Porro in Cardiff

Dave was excellent and the food was amazing 👌 will visit again😁

A family meal with 9 adults and 2 small children and everything was perfect. Starters, mains and puds were all delicious and the service was fantastic. Can't wait for our next visit.

My children moved in the area and this was one of the first house visits. We decided to go for food but ‘no booking’, rather as ‘walk-in’ in Llandaff. The restaurant looked very inviting and we were so pleased that we were accommodated and cannot praise enough the quality of each meal and the welcoming atmosphere!

This is a beautiful restaurant in a great location. The food is good and the service is very friendly.

Visited this restaurant recently with friends and had a such a lovely experience. A previous visit during December had been very disappointing due to customer service not being as good as it normally is. The food in this restaurant is possibly the best you will taste in the area and the customer service this time was exceptional. We were made to feel very welcome and we must give compliments to the chef for another amazing experience. We can’t wait to support this small independent restaurant by visiting again soon.

The food was outstanding, the staff were really friendly and the restaurant is a little gem on Llandaff High Street. We enjoyed our anniversary meal and we will definitely be back there soon.

Amazing. Super friendly staff. Restaurant very clean, nicely decorated, somewhat understated - and here comes the food. Absolutely delightful. Great selection and value for the set menu. Staff very attentive, super fast service and very supportive to parents with young children in particular. We had a fantastic time and my son loved all of his food and ours too - there is no better testimony than this. The sticky toffee pudding is out of this world, as is ox ragu tagliatelle. We loved it so much we will definitely return, a gem of a place for Cardiff. Well done Porro, keep up the great work!

Myself, and my husband brought my daughter, and her boyfriend here for the first time, as they were visiting us. It was quite busy but we were made to feel very welcome straight away, the service was great, a big thank you to Lee, had a fantastic knowledge of the food, and recommended both my starter, and main. That's when things got even better, the food was incredible, all 4 of us were so blown away, my prawn cocktail was the best I've ever had, my daughter said it was the best arancini she's ever had too. The trio of desserts was unbelievably good, so a big thank you to the chefs Dan, and Cath, and of course our server Lee, and all the team. We will be back 100%

We eat at Porro regularly because the food is of a consistently high standard and the service attentive. We particularly enjoy the service provided by Sim and Katalina and were very pleased to see that it has been commended by Cardiff Bay Rotary - high commendation indeed!

So this is not cheap. But every mouthful was delicious.

Welcoming and informal the staff were friendly but still very professional. The food was superb. I had the special Beetroot Raviolt starter, the Pork Belly and the Orange and Lemon Posset. The ravioli was amazing and nothing could be faulted. We had a wonderful time which was no surprise as we have been here many times and never been disappointed. Definitely our go to restaurant in Cardiff for any meal during the day or evening.

Always have a lovely breakfast here. OK very occasionally the sourdough toast may be a little bit harder than usual as it can be anywhere but I just ask for a steak knife lol! and still enjoy it. All the team are wonderful, very accomodating and fun to be around. Whether it's just a coffee, breakfast, lunch or dinner I love it here.

What to say about Porro! My husband and I found this gem of a restaurant shortly after moving to Cardiff. This is, by far, the best restaurant I have ever been at in my life. The location is incredible, the service is great and the food... is just superb. We come to Porro on every important occasion even after our elopement! My favourite dish is the Welsh lamb. It is incredible, it melts in the mouth. My mum does not like meat, but she had the Welsh lamb shoulder and she cleaned her plate within minutes! My husband adores the pork belly in the menu and last night I tried the pizza for the first time and again, Porro does not disappoint! The pizza tasted like a proper Italian pizza. With every dish, you can tell that products are of prime quality. Porro is delicious, whether you go for pasta, pizza or fish and meat, you always feel like you will have to go back one more time to try something else! Semplicemente meraviglioso! (Just Excellent!)

Came here for breakfast- what a disappointment…. Cold breakfast ( for me) most of it was cold the egg and sausage were luke warm, sourdough toast was rock hard.. My sister didn’t enjoy her breakfast at all. Husband and rest of group said food was ok but not great on the plus side my chai latte was one of the best I’ve ever had. I really love it here as it’s close to where I work and I adore the evening menu. Today however ,was a major disappointment will not return for breakfast again,

Lovely food and nice atmosphere

Excellent service and wonderful food, staff very friendly and engaging. Highly recommended.

Nice atmosphere, great offers for drinks and food, amazing service, friendly staff - special thanks to Fabio! 👌 Strongly recommend

Incredibly uncomfortable upon entry. Popped in hopefully for a hot drink and dessert, the folically challenged gentlemen told us they were fully booked with hostility, whilst one table was sat and the entire place was empty otherwise. Felt incredibly uncomfortable. Not a welcoming place at all.

Lovely restaurant, food was delicious. Fabio was so attentive and extremely helpful. The staff were very helpful and food was brought out very quickly.

Gorgeous food. Amazing service. Definitely recommend for small intimate occasions or larger events! Shout out to Fabio in particular!

Visited here with my wife, granddaughter and her partner for Friday night meal. Excellent food and service. Will definitely come again.

My wife and I had the steak meal, must say that it was one of the best steaks that we've had.

Delicious food, well prepared and very good service

Outstanding food with great ambiance. We were taken there by our son for a Xmas present and we were not disappointment. The food was delicious and generous and the service was exceptional. Very very reasonably priced. Highly recommended

Bruschetta for starters and lamb shoulder for main. The lamb was the most tender I've ever had. I had 3 meals over the weekend in Cardiff and they all took the plate away before I'd finished chewing the final mouthfull, speedy but odd.

Starters so far fantasic stsy tuned for mains and pudding.. Apprenty, you need to write hunderd letters to make a review, so im writing this piece as i can't think of anything to say.

Came here for an impromptu meal the week before Christmas. We hadn't pre-booked but were warmly welcomed and shown to a table upstairs straightaway. Service was great all throughout and the food was fantastic. The lamb was melt-in-the-mouth. Partner says the ox ragu was delicious too and the desserts left everyone satisfied. Will be returning

Excellent lunch at Porro on New Year' s Eve. First first class food and service very friendly and efficient. Could not have asked for a better start to 2024. Thank you.

Excellent food in a lovely environment with attentive service. I recommend asking for a window table upstairs on making a reservation - Llandaff is such a pretty area and the outlook from this premises lovely. I definitely will be eating at Porro again.

A warm welcome awaited for us and our quiet table was just perfect for our Golden Wedding Anniversary Lunch. Our family had pre-ordered bubbly for us which was enjoyable. The GF menu for my wife was very well presented and easy to choose from. Her main was Pork Belly which I tasted - delicious. I chose a prawn cocktail which, with two king prawns on top, was probably the best prawn cocktail I’d ever experienced. My main was fresh sea bass from the market in Cardiff. I’d asked for the new potatoes to be changed for chips but both came which wasn’t a problem. I wasn’t charged any extra. After mains I enjoyed a very tasty Irish Coffee before our ice cream desserts and I finished off with a Sambuka, without coffee beans set slight though. All in all, a great lunchtime experience to be highly recommended.

Food was delicious, very friendly and welcoming, great ambience and excellent service. Will definitely be back soon!

Delicious food and friendly service in this charming Italian restaurant in Llandaff. We ate from the set festive menu, so preordered our choices - the fish, pork belly and brisket were all cooked perfectly. Would definitely eat here again, recommended

15th Dec First time visit to this excellent restaurant, good choice on lunch menu - we had arancini and whitebait to start, sea bream and ravioli for main with chunkiest chips I've ever seen, warm olive ciabatta..then to finish off some gorgeous tiramisu - acceptable no rush time between courses, I certainly will be returning!

Amazing service from Sim. The food was fantastic and we had a great time. We had white bait and the chicken for main.

15th Dec First time visit to this excellent restaurant, good choice on lunch menu - we had arancini and whitebait to start, sea bream and ravioli for main with chunkiest chips I've ever seen, warm olive ciabatta..then to finish off some gorgeous tiramisu - acceptable no rush time between courses, I certainly will be returning!

excellent service..Xmas atmosphere and food excellant

Everyone was so delighted with their food. We were made to feel welcome from start to finish. Amazing Italian cuisine - would recommend all day every day!

The experience of dining at Porro is truly ‘personal service luxury’ though one feels like it is dining at a friends. It strikes the perfect balance between intimate service : high quality food, wine, and decor. The proprietor is an expert in quality. I would recommend taking all of the chiefs’ recommendations!

excellent,lovely food and super staff.

Visited here for the third time as always had good experience. Early Christmas celebrations but unfortunately not the evening we hoped for. Male staff member welcomed us in rudely with “close the door it’s getting cold in here”. Our waitress was delightful and food outstanding....

Fabulous food and excellent value for money. Christmas meal with friends. Super good and service. Will definitely return. Grazie Mille!

What a great evening with friends. Delicious food with a fantastic atmosphere. Would highly recommend 👌

Had a Christmas meal with a big group and the food was really lovely. Friendly service. All names and pre orders were noted and remembered. Thanks!

We had a large group booking during the busy Christmas period. We received a warm welcome followed by excellent service. The food was delicious and nothing was too much trouble for the staff.

Great place to get together with friends!! Food was lovely and service was fab. We will be back very soon

Belting Christmas dinner with friends. Awesome food great service lovely vibes. Would definitely come back next year

Our xmas get together was fantastic. We always get together as friends to celebrate Xmas. This year, for the first time, we booked a large table at Porro. Verdict: Lush food, lovely wine, helpful and friendly staff, we'll definitely be back next year! 🎄🥂🍾

Went here never having visited before found it was a very cosy place seating not too squashed, we ordered the sea bream and the pork meal was extremely tasty i really enjoyed it and great portions, for dessert we both had the tiramisu was one of the nicest ones that i have had,would definitely return here

Excellent Christmas meal and wonderful service. Very highly recommended. We will definately come again very soon. Bwyd gwych, a chroeso arbennig.

Fabulous food and service. Great Christmas meal. Would highly recommend as a post Christmas meal. Support our independent restaurants!

5 out of 5 we had private family get together The upstairs room was lovely the staff attentive and efficient Food was excellent

What a fabulous day. Food fantastic. Service friendly and very good. Atmosphere wonderful. We were allowed to decorate the room and the cost was incredibly reasonable. Thankyou Sim and the rest of your wonderful staff

From the moment we arrived we were rushed and the male waiters were rude and made demands for us to get a move on. They had us off the table without a desert. The starters were fine but baby portion of bread, stale. The pasta...

As small and larger groups I have had the pleasure of dining here, always good ! intimate surroundings, wonderful food and lovely staff that make an effort to make your experience special.

Wonderful Sunday roast, best we have had ! Lovely restaurant, friendly, accommodating staff and a wonderful atmosphere. We will definitely return when we are next visiting family.

Lovely meal before our concert at the Cathedral. David was lovely and we thoroughly enjoyed our evening. Thank you.

Really nice staff, excellent food, and decent price.

Lovely food and atmosphere, a great menu.

Recently celebrated my fiance's 30th in the upstairs space at Porro. As per when visiting this gem of the community - we had a blast - Food was served quickly and was delicious and such good quality. Service was superb - Karolina and Becky were brilliant and help set up all th decorative bits and supplier fantastic service thought-out. Highly recommended for intimate party or a celebration dinner! Diolch Porro

starter & main courses for both of us were not very good, not even average. My main, Mushroom Ravioli was way to salty. We both enjoyed the desserts. The service at the table was very good. Atmosphere was okay? Pity, as we both had heard that Porro was above average but this was not our experience so I would not return.

We spent a wonderful Sunday afternoon at this gem of a restaurant celebrating our 40th Wedding Anniversary with 30 family and friends. The food and service were first class and the staff couldn’t do enough for us especially the charming Simone. So glad we chose...

Beautiful food, lovely, efficient, friendly staff, lovely atmosphere, very accomodating staff, cocktails were lovely too💫

We recently used Porro’s private dining room as the venue for our wedding breakfast, and we honestly couldn’t have asked for a better night, the staff were fantastic, and the food was sublime. We would honestly recommend to anyone! Thank you for having us 🙂

Cannot fault the service in this place! It was amazing , waitress was really friendly and professional and amazing with our 5 year old. The food was just delicious, the 2 course lunch menu is excellent value for money! The wild mushroom ravioli was superb!!! I will be recommending this place 100%.

Had a lovely meal hear tonite , highly recommend, will be back again soon 😀

The place is very nice and the service is kind. The food was very good ! I had bruschettas and chicken roast !!! Perfect

Great menu food excellent and lovely ambience. Servers attentive and friendly . Soft shell crab with salad starter very good . Generous main dishes . Ox cheek pasta wonderful. Great night with friends on last night in Cardiff short ride from CBD.

Excellent service plus very delicious, well cooked food. Roast beef was tender, vegetables full of flavour. I loved my Welsh rarebit starter too. Gluten free not a problem either.

Come for Sunday lunch every time i am in the area- great good and good pricing- however it is quite loud and can take a while for food to arrive

Lovely place! Staff very welcoming and friendly. Excellent food and service.

Was really happy that I found such a good restaurant. Arrived an hour early after messing up my travel time but they were oire than happy to welcome us. A small lunch menu which I like as it usually means its sll fresh. And it was .... beautiful whitebait and arancini for starter while we both opted for their pollo Milanese. This is often dry but not here. Beautiful accompanying salads or vegetables and a small and reasonably priced wine list.. Ideal for a grwat lunch. And excellent service...

Great food Great host Thank you Simone!!

We were a large party and received excellent food and service! Will definitely be returning. Highly recommend.

Fantastic food. We were a party of 12 celebrating my daughters birthday and the service was excellent. Highly recommend and will definitely be returning! Thank you to all the staff at Porro!

An excellent private dining space. We were a netball team enjoying our two year club celebrations. The staff were attentive and welcoming, the food was delicious and we’ll definitely be back!

Booked Sunday lunch for 4 @ 1230 All involved were welcoming & helpful. Service was friendly & efficient. Food quality was top class ! Lovely place with great atmosphere...

Excellent food, attentive service, good atmosphere

My new favorite restaurant in Cardiff. I managed to get a last-minute table for 3 on a Friday evening with my other half and a friend visiting for the weekend. We could not have been happier with this place. Greeted by the manager who showed us to our table - then for the next 2.5 hours, really attentive friendly service, a lovely selection of wines, and the food...the food I'm still thinking about, beautiful! All 3 of us had a great evening and I'll definitely be looking to make this little gem a regular treat. Well done to the gang at Porro (o:

This is a hidden gem near the Llandaff Cathedral, an exquisite italian restaurant with the best, richest welsh twist that can be. Comfort food meets elegant presentation. Great friendly but also refined service, and each course was a delight. We were a large party, so we had a lot of different dishes, and everyone had only praises. Deserts are perfectly balanced, have two if you can. Top with the best grappa I ever had. Do not miss while in Cardiff.

My favourite Sunday Roast in Cardiff and lovely venue and staff

Fabulous Sunday lunch at Porro today. Warm welcome, excellent service and really lovely food. This really is a great venue in the heart of Llandaff.

This place is one of my favourites, the food, service and atmosphere are all wonderful!

I've been going to Porro for a few years now and it's always brilliant - the brunch is nice, dinner is lovely and the Sunday roast is to die for. There's a really good wine selection and plenty of cocktails to choose from too. My wife says that they have the best sticky toffee pudding going but I'm more partial to the tiramisu which is outrageously good.

Bingo ! Another delightful evening at this local restaurant. Wonderful atmosphere and friendly staff, but the food's the star as always. My wife had her favourite chicken supreme dish which came up trumps as usual, but I opted for a couple of dishes from the ever-changing specials - spicy crab & prawn fish cakes with a tangy dip, and chicken in tagliatelle, a rich, creamy sauce, chilli, coriander. Would definitely opt for this the next time it's on the menu. Sadly no room for dessert - maybe next time, the portion sizes are generous, and a bottle of wine from their excellent wine list completed the evening perfectly. If you appreciate good food, freshly prepared, using local suppliers, then this is the place to go !

Amazing food. I really recommend the Set Menu lunch.

Really lovely lunch here. Pizza's were excellent and I have to admit I wasn't expecting it to be that good! Vegan options, and portion sizes were spot on. There's even good options for GF!

We were a party of 8 yesterday afternoon and we had a great experience. The food was delicious and the 2 course lunch time special was good value. The service was very friendly and the owner very charming! It was busy but we didn't feel hurried and the atmosphere was very relaxed. Would definitely recommend.

Absolutely terrific time and food. Party of eight celebrating our wedding anniversary , had 2 bootles of the house Rose lovely. Most ordered off the set menu , prawn cocktails were packed with fresh dozen or more , not your usual lettuce filled glass with a prawn on top. The pizza was huge and really tasty , I had the Ox cheek tagelitelli as did my wife , great pieces of meat with perfectly cooked pasta, as were everyones dishes , and my mum needs GF food which again was delicious , and the homemade ice cream also available in GF as well , the sticky toffee elated many an ohhh , i finished off with a proper italian coffee. The Prices were £25 for the 3 course set menu, a la carte about the same per main course. GF and vegan options for every course , wonderful atmosphere and service .... the owner is a legend as you will discover .... we going back next week to celebrate another anniversary !!

Another wonderful meal at Porro, our favourite Italian restaurant in Cardiff. Lovely food, wine and a great atmosphere. If you haven't been, please try it. We'll be back again soon.

Great place to eat - toilets need to be looked at but would certainly recommend.

Always lovely food at Porro, as a cealiac, great to see a gluten free menu with enough choice! Waiter ensured the meal was gluten free when the food arrived which was great. Great portion sizes too!

Awesome experience while visiting Cardiff / Llandaff Cathedral. It was a rainy day, we came here with our friends who recommended this restaurant. They are returning customers, coming back after only a few days!!! I had the Welsh Lamb Shoulder, which was way above my...

A wonderful lunch for a group of 12 from Catalonia. We had just arrived to a very wet Cardiff that morning. The staff were exceedingly warm, welcoming, accommodating, and brightened our day. We went for the set menu, which was very reasonable and had a great selection for all, including the vegetarians in our group. Between us, we tried most options on the menu, and we were all delighted with the food. A lovely building, delicious food and friendly staff, a lovely introduction to Cardiff.

My family unanimously agreed that we all ate the best Sunday lunch that we’d ever had in a restaurant. One of us had the fish of the day and the rest roast beef or chicken. It came with all the trimmings and some lovely cauliflower...

The best service and delicious food!

Excellent service on a wedding dinner. Care and attention and fine food. My nieces wedding lunch in the upper room.

Perfect in every way! The staff, a lovely buzzy ambiance and well, the food...! Wow, just absolutely delicious and every dish was perfection! The online menu was stated as just a sample but we were delighted to find the exact same menu when we got...

The staff were so kind and helpful. The food was delicious. I was impressed with the gluten free options, which were great.

Beautiful wedding lunch, staff could not have more attentive and food was, as always, phenomenal. Thank you! X

Wedding lunch. Fantastic quality and service. Nothing was too much trouble for the staff. Duffently coming back.