Portofino Parnell

We got takeaway pizza so I can't speak to service but I feel this allows me to be very honest about the food itself. The garlic bread was somehow dry, chewy, and greasy. It had pretty much nothing going for it: a veritable flavour desert. The prosciutto pizza was really salty and the others weren't that great. The bases were really stodgy, the crust was somehow the best part. Considering the price it was quite disappointing and I wouldn't want to eat here again. Also the cannelloni sauce tasted like canned spaghetti, or maybe canned tomato soup. Reading the other reviews, that are rather polerised, I would definitely trust those at the lower end of the spectrum. I'm just super glad I didn't eat in. I have added just one photo. Tell me that doesn't look like a countdown pizza base with some roughly minced garlic on it.

An old favourite. All the hearty, honest food of a proper family run restaurant, with a cosy atmosphere that makes you feel like you belong. Food is great, atmosphere is comfortable, and I've never left without feeling slightly guilty about just how much I've managed to eatFood: 5/5

Delicious food. Great service and the waitress that welcomed us had a great sense of humour. For an entree we ordered the chilli pane which I would recommend eating fresh from the kitchen. Was very soft, warm, melt-in-your-mouth bread. Ordered gnocchi and cannelloni for mains which was delicious and was also very impressed by the dessert menu.

Went here for dinner one time and got a chicken salad, it was super good; I highly reccomend! The service was really nice and the waitress was very friendly. Nice atmosphere as well!

It was a wonderful experience to work here. The staff taught me a lot, with smile and kindness. The food is amazing too : carbonara, fettucine, margarita, gnocchis... Everything I tasted was delicious. The benches are confortable, the atmosphere is great as well... I recommend this place +++Food: 5/5

First time trying a Portofino chain and found it to be quite enjoyable for a work leaving dinner. Portions were quite generously sized and the dishes were quite tasty overall. Just a bit hot sitting inside though and couldn’t really feel any air con on a warm summer evening.

Very delicious food! Always gonna be one of my favourite places for tasty Italian cuisines, would highly recommend!

Can't speak for the dine-in experience as I got my order through UberEats but it was so bad that it compelled me to write this review. Ordered Spaghetti Bolognese and it honestly smelled like vomit. It was absolutely stale, there was hardly any meat and the packaging was shoddy at best. I can tell they just heated up someone else's leftovers because it was that bad. This would absolutely be sent back if this was served dine-in and an apology from the chef.

Fettuccine con pollo is a staple of portofino, offering fresh fettuccine and chicken in a rich creamy sauce, 5/5 it's a must try. The Costolette di agnello is a lamb cutlet dish, served with seasonal vegetables and a tomato based sauce. The sauce hits hard with tangy flavours and is definitely the star of the dish. In my opinion, the sauce works great with the seasonable vegetables but overpowered the flavour of the lamb cutlets - which were already a little overcooked. Overall a 4/5. Service was top notch and staff were extremely friendly and polite, 5/5. Ambience was great, with mood lighting and comfy furniture, the booths are private and make it perfect for date nights, 5/5.

Lovely and accommodating people who took great care of our group of girls out on a hen's. Food was so good!Food: 5/5

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