About Us

We love eating & drinking!

 

  • The Venue

    The Venue

    Step off Willis St & you're in the bar.  With it's shiny brass bar top, polished wood floor & planetarium of lights, you'll find coffee & counter food by day & craft beer & cocktails by night.   

    Venture into our all weather courtyard where you’re welcome to drink or dine or both!  During colder months there's a roaring fire, heaters & blankets for extra warmth.  The warmer months see the roof roll back, sun cream out & rays pouring in all day long.

    Head past the open kitchen where you can meet the chefs & see the action happening.  Check yourself out in our big mirror wall before heading on upstairs to the lush, carpeted dining room with seating for up to 48 guests. 

    Just off the main dining room is a private dining room featuring textured wall paper, a chainmail chandelier & large dining table which can seat from 8 to 14 guests. 

    Both floors have bathrooms with the most efficient hand dryers ever, you’ll be blown away.

    Disabled access is on the ground floor only.

  • Meet The Team - Leonardo & Lorenzo Bresolin

    Meet The Team - Leonardo & Lorenzo Bresolin

    Leonardo & Lorenzo (or Nardi & Enzo as known to their friends) were born into the Wellington hospitality industry. Their father, Venetian born Remiro Bresolin, opened the first pizzeria in New Zealand & then started Wellington's first recognised fine dining restaurant, the celebrated Il Casino.

    Nardi, the oldest of the two brothers,  is a graduate of the famous Swiss Hotel Management School. He lived & travelled extensively around Europe before returning to Wellington to work alongside his father at Il Casino.  His hands on management technique & impeccable eye for detail both contribute to his success in the industry.

    Enzo is an incredible host, known for his cheeky sense of humour & ever changing facial hair!  He also travelled to Europe, doing stints in family restaurants in Venice and upon his return worked with many of Wellington's hospitality legends before becoming his own boss.

    Together, Enzo and Nardi opened their first business interest, Scopa Caffe Cucina in 2006, followed by Duke Carvells in 2008, Crazy Horse the Steakhouse in 2009, Tommy Millions & Gentlemen's Beans in 2012 and The Bresolin in 2014.

  • Meet The Team - Head Chef Lucas Tock

    Meet The Team - Head Chef Lucas Tock

    After spending his teens in pubs of the UK, Lucas trained as a chef in Wellington working at Scopa, Maria Pia's and The Matterhorn.  

    He crossed the ditch to sharpen his skills at Bisto Moncur and Vini in Sydney and returned to successfully lead the team as Head Chef of Crazy Horse the Steakhouse

    Lucas opened The Bresolin in partnership with Nardi & Enzo, where he designed his own kitchen & got his dream of having his very own wood fire grill.

    He is a chef that loves big flavours.  He also likes BK whoppers. 

  • Meet The Team - Juno Miers

    Meet The Team - Juno Miers

    JUNO MIERS

    Manager and functions organiser extraordinaire, Juno will brighten up your life with her happy and loving ways. 

    She did a stint around bars of Auckland and came to settle back in her home town, Wellington, where she rocked the worlds of Mighty Mighty, Sweet Mothers Kitchen & Poquito. 

    Juno makes a great flat white, is passionate about good service & loves crosswords.

     

  • Friends of The Bresolin

    Friends of The Bresolin

    What we do at The Bresolin cannot be achieved without the help of the Wellington community.

    We owe thanks to everyone, customers, suppliers & family, for their continued support that enables us to keep doing what we love.

    In no particular order, here's some Friends of the Bresolin:

    Faith Beyer - responsible for the interior design & just so happens to be Nardi & Enzo's Mum!

    Harry & Dal - Inject Design

    Matt, Matt & Matt - ParrotDog

    Pete, Jos & Ian - Garage Proect

    Dave Roche - Wizbang and One Tap Technologies

    Richard Kline - Artigiano Imports

    Neil - BCE Catering Equipment

    Trevor - Biotech

    BNZ

    Sanjay - Cuba Fruit Mart

    Richard - Crest Clean

    Alistar Bridge -  Crombie Lockwood

    Brandon Nash - Dhall & Nash

    Adam Cotter - Eurovintage

    First Light

    Ryan & Steven - Beer Without Borders

    Malcolm & Michael - Global Wines

    Steph - Mineral Wines

    John & crew - Hockley Plumbers

    Mitch Wilson - The Electrical Company

    Andy - Ductari Ventilation & Air Conditioning

    Cam - Cam's Carpentry

    Hanna - Negociants

    Billy - Simply Squeezed

    Scheckter - Ontrays Food Emporium