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Nando Milano Trattoria

3.8 (420 reviews)
PriceyItalian
Closed 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM
Updated 3 months ago

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Moderate noise
Classy
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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Angel A.

Went to school at UIUC for five years and never made it here. Came to visit my parents and brought them here to try it out. nando's has had a reputation among the student crowd as being expensive so I was curious to see what this spot is all about. Staff are friendly, room feels old, and food is aight. It probably does well enough for Champaign.

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Alanie N.

I want to start off this review by saying I am SO sad to be giving this review, especially as someone who has worked in the service industry. We went for restaurant week, and honestly if that had been my first experience for Nandos, I would have never come back. The two other times I came, were great! But this experience alone completely changed my review of this place. I want to start with the good, the food! Per usual, the food was amazing. Regardless of the awful experience we had, the food was a 10/10. I've never had a bad dish from this restaurant and I will die on that hill. Now for the bad, it was restaurant week, and we made a 7pm reservation about 2 weeks prior to this visit. We get there, and they inform us that our table isn't ready and it won't be for awhile. We thought that was odd but figure a while was probably 10-15min after our reservation time. Wrong, we didn't get sat until 7:45. Once we do finally get sat, it isn't until 8:05 until our waiter introduced themselves and took our drink order, at this point it's an hour after our reservation time and we are just meeting our waiter. So we order drinks and our food because we can tell this is going to be a long night. Once he takes our order we see him two more times before the night is over. We did ask for a basket of bread because we're starving at this point; and then we asked for another because it's honestly almost 8:30-8:45 at this point and we still haven't eaten. What we didn't know is they charged us for the second basket of bread we ordered, which fair we ordered it, but as our waiter, why not tell us only one basket is complementary? That was weird considering how long we waited. Our table wanted to keep drinking, and never had the opportunity to order another drink until we were leaving. We didn't leave until about 10pm. No one ever even mentioned all the wait times, no one apologized, no manager came over. Things I'm use to at a restaurant of this caliber, when you have a restaurant charge what this one does, the expectations are just a little higher in my opinion! It was very clear they were short staffed, the manager's and what I believe to be the owner were also taking orders (which is Great! Amazing leadership to see) but restaurant week is not new to Champaign and it was very clear they over sat walk ins and weren't able to accommodate their reservations which resulted in just an awful experience. Being a past service industry worker, we obviously still left a 20% tip, simply because I recognize that there was SO much out of the control of our waiter and I imagine the rest of the tables were just as upset as we were and not tipping which is definitely unfair to our waiter. All in all, I genuinely don't know if I will be back after this experience and had a I left a review last time it would have been 5 starts so definitely keep that in mind when deciding to go here, this was my only experience like this, but truthfully it left such a bad taste in my mouth

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sarah G.

By far this is the best restaurant in the area the food is amazing and the wait staff is on point shout out to Jackson who waited on us!!! Definitely will be going back

Hermade R.

I came here with zero expectations and was blown away by how good everything was. The lasagna was layered perfectly with just the right amount of cheese and meat sauce. It came out hot and bubbling and honestly felt like comfort food at its finest. Our server was really sweet and gave great suggestions. The place was busy but didn't feel chaotic. Loved the chill vibe and great service. New go-to for pasta nights.

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Margo L.

We had the pleasure of trying Nando Milano for our 3rd wedding anniversary a few weeks ago. The staff was incredibly friendly but not overbearing - they were able to answer all of our questions about the menu and give great recommendations! All of the food we ate was top tier. I truly don't know if I've had a better "all around" meal in the Champaign-Urbana area. The focaccia bread was soft, the salad was crunchy and the dressing didn't overpower it, and the lobster ravioli was to die for. I wish the portion size was bigger. The desserts were also phenomenal, we split a chocolate fondant and a cannoli and it was all so delicious. Along with being one of the best dinners I've had it was also one of the most expensive dinners I've had. I think it was over 215$ for the two of us. Because of the cost we won't be back for a while, but for those wanting to celebrate Nando's is the perfect spot!

Polenta with mushroom and fondue
Leyang Z.

Fantastic dining experience, fantastic restaurant! I tried the prix fixe menu for Champaign County Restaurant week and it was Amazing. For the appetizer I had polenta with mushrooms and fondue. The portion size was huge, and the polenta was warm and soft--excellent for a chilly night! The entree was eggplant cannelloni, a very creative dish! They used thin sliced eggplant to wrap meat sauce instead of cannelloni pasta. The taste was also impressive. I ended the unforgettable meal with a small dessert panna cotta topped with mango purée. It was a great combination of sweetness and sourness; in general the dessert was not too sweet, something I like very much. It would be better if they do not spread sugar powder around it, since it got stuck on the spoon. The service was of course good as well. So in general I believe it's a great place for fine dining! Just kindly note that the price was not low in their usual time. That says, it's really worth it trying their RW special in this week!

Andrew S.

Great find for a nice dinner downtown. I wanted to take my sister somewhere nice when I was in town visiting her. Made a reservation here and we sat at a table outside. We started with the Arancini Di Risotto and Cuori di Lattuga deli Ces. Both were very good, but I especially loved the rice balls. My main was the Spaghetti Portofino, which was full of flavor and that pasta was perfect. Thought the Polo Alla Parmiggiana was very too good, as I tried some of my sisters dish. We ended our dinner with the Bombolone as dessert. Saw all the photos on Yelp and had to give it a try too. Server was friendly, but didn't check back very often. Maybe because he was waiting on too many tables? As much as I love a nice dinning experience, I'll just never get used to being charged for iced tea refills. I guess i understand being charged for the limonata, but iced tea is definitely a no-no. I became less of a fan when I saw that. Parking in the area is not great. I paid for parking at a meter on one of the side streets.

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Brooke C.

We had great food and great service here. Pasta is made in house, and they have GF pasta available to substitute on request. They have a pretty good size rotating specials menu, and everything looks so good-definitely more than your typical Italian dishes. Reservations are encouraged.

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Best Italian in CU. Great service, food and cocktails. Nice selection of wines. The deserts are very tasty as well.

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Great food. Wonderful atmosphere. Staff were all friendly and helpful. Definitely recommend!

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2 years ago

Food was really good, and the ambience. The service was also impressive! However the prices were really high, hence the four star!

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I ordered a Dee-Dee's Cutlets Sandwich (on the restaurant week's menu) to go. It was delicious! The…read moresandwich contained a big chicken cutlets, and mozzarella (kind of herb seasoned), and was just suitable for feeding me full during dinner. People here were so nice and friendly! I see that it's only open during dinner time through Thursday to Saturday. I think students would be happy if Dee-Dee's Beef could expand its opening hours to lunch throughout the week! Looking forward to that to happen!

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