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Portobello Ristorante, Vancouver, BC

Portobello Ristorante

4.3
4.3
387 Reviews
CAN$30 and under
Italian
Romantic and cozy, Portobello ristorante attracts all kinds of diners. They come for the candle-lit tables, comfortable chairs, and intimate ambiance that compliments the menu inspired by southern Italy. Owner and locally-renowned chef Joe 'Pino' Milano creates dishes using fresh, quality ingredients that arouse taste buds and will satisfy any appetite.

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Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Cuisines

    Italian

  • Hours of operation

    Dinner Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–9:30 pm

  • Phone number

    (604) 734-0697

  • Payment options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Smart Casual

  • Executive chef

    Pino Milano

  • Neighborhood

    Fairview

  • Cross street

    Granville

  • Parking details

    Free Parking at the Rear of the Restaurant

  • Additional

    Beer, BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 387 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3
4.3 based on all time ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

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  1. dinnerfortwo

    Vancouver

    9 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on February 23, 2020

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Good service and excellent food. Great place for a before/after the show dinner if you are seeing something at the Stanley
  2. NatashaS

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 22, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place to dine pre-theatre performance! The food was delicious and service was wonderful. We ordered 3 courses with the intention of sharing each plate. To our great delight the staff split all three dishes for us, rather than having us use side plates. The food was very tastey and not heavy or greasey as sometimes italian food can be. I will definitely be back.
  3. OpenTable Diner

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was excelent food. The chocolate cake was a bit too sweet. It's a bit too small but the ambiance is great. Thanks so much, our valentine's dinner couldn't be better.
  4. Joel

    Vancouver

    118 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    118 reviews

    Dined on February 14, 2020

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    We shared a salad, pasta and main of chicken sautéed in oil and fresh vegetables. House sauvignon blanc wine was very good. Service was good and attentive.
  5. Jetter

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 14, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent service, great food and good value, would go again!! :-)
  6. KarenL

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 5, 2020

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    Portobello is always good. We have had items from the regular menu as well as specials over the half dozen times we have been there. We are now starting to bring others with us!
  7. OpenTable Diner

    Ottawa

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 2, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing food and wonderful staff that always makes us feel welcome and special. So lucky to have this family restaurant in the neighborhood.
  8. ANON

    Vancouver

    42 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    42 reviews

    Dined on February 2, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Think because of dine out it did feel a bit rushed near the end of our meal. Overall good food, service and ambience. Tables not too close.
  9. Seajay1

    Vancouver

    72 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    72 reviews

    Dined on January 31, 2020

    overall4food3service4ambience4
    We had pasta meal plus one dessert between two of us. We headed to the theatre at 7:00pm so we didn’t want too much food to hold us down. Service was very good and the dessert, a chocolate volcano, was delicious. Plus we received 2 small chocolate meringues to finish off our coffee.
  10. Vancouverlocal

    Vancouver

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 27, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Predictably delicious food, welcoming owners and servers and an extremely warm and comfortable atmosphere. A great bonus if free parking out back.
  11. RachelT

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 26, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had such an amazing time dining at Portobello. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, the restaurant is beautifully decorated and cozy. The service from the time we entered the door to when we left was consistent and friendly - we really liked our server (wish we got his name, he was great!!). The food was the best part, everything from the starter bread to the dessert was fresh fresh fresh! Everything was delicious. Great restaurant! Hope to be visiting again soon with friends and family :)
  12. OpenTable Diner

    Palm Springs

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on January 22, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Nice cocktails, reasonable wine list. We ordered off the dine out Vancouver menu and everything was delicious. Hot food on warm plates. Very reasonable prices on the regular menu with lots of choices.
  13. AlexanderB

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 19, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The food and service were amazing. Will definitely be back soon. Menu selection is great, real good Italian cooking and atmosphere. Grazie
  14. OpenTable Diner

    Vancouver

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 12, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great location, very good food, not too noisy and excellent service.
  15. JoanneW

    Vancouver

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 6, 2020

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Awesome as always, food and service fabulous
  16. SarahV

    Vancouver

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on January 4, 2020

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    This was our first time eating at your Restaurant and my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Very nice to see the meals being prepared and knowing that it was all from scratch. The flavours were delicious. Our server was also great. No pressure to eat and leave. Thank you for a very enjoyable evening.
  17. OpenTable Diner

    Vancouver

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 30, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We went there for dinner for my daughter’s birthday and before a show at the Stanley Theater. The food was AWESOME! Service was friendly. We had a special night and I would love to go back again in the future.
  18. Guest117

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 29, 2019

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Great food and service but noticeably understaffed. Had to wait almost 15 minutes for our reservation for two but they comped us a glass of wine each so that helped to ease the pain. Nice place but the elevator music could use upgrading.
  19. AnneM

    Vancouver

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on December 23, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always the place to go for good food, excellent atmosphere and a lovely experience.
  20. BonnieN

    Vancouver

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on December 15, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    we have been going to Portobello since it was on 4th ave still fabulous food lovely evening
  21. OpenTable Diner

    Vancouver

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 15, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food and service are always good
  22. asdfgal

    Vancouver

    35 reviews

    4.0

    35 reviews

    Dined on December 14, 2019

    overall4food3service4ambience4
    A lovely meal, but the calamari was so hot that I couldn’t eat it. Even after my friend finished her appetizer, it was too hot to eat! I had to get it packed to go. Otherwise a great meal and super service.
  23. Eatout

    Vancouver

    20 reviews

    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Always enjoy the cozy ambience and friendly service along with a yummy meal!
  24. Gail

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 28, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious!!!! My husband is an excellent cook so when we go out the food has to live up to his standard LOL. My mother and I ate there after the theatre. Everything was outstanding, from the bread to the dessertI can’t wait to return with my husband to try more of the amazing meals. North Vancouver
  25. Raja

    Seattle

    33 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    33 reviews

    Dined on November 21, 2019

    overall4food4service5ambience3
    Great service
  26. PhyllisK

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 14, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Really delicious food, I would not hesitate one second suggesting this restaurant to a friend.
  27. toomuch

    Vancouver

    10 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2019

    overall2food2service3ambience3
    Was disappointed with the overall experience. Food was mediocre and service was slow despite the restaurant being about half full. Pricing would have been alright if the quality was elevated.
  28. CatherineT

    Vancouver

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 8, 2019

    overall4food3service4ambience4
    Service was very good. Food was good, not outstanding, but good. It was very quiet with the place about 3/4 full.
  29. StephenH

    Vancouver

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on October 31, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Risotto and gnocchi always strike me as difficult to do well. These guys hit it out of the park. We took our twin 9 year olds and the staff couldn’t have been nicer. I would eat there again in a heartbeat
  30. Tastie

    Vancouver

    24 reviews

    4.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on October 27, 2019

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Craving italian and gave it a try
  31. Nelsons

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 21, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    My husband and I are foodies and he himself is an amazing cook. The downside to that is that we're both very picky and almost every restaurant we go to is "just ok". But, our experience at Portobello was absolutely outstanding in every way. We had the Caesar salad, chicken with artichokes, spaghetti Bolognese with meatballs, Chianti, and tiramisu for dessert-all exceptional. The fact that the owners do the cooking/baking and the menu is simple and all authentic is so special and hard to find nowadays. I've already recommended this restaurant to several people and we will definitely be back! Congratulations on running such an authentic and wonderful restaurant!!
  32. OpenTable Diner

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 9, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This restaurant is beyond amazing. It is clearly family owned and operated and the care that goes behind the food and service is outstanding. Every course of this meal is beyond expectations and make sure you don’t skip the sweets at the end. Thank you for the amazing experience. We will be back!
  33. 1244

    Vancouver

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 9, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Been a customer off and on for many years. Food was fantastic and I'm sorry I havent been in a while. Will definitely go again soon.
  34. PennyA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 6, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I ordered the linguine alle vongole, which is something I often order at restaurants, but I thought Portobello's is one of the best I have had. Nice portion size as well. One of our friends ordered the pasta with mussels and said it was very good. It was busy in the restaurant, but service was good, and the ambiance is nice, lively, but not so loud that we couldn't talk.
  35. StanJ

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 27, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent , just excellent and always my family’s favourite
  36. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 26, 2019

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    It was my second time great service and parking is available in the back
  37. GreyHawk

    Hawaii

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on September 8, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    It's a small family restaurant with excellent food and great service. Randy, our waiter even helped me with parking in the back. He even came out back to check on me and showed me in. It was my wife's birthday and we were visiting from Hawaii but the "aloha spirit" was there. The owners came over and we even had a nice talk about Sicily.
  38. AndrewM

    Vancouver

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 7, 2019

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Service has always been excellent and always forget that Portobello is easy to get to from anywhere in Vancouver .... classic Italian, small and intimate.
  39. RobertP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 31, 2019

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Since moving to Vancouver in the Spring, we have attempted to visit and experience the wonderful food venues and restaurants which Vancouver has to offer. Our visit to Portobello on Friday certainly lived up to it's reputation. We each elected something difference from the menu and we were not disappointed. The service, the wine selection, the menu and the atmosphere made for a perfect evening. 5 stars are not enough and we will be back.
  40. Vancouverlocal

    Vancouver

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 4, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This a a restaurant we always take people to whether out of town guests or local friends. We have been patrons of Joe and Rosa since their original Portobello at 4th and Burrard. Delicious and traditional Italian cuisine with the freshest ingredients. Very good value. Thanks

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Portobello Ristorante is rated 4.3 stars by 387 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for Portobello Ristorante

1429 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6h 1H6

Additional information

  • Cross street

    Granville

  • Neighborhood

    Fairview

  • Hours of operation

    Dinner Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–9:30 pm

  • Cuisines

    Italian

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Dress code

    Smart Casual

  • Parking details

    Free Parking at the Rear of the Restaurant

  • Payment options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    Pino Milano

  • Additional

    Beer, BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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