Wonderful wine selection at at a VERY reasonable price point and fabulous food. We enjoyed our meals and attentive service and will definitely be returning soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Duke Ensell
Very much enjoyed their great food and open atmosphere. Service was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 10-Hour Braised Short Rib, Spaghetti and Meatballs
Annette Groweg
What an awesome place. Love the food, the service and the atmosphere. We will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Scott LaRoche
Great food, great service, wines are reasonably priced. There is a $12 corkage fee if you bring your own. Only minor annoyance, and it's something they have no control over, is if you're seating outside there is a very active freight railroad track right next to the building. Some might be annoyed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Heather McMenamin
Had an amazing experience dining here last night. Carlos was an attentive server and the food was top notch ( had the delicious scallops). Great service, atmosphere and food. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, Cast Iron Seared Diver Scallops
Balasubramanyan Swamynathan
Fantastic !!!Vegetarian options: Tasteeeee!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ria Lerisha
I went here with my mom. We got the margherita pizza, the black truffle rigatoni, and the coconut pie. Oh my god, it was too good. If you're a mushroom type of person the black truffle rigatoni WAS AMAZING!! Wasn't too salty, wasn't too oily. Just chef's kiss! The pizza was the same, not too salty, not too oily, and you could tell everything was locally sourced. Those tomatoes were TOO juicy for their own good. And lastly the coconut pie. If you love coconut, then this is for you. Its perfect. Not too salty, not too sweet. It was so light that I could mistake it with a cloud. The cream had coconut ran through it and was topped with even more coconut.Also for those non-drinkers, don't worry about feeling left out of the wine-esk pour experience. Their water jugs give the same vibe. It'll make you feel classy 100% It was theatrical.Overall, I loved the experience and would definitely come back with the whole family :>
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Erin Delgado
Atmosphere was fun, service and food were excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Coconut Cream Pie
Andrew G.
Quite fancy, yummy, fancy wines, got truffle rigatoni and it slapped, coconut cream pie was also a yum
Dani R.
I was visiting from out of town and the couple I was staying with brought me here. The wine was affordable and delicious! The food was even better! I got the Chicken Parmesan and it was PERFECT. It's hard to find such delicious chicken in most restaurants. Great service and staff. This is a must try if you are in the neighborhood. Thank you! Hopefully I can get back on my next trip to Houston.
The food is always great at Porta vino. I live in the neighborhood and am glad to have this restaurant close by.... With that said, I was exceedingly disappointed at the hostess and how she sat people who didn't have a reservation but were clearly regular clients of the restaurant. I went in there at 7pm and by 8:30 I was still asking her when I was going to be seated even though I did have a reservation to which she said there were people waiting to be seated ahead of me. I do understand they were busy but I could also clearly see they were giving preferences to their more regular clients. It's hard for me to be more of a regular client here when when I have this experience. The girl is young and hasn't learned how to manage clients.
Rick J
Really good food. And best wine prices in town by a bunch. Excellent wait staff and best management in the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 10-Hour Braised Short Rib
Pat London
The food and service is phenomenal. Can be quite noisy when busy which is often because of the quality of the food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brownie a La Modelo Especial, Tiramisu, 10-Hour Braised Short Rib, Wild Boar Bolognese, Lasagna with Brisket, Filet Strozzapreti with Mushroom and Fried Onions, Arancini Risotto Balls, Coconut Cream Pie
D G.
The food was excellent and the ambience is Texas casual rustic. The service was top notch with Carlos being our waiter. He and his team provided great service to our table of 10 last night. Bill, the owner, welcomed us as we sat down and it was a pleasure of meeting him. Bill and team have a great restaurant and they have a large selection of wines or you can bring your own wine. I haven't tried the Woodlands location yet but it is on my list. Thank you Bill, Carlos and the team for our dinner experience last as we had many first timers that are eager for repeat.
Farrah A.
My friend group and I are huge fans of Porta'vino. We've hosted three large group dinners and each dinner was flawless. What first attracted us to Porta'vino is their BYOB policy. It's $12 for the first bottle and decreases by $1 for every subsequent bottle all the way to $0... When you're hosting a dinner for 6 to 15 people who are known to show up with a case of wines on wheels, this system is affordable - and we appreciate that. We've done everything from family-style dining to hands-off-my-plate... Favorites include the cured wild salmon, arancini, truffle pasta, margherita pizza, cacio e pepe mezzaluna, sea bass, scallops, and milkshake "no minor." Everything we tasted is high quality, and they take pride in the fact that everything on the dinner menu is less than $30. There's plenty of parking, patio seating ("swamp fans" provided during the summer), and great service....
Wonderful wine selection at at a VERY reasonable price point and fabulous food. We enjoyed our meals and attentive service and will definitely be returning soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very much enjoyed their great food and open atmosphere. Service was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 10-Hour Braised Short Rib, Spaghetti and Meatballs
What an awesome place. Love the food, the service and the atmosphere. We will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food, great service, wines are reasonably priced. There is a $12 corkage fee if you bring your own. Only minor annoyance, and it's something they have no control over, is if you're seating outside there is a very active freight railroad track right next to the building. Some might be annoyed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had an amazing experience dining here last night. Carlos was an attentive server and the food was top notch ( had the delicious scallops). Great service, atmosphere and food. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, Cast Iron Seared Diver Scallops
Fantastic !!!Vegetarian options: Tasteeeee!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I went here with my mom. We got the margherita pizza, the black truffle rigatoni, and the coconut pie. Oh my god, it was too good. If you're a mushroom type of person the black truffle rigatoni WAS AMAZING!! Wasn't too salty, wasn't too oily. Just chef's kiss! The pizza was the same, not too salty, not too oily, and you could tell everything was locally sourced. Those tomatoes were TOO juicy for their own good. And lastly the coconut pie. If you love coconut, then this is for you. Its perfect. Not too salty, not too sweet. It was so light that I could mistake it with a cloud. The cream had coconut ran through it and was topped with even more coconut.Also for those non-drinkers, don't worry about feeling left out of the wine-esk pour experience. Their water jugs give the same vibe. It'll make you feel classy 100% It was theatrical.Overall, I loved the experience and would definitely come back with the whole family :>
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere was fun, service and food were excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Coconut Cream Pie
Quite fancy, yummy, fancy wines, got truffle rigatoni and it slapped, coconut cream pie was also a yum
I was visiting from out of town and the couple I was staying with brought me here. The wine was affordable and delicious! The food was even better! I got the Chicken Parmesan and it was PERFECT. It's hard to find such delicious chicken in most restaurants. Great service and staff. This is a must try if you are in the neighborhood. Thank you! Hopefully I can get back on my next trip to Houston.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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The food is always great at Porta vino. I live in the neighborhood and am glad to have this restaurant close by.... With that said, I was exceedingly disappointed at the hostess and how she sat people who didn't have a reservation but were clearly regular clients of the restaurant. I went in there at 7pm and by 8:30 I was still asking her when I was going to be seated even though I did have a reservation to which she said there were people waiting to be seated ahead of me. I do understand they were busy but I could also clearly see they were giving preferences to their more regular clients. It's hard for me to be more of a regular client here when when I have this experience. The girl is young and hasn't learned how to manage clients.
Really good food. And best wine prices in town by a bunch. Excellent wait staff and best management in the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 10-Hour Braised Short Rib
The food and service is phenomenal. Can be quite noisy when busy which is often because of the quality of the food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brownie a La Modelo Especial, Tiramisu, 10-Hour Braised Short Rib, Wild Boar Bolognese, Lasagna with Brisket, Filet Strozzapreti with Mushroom and Fried Onions, Arancini Risotto Balls, Coconut Cream Pie
The food was excellent and the ambience is Texas casual rustic. The service was top notch with Carlos being our waiter. He and his team provided great service to our table of 10 last night. Bill, the owner, welcomed us as we sat down and it was a pleasure of meeting him. Bill and team have a great restaurant and they have a large selection of wines or you can bring your own wine. I haven't tried the Woodlands location yet but it is on my list. Thank you Bill, Carlos and the team for our dinner experience last as we had many first timers that are eager for repeat.
My friend group and I are huge fans of Porta'vino. We've hosted three large group dinners and each dinner was flawless. What first attracted us to Porta'vino is their BYOB policy. It's $12 for the first bottle and decreases by $1 for every subsequent bottle all the way to $0... When you're hosting a dinner for 6 to 15 people who are known to show up with a case of wines on wheels, this system is affordable - and we appreciate that. We've done everything from family-style dining to hands-off-my-plate... Favorites include the cured wild salmon, arancini, truffle pasta, margherita pizza, cacio e pepe mezzaluna, sea bass, scallops, and milkshake "no minor." Everything we tasted is high quality, and they take pride in the fact that everything on the dinner menu is less than $30. There's plenty of parking, patio seating ("swamp fans" provided during the summer), and great service....