Portofino Pizza & Pasta

Good chicken picatta, great caprese salad and garlic bread, and the wait wasn’t terrible. Small place though, would be nice if they expanded a little. Not much of a waiting area, so people standing against the wall were right next to us when we were eating. Restaurant is a little noisy too.

The food here is very good which is the only thing worth going. The service is top 10 worst service. We waited 35 minutes for someone to ask us our drink order. Then We were brought our appetizer (garlic knots) with our pizza at the same time. No one offered drink refills. We were given our pizza and knots without any plates. We were there for 1.5 hours (but seated immediately for 4 people, 1 large pizza and knots. So disappointing.

Super good pizza & garlic knots but this place gets way busy & the parking lot is a nightmare. Unless you drive a Honda Civic, good luck parking in a space without getting your doors dinged by neighboring cars. Sadly, we rarely come here any more due to the parking & long wait times.

The pizza and pasta were very tasty. This restaurant is great for families too. The service was good too. Ambiance could be improved.

Love the garlic knots! The food and pizza is great as well.

This place is a hidden gem, the food was fresh and delicious. The service was phenomenal, so friendly!
We will be back indefinitely.

I had an opportunity to try Portofino’s Eggplant Parmesan and it’s among the best I’ve had in Denver. More importantly, Gabriel the owner and the entire staff welcome guests with big happy smiles, which makes the dining experience incredible.
As for the food, piping hot, incredible tomato sauce, which is the foundation for any Italian plate, the eggplant parmesan was not overcooked and mushy and it was also not undercooked and too firm: It was JUST RIGHT. PERFETTO!!!
I’ll definitely be coming back. A real treat in Parker, CO.

First, I love supporting local small businesses. Second, I especially love to support them when their food is awesome, the price is right and there customer service is top notch!
We have eaten at Portofino’s since they opened and have never had a bad meal, everything tastes great! When you go in, everyone has a smile on their face, and it just seems like they are happy to be there and love what they do.
Two examples of how their customer service is top notch, is a month or two ago, I ordered our family dinner from Portofino’s and was just going to pick it up on the way home. I got stuck at work and traffic was bad so I showed up an hour later than i told them I was going to be there. Seeing that I was late, and the food was set out for that time, Gabriel, the owner, offered to dump everything out and remake it for me. Are you kidding me! He was willing to lose $ just to make sure we had the freshest food. It was my fault I was late, so of course I declined the offer. Nothing was going to spoil. That offer alone, shows me that they know how to treat their customers.
The second time, was just recently. We placed a large to go order during a very busy time for them. We went in and picked it up as usual and went home to eat a great meal. When I got there, my wife noticed they forgot to include the salads we ordered. We forgot about it and got caught up with the friends we had over. No biggie, things happen. The next day, my wife got a call from Gabriel, saying that they noticed there were salads left over from the night before and he went through all the to go orders to find what matched. He apologized and refunded the price of the salads to our credit card and asked my wife to come pick up some fresh salads free of charge, for that nights meal. Simply Awesome that he would take the time to do that.
Thank you Gabriel and Portofino’s! You have very happy customer here for life!

We just moved from California and have had the pleasure of eating pizza at many locations including top destinations in Napa, CA… and I wasn’t sure we’d find a good pizza place, but pur family loves it — definitely recommend it, pizza is fantastic! So much I still haven’t gotten around to ordering a pasta dish :)

Great classic Italian food! Pizza crust is better than than most in the area and lasagna is fantastic. Good solid Italian food!!!

Really delicious. I’ve only had carry out but I’m allergic to anything with preservatives and everything from here tasted delicious and, a tell tale sign of quality, did not upset my stomach! This is rare for me with wheat and cheese. We had lasagne garlic knots and salad. Yum.

Best best best garlic knots in Colorado! Also love their Greek salad, pizza, pasta and lasagna. Very tasty food. We come here often enough for the servers and kitchen guys to be very sweet and friendly. Awesome service every time. We typically get our orders to go, but now that they’ve recently expanded the dining area we may eat there more often! Previously it was a little tight space wise. But, I’m sure that’s because the food ROCKS.

My Wife, Son, Daughter, and I have been going to Portofino for over 5 years.
Gabriel and his staff are awesome. We really love the food, service, and atmosphere.
We are pleased to see that they expanded and can serve more guests.
Parker has a hard time keeping great restaurants for some reason but Portofino is an exception. Even though he is always busy Gabriel always finds the time to say hello every time we visit (2 – 3 times a month),
If you haven’t been there yet you need to try them out, I guarantee you will be pleasantly surprised with the great food, service, atmosphere, and value…

Yay. Finally got their liquor license. Great food and now you can have a glass of wine with dinner.

Great Garlic knots and great pizza. Our daughters favorite is the Chicken Piccata. Sometimes slow with service but, well worth the wait.

Best Italian we’ve found in Denver so far. And we’ve been to Rome. Love the Gaelic knots, chicken Parmesan and pastas!

Really hard for me to say I love a pizza place, but I love it here! I can walk from my house. back to the food, I love how greasy it is. The sauce is prefect. although I will say I will not eat it the next day warmed up, im just not a cold pizza person and its no good warmed up. so fresh it is. ill be in soon!
Thanks!

Best gluten free pizza I have ever tasted! I have tried different places throughout Colorado, California, and Arizona, but this place is the best tasting! The crust is awesome for gluten free and the sauce and toppings are great too. For gluten free, it is a great price, 10″ size for around $ 13.00.
We only had pick up, so I can not remark on the actually location or service. Therefore only four stars.
Definitely will be returning.

Amazing food, service and atmosphere! We love going here for date night. All the waitresses are wonderful and very attentive.
Their pizza has an amazing thin crust with fresh toppings. Calzones are super cheesy and have a soft crust.
Chicken Parmesan is huge and delicious! The breading has an amazing flavor and their sauce is scrumptious.
Nothing negative to say about this place!

They must have too much business
We received a coupon in the mail and I wanted to pick up the meal on the way home, but they would not allow that… amazing…we were spending $ 60 and getting about $ 5 off… bad business decision, in my opinion.