Food and service amazing. It's just a bit difficult to hear conversation if you're at a long table with lots of people as it's very echoey due to no soft furnishings. Also only bottled drinks available as they said they have no cellar to serve pints. Just minor issues for me, would definitely go again.Parking: No car park, have to find spaces on the surrounding streets.
Sedonia Dragotta
A must visit place for authentic Italian food.Staff are polite attentive and it's very affordable.Been here a few times with family members and always had great food great time.You won't be disappointed.
BAYTREE KITCHENS
Ist time here, heard great things.. had 3 courses, recommend the King Prawns (Gamberoni) and the Bracio (stuffed pork) for starters ?My rib eye as come out under cooked, but it was whisked away and a perfect succulent medium ribeye returned minutes later with no problem. Hubby had the Linguine Marianer ..... he said it was beautiful....I had the pannacota with Mango sauce .....it was beautiful, hubby had the cheesecake ?. We both had cocktails ? totally recommend the Expresso Martini .....We went the night after valentines as it was totally booked up, now I know why. The restaurant has a young vibe, the decor is beautiful and service is attentive. Best Italian for miles around, you get the full Mediterranean smells and taste, all freshly prepared, compliments to the chef for the authentic gastronomy.Will definately become a go to.Note: gets very busy thurs fri, sat so told by the waiting staff to book at least a week in advance.
David Nicholas
An absolutely wonderful restaurant..great food and great service with friendly, helpful staff.
Vishnu Venkatesh
Brilliant food and service. Thanks to Iggy, summer and Melissa.
Maria L
Excellent food and amazing cocktails. Very accommodating, summer the waitress was very friendly and couldn't do enough for my dietary needs they have lots of vegetarian options and a few gluten free. The one thing I would say to save disappointment is on the menu it states alot of the dishes are vegan but they are not they are vegetarian but they do have vegan cheese and will go above and beyond to make a delicious meal for you . Can't wait to return. Keep up the good work guys xxx
nigel wilde
Best lasagna al forno I have ever
Joanne Marshall
Lovely place for a meal. Great food, fast service. Would visit again.
julie brown
Very disappointed with this restaurant. Heard good reviews on it but that was not the experience we had. On arriving at the restaurant we were seated. Drinks were ordered..first course arrived. At this point all was good. The main meals arrived..i ordered linguine with prawns. I asked the waitress could they be shelled and was abruptly told no..thats how we serve them. The whole meal was bland it was basically pasta in a very insipid tomato sauce with 3 prawns placed on top. The wrong cutlery was on the table and was informed by the waitress that's the only cutlery they had..and without shelling the prawns with my hands was difficult to do with utensils provided. The meal was hardly touched as it was not enjoyable. The waitresses were rude and had no idea of customer service. I explained why I hadn't eaten the meal and was just told.. oh sorry and here's the bill. Sadly I won't be returning or recommending this restaurant
What a lovely welcome we had. Our first and long awaited visit to this absolutely beautiful restaurant. The staff are amazing, attentive and friendly. The extensive menu has something for everyone and the food was excellent. Thank you. What a lovely meal to celebrate our anniversary.
Elysia Draper
I’ve been coming to portofinos since it opened and I’ve never had a bad meal. I’ve tried lots of dishes off the menu and they’re all delicious, the staff are also great and really attentive. It’s lovely to have such a nice restaurant in Ystrad Mynach.
Fur Balls
Having worked in Italy for a number of years the food here is OK. Nothing beats authentic Italian food in Italy.
shaun pearce
The spag bol was cooked and seasoned lovely. The food was 10/10. Given the time of year, this is a mere oversight. However, near the window, it's pretty cold at night and Saturday next to it. I do have a slight niggle though. We felt rushed. As we were enjoying our drink and had a little food on the table, the lady serving us asked if we had finished whilst pointing at the empty plates. We'd assumed she would only take the obvious empty plates as there we dishes with plenty of food still left on them and untouched. She proceeded to take everything off the table in a hurry. The side eye came from my partner, and we felt uncomfortable asking her not to take the plates that were full because she was quite loud and would 100% draw attention to our table. I wouldn't say evening was cheap when you add drinks, so I guess we just felt a little put off by the service in the end. 4/5 overall. I think a little courtesy in asking if we'd finished the plates that were full would have made this a nice 5/5.
Kelly Robinson
Really liked this restaurant. Beautiful atmosphere and great
Lovely meal, this was my 5th time visiting.
Food and service amazing. It's just a bit difficult to hear conversation if you're at a long table with lots of people as it's very echoey due to no soft furnishings. Also only bottled drinks available as they said they have no cellar to serve pints. Just minor issues for me, would definitely go again.Parking: No car park, have to find spaces on the surrounding streets.
A must visit place for authentic Italian food.Staff are polite attentive and it's very affordable.Been here a few times with family members and always had great food great time.You won't be disappointed.
Ist time here, heard great things.. had 3 courses, recommend the King Prawns (Gamberoni) and the Bracio (stuffed pork) for starters ?My rib eye as come out under cooked, but it was whisked away and a perfect succulent medium ribeye returned minutes later with no problem. Hubby had the Linguine Marianer ..... he said it was beautiful....I had the pannacota with Mango sauce .....it was beautiful, hubby had the cheesecake ?. We both had cocktails ? totally recommend the Expresso Martini .....We went the night after valentines as it was totally booked up, now I know why. The restaurant has a young vibe, the decor is beautiful and service is attentive. Best Italian for miles around, you get the full Mediterranean smells and taste, all freshly prepared, compliments to the chef for the authentic gastronomy.Will definately become a go to.Note: gets very busy thurs fri, sat so told by the waiting staff to book at least a week in advance.
An absolutely wonderful restaurant..great food and great service with friendly, helpful staff.
Brilliant food and service. Thanks to Iggy, summer and Melissa.
Excellent food and amazing cocktails. Very accommodating, summer the waitress was very friendly and couldn't do enough for my dietary needs they have lots of vegetarian options and a few gluten free. The one thing I would say to save disappointment is on the menu it states alot of the dishes are vegan but they are not they are vegetarian but they do have vegan cheese and will go above and beyond to make a delicious meal for you . Can't wait to return. Keep up the good work guys xxx
Best lasagna al forno I have ever
Lovely place for a meal. Great food, fast service. Would visit again.
Very disappointed with this restaurant. Heard good reviews on it but that was not the experience we had. On arriving at the restaurant we were seated. Drinks were ordered..first course arrived. At this point all was good. The main meals arrived..i ordered linguine with prawns. I asked the waitress could they be shelled and was abruptly told no..thats how we serve them. The whole meal was bland it was basically pasta in a very insipid tomato sauce with 3 prawns placed on top. The wrong cutlery was on the table and was informed by the waitress that's the only cutlery they had..and without shelling the prawns with my hands was difficult to do with utensils provided. The meal was hardly touched as it was not enjoyable. The waitresses were rude and had no idea of customer service. I explained why I hadn't eaten the meal and was just told.. oh sorry and here's the bill. Sadly I won't be returning or recommending this restaurant
Restaurantji Recommends
What a lovely welcome we had. Our first and long awaited visit to this absolutely beautiful restaurant. The staff are amazing, attentive and friendly. The extensive menu has something for everyone and the food was excellent. Thank you. What a lovely meal to celebrate our anniversary.
I’ve been coming to portofinos since it opened and I’ve never had a bad meal. I’ve tried lots of dishes off the menu and they’re all delicious, the staff are also great and really attentive. It’s lovely to have such a nice restaurant in Ystrad Mynach.
Having worked in Italy for a number of years the food here is OK. Nothing beats authentic Italian food in Italy.
The spag bol was cooked and seasoned lovely. The food was 10/10. Given the time of year, this is a mere oversight. However, near the window, it's pretty cold at night and Saturday next to it. I do have a slight niggle though. We felt rushed. As we were enjoying our drink and had a little food on the table, the lady serving us asked if we had finished whilst pointing at the empty plates. We'd assumed she would only take the obvious empty plates as there we dishes with plenty of food still left on them and untouched. She proceeded to take everything off the table in a hurry. The side eye came from my partner, and we felt uncomfortable asking her not to take the plates that were full because she was quite loud and would 100% draw attention to our table. I wouldn't say evening was cheap when you add drinks, so I guess we just felt a little put off by the service in the end. 4/5 overall. I think a little courtesy in asking if we'd finished the plates that were full would have made this a nice 5/5.
Really liked this restaurant. Beautiful atmosphere and great