Portofino's Ristorante'

For nearly 12 years, we have passed this restaurant without ever eating here. We always say, "Why do we keep forgetting about it when thinking of what new place we want to try." Finally, I put my dementia to the side and said we are going for a kid free date night. We went around 6 pm on a Friday and just beat the crowd. It is BYOB for those who enjoy a drink with dinner. You can tell there are a lot of regulars that come in, and we can see why. The staff were great! Food was robust with flavor. The menu has a decent amount of options for all appetites with specials as well. It's the type of restaurant where one of the owners comes around to your table to make sure everything is to your liking. I can't remember the last time my wife not only finished her plate but also had dessert. I had to clean mine with the last remaining piece of bread. It definitely is on the list to come back.

My first time dining here for my mom’s birthday. We did not have reservations & we were a party of 6 they quickly got a table together for us. Food & service was great would definitely go again. Let’s not forget big portions 😊

Loved this place for my dad’s birthday on Sunday. I had the Rigatoni Zíngara, we had calamari and the others in my party had the veal, ravioli and the minestrone soup. Everything was freshly prepared and the pasta is definitely not like Barilla, it had a fresh homemade taste. The zíngara sauce had a spicy sauce which was amazing with the mushroom and olives 🩷 Literally my only complaint or as I would say a space for improvement is our waitor was great but a waitress who gave us our dessert kind of rushed us (our fault it was closing time soon so no problem!) but it was pretty pushy and scraping away all our dishes and giving them to her to carry like 7 plates to the back so it was a little pushy. And then the end was like she was not too experienced which is okay, but for our desserts she handed us our silverware and waited for us to be done talking to take the silverware from her hand. It was very like an inexperienced feeling of being a customer. I’m sure she is lovely though so it not a complaint more of advice! 🩷 we will DEFINITELY be coming back we have been looking for years for a place near us since we moved ⭐️ Also obsessed with the little Parmesan holder, yeah what is it?

We had a group of 20 people for a retirement party. The restaurant was very accommodating! The room decor was classy; bright yet relaxing. Every course was delicious. The service was excellent and the price fair. BYOB. Highly recommend. Will definitely be back!

I am happy to say I now have a second Italian restaurant added to my options list in Morris County. From the door, service was exceptional and attentive and throughout it was balanced just right. We went out for a family birthday celebration and there were three other parties with celebrations at the time. The atmosphere was not overly noisy and the food was delightful. We will certainly be back to Portofino's in the near future. Restrooms were clean and the restaurant also has a side patio and front entrance seating area.