AMAZING! This is by far one of the best places to eat in Milan. The staff is wonderful and the food is fantastic!
Mohammad A.
Rating des Ortes: 4 London, United Kingdom
The Resturant is traditional Italian food. Small but cozy and was established in 1909. The food is fresh great dishes specially the ones with Mushroom. Very nice experience and would highly recommend it. Nice Deseret and fresh ice cream.
Ads D.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Australia
Fantastic restaurant. Probably in my top 20 meals of all time. The ‘lobster’ linguine which was off the menu was superb as was the fried seafood platter which was cooked more like a a very thin and tasty tempura. The gnocchi in a butter cream sauce was divine. The chianti riserva for 30 euros was also a great drop. Watch out for the 4 euro sit down fee for ‘bread’ per person. Was not cheap but definitely great value. 187 euros for two adults and two children with wine.
D L.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Seattle, WA
Il Solferino is a very good restaurant. Extensive menu, reasonable-if-not-cheap value for money, and a very good — arguably outstanding — staff. Anyone can find something they like in here. It fills up fast, so reservations are strongly recommended. No specific need to comment on the food, as others have and I am in pretty strong agreement with all the positive comments. Likewise with wine. We were a group of four, so had plenty of dishes to sample. All were great. A nod to the staff and service levels — we asked about one appetiser that looked«interesting», and the waiter frowned and suggested a different item which was cheaper than the one we had asked about, and outstanding. It is definitely worth getting their views on what is especially good on any particular day, as they won’t steer you wrong.
Michael P.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Winter Park, FL
Excellent choice for our first night in Milan. Comfortable setting, fantastic service. Enjoyed eggplant starter, then the dish of the night(maybe of the trip) was ravioli with fresh fish an a saffron sauce. The veal milanese is nicely prepared. Make reservations if eating after 8.
Shirley T.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Brooklyn, NY
Came in for dinner while in Milan and I have to say this was a great spot. It was very busy on the night we came in and we waited about 15 minutes for a table since we didn’t have a reservation. The waiting area was so small and uncomfortable, especially since groups of people kept walking in and out. We were finally seated and ready to order. We had a bottle of Lambrusco, T-bone steak for two and I had spaghetti pomodoro. The T-bone steak was HUGE, definitely enough for 3 people although the menu says two. It came out undercooked even though it was ordered medium well, but they were great about taking it back to grill longer. The spaghetti was simple but fantastic. The tiramisu was the highlight of the night. We ordered two for the table and it was gone within seconds. We were only 3 people. The service was fantastic. Our Colombian waiter was great and a lot of fun but all the while very professional. Highly recommended place!
Marc S.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Montclair, NJ
We wanted a traditional Milanese dinner and were directed to Solferino by the concierge at our 5 star hotel. It was a great find. We were the only tourists there as it was filled on a Monday night with locals. The wine list is extensive. I asked for a bottle of Brunello which was out of stock but the waiter recommended another which was exactly the same price when we received our bill. The staff made up an antipasto with the substitution of one kind of ham for another as I requested. Wife’s first course was zucca ravioli in sage butter. The cotoletto Milanese and osso buco, the house specialty, were exquisite.
Adam L.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
Il Solferino came recommended, and deservedly so! Its a charming little Osteria-style restaurant(and it IS small, so reserve!), that is warm and welcoming. The owners and staff were very solicitous, and we were seated quickly and at an excellent table. Our waiter was charming, pleasant, and very helpful with his recommendations. Frankly, I was there for the Ossobuco. But he recommended the Linguine all’ Astice, which was divine! Sweetie had the other suggestion, the artichoke mousse. Also heavenly! I did have the Ossobuco, and at the risk of being an awful human being(because everything else was perfect), it was… ok. The risotto was exceptional, but I like my Ossobuco with a tomato-base, and this was more of the classical Milanese style. Still, the meat was tender, and the marrow delicious. Sweetie had the Milanese veal, also recommended, which was exceptional. It was all washed down with a delicious Banfi Brunello(2007), from a very comprehensive wine list, with some great wines at very reasonable prices. It was a wonderful experience, and I’ll definitely go back!
LA M.
Rating des Ortes: 4 San Francisco, CA
had a very nice meal while traveling solo in Milan. while the décor is formal, the greeting when I asked for a table was friendly, and the service helpful. good affordable wine by the glass, great pasta. I might just skip the appetizers(octopus was a bit bland) next time or go for something more simple like their homemade liver pâté. it did not feel touristy or overpriced(for Milan) to me – they only charged me for one of my two glasses of wine, and total was $ 50 euros.
Jeffrey C.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Brooklyn, NY
This is our favorite restaurant in Milan, and between my husband’s frequent work trips and my occasional tagging along, we have been here quite a bit. First, the service is exceptional. Very professional, warm, familiar, attentive. Happy to make recommendations, and might even steer you toward things they think are coming out well that night or wines that would be better than what you might be thinking. I came here for my 40th birthday last week and they made it very special. We brought colleagues here a couple nights later and they loved it as much as we do. A great gem in a terrific neighborhood, I can’t recommend it enough.
Jeff F.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Tucson, AZ
Went on a Friday not, about 9. Restaurant was about 2⁄3 full. Seated promptly, but took a while before a waiter arrived. Great wine list price from about 20 euros to 100s. Ordered nice Valpolicella(30 euros) starter and main. Started gnocchi in pumpkin sauce was excellent. Breads were good, but not olive oil served with them. Mains were squid and veal cutlet. Squid was grilled, but bland and served with tomato dice and arugula, at best ok. Veal parm was served, but not what we ordered(braised veal shoulder), we kept it since we were tired. It was dry and almost tasteless. SO did not finish. Ordered a desert wine and coffee, wine came but not the coffee. Meal was not cheap more than 100 euros. Big disappointment given the reviews here.
Jason D.
Rating des Ortes: 1 Cambridge, MA
SCAMALERT!!! We asked the Concierge at our 5 star hotel for a local place serving simple amazing food. When we walked in, to our surprise we found the restaurant completely full of tourists including another couple we saw earlier at our hotel. There was not a single Italian person in the restaurant and it was clearly a tourist-class restaurant, not a place locals go for simple food. Similar to many restaurants in Milan, they display a basket of «fresh produce» at the entrance and encourage you to add or order from tonights ingredient which was mushrooms. We ordered two starters fried mushrooms in oil, mozzarella and two pasta dishes squid and risotto and a bottle of wine. The food was bland and just ok. The scam is realized when you ask for the check, as the process appears the waiter gives his handwritten slip that looked legible as he used for the kitchen, to the boss who spends 10 min re-writing the check onto a new piece of paper in a completely illegible manner. There were 5 lines written that could not be read so we asked for an explanation. First charge was an 8 euro«linen fee» for the tablecloth. In our 5 days of eating out in Milan for 3 meals a day I had never seen this fee but just left it alone. The next line was the sum of the two starters together which was 40 euro for those«special mushrooms» and mozzarella. The mozzarella was priced under 15 euro on the menus but the SCAM mushrooms were a special that were not listed and we never asked the price. So we paid 25 euro for 4 mushroom caps fried in oil, INCREDIBLE. Overall check was 144 euro for a «simple, local» restaurant. STAYAWAY, THISPLACEIS A TOURISTTRAP
Rosi O.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Hamburg
Wer einen typischen italienischen Abend mit WIRKLICH lombardischer Küche erleben möchte, ist hier richtig. Die Speisen sind allesamt phantastisch, wir haben uns zu Dritt durch die Karte probiert und nichts war verkehrt. Die Größe der Gerichte ist ausreichend, dass man verschiedene Gänge probieren kann. Das Publikum ist kaum touristisch, fast nur Mailänder. Es gibt viele kleine Tische und viel Kerzenschein. Und zum Abschluss dolci aufs Haus. TOLL!
Steven H.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Maplewood, NJ
Milanese perfection. Charming, unpretentious and utterly delicious restaurant. Our waiter was charming, made great suggestions and spoke flawless English. We ate there at 8:30 on a Sunday night and every table was full of well-heeled locals(except us of course) really enjoying the traditional fare. We started with a shared plate of the freshest, most delicious burratta and culatello, a select cut of prosciutto. So good! Next we each had the risotto Milanese, a perfect rendition of the classic made with generous amounts of saffron, followed by beautifully crisp and moist veal Milanese with cherry tomato and arugula salad. We shared a beautifully crisp milliefoglie with whipped cream and wild Alpine strawberries for dessert. Ah, the little joys in life! This was a wonderful restaurant experience — most highly recommended!
Gentle
Rating des Ortes: 4 Frankfurt am Main, Hessen
Kleines, feines italienisches Restaurant. Man sollte auf jeden Fall vorher reservieren, denn es von den Mailändern gut besucht wird. Die Karte ist vielfältig aber typisch Lombardei(gibts auch in englisch). Die Weinkarte ist unendlich! Man sitzt realtiv eng, die Atomosphäre ist familiär, was ich übrigens gut finde. Ich schätze ca. 20% der Gäste waren Touristen, geht noch für das echte Iltaien-Feeling. Der Service war top, sehr freundlich und aufmerksam. Wir waren mit ca. 120 Euro inkl. 40 Euro für den Wein sehr happy.