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Brio University Town Center is a premier Tuscan-inspired Italian restaurant in Sarasota, FL serving authentic, northern Italian cuisine, luxury wines & cocktails—our specialties include premium quality steaks, chops, seafood, made-to-order pasta and flatbreads. If you’re looking for the best holiday party venue or restaurant for Thanksgiving, Brio offers easy reservations and catering services to make your event special. Whether dining in or ordering online, Brio University Town Center is the place to eat in Sarasota, FL for great Italian cuisine. Visit us today—reserve your table or order online!
Relaxed Italian chain eatery serving Tuscan-inspired grill fare, plus wine & cocktails.
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Address: 190 University Town Center Dr, Sarasota, FL 34243
Phone: (941) 702-9102
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Reservations: brioitalian.com
Order: Order online
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Anita Pangelinan
This was my first time at Brio. The atmosphere was nice, the service was great, the food came out quickly. The pastas were good, however the flatbreads were not something we’d order again. It tasted somewhat similar to a thin crust boxed pizza you can get from a grocery store.we ordered two different kinds and they both tasted that way. The kids lasagna was good, it is not on the kids menu but you can ask for it. The pastas were also really good and we’d definitely come back for those. Overall, it is a nice restaurant with friendly service and the food comes out quickly. We also got a complimentary w of ice-cream for the birthday girl.
… moreEvan Bauer
We ordered takeout from Brio Italian Grille and experienced a serious food safety issue. My wife discovered a bug in her pasta after she had already bitten into it and heard a crunch. I have photos documenting what was found in the food.
We had to return to the restaurant anyway because an item from our order was missing. While there, I asked to speak privately with the manager, Stephen, and explained that we were returning all of the food and could not accept the order given what had occurred.
Stephen’s response was unacceptable. He offered $50 off a $102 bill and stated that he believed this was a suitable resolution, despite the fact that my wife had bitten into a bug in her meal. There was no immediate accountability, no urgency, and no indication that he understood the seriousness of the situation. The interaction felt dismissive and transactional rather than focused on food safety or customer well-being.
Only after Stephen failed to properly address the issue did Josue step in and take over. Josue was polite, apologetic, and did what he could to make the situation right. His professionalism highlighted just how poorly the situation had been handled initially.
This wasn’t about a discount. This was a food safety failure compounded by poor management judgment. A situation like this should never require debate or negotiation.
We’ve dined at Brio many times and expected a much higher standard. Unfortunately, both the incident itself and the initial management response fell far short of what customers should expect.
… moreWe had to return to the restaurant anyway because an item from our order was missing. While there, I asked to speak privately with the manager, Stephen, and explained that we were returning all of the food and could not accept the order given what had occurred.
Stephen’s response was unacceptable. He offered $50 off a $102 bill and stated that he believed this was a suitable resolution, despite the fact that my wife had bitten into a bug in her meal. There was no immediate accountability, no urgency, and no indication that he understood the seriousness of the situation. The interaction felt dismissive and transactional rather than focused on food safety or customer well-being.
Only after Stephen failed to properly address the issue did Josue step in and take over. Josue was polite, apologetic, and did what he could to make the situation right. His professionalism highlighted just how poorly the situation had been handled initially.
This wasn’t about a discount. This was a food safety failure compounded by poor management judgment. A situation like this should never require debate or negotiation.
We’ve dined at Brio many times and expected a much higher standard. Unfortunately, both the incident itself and the initial management response fell far short of what customers should expect.
Johnny Montana The Movie
Really love the Risotto Dinner and the flat bread sampler was excellent as well but what makes this place so good is like the service. The service is really really good . The waiter, Dustin and Francesca were really honest about what to order even though everything looks so good . I had the opportunity to meet the manager Jamie was so so pleasantAll nice people ! !
… moreLeslie Shay-Oeser
Salmon Eggs Benedict is very good, with enough lemon in the hollandaise sauce (most restaurants don’t get this right). Amaretto coffee was delish as well! Love the outdoor patio and the waitstaff. Will definitely go again.
… moreNicole Scheidemann
Love that place. Came here the past decade. The happy hour is a must. atmosphere is great and the place is do lively. Food is amazing, wine is great.
What a wonderful place.
… moreWhat a wonderful place.
Mike Schinzel
This was our first time visiting this location.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t a great experience for us. It started with the hostess when we walked in. She didn’t give a smile or even a “how are you?” Or a “welcome in”. Then once we were seated we noticed we could smell the bathrooms from the middle of the restaurant where we were seated. I had to ask to be moved closer to the kitchen to not smell it, but even from there we could smell it.
Our server was nice but would take long time in between getting back to us and we noticed this was because she would be texting on her phone.
For the positives. The food tasted good. The serving sizes were good also. One person at the table got the lasagna and I can say it is big enough for two people.
… moreUnfortunately, it wasn’t a great experience for us. It started with the hostess when we walked in. She didn’t give a smile or even a “how are you?” Or a “welcome in”. Then once we were seated we noticed we could smell the bathrooms from the middle of the restaurant where we were seated. I had to ask to be moved closer to the kitchen to not smell it, but even from there we could smell it.
Our server was nice but would take long time in between getting back to us and we noticed this was because she would be texting on her phone.
For the positives. The food tasted good. The serving sizes were good also. One person at the table got the lasagna and I can say it is big enough for two people.
Monica Austin
So I’m an Expresso Martini connesuir. Unfortunately, even with brewed expresso made for their martinis the bartender wasn’t great at making them. So Unfortunately, I sent it back for a basic margarita. It was then I realized this bartender wasn’t very good at making drinks period. How do you mess up a margarita?
I didn’t send it back for the sake of the server of course, but went on to enjoy the lasagna. Let me tell you the lasagna here is AMAZING as you can see from my plate!!! (I was so hungry I forgot to snap the picture before i devoured it). I actually ordered the kids plate, because their regular portion is enough to feed two people. Aside of my cocktail flop, I still enjoyed my meal! kudos to the chef
… moreI didn’t send it back for the sake of the server of course, but went on to enjoy the lasagna. Let me tell you the lasagna here is AMAZING as you can see from my plate!!! (I was so hungry I forgot to snap the picture before i devoured it). I actually ordered the kids plate, because their regular portion is enough to feed two people. Aside of my cocktail flop, I still enjoyed my meal! kudos to the chef
M
I feel terrible to leave a bad review but right from the start of our time here our experience was negative.. our reservation was for 645 and after finally finding parking we entered at around 6:46, to which we were told we needed to wait for a table to open up (despite seeing many open tables) we sat with no issue but one of the hosts kept looking at us in a strange way and whispering to her coworker and said “um hold on we need to have a meeting” and they did a strange huddle, but their third co-worker kept looking at us, confused as to why they weren’t seating us. After about 12 minutes of this and growing increasingly more uncomfortable, a party of 5 walks in with no reservation asking if they would be able to seat them for around 8:00, to which the host looked at us, and then looked back to the group of 5 and said “we can seat you immediately!” and off she took them to their table, I believe her name was Sarah. Now at this point it is about to be 8:00 and they still have not sat us despite many open tables and us making reservations. The third host looked at her other co-worker and said “why have they not been seated yet??” To which her co-workers response was “don’t ask me!”…. My husband became very annoyed and I was very uncomfortable and we were ready to leave but their third co-worker just decided to seat us herself.
We were hoping to put that strange experience past us to enjoy our meal… but unfortunately, the drinks which we ordered before everything did not come until our entrees were served, our calamari appetizers way messy, and was sitting in a pool of mayo and marinara which was very unappetizing, and while my main salad was fine, my husband was given the wrong pasta, and his chicken was barely seasoned and almost pink inside still, uncut with no knife provided to cut it up.
After having an alcoholic beverage each, one appetizer, a pasta entree and a salad entree, our total came to 125$ before tip which we personally found incredibly pricey for the quality of food and the experience. And while the decor is nice enough, it does not make up for what we experienced vs our expectations.
If you were the host who actually seated us last weekend, thank you very much for your kindness, in an uncomfortable situation.
… moreWe were hoping to put that strange experience past us to enjoy our meal… but unfortunately, the drinks which we ordered before everything did not come until our entrees were served, our calamari appetizers way messy, and was sitting in a pool of mayo and marinara which was very unappetizing, and while my main salad was fine, my husband was given the wrong pasta, and his chicken was barely seasoned and almost pink inside still, uncut with no knife provided to cut it up.
After having an alcoholic beverage each, one appetizer, a pasta entree and a salad entree, our total came to 125$ before tip which we personally found incredibly pricey for the quality of food and the experience. And while the decor is nice enough, it does not make up for what we experienced vs our expectations.
If you were the host who actually seated us last weekend, thank you very much for your kindness, in an uncomfortable situation.
Tanya Walton
I think the ambiance is great and the service was pretty good. The food is not great for the price. I got a flatbread with pepperoni and sausage. The presentation wasn’t great and it was dry and not hot. I don’t recommend that. My friends ordered pasta and the steak salad and that all
Looked very delicious.
… moreLooked very delicious.
Joe Tratch
Food was tasty and well priced for lunch. Good selection of items to choose from. We enjoyed our experience
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