Family dinner (6 adults) - we enjoyed thoroughly! Great service and wonderful food. Thank you for taking such good care of our table.
Catherine
The restaurant is in a beautiful location with views of the bay. The service was excellent. Unfortunately, those are the only two things the restaurant has going for it. The decor is leftover hotel ballroom - no ambviance. The food was inedible, literally. The salad was so old that the lettuce was almost completely tinged with orange. I could not eat it. The fish was rubbery and old and the sauce really badly done. We could not eat most of the meal. Do not go here.
Bob
Great Food and service. I highly recommend Cafe Portofino for a wonderful dining experience.
Richard
Nice view of the water. The staff is friendly and they provide good service. The food was great, we enjoyed everything we ordered. It small and tables are close together, but the place is great for a nice evening dinner. The cocktails were a tab strong. They also had live music the 2 times we were there. The second time we ate there we just had pizza in the back area by the bar.
Jay
Service was great. Chicken Marsala and the Carbonara were wonderful. Lovely setting and and enjoyable time.
Harrison
The food was really quite good. The venue also was beautiful. However the restaurant seemed to be suffering from staffing issues which resulted in long wait times. It took us about 25 minutes from being seated to have the opportunity to submit our first part of the order. The cocktails were ok with the exception of the espresso martini which was amazing.
Davo Paul
Wife and I had a beautiful time there! Great service from Francesco! Great view! Loved it! Will be back!
Bradley
First off the service was amazing! I ordered the lamb medium rare and it was at least medium to medium well, my bad for not sending back but I should not of had to. My wife have the Diablo pasta it was very good in taste, but cold. We are on the island often, but there is to many choices to come back here again.
James
Both food and service are spotty. One trip it is excellent, next trip it is not so good. Went there twice on recent trip and had great meal and service the first time, not so good on second trip as food wasn't as good and same waiter wasn't as good, even though we tipped him 20% on first trip. Went back for pizza on final night and suggested wine was awful, got them to give me another glass, one pizza delivered with wrong ingredients, waiter knew it but didn't offer to fix, service was sub-par. We really like the place for both food and ambiance but they need to improve their consistency and service.
MARIE
Two things took away from this dining experience. First was the shrimp in the scampi was undercooked for my taste, second the bill we received was incorrect. They offered to comp us a free dessert and the hostess gave me her personal cell number to call in case the refund and rebill didn't process correctly. All in all a lovely place. Just not my day I guess.
Excellent Italian meals. Exceptional white linen service. The menu is varied and provides something for everyone. The dessert menu provides scrumptious treats. The setting overlooks the bay and ocean. Music is provided .
Sonya
Do NOT eat here. You'll regret it... Pros: -Caesar salad -big wine list -Patricia our server was very nice Cons: -My husband gave me a bite of his chicken and I thought it was fish... it tasted super bland and did not look chicken at all. -I ordered lasagna and it was BURNT, who serves burnt food at a restaurant? The entire top layer of cheese was burned. It tasted so gross. - I asked for spaghetti and meatballs instead and the meatballs were dry and not very good and the spaghetti sauce was super bland. This terrible experience was $125. One of the worst meals I've ever had and so overpriced. Just do yourself a favor and don't bother eating here!
ChristyS
Our #1 favorite place in Kauai! The food is outstanding, the atmosphere is fabulous. And the attention to detail superb. Our server, Patricia, from across the room saw us taking a selfie and she came right over and offered to take our picture.
Stan
The variety on the menu was good and the atmosphere would be hard to beat. The open air location was excellent with a nice view and the service matched the atmosphere. I would view this restaurant as a must if you like Italian.
Kimberly
Food was incredible. I loved how the employees seem to be from Italy. They all spoke Italian. We ate outside (highly recommended). The view was beautiful. I believe the owner was the one who sat us. We are not drinkers so no alcohol for us but everyone around us was enjoying their drinks. I don't know if it was because this but the waiter and owner did not have time to speak with us. Our waiter was nice but not friendly he spent less time with us and seem to be very outgoing with all the other tables. The owner was also making small talk with everyone else. But completely ignored my husband and me. It was surprising. I would return again but my expectations would be different.
Family dinner (6 adults) - we enjoyed thoroughly! Great service and wonderful food. Thank you for taking such good care of our table.
The restaurant is in a beautiful location with views of the bay. The service was excellent. Unfortunately, those are the only two things the restaurant has going for it. The decor is leftover hotel ballroom - no ambviance. The food was inedible, literally. The salad was so old that the lettuce was almost completely tinged with orange. I could not eat it. The fish was rubbery and old and the sauce really badly done. We could not eat most of the meal. Do not go here.
Great Food and service. I highly recommend Cafe Portofino for a wonderful dining experience.
Nice view of the water. The staff is friendly and they provide good service. The food was great, we enjoyed everything we ordered. It small and tables are close together, but the place is great for a nice evening dinner. The cocktails were a tab strong. They also had live music the 2 times we were there. The second time we ate there we just had pizza in the back area by the bar.
Service was great. Chicken Marsala and the Carbonara were wonderful. Lovely setting and and enjoyable time.
The food was really quite good. The venue also was beautiful. However the restaurant seemed to be suffering from staffing issues which resulted in long wait times. It took us about 25 minutes from being seated to have the opportunity to submit our first part of the order. The cocktails were ok with the exception of the espresso martini which was amazing.
Wife and I had a beautiful time there! Great service from Francesco! Great view! Loved it! Will be back!
First off the service was amazing! I ordered the lamb medium rare and it was at least medium to medium well, my bad for not sending back but I should not of had to. My wife have the Diablo pasta it was very good in taste, but cold. We are on the island often, but there is to many choices to come back here again.
Both food and service are spotty. One trip it is excellent, next trip it is not so good. Went there twice on recent trip and had great meal and service the first time, not so good on second trip as food wasn't as good and same waiter wasn't as good, even though we tipped him 20% on first trip. Went back for pizza on final night and suggested wine was awful, got them to give me another glass, one pizza delivered with wrong ingredients, waiter knew it but didn't offer to fix, service was sub-par. We really like the place for both food and ambiance but they need to improve their consistency and service.
Two things took away from this dining experience. First was the shrimp in the scampi was undercooked for my taste, second the bill we received was incorrect. They offered to comp us a free dessert and the hostess gave me her personal cell number to call in case the refund and rebill didn't process correctly. All in all a lovely place. Just not my day I guess.
Restaurantji Recommends
Excellent Italian meals. Exceptional white linen service. The menu is varied and provides something for everyone. The dessert menu provides scrumptious treats. The setting overlooks the bay and ocean. Music is provided .
Do NOT eat here. You'll regret it... Pros: -Caesar salad -big wine list -Patricia our server was very nice Cons: -My husband gave me a bite of his chicken and I thought it was fish... it tasted super bland and did not look chicken at all. -I ordered lasagna and it was BURNT, who serves burnt food at a restaurant? The entire top layer of cheese was burned. It tasted so gross. - I asked for spaghetti and meatballs instead and the meatballs were dry and not very good and the spaghetti sauce was super bland. This terrible experience was $125. One of the worst meals I've ever had and so overpriced. Just do yourself a favor and don't bother eating here!
Our #1 favorite place in Kauai! The food is outstanding, the atmosphere is fabulous. And the attention to detail superb. Our server, Patricia, from across the room saw us taking a selfie and she came right over and offered to take our picture.
The variety on the menu was good and the atmosphere would be hard to beat. The open air location was excellent with a nice view and the service matched the atmosphere. I would view this restaurant as a must if you like Italian.
Food was incredible. I loved how the employees seem to be from Italy. They all spoke Italian. We ate outside (highly recommended). The view was beautiful. I believe the owner was the one who sat us. We are not drinkers so no alcohol for us but everyone around us was enjoying their drinks. I don't know if it was because this but the waiter and owner did not have time to speak with us. Our waiter was nice but not friendly he spent less time with us and seem to be very outgoing with all the other tables. The owner was also making small talk with everyone else. But completely ignored my husband and me. It was surprising. I would return again but my expectations would be different.
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