Milano II & Jack’s place

Best hidden gem in murfreesboro

Awesome Italian food! Best in Murfreesboro!

Amazing food and great service. Loved it!

Wonderful experience, calamari one of the best we’ve had at any restaurant in Middle TN- food and service great, we will definitely be back to try more of the menu!

The food is better every time I eat here

This was disappointing. I’m not one to complain but I do think the owner needs to be aware. Milano’s has always had a reputation & historical factors here in Murfreesboro for a very long time. I ate here a couple years ago with family that was visiting in town and it was amazing. But today I had some family visiting and we went to back there tonight and it was absolutely disgusting.
First off the hostess that was preparing to seat us, grabbed a plate off a table behind the hostess station and put just ground black peppercorn on a serving dish and poured some oil on it. We were then seated at a table next to a window that had so much grime and dust on the blinds, it was such a turn off. This place seriously needs to be cleaned. The restaurant was filthy.
We were brought a loaf of bread with a very dull knife, and some parts were rather stale. The oil that we were served was absolutely rancid to taste and without any Italian spices, just black pepper. I will say the calamari appetizer we ordered was good. But most of our entrées weren’t even edible. The eggplant parmesan was not breaded at all whatsoever. It was just grilled unseasoned eggplant on top of a complete pool of water and angel hair pasta with some crushed tomatoes & cheese. The Alfredo pasta tasted awful. It tasted like heavy cream, butter, and almond milk. It had a weird nutty aftertaste that was completely bland with no seasoning whatsoever. The pesto pasta with pine nuts had 0 pine nuts and literally just tasted like rancid oil and chopped up basil, with pasta cooked in dirty dish water. My brother took two bites and boxed it up to take it home with the intention to spruce it up himself but once we got home, he couldn’t even look at it, it disgusted him so much and in the trash it went. The waitress was super sweet, but towards the middle to end of the meal, she asked if everything was good and I said “Well” , and then she said “great” and walked away. I can only assume that she noticed not much of the food was even touched when boxes were asked for. I don’t really feel like we had any real time to communicate and we should have. I really hope things turn around because was/can be such a charming place.

Great atmosphere and food!

Charming! We were seated by the fireplace, which was enjoyable. Food was yummy.

Terrible experience...came here for our 5 year anniversary, server came over to take our drink order (2 sodas and 2 waters) and drinks never came. Asked for butter, that never came either. Walked out without anything...other reviews are spot on in regard to slow service. Table next to us was there before us and complained multiple times about food not coming out. Won't return.

The food is just ok nothing special. The service is very slow.

Just moved to Murfreesboro and decided to try some local “authentic Italian” food. I will first say that I am a chef who has owned three restaurants for nearly ten years. That being said, my husband and I both regularly order multiple items from restaurants to try out their quality. So we ordered a bottle of wine, meatballs, smoked salmon bruschetta, lasagna and a full rack of lamb. So to start, the olive oil that the owner poured was given to us with bread. The bread wasn’t bad but the olive oil was rancid because true quality olive oil should be green to slightly light green and never bitter to taste. Then the meatballs arrived and our salmon bruschetta. The smoked salmon I would give a 5 on, but the bruschetta tasted old and not fresh at all and questionable if it is homemade. The meatballs though were the absolute disgrace to this restaurant. These meatballs were 100% purchased at either Sam’s club, Costco or Restaurant Depot. They were disgusting and it’s an absolute shame because it’s not difficult to make homemade fresh meatballs. The sauce tasted like a can of Ragu as well. Then as we waited for our meal, our wine came out and was not what was described on the menu. It’s was to be a blend of sweet pears, pineapple Pinot Grigio but instead was a lemony Sauvignon Blanc. At this point I felt like I was eating samples at Costco and very concerned about our Entrees. Well when they came out I will say it wasn’t a shock because it was exactly what my fears were. The lasagna was bland and plain and the lamb was tasteless and not cooked medium rare as specified. The potatoes were drenched in grease and inedible. I was extremely disappointed because we saw they won so many awards in 2016-2017. I do not know what had happened to this restaurant since then but it seems to have gone downhill. It’s very sad and it deeply saddens me to write this review because I know how difficult it is to run a restaurant, but my hope is that they will read this and better their quality so that they can build themselves back up. It’s constructive criticism. The atmosphere is very dark, which is normal in Italian restaurants, but this is an uninviting type of darkness which hinders a good pleasant feeling unlike the romantic type of atmosphere. Lastly, the waiter and owner were friendly but the waiter, who is the son served us smelling like cigarettes and that just dropped my appetite even worse. It’s extremely unprofessional and I hope it changes. I won’t be back anytime soon because after spending $115 on a meal for two, I had to stop and get my husband another meal somewhere else. Maybe we will try again in six months to see if it gets better. In all sincerity, I hope so for them. I posted pics and food looks great but looks are definitely deceiving.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

I love this restaurant. Everyone is super nice and Jack is great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food and wine were.
great. Go on lone and make a reservation.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

We came in with a big party and these guys CRUSHED it!! I was skeptical about an Italian joint with curry on the menu - don't be, they are legit! Food was excellent, service was excellent, and I'd eat there again for sure!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Such a romantic place European decor real Italian you will love it best Italian place around heavenly meatballs.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5