The atmosphere of the ambulance these people are from Italy and their food shows it. It is mouthwatering out of this world. . You feel like you're actually in Italy it's so nice in there. Everybody should go to this place and experience it.. 5 Yumms...!!!! Family owned. This is one of them restaurants. I passed 1 million times. It's been here for a long time and I never ate there until this past weekend. read more

I met a helpful sommelier whose parents emigrated from Italy to Philadelphia. Looking for the inside scoop, I asked what his favorite Italian restaurant is. Portobello Cafe. So we went! The restaurant has a charming and casual vibe. Both gentlemen tending the floor are from Italy, adding an air of authenticity. You can choose to sit outdoors -- I really like the way the patio is arranged --or in the cozy dining room. Once seated, you're brought a plate of roasted peppers and a basket of hard rolls. I sprinkled olive oil and grated salt on the plate, which proved a good idea with the peppers and rolls. There were a number of appetizer specials, but we went with a basic Caesar salad. One order, pre-apportioned in the kitchen, was perfect for the two of us. I ordered branzino as an entree T, linguini Pescatore. The whole fish is brought out and fileted tableside. While I took a photo, it was just one unflattering shot of the head (which I'm not posting.) The branzino was mild and flakey, good, though the seasoning didn't break through the skin rendering it a little bland. Excellent grilled potatoes and vegetables completed my dinner. My husband's linguini was delish; while the pasta isn't made in house, it tasted like it could be, served al dente, of course. The tomato sauce was spicy enough to bring the dish over the top. Portobello is byob. (Another Yelper mentioned an $8 corkage fee, but unless they forgot to charge us, they disbanded the policy.) After our meal, with takeout box packed -- there was a lot of fish -- we were offered amaretto as a digestif. A nice touch! The restaurant isn't all that convenient to where we live but we enjoyed dinner enough to warrant a repeat visit. Next time I'll try something Italian. Or maybe salmon, which looked pretty good. Reservations suggested, particularly on weekends. read more

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Always get a good meal at Portobello Cafe! I have been there many times and I have never been disappointed!

Prego! Delicious FRESH Italian food that you will crave the next day. Tomato sauce is authentic- garlicky, not canned, fresh basil that they grow in the window of the kitchen. We got mussels, artichoke and sautéed spinach that was DIVINE, and buratta salad. Pellegrino sparkling water with lime lemon. Cozy seating and AMAZING customer service. I also had the grilled branzino that was de-boned tableside. Half a lemon and fresh EVOO to drizzle on top. I absolutely love this gem. This is a great family place, date night spot, celebration spot. I really like this restaurant- they made me penne with vodka sauce. I can't wait to come back!!! read more

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Stopped in on the way to the airport as we were in town for business. The place was empty during the lunch hours so it made me a little nervous at first. Guessing this is busy during dinner. Greeted and served by what appeared to be the owner. He was very nice, provided recommendations and very proud of their restaurant(in a good way). For apps had the burrata and garlic bread. It was all really good and the meal was served with hot fresh bread. I had the salmon which had a nice flaky crust and seasoning. The veggies were likely tossed likely in olive oil and cooked perfectly. This is a place I would go out of my way to eat again. read more

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Hidden gem!!! I am local to the restaurant and have been coming here for years with family. Not enough people know about this place. If you're looking for authentic Italian, this is a place to be. Everything is very fresh and super delicious. I have tried countless things off the menu and everything is so delicious every time. From the moment you walk in, you'll feel like you're in little Italy. With table cloth and all the tables, you will have an elevated experience. When the weather is nice, you can enjoy dinner outside! Pro tip: Save the bread to dip in the sauces or mop up the plate! read more

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A cozy local Italian restaurant that's been around a while. The food is really good. We sat outside on this most recent trip. Penne Vodka with Crab is probably their best dish. We also had the Cafe Portobello Pasta which is Fettucine, mushrooms (very fresh), and chicken, with Alfredo sauce. You get a basket of rolls before your entrees come out. I ordered a Diet Coke that had little to no carbonation. Other than that, it was a pleasant evening. read more

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So had high expectations for this cafe after reading some reviews - ambience was good and My mom enjoyed her lobster raviolis I got chicken parm and it was decent - sauce on spaghetti and chicken was decent - I personally did not enjoy the salad or our app but then again I didn't try anything else on menu so hard to compare - it was kinda pricey but would give it another go if mom wants to go back on my next visit read more

You have to go to Italy to get this level of service and food. The atmosphere is amazing a bit on the tight side could delete a few tables but I get it . Service friendly to fun they are wonderful. The food will have you dreaming about it till you get back. read more

$8 corkage fee to unscrew a bottle of wine which when poured was spilled on the table. While tables around us had their glasses topped off...we did not! Although that was minimum compared to the actual meal itself... Ordered special appetizer Burrata with tomato- Fried Calamari as starters very clearly told the "waiter" DO NOT BRING them out together...they came out together... Calamari was borderline raw...ZERO salt and pepper and white...not slightly brown...or crispy like it should be. After that was cleared the $18 burrata with unripe tomatoes followed... my fault for ordering tomatoes in late November...their fault for having on the menu... So time for dinner! Ordered the Veal Parmigiana once again very clearly and politely asked for light sauce!! Did not happen and the veal itself tasted rancid with once again no salt or pepper....(even a fry cook at McDonald's knows the importance of seasoning food out of the fryer) so when some other "waiter" asked if I wanted a box I told him no and said there was way to much sauce on it...his response was "all you people around here like lots of sauce"... I DO NOT!!! I guess the really sad part there was an older couple sitting next to us, and the waiter said OK I'm gonna say the specials only once...since your close... you all can hear me... unfortunately, the older gentleman did not hear the waiter and when he asked for him to repeat the specials it's seemed to be a complete annoyance...but rudely responded. Not to mention the older couple (regulars‍) were celebrating their 53rd anniversary and left very disappointed... Clueless - Rude - overpriced for the "quality" read more

Portobello Cafe - Veal Parmigiana "light sauce" - Cafes Near Me - Eddystone, Pennsylvania

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Authentic Italian food little pricey but it is a byob. Food has always been solid. Great for lunch and dinner.

Absolutely loved this place! Felt right at home as soon as I walked in. Both servers were so friendly. We came for my Aunt's birthday and they were so kind to her. Apps Mussels in white (loved the sauce) Eggplant rollatini special was delicious Fresh rolls on table Dipping oil was so flavorful Entree Pescatore- lots of fresh seafood and a great taste I would def come back and I highly recommend read more

Portobello Cafe - Pescatore - Cafes Near Me - Eddystone, Pennsylvania

We have been going here for years. Food is always amazing. Service is friendly and quick.

Yum! The food here is quality. The condiments are quality and vibe with the atmosphere. Definitely a good place to enjoy good food or take someone you've been dating for awhile or maybe are really into. I went with a former friend here. I have another former friend who is vegetarian and he felt there were enough options for him. Of course, you should make sure you pick something with mushrooms in it as they don't call it "Portobello" for nothing. If you don't like mushrooms, then maybe this is not the place for you. read more

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The place was cute on the inside, reminds me of a classic Italian restaurant. However the location is a bit awkward. I went here for lunch and I believe the waiter was the owner/manager. He was okay, but could be a bit better. The food was delicious, I had the lobster ravioli and ordered the eggplant parm to go for hubby. He enjoyed his entree as well. I would come back here for dinner even though I live about 45-50 min away. read more

Stayed near the Philadelphia airport for an early flight and wanted a good dinner. This place was incredible. It's BYOB with a corking fee of $8 (well worth it). The chicken parm, seafood Alfredo, and veal were all incredible. The atmosphere was cozy on the patio and service was great. read more

This is probably our 4th visit. The service and food are consistently good once one bonds with the server. Servers are either family or longtime staff members so they know the menu, know what's fresh and will recommend based on that basis. Our outdoor table was beautiful. We had a great time and will be back when we have the time again. read more

Portobello Cafe - Beautiful outdoor seating. Table size is great and seats were comfy - Cafes Near Me - Eddystone, Pennsylvania

We love coming here on dates and we also love coming for family occasions. My favorite go to is their special that has pappardelle noodles in a blush sauce with lobster tail and shrimp. The owners are incredibly nice read more

Great food. Friendly service. Unexpectedly good! Tasteful Christmas decor made for warm ambiance. read more

This place never disappoints! I have been here a few times, and during covid and everything is amazing. I'm not sure what is better - the food or the staff!! I got the eggplant parm and it was amazing. My friends got the raviolis, lobster raviolis, and the fettuccine portobello cafe. Everything was sooo good!!! Did not disappoint. We also got appetizers- calamari, bruschetta, and mussels. Everything was perfect. The calamari was the best I've ever had. Wish I had pictures of the food but I only took a video of everyone's and then we started eating! And it's also a BYOB! They put your wine right on ice as soon as you get there. This place is affordable and a little hidden gem!! Cannot wait to go back. read more

Portobello Cafe - Us with our waiter - the best!! - Cafes Near Me - Eddystone, Pennsylvania

Small, intimate BYOB with great service. There is an $8 corkage fee. The food is fantastic!

Absolutely Phenomenal Meal. We have eaten at many Italian Restaurants in the area as well as Philadelphia and this place blew us away. A hidden gem. This is authentic Italian. The staff was amazing! Calamari, Salad, Peppers, Gnocci and our Specials were out of this world. We cannot wait to go back (would honestly go back the next day) BYOB and they offered to have our drinks on ice as soon as we walked in. Do not hesitate to dine here. You will be missing out. read more

Portobello Cafe - Bone in Pork Chop - Cafes Near Me - Eddystone, Pennsylvania

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Absolutely amazing! I felt like I went on vacation to Positano as soonest I walk into this cozy restaurant. Oh dear Amalfi coast I miss u :D food was fresh like it just came out of the sea. We ordered clams, mussels and fried calamari for appetizer. Each bite was delicious. For main course I ordered fresh pasta with lobster and shrimp on pink sauce Yuummmy!!!!! My friend ordered a fish and she loved it. Pascual was so detailed oriented and made our experience exceptional. He was funny and personable. We need more restaurant like this in our life's :) Don't forget to bring your own drinks and make a reservation. Cheers !!! read more

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Started out with arugula salad with pears, then had veal chop, which was one of the specials. The food was delicious. Veal chop cooked to perfection. My dining partner had the mushroom risotto with shrimp and was disappointed. read more

Service was good. The atmosphere is cozy The food was horrible Appetizers were cold and tasteless Entree was over cooked and over priced read more

Dinner for two, Lobster Ravioli and Chicken Marsala. Both nicely done. BYOB place and great food. read more

Portobello Cafe - Pistachio Ricotta Cake. Excellent after a great dinner of Chicken Marsala. - Cafes Near Me - Eddystone, Pennsylvania

I am really excited that this restaurant is here. It's super duper close to our house and the food was great. I'm happy to not have to drive to Media or Springfield to have a nice dinner. My husband and I went here on Friday night for his birthday. We had a 7:00 reservation but we didn't need it since there were plenty of open tables when we arrived. My immediate reaction to this place was that it seems like you're eating in someone's house. It's very cozy and you're really close to the people that are sitting around you. The wait staff were very friendly and attentive, except that our water glasses were never refilled. That was really my one main complaint. My husband drinks a lot of water and he ended up taking mine because he ran out. Onto the food... the fried mozzarella was amazing. It was clearly just nice thick slices of fresh mozzarella with barely any fry on the outside. It was perfect. Not your typical "mozzarella stick." The mussels in red sauce were delicious and the sauce was great to dunk bread into. My only other complaint, aside from the water not being refilled, is that two of my mussels were sandy. I think they needed to be cleaned a little better than they were, but I'm willing to overlook it because the other things we had were so good. The portobello ravioli was so hearty and rich I couldn't finish it. The sauce was so thick and creamy it was just heavy, heavy, heavy. In a good way, though! My husband got the filet oscar and loved every second of it. The meat was cooked to perfection and the roasted potatoes he got as a side were clearly shower-fried, because they had this crisp on the outside that can't be achieved just from roasting. Our bill was $70. How can you not be happy about that?? We'll be returning! read more

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This place is quite a find. The food is delicious and the staff is great. Definitely a great place to dine when in the area!

One of the best Italian restaurant's i have been to. Linguine with mussels in white wine sauce. Fried calamari. Am I in Italy? Sure tastes like it! BE SURE TO ORDER CURBSIDE TAKEOUT TO KEEP SUPPORTING THIS FINE RESTAURANT! read more

First time there. Nice little Italian restaurant. The waiter never introduced himself so we had no idea who was serving us. He was nonchalant and not very friendly. Food was good. The appetizer fried calamari were a bit rubbery. I had the risotto with asparagus topped with shrimp. The shrimp were delicious, risotto jus ok. My husband had the linguini pescatore, he said it was good. No dessert just coffee. Would I go again? Maybe. read more

Food was great but both times I was there the serving staff was very rude. I believe the server was one of the owners. We had 14 people so you could imagine how much our bill was. He told us he would only tell us the specials once and was not pleasant. We won't be going back there anytime soon. read more

This is a great neighborhood restaurant with authentic Italian dishes that will have you coming back for me. Quiet atmosphere and it's byob - highly recommend. read more

The Italy food restaurant is close to Delaware River. The waiters are enthusiastic, and the food is okay. read more

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Excellent food and excellent service. The food is fresh and cooked and presented with perfection. From the pasta, meats and fish to the deserts are well worth the trip to Eddystone. The staff knows the menu. My wife and I have been here three times this month and everything has been perfect. We will be coming back as often as we can. Portobello Cafe is a true gem in the Philadelphia area. read more

I have eaten here a few times and it's just ok. They have high aspirations but they always seem to fall just short. I was just there for Mother's Day and graduation party. It's not fair to judge that day but it was the same as usual. Had calamari, bruschetta. And buratta as appetizers. They were all ok. The Caesar salad was ok and the veal saultembucca was over cooked and served with fried potatoes. The venue is a bit strange, sort of like someone's house turned into a restaurant. The service was professional. It's not like I don't want to eat here. I just wouldn't go out of my way. read more

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My wife and I noticed that the blue water glasses appeared to not be washed or something. It was quite obvious that, along the rims where you drink from, they had multiple finger prints and what looked like lip marks on one of them. If it wasn't lip marks then someone had nasty fingers when they washing or setting up the table for service. We very politely brought it to the attention of the waiter and he was quite rude and asked "what are you looking at?" As if we were idiots even mentioning it. Didn't even apologize. He didn't even look at the glasses and set them aside on a different table. My guess is to put them right back onto our table or another. He poured water into our wine glasses and said "there is that okay?" He mumbled something in Italian as he walked away, probably something unpleasant. At least Olive Garden has clean water glasses. We didn't even order food, just got up and walked out. Will never be back. read more

Excellent find, close to the Philadelphia airport. Excellent food, great service. Perfect. Thanks.

We absolutely love Portobello Cafe, especially Pasquale ,we dined here tonight with two of our friends for the first time in a long time....nothing changed , the food, ambiance, authenticity and hospitality were bare none ...above and beyond our expectations!! We have never been disappointed in the slightest while dining at Portobello....the only down side is that the evening passes by so quickly there due to overwhelming feeling of pure contentment ....you will feel as though you were actually in Italy, it's so warm, charming and authentic Grazie read more

The place is nice, bread was hot and tasty, salads good. My meal was horrible for $24 . The shrimp was fishy and mushy, no real garlic in the pasta. I had a few bites and then just didn't have dinner. My husband said his meal was okay but not great. Kind of thought they might ask why I didn't eat any of my dinner, but they did not Off the list read more

This place is incredible. My wife and I met anther couple here because it was a midpoint place to meet, and we could not have been more surprised at the quality of the food and depth of flavors. The peppers you get to accompany your garlic bread before you order, are perfectly spicy and delicious. We ordered the clams casino which was ok to me, but others really enjoyed. We also got the melon and prosciutto which was stunning. Really great quality prosciutto. For dinner we each ordered something different. The highlights were the Cioppino, the branzino, and the double cut pork chop with figs and goat cheese. The branzino was de-boned tableside and cubed in lemon and olive oil. Stunning presentation. The Cioppino was a very sizeable portion with a ton of seafood and a favorful broth. I could smell it from across the table. I ordered the double cut pork chop with figs and goat cheese and could eat that once a week. Perfectly cooked. Great presentation. Sage was the perfect addition. Paired well with lightly coated sage potatoes. I've eaten at every top restaurant in center city, and put this place on my hidden gems list. It's BYOB, great food, and old school ambiance. Get a reservation, and check this place out. Parking is painful if it's your first time there but there are definitely plenty of spots to park. Our reservation was at 630, and we didn't leave until 9. Never felt rushed, and can't wait to go back! read more

Portobello Cafe - Double cut pork chop with figs and goat cheese, paired with fresh sage. - Cafes Near Me - Eddystone, Pennsylvania

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