Like the other commenter said, it's kind of a weird location. It's not too far from all the new development in the area, but it's far enough out of the way that people who live/work there might not go on a regular basis. A lot of the other businesses there don't really bring in foot traffic which limits it even more, and the pike cuts it off from being more walkable from the other side of it. As that area gets more developed it will probably turn into a better location for a place like Brato.

Aside from all that, it was pretty mediocre. The food was good, but not necessarily good enough to draw in people from outside of the Brighton/Allston area, and the beer wasn't anything special compared to other beer in Boston. It also felt like it was trying to be both a restaurant and a tap room, which made me feel like it wasn't much of either. It was nice that they almost always had patio seating available when it was warm, but that wasn't a good sign for the businesses itself.