Reviews - Bistro Italiano
Reviews
8.9/10
Ratings and reviews can only be left by guests who have booked with TheFork.
All reviews
10
Great restaurant!! Great service!! Highly recommend!!!
9.5
Saw the mostly great reviews on The Fork and booked it. Later looked at TripAdvisor and was concerned. We went ahead with the reservation hoping for the best and we were very happy that we did! Had the bruschetta, salmon, pasta matriciana and saltimbocca alla romana and all were excellent. We are here for a couple more days and will return!
6.5
Food mediocre (soup starter cold), main course salmon much better
10
Perfect
9.5
The food was amazing staff were friendly Great selection of vegetarian food A wonderful evening
8.0
Service was excellent. This time the food was okay.
8.0
Perfect
10
Everything was good- the food and the atmosphere
8.0
Good food and ambience ok.
8.0
My meal was nice but had to send back as wasn't warm enough. My friends had steak, they said was perfect. Low lights over tables, bulbs were very dusty
6.0
Food was ok but not more than that; waiting time was more than average.
7.5
Food was good but took time to arrive. The San Miguel beer was ice cold !
10
Although they were out of Lasagna we had a nice meal. The staff was extremely friendly and courteous.
10
fast friendly service
7.5
Nice Italian place in Portimão centrally located - very friendly service and solid lunch option with no frills.
4.5
Inattentive waiters , average food. Did not honor the fork discount. Soo many better options nearby at better prices.
9.5
the fillet steak with mushroom sauce was great.cooked medium rare, just as I asked
9.5
The food was excellent and the service was fast
10
The atmosphere was romantic, service was quick and professional. The food was delicious.
10
This is the best wood oven pizza i've had. Better than in Italy folks! This place is underated. Try it, you will not be disappointed!
10
Good food! Recommended!
10
Good food selection.
10
Great place with excellent menu variety and really good prices. Stuff was super nice and helpful as always! I think we didn´t get the discount for booking with The Fork, but this didn´t shadow our overall experience.
8.0
Staff was nice and kind. Pizza was good but the pasta and the risotto could be much better. But in general it was a good experience
10
One of our favorate restaurants with very good staff Nicolai, Gurma and Vicky and the team in the kitchen! They make our evenings every time perfect!
7.5
Nice simple Italian restaurant by the beach.
8.0
Easter lunch with the family by the beach
9.5
We had dinner for 3, each of us appreciated our main course : 2 octopus + 1 seafood pasta. Awesome service, all staff is attentive to our needs. I recommend it for seafood and Italian food 😏
2.0
Only pizza was offered to us. No other food was available so we left.
7.5
Didn’t give us the promised discount, we only noticed when we got home it’s sad, but atmosphere was amazing
10
Very friendly staff and awesome Chicken salad
6.5
Food was ok. The fungi bruschetta was a toast with olive oil and sauté mushrooms on top. Main course: tagliatelle with shrimps that came dried on top, why$1 Cause they made a mistake while taking the order (they guy who took it -that wasn’t the responsible of our table- didn’t even say hi, never repeat the order, looked like he was tired or moody idk and this is a personal judgement from what I saw / experienced- ) So, they came with 2 pastas with. Shrimps, and as I’m vegetarian, I didn’t order that. Anyways another waitress approach and nicely explained that there was a mistake and food was gonna come later. However they brought back that pasta, from 15 min earlier getting dry and cold due to THEIR miscommunication . My lasagna wasn’t good, the dough was too thick (like too much!), taste was alright.. I feel they have potential, but one person doing their job wrong, or miscommunication can messed up the whole experience, cause it was even empty, few tables occupied and enough employees for that amount of table. There was no excuses for us to eat reheated food or not even at the same time due to their mistake.
3.0
Pizza tasted like those frozen ones. The potatoes in one of the orders were dry and tasted like they were cooked the day before. Amateur people in the kitchen and serving. Don't eat here
10
The brusketa with mushrooms was amazing . The salmon I asked was very delicious assorted with prawns , mussels and shrimps too . The tiramisu was amazing too. And the ambiance music was delicious too making me relax and I was able to watch the sea from my seat :) my parents almost fell asleep as they are not used to be relaxed :) they thought they were sleepy but actually they were fully relaxed while eating which is amazing :)
10
The food was outstanding, and excellent value for money. The waiting staff were also very friendly. Although it didn't affect our experience, it should be noted that this is a CASH only restaurant.
5.5
Although a well presented restaurant and ideal location. The food was essential very lack lustre, it lacked alot in flavour and sauce quality.
10
Stayed 2 nights in Portimao and after had dinner here first night, decided dinner again. Amazing food and staff is friendly and helpful.
8.5
Excellent pizza and the gnocchi carbonara was delicious. Great value.
4.5
Not up to past standards today. Service was slower and less attentive than usual, foccacia couvert not available. First bottle of wine was bad, replacement OK but only 1 bottle available, 2nd different and charged at higher price. Saltimbocca OK but rather overcooked. Lamb chops inedible - tough, tasteless and very fatty. Overall, not a good experience, especially for friends we introduced. We shall think long and hard before going to Bistro Italiano again, which is a shame as it has previously been very good.
6.5
Nice restaurant, nice atmosphere, some nice staff, other need more training, the food was ok but now wow! The problem was the time they took to take us dinner, since we arrive until we start eating it was 1 and half hours….. too too much
Tripadvisor reviews
Frequently Asked Questions
Book a table
Are you a restaurant owner?
Register your Restaurant
Tell us more about you and we will contact you as soon as possible
Already a Client
Log in to TheFork Manager and contact us by Chat.