Milo’s Bocce Garden, St Louis, MO, is the perfect neighborhood tavern.
Milo’s Bocce Garden at 5201 Wilson Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110. While located in what the New York Times has referred to as “an incubator of baseball talent,” The Hill is Italian with an American touch added to it. It’s a local hangout. If you visit Milo’s Bocce Garden, most patrons will likely be friends or neighbors, everybody discussing whatever. Family and friends meet for lunch, drinks, bocce, or just to visit.
The Hill is known for its fine Italian restaurants, and this is one of them. However, your meal will come on a Styrofoam plate, the waitress will be wearing jeans, and the TV will be blaring with sports news. While this is a local hangout, please don’t discount the fact that it still offers excellent Italian food without breaking the bank. Plus, they have American cuisines that you might expect at a local hangout, such as burgers, chicken sandwiches, etc.
Like most buildings on The Hill, it is older, but it is very well maintained and clean enough to eat off the floor. Good food, reasonable prices, and good service combined with the free atmosphere make this a place where you don’t want to go for lunch or just dinner but to spend the afternoon or evening, maybe even attempting to play some bocce. Get the pronunciation down before visiting, or they will correct you. There is a lot of pride surrounding this game.
Milo’s Bocce Garden online reviews are as follows as of July 23, 2024 at 6:55 am:
- Google – 4.6 Stars with 831 online customer reviews
- Facebook – 4.3 Stars with more than 1245 online customer reviews – 4.6k likes – 4.7 followers
- Yelp – 4.1 Stars with 139 online customer reviews
- TripAdvisor – 4.5 Bubbles with 86 online customer reviews
Milo’s most expensive entree is only $12.75 (spaghetti with two homemade meatballs). They offer a broad selection of beer and other alcoholic beverages. I’m sure the owners of the 5-star restaurants on The Hill hang out at this place. It’s casual dining, so leave your suits and dresses at home, wear your jeans, and spend an afternoon or evening with the locals at Milos.
I had been visiting Milo’s on Monday nights, and the food and service are the same quality as last year. My new favorite appetizer is their deep-fried pepper jack cheese cubes.
Milo’s Bocce Garden location and phone:
5201 Wilson Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
Phone: +1 314-776-0468
We published this post on March 28, 2015, revised and republished it on February 15, 2015, and revised it again on July 23, 2024.
