Mario's Portofino Ristorante

1505 S Virginia St, Reno
(775) 825-7779

Recent Reviews

Noel Haycraft

Food is delicious! Wine is delicious! The wait was not bad but I would say make a reservation because we just got lucky and got a seat in the bar.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Carrie Vestbie

Fun and

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeff Otteson

You know it’s a great place when the owner ones to your table to personally thank you. Great food with a lot of class!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Angel Chicken Marsala

Eric H

idk how people like this place. I went here tonight on my birthday on a whim, weather was bad and it looked empty... and it was trash. My Lasagna was bland with almost no meat. My daughters chicken parm was flat and soggy with no real seasoning. Same for her roasted vegetables. I ordered a beer and it was HALF FULL. If you're going to rip me off by serving my beer with a giant head, at least get it to me before it's FLAT and the head is GONE so I'm properly fooled. And the gnocchi! IT WAS COMPLETELY RAW AND SHOULD'VE BEEN 100 PERCENT COMPED. Neither me, my wife, or my daughter could eat a second bite. The most expensive appetizer was basically salami and mortadella with two slices of caprese and two of bruschetta, I wouldn't have cared if it wasn't for everything else. you'd think it'd be the other way around for portions. The ambiance is nice... IF THEY DON'T SEAT YOU RIGHT NEXT TO THE BUS STATION. Was cool hearing dishes slammed in my ear and water being poured and having a waiter listening over my shoulder all night. DELETE THAT TABLE. What a dissapointment for a 125 dollar check for 3 people with one beer. JUST GO TO OLIVE GARDEN. Not only will I not be back I'll actively advise against this place. AND MY WIFE EVEN TOLD THEM IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY! ‍

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 4

Shawn Ryan

I had ravioli in a bolanese sause. Excellent.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Deanna Williams

Sublime! We had the mozzarella salad, followed by lasagna and manicotti, then tiramisu for dessert. Not one bite could have been better. Mario's is now at the top of my list for those special occasions.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mozzarella Caprese, Lasagna

Ari

Went here on valentines, had a reservation for 8:30 and we were told they would only hold the reservation for 10 minutes. We arrive at 8:30 to find out that 8:00 reservations had not even been seated yet. We waited about 30 minutes before leaving and getting a reservation at Bimini Steakhouse.Don’t come here on holidays or you will be waiting ridiculously long times. Waiting 30 minutes defeats the whole purpose of a reservation.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Mike Azcona

Went with a small group of friends had some excellent appetizers and we took advantage of the early bird dinner menu which was more than satisfying staff was welcoming and friendly all in all I would definitely go

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Paul Laird

Consistently good food and great service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rusty Shackleford

Food is decent. Veal Parm and lasagna. Upscale setting. Excellent service. Lemonade is different...not like expected.Would probably be a great place for a date, but for us it's more of a pass. Not quite our style and price point is above our perceived value as we are specifically food focused not as much atmosphere.Multi-course and wine people would probably enjoy it. Worth trying if you are in the area as it may be a spot for you.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Thomas Slonecker

Mario's is always a solid choice. Great Job!

Dawn Randall

Went with friends..I got the special.. orange roughy with two shrimp in a lemon, garlic wine sauce... so delicious..I also had (2) the Juicy Pear martini... everyone was pleased with their dinner!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

TAMARA CLIFTON

OMG, this is a fantastic place in every aspect! The food is sooooo good and the ambiance is something so many newer places are missing. The staff goes above and beyond no matter how busy. You have to check it out.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Obsidian Man

We were having a wonderful evening with family in from out of town until dinner… The waitress Diana told us the soup/salad was included and encouraged us to include them so we each ordered one of them just cause it was included(some going untouched). Later upon receiving the check do we find out they weren’t and our bill had about a extra $50 on it we didn’t want. Totally ridiculous. Our whole party of 5 was lying according to owner, they encouraged us to write a review and gave us a literal physical pat.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Lynne Marie Allan

This is our Happy place. Food is outstanding, service outstanding, bar is old school wonderful. One of the last great, family owned gems left in Reno. Atmosphere is old romantic charm.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spinach Salad, Steamed Clams, Calamari Steak, Fettuccine Alfredo, Panna Cotta, Calamari Fritti, Chicken Parmesan

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Mario's Portofino Ristorante

1505 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502
(775) 825-7779