Buonissimo Restaurant

Simply wonderful food and service from Matteo and the team. The Summer menu has been sublime. Can't wait for the autumn menu when we return.

read reviews on tripadvisor, did not disappoint. value for money (early bird menu). tasty food, large portion. friendly staff and efficient service.

Amazing food. Lovely friendly staff. Good value for money.

I am never disappointed when I visit Buonissimo! It was as excellent as ever but the food was particularly good on this occasion.

An excellent visit to Buonissimo yet again! Suberb food and wine with very friendly service. It never fails to impress, I can thoroughly recommend.

Great place to eat great food service was very good

Had a nice meal with partner, food was nice, have had better there but maybe just a one off on this occasion. Pleasant evening, friendly staff and good attentive service.

We have never had a bad meal at Buonissimo and we have been coming for years. There is always a great welcome, the food is delicious and sensible portions. We love it!

Delicious food and great service in an energetic ambience.

Went there for an anniversary celebration. The staff were excellent. The starter was good but the bruschetta wasn’t very authentic. One of the two main meals was an Italian pasta but the sauce was black and tasted odd. The dessert was the best part and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Definitely the best Italian cucina in our neighbourhood. Have visited with special occasion or just for a regular lunch. Warm service and absolutely nice food every time. My humble recommendation.

Good food and great company what more do you need - Oh yes good service and the service was ok so the evening was a great success.

Visited for a special occasion, have eaten at Buonissimo a number of times in the past and always have a lovely experience. A warm welcome from Matteo and his staff started off the evening well. The summer menu had lots of choice, the crab cakes and black linguine were particularly tasty but it was hard to choose from the range on the menu. Great service along with wonderful food at realistic prices - a range of wines and other drinks are available. Great ambience. Can highly recommend a visit.

Wanted to try this restaurant for some time and the reviews were very good. However, We were all disappointed. Ambience was pleasant and the staff very friendly but the food was not great. Crab cakes over cooked and bready, swordfish strange consistency, chicken quite dull and all "lumped" on the plates. No finesse and far too quick! Pannacotta and ice cream good! Arrived at 7.30 and out by 8.30. Felt rushed. Will not return.

A genuine taste of Italy in the centre of Harborne. Well presented restaurant, delightful upper room, well -presented food.
Only problem for the less mobile are toilets on the first floor - 19 steps.
Friendly attentive staff - all in all a lovely experience.

The fish dish was excellent - cooked perfectly. Unfortunately the Risotto was a disappointment.
However a very pleasant evening al fresco.

Gorgeous will definitely be going back. Friendly staff great service excellent food

Good food, excellent service and friendly relaxed ambience

A pleasant lunch. Excellent service and food from the Lunch choices. Always good.

Great food and super service the small candle on table gives you that bit of romance for couples. Parking is available around restaurant area, staff polite and friendly would definitely come again and highly recommended.

It was our wedding anniversary and we wanted to try somewhere different and this came recommended to us. I was a little disappointed as the menu on the website was for summer and looked very good. However the menu we were given was different.

Everything about here is brilliant. Superb choice of food on the menu. Really smooth service. Great atmosphere. We reasonably regularly come here, although we’d love to come more often!

Such a delightful restaurant. Matteo and the staff actually find the time to talk to you and the food is spot on - tasty, and well presented. Very polite service - it always feels special to go there. It was also a delightful early evening to eat outside which has an awning over.

The only thing that would improve it for me was the vegetarian pasta dish on the early diner menu was just on its own, it would have been nice to have just a little side salad with it. My meat eating friends, got salad, chips, veg as well as their chicken! Cheers!

Reunion of school friends, this was just perfect for lunch.

Fantastic food and service as always !!!
Excellent atmosphere and very reasonably priced, only negative was we could smell smoke from outside whilst we were eating due to them smoking right by the Bi-fold doors however this did not spoil the night and was inevitable due to the heat. Have used this restaurant for many years and will continue to do so.

We were hosting friends from Nottingham for a Midweek Lunch and we always try and visit a different venue each year. May we say that this restaurant was up there with the very best both in terms of menu choice, quality and service to match. We found the ambience buzzing and was surprised how busy the restaurant was considering it was Midweek. An indication of the success of this restaurant.

What impressed us the most was the excellent service by Matteo and his team, an element which is sadly lacking in the UK. All in all a thoroughly enjoyable lunch and highly recommended.

Excellent evening on Saturday. Very hot but sat by open window which was fine. Food and service was great . Staff all very pleasant and obliging. Not over priced too!! Would definitely return and recommend. Many thanks.

Superb lunch for Graduation celebrations. We were given a very warm welcome and the team were attentive without being intrusive and the food was fresh and beautifully presented. Would definitely visit again and recommend without hesitation.

Booked the table to celebrate my daughter’s birthday. We were seated in the upstairs dining area, and the new summer menu had just been introduced. Good choice of starters and mains. Like how you can choose half portion of some of the mains as your starter. Slightly spoilt by our waitress obviously knowing the (regular?) customers at the next table, so she spend more than 10 minutes taking to them, having forgotten to get my soft drink (I was the driver). This aside, we had an enjoyable evening, and at the end my daughter was given a complimentary desert, complete with a candle, and the staff sang happy birthday to her. Good experience, highly recommend this restaurant.

I have been here several times and it never disappoints. Great food and lovely service.

Very pleasant restaurant, attentive welcome, good food and service. A very pleasant evening's dining.

Thoroughly enjoyed our early evening meal here. Very relaxed atmosphere although the service was friendly and attentive. We were the first customers of the evening but the restaurant soon filled up. The food was excellent and good sized portions.

Met a Professor, visiting from Korea, for dinner. Food and service as splendid as ever, but particular attention paid to our visitor which made him feel very welcome.
Great new Summer menu, too

Good food,nice relaxed atmosphere and friendly service made for an enjoyable family evening out.

Food (I had the duck) was ok, plenty, but on the bland side.

A splendid dinner at this lovely neighbourhood restaurant. Great food and service.

Great food and great and friendly staff! My starter and my steak was perfect!

I visit this restaurant about 3 times a year, and have done so for many years. The food has always been very, very good, and the staff pleasant, efficient and accommodating. It is nice to visit somewhere that is not part of a chain. Only downside is that the only available parking is expensive as the restaurant does not have its own being just off a busy high street. The menu changes seasonally which is an added bonus.

Excellent quality food, really recommend the set menu (available before 7.30pm). Three delicious courses, and a very drinkable house white wine. Very friendly and accommodating staff too.

A splendid place for lunch with friends, as we did last week. Great food and excellent service. The Italian member of our group thought it was very good too.