5/15/26 dinner for four We haven't been to Milano's in years, but it was always a favorite for casual, quality Italian. Our server was great, hate I didn't catch her name. She is blonde and did mention she'd been with Milano's for 20+ years. I've always order the Chicken Parm and last night was no different. Cooked perfect and was delicious! read more

Milano Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Gastonia, North Carolina

Not my fav Italian spot. Food has not been great the last couple times I've been. Great staff! Atmosphere needs to be updated some. Will I go there if someone asks yeah, will I go in my own no. read more

I love their food. Every time I've been it's never been a letdown. The service from their staff is exceptional and overall, it gives a great vibe. read more

Good ribeye steak that has been marinated. Fresh salad and garlic bread. Pink sauce for the Italian food

Milano has been a staple in the community for years an as usual their lasagna was amazing. They also have great pizza. Worth the pricing and a great ambiance if you choose to dine in!! read more

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Best STEAK STRIPS EVER !! No steak sauce needed great flavor. staff super friendly and helpful!! They are must in Gastonia!! Go try them and you will be glad you did !! It's decor is older Italian theme. read more

Have eaten there numerous times and really enjoy their food. My husband always orders their steak with mushrooms and has never had a bad meal. We mostly do take out and the food is till tasty and fresh. Love their eggplant parm. Try and get there as often as we can. read more

My friend and I both ordered the spaghetti and meatballs. The serving size was amazing for the price. The sauce was so good I was dipping the garlic bread in it. Speaking of the garlic bread, my friend took one bite and said "Oh my god. It's the perfect amount of garlic." My salad was so fresh and the homemade ranch in the cup on the side was amazing. We also ordered a side of fries on the side to split and they were perfectly salted. Our waitress checked on us multiple times and made sure our drinks never stayed empty. We were so full that we had to take the rest of the food in to-go boxes to devour later that night. We went on Sunday about 4:30 and did not have to wait, and the ambiance was quiet and peaceful. I recommend this place on Sunday if you're planning a romantic date. read more

Always great food. Always excellent service. This place is very clean. I would highly recommend this place of service to any of my friends and I will continue to support them. read more

This was the worst Italian food I've had service was terrible very rude people there I will not be going back

I had the veal farmcesca, lightly breaded and in a lemon butter sauce. It was soooo awesome! The angel hair pasta with butter and parmigiana is to die for! And The ranch dressing is homemade and was also great! But the salad wasn't that great, just lettuce and tomato that had a funny taste, but they offer onions and peppers, I just didn't want that on mine. The waitress was super friendly and attentive and I gave her 40% tip, she deserved every penny. The only reason I didn't give them 5 stars was because of the salad. You have to try this place! It's awesome! read more

This place is the nightmare trifecta of restaurants. Hands down the worst Italian food I've ever eaten in my life, absolutely rude server's, and extremely overpriced. Needless to say I'll never go back again, and for sure wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone. read more

My family celebrated a birthday there several years ago. It tasted like chef boy-ar-dee. One of my family members decided to go there for their bdays this year. It was like another restaurant. The service was excellent. I think his name was Brian. The food was on point! The sauce no longer tasted like a can but actual red sauce. The consensus was to definitely return very soon. The only reason it's not a 5 star rating was bc the bar is closed. A good beer with a sub or a great Red would be wonderful with the pasta dish. read more

Our waitress Sarah was excellent. She took the time to ask the chef about my food allergies. I had the salmon with a bake potato and it was scrumptious. My husband loves their spaghetti and emptied his plate. We will definitely be back. read more

This is the worst Italian food I have ever had. I remember going here a few times way back in the early 2000's but never liking it. We wanted Italian food so I decided to revisit Milano. I ordered a Greek salad to start and it was made with iceberg lettuce (it's supposed to have romaine). My main dish was eggplant parmesan, which is deep fried, and it was so hard that I tried to eat it, but was unable to. I could barely cut through it. I sent it back, and the second one that came out was edible, but still hard. Their (red) sauce is nothing like anything that I've ever had. I'm from NY, trust me I know Italian. It has something in it that gives it a weird color and taste. I remember this from when I used to come here years ago. It's not good, like at all. Another reviewer said that his waiter told him that all food is premade, and just heated up. This would make sense. With the way they have their dining room setup, as new customers are seated they have to walk right past/next to you, which is very disruptive. For the past two decades that I have not gone here, I always got the impression that Milano wasn't doing well due to all of the new restaurants Gastonia now has. So that is why I decided to go here again after so long, to give it another chance, hoping that they fixed their food. But it's still the same gross Italian they had before. My opinion is to definitely stay away. read more

They took my favorite off the menu. I loved their tuna sub and now its gone The interior is still the same decor. Old and dated dark. The bar is right in the dining room so it can feel overwhelmingly when there are several people there I was in the mood for spaghetti so I stopped in here. It is very close to where I live The salad was small and I'm sure it was bottled dressing The pasta was mushy. Over cooked and i had forgotten that the sauce tastes canned It is so close to home and I wish I could eat there but there is no life or caring to anything The dishes made by line cooks and no chef inspiration They have their local regulars but if you want more than chef boy r de then skip this place New Italian restaurant in town is much better read more

It was my birthday, Rachel was our waiter and we had a party greater than 6. I'm a vegetarian ordered eggplant parmigiana. The spaghetti came with meat sauce and I asked her to take it back. Needless to say I walked out of the restaurant and I still haven't eaten. I will not be back to Milano's. read more

A decent Italian restaurant. The salad was good, very simple and they gave you a decent amount of dressing. I got lasagna and the sauce was a little over cooked but it wasn't bad. Our waiter was nice but could have been lightly more attentive. The calamari wasn't great but the sauce was good. read more

My family and I decided to come to Milano's since we wanted to try a different restaurant in town. I gave this restaurant 2 stars because it just wasn't my cup of tea! Don't get me wrong, I love Italian food but the food just wasn't the best. The service was great, our server was very nice and was very patient and informative about the specials! I got the chicken parmigiana, but there was nothing special about it. It looked AND tasted like something I could've made at home. The garlic bread was literally just the bread they use for their subs toasted with butter. Their meat sauce wasn't flavorful at all and was a weird brownish color and their homemade Italian dressing wasn't my favorite. If you're looking for Italian food, consider looking up reviews on yelp first or just stick to Olive Garden! read more

Awful, Awful, Awful... We didn't dine in, but instead ordered carry out because we were in the mood for Italian, but too tired to cook. Mistake. BIG mistake. HUGE. I'm not usually one to make bad reviews...but this place gave me, my son, my husband and my mother the shudders for a full two weeks afterwards. Not even exaggerating. This place left such a bad taste in all our mouths that we literally cringed. This place doesn't resemble Italian food in the least. Maybe someone who has never eaten, cooked or even SEEN Italian food might be fooled into thinking this was edible. It's not. The chicken parm tasted like someone tossed a grilled piece of chicken (not even breaded!) in Campbells TOMATO SOUP that someone dumped canned chili in. This was not spaghetti sauce. This was flat out tomato soup (with that weird creamy orange color and no seasoning) with some crumbly lumps of undefined meat. My son got the Veal house special....let's just say...no. NO. The only saving grace was the two orders of tiramisu, which was obviously NOT made in house, and was still frozen. We let it thaw and ate that for dinner. The rest went into the garbage can. Save yourself the trouble and the expense. It's not worth it. read more

We went to Milano's Italian Restaurant last night and I would have to say I was extremely dissapointed. This was our first time going to the restaurant and I can tell you it will be our last. The food was BLAND, BLAND, BLAND! Nothing Italian about it unless you consider Chef Boyardee Italian food, as Milano's was more Bland than Chef Boyardee! I got the Pollo Florentine and a margarita and my boyfriend got the Veal Parmesan. The margarita was extremely salty and I am not talking about the salt on the rim, when drinking it with a straw it was super salty. The blue cheese dressing that came with the salad had no blue cheese flavor. The Pollo Florentine was bland, bland bland, there was no detectable seasoning at all. The Veal Parmesan was bland as well as the sauce on top. Both of our spaghetti sides were bland whatever pasta sauce they use had no flavor other than tomato. The waitress was not knowledgeable about the menu items or the price of my margarita. We will not be going to this restaurant ever again. It is ashame because it looked so quaint and nice. We spent $40 and we could have had a much better meal somewhere else for much less. read more

My girlfriend really loves this place....I mean really loves this place. It's a great little Italian restaurant that serves up large portions for a great price. The lunch crowd is usually hopping here so try to get here early or late during the lunch hours. It has a good amount of seating though, so the line will move pretty quickly. They have your regular Italian food, so expect all of your favorites here. But the serving sizes here are pretty large & will fill even the hungriest stomach in the room. I'm a big fan of the meat ravioli, along with the lasagna. You really can't go wrong here with any dish as it's all pretty good. The prices here are great, with nothing too expensive to where lunch hurts your wallet. It's a great place to grab a great Italian lunch, because who doesn't like Italian. Walking in, you'll think the place may be too nice for lunch, but the decor really doesn't match up too well with the place. Maybe for dinner, the decor fits well, but for lunch it's really just too much. But I like Milano's for lunch, especially when I'm in the mood for great Italian. read more

Best Italian food in the area... I use to eat here almost 20 years ago, I now live in Lake Norman and make the drive to eat here. The decor has not changed in 20 years, I think the same plastic plants are still hanging on the walls. Overlooking that the service is great, and I have never had anything bad to eat. read more

Milano Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Gastonia, North Carolina

Service was great. Prompt and super friendly. my boyfriend got the chicken piccata. It was pretty good, not as good as mine, but that's one of my specialties. I got chicken parmesan with meat sauce. The meat sauce was probably the worst I've ever had. I've seen reviews comparing it to Chef Boyardee, and I honestly think I like Chef Boyardee better. the chicken was perfectly cooked. It wasn't cooked in the style of chicken parmesan at all. I think it may have been cooked in a slow cooker, and it wasn't breaded, but it was delicious chicken nonetheless once I scraped off the meat sauce and the unrecognizable cheese. Despite the bad reviews and the terrible meat sauce , I would probably give them another try. It's the closest restaurant to my new house and they are always packed. read more

Milano Italian Restaurant - Ok salad. The dressing was not bottled. It was homemade ranch and very good. - Italian Near Me - Gastonia, North Carolina

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Don't call in your orders at Milanos. Whoever is taking them will usually put you on hold for 20 minutes, even in the middle of placing it. Terrible service. Updated 4/7: Tried again today, once again put on hold and ignored. They need to get it together. read more

From the get go I had my suspicions that it wouldn't be good but I was pleasantly surprised. Like most places you have to know what to order, and I'd say anything that doesn't have a red sauce with it. Angel hair pasta add shrimp? Ugh so good. One of my friends got the salmon which I sampled and was also delicious. I got the manicotti one time and was kinda let down. The sauce was rather tomato paste-ish. I'll keep coming here for the angel hair pasta which is amazing. Give it a try, I just recommend trying something with no tomato base. Lol read more

Milano Italian Restaurant - My to go order of angel hair pasta add shrimp :) delicious - Italian Near Me - Gastonia, North Carolina

This is my favorite place for lasagna!! It has been consistent in flavor over the years. I've been coming here for 20 years and even though I live 4 hours away, I try to get in when I'm in the area. Prices are decent and food is always great. read more

As a former employee, I don't understand all these bad reviews. Milanos puts out good food on a consistent basis. My favorites are eggplant parm, salmon, tuna sub and the lunch special "Spaghetti Parm & Shrimp" All the staff including servers, cooks, etc. work hard everyday to give every patron a good experience. Milano's has a comfortable laid back atmosphere, and once you are in a booth you are in no hurry to leave. Milano's has been in business for over 27 years and they are a solid establishment. They rock on consistency and cleaniliness. Everyone should give this place a try. read more

Very poor service. In fact, my party was told by the manager it was our fault we did not receive everything we ordered due to overwhelming the waitress. The waitress asked us what we we needed, and we told her (apparently this creates anxiety and overwhelms wait staff...). When asked to remove items not received we were then accused of stealing the items at the register. I found this extremely offensive and unprofessional. If I could give this place zero stars I would. The food has also declined in quality and palatability over the last couple of years as well. Take your dining out dollars elsewhere. read more

I found the Manicotti and Lasagna I ordered was as good as an okay tasting store bought frozen dinner and the portions were small. I'm from NYC and I expect Italian food from a Italian restaurant to be fresh and a good portions. read more

I'm not hard to please. And I rarely post reviews. This place however, is NOT Italian food. This is southern food trying to be Italian. The atmosphere is inviting, the service was a little to be desired, that is if you could find your waitress, I will give you a hint, when you hand off the check don't disappear for 15 mins. I had chicken parm and it was like someone poured chef boyarde sauce on top of country fried chicken. I was first enticed because of how the place was packed full of people every weekend, and when I finally left I was mostly confused. On a scale of 1-10 with just the food I make at home being a 10. This stuff is a 2. Would not recommend. Would enthusiastically caution anyone from going. Stay at home and eat a hot pocket, better bang for your buck. read more

I have been going to thus restaurant for 23 years. It is obvious to everyone that it has been going down hill. I have eaten here atleast twice a week for over 20 years. Sometimes more. 8 months ago I went with friends to eat. Our waitress was so high on something that she could barely function. It was even being dicussed among the employees and patrons. We were there for 3 1/2 hours. It was a horrible experience but it was my first so We still continued visiting. Two weeks ago we visited..it was a Saturday night around 7. .first.... The floor was so filthy. We were placed in "the entertainment section"..this is what we were told. It was the same waitress! They hired her back. She then took our order on her knees. We got our salads ( that were made wrong) 20 minutes before our drinks. It took l hour and 5 minutes to get our food. It was wrong. We Ordered a pizza to go for the kids...she forgot to give the order to the kitchen. ..WAIT..it gets worse... She then follows my friend out to the car to pick a fight with her. ..all while her customers are inside the restaurant. I had to go in to tell the manager to come get her. We still were charged full amount for our meal. I have kept my mouth shut about this. ..but I was told tonight that this waitress still works there and actually did this to someone else. I will NEVER visit this restaurant again. I would not suggest it to anyone. Ever. read more

Ate there Saturday. The worst Italian food I've ever had, seriously the worst. Sauce was orange, thick and almost too salty to eat. Think Chef Boy R Dee... Hubby had manicotti, I had lasagna, neither were good but we were hungry so we ate it. Italian salad dressing was supposed to be home made, but it was thick like Kraft... and it was sweet. YUCK! My 16 year old son sent his spaghetti back and got a turkey sub instead. Best thing was waitress, she was great. We told her how terrible the food was, and she said she wouldn't eat the Italian food there so she understood. Wow... read more

Standard Americanized Italian food served up in huge portions. The flavors were just ok and nothing really stood out. The house chianti was very smooth and paired well with their pasta offerings. Overall, probably not a restaurant we'd go back to. read more

Lots of food at a good price. Red sauce is way different than the normal and goes great with the garlic bread. If you're not in the mood for pasta try the sandwiches - the grilled chicken finger sandwich is great. read more

Was surprised to find this little gem in Gastonia. Went looking for an Italian place with the gps so my niece could have pizza - so glad it found Milanos. The food was good, we had a personal pizza, hot sub and baked ziti. None of us could finish our meals. It was quiet, relaxing, nice atmosphere with white table cloths and cloth napkins. The prices didn't seem to match the decor - and you paid as you left at the door. A little strange considering the upscale environment. The staff were all adults and professional. Seems it would be great for a couples night out, meeting with friends, etc. Our 9-year-old was fine but we felt we needed to be quieter than we would normally be in a restaurant with her. Try it out- it's a great bargin with great atmosphere. read more

If you're looking for great italian food and delicious ambiance... go to the grocery store, buy noodles and sauce, cook at home while watching a nice Italian-esque movie because that is better than this restaurant. The server was mediocre, nothing spectacular. The hostesses and other staff were way under par. Hostess wouldn't look up from her cell phone while we set up table, and when she called our name just pointed for us where to go... food was meh like I said... I've made better ravioli and spaghetti in a matter of minutes than the time it took get our watered down excuse for pasta. read more

Honestly the worst italian food I have ever had. When you get veal parm and it served with American cheese... enough said, sauce was terrible meatballs bland. I was beyond disappointed. read more

My family from out of town seem to love this place. However, I'm pretty much w/everybody else on here. The food is good; NOT great, but okay. I think it's a little better than "Chef Boyardee" as some people say, but def not the best Italian I've ever had. The service is Okay at best. A little bit too....Cracker Barrel in a quiet Italian restaurant. Decor is nice, but is dumbed down by some patrons & wait staff. I live here, & I don't go. Nearby too. Just not really that great at all. read more

Surprised in the gashouse to find Italian this good. Salad was fresh and the dressing tasty. Cheese bread was just Ok (as was the side spigehitti) but the real stand outs were the hot sandwiches...cheese steak was outstanding and the Chicken Francese...wow! read more