cafe milano - four seasons hotel abu dhabi

visited cafe milano a couple of weeks ago  for the saturday brunch.

the restaurant is really nice, the terrace completely opens up and created the impression that the whole restaurant is outdoor. the weather was nice that day so we really enjoyed that feature...

food was very good.  the saturday brunch concept consists of sharing antipasti and starters and pasta, and choosing 1maincourse per person. desserts where also to share, at which point we were completely full after the enormous amount of food served.

service was attentive and quick.

good value for money also...

before visiting café milano at four seasons in abu dhabi i was convinced that one could not have a authentic italian experience outside of italy. this quickly changed right after i devoured the starter with the mind-blowing burrata with beautiful wild tomatoes and asparagus’s. i believe what i’ve had so far at any place hasn’t been burrata, except for the one today!

the starter was accompanied by the chefs special pasta dish with seafood. themainwas very authentic in its character and the flavors were completely autonomous, almost getting hungry while describing this dish again.

to finish of this beautiful culinary experience, and once you think it can’t get any better, it just gets better. we were served with tiramisu, probably the most extraordinary tiramisu i’ve had in my life too, and i’ve had many :). words can not even describe the explosion of flavors which occurred putting the first spoon and sensing the flavors. everything was rounded of with an italian cup of cappuccino with almond milk.

i can now go back on my conviction and say that i have experienced the best italian food outside of italy!

absolutely delicious!

we went there the last saturday and surprisingly the has this amazing friuli venezia-giulia brunch.

there are so many good things 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 bothmaincourses, 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 themaincourses 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

had been here for business dinner last night. the set menu was average. the service was slower. some people left by the time themaincourse was getting over as it was too late & took desserts home. i hope next time there’ll be better menu with a better experience.

when you dine at the four seasons you expect exceptional food, service and a large bill. but i was very surprised when having their business lunch on a weekday.
great starter and themaincourse was a phenomenal cut of meat perfectly cooked, great service all for aed 100 (aed 135 for the 3 course). incredible! went back the next day for more. absolutely consistent.
a big thank you to patrick and his team for a job well done.
oops. almost forgot to mention the beautiful open layout with a great view.

valentine night dinner review:
value for price 3
food: 3.8
service: 3
i took the set menue, 5 course food was good.maindish we tried both options but the fish was way better than the lamp.
the service were not great, taking too much time to serve the tables and long wait time between courses.
i understand that it was a busy night but the place was not 100% full.

went there for dinner and was disappointed. the salad was nothing special and themaincourse was boring. the kind of dinner you would expect in a cheap restaurant, not in a four seasons.

been there for dinner. booking is quite easy and user friendly. the view is stunning as it is a semi opened restaurant. the service is good especially the manager who came to our table a few times during meal. food wise is so-so.maindishes are a bit too salty. the choice of dessert is a bit limited and no drink menu is available. overall it is a good restaurant to visit.

i am quite happy with this restaurant, finally a good italian restaurant in abu dhabi well priced.

i have been at the restaurant few times, trying pastas and pizzas, and they are good. the menu is simple and easy to choose. the preparation is simple, with good balance to the ingredients, definitely is not an americanized cuisine although the concept is originally from us. i think themainreason is the well prepared staff, majority are italians including the chef that can add the right 'authentic' italian touch to the food and service.

ambience is refined but not intimidating, the view is probably the best as you can see sea and the city behind.

definitely recommended, i hope the quality and prices remain the same in the future