Portofino's

Portofino's is a great neighborhood Italian spot!There wasn't too long of a wait on a Friday night and we were seated within 30 minutes. The waiter was really friendly and gave some good recommendations. The wine was tasty but I can't remember which bottle we got. It was red.On our first visit, I got chicken parm and was extremely underwhelmed. It lacked flavor and the chicken wasn't crispy at all. My husband really liked his clam pasta recommended by the waiter. The second time, we ordered pizza to go and it was delicious! The white pizza add bacon was wonderful and the Montese pizza was really good too. *for to go orders, be sure to remember the number they give you! Otherwise, they don't call names.Be sure to double check the salad menu because when I thought I was ordering a side salad, I actually got a house salad and it came with some unpleasant slimy marinated vegetables and it was just overall not good.

Came on a Sunday evening. Great service from Marina for my family of 5. We had lots of questions and needs and Marina was professional, friendly, and helpful. I didn't care for the calamari but my family liked it. Pizza, lasagna, spaghetti and meatballs and the salmon were favorites. I didn't care for the eggplant Parmesan. Salad and bread comes with meals. My husband and I used to go to Portofinos on Eastway when we were dating so it was cool to bring the kids back 20 years later. Oh and they have a baby changing station in the women's bathroom.

Charlottes Best this week - Portofino made NUMBER ONE SPOT! Just went to a girls dinner and yes, I can attest to the amazing food. I am stuffed! The place was packed up through 830 and then there were some tables that were free inside. Portions were extremely generous, quality of the food was excellent. I will say that that the antipasto? The presentation left something to be desired (they really did stuff everything on one platter and they probably should've used a bigger plate to be honest).However, everything tasted absolutely fabulous! Had an amazing meal! What you see pictured is bruschetta, the antipasto, which had two stuffed clams two eggplant rollatini, mussels and shrimp with cheese and sauce. That was excellent!I got the veal Gorgonzola, tender creamy flavorful, just the right amount of Gorgonzola. There was a chicken piccata, which was amazing. And I believe the chicken Parmesan was the third plate.Oh and homemade bread, of course and they bring olive oil and vinegar to the table. https://www.votedcharlottesbest.com/listing/italian-restaurant

Food is just perfect ! Love the realness of all the Italian dishes! The Calazone is just filled with Ricotta andmozzarella! ! They added Chicken and Jalapenos My family loved it I had the Chicken Parmesan and it was just juicy and delicious - Covered with Mozzerella. Like I said before their salad dressing so delicious you could drink it ! Its truly a great place !

We dine here whenever we're in town. Great staff and service. Their specialty pizzas are delicious and so are their pasta entrees. The margherita pizza is our favorite. Their specialty pizzas are huge so do share.

Nothing to say badly about this place. Very friendly server, Frank. Other female staff not too smiley. Glad we got his table. Typical Italian fare and wine. All good. Decent prices. They weee very accommodating by adding the marinated veggies to the antipasto salad making it my favorite. And it was plentiful enough for the two of us with taking leftovers home. The bread is good too and served warm. We shared the veal parm dinner and added a small side pasta for $4. We even had leftovers from that. So portions are nicely sized. We also shared a bottle of montepulciano and all was well. Good luck to Frank in his future plans !!!!

We visited Portifino's on 10/09/2024 for an early lunch with a party of three, soon after it opened. Since we were one of the first customers of the day and the day was beautiful, we sat on the outdoor patio which was very nice.Our server was very nice; however, he seemed to talk unnecessarily with a loud tone, even though it was a very quiet area at this time of day.The bread provided with the meal was yummy. I opted for the chicken marsala for lunch with a side of the Cappellini. I thought the portions were great for a lunch menu and the food was yummy and tasty.Overall, it was a great experience and I would return again in the future.

First time here. As a seasoned fat boy who likes to eat all things Italian, I was very doubtful, since we have experienced many places post pandemic to bad service and lower food quality and higher prices. This place totally blew me away. Service was awesome, knowledgeable and creative, great ambiance. The food was all around excellent. Sauce was amazing and the entire meal was amazing. I had penne pasta with side of Salmon. Perfect portions and full of flavor. And as my wife says, they are extremely reasonably priced. I agree. This is our new favorite place. Can't wait to try other menu items. Oh by the way the fresh bread IS actually freshly baked. Totally amazing. Our server Michael was on top of his game.

I came in for the veal Parmesan. It did not disappoint! The plate was huge and the sauce and veal were both on point. Just delicious. There was quite a bit of leftover so I decided to order a pasta with meatballs to go along with a tiramisu. I won't be able to review those selections because I am just full ! The hubs will eat and I'll let you know . However; based on what I just ate I am confident they will be just every bit a tasty and delicious as the veal. The bread was so good . I feel like I was eating homemade food. It was all so good. The waitstaff was good. I would say they have say chatty waiters and then some that were not as quick to serve. If I had to have anything else to add I would say come try it . It will definitely be in my food rotation! Two thumbs way up !

on Friday Dec 20, I hostessed a Christmas gathering for 12 relatives. It was a costly meal, but everyone seemed pleased with the food and service. I went back on Dec 23 to order an antipasto, an order I've placed for Christmas Eve for the last seven years. The stoic behind the counter said they didn't do catering. I explained that I'd purchased antipastos for Christmas from them for years. No good. I was too late to order from anywhere else, so I decided to order a few of their appetizer antipastos to pick up the next day. They ended up being measly, scant, mostly a store-bought lettuce mix. I was embarrassed and so disappointed. I will not go back there for any reason again.