Service was fast and courteous. Pizza crust was thin and crispy. Only negative was I ordered a…read moreMargherita pizza which did not come with fresh buffalo mozzarella. All in all still a good pie. To our surprise our waiter brought us a piece of to die for tiramisu, so who cares about the fresh buffalo mozzarella anyway! I would recommend this place.

When checking out reviews, a bunch of people said to check out this restaurant and they were…read morecorrect - food was good and flavorful and service was great. There are a lot of veggie and non veggie options and we got the chicken sandwich as Mediterranean salad. The meal comes with complimentary bread. The bread was really good and tasted fresh, the salad was plentiful with a variety of lettuce, tomatoes, walnuts and mozzarella, and the chicken sandwich was also plentiful and tasty. We also tried dessert - a pastry and chocolate both of which were great. Overall great food and excellent service

Food was great. And price was reasonable. Highly recommend. My kids approved it :) !!! and is so…read morehard to please my kids.

Service was fine and the ambiance was nice but after having gone to the Langosteria Cafe, I have to…read moresay I liked the other spot more. We got seats at the counter thinking it would be like at the café where you can watch the chefs prepare the food - it was not, basically we were just sitting at the bar, which was not as fun. Portion sizes are small. We didn't realize the fish we ordered was tempura as the menu was written in a way where it sounded as if just the vegetables were tempura style while the fish would be prepared otherwise. It wasn't bad, just not what we expected. The octopus, pasta, and clams were good.

I have never had so much seafood in a one person seafood tower. I think it's an amazing deal and…read morethe seafood is so fresh and sweet. Highly recommend ordering. We ordered a one person portion but it was enough for two of us.

The food was amazing. Spaghetti arrabbiata, spicy enough to make you sniffle while still able to…read moretaste how great it is. Foresta pizza with mushrooms, I was very surprised how delicious it was because it did not look like it was going to taste good. For dessert pistachio chocolate cake and a cup of lemon, cream, & sponge cake; they were divine. We were surrounded by locals who were warm and inviting. We ended the evening with some shots of limoncello.

Best food around. Outstanding hospitality! We told the owner to recommend dishes and he said, just…read moretell me what you like and I'll custom make a menu for you. Every single option was very delicious! 4 different pasta dishes, fried fish, risotto, veal, an array of deserts, a half a foot tall Sunday for my son, drinks, coffee.... We will come back for dinner but for a much lighter option, we ate way too much at lunch. Thank you Massimo!!!

This was a lovely place. We had a large group (11 of us) we squeezed in upstairs in a private area…read more It is meant for 10 max but 1 extra person decided to crash our party! The more the merrier we say. Food was pretty good however there was a consensus that the beef carpaccio lacked flavor. I was also surprised to order the octopus but barely found any octopus in the dish, it was more of a shrimp dish which was not described in the menu at all. This is why I took 1 star off. All in all - we had a good time, the staff was friendly and patient with our large group.

I called a number of restaurants to reserve a table. None answered. We were out for a walk and…read moredecided to give Al Mercante a try even though its focus on tourists made us a bit wary. But it was a few blocks from our AirBNB, it looked lovely, and we were hungry. To our surprise there was an available table. You can study restaurant reviews all you want, but sometimes you just have the good fortune to wander into a wonderful restaurant. And that was exactly our experiences at Al Mercante. We ate on the beautiful terrace which faces the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana art museum. The small piazza where Al Mercante is located was very quiet at night. The interior of Al Mercante is quite elegant. While the majority of the clientele were foreigners, there was small wedding party a couple of tables over. We had the very good fortune to be waited on by Angelo, a professional waiter who loves his job (23 years at Al Mercante!) and who ensured that we had a fine dining experience. Angelo speaks beautiful Spanish and we were able to have a more complete discussion than usual about the menu. I've managed to forget the details of the wonderful food we ate so I hope I. don't commit any serious omissions as I reconstruct our meal. We had an appetizer which I cannot recall. I think it was some sort of raw fish (crudo sounds better) with just a hint of citrus almost like an Italian version of ceviche. Our primo (shared) was wonderful: porcini mushrooms on roasted potatoes. What great taste from two simple ingredients. The secondo (also shared) was salmon coated in sliced almonds and a wonderful lemony sauce. Quite simply it was perfect. We had a terrific white wine that might have been a vermentino. Angelo didn't have biscotti with vino santo so he suggested sbrisolona -- another kind of dessert biscuit. -- that seemed to be homemade -- and a digestivo. In between all of this were wonderful amuse bouche. Here's what I'd like you to know: this was a wonderful, elegant meal served by a very professional waiter in beautiful surroundings. Al Mercante provided a delightful meal on our last evening in Milan.

Outstanding restaurant. One of my favorites in Milan. The fresh pasta is excellent. Highly…read morerecommend the bolognese pasta and the lasagna. The owner was our server and turned on the air conditioner upstairs for us. He was exceptionally nice. Highly recommend.

Very disappointed. I ordered the risotto with mushrooms. It was bland. What I found most annoying…read morewas the server actually asked for a tip after we paid the coperto (service charge). I didn't see him ask the other diners, only us Americans. Also during our dinner he came and moved our condiments over to the next table as theirs was missing without consulting us first. Poor service and mediocre food.

Great dining experience and great food. The service is a good balance of prim and friendly, and the…read moreatmosphere of the restaurant is "upscale" without being stuffy. For starter, we shared the snow crab, which was light and delicate. For main, I got the tortelli cacio e pepe with raw red shrimp, which was incredible -- the cheese was strong and liquidy, giving the tortelli the feeling of a rich soup dumpling, and the red shrimp had amazing flavor. My husband got the gnocchetti with shrimp, calamari, and langoustine. The gnocchetti was pillowy, the seafood had good bite, and the sauce was very tasty and rich in flavor. For dessert, we shared a sachertorte, which wasn't too sweet and had a nice subtle fruity flavor to balance out the chocolate.

Arrived from the US. Was extremely excited to try this restaurant with my family for Christmas…read more Disappointed with my entree. Food was cold and over priced.

What a great restaurant!!…read more We were looking for a place to eat before going to the opera at La Scala. The challenge is that most nice restaurants do not start serving until 7:00 PM and the opera starts at 8:00 PM. The few who specialize in opera dinners are pricey and we're booked out. This was a great find. It is a 10 min walk from La Scala and offered a fantastic diner, great service, and nice ambiance. There are really two parts to the restaurant, one offers street service and is located to the front, and the other is more formal and is down stairs. We were lucky enough to find a place downstairs. I would suggest asking for this. There are also two menus, one short menu, and a second full menu with starts at 7:00 PM (too late for the opera). The short menu was great. We charged and appetizer and two mains (one risotto and a roasted veal cutlet). Both were fantastic! The restaurant did a cocktail pairing (their creation) with dinner which we enjoyed as well. The service was excellent, maybe because we were so early. I would love to go back just for the full dinner on an occasion without the need to go early, in time for the opera. I loved this place and would highly recommend it.

3.5 Stars. By the…read moreend of my long trip I gave my son in law the choirs of picking restaurants....meh. Don't get me wrong my Veal Milanese was excellent but most other dishes were lackluster and so so. The laughable moment was the aforementioned son in law ordering a taco as an appetizer....this is Italy....shaking my head. I would not recommend this place as Milan has amazing restaurants and this aint one of them