Portofino At the Square

Reviews

• Susanna A.

  star star star star star_border 7 June 2026

  Good deal for price and quality! The stuff is really nice and friendly :)
  
  The only problem is the place is really cosy, during summer time there are extra tables outside, which is very nice since is in Richmond.
  
  If you get here for lunch don't miss the 5.99£ deal which will give you a delicious soup of the day + pasta/pizza!

• C W.

  star star star star star_border 6 June 2026

  This is a very cozy restaurant where we enjoyed a great value lunch. It was busy the day we were there and they offered a luncheon special of soup and pizza for a very reasonable price. I assumed this meant the quantity would be small . . . but no . . . it was a large bowl of soup and a pizza that could have been shared by two. It wasn't the best soup or pizza I've ever eaten but it was good. Plus, I had enough leftovers for a second meal which we enjoyed the next day.
  
  They only take cash.

• Chris H.

  star star star star star 1 June 2026

  We had a lovely lunch at Portofino. It's a simple cafe, but the service is friendly and the food is pretty delicious. I had rigatoni, my husband had an omelette and his brother had a pizza. All the food was very fresh tasting and well presented. It's also really great value for money, particularly for London. If you like Italian food, then you will enjoy a casual meal here. We visited on a Sunday afternoon and would recommend.

• Camie T.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 25 May 2026

  I'll admit that I'm a bit at a loss of words for Portofino. Every time I have cruised by the restaurant mid-day on my way to Whole Foods, it's been packed. Sure, it's a small space so it doesn't take a great deal of people for it to become packed but it really seems to push through good lunch/mid-day business.
  
  So when it came to choosing between Pizzeria Rustica and Portofino, I chose Portofino. It was the wrong decision. Well, maybe the wrong decision because we've yet to eat at Pizzeria Rustica.
  
  We dined on a Sunday night after a short visit to Kew Gardens for Christmas at Kew. We were frozen and were hoping to warm up but the restaurant was also freezing (I ate with my jacket on). There were zero diners in the restaurant which should have been a clue but, again, I resorted to the fact that it was a cold Sunday night and it was well past family dinner time and the place is always packed during the day.
  
  I ordered the penne arrabiata. The dish included penne and plain tomato sauce. I believe the noodles were precooked and then warmed because it came out of the kitchen faster than what it would have taken for the noodles to cook. And I'm completely omitting the possibility that the noodles were homemade because that notion is just not a possibility.
  
  My husband ordered a pizza. He mentioned Pizza Express is better and that he wouldn't be returning to Portofino. I then noted that his pizza was better than my pasta. Then we gulped down our wine, paid and left.