I'm sad to give this place three stars because the food was pretty good but unfortunately there were a few shortcomings.
We ate here on our last night in Milan because gosh darn it I'm a slut for polenta and there are few better places to eat it than in Milan. It is surprising how difficult polenta is to find on menus in the center of town but I was pleased to see it on the menu here and thus this place won our business.
There's nothing fancy about this place, it's a down to earth kind of joint.
We were seated right by the stairs which wasn't really an ideal location. I was disappointed that we weren't brought downstairs for a more comfortable space.
Our waiter wasn't exactly warm and welcoming but I could tell he was running all over the place and maybe that was why.
The menu has a nice variety of Italian classics and it was tough to narrow down. You KNOW we came here for the polenta so we both ordered a plate of that. There are two sections where polenta is on the menu, under "Sfizi" where it is described as "polenta fritta" with many options including gorgonzola e pancetta, just gorgonzola, and e mariola. There is a whole other section titled "polenta" which has even more options like "e funghi" "e stracchino", "polenta del casaro con gorgonzola", and many others.
I ordered the polenta with gorgonzola and GF ordered the polenta with mushrooms. Unfortunately, the waiter did not clarify what we were looking for and only served me the polenta fritta with gorgonzola instead of the plate of polenta which is not what I wanted. It was absolutely delicious, the outside of the polenta was crispy and it paired deliciously with the tiniest spoonful of gorgonzola on the top but it just wasn't what I ordered.
We also ordered a cheese plate, the tripletta del casaro with parmigiano, caciotta, and gorgonzola. The plate was fucking adorable and also came with the thickest balsamic I've ever seen, a jam, and a few walnuts. There was no bread to be had which was disappointing but perhaps we could have asked for it as other tables received bread. I've never had caciotta before and that shit is CRACK.
After the polenta mix up I wasn't even sure if GF was going to get hers so I ordered the bruschetta pesto e pomodorini and I'm so glad I did because it was spectacular. The bread was nicely toasted with a creamy and scrumptious pesto that contrasted perfectly with the tart cherry tomatoes. Chef's kiss.
For my entree, I ordered the tagliatelle with pesto however I was informed later that they did not have the tagliatelle but instead offered gnocchi which, obviously, I would always accept. The gnocchi were baby pillows of heaven and the pesto, similar to on the bruschetta, was divine.
GF's polenta with mushrooms came out but by that time she was too full and couldn't eat much of it. I am not a mushroom bitch so I only tried the polenta part which was very bland and had no flavor whatsoever. I thought maybe the mushrooms provided the flavor but GF tells me the whole dish was bland.
For our drinks, we both started with an aperol spritz which was not served in the typical glass but in a rocks glass which, as you can imagine, greatly limits the volume that can be provided. After we finished this in short order, we literally had to flag our server down to order another drink because he certainly did not check in on us in any way whatsoever after we placed our initial order. We both ordered a glass of prosecco which never came. He apologized when I went to pay the bill which was a nice touch because his demeanor made us feel like we were nothing more than an annoyance.
For the most part, the food was delicious but the meal definitely could have been much better. read more