La Società Milano — Restaurant in Milan

A Michelin Guide Embarrassment – An Insult to Diners Everywhere

Our New Year’s Eve dinner at La Società Milano was an unmitigated disaster, a complete mockery of what a Michelin-listed restaurant should be. Whoever awarded them recognition must have been having an off day—or maybe they were served a different meal entirely—because the experience we endured was a joke.

We opted for the tasting menu, expecting a memorable celebration, and instead got a train wreck served on cold plates. From the start, it was clear this place was out of its depth. Our seating situation felt like a punishment: shoved next to the bathroom, with a speaker blaring overhead (we had to beg for the volume to be turned down), and a heater blasting hot air directly onto our faces (yes, we had to ask for that to be turned off too). Did they forget they were running a restaurant and not a torture chamber?

The service was just as bad. While a couple of staff members made an effort with food allergies, the rest were rude, dismissive, and downright incompetent. Yes, working on New Year’s Eve might suck, but guess what? That’s your job. Taking it out on paying customers is unacceptable. The pace was a disaster—we reached midnight with water glasses instead of Prosecco and were still waiting for dessert. Are they running a restaurant or a comedy show?

And now, the food:

Cold pasta. In Italy. Let that sink in. Chicken so dry it could double as sandpaper. A laughable dessert: a tiny square of soggy or rock-hard panettone with a smear of mascarpone. It’s almost impressive how they managed to ruin something so simple. Some dishes were so salty they were inedible, while others were bland, cold, or just plain bad. The cherry on top? They tried to overcharge us—multiple times. Watching their staff fumble with their phones, shrugging and giggling like clueless amateurs, was the final slap in the face. They didn’t even know their own prices.

To round it all out, the atmosphere was a mess: too hot, too loud, and utterly chaotic. As if hearing the chef yelling from the kitchen was supposed to add some kind of charm. Spoiler: it didn’t.

This wasn’t just a bad meal; it was an insult. An insult to diners, to the Michelin guide, and to anyone who values their time, money, or taste buds. La Società Milano should be ashamed to call itself a Michelin-listed restaurant. It’s a disgraceful money-grab that prioritizes profit over quality or basic respect for its customers.

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Highly disappointing experience for a restaurant in the Michelin guide, especially on New Year’s Eve. We opted for the 8-course meal, but the evening was far from enjoyable. Our table was next to the bathroom, under a blasting speaker (we had to ask for the volume to be turned down), and directly beneath a heater blowing hot air onto our faces (we also had to ask for that to be turned off).

Some (not all) of the staff were unpolite and downright disrespectful. I understand working on New Year’s isn’t ideal, but taking it out on customers is unacceptable. I do appreciate that they were very careful with the food allergies and they checked several times to ensure everything was okay.

As for the food, the first two courses were decent, but the rest were not at all. They served cold pasta—cold pasta in Italy, really? The chicken was dry, and dessert was an underwhelming 10–15 cm square of panettone with mascarpone. To make matters worse, some of the panettone we got were soggy while other parts were so dry they were impossible to cut.

And to top it all off, they tried to overcharge us on the bill. Thankfully, we double-checked, and when we pointed it out, the response from the staff was laughable—like two clowns saying, “Oops, now it’s all good, hehe,” while checking the prices on their phones (they didn’t even have them in their system).

For a restaurant in the Michelin guide, this was an embarrassing experience. Definitely not worth the price...

Strong DON’T for dinner. We went with menu of 5 courses and it was just bad. I am not even talking about value for money, it was bad for whatever price is.

They try to be a fine dining with extraordinary ingredients combinations, but they forgot that it should be at least eatable. Unfortunately we were extremely hungry and too exhausted to leave and search for another place. But now at least I can help someone avoid eating at this place.

First course was a mushroom spicy as hell. It is not something you expect in Italy, while this spiciness spoiled the single decent meal in the whole menu. The second corse was acceptable. Not for 95 euro menu, but eatable (I mean, big part of the dish was mayo and in this case i am not sure if it spoiled or saved it). After that the rest of the menu was a little above the level where you can put it into your mouth without throwing up. Barely warm pasta with black truffle and dark chocolate was exceptional: I had never thought one can spoil black truffle.

The service was okay, but very slow. Maybe it is a cultural thing. The only good thing about this dinner was wine, it was really great.

Also want to add that I have experience both in Italian and fine dining (including Michelin stared restaurants) and I am very open to unusual combinations, but “gourmet” kitchen is not just mixing strange ingredients together. We haven’t try cocktails here, maybe they are worth it, but the...