Brava a is very nice and well appointed restaurant. The staff is friendly and attentive. We felt comfortable and welcomed. We started with the lobster poutine. There was six of us and three had the duck, one had the beef cheek and two the chicken. The food was prepared and presented well and everything tasted very good.
Although we all liked the food, we felt there was some room for improvement. The lobster poutine certainly could have used a bit more lobster. We shared these starters and I for one couldn't tell if I ate any lobster or not. But it is poutine and it still tasted good. ($17). The duck was very good but the three who chose it thought it looked tad small for an individual portion. I had the beef cheek and it was extremely tender and delicious. Again the portion could have been a little more generous. It came with many vegetables; some that I can't recall ever eating before. Really good. As a contrast to these four smaller portions, the two chicken dishes were huge. Almost an entire chicken was served; each. We all tried it and really liked how tender the meat was. The batter was crispy and flavourful but may have had just bit too much salt in it. The meals were not overly pricy.
As side note and not that it dampened the evening, the bar ran out of the gin I like to drink (1oz). They also ran out of Heineken beer (2). They only offer two types of port and they were out of one of them. We also thought the wines were priced a bit high.
All in all, we enjoyed our evening at Brava Bistro. $370 (with tip) for six adults. Not bad.