Branca Midtown

I really enjoyed the food here. Everything was delish. We tried the octopus, gnocci, pizza and had a fish special. Beautiful views Of downtown, service was good, drinks were great, and no problem parking. We had our kids with us and I was pleasantly surprised they had a small kids menu. My kids even loved it there. Will be back again for sure.

Great restaurant 👌 Excellent food, especially appetizers. We choose Ricotta small plate and it was just super super delicious. Very festive vibe and atmosphere, we visited on Fri night so it was busy. All staff members are super friendly and accommodating. Had a great time and will return again soon!

I worked in the restaurant industry for 10 years in everything from fast food to a Michelin star restaurant in every FOH job, and almost every BOH job. I will go out on a limb and say that I have not been this pleasantly surprised by a restaurant for a good while. The food was so good I was SURE it was chef-owned, nope. The service was so good that I thought the GM must have been on shift. Nope. The atmosphere was so tasteful and thoughtful that it must have been decided on by a poet or artist. Possibly. Now, for the experience I thought the prices would have been astronomical, also nope. Wife and I went for date night, did 2-3 drinks each, the octopus appetizer, she had lamb and I had the NY strip. Tip=$60, total ~$260. Now these are ear-marks of a new restaurant that will last max 12 months, because to maintain these standards of quality without charging astronomical prices is damn near impossible. ALSO NOPE! Apparently they have been around for a couple years and are doing very well. I actually asked our server about the ownership, and discovered that it is essentially a team of folks that all focus on managing different parts of the business (of course including an executive chef). To Branca staff, great job and keep it up! To the owners, *removes hat and twirls it while taking a bow* … amazing work. That is impressive. Would love to make your acquaintance.