Came here with my bestie and ordered a pasta and pizza. I think it was the tortellini alla matriciana that I ordered (it was a tomato based dish) and it was heavenly! I had never been so impressed by pasta-which I usually find too boring and bland. We also ordered a red wine but it was quite bitter and not up our alley.
8/10
Their pasta range is lovely, definitely need to try more of what they offer!
Great Italian food and excellent service
There was a minor issue with the order which was immediately rectified with an apology and the correct dish being produced. All of this was done with a smile. The servings are very large so it would certainly be possible to share if you are that way inclined.
Honestly, its a shame that that I live in the north island and my best italian experience had to be down in the south :(
Me and my cousin wandered into this place by chance and then we suddenly decided we were in the mood for italian food. We couldn't decide on whether we should get pasta or pizza so we got both and went halvsies. I ordered fettucine pollo e funghi and she ordered a smoked salmon pizza. Food arrived quickly and the smells from our food were very promising.
Goddamn I haven't had good pasta in a while and I was afraid of eating it all too quickly because it meant that my good experience would have been over. I wish I could come back here :'(
Best Italian restaurant in Dunedin! Love their Fettucini el Funghi and Hawaiian pizza! You should try it, its to die for! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Been here a few times for both lunch and dinner. Food is good, not great but enjoyable. Service from staff is OK too. Food is filling, a little pricey though. Came with a large group once and meals came out at significantly different times even when we all ordered at the same time.
Went for a birthday dinner last week. The appointment process was simple, and they handled our group very well. The staff were attentive and friendly, made sure to ask if we needed anything and served all our meals at a decent time, all within an extremely short time frame of eachother.
I ordered the chicken pizza (satay chicken) in medium which was big enough to share between 2 people. It was nice but nothing special, probably wouldnt order again. The pasta dishes though looked really good, really large portions which were enough to share between 2/3 people. My friends who had the pasta found it to be very good, though lacking a bit of salt (which is just down to individual taste, i'd say)
Overall a good meal, and really great service. The service is a key part of the night and we thank the La Porchetta Staff for making my friend's birthday an enjoyable one.
A group of us (11 people) went for dinner on the 7/02/15. Food was good, highly recommend "the lot" pizza. Cheesecake was nice too. But above all else I was extremely impressed with the service, exceeded all expectations. Look forward to going back again soon.
Great place to be with friends great food nice place. Loved it. Will be definitely back.
Great atmosphere really relaxed food I cheap and good quality. Food came out fast. The establishment was also absolutely spotless clean and friendly staff. Great place
Had the best food ever, love everything that our whole family had.
It will now be a place that I will go.
Price is right, food is amazing and big servings, I am glad that I only got small and entrée size.
wow loved the experience, and glad I went. Didn't like the reviews that I read and was just about put off.
you have to try it!
We were at Porchetta once again this Friday at lunch. It was a great experience once again - from being greeted at the door to starters coming fast and a great time. The ambience is quite nice as well. I took their beer on tap (single choice - makes it easy), potato wedges were nice and crispy and finally the vegetarian pizza. Will be back soon !
I really enjoyed pizza& soft drinks&coffee.
All good except pasta.. I think the chef may be forgotten putting the salt.....
We had no booking on a very busy night (graduation). They managed to fit us in without a wait, the food was excellent and prompt, service was great. Fav pizza was Chicken, cranberry, brie and cashew, and the wedges were delicious. Thanks team, well done!
It was looking for quite place to have lunch and I found this place. It was wonderful, the waitress was super friendly and accommodating. The food was great, the place in general was good, toilet super clean. I recommend it!
I had a great dine-in experience here. The atmosphere was very good and the servers were very polite and helpful.
Unfortunately I ordered a main gnocchi dish and got a spaghetti starter instead but i was hungry enough to not care or say anything. Regardless the pasta was delicious and the restaurant was also able to provide complimentary parmesan to accompany my meal. The portion size of the hot chips for a starter was big and great value.
Thanks for the great hospitality!
Excellent dine in place. The lasagna was mid - but I also had pollo e funghi which was great! The staff were also really friendly and the general experience was enjoyable.
Had seafood spaghetti pescatore (white wine, garlic, olive oil. It was delicious 😋. I was still hungry so had an apple calzone and it was huge see below definitely filled me up.
Ordered the medium prosciutto pizza which larger than expected. The base was pillowy and light, the tomato sauce was vibrant yet not overpowering, and the balsamic glaze with the prosciutto and parmesan made for the perfect blend of sweet and savoury. Not to mention cheery service from the very helpful Olivia! Will definitely be returning!
Sam Sherburd (Gaming Legend)
+4
Often got take out dinner from La Porchetta in Dunedin. Got our order wrong once during delivery and compensated with a $50 voucher. Amazing service, will definitely continue to dine there.
We ordered the satay pizza, cheese garlic bread, carbonara pasta, lasagna, and beff ragu, it was all delicious, and the portions were massive for the price, we would literally fly into Dunedin from Wellington just to order from this restaurant again. Our waiter was really nice aswell, he was friendly and gave us his honest recommendations for a few things which was really helpful.
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