Bellariva In Milano

31/12/2025: It's a rather out-of-the-way restaurant, you should know, on Via Piranesi. I went there today at the insistence of a friend who, due to his insecurities, only frequents places with this or that chef, otherwise he won't go. And that alone should have seemed strange to me, because in Milan there are excellent, anonymous trattorias where you can eat well and tastefully for a fair price. I didn't have a bad experience, but I didn't enjoy it either. We waited a long time before our food was served, perhaps because of the choice (rice cake with marrow), perhaps because it was 1:00 PM and the place was packed, but the fact is that we sat at a table and waited until 2:00 PM, finishing off two trays of bread. Among the appetizers, I chose a heifer tartare (a really meager portion), which was good, yes, but nothing exceptional. And considering that we only ordered two glasses of white wine and didn't have any dessert, the cost of lunch seemed excessive.

16/12/2025: Given that I have nothing to say about the food (which was delicious), I'm giving the restaurant three stars for these reasons. The portions: measly. We left hungrier than when we entered. Slowness of the staff: Out of three waiters, only one was taking orders, who also had to do everything else. We arrived at 1:00 PM. We placed our order at 1:40 PM, and the first courses arrived at almost 3:00 PM. We left at 4:30 PM. Payment: There was a woman at the cash register who, in my opinion, was rude and didn't know how to use Satispay, making everything even slower. For the price, I'd like better service.