Portobello

Went to Portobello to celebrate my aunt's birthday.  The three of us ordered two appetizers, two main courses, and two desserts and we were all stuffed full by the end of the night.

As appetizer, we had the Cozze Alla Marinara and Fungo Portobello Gratinato. Both were good choices. I guess our server told the chef we were a party of three so they ended up giving us 1.5 mushrooms instead of just one to share among the three of us. Now that's service! The mussels were fresh and fat and the sauce was flavourful yet not rich.

As our main course, we had the Linguine Alle Vongole and Vitello Al Marsala Con Funghi. The linguine was cooked perfectly. The white wine sauce was light and flavourful. You could really taste the herbs in every bite.

The veal was really tender and the side vegetables were not too soft and not too hard. Everything was perfectly cooked. You can really taste the wine in the Marsala wine sauce, but it was a nice tart kind of taste and not "boozy".

For dessert, we ordered their dessert of the day, ice wine grape cake, and the tiramisu. The cake was really moist and the occasional grape added a surprising texture to every other bite.

The tiramisu tasted strongly of booze, but  it was a nice taste and not the bitter kind when you go into overkill.

All in all a great night. Off to a rocky start when our original server forgot about us after asking what we'd like to drink and I said water. Our new server was attentive and professional.

This is actually the second time I visited Portobello. I enjoyed it so much I returned, so I will definitely recommend.