Ristorante Portofino in Leipzig

A very cozy Italian restaurant with friendly staff and good food.

Very unpleasant, sometimes disrespectful service.

We were there on a Wednesday evening and thoroughly enjoyed our visit. The online reservation worked perfectly, and we felt very comfortable in the small but cozy restaurant. The pasta was absolutely delicious, and the service was excellent. Despite the restaurant being busy, the waiter was very attentive. We didn't have to wait long for our food and drinks.

Our absolute favorite Italian restaurant! The food is fantastic, the staff is always friendly and attentive, and the prices are perfectly reasonable. We love coming back here. (P.S.: Don't miss the desserts!)

I ate a calzone that tasted good.

This is perfect and delicious! 👌

We ordered through Lieferando. The worst pizza we've had in years. The pizza bases were cheap, with very sparse toppings. The dough was heavy and heavy, and the pizza arrived cold. And it was very expensive for what it was.

The food is fantastic, as is the service. It has become my favorite restaurant – I highly recommend it.

We celebrated a birthday with a large family gathering at Portofino yesterday. Of course, I had reserved tables in advance. The evening was wonderful and (unfortunately) flew by. Everyone was more than satisfied: delicious food, a very pleasant atmosphere, and exceptionally friendly service. I'm happy to give 5 stars for our first, but certainly not our last, visit to Portofino. Thank you for the lovely evening. :)

Highly recommended overall! Beautifully decorated and delicious food. We were just a little pressed for time, so I would have appreciated a slightly faster order and payment process.

We came back to celebrate my friend's birthday and we all thoroughly enjoyed the food, the service and the atmosphere as always.

I've eaten at Portofino several times and have always been satisfied. I've tried various dishes, including lasagna, pizza, and salads, and everything has always been delicious. You can tell that the ingredients are fresh and everything is prepared fresh to order. The portions are also quite generous, which I really appreciate. The drinks pair well with the food, and the desserts are also very tasty. Overall, it's simply a restaurant you'll want to return to because the quality is consistently good and you feel comfortable there. I highly recommend it.

We were there in the summer. We ordered three ice creams and three drinks. We actually received the correct drinks twice and the correct ice cream once, but the second ice cream was wrong, and the third wasn't brought at all. Iced coffee wasn't available. The service was incredibly slow. It's a shame; it used to be different.

Fantastic food! Perhaps the best Italian restaurant I've ever visited. Thank you for a wonderful evening.

Highly recommended, super tasty, great service

We were at Portofino on a Tuesday lunchtime. We had reserved a table for 11:00 AM. Until 12:00 PM, we were the only guests. Then the door opened, and one table after another came in. In the meantime, our food arrived. Everything was simply perfect. Each of us had a different pizza, appetizers, pasta dishes, and salad. Everything was delicious, and the portions were very generous! This little Italian restaurant is highly recommended!

Mega...I haven't had the chance to enjoy such good Italian cuisine in a long time...the prices are also really good, almost a bit too cheap...great atmosphere...I'd be happy to go back, highly recommended

It was our first time at Portofino. Highly recommended. The service was excellent, as were the food, and the value for money was also excellent!

Bad but well-founded reviews are deleted by a lawyer for “defamation”

We were absolutely thrilled with everything. Great value for money, very pleasant, friendly service, relaxed atmosphere (even outside the kitchen)... keep it up!

I spent three days at the trade show and ate here for three days! I go to Italy every year, and the atmosphere, service, and especially the food are truly fantastic! I'll definitely be back for dinner in the future.

We spontaneously reserved a table by phone this morning for lunch. It worked without a hitch. The staff is friendly, quiet, attentive, and helpful. The seating inside is cozy and comfortable. There's also a small outdoor seating area. The menu is varied, and there's something for everyone. Everything is freshly prepared. The portions are filling and completely reasonable for the price. Very tasty and fresh! The quality of the food is consistently very good. This wasn't our first visit. We'd be happy to return anytime. And if there's no room, you can also have the food delivered.

Amazing food Friendly staff Always a great experience Great restaurant Tastes like Bella Italia

We're happy to come back again and again. The delicious food and friendly service always impress us. The staff are super friendly and very accommodating. We are completely satisfied. Please keep it up! 😇 See you next time.

We had lunch at Portofino today. The food is delicious, and the ambiance and service are equally great. We'd love to go back.

Nice little Italian restaurant - normal and cozy...

Very friendly and great service, with good value for money

The service was truly attentive. Unfortunately, the food wasn't worth the money. It didn't taste fresh, and the gnocchi were definitely not homemade, as advertised, in my opinion. Very disappointing for the price. The pizza, unfortunately, wasn't a traditional Italian pizza either. A far cry from a real Italian restaurant. Still, the waiters were attentive.

Two of us visited Ristorante Portofino on a Wednesday afternoon and felt completely at home. The atmosphere is cozy and perfect for a relaxed lunch break. The staff was very attentive and friendly, making you feel immediately welcome. We had two pasta dishes and a large salad – all freshly prepared and delicious. We finished our meal with the tiramisu, which we particularly enjoyed. We'd definitely be back! 🍝🍷🍰

The pizzas were very good. The staff is also very quick and friendly. You can eat very well here.

We were here for the second time today because it was amazing and delicious two days ago. We were also very impressed with the food and service today. Simply amazing...first time in Leipzig and immediately found our favorite Italian restaurant! Keep up the good work! Hospitality is very important here! Best wishes from Papenburg 🥰

Dear Leipzigers, we had a wonderful short break with you. A beautiful city and an Italian restaurant to fall in love with. I can truly recommend it. It's absolutely worth it!

It was simply very, very good here!!! Everything!!! I highly recommend it, it's really worth it. We'll definitely be back.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Authentic Italian restaurant in Leipzig – highly recommended! Portofino in Leipzig is a real highlight if you love Italian cuisine. The pasta is homemade, the pizza is original and comes from a stone oven, and the ingredients are fresh and high-quality. A true gem in Leipzig – I'll definitely be back. Perfect for a romantic dinner, a special occasion, or simply an enjoyable evening with friends. Grazie mille, Portofino! 🇮🇹🍷🍝

Great food and service. Definitely recommend!

After our first review was reported and deleted by the restaurant owner for alleged defamation...as is likely the case with most negative reviews of the restaurant...here are the facts of our visit to Ristorante Portofino. Our €18 pizza tasted like a frozen one from the supermarket. The tortellini were very hard on the inside and extremely oily. The service was okay, and the ambiance was a bit dated but still conventionally furnished, yet nothing to complain about. Only the food, as I said, is really not worth the money. This review reflects only the truth and my own opinion of our visit to this restaurant.

I've been ordering from there for a long time, and while it costs a bit more, the quality is always excellent. Top! I can't comment on the atmosphere since I always have it delivered. Best regards :)

Despite arriving late, we received a warm welcome and had a wonderful dinner. The staff was very friendly, the food was excellent. Prices were reasonable, and the atmosphere was very cozy and modern.

Delicious food at good prices, friendly staff.

An excellent Italian restaurant in Leipzig, as evidenced by the packed restaurant during the week. The value for money, service, and menu are very good. Also unusual, but excellent, they serve non-alcoholic Italian (!) beer, which actually tastes very good.

A very nice location, delicious food, and very friendly service. Ristorante Portofino is highly recommended. We'd love to come back :)

Today was our second visit to Portofino and we can only recommend it. Above all, the service was truly attentive and friendly, the food was delicious, there's something for everyone, and the ambiance is a great mix of classic Italian with a modern twist. We'll definitely be back.

Very tasty, sufficient portions and nice service

Yes, everything is very nice and the food is delicious.

We love coming to Portofino. The food is fantastic, the ambiance is great, and the service is excellent, even accommodating special requests (e.g., table decorations for a wedding anniversary). They always ask if everything is okay, and you feel like you're in good hands as a guest. The constantly changing seasonal menu is creative and varied.

There were 13 of us there. Service was very good. Food was very good. The atmosphere was also very good. Perhaps something on the house would have been even better.

Service was friendly (Eastern European), prices were okay... My tagliatelle al tartufo, however, was drowned in a mushy sauce. It wasn't my cup of tea, so I won't be returning.

All was super, but the atmosphere was warm Overall, I recommend it 👌

When we were there on Monday evening a little over a week ago, we were very pleasantly surprised. The restaurant was very busy, and we were lucky to get a cozy table for two in a corner at the back. Even without a reservation... The service was very friendly, we knew what we wanted, and we ordered two pizzas (one with salmon and one with rocket and ham). We didn't have to wait long for our drinks and food. The pizzas were really delicious. We can highly recommend it. Everything was just perfect...

5/5 stars – An all-round successful evening at Portofino The Portofino restaurant impressed us across the board. We were warmly greeted as soon as we arrived - the service was consistently attentive, friendly and very professional without seeming intrusive. The food was absolutely delicious, freshly prepared and in just the right portion - neither too little nor overloaded. Particularly positive: the price-performance ratio is simply right here. You get high quality dishes at a fair price. We also really liked the ambience: stylish, cozy and with a Mediterranean flair, which perfectly reflects the name “Portofino”. Ideal for a relaxed dinner for two or with friends. We will definitely come back – a real recommendation!

Simply great Nice waiters Delicious food

We had dinner with friends at Portofino. The dishes were fresh and tasty and the portions were an optimal size. There was also a cocktail that also tasted very good. The waiter was very nice and attentive.

Unfortunately not a typical Italian pizza. The dough was not good, the topping was tasteless. And that for the price. Not recommended. Too bad

Great food, nice restaurant, very friendly staff - what more could you want. We'd love to come back!

The service was friendly and the food was delicious. We would come again.

My friend and I went to your place for a classic Italian meal and what can I say... It tasted very good and everything was as me and my friend imagined. Especially the bruschetta and the pasta with wild salmon were very tasty and especially the dessert, the panna cotta, which I know tasted very good! It's very tasty and you can go there for €60 for both.

If you want good Italian food, this is the place to go. Be sure to allow some time. The staff isn't the fastest. Make sure you book in advance.

A touch of Italy in Gohlis – absolute recommendation! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ For me, Portofino is one of the best Italian restaurants in all of Leipzig! As soon as you enter you are warmly welcomed - the service is attentive, friendly and really familiar. 🍝 The food? Simply fantastic! Everything tastes fresh and is prepared with a lot of love. The pasta is homemade, the pizza is crispy and richly topped, and the antipasti is wonderfully aromatic. You immediately notice that authentic cooking is being done here - not mass-produced goods, but real craftsmanship! 🍷 The atmosphere is cozy and stylish - just right for a relaxed dinner for two or with friends. 💶 The prices are absolutely reasonable for the quality that comes to the table here. Conclusion: If you love Italian food, you will love Portofino. I’ll definitely be back – and I’ll bring friends with me next time!

We were here for the second time today and were once again very impressed. Not only was the service excellent, but so was the food. Thank you.

Superb, friendly, and courteous service. The food speaks for itself—incredibly delicious! This will be our regular restaurant for date nights :)

A small but very fine restaurant with a great atmosphere. Great, friendly service, and a reasonable wait for the food. We had arugula salad for starters and a tortellino portofino for the main course. Both are highly recommended; absolutely delicious and beautifully decorated. Reservations are advisable in the evening, as the restaurant isn't large. It was a successful evening, highly recommended!

Unfreundliche, gelangweilte Bedienung. Bestellt wurden 2 Pizzen, eine davon kam falsch (Margherita statt Diavolina). Nach der Reklamation wurde einfach die bestehende falsche Margherita mit Salami und Rucola belegt und so getan, als ob diese frisch aus dem Ofen kam. Geschmacklich waren die Pizzen gut. Aber Ambiente, mäßige Bedienung und Essen rechtfertigen nicht den hohen Preis. Wir haben von 18 Uhr bis 22:30 Uhr gesessen und hätten sicherlich mehr konsumiert, wenn eine Bedienung uns nach dem Abräumen mal aufgesucht hätte. Es gab weder die Nachfrage nach weiteren Getränken noch einem Dessert. Wir mussten nach der Bedienung fuchteln, damit wir nicht nicht weiter auf dem Trockenen saßen. Wir haben uns nun zum wiederholtem Male nicht wohl gefühlt und werden das Restaurant nicht mehr aufsuchen. Dem Portofino fehlt definitiv die Konkurrenz im Umfeld, dann würde sich vielleicht mehr bewegen in Richtung Service.

We were there on Sunday last week and we really enjoyed it. We ordered a total of a portion of bruschetta, 2 pizzas and 2 pasta dishes as well as tartufo for dessert. Overall, everything was very tasty, appropriately sized and well seasoned. What particularly surprised us was the tartufo we ordered, which was decorated for our birthday child. There was also a free espresso for everyone. The bottom line is that Ristorante Portofino is absolutely recommended!

Good evening, I go there with my whole family, the food is excellent, the staff is nice, I just don't see them there with live music, they played there beautifully??

Very tasty, a nice decor and nice staff

We were here as a group and sat in a small separate area. That gave us a lot of peace. The food here was great. Just like you imagine Italian food to be. There was also a large selection of drinks. We'd love to come back. I can only recommend it.

All in all, great quality of the food, very good preparation, nice service, which could be a little more attentive (hence a star deduction).

Very tasty food and value for money!

Very tasty food, nice service, cozy atmosphere

Very good Italian - also possible without a reservation as a couple or in a small group... on weekends it is better to make a reservation in the evening. Service and food were great.

Food was okay, service very slow - no possibility to reorder anything; Ambiance is great!

That was extremely tasty, I would love to come back!

Nice atmosphere and very good food

Very nice restaurant with very friendly staff. Although there was only a smaller selection from the New Year's Eve menu, our special wishes were still fulfilled 👍🏼 Food tasted great! Highly recommended!

Great restaurant, great food. I would have liked to have been told that my gnocchi came with a cream sauce (which I unfortunately didn't like). Otherwise there was nothing to complain about. Gladly again.

Very cozy atmosphere with good food. The pizza was solid, but the dessert and gnocchi were very good.

Cozy, rustic restaurant that conveys the flair of Italy. Friendly staff.

I called them 22:02 to order 2 pizzas to pick them up,without delivery. And they canceled me

Always happy because it is very cozy and delicious. Service is always good.

We had a lovely birthday. Service and food were excellent. We'll be back. Thank you ❤️

Food was absolutely delicious, we had to wait a while, but it was worth it. Ambience was also really nice, perfect for a date night. 🥰

Nice restaurant with great chef.

I invited my family over for dinner yesterday and what can I say...the food was super tasty and the decorations on the plates were also great to look at and the service was quick, friendly and accommodating...all in all a very nice evening...thank you and in any case again…

Good food and good service. The table lamps have a somewhat unpleasant pink light which is a bit annoying and seems inappropriate. But otherwise everything is good.

Sometimes you have to wait a long time because there are so many guests. But the service is very quick and friendly

The food was okay but I had a hair in my pizza and there was no toilet paper, towels or soap in the toilet

Great restaurant with great cuisine at a reasonable price. Food cooked and prepared with passion. We will continue to test the menu.

The food was very tasty and the price was really great. The atmosphere was really cool and it was open very late on Sundays. When I'm in Leipzig I'll come back here

It's a very nice restaurant and also nice and small. The service is very nice and friendly. The food was delicious from starter to dessert. We'll definitely be back...

The pork medallions were really great. Fast service and really relatively cheap considering the price.

Beautiful ambience, super friendly staff. The food was fantastic and so was the service

Pizza was okay, everything else was top...starters and desserts...recommended.

Das Essen war gut. Nicht gefallen hat uns jedoch, dass die Blumenkästen so einen ungepflegt Eindruck machen. Da ist seit Monaten alles vor sich hingegammelt. Das Öffnungszeitenzettelchen an der Tür ist sehr unprofessionell. Das kann doch kein Problem sein das auszudrucken und zu laminieren.. Jedenfalls sähe das besser aus. Nur mal so als Tip..

Ambience great Food amazing What could be optimized are the long waiting times, otherwise you can have a more than pleasant evening.

Delicious food, we were here in a group and every starter and main course looked great. Unfortunately I missed taking photos of everything. In the pictures you can see 2 starters.

The Calamari was very tasty. Risotto ai frutti di mare was very nice too. We’d love to come back here often.

We picked up food here twice and each time it was very tasty and freshly prepared. Prices okay. We haven't eaten there yet. It's a shame that there is only one outdoor seat right on the street.

The food was super tasty and authentic. The ambience in the restaurant is also very nice.

Great restaurant. Nice ambience, beautiful stucco work in the rooms, you can feel comfortable here. Everyone really enjoyed the food, we had a tuna steak with spaghetti aglio e oglio, a pizza salami, a pizza scampi with rocket and cherry tomatoes and gnocchi with spinach and gorgonzola in cream sauce, for the very small penne in butter sauce. Everything prepared first class. Staff super super friendly. I can't even think of a tiny criticism.

I've rarely been so taken for a ride! I ordered pork medallions with Gorgonzola sauce and pasta, as well as pizza Tonno e Cipolle. The pizza looked good and was okay in terms of craftsmanship, but only lukewarm. It can happen - but it shouldn't. But the kicker: instead of pork medallions, we were served pork schnitzel (perhaps from Aldi?) with a watery sauce. When we complained, we were told: "We always serve like this!" But he makes new things. What do we get? Pork steaks grilled and dry. Reason: "We have no other meat." Then I can't offer that on the menu! NEVER!! Again!