiosk. There was a very noisy bar to the right and stairs in front of us, so we walked up the stairs and were greeted by a woman who had an attitude, "What are you doing up here?" I told her we had reservations and she walked us back down the stairs and into the Bar to a small kiosk/desk that was NOT visible from the entrance to ONLY be taken back upstairs to our table.

There were 6 in our party and we waited much too long for someone to come over and greet our party. When they finally did, I asked for the Wine List and was told, "We don't have one to give out because the prices are wrong"..... Okay, so I asked what Cabernet's they had and she started reading off names as if I knew how much each variety was, I finally stopped her and just said give me the "House Cab" and asked for the price so I knew, which she replied "I don't know".

We had to ask for bread for the table and when it arrived there were four pieces of bread for six people. When we asked for more we were given major attitude.

As mentioned prior the BEST part of this place is now Jonas and his food, it was fantastic, that being said, as much as I liked the food the poor service will prevent me from coming back for sure.

Time for our bill and even though we asked for separate checks to make it easier (as I am sure the current staff could not handle splitting the check) my bill was still incorrect as there was an item on my bill from another couple. BUT first I received a check and card from another table!!!!!

NEVER had a bad experience at 55 Main (ever) and it's unfortunate that I will miss Jonas's culinary delights, as the service here will definitely keep me from a return visit.

The success of a restaurant never solely lies on the food, but also the service and I will never sacrifice service no matter how good the food is.

This was the flaw prior to Jonas coming on board and it appears that the poor service has ported over to the...

I hate to make a bad review. People are out here trying to make a living. I really want the place to succeed. Hopefully it will be a good addition to the area if they can improve.

I am a fan of the chef Jonas Gold. I ate often at 55 Main and was never disappointed. The entrees we had at Brunello were very good. No complaints about the food. I can’t comment on the appetizers because we never got them.

I was warned about the service. I thought “How bad can it be?” It was worse than can be imagined. Some of it is probably due to not being able to get enough help. I can’t blame them for that. But the place was not full. It seemed to be a problem of organization. The floor was totally disorganized. Our waitress was very sweet but there seemed to be no organization from above.

Given the amount of people in the restaurant the time it took to get seated was unacceptable. We had to go find our own waitress more than 30 minutes after being seated. Never got bread. Ordered appetizers but never received them. Got the wrong wine. Finally got the meal and it was very good. Left very disappointed. Don’t worry, we tipped well because our waitress was very nice and apologetic.

It’s a place I would love to go back to but I have to hear the service got better. They are in desperate need of a host that knows how to run a floor and hopefully they can...