You would be hard pressed to find a better restaurant in this area. Consistently good. It is a…read morenever-fail good meal for when I have guests, but I often stop in for a meal by myself as well. They are doing it right. Love the specials.

I got the gnocchi and I thought it was pretty good. My boyfriend got the chicken Parmesan and…read morethought it was delicious I just thought it was OK. They rave about their famous Kaseya bread, it was OK. The boy gobbled down his pasta and meatball

Very good italian food is found inside this quaint corner spot near the train station. Smells…read moreamazing. Tastes amazing. Lots of options and we enjoyed the calzone, the pizza with tiny diced mushrooms that was a good topping and chicken alfredo, the alfredo is creamy and so so good. Friendly service and met the owner who exceptionally a gracious host. DELICIOUS

This place was absolutely incredible! Very cozy inside, very nice waitress who was also super…read morehelpful with selections, and the food was absolutely delicious! It was fresh and I enjoyed the flavor of it. The Dubai Chocolate Tiramisu was perfect, and so was the pizza. Will most definitely be returning here whenever I'm in Abingdon.

Family dinner with friends was amazing! Served family style just like her mom used to make…read more Everything was so fresh and flavorful. The Minestrone soup was so yummy. Small salad was crisp and so fresh with the most amazing blood orange balsamic. Chicken soup with tiny pasta was oh, so yummy added some.red pepper flakes and parmesan. The appetizer was homemade ravioli with spi ach and cheese in a browm.butter and sage. The fettuccine was fresh and the .ost amazing sauce!! Dessert was a pistachio cake that was the perfect end to a great dinner. BYOB was just fine with me. She has a grab-n-go section as well as olive oils and other items in her shop for sale. There are pasta classes, among others. I'm so happy to have found this place! We already plan to go back with another group.

Attended the Friday evening communal dinner party. This is a nice concept and great addition to…read moreHVL. The ambience was friendly, the explanation of the food for each serving was fun. I love the BYOB concept. For the price, $55 per person, I had higher expectations for the meal, some meat or fish or even chicken would have been nice. But we'll go back as it's a nice evening with a group of friends.

What can I say? This is as authentic Italian as you'll find almost anywhere in the U.S. outside of…read morereal Italian neighborhoods. I'd give it a 4.8 or 4.9 -- a perfect 5 is basically unobtainable in my book. Ristorante DellaSantina sits on the outskirts of Sevierville / Pigeon Forge, sort of behind Hollywood, perched on a small hillside along the road. It's unassuming. You could drive right past it. The interior is quaint and tastefully done -- simple and clean, the way an Italian restaurant should look. Our host was excellent. The place was a little backed up because some tables were still sitting and talking long after they finished dinner. Please be considerate of people waiting: take the conversation to the bar or head out so the next table can sit. Once we were seated, service moved fast. The staff zipped around with purpose. Appetizers came out quickly, and the entrees were virtually right behind them. The longest wait was the fresh-cut fries -- and they were shockingly worth it. The food is outstanding. Italian cooking varies by city and region, so flavor profiles differ. We started with a salad and the meatballs (get the meatballs). We both ordered chicken Parmesan. My wife had Bolognese on the pasta and tomato-basil on the chicken; I had Bolognese on both. Coming from a heavily Italian area for 60+ years, I've eaten a lot of home-cooked and restaurant Italian. These sauces were perfect to me -- barely acidic, well balanced with herbs, not the sweet style some people prefer. They walk a very fine line. Everything tasted fresh. No commercial junk. Salad was excellent with a great Italian dressing. The meatballs are as good as you'll likely ever get in a restaurant -- maybe even at home. The hand-cut fries were a huge pile (had to be three potatoes) with a slight exterior crisp and an interior like butter. The chicken Parmesan was the best version I've had in 40+ years. My wife loved hers too, even though she usually prefers a slightly sweeter Bolognese. Both plates came with rigatoni cooked al dente. No dessert at the table -- we were already exploding before we finished. If you're traveling, split a plate or you'll be packing leftovers into a hotel mini-fridge. We did grab two custom ice creams from their pizzeria next door and ate them later at the hotel. OMG -- awesome. Same building: thin crust and Chicago-style pizza. We recommend this restaurant with no hesitation. It will likely be the best Italian meal you've had.

If you want a great meal come here! Group of 7 3 of them were kids and everyone loved what they…read moregot. From taste testing the table my two favorites were the shrimp Valentino and the lobster raviolis just wow! Service was great as well. Will be back!

Loved the 6 meatballs and sauce. Great taste and reasonably prices. They have lunch size meals for…read more$10 which includes a soft drink. Like supporting our local chefs.

Great food & Rose is the best! Menu changes weekly. I like that area & am glad to see this place…read moredo well.

Excellent food! Service was fine as well!…read moreI guess I have to add at least 85 characters so, Hhuyaassjjjn

10/10 - A Hidden Gem in Newport!…read more If you're anywhere near Newport, TN, do yourself a favor and stop by Portofino! Our crazy group of 10 ordered just about everything: calzones, manicotti, baked ziti, chicken Parmesan, fettuccine, pesto chicken pasta, an Italian sub, chicken marsala, and spaghetti & meatballs--and every single dish was outstanding. There wasn't a bad bite on the table! The food was absolutely delicious, the service was exceptional, and the hospitality made us feel like family from the moment we walked in. Everything was cooked perfectly, served hot, and the staff went above and beyond to make sure our large group had a fantastic experience. It's not often that 10 people all leave completely happy, but Portofino nailed it. We can't recommend this place enough. If you're in the Newport area and craving amazing Italian food, this is the place to go. Matisee did an amazing job taking care of us!!! Thank you!! We'll definitely be back!

First time visiting this location and it will not be our last…read more 2 of us walked in with no reservation and asked the hostess (Daisy I think) if we could get a table for 8 and that we were waiting for the other 6 to show up. She said it wouldn't be a problem and put our name on the waitlist. We headed in to sit at the bar and we were promptly greeted by 2 bartenders. As we waited for the others to arrive, we both got a drink. Within 10 minutes the others showed up and our table was ready. Cam, who was one of the bartenders, waited on us. She was phenomenal. Great service from beginning to end. Daisy set up a spot for us and everything was excellent. The restaurant and bar area were both clean and comfortable and all of us enjoyed our meals and drinks. Can't wait to come back and order the Chicken Scallopini again. It was delicious!!!!!

I have eaten here quite a few times. While they don't use the best pasta (which is why you feel…read morebloated and tired after eating here) the food was always flavorful and good. Due to the owners not updating their hours, my friend and I went to dinner a bit before 9. (Their website and all map apps say they are open till 11 - apparently they now close at 10:30 and their kitchen 40 minutes before that). While the service we received was great, the food was frankly disgusting. I had a chicken Marsala which is usually two chicken breasts covered in Marsala sauce and mushrooms on a large bed of spaghetti. Instead I got what maybe was a single breast on a bed of fettuccine with barely any sauce and literally two pieces of mushroom. The taste was god awful and it did not sit right in the stomach later that evening. My friend got a Stromboli which was barely cooked through with wet dough in spots and barely anything inside. Now, the drinks. I don't know if the bartender just didn't care that evening or if we were being retaliated against for coming in "late" (again their own website says they are open till 11 pm we came in a few minutes before 9 pm) but my first drink had no liquor in it - $12 drink mind you. The second drink I ordered I switched it up and got a basic gin and tonic because no way they could mess that up - spoiler: they did. It was tonic with LITERALLY a splash of gin. My apologies if we came in late but if it was going to be such an inconvenience for you I would've preferred you turned us away. Instead, you took our money, gave us old food that wasn't even remotely close to what the menu states it is. No bread. Shit drinks. All at a top tier price for this area. That was my 9th or 10th time dining at the black olive. It was also my last.

my visit start off as a great experience with the kind and wonderful people as I ordered but it…read moreended sour, as I checked out, I gave the young lady a $100 bill. She counted back change for a $20. I told her I gave her $100, she argued with me and said you only gave me a $50 Well, I said well you shorted me on change for a $50 you only gave me eight dollars and change. But I insisted I gave her 100 she recounted the change for a $50 and said you did not and she showed me a crumbled up $50 and closed the cash register. I learned my lesson. I got chicken Parmesan that cost me over $60. Lesson learned.

I'm not sure what the lower reviews were about, we had an excellent experience. Clean, quick, super…read morefriendly & very affordable. I'd go back again just for the garden salad, it was just so fresh & crisp.

These guys have moved to Hazelwood Avenue and I must say I've eaten there several times and enjoyed…read moreit. I've had pizza a couple more times and enjoyed it. I'm glad they are closer to home now. Service is good, owner always on site. Nice, full service bar too!

My wife liked her spaghetti and meat sauce but I got the veal with the lemon sauce (Paolo's…read morePiccata? -- didn't see veal as a option on the online menu) and it wasn't good but I ate it after sending it back and received the same rubbery veal... the lemon sauce it was swimming in was also too strong. We will still go back and I'll try other things on the menu because the area is very quaint, the service was good.... and the other Italian restaurant in the area (Frankie's) has other issues (in the headlines for non-restaurant, owner related incidents).

Great food but it is hot in the entire area. Service is great and it has a fun ambiance.read more

I came in here looking for stuff to make homemade chili Verde because I moved from California and…read morehaven't had authentic Mexican food. I got a fajita burrito and it was pretty good. I also got rice and beans but both were pretty blah. Got some jalapeños and tomatillos also. The employee I talked to was pretty friendly also