I was in Milan on a business trip with my sister, ...

I was in Milan on a business trip with my sister, who works with me and my business partner. Becasue i am vegan (the other two are meat eaters) we decided to go to a vegan reataurant. After asking Siri we ended up here, not knowing that it was a michelin star restaurant.

I was slightly apprehensive at first as I have been to many nice restaurants around the world and eaten many types of cuisine, some good, some bad. And being new to veganism, for some reason I thought I might not be able to experience the great service and impeccable food I have had before. How wrong I was.

Once we sat down and checked through the menu there were vegetarian and vegan options, but everyone decided to choose only vegan plates, and all different dishes so we could get the most from what we were about experience and share.

First arrived the tasting plate, which was a very tiny selection of different vegetables and sauces to try. I wasn't too sure about this, but soon realised the flavours wre amazing. This was complimentary. Next up was another dish, which I cannot explain. I can just say that it was a type of mousse (it probably wasn't a mousse so I apologise if I was way off the mark with this) with two different types of sauces. Also complimentary and tasting great.

As the starters arrived, the food got better. The presentation was impeccable and the textures were out of this world and the flavours were tremendous. The same goes for the main course. We also had a dessert, all of which were a great size and a great finish to the mea. Everything washed down with the cheapest bottle of house red they had, which complimented everything we had.

This was one of the best meals I have ever had. Even the two meat eaters said the same.

Although it was quite expensive, 254 for three people, ( 85 a head) it was worth every cent and we will certainly be visiting again.

Any meat eaters out there that think you can't have a good meal without meat, visit Joia and you may soon change your mind!

Tom