Il Portico in Kensington and Chelsea

Nos hicimos cargo del restaurante para un gran almuerzo de aniversario de boda. 36 personas de 13 a 88 años . Fue la comida más perfecta. La comida era sublime y el servicio no podría haber sido más amable o más eficiente. Esta no es nuestra primera visita y no será la última. Si, como yo, te gusta el hígado de ternera pero nunca lo cocinas, es sensacional. Gracias a James y su personal. ❤️❤️

Llevo años yendo a este restaurante familiar y sigue mejorando aunque la comida, el servicio y la bienvenida han sido superlativos en todo momento

Pleasant Italian restaurant. Pasta and meats of high quality. Desserts less inspired. Service was attentive

Excellent food in a really nice, intimate setting. Great service.

A very nice restaurant, excellent food and service

A very nice restaurant, excellent food and service

Good but overpriced and they rushed us out at 9.45pm. Will not be returning. For a much better value for money Italian gem, go to Scalini on Walton Street, where they value you as a customer, for 20% less cost.

Dios, tuvimos una comida maravillosa. El servicio, el ambiente y la comida eran excepcionales. Este es un restaurante fabuloso, establecido desde hace mucho tiempo, independiente y de gestión familiar. Se me había recomendado encarecidamente y no decepcionó. Sería ideal para cenar solo, reuniones familiares o de amigos o citas nocturnas. Espero con interés una visita de regreso.

Very enjoyable evening with delicious food and vino

Really delicious food and friendly staff. Would definitely come back next time in London

Food was really good, truly handmade. Staff is also very nice.

delicious food, attentive service, intimate and quiet and great location

So-so. The last time we went, it was 5*. This time really average. Won't be hurrying back 😥

Anti inclusive environment anti lgbtq not a fake review has the owner would suggest they are anti trans and were rude to a member of our party

Another excellent visit. Highly recommended for good quality Italian in a family atmosphere.

What a lovely place! So welcoming and friendly, with the best food and cosy atmosphere. Cannot recommend enough!

Vinimos para una ocasión familiar y no nos decepcionó la excelente comida italiana, el personal muy amable. Definitivamente volveremos

A dependable London classic that has been going for decades

This was our visit to Il Portico. What a great find! It has everything. A great vibe, very busy on a Saturday night Staff were lovely, from being greeted to explaining the menu. A traditional family restaurant. Most importantly the food is excellent- minestrone, sardines, lamb shank and the special pasta. We would definitely love to come back. We had travelled ( long difficult journey due to weather) from Scotland for the weekend. This was a wee oasis and we really enjoyed it all.

Still and always the best Italian in Kensington. Great service, fresh home made pasta and meet from the farm. What else does one need?

Easily one of the great neighbourhood restaurants in London. Genuine, friendly, familiar, and consistently excellent. A real jewel.

Excellent authentic Italian. Wil definitely be back.

Beautiful meal and great atmosphere . Slightly small tables but felt cosy.

Estábamos antojando comida italiana auténtica casera durante nuestro viaje a Londres y esto era exactamente todo. Menú encantador basado en ingredientes de la granja familiar. Ambiente muy acogedor bueno para la familia, parejas, o incluso solo. Una de las mejores pastas de vongole que he probado. Servicio cálido y auténtico

We were traveling from Paris and was craving good old authentic Italian home cooking. This was exactly it. Felt like visiting a friend’s home. Very cozy and warm atmosphere with lovely staff. One of the best vongole I’ve ever had.

Excellent food and wonderful service. Our first visit and we will definitely be back.

One of the best meals we have had...anywhere! Brilliant atmosphere, equally brilliant staff.

Delicious food, friendly and attentive service. Thank you

Excellent traditional menu with food to match, impressively 2 different fish mains from the market. As ever a most enjoyable evening.

Lovely Italian restaurant with great ambience. My husband and I enjoyed the wonderful food, good wine and attentive service. We will definitely visit again next time we're in London. Highly recommended.

We enjoyed the food & atmosphere-it was wonderful!

I thoroughly enjoy every time I got to El Porto for dinner. The food is always on form, staff are great and I leave knowing I want to return! That’s a good positive feeling - never disappointing. Keep up the good work - it’s hard graft, but I get the feeling it’s a lot of repeat custom. Says a lot really.

Honestly the best pasta I have ever had in my life. Little bit pricey but the portion are very big

Delicious, homely food and friendly atmosphere. Took two friends for dinner and had a super evening.

Great visit great food fast service. All in all excellent.

Alors je recommande ce restaurant à 3000%.. tout était excellent.. nous y retournons dans 1 mois. Il faut réserver bien à l’avance pour être à l’intérieur !

Last night in London at a fabulous restaurant. The staff was friendly and welcoming. Recommendations were spot on and when our wine was not available upgraded to another wine that was wonderful.

Had lunch there yesterday before a concert. Lovely restaurant, welcoming and attentive staff. Food was delicious, my 2 friends who eat out a lot more than I do thought it was excellent.

Always reliable and delightful. it is a brilliant local restaurant. We always have the liver, which is the most delicious liver anywhere. I dreamt of it during lock-down and couldn't wait to get back to taste it again.

Il Portico is always an amazing experience with incredible food and wonderful staff. Hands down our favorite restaurant in Kensington. James and Antonio really know how to take care of their customers!

The staff so welcoming and helpful! The food exquisite. The ambience true Italian

One of the best Italian entries in London, ranked amongst the top five in my opinion. A menu which does not overwhelm with choice but where everything is freshly prepared. And there is something for everyone on the menu. The food is exquisitely prepared with reasonable portions allowing room for several courses. Service prompt and helpful and the restaurant pleasantly comfortable and busy - I have never been when it is not eventually full. A restaurant where you will wish to return time and time again.

Nice place, friendly and welcoming staff. With £160 we got two starters, two first courses (stew-cooked), two desserts, a bottle of wine and intestinal discomfort, for an evening that we will certainly remember. Especially for Italians, I strongly advise against this place.

Lovely local Italian. Consistenly good food and welcoming service.

A great atmosphere, the staff really do look after you and the food was great.

Sublime and really high quality, fine dining experience to savour. The London Michelin star/High awards choices are huge in London, so to stand out, there needs to be a signature of difference and this is one place that is a must to try. Really passionate and skilfully executed dishes of the highest quality ingredients and sharp on plate details ( we all first eat with our eyes don't we!). Great attentive but not over dominant service ( I found my sparkling water bottle constantly topped up and never spotted it being done throughout Dinner). Great wine list and superb value for money. Friendly with the right balance between formal and informality, all in a carefully understated but very stylish decor. LOVED IT

Our first visit to II Portico, and won’t be our last…Fab food, great wines and service to match. Thank you

The service was amazing, with friendly and informative staff. We started with the prawns and fell in love with the sauce. We really enjoyed our mains of tagliatelle, lamb shank, and the spinach ravioli. Highly recommend!

Went solo and was concerned they would frown a bit on that. They could not have not been nicer. Amazing atmosphere and service. Wouldn’t call myself a food critic but I enjoyed every bite immensely. If you are looking for a nice place out, this is it.

Good food , good service. Overall great experience.

Me dejé guiar por un par de comentarios y totalmente recomendable. Está de camarero Antonio que nos atendió genial, nos aconsejó y aún tuvo varios detalles con nosotros de los que estamos muy agradecidos. La comida buenísima, se nota que es un sitio que va también gente local y que calidad-precio está bastante bien para ser una zona buena de londres. Volvería sin duda

As always fabulous food and excellent service. compliments to the chef and all Il Portico crew!!!

Excellent restaurant and service. The Dover Sole and Calves Liver were delicious. Would thoroughly recommended this restaurant.

Very warm welcoming and delicious food. Definitely would be visiting again

It is always a pleasure to eat at Il Portico. Such a brilliant family restaurant. James always welcomes us. The calves' liver there is just the most delicious liver anywhere and zucchini to go with it is super.

Spectacular as always: delicious food, warm and welcoming service and terrific ambiance. If only all restaurants could be like this.

This was the second time in a week that we dined here. It was a fabulous experience the second time around. The food was excellent as before. The service was outstanding. The staff were all in good spirits, efficient and professional. We will return the next time we are in London. This is a keeper.

Lovely, neighbourhood, family-run place with fantastic service but sadly the food was not quite up to standard. The ingredients were good quality and we liked the ‘simplicity done well’ ethos. But that ethos requires the food to be exceptional and it wasn’t, and it turned out to be super expensive for what it was. Note: my dining partner said the calves liver is the best she’s ever eaten. Also, the little extras like the bread and olive oil were decent. But aside from that: the fish was overcooked and bland, the sautéed potatoes (which we were told were ‘very crispy’) were just oily boiled potatoes, and the desserts were poor. They tasted processed, not homemade, and felt seriously nuked in a microwave to come out that hot and that quickly. Flavours and seasoning were good but didn’t quite live up to potential. For almost £90 per head that we paid (with just one glass of wine each), the meal was way too expensive for the level of enjoyment of the food. Shame, as we really wanted to love this place and support the family business, and the staff were absolutely wonderful.

First of all, we were treated like Royalty! The food was incredible! If I stopped after my appetizer, it would have been a great meal, but the main course was off the scale! We came over from the States, and this place will be a “must” when we come back!

This is a very good restaurant. The food was excellent. The service over the top. One feels very welcome here. We'll be back.

You are allowed only 1 hour and 45 minutes to dine. Beware of this.

Always good. Best Italian in the Borough. A local must.

Amazing food and service! Very sophisticated and yet casual setting! I highly recommend !

Excellent neighbourhood restaurant. Food is delicious service attentive. Welcome atmosphere. Never disappoints! My Italian guests really enjoyed it.

Nice staff and welcoming. Calamari starter was very tasty , fresh with delicious sauce , The vongole also delicious main

Can not recommend this place more! Staff were amazing, extremely attentive, professional, kind and fun! They really want you to have a good time. Food was absolutely delicious and the house wine was to die for! 20/10! Alma (the owners dog) was the best part of it all. She was a cutie.

Lovely food, warm and attentive service - every time.

Lovely family atmosphere, delicious food. Ricotta & spinach ravioli were superb.

Just perfect! Amazing service, great ambiance, not too loud. Even my picky kids loved it. Best veal I’ve ever had, and I’ve had it in Italy! I’d give seven stars if I could. A gem!

As always, much enjoyed. Both food and service are reliably efficient and welcoming.

Our first visit, and one of the best meals we have had for a long time. Fresh cooked pasta, authentic Italian Cuisine with excellent service to back it up. Would certainly recommend.

As always a delicious meal served professionally and swiftly for those of us going to Opera Holland Park for the evening performance

Excellent as usual and the place to dine before Opera Holland Park as very well organised for timing.

Been looking forward to coming here for a while after hearing the owner talk about his passion for food and his family history. Went with an old friend and we both enjoyed a simple Italian meal washed down with a glass of wine.

Most amazing restaurant. Food, service and ambiance were all 10/10. Will definitely return.

Delicious food and excellent service. Will return, thanks.

Great quality of food, delivered at pace on a busy evening. Pleasant service.

Pre-operation early dinner was very good here with extremely nice Maitre D’ Perfect Italian food served and comfortingly served. I’d go back for sure.

The food is always spot on but the staff are what make this place so special so happy attentive and obliging. I’ve been to this restaurant many times now and have never had a bad meal.

Extraordinary food, service as well as ambiance. Felt very at home here and best Italian food in London so far. Very recommended!

Exceptional food - the gnocchi for starter followed by the saltimbucco ! Delicious

You are not at a restaurant. You are at home with the family and friends. And you are being served fabulous family food with a smile and always after making your experience the very best. Thank you ! I love your place and will continue to come.

Great food and service - lovely to be sat outside on such a warm evening

Really delicious Italian food, high quality, fresh ingredients, beautifully prepared and presented. Lovely, friendly staff.

Great restaurant. It's been there for ages and there is a reason for that - great food plus great ambiance.

Absolutely amazing place - I stayed for 3 hours! The food was absolutely incredible, but what made it for me was the family-feel from the staff. They made me and my friend feel so incredibly welcome and we had such a laugh with them. I want to give special thanks to the barman, Lass, who had the loveliest way about him. Thank you all for such a lovely time. Can't recommend this place enough - hope to go back ASAP!

I have been there quite a few times with different types of companions and the experience has always been amazing. This is the best Italian restaurant in London by far

I had Spaghetti alle Vongole, which was by the far the most authentic Italiano dish I have ever had within this country.

Good Italian food with some favourites but also a selection of game and meats. Slightly over-attentive service - we were interrupted frequently by different staff asking us for an order - but mostly friendly and efficient. Good selection of wines by the glass.

A warm and genuine welcome from the host. Staff were all good and helpful and knew their options well. Food was delicious. Simple fresh ingredients and beautifully prepared. Cant fault the meats but the pasta was a little dry and think. Could have been thinner to allow the Osso Bucco flavour to come out better. Veal and Liver were the best we have eaten in a long long time. Staff very kindly allowed for an outside birthday cake to be given and joined in the fun! A wonderful evening and great restaurant.

I'd been told this was London's best Italian restaurant so understandably had high hopes ahead of our visit. We were warmly welcomed and I was delighted to find the restaurant nice and cosy on a cold evening. Service was great, food however on the disappointing side. Although prices were more reasonable than its competitors I was underwhelmed by the cuisine. My squid starter was inedible as the fish was so chewy I couldn't even cut it with a knife. The waitress asked if all ok when she cleared my full plate, I explained too tough to eat and she said "oh well do you want to order a main course?". I had the whole Dover sole which was very well cooked despite taking forever to be taken off the bone, we'd finished the minuscule zucchini fritte portion during the wait time and had to order additional. My husband ordered a rather heavy tiramisu after enjoying his veal Milanese. Not sure I'd rush back: we had an extremely disappointing experience at the sister restaurant La Palombe, and although this was an improvement, I have been to way superior Italian restaurants in London.

Yet again a fantastic meal - cannot wait to return.

I'd been told this was London's best Italian restaurant so understandably had high hopes ahead of our visit. We were warmly welcomed and I was delighted to find the restaurant nice and cosy on a cold evening. Service was great, food however on the disappointing side. Although prices were more reasonable than its competitors I was underwhelmed by the cuisine. My squid starter was inedible as the fish was so chewy I couldn't even cut it with a knife. The waitress asked if all ok when she cleared my full plate, I explained too tough to eat and she said "oh well do you want to order a main course?". I had the whole Dover sole which was very well cooked despite taking forever to be taken off the bone, we'd finished the minuscule zucchini fritte portion during the wait time and had to order additional. My husband ordered a rather heavy tiramisu after enjoying his veal Milanese. Not sure I'd rush back: we had an extremely disappointing experience at the sister restaurant La Palombe, and although this was an improvement, I have been to way superior Italian restaurants in London.

Great food!!! The Saltimbocca was absolutely divine!!!!! My husband had pasta with clams and he said it was the best he had ever had.

A family favorite place for consistently good Italian fare.

Best local Italian spot ever. It’s family run and a place you’ll absolutely want to go back to! The food is delicious - real Italian made by Italians. The pastas are my favorite but everything is good!

We changed tables Charcuterie was great My spaghetti Congolese a little salty for me not for my daughter

First time there, pasta was extraordinary, service friendly and efficient. Coffee panacotta so go. Expensive but fair for the area.

I didn't regret coming into this restaurant. The staff was nice and pleasant. They recommended me lamb shank and i didn't regret it. It was so tender and delicious.

A nice neighbourhood restaurant vibe. Food was generally very good apart from the squid which was overcooked and tough. Pasta portions are large.