Milanese recipes & a risotto of the day in an elegant setup, plus garden views from a quaint patio.
At a glance
#52 of 94 Restaurants in Milan #36 of 64 Italian restaurants in MilanLocalGuideWorld score: 4.20
Rating breakdown
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5 ★55%
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4 ★24%
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3 ★10%
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2 ★6%
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1 ★5%
Quick facts
- What is the rating of Don Lisander?
- Don Lisander is rated 4.2 out of 5 based on 644 reviews.
- How does Don Lisander rank in Milan?
- Don Lisander is #52 of 94 Restaurants in Milan by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
- Where is Don Lisander located?
- Via Alessandro Manzoni, 12/A, 20121 Milano MI, Italy — 1.3 km from the center of Milan.
- How can I contact Don Lisander?
- Phone: +39 02 7602 0130 · Website: ristorantedonlisander.com
Found this lovely courtyard restaurant while walking down the street. Peaceful and lovely sunny views of a garden. The food was excellent and very friendly waiter and staff. Would thoroughly recommend.
Lovely place hidden from the street with possibly to sit outside with garden view inside the courtyard. Great and knowledgeable service and good wine suggestions. Recommend👌🏻
Our go-to restaurant in Milano.
As expats in Tokyo, Japan for over a decade and being a couple of foodie, we are very spoiled with high quality food/cuisine.
We found this restaurant by accident in 2016 on our honeymoon very close to our hotel, and we fell in love with it right away. My very picky eater half Italian husband is always satisfied with their food. Me being a very difficult and picky person when it comes to food is happy with almost all their food.
Since then it became our tradition to go there every time we go back to Europe, when we do our traditional shopping vacation in Milano.
The atmosphere is very nice, nothing to complain about.
Travelling all over Asia and Europe I noticed the service styles under different countries and culture are very different, to be fair I think we can’t say “it is bad” just because it’s not the service we are used to. The service at this restaurant is correct in my opinion, in a normal and proper Italian manner, though could be a little bit more welcoming generally speaking, but nothing to really complain about. In my case they were very happy to help when I asked a hand to go down the stairs to the ladies room when I was sacred falling with my sky high heels.
All in all we really like this restaurant and we will keep our tradition to go back. Even with our kids when they are bigger.
As expats in Tokyo, Japan for over a decade and being a couple of foodie, we are very spoiled with high quality food/cuisine.
We found this restaurant by accident in 2016 on our honeymoon very close to our hotel, and we fell in love with it right away. My very picky eater half Italian husband is always satisfied with their food. Me being a very difficult and picky person when it comes to food is happy with almost all their food.
Since then it became our tradition to go there every time we go back to Europe, when we do our traditional shopping vacation in Milano.
The atmosphere is very nice, nothing to complain about.
Travelling all over Asia and Europe I noticed the service styles under different countries and culture are very different, to be fair I think we can’t say “it is bad” just because it’s not the service we are used to. The service at this restaurant is correct in my opinion, in a normal and proper Italian manner, though could be a little bit more welcoming generally speaking, but nothing to really complain about. In my case they were very happy to help when I asked a hand to go down the stairs to the ladies room when I was sacred falling with my sky high heels.
All in all we really like this restaurant and we will keep our tradition to go back. Even with our kids when they are bigger.
Even considering July is the busiest time of the year in Milan, we couldn’t understand the waiter’s attitude. When we asked for a recommendation for champagne, he just pointed out the most expensive one without explaining anything. Even after we ordered that one, he kept being rather arrogant or indifferent. When we ordered Orangina, what he said the restaurant has, he brought us an orange flavored Fanta already opened without asking us first.
Food was so-so and quite salty overall, especially the meatball. We liked the Milanese veal but as you know it can’t go so wrong in Milan. I wouldn’t go back or recommend this place.
Food was so-so and quite salty overall, especially the meatball. We liked the Milanese veal but as you know it can’t go so wrong in Milan. I wouldn’t go back or recommend this place.
The place is beautiful from an architectural point of view. Staff very kind.
Too pricey for what you get.
A risotto for 28 euros is a flat children’s size plate. A shame for an Italian restaurant.
Too pricey for what you get.
A risotto for 28 euros is a flat children’s size plate. A shame for an Italian restaurant.
How lucky were we to walk into this gorgeous restaurant. Off the beaten path in Milan (very close to the Duomo) we walked in and suddenly were calm. Every element in the restaurant was perfecto — decor, service and food. We started with the Cod Carpaccio and the Tuna Tartar. Beyond amazing! For mains, we had the Risotto alla Milanese (Risotto with Saffron) and the spaghetti with red shrimp and lime. These dishes paired perfectly with the Vermmentino Canayli white wine. We finished with the Tiramisu, cappuccino, and double espresso. The food was so good, I’m officially dead.
The restaurant seemed like a nice place to dine it - more fancy than the others I saw nearby during my first night in Milan.
The food was delicious but it failed to deliver on how it was cooked in some aspects.
We were served decent bread in the beginning with their in-house olive oil which was the best olive oil I've ever had. Could only munch on that.
For an appetizer we tried the burrata and the Milanese-style meatballs. Both were delicious and no remarks on that.
One of the mains was pasta and it was amazing. Full of flavour and perfect texture - both the pasta and the goose ragu. The other main - catoletta was also delicious. However the batter it was fried in was a bit soggy in fat. Furthermore, some of the potatoes were not properly cooked with one for the completely raw.
The tiramisu felt a bit dense and heavy. First time in Italy so not really sure how it's made best. However, the next day I had a other one which was much lighter and fuller in taste.
Overall, the restaurant was decent with apparently good quality products but a bit pricey for the overall quality of how the food was prepared.
The food was delicious but it failed to deliver on how it was cooked in some aspects.
We were served decent bread in the beginning with their in-house olive oil which was the best olive oil I've ever had. Could only munch on that.
For an appetizer we tried the burrata and the Milanese-style meatballs. Both were delicious and no remarks on that.
One of the mains was pasta and it was amazing. Full of flavour and perfect texture - both the pasta and the goose ragu. The other main - catoletta was also delicious. However the batter it was fried in was a bit soggy in fat. Furthermore, some of the potatoes were not properly cooked with one for the completely raw.
The tiramisu felt a bit dense and heavy. First time in Italy so not really sure how it's made best. However, the next day I had a other one which was much lighter and fuller in taste.
Overall, the restaurant was decent with apparently good quality products but a bit pricey for the overall quality of how the food was prepared.
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