Portofino Italian Restaurant

I’m not sure why the reviews are so low because this was one of our best meals after a week in Auckland. We went for an early dinner/ late lunch and got a quiet table outside in a really cute enclosed patio. Wine was amazing and affordable. Bruschetta appetizer was fresh and HUGE. The chicken and mushroom fettuccine was creamy, perfectly cooked and delicious. The tortellini was possibly the best I’ve ever eaten! So creamy and oozing with cheese. Service was attentive and wonderful.

Went here with my friend at Friday evening. After strolling around the viaduct, my friend suddenly looked at this place and promptly scanned the price list at the front. She feels the price is reasonable for the portion this restaurant serves — we went in. Turned out the service was excellent, one staff managed to pull off a very good Bahasa Indonesia for us! Totally delighted! And the lasagna and romana pizza they served us were excellent. Romana pizza was fantastic with perfect combination of salted olive and anchovies. We enjoyed this restaurant so much!

Food was great! Had oysters and the casarecce alfredo. oysters were $5/one which seemed fairly reasonable in my experience, however for almost $30 the pasta dish seemed small (the bowl looks larger than it is). Still i would go back, i just might plan to stop for a snack somewhere on my way. Service was decent, nothing to write home about.