Campana

This is a cute little Italian restaurant perfect for date night. The restaurant is small so it would be difficult to accommodate bigger parties. It gets busy so make reservations! The food is always delicious, staff are very professional and pleasant, there is indoor and outdoor seating, and the restaurant itself is beautiful inside. They also have a great happy hour menu. The regular menu is on the pricier side, so just be prepared beforehand. Everything we ordered was delicious, and everyone's favorites were the Cesar salad, lasagna, and cannoli. I didn't even know cannoli could taste as good as there's does! Pro tip: come early on a Wednesday if you like lasagna. It's the Wednesday special and it sells out fast!

Campana kept popping up on lists of the best places to eat dinner in Portland, so we decided to give it a try. Though there were no reservations available online, I called, and the host was kind enough to accommodate us. The restaurant is spread across several levels and rooms, which makes for a somewhat unusual layout. We were seated next to a ramp on our level, and while the host was gracious, the service could use a little improvement. The staff repeatedly served us over the railing from the ramp instead of walking around to our table, which felt a bit lazy.That said, the bread was the highlight of the meal--absolutely to die for, and I don't usually rave about bread! We ordered the meatballs, and the bread that came with it was phenomenal. We also ordered from the happy hour menu (available until 6 p.m.), and when the bill came, we were pleasantly surprised at how affordable everything was.We tried the Amatriciana, Risotto, Penne Alla Vodka, and a glass of white wine. The noodles were cooked perfectly al dente, and while I enjoyed the pasta, it wasn't something I'd rush back for. Still, the overall experience was good, and for the price, it's definitely worth the visit.

Had my birthday dinner here because I was craving Italian cuisine. Here's the dealio: the host was very welcoming and very kind, and so was our waitress Bonnie. She was helpful with the drink suggestions, and remembered my partner stating "you pick since it's your birthday", and gave a complimentary dessert so thank you Bonnie! The food was delicious, and the appetizer special of the day was bomb! I really loved it. The only thing though is with the Raviolini al Peperoncino... I feel like the portion given for $28 was not worth it even though it was very yummy. I'm actually very surprised how much the whole dinner cost considering I've lived in the Bay Area before where everything is VERY expensive. And something I've never seen before... a "Team Health Care (3.00%)" charge?! I've heard of restaurants do that before but actually really seeing it applied is so shocking. Crowd sourcing your employees healthcare instead of just paying it for them is crazy, especially considering how expensive the meals are; y'all can't even pay your employees healthcare?! Smh.

The Woodlawn neighborhood is an afternoon date neighborhood. Campana is a part of that reason.Service is most excellent! Smiley, poised & good vibes from all the staff. Our waitress knew the menu to detail and was so kind to go through popular entrees and personal recommendations.Drinks were tasty!Interesting indoor setting ~ a little chic yet chillaxed feel.Come here with the loved one. Everything was delicious. You will be full of good food & experience.

This is a cute little place in portland! The inside is decorated nicely, has a few tables, and has garage like windows. The service was fast and our waiter was very nice. When they gave us the wrong pasta order, he brought us the right pasta and let us take the other order home. I would definitely come for happy hour since prices are a little expensive. We got the garlic bread, green salad, and arribiatta to start. - The garlic bread is expensive considering its only one slice of bread and I wish there was more garlic. - they gave us the Amatriciana at first and that was alright, the Arribiatta was much better!- the green salad was simple but good and it was a large poriton!For entrees we got the roasted chicken, short rib, and Pork Ragu. All three dishes were good!- the chicken was well cooked and the flavor was great! However, I'm personally not a fan of bone in chicken and this was a whole half of chicken, so there were a lot of bones. - the pork ragu flavor was good, but we were not fans of the pasta. It looked like like smaller gnocchi, but the texture was a lot more gummy. - the short rib was also very good! Our dish did come with polenta sticks and we didn't like those as much. Overall, this restaurant is great and I'd come back for happy hour!

Love this place and their patio in the summer. Pasta, meatballs, and Ceasar salad. Pretty great happy hour as well.

Solid italian place.Smaller menu, which may or may not be issue depending on your preference. It was very easy to obtain reservations, and the folks working there are friendly and attentive.It's not my go-to Italian place, actually, I don't think I have found one here in Portland yet. :)This place is on the more spendier side. Worth a shot, I think.

Been in a couple times, and both have been pretty disappointing. The food here isn't terrible but from the price and ambience of the place I expected more. The food was so unmemorable the first time that out of 2 entrees and an app, I only remember the Chicken Liver Pate app. It's fine if you like pate I guess, had a nice little balsamic glaze but we ran out of crackers to dip it before we finished half, so not wanting to eat plain liver mush I took the rest home for my cat to eat lol. He enjoyed it much more than I. I tried the cavatelli on my next visit and was even more disappointed. They make their noodles in house and served al dente, but they tasted doughy and less than Al dente to me. The Pork Ragu was pretty basic - the entire dish just tasted like meaty and cheesy with no discernible flavor at all. For $27 I feel like they should do better.

Campana is my favorite Italian restaurant, and I live 16 miles away. Where else can you find a happy hour menu with five spectacular pasta entrees at $11 each? Where else do you find such a helpful, gracious, unpretentious wait staff? Excellent seasonal cocktails, delectable salads and authentic desserts? The Woodlawn location's village vibe enhances the charm of the patio experience but the interior is cozy fine. Tip: download the InKind app for a $50 discount on your bill over $150.

What a great happy hour! I had a wonderful verdiccio white wine for $10, the best garlic bread I've ever had for $6 and the bartender realized I wasn't eating much so offered me a half order of the cannoli for only $5! The pastas on the happy hour menu all were served with tomato sauce so I opted for the tagliatelle on the dinner menu which was delicious! Great service too, definitely a place to check out!