Gusto Restaurant and Bar in Birmingham

Great place, cosy, intimate lighting and modern decor. Food was lovely, between the three of us we had, antipasti sharing board, aranchini, duck, seabass, romesco pasta, affrogato and creme brulee, all of which was delicious. We mentioned that it was our friends birthday, and they served her dessert on a handwritten happy birthday platter and took the dessert off the bill complimentary. Also a great choice of cocktails here too. Our server Louise also to be complimented she was friendly, smiley and efficient.

nice ambience, very friendly staff. lemon and basil spritz was very refreshing. but the overall quality of food was a little bit disappointing. antipasti was not bad but the pizza dough was stiff with too little toppings on.

Had a fabulous meal at Gusto Birmingham. Staff were super friendly and food was delicious. Sunday roast was exceptional. My daughter had a fantastic Birthday celebration. Very reasonably priced as well. This is one of Birmingham's little treasures.

A treat for the eyes and palate ! Whether you're in for a romantic evening, a business dinner or a party with friends - Gusto's menu and staff will definitely make you want to come back. The card is select enough to indicate fresh quality, yet it caters for all needs. Seating and lighting are comfortable, which makes it easy to lose track of time... The definition of a great restaurant !

Arrived for a work Christmas meal. The staff were very accommodating. We had great seats inside the resturant looking out to Colmore Row. Only reason i have given four stars is we were told on the morning there were no desserts available anymore, however they reduced the bill by £5.

Visited for an early Christmas meal with my friend; we ordered the Honey Glazed Duck with Balsamic, and Truffled Mushroom Fettuccine. The menu was limited compared with its usual (I assume due to shortages in supply, and to accommodate for the Christmas menu).We had booked beforehand (a good idea to do so) and was swiftly seated. Our seats was right next to the room entrance in the corner which was quite cramped - I wasn't able to pull my chair out properly to sit down or hang my coat at the back at all. I ended up sitting slightly sideways out so was slightly uncomfortable. There was one server who wasn't as pleasant (the one who initially sat us down and took my drink order as I arrived), but our main server for the rest of the night was extremely friendly and welcoming.Our order was placed within 15mins of seating, but the food and bill took slightly long - probably due to the various Christmas parties/meals that was happening at the same time. The server checked in on us a few times to make sure everything was fine, and if we wanted anything else and not once did we feel rushed.The food was delicious - I had the duck which was cooked just right (medium rare) and melted on the tongue. The sauce and sides complimented the duck well; I can understand why it is a favourite. However it didn't come (piping) hot, more warm than anything. Price-wise, it is £17.95 which I think may be just a touch overpriced (due to portion size) but just about justifiable, especially if the meal is for a celebration or a treat.I'd recommend a visit if you're wanting Italian food in Birmingham City Centre.

Food was very good (went for an xmas meal), some room for improvement e.g. gravy with a pie that was slightly too dry, but overall good and good friendly service.

Evening meal with some finesse!We came here for an early evening meal before heading out so it was fairly quiet (around 17:30) and we were seated straight away.Our drinks order was quickly taken followed by the food order shortly after.The food arrived in good time.Starting with the crisp juicy calamari and king prawns with chilli and garlic. Both were good and would recommend.For mains, chicken arrabbiata and chicken fettuccine. Again, both lovely mains.If we were to come again we would possibly have the mains as ‘starter’ portion sizes and order some more starters as these were our favourite!Would definitely come back.

Nothing amazing, but nothing wrong. Just ok. Was expecting really exceptional food, but was pretty average. Nothing that was overally striking and flavours were pretty average. Had checked liver pâté which was nice. Duck was perhaps not as tender or flavoursome as I expected but still good enough to finish plate. Pasta was definitely not fresh and very basic. Chicken had a slight smell, just seemed boiled and then added into the sauce as opposed to being cooked in the sauce. Cocktails were pretty good. Shame they didn't have any beers on tap (apparently not working). Decor and ambience was a little dull. Have had much better Italians, however it wasn't all bad either. Just expected it to be much better in terms if location and menu.

In search of a caffeine fix late at night found me being drawn to Gusto Italian's lights and buzz and making up the numbers of the night crowd, in the minority obviously, the majority wetting their whistles with the devil's brew. . Was I not entertained in contrast to the day. Such conduct in the daylight would surely provoke questions in the houses of Parliament. The consuming of what was clearly delicious food in a clearly well-kept, attractive premises, with lively staff who seemed to love their work, seemed a.licenense for folks to kiss, fall in love, and generally relish being in the company of other well-got-up beautiful and lovely people.Really I can do nothing but praise Gusto Italian as a go to place I even thought I could bring my mother here, such were the state of the loos, though, of course, in daylight hours., not nighttime. If you only had the latte I had ,you' ll like it. And you'll have enough to entertain you just watching the people. I saw some sights, so I did at Gusto Italian. All pleasurable of course... In sum, beautiful venue, beautiful people (staff included), and, last but not least, beautiful ... I mean tasteful right down to the glass it came in ... fix to get me through the night ... latte which I had.Geoffrey Adams-