Darlene Michele

Genuine, authentic Italian food. The flavors are out of this world from the fresh bread to the antipasto to our main corse of Mugania and finishing with lemon blue berry Ricotta cake. Staff is amazing! Make you feel welcomed and like family as soon as you walk through the door. Highly recommend!

Susan Hudson McBride

Best Italian meal and experience I've had in years. It was a most delightfully delicious evening.

Lynn Brandow

There are many Italian restaurants in the Capital District and this is the best. From the fried calamari and wonderful oil with basil, garlic, herb and Parmesan cheese for dipping bread started the evening perfectly paired with Pinot noir wine. Then we continue on to veal cutlet Parmesan with a sauce full of flavor. Others in the party had tried a variety of items and enjoyed all. Finish off with expressions and lemon mascarpone cake with berries. Excellent meal and service

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Jack Furlong

I had a great meal at Lo Porto’s yesterday. This is one of the best hidden gems of downtown Troy for those who have not been, you need to give it a try. It has a very authentic Italian feel and the service is impeccable. I would recommend making reservations if you are going during busier days than normal. The veal, spaghetti carbonara, and the Tortellini Alla Panna, are some of my favorite things to get. The sauce is nice and thick. Do not miss the opportunity to get a cannoli for dessert. Even if you have to take it to go, it is definitely worth the extra room in your stomach! Can’t wait to go back, thanks!

+2

Charlie S.

Amazing food, served piping hot. Chicken Champagne was thin sliced and dressed in a beautiful creme sauce. Sea food fra diavlo was equally delicious with so much sea food we took half home. They had a limited menu for new year's and the prices varied from the regular menu. I think our waiter was John and he was busy taking good care of the dinner rush.

Scot Sunnergren

DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE OUTSIDE! After a week of traveling and micro-brewery food, my wife wanted a good italian lasagna. She was not disappointed! It was handmade to order. She told me it was the best she ever had. I had "Shrimp Michael" and it was fabulous! The staff were friendly and helpful! BIG recommendation!

Red Demers

We love it here! Although the menu is smaller due to Covid-19, all dishes taste amazing as always. We introduced a new family member at the restaurant and he thought it was special. On the photo you'll see: a mixed seafood dish with sisillican style sauce which is so delicious, veal sorrento and another dish.

Joseph Nuccio

This is my favorite place to eat in Troy. I consider it to be the best lunch option in Troy. You and guest can go here and have the most satisfying lunch for $25 or you can sit and really get in to things with appetizers and wine. The service is always great and the food is even better. One of my favorite things is that the food is HOT. I hate when the food is warm. Dinner can be busy so be sure to make a reservation. I still suggest lunch as it is less crowded and the portions are huge. Here is a picture of my favorite, Calamri Fra Diavlo.

Olga Levchenko

One of the best Italian dishes I’ve had. They make their own mozzarella - so please order their fried mozzarella appetizer! The bread and butter is also delicious. The prices are too good and the portions are huge! I can’t wait to come back. Olive Garden who???? ;)

E R

My wife and I agree that the visit a few weeks ago will be our first and last dinner there as a couple. Food was not great (our home cooked Italian is much better, which shouldn't happen as neither of us are Italian chefs - we tossed our leftovers), waitress was mostly distracted, and host who sat us rejected our suggestion to move us to an open table, instead sitting us right next to the only other busy (loud) table in the restaurant, so much for a nice evening out. PS: you probably do not need a reservation.

Jun Simons

Disappointing and overrated italian restaurant. Some of the most basic dishes, like the carbonara, were really bad, though there were a few decent entrees that maybe I would come back for some day. Firstly for appetizers, the bread and salads were good, the oysters were bad quality and needed a lot of lemon to be nice to eat. The calamari were somewhat okay, they had little flavor and a light breading. Perfectly edible but not comparable to good calamari at other restaurants. The entrees were where things got really inconsistent. The carbonara, one of the most basic staples at italian restaurants, was the most egregious dish of the night. The sauce was separating, and the heat in the pan was too high so it had lots of fried egg bits. Looked like something a college student might make in their dorm for a quick dinner, or as my friend said… it looks like a science experiment where you try to separate all the ingredients of a carbonara! The only real flavor it had was salt. There was no smooth creamyness like any decent carbonara would have. (Look at my pictures to see what i mean) The chicken milanese sauce was bad, tasted mostly just sour from the lemon, and was a mess of soggy vegetables and chicken on the plate. Chicken picatta was edible but similarly messy and not great, but it was cooked well at least Fortunately, there were a few good entrees. The eggplant parm was decent, and the mancotti had good béchamel. The red sauce used seems pretty standard, not sure it its jarred but likely is. The fettuccine con cognac sauce was simple and enjoyable with nicely done mushrooms. Im a fan of the big portion sizes, I feel like if the entrees were better it would be a nice place to come share plates. Unfortunately given the inconsistent food its a risk ordering outside of the basic red sauce pastas. Our male waiter had a bit of a strange attitude but was refilling our water, and i appreciate that they box the leftovers for you. The female waitress seemed nice and took a picture for us. Definitely disappointed by Lo Porto, its not the worst but I think theres better dinner spots for the price both in Troy and especially across upstate NY.

+14