portofino cucina italiana

we came here late afternoon for a bite before heading back to auckland... the service wasgreatbut we were the only ones here... started with garlic pizza bread, fresh garlic and hot so it was ok... then had the seafood marinara pasta and fish of the day .... the seafood sauce was nice ... the fish was gurnard and cooked very well the rice was nice, just abit too much sauce over everything but otherwise it was a nice fresh hot lunch ...

my wife and i were out on a date night on friday and i decided to surprise her with some italian cuisine, our reservation was for 8:30pm but we were running a little early, we were greeted and asked if we could wait for a couple minutes while they get a table ready, the restaurant was jam packed. we waited approx. 3-5min before we were led to our table,greatservice. we were given our menus and left in peace, the food was not only delicious but very very quick considering how busy they were i was very impressed!!! the wait staff were very attentive to all our requests! dinner for 2 for under $80 incl. entree and a desert you can not beat that!!!

if there were bonus stars i would add them, we most definitely will be back

we dined here to celebrate a special occasion.greatambiance, child-friendly, staff were friendly and helpful with some menu inquiries, although we waited a fair amount of time to get our desserts and charged us twice on the last dessert they served. however, this was promptly corrected when informed. had the garlic pizza pane, cheese pizza pane, spaghetti alla bolognese, scalopine al marsala, filleto al vino rosso, panna cota, afogato with liquer and gelato - vanilla, chocolate and strawberry flavours. both veal and beef were very tender and well-seasoned. the kid’s spaghetti bolognese tasted rich and flavourful and i believe one that i would remember. the vanilla with raspberries panna cota was smooth and has the melt-in-the mouth texture. out of the 3 flavours of gelato i have tried, i prefer the strawberry flavour. generally, agreatdining experience with the family.

great food, decent ambience.. it could have been more quieter i think...greatplace for a romantic dinner with your bae... food portions were quite big, and worth the money... staff too was very friendly.greatexperience overall!!

visited just once but will definitely return! lovely food,greatambiance & attentive waiter. the spirits selection was extensive & the meals well portioned. we enjoyed ourselves immensely.

i was really in the mood for pasta so we dined at portofino on a busy saturday night. the menu has extensive pasta options, along with a number of mains and pizza. we ordered some bread and olives to start, both were delicious and generous. i ordered the scallop rigatoni. our mains took around 40 mins to come, but we were happy chatting so was fine. when the rest of the table was served, i was informed that the kitchen got my order wrong and i had to wait a few more minutes. when it did come, my meal was piping hot but the scallops were over cooked and i thought the sauce was pretty tasteless.
my mum ordered a second glass of wine from the manager but it never came, which was frustrating however our waitress wasgreatand apologised for his mistake.
most of the service wasgreatbut my meal was average at best.

average. service was average seeing as myself and my friend were the only two in the restaurant. water wasn't topped up and had to ask. had a salmon pasta dish was ok not thatgreatconsidering the price $25. as i could have gone else where for lunch for half the price with better service and food. tried my friends dish she had the cannelloni. it was nicely presented but again expensive and could of had a better cannelloni from furnace which is more affordable. overall disappointed as i had high hopes as this venue is suppose to be an excellent place to dine.

food is absolutely amazing.greatfan of portofino new plymouth so as soon as we heard hamilton was getting portofino we knew we were going. again, the food is amazing. the staff aregreatat what they do, attentive, friendly. am pretty much going every chance we have an excuse to