What Clients Are Saying Portobello Garden Restaurant (GG)
4 /5 Martin Macnamara: Quality food. Cute setting. Nice wine. A little pricey, but that’s the location too.
5 /5 Sandeep K: Absolutely loved this cozy Italian gem in Notting Hill! The cannelloni, salsiccia e friarielli pizza, and arrabbiata pasta were all delicious and so satisfying. Warm atmosphere, great food & had a beautiful time with friends – highly recommended!
3 /5 Tomas Bath: Visited here with my partner on a recent trip to London based on the excellent reviews. Unfortunately I was not so impressed.
The atmosphere of the restaurant is very quaint and gives the vibe of a classic Italian trattoria, unfortunately the service and welcome of the service staff was quite cold and standoffish.
I had the carbonara and was offered the pasta well-cooked or al dente, I opted for al dente. It was a traditional Roman carbonara according to the menu. I found it to have a strange taste though, cant put my finger on what that taste was but it was off-putting. Similarly the porn star martini had an odd taste too. My partner had the chicken parmigiana which he enjoyed.
Overall I wouldnt say this was a bad restaurant but I wouldnt recommend it to family and friends and I wouldnt return personally.
5 /5 Zack Schneller: Shockingly, this out-Italy’d Italy. Calamari crisp and lovely, pizza blistered and precise, pasta layered with restraint and depth. The room is intimate, beautifully edited, and immersive. The prep kitchen is apart of the restaurant ! I left grinning :) rare food that feels both joyful and serious. Not a theme, but a point of view.
Stylianos Tsatsas Excellent food...very cozy place to have a great quick meal. Value for money for sure! Getting a meal for a fiver.....more than ideal.
Weil Ma (Maonthemount) Absolutely good food. Am vegetarian so such a treat to have salads and halloumi and hummus and They even serve some free starters with great Turkish bread. Yummy * I esp liked the bulgur prep! Final surprise was baklava on the house. Went away with a happy smile .
J C Very good service. We were seated at a corner without much interruption. Food is full of fusions indeed. The starters were quite nice. For the mains, salmon & chicken were cooked thoroughly to avoid food poisoning, which is understandable. Personally would prefer adequate amount of seasoning and just-right cooking time.
Overall, it’s an option to go for before your movie next door.
Aisha Really fresh and delicious food, would highly recommend the smash burger, peri peri chicken burger, hot wings and peri chips. Great tasty food, with great service, my new favourite place!
amy sugden Beautiful experience, atmosphere was lovely. Very peaceful and calm whilst we dined.
The food was perfectly presented, and tasted delicious. The chef came out to recommend a wine that would go perfectly with my main meal, everything was beautifully done. Thank you very much!