Portico

Slice of Italy in downtown Sebastopol. The friendly staff was very accommodating helping me get a table during a packed service. The lasagna was reminiscent of how my Italian grandmother used to do it. 12 thin layers of pasta with a nice ragu and bechamel sauce 🤌🏼. My salad to start the meal was incredibly fresh. Imported beer from Italy as well. Would return.

Stopped in on a sunny day for a refreshing salad and Italian soda. I was blown away by the presentation and edible flower! My friends got the beet and goat cheese salad and paired it with a delicious red wine. Very friendly and helpful staff too.

Georgina

Francesca was amazing and steered us to the best dishes. Loved the cream , peas and prosciutto with fresh made pappardelle pasta. The saffron cream with roast veggies was great. The homemade tiramisu and chocolate cherry cake were outstanding.

Alicia Towner

My husband and I popped in here while out puttering around. I’m so glad we did! We were planning on just ordering appetizers but they were so good we needed up sharing a pasta dish too. It was incredible! Every bite we had was delicious. We are planning our next visit already!

Jay Jay

I cannot say enough wonderful things about this place! From the moment I walked in, I was greeted with such warmth and kindness — the staff truly go above and beyond to make you feel welcome. The food was absolutely outstanding. I ordered the lasagna, and it was easily one of the best I’ve ever had — perfectly layered, rich in flavor, and absolutely melt-in-your-mouth tender. You can really tell that the pasta is handmade fresh in-house — it had such an incredible texture and delicate taste that you just can’t find everywhere. Every bite was perfection. I will definitely be coming back and trying even more dishes. I highly recommend this place to anyone who loves authentic, high-quality Italian food. If you’re a pasta lover like me, you must try their house-made pastas — they are truly something special. Overall, an amazing experience all around — from the food to the atmosphere to the genuinely sweet and attentive staff. 10/10!

Vanessa

Visited my sister in Sebastepol with my other 2 siblings (1.5 hr drive for me). We walked along downtown & stopped to look at posted menus before turning back around to come to Portico & SO SO glad we did! We sat outside on a lovely Sat afternoon & had the best service & some of the best food & desserts ive ever had! My sister has traveled abroad & let us know how authentic everything was (the owner is from Italy & is a wonderful cook & baker!) I really would like to bring my siblings & parents here for their Anniversary soon & would definitely try to purchase a whole cake & tiramisu. Everything we ordered was 100% absolutely delicious & I will gladly make the drive just to eat here again. Italians love to feed people & as a food lover, I appreciate that! Homemade everything!

Kay Oppenheimer

Our waiter , who seemed to also be the manager, was perfect. She even speaks fluent Italian. And seemed to intuit what I wanted before I asked. The food is wonderful. The lasagne the best I’ve had in a long time.

Laura Landon

Wow! We just enjoyed this gem of a place as locals after 5 years of driving past it. We found another place that our hearts desire. Most definitely look forward to coming back! For dessert we enjoyed their luscious tracksuit and brought home their homemade bread.

Joshua Engberg

One of our friends told us about this place about a year ago and we've been wanting to try it, don't know why we waited so long, it was fantastic, everything about this place was great. Nice little menu of Italian wines, we chose a bottle of the montepulciano and ordered the beet and chevre salad and had the 12 layer lasagna and the peas, cream and prosciutto pasta. Everything was amazing and absolutely delicious, can't wait to come back and work through the menu!

Alex S

Stumbled upon this place after a day of ziplining. All I can say is WOW, such a hidden gem! The menu is small but diverse. Pasta is obviously their forté, and they do not disappoint! We started off with a Burrata Plate with Prosciutto, and it set the bar high for our entrees. Generous portions of each and high quality everything. My lady had the Cannelloni and I gobbled down the Bolognese Ragu. Simply divine. They literally hand roll the Cannelloni with a sheet of fresh pasta right after you order it. The Ragu was light with just the right amount of acidity. Oh, did I mention their extremely affordable drink menu? We WILL be coming back and I definitely recommend trying this place out for yourself!

L Wong

We made reservations for 2 for a Friday at 6 pm and were seated immediately, but we noticed that the tables filled quickly within the hour. We ordered pasta dishes, and how could you not when they were rolling out fresh pasta as we entered. Needless to say, the pastas were flavorful , fantastic, fresh, and al dente. The cream, pea and prosciutto pasta had an amazing cream sauce that was luscious, creamy and full of buttery flavor. The Siracusa pasta had wonderful olive notes. As we were on a tight schedule to see a show next door, we enjoyed Tiramisu as our appetizer. What a treat to start with dessert. Also time efficient as the pasta arrived soon after, minimizing any time lags. We were in and out in less than an hour, but didn't feel rushed. Service was good and pleasant. Only wish is that bread be automatically part of the meal instead of a la carte.

Cherry Bomb

We love Portico! We have been several times. It’s small, family owned and delicious. We enjoy it thoroughly every time. We have had great friendly service and wonderful food each visit. The wedding cake is light and a must have! See you next time.

David Dalla Gasperina

Slice of Italy in downtown Sebastopol. The friendly staff was very accommodating helping me get a table during a packed service. The lasagna was reminiscent of how my Italian grandmother used to do it. 12 thin layers of pasta with a nice ragu and bechamel sauce 🤌🏼. My salad to start the meal was incredibly fresh. Imported beer from Italy as well. Would return.

Kandis Gilmore

Stopped in on a sunny day for a refreshing salad and Italian soda. I was blown away by the presentation and edible flower! My friends got the beet and goat cheese salad and paired it with a delicious red wine. Very friendly and helpful staff too.

I've been to alot of Italian restaurants. This was by far the best. Sauce was amazing and the (homemade) noodles were cooked perfectly. I was not paid for this review. Can't wait to go back.

Absolutely hands down some of the best Italian food ever. Homemade pasta. Outstanding service. So friendly. Highly recommend Portico.. You will not be disappointed. We had salad and burrata. A main dish each, sangria- the best I’ve ever had and 2 desserts. Reasonably priced.

My husband and I wanted to explore somewhere new and I'm so happy we chose Portico! I ordered the gnocchi and my husband ordered another pasta dish. Both were so delicious and our server was very friendly and helpful! After our main dishes, we both got gelato which was also great. Overall, we'll be returning in the future.

vyorkcsr

Absolutely hands down some of the best Italian food ever. Homemade pasta. Outstanding service. So friendly. Highly recommend Portico.. You will not be disappointed. We had salad and burrata. A main dish each, sangria- the best I’ve ever had and 2 desserts. Reasonably priced.

S R

The food was delish! And the vibe is perfect - friendly, welcoming and absolutely not stuffy. Definitely recommend. Try the Portofino - OMG, so yummy.

Kevin Reed

I've been to alot of Italian restaurants. This was by far the best. Sauce was amazing and the (homemade) noodles were cooked perfectly. I was not paid for this review. Can't wait to go back.

Cute restaurant intimate dining. Ordered the lasagna, and my daughter-in-law ordered the tortellini. We both agreed the food was a little bland. Staff was nice service was decent.

Lana Rivera

Cute restaurant intimate dining. Ordered the lasagna, and my daughter-in-law ordered the tortellini. We both agreed the food was a little bland. Staff was nice service was decent.

The food here has been great in the past, but regardless of the server they always forget at least one entree or drink for us. This has happened the last three times we've gone and I understand mistakes happen but I likely won't be coming back with how consistent this is.

Cool location, seating was nice. But the rest was very sub par. The price was towards the med high end and did not live up to anything. Very small non alcoholic menu, 2 Italian sodas, tea was offered and some mocktails I believe. The dishes were a severe let down. The bread, olive, and cheese plate was sad, with the tiniest room temp hard loaf, and 3 cheeses 1 of which was quite overwhelming strong for a general plate. My ravioli with sage butter was also just as sad in both portion but especially boring. My wifes bolognese lasagna was also incredibly bland, being 95%noodle and creme and no bolognese visible. Our service was also pretty sad. Our waiter was new, which is no big deal, but he struggled to explain anything on the menu which was accompanied by who I assume was the male owner abrasively cut him off from across the isle, instead of taking the opportunity to do some hands on training. And lastly we spent about 10+mins total listening to the host 4 feet away from us.... PEN DRUM SOLO over our waiting conversation... 😆

jesse

The food here has been great in the past, but regardless of the server they always forget at least one entree or drink for us. This has happened the last three times we've gone and I understand mistakes happen but I likely won't be coming back with how consistent this is.

Doc brown

Cool location, seating was nice. But the rest was very sub par. The price was towards the med high end and did not live up to anything. Very small non alcoholic menu, 2 Italian sodas, tea was offered and some mocktails I believe. The dishes were a severe let down. The bread, olive, and cheese plate was sad, with the tiniest room temp hard loaf, and 3 cheeses 1 of which was quite overwhelming strong for a general plate. My ravioli with sage butter was also just as sad in both portion but especially boring. My wifes bolognese lasagna was also incredibly bland, being 95%noodle and creme and no bolognese visible. Our service was also pretty sad. Our waiter was new, which is no big deal, but he struggled to explain anything on the menu which was accompanied by who I assume was the male owner abrasively cut him off from across the isle, instead of taking the opportunity to do some hands on training. And lastly we spent about 10+mins total listening to the host 4 feet away from us.... PEN DRUM SOLO over our waiting conversation... 😆

Came here on a weekend recently and truly I’m surprised a place like this is even still getting business. Our server Katy was amazing and so kind. After placing our order we had waited for 3 orders of bread, 2 came and the other was 5-8 mins behind. No problem as it was nearing end of the night. One person had asked for balsamic for their burrata. By the time the third bread came out entrees were coming out. We asked for additional balsamic as the prior one was out and the server was more than accommodating however the owner made a huge fuss about how we shouldn’t have gotten another as there was one on the table. When I say the remaining one had just a small residual left I’m not kidding. Fast forward to the main dishes, I had ordered the Mediterranean lemon chicken with roasted vegetables. My dish had literally 4 small pieces of chicken, a burnt zucchini top and that was it for $23 The manager and her husband are truly ruining it for their staff. Never should you reprimand an employee like that in front of their table, nor tell the dish washer to get in the back and not be seen. It truly felt like we were in a different dimension with how they were operating this place. I have previously worked in the industry and for very high end companies. Never have I seen someone treat their employees this way. We did tip well as it wasn’t our servers fault for the hiccups and she was doing her absolute best. However management needs to fix their attitude asap. I can’t say I’d recommend this place unless you are able to enjoy lots of wine and ignore the degrading behavior displayed.

Siena Logan

Came here on a weekend recently and truly I’m surprised a place like this is even still getting business. Our server Katy was amazing and so kind. After placing our order we had waited for 3 orders of bread, 2 came and the other was 5-8 mins behind. No problem as it was nearing end of the night. One person had asked for balsamic for their burrata. By the time the third bread came out entrees were coming out. We asked for additional balsamic as the prior one was out and the server was more than accommodating however the owner made a huge fuss about how we shouldn’t have gotten another as there was one on the table. When I say the remaining one had just a small residual left I’m not kidding. Fast forward to the main dishes, I had ordered the Mediterranean lemon chicken with roasted vegetables. My dish had literally 4 small pieces of chicken, a burnt zucchini top and that was it for $23 The manager and her husband are truly ruining it for their staff. Never should you reprimand an employee like that in front of their table, nor tell the dish washer to get in the back and not be seen. It truly felt like we were in a different dimension with how they were operating this place. I have previously worked in the industry and for very high end companies. Never have I seen someone treat their employees this way. We did tip well as it wasn’t our servers fault for the hiccups and she was doing her absolute best. However management needs to fix their attitude asap. I can’t say I’d recommend this place unless you are able to enjoy lots of wine and ignore the degrading behavior displayed.

I had a reservation booked in Open Table for 6:45 and they refused to serve me. Said they were closing early due to the rain. When I said I braved the rain to come they told me to get out. They offered to give me some food to go but walking around with hot Italian food in the rain didn’t sound appealing to me even though the food smelled delicious. Rude to not honor a reservation.

Ian Williams

I had a reservation booked in Open Table for 6:45 and they refused to serve me. Said they were closing early due to the rain. When I said I braved the rain to come they told me to get out. They offered to give me some food to go but walking around with hot Italian food in the rain didn’t sound appealing to me even though the food smelled delicious. Rude to not honor a reservation.