Il Porto Restaurant

This restaurant has been around a long time and I never got around to paying it a visit until last night. Decent Italian food with a good variety of pasta, pizza, meat and seafood choices. Many classic Italian standbys. We ordered fried zucchini, a butterflied whole branzino, a sphaghetti carbonara and finished with a salted caramel gelato with biscotti liqueur. Food was of good quality and quantity. Place is really big. Our server is young and a bit inexperienced. But overall we are still pleased and will likely visit again when we crave some pasta.

I had dinner for a seminar at Il Porto. The food was good but didn't knock my socks off. I had the salmon and pasta dish which may not be on the main menu as we were in the group room. The service was good and everyone was friendly. Parking is plentiful at the shopping center which is always a plus. #yelpMDburbs

I absolutely love this place and have celebrated many special occasions. The owners are kind and always super attentive. Ambiance is great and super family friendly. The food is super tasty and they have many great options. One of my favorite dishes is Cioppino lobster tail.

Been a loyal fan of this place for years. Always consistently delivers, great food, service. About specials nightly, Roast veal and white pizza with fontina are staples. Highly recommend.

This was a last minute decision to try out this restaurant. We waited too long for anyone to acknowledge us waiting for a table at another place and called Il Porto to see if they had any seating without a reservation. The person on the phone kindly said no problem, just come. We arrived less than 10 minutes after making the call and we were greeted and seated right away. This was such a contrast to what we experienced earlier at the other place.We chose a table outside on this lovely May evening. Even though we were right across from the parking lot and next to a gym, the outside dining area of Il Porto was serene with potted flowers all around. The furniture and seating were comfortable with umbrellas at every table. We started with fried calamari and the passionfruit spritz from the weekly specials menu. My first sip of the spritz was pretty strong but delicious. The calamari was not spectacular but at least the breading did not fall off as another place I reviewed last week. The dipping sauce had little taste. I rather liked the sauce at the other place which was a sweet chili sauce.Our entrees were sausage with linguine and salmon fillet with veggies and linguine. Substitutions are allowed with a $1 upcharge. We did not get substitutions. The sausage with linguine was also not spectacular. The links were small and the meal itself could have been prepared at home and not a chef-prepared restaurant quality. The salmon was perfectly cooked at medium with a nice searing on the bottom. The vegetables were carrots and broccoli which could have been cut smaller and cooked slightly longer because they were hard to cut down into bite size pieces. Almost all the dishes come with linguine. I feel like that's just a filler food. We ended our long week and meal with desserts of mango mousse cake and tiramisu. The mango mousse cake was from the weekly specials menu and was fine. The tiramisu was the classic cake you're familiar with but the exception of cinnamon sprinkled in with the cocoa powder. I didn't have a problem with the cinnamon but would have preferred it without. Service overall was phenomenal. Every server was kind, attentive, and knowledgeable about the menu. There was a person who came by our table several times to fill our water glasses. Perhaps he came by too many times because our glasses didn't need filling to the top every time but it was nice to see him come by. My overall rating should have been a 3.5 because the food was just okay but because of the excellent service that I observed and experienced, I didn't have a problem giving it a 4. I sat right by the hostess stand outside and saw that every customer that walked up to the restaurant received a friendly greeting. This is how you welcome your customers.

I really enjoyed Il Porto. We had clams with linguine and a pepperoni pizza. The clams were delicious and the portion generous. The pizza was good. But the bread was the best. A nice portion of tasty and crispy bread with optional butter. I could go back for the bread only. Although it was quite busy, the staff was always attentive and helpful. If you like Italian food, I recommend Il Porto.

We came here for a family dinner for Easter evening. Some of my family lives in Gaithersburg and comes here often. They are big fans. I thought the place and food was good, but not amazing. We ordered some apps and entrees. The lasagna was quite good, and other pasta dishes were enjoyed. My spouse ordered their rockfish entree, and it was covered in much too heavy cream sauce and was subpar for the price. The pork chop that was also ordered came out overdone and black on the edges. Their creamy crab bisque was excellent, and the chocolate mouse cake was decadent and delicious. The staff was friendly, although a little less attentive than desired. The tables are spaced a little too close together for my liking, as I felt like our conversations were heard by all our neighbors.

Greeted right away and food is always delicious but I had this to go this time and was only given 2 meatballs with my spaghetti for $20! Insanely expensive for pasta and 2 small meatballs. Next time I'm going to Giant supermarket I was just craving Italian so bad and didn't want to cook smh

Not my favorite for Italian food. There are more authentic options available in the area. That said, I hear that it has a number of repeat customers. Ambiance and service are "ok". Depends on one's expectations. Could be great for other clients.

The food quality was good and there was a very simplistic presentation. The taste were very good and I enjoyed their specialty (Fillet de Pesce).