Portobello’s Fine Italian Dining

We arrived and only 2 other tables were taken. The bread and oil that was served was warm and toasted. The stuffed mushrooms had a homemade crabmeat stuffing. They do not serve ranch dressing. I did not like the stuffing. Our main course was chicken picata and stuffed flounder (they were out of the scallops for shrimp and scallops). Instead of pasta we opted for potato and veggies. The potato ball was good but the center was cold. The carrots were very under cooked. The chicken picata itself was very good. I enjoyed the sauce and just the right amount of capers. The flounder my husband enjoyed. Everything took forever. We were there almost 2 hours and there were only 6 other people. Overall 5 out of 10.

Small dining experience. The chef checked on us at least 3 times which was very nice. The calamari was soaked. I prefer mine crispy. The cheese board was way over priced. My piccata barely had any cappers on it, I wanted pasta instead of mash potatoes, was served with a medium size of pasta with some vegetables. The broccoli wasn’t cooked enough but overall wasn’t a bad place. The salted caramel gelato was amazing!

We ate at Portobello (party of five) last night and absolutely loved it. The space is beautiful and comfortable, the service (Mia, daughter of the owner was our server) was gracious and helpful, and the food was DELICIOUS! We enjoyed the salmon with mashed potatoes and carrots (perfectly cooked), the chicken francese, the clams casino, the beautifully presented burrata appetizer, and a personal pizza. The food was very tasty and plentiful. We will be back - looking forward to trying the Sunday day $15 pasta night! The owner also came by our table and was so personable and accommodating. I highly recommend this restaurant - don’t miss out!

Portobello’s recently opened in Derby, and we were hopeful that this would become a new favorite of ours for dinner. Our experience tonight was average, and I don’t think we’ll be in a rush to return. Being only a month old, issues like service I’m sure are still being worked out, but I don’t know about the food. With the label of fine Italian dining, I’m holding them to a higher standard. When we arrived, we were asked if we had reservations. We did not, as we impulsively decided to visit, and we were appreciative that they found a table for us. After sitting with our menus for quite a while, we overheard a staff member tell a server “you better go take that table, they’ve been sitting there for a while”. Overall, the timing of dishes arriving to the table went well. However, before we l

Very nice atmosphere, and the food came out perfect. My Napolitan Chicken was excellent and melted in my mouth, I love the combination of flavors that they added to the dish. My girlfriend had a tasty salad with fresh salmon, which was cooked perfectly. The prices, to me, seem very fair for authentic Italian cuisine. We will be back when we are craving some Italian food. 5 stars.