Portofino - Hanley

Great food and the staff were brilliant, it was very busy

Very friendly helpful not rushed at all and would happily come again

We had never visited before, but with the Regent Theatre booked for 7.30 we thought we'd try it as it is so close. As soon as we walked in we felt comfortable even thought we were the first diners there, good ambience, lovely decoration and we were greeted immediately by a very friendly lady. The seating was nice and enclosed like a booth, our drinks then food orders arrived quite quickly - each dish we ordered was so delicious (bruschetta and a mushroom dish for starters, then the duck and also cannelloni main courses, profiteroles for dessert). We didn't feel rushed at any time and the waiting staff checked on us when needed without being intrusive. The whole experience was positive in every way, thank you Portofino, we'll be back!

Really relaxing, the staff were very friendly and helpful, lovely meal

Excellent food and service. Really impressed. Highly recommend. Best Italian in town.

Thank you portofino we had a lovely meal pre theatre ! Food service and staff were all amazing! Although we arrived early the staff were only too happy to sit us down! Thank you again 😛

Enjoyed a lovely lunch. Great value set menu. Pleasant staff. Nice food

Very good food well presented . At an amazing price. Nice staff!

Great meal & service was spot on. will definitely visit again.

Absolutely beautiful food, shall definitely be going again, thank you

Beautiful authentic Italian style food. Lovely ambience. Nice house red and gorgeous sweets.

Prompt service. Friendly staff. Slightly cool but probably ok when there are more diners.

Absolutely beautiful as always. Food and staff are always great here 😊

Food was good, staff were lovely but restaurant wasn't very warm as we were hit by a draft every time the door opened.

Nice people, good warm welcome, lovely food, quick turn around ready for the theatre 👍🏻

We had a fabulous meal. The service was great, the restaurant was not loud and the food was absolutely lovely. Great ambience and started our theatre night off so well. Thank you.

Wrong starter was bought out but soon corrected. Pizza base was slightly undercooked. Service good and reasonably quick.

Great food and generous portions size but service wasn't great as we weren't asked if we would like dessert or another drink. Would eat here again though as the food was that good. Blonde main waitress was brilliant and very hard working

It was very good fast service and tasty home cooked food.

First time to this restaurant, excellent food, excellent service but music far too loud difficult to hear each others conversations at the table.

Amazing food, lovely atmosphere. Very friendly staff. I have an autistic child that likes to tell everyone about his autism and talk their ear off in general. They were very good with him. Made it all extra special

All 3 courses of food were of a good quality.Nice comfy seats and ambience good.

Great food and service would come back again. Pizza delish

The food was great as was the service. Good atmosphere and comfortable surroundings. Received complimentary shots after our meal which was a nice touch.

Lovely food and good service before we went to the theatre

Pre theatre meal with lovely food and great service 😋

Superb service and lovely food; first class and a perfect understanding that this was a pre-theatre meal. Thoroughly recommended.

We would definitely be coming back, but hopefully are sitting arrangements would be better positioned.

Great atmosphere and food, especially for valentines! We both enjoyed our time there.

I really enjoy visiting Portofino it’s such a lovely place to visit, the staff are always do pleasant and the food is excellent, we try to visit 3 or 4 times a year, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to all my friends.

Called in for a valentines lunch. The service was brilliant. Pizzas OK, would have liked more toppings.

Good place. Variety noteworthy. Smiling staff. Definitely will go again

Marco is fantastic host, food great and fantastic atmosphere Well done Marcoxx

Lovely food and pleasant attentive staff, good decor and atmosphere.

Good, quick and efficient service. We were very well looked after. Will definitely return.

Excellent food and service . Pre theatre menu very good value.

Genuinely the best ever Italian meal I've had, a penne dish with bacon, chillies and toms. Fantastic. My dining friend's pizza was also great. Two cleaned plates. Great service. Great choice 10/10.

Great food and great service would highly recommend a visit

I m gonna tell why I would like to say in French 😄 merci beaucoup la nourriture était bonne et la serveuse était très gentille.

Was too cold but food was lovely as always .

fabulous food. Staff were attentive as usual. nice start to an evening at the Regent Theatre

Superb and friendly waitress and lunch menu good value for money without compromising quality

A lovely meal today before going to the theatre. Garlic bread was huge! But delicious. Pizza was lovely and homemade chips absolutely delicious. Will definitely return.

First visit to Stoke. Beautiful restaurant, atmosphere, excellent and friendly service plus delicious food

Our visit was great from start to finish. The service was excellent. Food was high quality and served in a good time. Drinks were also very good. Would definitely return if visiting the area again.

Good , great service, food was flavorful, portions were great!

We had a lovely meal at Portofino. We were greeted at the door and seated straight away . We didn’t wait long for our courses and the food was delicious. My only criticism is that my husband would have liked more vegetables with his lamb shank . But other than that every course was delicious and the staff were really good & friendly and the restaurant had a lovely Christmas . Thanks Portofino.

Delicious and tasty food with very friendly and professional service.

Lovely, friendly staff and a fantastic atmosphere. The food was amazing - good quality, delicious and a fair price.

From the greasing at the door, the service and the food brilliant- took friends who haven’t been before but will be going again