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    Portofino's

    3.6 (267 reviews)
    ModerateItalian, Pizza, Salad
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    IpodPro S.

    The portofino on eastway is substantially better. This is still pretty good although. Gets a 4/5 stars from me. See pictures along with it.

    Tiramisu

    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.

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    Katie L.

    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.

    Khash S.

    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.

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    Fantastic service and consistently great food. You feel appreciated going there and it's great to support local business.

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    Eaten there for years, the food is always great! Service is always good as well including take out. Oh, and the pizza, GREAT!

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    Great food. I love their linguini with clams and their pizza is delicious. The servers are very personable and knowledgeable.

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    They forgot my sausage and extra sauce. Arrived cold. Called to explain and they picked up phone and hung up.

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    Great food and service! We loved our waiter!! Food was fantastic and delicious! We will definitely be back!!

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    Consistently good, great options and decent prices. We frequent this location often. Only tricky part is parking.

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