Trattoria Il Cormorano — Restaurant in Milan

Tl;dr: good pasta (Al dente), okay service, not sure if prices are high or low for Milan.

Was hungry. Needed food at 3 pm. First place I went to had closed the kitchen. Second place I went to had closed the kitchen. Guy from second place apologized and directed me here. Got food!

This is my first time in Italy. I ordered a pasta dish, because why wouldn’t I? It was good, al dente, good portion size and was served fast. No complaints here!

Then I ordered something for dessert I had never heard of, because, again, why not? It was some sort of filled pastry, kinda doughy and crumbly. Not sure how it’s supposed to look like or taste, so can’t really judge much, but it was nothing special.

Server spoke English (first two places didn’t and I had to use my caveman Italian skills to try and get by) and was polite. Not great service, but far from bad. Can’t really comment on prices because first restaurant ever in Milan. 15 euros for the pasta dish is what I paid. Left...

The food was not as expected and the staff were not friendly with tourists. I ordered seabass with spinach and asked to change it to vegetables. The waiter said he would change it, but on the bill he added the cost of the vegetables. When we complained, he said he would remove it, which made us believe he deducted the full amount. In reality, he only removed €2.55 instead of the full €6. The bill should have been €102.50 instead of €105.95. What bothered me most is that he made us believe the full amount was removed when it wasn’t, which is not professional and should never involve misleading customers. I do not recommend this place for either food or service. Also, I am not sure if the €10.50 service charge for 3 people is a legal...

Ordered a paella to share and seabass carpaccio. We came here slightly early at about 630 only one waiter seems interested in serving us. The food is really good but the service is really terrible. We ordered a bottle of white and the whole dinner it’s more like self serve. Given the price is not too cheap, I would expect them to check with us on the food quality and ask if we need anything. Most of the waiters were not busy but just standing outside the entrance (literally standing). It doesn’t seem to be a typical italian restaurant because waiters in italian restaurants always care about...