The pasta itself is super homemade with plenty of flavor and then the sauces are a gift from heaven. Again, they were simple if you think of today's food where everything has flowers and three thousand different ingredients combined in the most awkward way. Cacio e pepe over a Grana Padano bed and the ragú that is one of the best bolognese sauces I ever had. It's real meat, without that sea of acid tomato sauce. INCREDIBLE pasta dishes! Then as Secondo piatto we only had the vitello tonnato with roasted potatoes. Yes, that was the end of the dinner while we watched plates and plates go by. Appetizer, primi and secondi AND desserts for everyone and don't forget the coffee! When I say Italians know how to eat and they eat a...
Read moreGiardino di Giada is a traditional, classy old-fashioned Chinese restaurant in the very center of the city, a few steps from Piazza Duomo. While food is tastier and better cooked than most of other places, prices are a bit above average and the place would benefit from a more characterizing interior design. The staff is very professional and polite, the menu is rich of choices that I never encountered before and that I learned to enjoy very quickly. The only drawbacks of this overall fine restaurants are the lack of a good dessert choice, the stairs to reach the dining room that could be difficult for elderly customers and the coffee, which isn't very good by...
Read moreI’m attempting to review every Chinese restaurant in Milan and Jade Garden gets an 8/10.
I have sentimental attachment to this place as I came here almost everyday while on a lonely 2-week business trip to Milan and have consequently visited this restaurant at least once every time I’ve returned to this city. (My office / hotel was nearby and I couldn’t find a better Chinese restaurant in center).
Staff here are very friendly and have given me free food to take home after we’ve familiarized.
Food here is less authentic but most typical dishes are offered on the menu, just adjusted to...
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