13 Giugno — Restaurant in Milan

My review is about service and what makes a place great. My girlfriend and I had been traveling through the Balkans for two weeks and had a 36 hour stopover in Milan. We arrived into town late (21:00) after a rather chaotic and HOT flight from Thessaloniki. We were staying around the corner from 13 Guigno Goldini and on the way to our apt I peeked into a window thinking I was looking into the Ristorante. It looked delicious and casual. So we asked our B&B host if he could help us get a table and a quick meal. Through some miscommunication and my lack of understanding what I had seen he directed us to the VERY nice Restorante not the Bistrot (what I had looked into). We were WOEFULLY underdressed. I was in shorts, sneakers and a button-up shirt and my girlfriend was in some linen pants and a T. Everybody else was in sport coats, cocktail dresses, suits....nice post work attire. We felt totally out of place and awkward. But it didn't matter to the staff and the owner. They treated us just the same and could not have been more welcoming and polite. The service was impeccable, warm, prompt and polite. After years of dining in stuffy high-end joints where staff made you feel "uncool" or like a clutz, to go somewhere looking like you had no right to walk in the door and be treated great was awesome. The food was of course fantastic. I had a lovely fettucinine with frutti di mare and a nice bottle of Nero D'Avola wine. The portions were large and the price was extremely fair given the quality and style. Huge thank you to the owner and his staff for making us feel welcome. We screwed up by not eating at the Bistrot our second night in Milan. It easily looked like the best food on the whole east...

I was visiting Milan for a business trip from Zurich. I was supposed to have a business dinner with a client working on fashion luxury so I thought to find a good fish restaurant that was both good food and good ambience, and as few years back I lived for sometime in via Pisacane, near to this restaurant, this place came to mind. Waiters were kind but not as attentive, as we received wrong items more than once. I cannot complain for the food beside some too dry spiedini di pesce, but I have to say it was as good as the average normal quality that you would find commonly in Italy. Also, being my client from Sicily, we were not convinced by the authenticity of prices VS Sicilian food, which is always meant to be a shared and popular experience in the sense that is not meant to be 30 euros for an appetizer. Sadly, all I can say is that the prices are outrageous even for someone coming from the most expensive city in the world. These are Michelin star prices and this is not a Michelin star level restaurant nor in the service, nor in the food. Also, at the end, the waiter asked us many times if the price on the receipt was what we wanted to pay, I would recall he asked us the same question at least 4 times, putting us in a very awkward position since 8 euros for a coperto is already an extremely high fee for table service, and being with another Italian, we know very well that tips is not mandatory nor custom in Italy, especially when coperto is 8 euros for each person.

All in all, this is a place that could appeal to tourists only, that are ok with tourist traps but still want to enjoy a...

Not sure why this restuarant still doesn’t have a Michelin star because it definitely deserves one. Impeccable service provided by the personnel as if you are truly in a 5 star hotel. We were welcomed in the restaurant very warmly, our coats were taken and hanged just like how it’s supposed to be. We were brought to our table with elegance. This restaurant took us back to the good old times probably when elegance and respect was given the right value. There was a gentleman on the piano who played and sang just like the old times. Reminded me of the songs of Eric Clapton.

We chose a tasting menu with wine tasting as well and oh well its a whole journey of food from Sicily. Really authentic food taste and great selection of wine along with the explanation of everything you eat and drink. Time passed and we didn’t even feel it.

Nothing wrong to say about the place just good vibes and respect for them 🙂 A...