Barra Rossa – Philadelphia

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   graycav56

   Philadelphia

   19 reviews

   5.0

   19 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   This is our standard dinner before we hit a show at Walnut St. They always have great specials and make sure you are out of there on time. Food is great, servers are top notch and the price is competitive. Tip: Ask for a booth. We had a high top and the chatty couple next to us apparently didn’t have an “indoor” voice. Not the problem of the venue as they graciously moved us so we could regain our sanity. Good job!

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   BruceA

   Philadelphia

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall4food4service4ambience4

   Very good experience. Food and drinks we’re very good. Our server was pleasant and attentive. Overall, we had a nice time. Only disappointment was not being able to get Happy hour pricing because we sat at a table and had a reservation. Should say this on the website.

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   Judith

   Philadelphia

   15 reviews

   5.0

   15 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Barra Rossa never disappoints! It's the perfect restaurant to visit before the Walnut Street Theatre....and they give a discount for members.....a good deal. We like to get several appetizers to share and then end with one of their delicious pizzas....delish!

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   BarbaraS

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall3food4service5ambience2

   I love coming to this restaurant before the Saturday matinee at WST. However, this visit was marred by the bucket catching the water leaking from the roof outside of the upstairs ladies room and the tear in the seat of our booth.

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   CarolC

   Philadelphia

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   We 3 met for lunch before going to Walnut matinee. The reservation was found, we were escorted to our table by the window. Our server was helpful and knowledgeable of the menu. Our food was delivered quickly and correctly. We even had time for coffee. My happy group will return to Barra Rosa again.

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   CraigF

   Philadelphia

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   overall4food4service4ambience4

   Though we did not get the table by the window we requested, our overall dining experience was very good. We had one of your newer servers, Mora, and she was attentive, eager to please and an overall delight. We got the Theater Price Fixe menu and both enjoyed our selections immensely. Barra Rossa is really our go-to restaurant when going to the theater. Actually our meal was much better than the show.

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   Jimmyshine

   Cleveland

   8 reviews

   4.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   overall4food4service4ambience3

   classic italian restaurant with two floors of service. very good food with presentation above average and waiter was on the ball. Food and wine costs typical for Philadelphia, with a generous menu and wine options. The good - we weren't rushed to finish our meal - stayed 1:30 hours; food was delicious and consistent from beginning to end. Great location for pre-dinner theater meals near the Walnut St. Theater. Right across the street from T.J. Hospital and other medical facilitities. Lots of foot traffic right outside with plenty of lighting to feel safe. Best recommendation - we will return for another meal!

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   kathleenb

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   overall1food3service3ambience1

   Manager does not accommodate customers. Not friendly.

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   KevinR

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 23, 2022

   overall3food3service4ambience4

   The bruschetta was delicious but the salmon was dry as a desert and tasteless on a lump of starchy risotto. The lemon cake was delicious. My daughter had a delicious appetizer and filet mignon that she said was very good. All in all, about a 3.5 out of 5. Kevin Robinson Dining date-6/23/22

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    gmom

    Philadelphia

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on June 23, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience3

    Always enjoy my lunches here

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    OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    130 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    130 reviews

    Dined on June 21, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    This is our normal dining spot when attending the Walnut Street Theater; we’re all members so that’s five times a year. Food is always good; we have all become obsessed with the pizzas. Our servers are always attentive and the prices are very good in today’s financial atmosphere. We will continue to eat here every time.

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    Mcat

    Philadelphia

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on June 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Love the Blithe Spirit speciality menu

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    KaraK

    Philadelphia

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on June 17, 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience5

    We returned After coming here during our last walnut street theatre night, unfortunately, this time the food was cold, our waiter didn’t check on us once and it took a long time to get our food (after telling the waiter multiple times that we were going to be late for our play). Unfortunately we won’t be back.

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14. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 13, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience5

    Solid pizzas; the Philly Dilly in particular was a delight. Restaurant is dealing with understaffing issues; those that were there were kind and as attentive as they could be while spread out across many roles. It makes it more challenging to take issue with food prices when the establishment is having trouble attracting workers even at these available rates, but the profit margins on the actual food items seemed a bit high. Would still recommend and return if the opportunity presented itself.

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    JeanAllele

    San Francisco

    18 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on June 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Artichoke and spinach dip is a masterpiece. Good wines, good food, great service team - a neighborhood gem.

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    RonM

    Philadelphia

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on June 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Great food and service, and good location to Walnut Street Theater.

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    HersheyLover

    Philadelphia

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    As usual, the meal was superb. Service was wonderful and very attentive. The drinks were perfect!

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    MatthewG

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 8, 2022

    overall1food2service1ambience3

    the Manager at the evening hour on Wednesday, June 8th was ignorant, rude and had zero customer service skills. Our food took over an hour and a half to come out and then we were rushed to eat it. We had asked for a discount because of the terrible service and were refused. We will never come back here and have told many people the same.

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    BRUCEB

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 7, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience4

    These people care!! Great attentive management!

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    RitaA

    Philadelphia

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on June 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We come to BR when we have tickets for Walnut. Everything was excellent, as usual. Out helpful server even thought to split the salad plate. And we will continue to enjoy the remainder of the meal for a 2nd night.

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    AmyPhilly

    Philadelphia

    14 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on June 5, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience3

    Very good "standard" Italian food. Perfect location for a meal before or after a show at the Walnut Street Theatre - where they are alos a dining partner (discount!).

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    Courtney

    Exclusive

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 4, 2022

    overall3food2service2ambience5

    Poor communication between wait staff. Inattentive server. Management must have changed since I ate here last, as the food tasted different and we did not have the same wonderful experience that we have had in the past. Not bad, but not outstanding either. Will be back on the hunt for a reliable Italian restaurant in Philly.

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    EllynG

    Philadelphia

    15 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on June 4, 2022

    overall2food2service4ambience4

    We have been coming in for dinner before our Walnut show for 15-20 years. In the last year, I don't enjoy the limited menu, too many garlicy items that I cannot eat & many old favorites removed. The mozzerella & tomato appetizer had dried out mozz that seemed prepackaged & not fresh. The eggplant parm which I used to love is extremely overbreaded. We often have to ask for bread 3-4 times before actually receiving some. However, the staff is always very nice & great location to Walnut.

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    JeffD

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 4, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience5

    The Philly Dilly is our absolute go-to, a Philadelphia must have, and the chop salad was outstanding. The Aroncini was more than serviceable, and the minestrone was small but tasty. Loved the ambiance, and the 6 pm sitting got us fed and in & out an hour ahead of our 8pm Saturday evening curtain time at the WST.

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    Albi

    Philadelphia

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on June 2, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    All the food was great. We had spicy shrimp salad, whiskey scallops appetizer and Pear fig pizza. Our server Alexia was very friendly.

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26. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 1, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We were greeted right away, & seated at a nice booth. Our server was Lynn, very nice & courteous. Food was good, wine a bit pricy, hence the value.

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    EasyEd

    Philadelphia

    145 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    145 reviews

    Dined on May 31, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    We had dinner at this restaurant before we went to the theater. We have eaten there before and we’ve always found it to be very good in all areas. This day unfortunately it was over 100° temperature in Philadelphia and the restaurant was warm. We discussed this with the manager who said they just put in $65,000 improvement in their air conditioning but with a high temperatures and a high ceilings in the restaurant it was not doing its job.We like this restaurant and we’ll go back but next time we will check different sections of the restaurants which we found to be cooler as we left this time. Very convenient to the walnut street theater.

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28. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 27, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience4

    Awesome food. Great atmosphere. Quick service. Very pleasant experience.

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    EZEE

    Washington DC

    14 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2022

    overall2food2service3ambience1

    We went 7:45p on a Saturday night. Very quiet. Antipasto to start was generous and good. Pizza was far below average - maybe a Philly thing (we're out of town) but the crust was wafer-like and we suspected the crust is a purchased ingredient. Salmon blanc was very average. There was no music playing, just the Phillies game on one t.v. and a local t.v. station tuned to a cop drama rerun. Overall, very odd evening.

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    lauraj

    Dallas

    13 reviews

    3.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on May 19, 2022

    overall3food1service4ambience3

    This was our first visit to Philadelphia. We chose the restaurant based off of reviews & location to our hotel. Our server Rebecca was awesome but the food was horrible. Though not busy when we visited this restaurant is evidently booked on theatre nights. Nice neighborhood vibe.

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    KateS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 15, 2022

    overall5food2service5ambience5

    Brussel sprouts were great!! and our waiter kept us laughing the whole time!

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32. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    4 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    We got seated right away and then waited, and waited, and waited. We sat for over 15 minutes - no one greeted us or even filled our water glasses. We overheard that they were short staffed, but no one even acknowledged that we were there. We watched the waitstaff repeatedly walk by our table with no eye contact, smile, or even “we’ll be right with you” which was very frustrating. We got up and left and ate elsewhere. I know there are staffing issues every where, but it could have been handled so much better.

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    paula

    Philadelphia

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great menu. Lovely wait staff Great even on the weekend

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    Elque

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 13, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Nice food choices, from pizza to nice main dishes. We were pre-theater so opted for smaller dishes. We were in and out without rushing in less than an hour.

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    cusa

    Philadelphia

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on May 12, 2022

    overall5food4service3ambience3

    We went in a few minutes late for our reservation, we have called to let them know. No problem.

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    Lindy

    Philadelphia

    23 reviews

    5.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on May 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Perfect place to go for lunch before show at Walnut Street Theatre- great food, great service (Faith is so friendly and efficient), great atmosphere.

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    Jo3y

    Philadelphia

    44 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    44 reviews

    Dined on May 12, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    We enjoyed our lunch, our server Jack was very attentive, professional and friendly. The drinks were great and the salads fresh. Recommend visiting. Make reservations especially on theatre days.

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    suze5555

    New York Area

    30 reviews

    3.0

    30 reviews

    Dined on May 11, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    Entered the restaurant at reservation time. Was told we could not sit upstairs, as requested, due to a party. There were two booths available, but was told we could not sit there. They made a table for two right in the front entrance to the room. This table had never been there before. It was quite uncomfortable and we chose to leave. The manager was at the front desk, but did not question why we were leaving. I have been going there for years before going to the Walnut Theater. Will have to rethink going again as this was an unacceptable situation.

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39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Pleasant surprise ! From the service to the delicious food ! I felt like I was having Sunday pasta with meatballs back in the old days at my moms house . Their plant base meatballs were phenomenal, I recently switched and could not tell the difference . The Barolo wine was a great addition! We definitely will be back ! With love from New Jersey ! JoAnn & Joe

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40. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    overall4food5service3ambience3

    Mothers Day

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