I didn’t mention the place that FfC and I went to for lunch. It was in quite a touristy area and it’s not that likely that I’ll go back there but ………….
I wanted wine. FfC didn’t. I didn’t really want a glass since I might have wanted more than a glass and it’s kind of annoying so I asked for a half litre. He said that he would open a bottle of wine and I would only have to pay for what I had. I was dubious about this but I was with FfC and I thought ‘Oh, what the hell. Why not?’
I’ve just looked at the bill. I had, more or less, a half of the bottle and they only charged me €5!
The food was not bad either.
We both had one of the pasta dishes of the day which was the shell pasta with a ragù sauce of wild boar (which I particularly like). The sauce wasn’t the best I’ve ever tasted but it wasn’t bad at all – and was only €5 a dish!
We did have sweet though. They had meringhina (it’s a soft cake thing – typical Milanese) and so we had some. With ice-cream. Very nice although they could have warmed it up a bit more – and I don’t think this is the right season for it. Still, very nice. It was the first time FfC had ever had it but as soon as I saw it I wanted it. F got me onto it.
Just in case, the place was called Lo Strapuntino, near Corso Garibaldi. Worth a mention, anyway.
So, maybe I will go back there again as it was all very reasonable.
Unfortunately the situation has worsened since you have been there last year. My conclusion in 2012: Lo Strapuntino – very disappointing, bad food, even worse service.
I was really excited about it after googeling and reading good reviews. Also some guys mentioned it in their blog. Here’s what we got instead at Lo Strapuntino: meal #1 overdone, greasy fish cake which tasted like catfood, meal #2 (the most disgusting piece of food i have EVER put in my mouth) pieces of fish fat with pasta in tomato sauce for 28 euro.
Appetizer: I got fried zucchini flowers thinking it will be light and delicious, oh no…. again extremely greasy and at the same time a soggy mess. My mom ordered pasta which came cold and dry almost like it was heated up, then the main course at Lo Stapuntino: the driest piece of fat on a bone that looked like it belonged on another animal (for 22 euro).
The waiter did not answer to questions regarding the freshness of the food. The food at Lo Stapuntino was not served simultaneously. The table wasn’t cleaned properly, so we had to eat at a dirty table decorated with glasses used by previous customers.
So far my bad experience at Lo Strapuntino in 2012. Thanks for posting
Thanks for the update, ehartman. Sorry to hear you had such a bad time there. However it’s very rare for restaurants in touristy areas to be really THAT good. even so, your experience sounds quite dreadful. Should you be in Milan again, try one of the restaurants I list on the right hand side of my blog. They aren’t in tourist areas, generally, but well worth the 10 minute (or less) taxi ride to them, in my opinion.