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Cafe Milano

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Address: 3251 Prospect St. NW, Georgetown, Washington, DC, 20007 | Map It
Phone: 202/333-6183 | Reserve Online

Price range: $$$
Cuisine: Italian
Location: Georgetown

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 2.9/5

Fodor's Review:

By night you're likely to rub shoulders with local socialites, sports figures, visiting celebrities, and the Euro-crowd at Cafe Milano's cheek-by-jowl bar. Expect authentic, sophisticated Italian cooking and a pricey wine list. Specialties are fried stuffed olives and smelts, thin-crust pizzas, pasta dishes such as lobster with linguine and orecchiette with anchovies, air-dried ricotta, and the type of beautifully composed and dressed salads favored by ladies who lunch.

Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V

Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by Mab85 from NYC on 7/29/08
I really enjoyed Cafe Milano, despite the noisy bar scene. The food was excellent and the service great. The prices are high but I got a very large portion so I wasn't complaining too much.

Member Rating: 4.8
Ratings details: Food: 5.0 Atmosphere: 5.0 Service: 5.0 Value: 4.0

Reviewed by Girlspytravel from DC on 9/21/07
I go to Cafe Milano frequently-for good reason-their chef, who is from Sorrento is excellent, I DO feel that this food is almost as good as what I get in Italy, EVERYTHING we've had here was good-my friend believes the veal is the best he's had anywhere, the bruschetta, excellent, the sea scallops I had, also excellent, the fried calamari-batter light and squid texture just right-not chewy. The food plus the atmosphere-this is the place to go for a night on the town in DC

Member Rating: 4.6
Ratings details: Food: 5.0 Atmosphere: 4.0 Service: 4.0 Value: 5.0

Reviewed by elihuhawk from Iowa City, IA on 8/29/07
Cafe Milano can be a pleasant dining experience if you want to be in "the" glitterati restaurant and don't mind the bustle and average Italian fare. Authentic, no; horrible, neither; popular,yes; why? ....... There are better eateries in Washington, D.C..

Member Rating: 2.2
Ratings details: Food: 2.0 Atmosphere: 3.0 Service: 2.0 Value: 2.0

Reviewed by rsakita from Allentown, Pennsylvania on 8/22/07
The food at Cafe Milano is sub-par. We have better Italian restaurants here in the boondocks of Pennsylvania. How this establishment thrives in D.C. is beyond me. I recently stopped by with a party of 4 - none of us enjoyed our meal. We had pastas, appetizers, risotto and swordfish - all ill prepared. I know there are better restaurants in D.C. Don't waste your time or money!

Member Rating: 1.6
Ratings details: Food: 1.0 Atmosphere: 2.0 Service: 3.0 Value: 1.0

Reviewed by heinzelj001 from Washington DC on 2/18/07
If you think this is a good restaurant you don't know DC, and there are MUCH better places to people watch/ spot in DC.
Service was bad. Food was only edible, for the little you got.