Osteria Al 29 — Restaurant in Milan

The atmosphere is that of a typical Italian osteria, with the added warmth of a Neapolitan business. The staff is professional, and the owner very kind. I had homemade orecchiette alla barese (9 euros, absolutely delicious) and two sides (sautéed broccoli and sautéed mushrooms). The service is fast and the portions are generous. The restaurant serves plastic-bottled water (the only flaw, if I must find one), so I chose hot water with lemon, which was not added to my bill. I added my tip to my credit card payment, and the owner immediately moved the cash equivalent to the tip jar, informing the staff that a present was left for them—something that lit smiles on everyone. Looking forward to...

First look at the menu this place was good with their pizza. They had two whole sheets of pizza menu. Their main courses we ordered are the veil, the sword fish, and the beef. Which we ordered. When the food came, the pizza was the first thing we tried. I guess I could say the pizza was great after all. The flour was great, it was thick with the sauce. The beef was great, but they overcooked it a bit, also it came with a hot pan so you could also cook it a bit more. The veil was crispy but they smashed it a bit I would say. The sword fish was in between because it had a little no taste but overall the pizza had to make me give...

Our last night in Milan…. Sometimes the fantasy of the perfect meal takes on a different persona. The food here is fine and made with attention. More importantly, the people here make the experience something that you remember forever. We were recommended a high end restaurant by our hotel… ordered a couple of glasses of wine, an appetizer and an entre….. I don’t care that it cost 100 euros…. The service was cold and the food forgettable .

The moment we walked in to Osteria al 29…. It was family.

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