Brando's Citi Cucina 162 Main Street, Asbury Park, NJ 07712

"Brando's transports you from the shore to New York City with it's glamorous, cozy atmosphere and it's menu of rich Italian dishes. Their pasta dishes are divine. I was a bit disappointed with the Beggars Purses appetizer though. I would go back but I wouldn't get that app. The service at Brando's is great. They have a very attentive, professional staff."

"Wow. Asked a friend for a recommendation for a classy restaurant to celebrate my anniversary and he recommended Brando's. What a blessing. Natalie our server was engaging, personable and extremely professional - ask for her!. This is a classy place, high end, not casual, so dress up. Booked an outdoor table, they were nice enough to have a high-top table available inside in case we were cold. There were rose petals on our table! We had the stuffed mushrooms and jumbo lump crab/avocado appetizers (wow); for dinner bone in Kansas City strip and swordfish; for dessert Natalie recommended pistachio ice cream (wow!) and fried tortoni with complementary Nutella cannolis. My Moscow mule(s) were perfect as was my wife's martini and glass of wine; decaf cappuccinos were beautifully presented. Perfect evening. Great job Brando's. We highly recommend your restaurant!"

"The restaurant ambiance was amazing and the food presentation was perfect! Polenta & Mushrooms tasted pretty good. I was really looking forward to have Gnocchi - “Three Way”, but the Gnocchi tasted pretty raw in all the 3 sauces. It was little undercooked and not completely blended into the Sauces. But the sauces Marinara, Alfredo & Pesto tasted good. But couldn’t get a complete experience of the dish. I hope this was a one-time error!"

"My husband, myself and 2 daughters (9,11 yr) had not only the best meal but the best service. Guiseppe was top notch! We said he has to be our waiter next time! 100% would go back. The blood orange margarita was delicious. The meals were all great and the brownie and pistacio ice cream cake had only crumbs left!"

"I celebrated my husband and I’s 15th wedding anniversary today at Brando’s. Our waiter was Giuseppe. To start, service was amazing. Not surprising as we have been there before and the place is truly a gem.we ordered the Burrata for appetizer. Only complaint is that I wish it had a balsamic drizzle. We decided to order something different today. I went with the ‘angry’ lobster which was ordered ‘happy’ style as I do not like spicy foods. The lobster had a great texture but unlike other places, not too oil based and more so white wine flavored. the lobster meat itself was soft and tender and non-oily-much different than what I’ve encountered in other places. Nonetheless, delicious. My husband ordered the Pappardelle Toscana which included scallops and shrimp. It was delicious! Not too spicy and flavorful. We both ordered dessert. I went with the Pistachio ice cream cake which was amazing and my husband went with the fried Tortoni. This place does NOT disappoint. It’s a MUST try! I cannot wait to go again. A special shout out to Giuseppe who went above and beyond in making sure we did not feel rushed during our special celebration even without knowing!"