The first time I went to Portobello, the food was decent and the service was good. I went again last week with my parents to treat them to dinner. The waiter was courteous, but the food was awful awful awful. I got the gnocchi, can't really go wrong with that. 3 AWFUL things about that dinner:
White sauce: My parents ordered pasta but wanted white sauce instead of red. Pasta drenched in oil, butter and salt = NOT white sauce. Who the hell was in the kitchen that day? I was so shocked at the dish. We didn't say anything because we didn't want to spoil our good mood. I wish I took a picture because it was litereally oil and pasta and very salty.
Salad: the salad came with the dinner, but there were wilted leaves and it came drenched in the house sauce. It was soggy and looked like ""used salad"". I don't know how else to describe it.
Bread: The bread is normally good, but it tasted tough and stale that day.
Portobello, you guys better not serve those kinds of dishes again. We don't plan on going there anytime again soon. What a shame.
Pros: Actually, the service (the 2 times I went)
Cons: Food--who the hell is the chef?
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