Reviews for Milano's Enoteca & Italian Ristaurante in Lynchburg, VA

This restaurant has come a long way, but suffers from over-salted and sugared food (usually a sign of a cook or chef who smokes... cigarettes), US Foods frozen ingredients like the ravioli (the exact ravioli is a fraction of the price at the new US foodsstore y?all), and dishes with too many ingredients! The Pizza is fine, but the piling on of too many different ingredientsmakes them seem like a high frat boy was cooking. More is not always better! This was also the issue with the salads. Please,for the sake of baby Jesus, do not call a salad a Caesar if it does not resemble one! It came on wilted lettuce, covered in aCREAMY dressing, and ?. wait for it? almonds. Please do us all a solid and name the salad something else like limp creamy nuttygreens, but respect the Caesar! That wasn?t even a cousin to it! Also, why on earth do they offer a classic like the wedgesalad and put sweet Thai chili sauce on it! (See image) Blue cheese and sweet Thai chili sauce! That?s a hard pass unless you?vejust smoked a blunt and threw together random stuff in your fridge to see if you could make your little brother eat it for adollar. We ordered one and the entire table couldn?t eat it. The frozen sidewinders (same ones you get at roadside gasstations), mixed in with the calamari are fine, I guess, but why do that except to make profit of serving a tiny portion ofsquid. At least hand cut a fresh potato! There isn?t a restaurant in this town that actually makes all of their food. It?sdepressing! Drinks are great, service is spectacular, ambiance is beautiful but my god lay off the cigarettes and weed and thefood would improve! On a high note, the Brussel sprouts are awesome! Read more

I had some pasta that was so tasty! I even reheated some the next day and could smell the garlic as if it was cooking fresh. It... was just as good the next day. The chunks of chicken were cut very nice for presentation but nice size to taste. Nice job Read more

We just ordered 2 Pizzas for Take Out. Tuscan Meat Lovers & Margarita. OMG? they both were the BEST PIZZAS I have ever had. EPIC... in fact. We have been customers for years and these were Top Level Greatness. If I could post more then the 5 Stars, I wouldpost 10. Do yourself a favor and either go there or order Take Out. Read more

We visited New Year's Eve to hear Jimmy play piano and see the new renovations. I was in my comfort zone--the food is fantastic... and the atmosphere is warm and inviting. I ordered the holiday special which was a carrot soup, filet, and dessert and, as wealways do at Italian restaurants, also ordered and extra cheese pizza for my husband and son who are not at all fancyeaters. My husband wanted to know why butter wasn't served with the bread. I asked him to please be quiet and just try thelovely dip they brought, which he grudgingly did and liked. I was so happy to have one last successful meal before the new yearand can't say enough about how refreshing it was to dine at an establishment who "gets it." From the cilantro leaves in thecarrot soup, to the butter-tenderness of the filet or the creative use of blue cheese in ravioli, the entire concept of the mealand execution was fabulous. I'm very happy to know that there is a restaurant close by where both my husband, child, and I canget a meal we all love! Read more

We had the most delicious dinner a couple of nights ago. We started off with a lemon martini and an IPA beer, followed by the... most yummy smoked salmon cake with remoulade sauce and topped with fennel. Was so so good, and a new item on their menu. Thenwe both had the halibut special that came in this thick broth with clams, potatoes, olives and capers. Was so good we werescraping our bowls. We decide to take dessert home - peach bread pudding with ice cream. This is the best bread pudding I haveever had. They even packaged the ice cream separate for us. And the staff - Nelly makes incredible drinks and helps manage avery busy bar area, smiling all the time. Daniel Hill was our waiter and is always so attentive, efficient, and pleasant totalk to. And a big shout out to Chef Jason Arbusto and his staff for always making our night out memorable. Read more

Milano?s was recommended to us by friends in our hometown who knew we were traveling near Lynchburg. When we arrived, we were... treated to wonderful hospitality with a fun interior vibe. The hostesses are friendly and helpful, and our server was a delightand knew the entire menu plus the impressive specials. Our meals were spectacular ? Chicken Romano and a Surf and Turf ? andpresented beautifully. A table side visit by Chef Jason set off a lovely experience. Highly recommended! Read more

Long time customer of Milano's this being my first visit to the New 2.0 version and must say it was wonderful. The interior is... bright, open and well lit. Our server Daniel was awesome. Very personable and knowledgeable of available drinks and menu items.Our dishes were fresh and tasted great. Would like to see a few Mediterranean dishes added to the menu otherwise great choices.Excellent cuisine. Read more

Shoutout to Milano's Enoteca & Italian Ristaurante in Rivermont area. We?ve been here many times, and I was finally able to snap... some pics before we ate everything. First is the burrata appetizer. My words to my husband: ?I?m mad I haven?t had this sooner?.It was so fresh, and so wonderful! Next were the fried oysters. Served with a sauce but didn?t need it. So light, and perfectlycooked. Also easily 9-10 large oysters, excellent portions. Entree was the homemade rigatoni with Italian sausage in a Siciliansauce. Ah-mah-zing. Seriously one of the best pasta dishes we?ve had in LYH. We split the entree. Dessert was an upside downcheesecake with a strawberry basil jam. So light and fresh. Perfect ending. Highly recommend! 10/10 ???? Read more