One of the best meals I had in all of Italy. Authentic delicious Milanese cuisine with very…read morefriendly service. Veal Ossobuco with Milanese Risotto (€32) - On the pricey side, but so good. The veal was so incredibly tender and the risotto was in a delicious creamy sauce which I had never had with risotto before. Tagliolini con Porcini (€18) - Very solid quality pasta with truffle and mushrooms. Cannoli (€8) - A very interesting deconstructed cannoli. Unique presentation with yummy ingredients. Panna Cotta (€8) - A tasty classic. The staff were all super friendly and attentive. The restaurant has a pretty big seating area and while it was empty when we arrived around 7:15pm, it definitely filled up later in the night. Overall, highly recommend La Vecchia Lira to anyone looking for top notch Milanese food in Milan.

Good food. Terrible, arrogant waiter!! And poor service and attention. Had to ask for plates,…read moreoil. Not once but multiple times.

I could come here every day if I was in Milan for that long. Why? Prices are really cheap and food…read moreis not bad. If you're on a budget, definitely come here to get a taste of traditional Milan staples. We got two dishes (Milanese veal cutlet and tripe), a dessert (sbrisolona), and lunch for the next day (Osso Bucco), all for under 50 euros. The Milanese veal cutlet tastes like your typical fried meat cutlets but man is it a long piece of meat. The tripe was good and mixed in a tomato-like soup base. I would be cautious with that one if you don't like organ meats although my wife enjoyed it and she isn't a big fan of organ meats. Sbrisolona reminds me of a flaky almond cookie. Our waiter was very pleasant, fast, and accommodating towards us. Inside looks like a small diner. Would love to come here again just because they made me feel at home as I was eating.

Stopped in for lunch today and glad I did. Started off with a mixed salad that featured several…read morekinds of greens tossed together w/ tomatoes, which proved surprisingly bland, much like the "cardboard" kind sold in supermarkets in the US. But, that was fixed by the excellent tomato-ground beef sauce atop the tagliatelle, which was perfectly cooked al dente and came in a decent-sized portion. That, bread, and a bottle of mineral water came to E14, which was money well spent in the company of a fine staff who were friendly and talkative w/o being intrusive.

Outside of the main famous Milan districts, Pietre Cavate is a perfect restaurant to discover in a…read morewarm and calm atmosphere a rich list of excellent proposals. You may have some difficulties to choose: in fact, you can find many traditional Italian recipes, mainly from Tuscany, like the excellent Fiorentina, and more creative pasta, rice, seafood and meet proposals, as you can see from my photos. A good wine selection from different Italian regions and a great service complete the picture of this highly recommended restaurant.

Overall so so. Our least fav meal in Milan. Kinda obvious…read morethat the staffs don't really care about foreigners so save your energy there are so many options in Milan! Octopus appetizer - good but nothing wow. Gnocchi - basic nothing special. Tortelli - quite salty nothing else. Grilled Vegetable - basic side.

Great restaurant. Didn't have reservations on a Tuesday night but they let us in anyway, but would…read morerecommend reservations. Great food and service. My wife and I are from US, but most folks were Italian. Local restaurant hang out.

Totally unexpected surprise ... Fabulous, fine neighborhood restaurant with great staff! The area…read moreis full of 'cheap and touristy' very bad restaurants.... Go to Giglio Rosso instead. Can't wait to go back! A presto carissimi!

Came here for dinner after spending all day on a train. My mate and were both tired from trip, and…read moreso we picked this given that it was next door to the Michaelangelo Hotel. We were seated right away and ordered our meals. I started with a pasta, which was cooked just right and had a delicious meat sauce. For the main course, I had the saffron risotto with osso buco. The risotto was flavourful, although watery. The quality of the meat used for the osso buco was average and didn't have much flavour; my mate ordered the same dish the next night at a different restaurant, and his dish resembled what I had been hoping for at Giglio Rosso. I passed on dessert because I was full (and tired), but all of the options on the cart looked appetizing. My mate ordered the fruit cup, and they included a scoop of ice cream at no extra cost. If you're looking for a quick dinner near Milano Centrale station, this is an acceptable option and will do the trick. However, if we hadn't been so tired, we would have tried harder to find another place with better food. If I come back, I'll probably just order two pasta dishes since that was the best part of the meal.

Amazing food! Rustic, beautiful, simple delicious food. Also has lots of gluten free options, for…read morethose with celiac.

My wife and I were married in Lake Como on June 29th. We had our guests come to Milan a few days…read moreearly to get their bodies on the local time and to tour the sights in Milan. We wanted to take our guests to the Navigli district to show them the river, have a great meal and experience the nightlife after the sun went down. I emailed several restaurants along the Navigli a few days before to ask if they would be able to accommodate 28 people. For one reason or another, I couldn't get anyone to take us! But Mattia Bilotta at the Asso Di Fiori - Osteria dei Formaggi emailed me back right away and was happy to have us. He asked that we pick a few antipasti, a few primi Piatti, a few secondi piati and a few desserts so that they could be ready in advance. When we got off the subway, there was a lot of graffiti on the walls of the buildings and I was worried that I was in a bad part of town as we walked up to the restaurant. But once we reached the river from the subway, I felt better about it. And when I entered the restaurant to let them know that we were here, there was a huge stuffed cow in the middle of the dining room! I knew the kids would LOVE that, but I was not prepared for how much the adults would love it. Once we were seated, Mr. Bilotta brought out a small black board with the meals we agreed on in advance written on the menu. He also allowed us to order the specials of the day, which were written on a big black board on one wall of the restaurant. This meal was everyone's favorite of the trip, by far. Every dish that came out was more incredible than the last. Each person ordered what they wanted, but when the food came out, it was so delicious they were compelled to pass their dishes to people sitting around them saying, "you HAVE to try this!!" We sat and laughed and ate for hours. Some people even ordered more entrées after they were done because the food was so good! Visited June 2013