[dadspet]

Went there Sunday about 5pm.

Six of us stood in the door way awhile no one can up to us!
Ok we sat ourself and pulled 2 tables together (no one helped)
Ok we sat > no menus > we got up and got our own menus
Ok we waited > no dinnerware > we got up and got our own
Ok we waited > no one took our order > we tried several times to stop waiters going by and finally stopped one. She said she would be back
Ok we waited > Stopped a waiter again and she wanted to take our drink order. We gave her our drink order and mean order (didn't want to wait any longer)
Ok we waited for our orders > Wow finally 2 salads came out (nothing else and 2 salads didn't ).
Ok we waited and waited and 2 meals came out the others didn't.
Ok we waited longer and then 1 more meals came out and the other salads.
Ok the last person waited and waited and finally hers came out.
In the mean time we tried to get napkins > no luck till we got up and got our own then the waitress came back with some.
Got our checks and they didn't pick the up the money so we got up and went to the register to pay ourself.
Actually I think I missed a few things but I think you get the idea.
Bottom line is we have been to some restaurants with some pretty bad service but Bravos on Sunday evening so far is by the worst. It wasn't clear there was any management around to care about anything and if there was its clear they they didn't have a clue.

BTW we did think the lasagna was great.

[bluedog103]

Originally Posted by dadspet

Went there Sunday about 5pm.

Six of us stood in the door way awhile no one can up to us!
Ok we sat ourself and pulled 2 tables together (no one helped)
Ok we sat > no menus > we got up and got our own menus
Ok we waited > no dinnerware > we got up and got our own
Ok we waited > no one took our order > we tried several times to stop waiters going by and finally stopped one. She said she would be back
Ok we waited > Stopped a waiter again and she wanted to take our drink order. We gave her our drink order and mean order (didn't want to wait any longer)
Ok we waited for our orders > Wow finally 2 salads came out (nothing else and 2 salads didn't ).
Ok we waited and waited and 2 meals came out the others didn't.
Ok we waited longer and then 1 more meals came out and the other salads.
Ok the last person waited and waited and finally hers came out.
In the mean time we tried to get napkins > no luck till we got up and got our own then the waitress came back with some.
Got our checks and they didn't pick the up the money so we got up and went to the register to pay ourself.
Actually I think I missed a few things but I think you get the idea.
Bottom line is we have been to some restaurants with some pretty bad service but Bravos on Sunday evening so far is by the worst. It wasn't clear there was any management around to care about anything and if there was its clear they they didn't have a clue.

BTW we did think the lasagna was great.

Wow, you picked a terrible night to visit Bravo. We've never had any problem at all with service there. Go figure.

[RichieLion]

Originally Posted by bluedog103

Wow, you picked a terrible night to visit Bravo. We've never had any problem at all with service there. Go figure.

Same here, we've never had a problem at Bravo's, and their food is pretty good, as well.

Sorry you had a bad experience. I hope if you try again that you have a better time.

My tip for their pizza: Ask for it "well done"; it'll come out more like a New York or Chicago style pizza. All the pizza parlors here tend to take the pie out of the oven too soon. Must be a "southern" thing.

[BarryRX]

Sorry you had a problem. They've always been pretty good when I go there. Especially like their linguine with white clam sauce.

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by RichieLion

Same here, we've never had a problem at Bravo's, and their food is pretty good, as well.

Sorry you had a bad experience. I hope if you try again that you have a better time.

My tip for their pizza: Ask for it "well done"; it'll come out more like a New York or Chicago style pizza. All the pizza parlors here tend to take the pie out of the oven too soon. Must be a "southern" thing.

I wish I would get your pizzas Richie and you get mine. Most of the time our pies from most places are left in too long and that fustrates me to no end! But... I still like them. I guess I'm just a pizza junkie!

[RichieLion]

Originally Posted by skyguy79

I wish I would get your pizzas Richie and you get mine. Most of the time our pies from most places are left in too long and that fustrates me to no end! But... I still like them. I guess I'm just a pizza junkie!

Maybe we're talking about the same thing. Do you want to see a little bit of scorching on the bottom of the crust, with the edges a bit crunchy? So that when you fold the slice it stands out nice and proud, except for maybe the very end?

That's the way I like a pie. If you like it softer, then maybe we just like different styles of pie. The worst pie I've had here is Papa John's; soft and doughy.......not my idea of good.

[sralph99]

We eat pizza at Bravo every Monday after golf. We've never had problems but it's never crowded as it is at dinner time.

[gatherer47]

Never had a problem with service there-Last time I had their pizza was Super bowl Sunday.Pizza was awful as it tasted very salty for some reason.Haven't had it since.Still looking for that perfect pizza.Of course like many Villages,I crave my home town pizza-Augustine's of New Castle,Pa.

[Mimivillager]

We love Bravos pizza, paper thin crust, not burned.
We go in and seat ourselves and someone comes right over.
Maybe Sunday is the day off for the regular wait staff?
I am sorry you had a bad experience but glad you enjoyed the food.
They are on our list of places to frequent for dinner.

[hedoman]

We ate there last night. Good food ,quick service and nothing of what you described.

[buggyone]

I have never been to Bravo Pizza but will try it soon. I do like the really thin crust instead of the thick bread-like crust on most pizzas.

However, for the absolute WORST pizza in the area, Hungry Howie's in Wildwood is the hands-down winner. One of our social clubs used them recently and ordered about 45 pizzas to be delivered. I honestly could not tell if I was eating the pizza or the cardboard box.

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by RichieLion

Maybe we're talking about the same thing. Do you want to see a little bit of scorching on the bottom of the crust, with the edges a bit crunchy? So that when you fold the slice it stands out nice and proud, except for maybe the very end?

That's the way I like a pie. If you like it softer, then maybe we just like different styles of pie. The worst pie I've had here is Papa John's; soft and doughy.......not my idea of good.

The answers to what you stated and asked in your first paragraph is; I don't know... NO and NO! We are complete opposites when it comes to pizza. Papa John's is one of my favorites and my wifes to. I was brought up on homemade pizza and burnt parts just weren't part of the treat! Well, at least we're like minded in another more important area, one where our kind of thinking peserves the right to have or obtain pizza the way we want it.... crunchy or chewy!

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by RichieLion

Maybe we're talking about the same thing. Do you want to see a little bit of scorching on the bottom of the crust, with the edges a bit crunchy? So that when you fold the slice it stands out nice and proud, except for maybe the very end?

That's the way I like a pie. If you like it softer, then maybe we just like different styles of pie. The worst pie I've had here is Papa John's; soft and doughy.......not my idea of good.

I am with you!!! A little crispy on the bottom and you can pick the piece up without it flopping around and spilling the toppings!!!

As for the OPs post, you can never win. No one will come to your aid and eveeryone always has a great meal at the place you dis. It is one of the problems with TOTV. Which is why I do not dis places. But I was not happy with Bravo's pizza when I went there for my one and only time. Not done right and too expensive.

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by zcaveman

I am with you!!! A little crispy on the bottom and you can pick the piece up without it flopping around and spilling the toppings!!!

As for the OPs post, you can never win. No one will come to your aid and everyone always has a great meal at the place you dis. It is one of the problems with TOTV. Which is why I do not dis places. But I was not happy with Bravo's pizza when I went there for my one and only time. Not done right and too expensive.

Z, there's nothing wrong with voicing your opinion on a particular food or a restaurant, however the problem arises with one presents their opinion as fact! I just covered that thought in my poll thread so I won't re-thread it here.

As for the type of pizza you and Richie like, I can't really give an opinion on it since I've never tried it myself. I do however feel that it's great that they prepare it that way because everybody deserves to be able to get their pizza pie the way they prefer it.

Speaking on how one presents their opinions, I want to mention that I was at Athens for breakfast 8 days ago. I later made a post about that visit that was both positive and negative. I was really surprised yesterday when Christopher, the owner of Athens NY Restaurant in SS sent me a PM thanking me for my comments and an explanation on the negative part of my post which was regarding a woman's smoking outdoors. It wasn't a complaint about the smoking itself, but the circumstances surrounding it. I won't mention what I was told since it was a PM, but my point is that if I didn't present my complaint in a tactful or proper way, I doubt that he would have ever taken the time to respond and and also let me know he would like to meet me the next time I'm there.

[BlueHeronFan]

Been to Bravo's several times. Never a problem. Once asked if we would mind moving to a certain table so they could pull 5 tables together for a large group. Had not gotten our order yet so no problem. They comped us an appetizer.

Noticed you never said how long for any of the waits. Was it a nightmare night, or was it a nightmare customer? hmmm