Porto Grill A Taberna

Porto Grill A Taberna

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Hours
Tue
17:00 - 21:00
Wed
17:00 - 21:00
Thu
17:00 - 21:00
Fri
17:00 - 21:00
Sat
17:00 - 21:00
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4.5
4.5 of 5 bubbles
Travellers' Choice 2024

RATINGS
Food
4.7 of 5 bubbles
Service
4.8 of 5 bubbles
Value
4.7 of 5 bubbles
Atmosphere
4.7 of 5 bubbles
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CUISINES
Seafood, Mediterranean, European, Portuguese
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours, Drinks
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Porto Grill is a modern style Portuguese restaurant, catering for all groups and families. We serve traditionally Portuguese cooked steaks, burgers, tapas and much more. Come and enjoy your night out in Portugal!
CUISINES
Seafood, Mediterranean, European, Portuguese
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Table Service
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4.5
4.5 of 5 bubbles322 reviews
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Katie U
Portsmouth29 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2024 family
We eat early due to being a SEN family. The restaurant is cozy and a friendly and inviting environment. Some background music and pictures of Portugal landscapes. The young lady who served us was, as usual, polite, friendly, and very helpful. Timely service, not intrusive. The menu is varied and offers something for everyone. The ribeye was beautifully cooked to my taste and melted in my mouth. The steak comes with rice and chips. The rice. I can not say how much I love the rice. I swear they must cook it in a special way. It is always cooked to perfection and delicious. The portions are just right and the steak size is impressive. We love it there and will definitely continue to go back for the food and the lovely staff. This time it was an anniversary and pre birthday treat. Three of us ate extremely well, has a drink and 1 cheesecake for just over £70. Worth every penny.
Written 7 September 2024
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MikeyG53
Emersons Green5884 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2024 couples
Our visit to Portsmouth was in order to take the car ferry to Ouistreham (France) to start our latest tour of the main wine-producing areas of the Loire Valley. As we have done before, we started our holiday on the right note by dining before sailing. This time it was at this restaurant, which is open in the early evening. We ate and relaxed, and then went directly from the restaurant to the ferry port. This again worked well for us tonight. The cuisine in this restaurant is Portuguese and I was looking forward to reacquainting myself to some of the tastes and textures that I have enjoyed when visiting Portugal in past years. This led me to choose the salted cod as I had really enjoyed this when I was last in Portugal. Sadly (and I have to be honest) the meal here was not the same as I had experienced in Portugal. It was (most-probably) a good example of a salted cod plate, but it wasn’t at all like the salted cod dish I had previously experienced in Portugal. I am sure that the plate tonight was a great example but the texture of the plate was entirely different and although I ate it I didn’t really enjoy it. My fault and not the fault of this restaurant. We ordered starters: my Partner choosing ‘King Prawns’ (3) in garlic, white wine and mustard, these were great and really enjoyed. I also thoroughly enjoyed my ‘Porto Ribs’ which had been marinated in herbs and oven-baked with a piri-piri sauce; the sauce was really hot and I do like spicy food. My Partners’ main plate was the impressive hanging skewer of steak, bacon, chorizo and red peppers with sides of onion rings and fries. This was a massive meal and I did have to help with one or two of the pieces of steak. We didn’t have room for a dessert, but we did enjoy what was a good cup of Americano coffee each. Generally the restaurant was well furnished and clean, but our order of soda water had to be fetched from a nearby supermarket. The manager/waitress was very pleasant and obliging, but did have some quite strong views about some neighbouring European country-folk. One further observation was that the music played was too loud, and the type of music was not at all suitable for (especially) romantic evenings
Written 3 October 2024
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Roland J
Portsmouth4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 family
Absolutely delicious 3 course meal. 3 of us ate Sardines, Clams and Calamari, as starters, then Rib Eye steak, Sea Bass and a Meat Cataplana followed by Walnut Ice cream, Chocolate Fudge cake and a Crema Catalana, we could not fault anything, it was all wonderful. The service from the kitchen and serving staff was very attentive, friendly and considerate. A bit off the beaten track this restaurant is well worth a visit, and has been discovered by others including MP Penny Mordant, its clean comfortable, and economic, our meal was downed with a couple of beers and a bottle of wine yet the bill came to under £50 per head including alcohol. The only down side is that parking can be a bit difficult but well worth the effort.
Written 21 December 2023
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Michele
Birmingham79 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 couples
Not over impressed. Poor first impression of the exterior of the restaurant - very dingy with a letter missing from the outer fascia of the premises. The front of house man hadn't got our booking, even though we had phoned up and booked for a table at 6 pm that evening. Not impressed. Bar counter was really dirty and unhygienic, covered in drinks stains from glasses, no one had bothered to wipe it over to clean/disinfect! It wasn't that busy when we arrived just before 6 pm, but service was slow. The front of house man seemed far more interested in serving two other sets of diners at other tables, than he was for us. Even though they had come in after we had. He pulled a face when I asked for the very loud music to be turned down. Grudgingly he did, but it gradually got louder aagain and we could hardly hear ourselves think! He also pulled a face when we asked for o ur chosen dishes to be servied without potatoes, pasta, rice or bread - so we were unable to have our first choice of main courses. The "grilled" ribs had, in our opinion, had only just been shown the grilled - the ribs had been boiled and then spread with some kind of spicy mix, and the chicken wings were prettym uch like this too. Certainly no char on either the ribs or the chicken wings. Not a great look (or taste!). The best things about the meal were our starters, I had the spicy mussels with tomato and my husband had the grilled sardines with balsamic vinegar. They were both delicious! And it just went downhill after that. Shame about the main courses. The side salads were nice though! I didn't leave a tip because I thought the service had been poor, and the food was just mediocre. No chance we'll be going there again!
Written 11 October 2023
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Leks S
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2024 friends
Went in for a birthday celebration, asked the lovely and friendly staff if they could do something special for us and they delivered 10 fold✨ The chef made things off the menu to suit our taste and presented it beautifully!!! The straff were so kind and inviting. Definitely took care of us. Best believe I’m coming back!
Written 11 June 2024
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joana n
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 friends
Amazing experience! Many thanks to Jorge and his staff! I went there with friends to enjoy a bit of the portuguese environment and was lovely! The restaurant was very clean and the toilets as well. The staff in the front were very welcoming and warm with us and they answer all our questions and listen our requests. I chose a Francesinha to eat and was lovely. The sauce is amazing and you can see that is made in the restaurant. I chose for starter the cheese patties and the portuguese sausage and was amazing. I tried as well the starters of my friends and was delicious. The sangria and the beer was lovely. The mains of my friends were very well presented and they told that was delicious as well. For dessert I had the pastel of natal and was amazing. The chef was very quick with the restaurant very busy and you can notice that the food is prepared in the time that you ask for it. Definitely I will come back with all of my friends!
Written 11 November 2023
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gary c
4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 couples
We were visiting from out of town and looked at the reviews so chose this friendly, cosy, little gem of a restaurant which did not disappoint. We opted for the skewers and the meat was succulent , tasty and all food was excellent . The chef even came out of the kitchen himself to check if our food was ok , which shows how much care and pride goes into the cooking . We could not fault our meal and we thoroughly recommend to anyone to visit as we loved it and will be back.
Written 10 November 2023
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Inkysimpson
Portsmouth6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2023 none
Just got home from a wonderful evening at the Porto Grill in Portsmouth. We were celebrating Mums 80th Birthday with all the family. 23 of us in total. We have eaten here before as a couple, mostly due to being positioned very close to our house and this evening did not disappoint either! As always the hospitality is second to none from George, Lola and all the staff. It’s always like being invited into a home environment, warm, welcoming and the food is always consistent. Delivered fresh, hot and great quality produce and flavours too. They know what they can cook well and how to look after their customers to and never disappoint. Nothing is ever too much trouble. Dare say it won’t be long before we pop in for another fabulous meal. Thank you George and Lola ans all the staff for making mums Surprise evening so special. 😊
Written 31 March 2023
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Nellie L
Stevenage10 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2022 business
The food and sangria was amazing. A lovely chef who helped us choose what to eat when we couldn’t decide and the food was perfectly cooked. The calamari was wonderfully fresh and the steak my colleague ate was cooked to perfection. Highly recommend!
Written 17 November 2022
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mrswheeler12
Portsmouth10 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2024 family
We enjoyed our meal at the Porto Grill. A few minor negatives - we were cold to begin with as we were so close to the door, the soft drinks on the menu were not available however we were offered alternatives and the side order I requested with my dinner was forgotten. However, the staff are very friendly and welcoming, it’s very clean, the food is generous, very tasty and fresh and the speed of service was good. The atmosphere may have been better if the lighting was not so bright and harsh but that’s just my personal preference. I would happily return and recommend to others.
Written 2 January 2025
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Nikki-Lola
Portsmouth48 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022 friends
Whether you go on your own , as a couple, with family or friends you are always made to feel welcome. The food is delicious. A great choice of starters , mains and desserts. Something for everyone. Jorge will even cater the fussy eaters who only eat omelette and chips . It's not on the menu but he will make it for you. All the staff and very friendly and the chef sometimes comes out to see you. I've already got a few favourite dishes . Porto steak and francisiina is a must to name just a few. Can't wait for my next visit
Written 1 July 2022
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Relax782364
16 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022 family
Really enjoyed our evening at the Porto Grill. Celebrating a birthday and the staff were really accommodating, food was delicious and really good portions. 3rd time we have visited and would visit again.
Written 16 May 2022
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Katie U
Portsmouth29 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2022 family
My husband booked rhe table and the restaurant were happy to amend the booking when our group expanded. We eat early, as our young man has a strick bedtime routine. We were able to pre-order our food too, to reduce waiting (we are an autistic family). We had a lovely table, the restaurant and Katrina and Jorge are so welcoming. The food was delicious, we had the sirloin, the porto steak and the BBQ chicken. Good size portions, I can never finish it all, cooked the way we like it. We had dessert and coffee and all for under £70 (2 adults and a nearly teen). We love it and will keep going back.
Written 20 February 2022
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Pamela H
3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2022 family
We are regular visitors and have always had a fantastic meal. The staff are very friendly and attentive. The manager always chats to customers and makes you feel very welcome. When I visited with family my daughter in law is vegetarian and the manager asked what she liked and cooked something just for her. Would highly recommend paying a visit
Written 23 March 2022
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Nikki-Lola
Portsmouth48 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2022 family
We had a fab time at Porto Grill celebrating 2 birthdays . Food was fantastic. A variety of starters ( Jorge even gave us some new ones to try) were eaten all very tasty especially the hummus. Mains were Porto chicken, picannha, ribs and chicken, and my all time favourite Francesinha. Everyone enjoyed their food and some even took left overs home as the portion sizes are very generous. Jorge and Katrina made us feel very welcome and also sang happy birthday 🎂 to the birthday boy and girl.
Written 1 April 2022
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