Braise Restaurant & Culinary School - New American restaurant in Milwaukee - 1101 S 2nd St, USA

I absolutely cannot express how AMAZING Braise Restaurant & Culinary School was for our reception. I cannot say enough wonderful things about this venue. We reserved the upstairs room, including the outdoor space that provided a beautiful view of the city. Becky Ayala, the restaurant manager, was a dream to work with. She was responsive to my emails and detail-oriented, which was so helpful during the reception planning process. The beautifully decorated room dazzled guests the moment they arrived at Braise and established the vibe for the rest of the room’s design. We also loved having the outdoor space, which was perfectly decorated, with floral arrangements placed everywhere. We opted for a family-style dinner. Locally sourced seasonal food inspired the menu of Mixed Green Salad, Lemon Risotto, Montreal Chicken and Soy Braised Beef. The food was delicious and the two wedding cocktails, Crazy Dave’s Old Fashioned and Rhubarb Lemonade were wonderful and flavorful. Our waiter, Kira and David, our bartender, were exceptional and on top of everything. The timing of the dishes was efficiently paced to allow sufficient time in between dishes. Everything was superb, and our guests raved about the venue and the food. I cannot recommend Becky and her team highly enough. You will not regret booking your venue in Braise.

We had our wedding dinner here and the catering was phenomenal. We booked out the first floor and the split between cocktails in the bar area and dinner in the dining room was a nice little change of setting. The braised beef, pork buns, and chocolate mouse were hits, guests even took leftovers home. The lemon curd wedding cake made by the pastry chefs was great and beautifully but tastefully decorated. I hope we can come back for all our anniversaries.

Braise never disappoints. The drinks were some of the best I’ve had. Pork buns are worth killing for. Dishes and desserts all wowed. The melon was fun and fantastic! The veggie poke was a new dish, and prob the only low point. Too much rice, not enough veg. The whole smashed potato… is this a new trend? Second place I’ve had them. Feels lazy and flavorless.

Great food and friendly service! I took my wife here to celebrate her birthday and we enjoyed a couple appetizers and entrees. I was not only pleased with the quality of of the locally sourced food, but I was also satisfied with the portion sizes. The selection of craft beer was also a plus 🍻 Definitely check this spot out!

A well deserved five stars restaurant with a whole calm, slow, high mood, romantic, and vivid atmosphere. The food presentation is high quality both the dishes serving and server knowledge. Professional, friendly, and kind servers. Clean dining area and free Parking availability near by. Definitely a place to check out

Absolutely loved my meal here. My girlfriend and I popped in on a Thursday and were surprised to find live music playing in the patio. The pork bao totally lived up to their reputation - you MUST order at least one of these per person. We also ordered the Filipino pork, asparagus arepa, and brandade. All were solid, though we honestly could have gotten away with just 3 dishes to split between two people. It looks like they change their menu often - very excited to return!

Superbe dining experience. The food, sourced locally, was perfectly cooked. The braised beef was outstanding and reminded me of the recipes I had as a child in France. The entire experience was surprisingly affordable and makes it rhe best bargain we had here in Milwaukee. I would recommend anytime. 👌

I was really excited to take a friend here from out of town and left feeling embarrassed. The focaccia, bao buns, salad, and cocktails were really good, but the second half of our meal was not enjoyable. The pasta dishes were bad. The texture of the gnocchi was lumpy and the other pasta was hard and dry? The taste of other dishes we ordered wasn’t great either. Service-wise we had empty water and cocktails glasses for a while. When we asked for new plates after several courses, it felt like it was weird that we asked for clean ones. A table sat down next to us, and they had very attentive service. It was so notable that any time the table next to us got water, we would have empty glasses and not get water. We left with the feeling that we really overpaid for our experience, and I would not recommend this restaurant to friends or family.