Listed in one of my favourite pasta restaurants!!! The lasagna is novel that served with soup-like sauce, which is pretty appetising, but the pasty is too soft soaking in the sauce. The Hawaiian pizza is good too, cheese tastes fabulous, but the pineapple and ham are too tiny to feel that I am eating them lol. Annnnnnnd there must be a LIKE for the risotto de pollo!!! Everything is perfect for this dish, I would probably try the salmon one next time, which I was afraid it would be too creamy and greasy for myself, now I look forward to it!!! Will definitely come here often~~~
Been to Portofino 3 times now and never disappointed.
Favourite Spaghetti bolognese in welly, so flavorful. Service always amazing, friendly owner.
We have beeen there with friends for birthday party staff was very nice, friendly and lovely. We all had pasta, pizza, and other things. All food was very yummy and good. We had our cake with the singing for wishing the birthday that was really very great. Will definitely go back there. Thank you for making our dinner best.
VERY Friendly staff, clean place in a prime location with long Peroni served from the tap and yum food with a wicked view. Highly recommend.
A great restaurant if you want something along the water. Great for big groups the pasta and the pizzas are all amazing - the garlic bread is also extremely tasty
I love Portofino, great pasta, good cocktails and service is always quick! Great for before a show like WOW! If you like Italian give Portofino a try!
Amazing experience went there this weekend with big group orderd pizza and pasta. Pizza was so delicious real italian and pasta either. Surely come back.
We popped in here an hour before having to head back to our cruise ship. The staff were exceptional. So friendly and accommodating. I asked for rocket to be added on top and they did without any further charge. The meal was absolutely devine - much credit to the chef! The view of the harbor was great.
Nice Italian restaurant on the waterfront. I had a Hawaiian pizza which was delicious :) I also tried some of my friends carbonara which was also really good.
We had a wonderful time here the food was delicious and staff were some of the friendliest I have ever encountered. I can't wait to go back.
It was a Friday night and we were craving for Italian food. We ordered 2 ice teas (lemon and peach) and pesto pizza pane. Service was fast despite the restaurant being fully packed. Ice teas were below average and really disappointing. It is not that I expected too much out of it but they were just not good. But to my surprise the food was yummy and delicious. Pesto pizza pane was out of this world. Fresh, hot and truly Italian. We settled in for cannelloni pasta with ricotto for mains and it was again so good. After finishing the pasta there was no space left for anything. Will definitely go back but only for food.
Was really nice food and ok service! Food came out very fast. Only downfall was they made us wait at the bar to pay for our meals which took about 15 minutes due to their only being one bar maid on and she was busy serving drinks
Great service and always an awesome steak! Mario is a gem and looks after everyone so well. Location of Queens wharf is stunning in summer. Outside seating too.
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I've been to Portofino a lot of times throughout the country (Auckland, New Plymouth and Wellington) and they never fail to impress, the food is always to die for!
My usual go to dish was always the spaghetti carbonara because it's simply delicious, full of flavour and comes in a huge serving that always left enough for lunch the next day.
However, since becoming vegetarian I have been opting for the rigatoni portofino dish which is also exceptionally delicious and definitely my new favourite. The portion size is slightly smaller than the carbonara which is a little disappointing cause it always tastes even better when reheated for lunch the next day!
My partner has had the spaghetti marinara and really enjoyed the flavours in the dish as well as the ratio of seafood to spaghetti. On our latest visit he discovered the pollo alla parmigiana which he was blown away by, the chicken was moist, tender and full of flavour. The portion was also the perfect size to fill you up to satisfaction rather than stuffed.
The service could do with a little work. We have been in for lunch before and noticed that when the restaurant isn't super busy and keeping the staff engaged they would rather stand and chat to each other instead of attending tables. The staff definitely act more casual/not as professional during lunch.
I look forward to our next meal at portofino as it is one of our favourites. Highly recommend it!
I've been to this place about 3 times now. It is my favourite italian restaurant in Wellington. Food is amazing, big portion, reasonable price, and fast service for a busy restaurant. It also has a good ambience and view!
The most enjoyable dining experience.Spent New Years in Wellington, this restaurant was definitely one of the best that stood out from many others we ate at. The food was delicious, the service was greatThe waiter went beyond expectations - we later found out he'd been working here for 8 years! We couldn't leave without giving him a tip :)Thank you! We'll be back
Amy Chattington-Harris
+4.5
Portofino is one of my favorite restaurants in Wellington. The bench seating is our favorite place to sit but now they are ripped and tatty letting down the place a lot.
Staff are very attentive, offering to make my meal differently when I was pregnant. Ive dined here over ten times and I return every time for the pasta and pizza. Family friendly and always a nice place to watch the sea while having a great lunch. Would recommend to all.
Portafino is well situated in Wellington. It sits on the waterfront where you can catch the sun setting on the water as you delve into your spaghetti marinara. Unfortunately, as a larger party we had to sit further back, craning our necks to see the view, but what can you do. We had a lovely evening, the waiters were very good and they were very accommodating for our loud family celebration. The food was good. The pasta dishes are rather large and very few of us could get through it all. Although I enjoyed my spaghetti marinara it didn't jump out as a truly memorable dish. There was almost too much pasta and rather than highlighting the seafood element the marinara sauce seemed to dull it. Everyone else seemed to enjoy their meal, although they had similar feedback to me. Overall it was a nice place to have a family dinner, with a good wine selection (can always count on the Italians for that!!).
Was alright food. Really enjoyed entree bread, and main was good, but dessert was a let down. Really big portions throughout!
Was a bit annoying having the workers children run around the Resturant when it is meant to be a fine dining place.
The food was great. But could work on costumer service, staffs seems a bit snobby. A great view of the ocean from where we were sitting. Portofino, Wellington.
Wander Wonder Wonton
+4.5
...he spaghetti marinara with a salsa sauce. It was great, there were lots of fresh mussels in their shell and all throughout the pasta there was baby mussels, calamari and shrimp which places often skimp out on. The sauce wasn’t too heavy, it was lovely. Tyronne had the seafood risotto, which was quite similar to mine but with risotto instead of spaghetti I would say. Both were beautifully presented and the service was lovely....
I went to the restaurant for dinner with some trepidation, due to reading unflattering earlier reviews. But I had recently enjoyed a nice lunch there and I thought these reviews are months old - time moves on. So glad I did!
The service was friendly and attentive without being obtrusive, and the food was excellent. I enjoyed the pesce del giorno; my friend a risotto. Delicious! The desserts also, my lemon sorbet was wonderful; and my friend enjoyed his dessert too. Complemented with a lovely bottle of chianti, and one of the best long blacks I've had for a while. I'm sure I will return. Grazie!
Went here for a Hens night and had the best service and the best food!! We had the top mezzanine all to ourselves and were looked after by a fantastic waiter who had a joke and a laugh with us. He kept the water glasses filled up and was extremely helpful. We had the best coffees ever. Must have a fantastic Barrister. Well done Portofino's!! 26 happy Hens!
Three of us had lunch last week and it was a delightful experience.
From Maitre 'd, waitresses, food, to ambiance it was excellent. Great service but not over-serviced.
Food was extremely good - and for a change from city restaurants - value for money.
As a former restaurateur who has dined extensively here and overseas I'm very critical but couldn't fault this.
Thank you very much!
Solidly good Italian food with reasonable service. Pizza's authentic and tasty, using apparently genuine Italian ingredients. Generous servings. Nice location. I would give it 3.5 stars because it's definitely better than average, but not quite "very good"
Amazing food and service, this is our fourth time visiting this restaurant cor dinner and as per usual the food was great and the service 2nd to none, we were dining with friends that were put off by the previous reviews but they were happy they gave it a chance on our recommendations, i seriously dont know what the other reviewers saw but you really should try this place, very accomidating and friendly staff with great food makes this one of my favourite places to eat in Wellington
I took 24 staff here recently for a retirement dinner mid week and had an excellent evening. I needed to ask for more bottles of wine that I found a bit unusual for an Italian eatery!
Food was great, and only one moan that the medium rare stake could have been a bit more rare, but overall very good with attentive service, apart from the wine!
We went to Portofino for a work team lunch. We emailed our order ahead but unfortunately the email wasn't received for some reason. The staff quickly took our orders and our food came out within 10 to 15 minutes of our arrival. Almost all found their orders delicious, there is a wide variety on the menu and for similar prices to chain pizza and steak restaurants, Portofino has a nicer ambience and excellent and friendly service.
We went there on a Friday night around 11 pm when almost all restaurants in the city had closed down. The staff were quite welcoming and pleasant and we were in for a fantastic meal set down by the staff with a platter of delicious squid rings and prawn cutlets. The pizzas are excellent. Do not miss out the fruit punch! Had a fantastic closure to a wonderful evening, all thanks to Portofino!
I went there with 4 of my friends for a birthday celebration and it was fantastic!!
I ordered the hawaiin pizza which was a little lacking in the toppings department but huge on flavour and was thoroughly enjoyable. My friends ordered different pastas which they loved! The portion size was reasonable and easily filled the gap in our stomachs.
The service was great and our waitress (Stephanie) was more than happy to offer refills for our drinks and join in with singing happy birthday as well as lighting the candles on our cake =).
I would definatly go to portofinos again any day! the atmosphere and food is incredible. 5/5 guys..brilliant
I had a business lunch mid week at this restaurant and was really impressed. The decor is lovely however the service was a little stilted probably because it was our waitress' first day and she didn't know the menu. Nevertheless, she was attentive and friendly.
I have a restricted diet so can not eat carb's but found suitable dishes on the menu. Everyone at our table had an entree, main & dessert and everyone was really impressed with the quality of their meals.
There were quite a few people dining however it was not overly noisy. A good place if you want to have private conversations over a meal without the chance of people overhearing you.
Overall, I really enjoyed the restaurant and will definitely be going back again.
Delicious pasta...so fresh and full of flavour...kids meal too was lovely...highly recommended
This restaurant is located right outside our office (Fronde) and is very handy for team lunches, lunch meetings, drinks after work etc etc. The place itself looks quite expensive and very modern. Food is pretty tasty but must say its a li'l pricey for the portions that are plated. I've been here a handful of times and found that certain dishes taste almost identical except they are different in content. E.g., Canelloni and Spagetti Bolognese or Penne Pasta all taste very similar but have different textures. It feels like they use the same sauce for all. The last visit I took Scotch Fillet and it definitely was way better than anything I've had there. The white sauce was perfect and the veges that were given along were precisely cooked. Would surely go there again but not as a first choice restaurant.
went there last night to hav the best meal with fab wine (i asked them to chose a wine for us ) with two of our girls.
second time iv dinned there and the first time was my first date with my parter that was life changing and epic , second time was better. thank you very much
Staff were amazing and attentive. Food was delicious and fast. View was astounding. Love this place will be back again.
Overall, extremely impressed! Friendly and efficient service (on a very busy Mother’s Day), the wait was not too long for the food, and they accommodated us even though we were walk-in’s. Food was really tasty as well - pizza was delicious, and the fettuccine con pollo - I would go back for. The marinara was good, but had more mussels than any other seafood. This overpowered the dish, hence the loss of one star. Beautiful views and an ambience that works with young and old.
Had great food very well presented and deliciously tasty. Cocktails were also very enjoyable. Service I felt was below what's expected they weren't busy but quite slow getting drinks out.
So delighted to have a meal at this restaurant.
Staff very friendly, great services , very attentive
Loved my meal & others with me also enjoyed their meal
Very responsible prices for the views we experienced
Love to return
Lovely meal, service was a little on the slow side however server's were wonderful - taking photos for our group and engaging in banter with us. Cocktails were awesome, food was excellent. Would dine here again
Lovely Italian restaurant by the Wellington Bay.
I had a working lunch here with some colleagues and we did enjoy great food and drinks. I tried the risotto and I love it. We also tried pizza, calamari, the bread, and gelato.
The service is fast and the staff is friendly. It has beautiful view for sure.
Parking can be a bit challenging.
Nicely presented Italian food especially their Pizzas, Veal with tasty mushroom sauce, and eye fillet steaks!! Medium-small sized portions only!! Their tiramisu desserts are beautiful 😋 😘
Our waitress was amazingly attentive. The food came out fast. But the Manager with his worried face was at times rather off putting!!🤔😒
One of the BEST Italian Restaurants in Wellington! The owner and staff are very attentive, friendly and polite. The food and dessert were delicious, price are good! Highly recommended AAA++++
We selected Portofino despite lots of options right at this same location based on the menu and wine list. Both served us well. They didn’t have great selections for kids but worked it out for us to serve as ordered for a picky 5-year-old. The wine was wonderful, as expected, and their dishes were all delicious.
I was taking here just last night for my Birthday Dinner. I / we had the best evening out in a long time. The staff were excellent, the drinks and food came in record time and was all delicious. I have let my girlfriends know we are coming here for their birthdays!! I would highly recommend going to this restaurant for a evening out.
First time visit for our son's birthday. We had pre booked a table which was good as they were busy with not many tables spare.
Orders were taken quickly and drinks and entrees came out fast. Mains were good, spaghetti bolognese was nice without being too much.
We had to signal a person to get a dessert menu. But once we did I would recommend the lemon sorbet, very tasty.
The staff were somewhat unfriendly, no chitter chatter, no one asked how our meals were. And no mention of birthday even though I made mention on the booking.
Friendly professional waitstaff. Good gluten free options. Almost all pasta dishes can be made gf on request. The food is of consistent quality and presentation. I had the marinara pasta with pomadoro sauce. My guests had clam pasta and bacon and mushroom pasta. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals and will be back.
Real Italian restaurant that sends your tastebuds right back to good ol Europe. The spaghetti marina are to die for and the deserts are delicious. Good wine selection.
The vibe here is that of being sophisticated and accommodating with the staff working furiously in the background to ensure the deliciously fresh food and amazing drinks (cocktails) are presented well and delivered efficiently. Attention to detail was very obvious during my visit. And what a view!
Lovely place on the waterfront, lovely atmosphere too. Service was mixed due to customers coming in after our table and getting their food first, otherwise great food at a decent price.
Portofino is located on the wharf in Wellington with beautiful views excellent service and cuisine for an American Canadian opinion. Thank you for your hospitality
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