Didn't eat here, but the decor is amazing. Friendly lotion guy giving free samples of his lotion next door too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Arlene Cardenas
Super cute! Good tasting Italian food is enjoyed more on the terrace and from there to watch the sunset at the beach which is a 5 minute walk away.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Guadalupe Arias
Was here over the weekend when visiting Carmel & the appetizer was better than the main meal (appetizer was soup & burger was main meal- had no flavor at all & it was recommended), we were seated quickly. Towards the end of my meal I readjusted my chair and it broke and fell into pieces. One of the waiters staff picked up the pieces. But my waiter was no where to be found until I started walking to bar to pay bill. We left immediately left after this.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
Sneha Sreekumar
Food was very overpriced and bland. Service was quite bad too. But the place is very pretty.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Fresh Tuscan Pappardelle Al Pomodoro
Julie VanTilburg
Exceptionally good food. Great service and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roasted Corn and Crab Bisque
Jung Ho Hwang
Great foods &place!!!!!
KevinJ
Always a fantastic experience. We come out from Texas two or three times a year and always have a meal at PortaBella. Fantastic food, friendly professional service, warm ambience and a definite one to repeat. Fantastic braised short ribs. The bisque is amazing. My wife loves the salmon. plenty of dessert options.
Robert Ma
Everything was too salty and greasy. Sauces were too overwhelming.
Mari A.
Potato gratin was served cold. The lamb osso buco was overcooked. Vegetables were clearly previously frozen from a bag. It’s just overpriced diner food. Also our wine took 15 minutes to get to our table with three servers walking around who kept going outside randomly. Lastly, the tiramisu was just bad- over sugared and in the fridge from days ago.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Roasted Corn and Crab Bisque
Charles W Basden
This was our first visit to Carmel and we ate here one evening. The staff was friendly and attentive and the atmosphere was good energy and with a lot of patrons. We weren't as happy with the food. The truffle risotto was a bit too strong in flavor (truffle oil) and the pasta in the seafood linguine was way overcooked and tough. The wines were good in any case.
Very good service and very accommodating to special needs diets such as gluten free and dairy free . Our server Veronica was very helpful and dinner service was paced just
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Patricia18
We went at 6:30and sat in the back room- I'd asked for a quiet table- which it was?The food was delish- my friend had the sandabs and I had the prosciutto on arugula- not too hungry after a big lunch! The service was excellent!!
Oleg Laptenko
Friendly atmosphere, reasonably priced food. Risotto was tasty. Vine selection is rather limited as for Carmel, but ok.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
We chose to go for outdoor dining and we went for our anniversary weekend vacation. The service was really nice. The host was kind and whenever he was by the table we made sure to ask if we were doing well. I think the food came at reasonable times. It did take longer than expected for our plates and such to be taken, so when our dishes came our table felt quite cluttered. Their outside area had great aura. The sidewalk was right there with an overview but you aren't really bothered since it is slightly blocked by the beautiful bush with little flowers. The food was fantastic. The bread with the pesto butter was great. And the night we were there, there was a man singing Spanish music and would come outside to serenade the tables. Overall great experience.
Yao Xue
Nice place with pretty decent amount portion of food.
Didn't eat here, but the decor is amazing. Friendly lotion guy giving free samples of his lotion next door too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Super cute! Good tasting Italian food is enjoyed more on the terrace and from there to watch the sunset at the beach which is a 5 minute walk away.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Was here over the weekend when visiting Carmel & the appetizer was better than the main meal (appetizer was soup & burger was main meal- had no flavor at all & it was recommended), we were seated quickly. Towards the end of my meal I readjusted my chair and it broke and fell into pieces. One of the waiters staff picked up the pieces. But my waiter was no where to be found until I started walking to bar to pay bill. We left immediately left after this.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
Food was very overpriced and bland. Service was quite bad too. But the place is very pretty.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Fresh Tuscan Pappardelle Al Pomodoro
Exceptionally good food. Great service and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roasted Corn and Crab Bisque
Great foods &place!!!!!
Always a fantastic experience. We come out from Texas two or three times a year and always have a meal at PortaBella. Fantastic food, friendly professional service, warm ambience and a definite one to repeat. Fantastic braised short ribs. The bisque is amazing. My wife loves the salmon. plenty of dessert options.
Everything was too salty and greasy. Sauces were too overwhelming.
Potato gratin was served cold. The lamb osso buco was overcooked. Vegetables were clearly previously frozen from a bag. It’s just overpriced diner food. Also our wine took 15 minutes to get to our table with three servers walking around who kept going outside randomly. Lastly, the tiramisu was just bad- over sugared and in the fridge from days ago.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Roasted Corn and Crab Bisque
This was our first visit to Carmel and we ate here one evening. The staff was friendly and attentive and the atmosphere was good energy and with a lot of patrons. We weren't as happy with the food. The truffle risotto was a bit too strong in flavor (truffle oil) and the pasta in the seafood linguine was way overcooked and tough. The wines were good in any case.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Very good service and very accommodating to special needs diets such as gluten free and dairy free . Our server Veronica was very helpful and dinner service was paced just
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We went at 6:30and sat in the back room- I'd asked for a quiet table- which it was?The food was delish- my friend had the sandabs and I had the prosciutto on arugula- not too hungry after a big lunch! The service was excellent!!
Friendly atmosphere, reasonably priced food. Risotto was tasty. Vine selection is rather limited as for Carmel, but ok.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
We chose to go for outdoor dining and we went for our anniversary weekend vacation. The service was really nice. The host was kind and whenever he was by the table we made sure to ask if we were doing well. I think the food came at reasonable times. It did take longer than expected for our plates and such to be taken, so when our dishes came our table felt quite cluttered. Their outside area had great aura. The sidewalk was right there with an overview but you aren't really bothered since it is slightly blocked by the beautiful bush with little flowers. The food was fantastic. The bread with the pesto butter was great. And the night we were there, there was a man singing Spanish music and would come outside to serenade the tables. Overall great experience.
Nice place with pretty decent amount portion of food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jumbo Lobster Ravioli with Tomato Basil Cream Sauce, Classic Wild Mushroom Risotto