Loved every minute of it. Real treat.

While the restaurant had potential to be a lot better, it lacked a few things for us. While charging above $30 a plate the restaurant lacked good service, we waited pro longer periods before being checked on, we asked to have one of our meals boxed we did not get it until we asked where it was and we noticed it just sitting boxed up on the bar as if they had forgotten, we ordered coffee and cappuccino after dinner, we received burnt coffee and milk and coffee not a cappuccino. We expressed our concerns, we received a mediocre apology, we wouldn’t recommend it for the price and quality.

Always enjoyable with professional service and wonderful food.

Overrated, there are MUCH better Italian restaurants in the DC area

Overall I was not impressed with the drinks and food. Started out with cocktails (Martini and Milano Mule). Presentation was nice but not the best drinks. The bread for the table came in a small paper bag. One slice per individual. Well the meal were disappointing from presentation to taste. I would not recommend this for a date or any occasion.

Excellence

Perfect as always. My girlfriend and I had a delightful evening. The food and the ambiance. I enjoyed some new things on the menu! As things open up more I feel that Milano always caters to the guest experience and makes things as enjoyable as possible. They always make me feel welcome and at home. The reason I keep going back!

The food was not worth the hype. Food was heavy, greasy, and flavorless... disappointing considering it’s very pricey. Ambiance was good, cocktails and dessert were good too... but appetizers and mains were pretty blah.

This is one of my favorite restaurants. unfortunately, that night I didn’t have a good waitress.

Always great time great to see them starting to open up again

We had a wonderful early Mother’s Day dinner at Cafe Milano. For starters we both had the butter lettuce salads which were fresh with great presentation and lightly dressed.I had the veal and spinach ravioli and my husband had the salmon which he said was delicious. We were both very happy with our meals and the service. We dined on the patio and really appreciated that the warm bread was served in individual bags and that our silverware was presented in a sterile clear package. Our cab and white wine choices were both very good as well.

Service is great and some dishes are yummy. Carpaccio was good but Pizza is extremely soggy

There were ample choices, the service was excellent

Great evening at Cafe Milano. I wish we could have corked our own wine though.

Overrated for what it really offers. Service staff was “doing us a favor” each time we requested something (rude!). The bathroom was atrocious (worse than a gas station toilet - it smelled bad, no TP in stalls, YUCK!). For the price they charge, I would recommend go someplace else. The food was nothing special either. I would not recommend this restaurant (not for the food, not for the service). No second chance here.

***Update: since my posting of this review, the restaurant reached out to us and offered us our next meal as a guest of the restaurant. We did turn down the offer because this review was not meant to gain anything. I commend the restaurant for taking the feedback seriously and hopefully others will have a better experience than we did.

Was there for lunch. I would have liked to see some 'brunch' dishes, but none. I think the prices were fairly high for lunch. I ordered the lobster soup, but was disappointed as it was 'heavy' and no sign of lobster within the soup. I will try again, as the service was outstanding as was the neighborhood charm and they had lovely seating options too.

Everything we had was wonderful. Issue was, everything we had wasn't necessarily what we ordered. We ordered the same mocktale twice but got 2 distinctly different mocktales (needed to drive home), one of which wasn't even on the menu so we to this moment don't know what it was. It didn't seem like the servers of bartenders knew what they were offering. Also the paper menus and digital menu's were vastly different, which might cause even more confusion.

We were sat at a hot corner which was a bit chaotic, but meant amazing service by everyone but our actual server who was a bit checked out of us, much bigger tickets elsewhere I guess. That said, the sommelier was the nicest gentleman ever and made us feel right at home.

The kitchen was also awesome in splitting the risotto that we got for an appetizer for us.

All in all, the night was great but long. I would come here for the experience and not the speed.

Family gathering

Our first time at a restaurant in months - because of the pandemic. A lovely evening out with old friends!

It has been several years since I dined at Cafe Milano, I forgot how great it is. Cafe Milano has been in Georgetown for a long time and with so many new restaurants opening in the area, I kept trying the new ones. I always liked the food and service at Cafe Milano. My wife and I had lunch at sat outside. The service was impeccable, as it should be a a white table cloth restaurant but that is not a given these days. The menu has all the classic Italian dishes and more. Our dishes were outstanding, both appetizers and the pasta dishes; dessert was even amazing. It will be returning to Cafe Milano sooner rather than later and highly recommend it to anyone that loves expertly prepared Italian cuisine.

Cafe Milano is always excellent - but this time it was “above and beyond.” My guest and I showed up late for our reservation and it was the busiest night since the pandemic started. Nevertheless, we were given a perfect table and the service was extraordinary.

Service was t great but food was good!

2nd time at the restaurant. Everything was great.

Wonderful menu and service as always, nice outdoor seating on a sunny spring day.

LOVE CAFE MILANO.....IT IS MY GO TO RESTAURANT FOR EVERY CELEBRATION!!!

We had reservations for inside. We asked if we could be seated outside because there were numerous empty tables. The manager advised that it was "sold out" and they were holding those tables for reservations. We were disappointed, but we sat inside. For the next hour as we ate we saw those 5 or 6 empty tables outside remain empty. So that was frustrating and disappointing. I understand that sometimes people make reservations and then don't show up, but I think the manager should have moved us outside. He made me feel like a second class citizen because I had only made my reservations a couple of hours in advance of our dinner. Our waiter was excellent though, friendly, funny, and attentive. The food was good but not outstanding and a little overpriced. So would I recommend this restaurant to others, no probably not.

Laurent and his. Team were fantastic as always!

Seeing family.

For the K street crowd and power dinners so it was overpriced.

Beef carpaccio was massively overloaded with cheese and arugula

Lobster pasta was disappointing. Bland and doughy. Waiter removed the cost of the entree from the bill.

Breaded Veal cutlet and the red snapper were both delicious

The lemon tart was also delicious.

No restaurant in DC takes better care of its regulars than Cafe Milano. I come from a family of restauranteurs from Italy and watching Laurent greet and catch up with everyone reminds me of watching my father and uncle as a child. He's a natural leader and a brilliant host.

Try the Risotto; it's world class.

pasta was bland, we were not offered bread and oil like other table

Bad service, really bad service. The waiters were rude

Wonderful place to be outside and enjoy a lovely meal w friends !

Amazing food, service and ambience!

Ordered the Osso buco and the meat was tough, generally it’s supposed fall right off the bone .
My wife’s pasta with meat sauce was bland.
However my sons lamb chops were amazing.
Not sure if it’s becuse they were extremely busy or May of just had a bad day.

Cafe Milano is an outstanding dining experience each and every time I have the pleasure of going there. The service and food and customer care are simply wonderful!

Food was excellent!! Try the octopus.

Outstanding service. Great menu. Delicious food.

Thank you for taking such strict covid precautions! Plexiglass stands between the tables were much appreciated.

Lovely ambiance, attentive service, homemade pasta. We had fish stew and lobster with linguine, with a delicious bottle of wine. A little expensive, but well worth it. Would definitely recommend Cafe Milano