As we were leaving Italy after our trip to the Cinque Terre, we needed to grab a very quick lunch close to Milano Centrale train station. Fortunately, we found the ideal spot in Giardi, an all vegan fast food place just a few minutes’ walk away.

Dr HH tried the enticingly named oh my sandwich, which was a toasted chicken sandwich. Unfortunately the toasting was a bit too much and the bread was slightly burned. The sandwich was quite light on mushrooms, so it was lacking in that flavour, and he could barely taste the mustard either. Fortunately the chicken was good, and he enjoyed the roasted potato chunks on the side.

The same side dish was served with my uao burger, which was a homemade patty with cheese and BBQ sauce. It was hearty, but again not really packing a big flavour punch and the bread was a bit tougher than I’d like.

We were hustling to the airport, so we got our desserts to take away. Dr HH had the walnut cake, which was tasty. The sticky sauce was needed as the sponge was a little dry, but he enjoyed the flavour.

And I had the chocolate brownie, which was topped with a sticky, fruity sauce. I don’t always love that kind of sauce, but it worked well on quite a dry cake, so no complaints here.

Service was fast, which we needed, and friendly, which we always appreciate. The portions filled us up for our flight home, so job done, and the location is perfect for travellers, but this is not a meal we’d be rushing back for in other circumstances.