Al Porto Italian Restaurant Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant Hull

Address: 13 Hull Marina Warehouse, HU1 2DQ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441482238889

Rating: 4.4
based on 111 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Absolutely delicious food, 100% authentic Italian cuisine."
  • "Great flavor, the pasta was al dente."
  • "The food we chose was gorgeous. My partner had a venison Wellington, off the specials board, I had a fillet steak dish off the main menu. Both were well presented, cooked to perfection and incredibly tasty."
  • "The best risotto I've ever tasted."
  • "Food arrived together, was warm and superb."
  • "The food is absolutely fantastic and obviously made with really fresh ingredients."
  • "The food was to die for! The duck was exquisite."

Cons:

  • "I had order the meatballs pretty bland if i say so myself and only 3 meatballs."
  • "The chicken was dry, and not very tasty. The risotto was bland, and the fish wasn't fresh."
  • "The tiramisu dessert was rather bland... all in all a nice evening but not as good as previous visits."
  • "Food not up to standard. Eaten in lots of different Italians and this one is nowhere near the best."
  • "We visited just before attending the Bob Dylan concert all I can say is I wouldn't recommend the grata it was rather flavourless and definitely not the risotto it was saltier than the dock it is overlooking."
  • "Chicken with wild mushrooms was OK but even tho I like salty this was next level salty!"
  • "Risotto with pancetta looked and tasted like vomit."

Service

Pros:

  • "Owner Caroline and staff make you feel at home."
  • "The staff was exceptionally friendly."
  • "The staff were all on the ball and made the night."
  • "Service and staff excellent."
  • "Superb service and a very special celebration meal for our daughter's graduation. Thank you."
  • "The staff went above and beyond, they were so friendly, would talk to you and really cared that you were having a nice time."
  • "Big Thank you to the staff for the attentive and very friendly service."

Cons:

  • "Would not go back again, nor recommend it to anyone!"
  • "I was so disappointed by slow service and mediocre dishes, especially the special main dish of sword fish that was so tiny and so salty."
  • "The service was terrible, they assumed by informing me how much a steak costs!."
  • "We were left waiting for drinks when clearly our glasses were empty."
  • "There were 3 members of staff serving however 2 seemed to be more interested in their phones and chatting."
  • "The service was terrible. Table was booked but forgotten."
  • "Waited over half an hour and no drinks or food order taken."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Also the company of the locals Ben the deep sea diver and partner Lou was a great evening thank you."
  • "The atmosphere was very intimate with a very welcoming feeling."
  • "The atmosphere intimate and cosy (which made a meal out with people a wonderful experience)."
  • "Really good Italian restaurant that offers a unique atmosphere overlooking at the Hull’s marina."
  • "Nice old building, lively but not too noisy atmosphere."
  • "The restaurant itself is really nice as well, it’s a red brick interior and feels very cosy and intimate."
  • "Lovely romantic dining. Excellent Italian cuisine. Set in one of Hulls iconic converted dock front buildings it provides a great view of the river and marina."

Cons:

  • "Its a bit of a pain for parking and it's up 2 flights of stairs on the 1st floor of a multi-use building with no lift."
  • "Gone from fine dining to small portions bad service and tracksuits!"
  • "Did you have to play Rod Stewart allllll night."
  • "We were sat at a tiny lil cheap plastic chair each right next to a group eating."
  • "Because it’s in a building that’s multi-use it’s a very strange entrance having to go up 2 flights of stairs in what looks like an office?"
  • "Just be aware there are 3 sets of stairs to the first floor with no lift."
  • "After being shown to our table we were waiting over 20 minutes just to get a glass of water and our first drinks took over 30 minutes to arrive."

Value

Pros:

  • "Highly recommended this restaurant 👌"
  • "I highly recommend everyone to go check them out!"
  • "Not the cheapest restaurant in town, but possibly the best quality of food and great value for money!"
  • "The prices are reasonable given the high quality of food."
  • "The food was very reasonably priced for the excellent quality of the meal."
  • "For £8 I got a glass of red wine (you can also have beer, or soft drink), and a creamy pasta smoked salmon dish."
  • "The food is very fine dining but with a homemade feel."

Cons:

  • "Nor do I expect to be charged for a steak by weight when half of it consists of a sizeable bone - £40 for a steak and a few sprigs of broccoli...really!"
  • "Portion sizes were tiny compared to extortionate pricing."
  • "The price for that was £70. Which I thought was a bit excessive."
  • "The food was vastly overpriced and portion size small and certainly nothing special."
  • "Although it was one of the priciest. Won't be going back."
  • "The prices are ridiculously high and you get such tiny portions."
  • "Had as good a steak but tried to charge me £42 8.50 / 100 gram for a rib eye steak without telling me the price."

Accessibility

Pros:

  • "A little away from the city centre...this is a hidden gem in Hull! Food menu is relatively small...meaning what they do, they do well.!"

Cons:

  • "It’s a bit of a pain to get to if you’re driving."
  • "I don’t think there’s any disabled access either by the looks of it."
  • "Will never return again, plus the toilet was broken so you had to use the men's not good enough."

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