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Portofino Italian Restaurant

70/100 (2270 ratings)

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"Great Italian restaurant, handy location , friendly..."

Rex Chen

"We went on a quite Monday evening so had the place pretty much to ourselves. The food was great, fettuccine con polo was amazing and the waiter,..."

Pretesh Patel

"Delicious pasta, lovely waiter. Will be..."

Missmelissajacob

"Went there today for dinner, I ordered an pizza and my partner ordered carbonara pasta, both was really delicious, good wine selection as..."

Jessicahelenapeixoto

"Best italian restaurant for me with huge servings and well seasoned dishes :) celebrated our 1 year friendship with my bestfriend 🎉 compliment to..."

Ryan Soriano

"We don't see why there are such poor ratings :)Great service, delicious food with great portion sizes and fair prices. Not to mention you have..."

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"what a lovely place to dinein..beautiful waterfront sit out option with great authentic italian food.food tastes great and ambiance is just..."

The Food Lover

"Food as amazingly great. Felt like we were in Italy. We ordered a pizza and pasta. Very fresh and had that homemade taste!Service..."

Liuxxx

"Sunday late lunch while waiting Denny Setiawan took his new bike - ordered bruschetta galleto, this place has a nice view especially in summer..."

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"The location is superb. The staff and service was good. Payed $22.5 for the burrata and $19.5 for the bolognese. Burrata definitely needed more..."

BelaIna

"The waiters at portofino were muy bien! Super friendly and were filled with spirit that really helped make the atmosphere of the night incredible...."

A A Ron Tsoi

"We had our friends birthday here, the food was delicious and the staff are really nice. We all had a really good time here 👌 highly recommend..."

Emily Shen

"Staff are always friendly and polite. Food is very tasty and well presented and beautiful views of Auckland's harbour and scenery. Great Italian..."

Sassy Radish

"Had an extended family dinner here earlier this week. Lots of seating, looked very upmarket and chic. Service was attentive and friendly. My fiance..."

Janice McCartain Dagg

"I love the pasta here me and my partner visit every once in awhile because there isn't anything she loves here. The salmon pizza is a bit too salty..."

Chris L

"Went here for lunch today . Food was really good had a lot of flavour and the portions are descently sized also is a little bit on the pricy side but..."

Aman

"Went for a group end of year dinner celebration. The food was tasty, service was great and atmosphere was nice. I ordered thr pasta salad which was..."

Bailey

"Great location and atmosphere. Service can be improved... the staff members are quite busy and may be that is why they tends to forget, haha. Ordered..."

Lyn Lin (Zomato Gold Share Code LINL3293)

"Delicious pizzas and lovely ambience. Have been coming here for years and it is always consistently good. Would recommend this to anyone wanting..."

Kaizeen Kolah

"After loving Portofino at Mission Bay we decided to visit here. I'm also surprised by the low score as I thought the opposite. The ambiance here is..."

Farah Mohammed

"Again not sure by the overall low score here.Recommended by staff in The Sebel Viaduct Harbour.Two lovely pastas (spaghetti and cannelloni)..."

Connoisseurc

"Why such negative reviews? I'll admit I was close to not going here due to those bad reviews, however as the menu looked so good and my wife being a..."

Adam Thomas

"Wonderful food, I'll definitely come again to try the new items of the menu! It was nice that the owner personally met the guests. I liked the quiet..."

Millie NZ

"Shocked by all the bad reviews! We really loved this place - the food tasted like authentic North Italian cuisine - perhaps people have been to..."

Bad English

"Not sure why the overall rating here is really low. The staff were really friendly and there is a good view too. We got the lasagne and the fried..."

Dxlche

"Came here on a Saturday night, the restaurant was packed. We were seated promptly upon arrival, however wait time was a downer and the reason for the..."

Chomnomnom

"Myself and my wife were almost hesitant to go here because of poor reviews in the past, but we noticed all the new reviews were good. And we loved..."

AravindKumar HariNarayanan

"Huge amount of wine selections. Tried their pasta and pizza. Pasta was good. Pizza was too small for what I paid. Service was below average. I can't..."

Shenda

"Mostly,the previous reviews said that the service was so disappointing,but what I experienced last night was fantastic.The manager looked after..."

Pattarintorn Emmy Jusakul

"Walked to the viaduct to find a new place to eat with my friend. We wanted to try this beautiful place. Great customer service and our meals were..."

Tiatiatia

"We ordered Insalata Cesare with chicken, Spaghetti Bologenese, and Affogato with liquor for lunch today. Actually, the food is delicious and can fill..."

Patrick Tong

"I loved my meal here! We started with garlic pizza which was crispy and buttery. The mains took quite a while to come out and when they did I..."

Amy Phun

"We went for dinner last night , we booked last minute for a group of 18 , we had a great service , beautiful atmosphere and delicious food , we been..."

Fiona

"Had a great time there on Saturday with my family. Was my wife's birthday, she loves Italian and mum loves trying out new food. We have been to the..."

Miraaz Peerbhai

"After reading some reviews I was a bit worried about the pasta, so decided to have the Veal Marsala. I was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed the meal..."

Juanine

"Saturday night was my second time here. I had to try the chicken fettuccine my friends kept boasting about. They were right! It was such a divine &..."

Doreen Milo

"Such a lovely place the food is a bit pricey but worth every penny! We had to wait for ages for the food to arrive. But I guess that's not a..."

Rithika Reddy

"Came to this place on a friends 18th as a last minute formal luxury dinner. They welcomrd us quickly which was great!The staff had introduced me..."

Alex Hogg

"Nice setting overlooking viaduct harbour. Perhaps just a touch pretentious, the Kitchen served up a delightful traditional Spaghetti carbonara and a..."

Laurie Ellul

"Had an awesome time. The food was amazeballs, can not fault the flawless service of FRANCISCO! You need to promote that guy or give him some type of..."

Mitch Tuitupou

"We arrived at around 10.30 pm last night October 10th. 4 adults. We ate entree, mains and dessert. We also bought wines. The service was excellent...."

Ken White

"I went there in a cold windy night. It was warm and dark. Exactly the way I liked it to be. I had a spaghetti alla bolognese, or something like this(..."

Lily

"Average. Nice selections of cocktails. I think that this place is just a normal italian restaurant of what you would expect out of italian..."

Nikki

"Had lunch today at Portofino on the viaduct with 2 of my friends we've got one of the tables on the balcony were the view is beautiful, I have to say..."

Angelica Sosa

"We came here for dinner and got a vongole spaghetti to share and a steak each. The pasta wasn't that great - dry and tasteless, but the steak was..."

Misty

"We came here for one of our anniversary dinners and we sat down to enjoy a plate of Seafood marinara spaghetti and vegetarian cannelloni. The..."

House Of Eats

"I do have not an inclined fondness of food from this cuisine, therefore, my review should be objective; or at least, to a substantial extent.The..."

Audric Kam

"My friends and I come here often as most of us are based in the city. I've had a lot of good times here but there have been some misses...."

@KeraBearEats

"Nice Italian restaurant located in the heart of the viaduct night life. Found the staff very friendly and the service was pretty good, except we were..."

Luke

"Been here twice now, good food, good prices for the prime location and friendly staff :) definitely would go again. Had to wait a while for meals but..."

Nikki

"I cannot speak for the whole menu, but this place still serves the best seafood risotto I have had in Auckland - and I have ordered that from many..."

Where.iate

"Last night we had friends visiting from Queenstown so we decided to take them out for dinner. Portofino was our preferable choice as we dined there..."

Alex Sipka

"I have been to Portofino Viaduct for many years now, and yes they may be a little slower at times, but that's when it's full house. It's a huge..."

Lawrence Chan

"Food was excellent and lovely setting for a Friday..."

Andrew McIlwrick

"We went there for my son's birthday at his request for an Italian meal. We had an excellent waitress, very keen and friendly and the food was great...."

Karyn Van Den Hurk

"Visited Portofino at viaduct last night, got nice table looking over harbour, atmosphere was great ..good selection of Italian wines ..minestone soup..."

Krista McCoy

"my English is not good, but don t belive some ppl saying here is worst Italian restaurant, i tried by my self and my boyfriend last weekend,waiters..."

Sarah X

"Last night I be with my family in Portofino Restaurant on Viaduct,I am very happy, wonderfull Italian food,best service.Waitter is very happy and..."

Nicole

"I'm a waitress at Portofino Viaduct and i just want to justify your expectations of good service. Firstly, please explain further what you think good..."

Anna Pagent

"wow what a great dining experience of NZ. I love the way there are crabs in the mussels - it gives a sense of connection to the food chain. The..."

Diana Felton-Thorpe

"I have been going to this place for the past few years, and it is a fabulous place to eat at. Great for celebrating couples' anniversaries and team..."

Sylvia

"Portofinos Restaurant was lovely to dine at. I ordered the Chicken Fettuccine which was exceptional and filled all the expectations of it that I had..."

Cleopatra Garland-Giese

"Portofino Viaduct is great for that formal Italian dining experience without the hefty price tag (compared to other restaurants in the Viaduct) as..."

Heartshrooms

"Very beautiful and authentic Italian restaurant. Loved the vibe of this place. Has a very stunning view from the dining area. Very friendly staff!..."

raadhna ramnee

"I loved this place, it was birthday dinner and being vegetarian they have so many options, Food is great and love the overall. will surely recommend..."

Rashmi Sharma

"Amazing menu with so much to choose from. Service was very efficient, and the food was..."

Christina Bird

"Went here with my friend at Friday evening. After strolling around the viaduct, my friend suddenly looked at this place and promptly scanned the..."

Alutsyah Luthfian

"Dine here! You won't regret! I'm SHOCKED that this restaurant has such a low rating due to picky customers not knowing that they are at an authentic..."

Jason Vu | The Stay Hub

"Nice food. Ok price. Lovely vibe and atmosphere. Lovely..."

Dane Garrett

"Food was great! Had oysters and the casarecce alfredo. oysters were $5/one which seemed fairly reasonable in my experience, however for almost $30..."

Cholbs1998

"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..."

Carrie Gee

"The food is amazing. Best we have ever had. The staff are friendly and the food arrives promptly and..."

Jo Prior

"Excellent food & the service from the waiter was amazing. Cheerful, friendly & his banter went down well with everyone. Highly..."

Sandy Heard

"Fresh and quality ingredients, loved the chicken liver dish..."

Kiah Bhogal

La Gondola

70/100 (535 ratings)

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"My most favourite new restaurant... Since moving into Ellerslie we eat here most Friday nights and are never disappointed. Love the food and team..."

Lea Worth

"We had such a great meal tonight at La Gondola. The steak was absolutely perfect and the pasta was so full of flavour. Our host was very friendly and..."

Jo Johnson

"Pizzas were excellent, certainly would recommend to anyone in the area to give it a go. Staff were friendly, service was..."

Steve Dawson

"Quick service, delicious fresh snapper for my main. Very generous serving. Great chardonnay choice as well. Loved..."

Nadene Gavigan

"I tried a little off every ones that I was dinning with and all of the food was..."

Jeremy Futcher

"Great food, good value..."

Laura Allison

"Loved the atmosphere, the food is divine and the service is..."

Ange May

"This is the second time there. We came back due to the exceptional warm service, ambient atmosphere and great food. Good thing about it all is you..."

Daniel Bernie

"My new FAV Italian..... Steak is EPIC! Take out pizza are pretty bloody good..."

Lindsey Froggatt

"Food is fantastic...."

Mark Docherty

"Had the express lunch here a couple of weeks ago. Very nice pizza for $15. Service was very friendly and efficient. Seems like a good place to..."

Raspberry Beret

"Great food and excellent service, great night with friends. I had the Mediterranean calamari with a petit salad. The host was friendly and knew his..."

Deborah Pitout

"Lovely place. They were very accommodating for our special dietary requirements. Food was lovely and also child friendly. Staff were very friendly..."

Charlie89

"Food was fresh and absolutely delicious. Top friendly and attentive service. Highly recommend. Plus fab Florin I chianti. They apoligised for the..."

Julie Dickson

"Lived in New Zealand my whole 21 years. I'm not so much of a Italian Diner, however I love the food so much. This was my first time going to an..."

Michael Ross

"Staff are lovely, our meals came out super quick even though our group was quite large. I especially liked the calamari and steak was well cooked and..."

Sarah Tuifagu

"Really delicious and Authentic to Italian food. Def worth it!!!!. Great atmosphere too. I would happily take anywhere here and know it will deliver..."

Nic Joan

"Nice cozy place to have dinner. Very friendly staff. Have read few reviews complaining about the staff and their attitude but, in my couple of..."

Harsh Vardhan Shrotriya

"Consistently fantastic food, friendly staff and a great little atmosphere. I couldn't disagree more with the lesser scoring reviews on here from my..."

Al

"Amazing meals here in the weekend. Perfectly cooked steak and pasta, amazing flavours in all the meals around table. Friendly relaxed service from..."

David Thomson

"The Pancetta pizza was amazing! If you like mozzarella and bacon you will think the same. The Carbonara was super garlic-y which I was a massive fan..."

Stacie Morgan

"I really like La Gondola, I'm surprised it doesn't have a higher rating. I found the food was really good, especially the fettuccine pollo which is..."

Nicole Jana

"Great service. Fabulous food. Paintings of Venice so nice to reflect on our own visit. Good wine. Own Limoncello well done. Genuine Italian..."

KEITH

"We had a great meal here. The good was fantastic and reasonably priced and the staff were very attentive and friendly. I couldn't really fault it...."

Ainsley White

"We had an office lunch here (10 of us) and I was most impressed. The food was delicious, hot and served very quickly. Staff friendly and welcoming...."

Delysse

"Someone recommended that this new local restaurant is really good. Being a foodie myself, I convinced my husband to come with me and try it and we..."

Anna Fern

"Went out for dinner with a large group of us (16), and the service & food was great!I had booked in advance so our table was ready and waiting, the..."

Rachel Jane Clarke

"Ordered on uber eats. I was thoroughly impressed. The time yum was tasty, pad Thai was very yummy and kids loved it. What impressed me the most was..."

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"Well-balanced flavour so not too strong spicy and sweet. It's a small restaurant but with a good vibe from friendly staff and the interior. I enjoyed..."

Junlong Wang

"A nice little place beside the Ellerslie village centre. We used to come here for couple of times before lock down. The place was quite popular. I..."

I H

"Great meal and great service, nice looking of street food style. We really enjoyed our meal and especially the special menu of braised pork leg...."

Susakol Ebata

"Always saw the the sign on the motorway so got to see and try on Sat. Wow it is a little hideaway restaurant. Loved the food! Very reasonable price...."

Jung Eun Kim

"I love their authentic Gai Larb. It's my comfort go to dish. The staff at Red Crab are friendly, fantastic and the cuisine is very lovely. Red..."

Taylar W

"Delicious. Great little eatery in an obscure neighborhood. Seems like they cater mostly to take aways. Would definitely come back to try other..."

Penny Mar

"Had dinner with family, tried their red crab signature dishes except for som tam, instead had tum yong goong, superb quality and affordable. Love..."

Arlene Barraca

"Authentic Thai cuisine! Great Host!! One of my favorites! Highly..."

Bax 800

"Husbands favourite thai. He loves the soft shell crab here. We came here for our last dinner before this lockdown 🤣 hope theyll be open again..."

Allena

"We came here for my father's birthday and had an amazing experience. Staff went above and beyond and even had a special birthday treat prepared for..."

Pra Va

"Awesome food and super friendly staff. Highly recommended for a quick lunch..."

Tate McCutchan

"The food was great and the staff was friendly and accommodating. Keep it up...."

sweanie larie Flores

"Excellent food and service. Highly..."

J Orsborn

"Seen this place on the motorway for years. Finally tried it yesterday and it was really nice. Flavours were bit sweeter for my tastes but I think..."

Dug E

"Food was super yummy! The serving was bigger than we..."

Gianina Castro

"Little bit pricy but the duck curry was divine - big fan. The decor could be a little nicer. Staff were polite and food came..."

Hammond Pearce

"I’ve been dying to try this restaurant and finally picked up a meal to go. Wow just fabulous! One of the best little Thai restaurants around..."

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