absolutely delicious!
we went there the last saturday and surprisingly the has this amazing friuli venezia-giulia brunch.
there are so manygoodthings about this venue that y really do not know from where start.
the selection of cold starters was just enough to start the meal, delicate flavor, high quality of charcuterie and cold cuts; the panini and the pizza fritta were so light and tasty that after we ate them our appetite was more than ready for the next course: "hot starters'' the frittata with parmesan cheese is definitely something to highlight from the hot starter section, there were spinach and leeks tortino which has a perfect cloudy texture and really balanced flavor, the fagioli soup is a must if you go there! it really made me feel like if i was at home.
and finally; la pasta!! i no want to exaggerate but the home pasta was perfectly cooked, it is for much the best pasta i have ever tried in the uae so far... the thinness of the ravioli will make you understand the truly italian skills of the chef and his team, i will not describe how wonderful the flavor was because i do believe this one of those dishes that people must go to taste because any description of any ''blogger'' will have the right words to explain it. the ravioli came along with a long pasta with beef ragu, the shape of the pasta was a kind of ''bugattini'' perfectly cooked as well, i will just say i'll be back soon to the brunch only to repeat at least 5 times that pasta.
if you think that is enough, well when we talk about italian gastronomy never is enough: we got both main courses, the goulash with polenta and the black code, again the cooking method of the stew in the goulash, the flavor of the seasoning and the texture in the polenta take me back to home again. as a seafood lover, i was really excited waiting for the black code so as the rest of the food was just extremely delicious i got really high expectation from the fish, so after the first bite, i confirmed the marvelous chef the have at cafe milano - four seasons abu dhabi. no more comments... unfortunately we could not finish the main courses as it was too much food for only two of us.
i've talked too much about the place already but it will be unfair if i finish this review without mentioning how good, professional and engaging staff they have at cafe milano, mr. patrizion was the head waiter on charge of our table, the service was smooth and we definitely felt we were served by a professional. overall the staff was smiling and well-groomed. i saw the sommelier serving a glass of chianti in one of the nearest tables and i could appreciate his skills and professionalism, i think we made as well our aperol spritz so well done!! our table was approached by a gentleman who i think must be the gm or the maitre, i made the quality check twice and even helped me with an issue a was having (lost my mobile in the taxi) so overall the experience was beyond the expectation.
i'd like to highlight that even though the saturday brunch was amazing, this is a restaurant that has more to offer to the public in general, is the right place to go for dinner and enjoy a lovely bottle of franciacorta