When we were about to leave, maitre d stopped us and told that chef wanted to greet as before leaving. After we paid, they brought one more greet from kitchen. The price was surprisingly less than 300, don't remember the exact amount but compared to another 1 or 2 Michelin star restaurant in Europe, it was very reasonable. Before, during and after we got small greetings from kitchen, and there was absolutely nothin to be complaining about. Suggested wines were paired exceptionally. The food was really good, great even, getting better as the evening went on. We ordered recommended menu with 7 courses. It was the kind that we appreciate, dignified and very polite. So we got in, and from the beginning the service was excellent.
I do recommend to make a reservation, but if you don't have the time, you definitely should check if there's room anyway. There was just a two of us, me and my wife. The restaurant wasn't packed, so we got a table. It was a Thursday evening, and we asked from the door if there was any possibility to get in without reservation. Our (not so good) hotel was about 30 meters from this place, and we were just trying to find some decent place to eat. We kind of stumbled in to this wonderful restaurant. Overall the price for the meal is reasonable even if you do a la carte, since restos in Milan are just generally on the pricier side. Overall the service was attentive and not too much, some times i feel fine dining is a bit stressful when you feel there are 2-3 people hovering around you constantly, so I felt it was sufficient for our table. Tiramisu was our biggest disappointment, I personally think that the decomposing idea of separating all the elements within the dessert is novel (a marscapone gelato, coffee flavor cookie crumbles, and a foam of milk with a stick of finger cookie, drizzled with a coffee / chocolate sauce), however it is rather difficult for diners to successfully compose all parts together and replicate a neatly layered traditional tiramisu. The Milanese style veal was decent, the crust was well balanced not too thick or oily. The pasta with rabbit ragout was extremely fresh and the texture was great. It was surprisingly flavourful without being extremely salty or fishy tasting, and event tasted great when it went a bit cold the plate for the risotto could have been hotter to retain the heat for the plate. My friend ordered the rissoto that was sprinkled with a dry fish () powder, dried clams and some lobster meat. For starters I ordered the Pigeon salad, it was soft and tender and I liked how it had dried mangos sprinkled on it to give it some sweetness. We ordered the Young Menu which was 75 euros, had Spumante for aperitivo and then paired our dishes with a glass of Barolo (2009, which winery brand I cannot remember).
From the outside of the building you wouldn't imagine there would be a fine dining restaurant here, however once you enter you sense a warm boutique hotel environment like walking into someone's private study. I was lucky because it is one of the Michelin restos that are actually near where I am living, so visiting the location was no sweat for me, but for some people they may find the surroundings a bit "industrial". I visited "Chic n' Quick" previously and tasted their 24 euro lunch menu, so when I learned that actually it was operated by Sadler, I was surprised and wanted to give it a try.
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