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Visited in april 2024
Loved this charming place, everything was exceptional- the service, the atmosphere and the food! Five stars-have the mushroom soup and the short ribs, they won’t dissapoint
Visited in april 2024
Highly recommend if you are visiting Carmel. Food, ambience and service everything is amazing. We tried mushroom soup ( must try ), lobster ravioli and fresh tuscan pappardelle ( tasted okayish ) along with Muscato wine ( sweet and tasty )
Visited in april 2024
Great pasta all carbonara!
Visited in april 2024
I like enjoyed both taste and atmosphere. So thrilled!
Visited in april 2024
Nice services and food
Visited in march 2024
We went here on a Wednesday night during Spring Break and I'm so glad that we made reservations because it was very crowded.

Food: 3/5
1. Roasted corn and crab bisque: 4/5
This was the highlight of the meal. It had a wonderful texture, balanced flavors, and was a bit light on the crab. It warmed us right up on a cold evening.

2. Classic wild mushroom risotto: 3/5
This tasted like something that was made quickly and at scale. It felt like an “idea” of what a risotto should be. It was surprising to see the Parmesan cut in sad rectangles and placed haphazardly on the dish, which isn’t what you’d expect when you’re paying $32 for it.

3. Pappardelle alla Bolognese: 2/5
The bolognese was disappointing. The sauce tasted like it was made out of a can and it was not seasoned well at all. Same point as above with the sad Parmesan rectangles.

The portions are generous.

Service: 4/5
The service was quite good, with the host and waiter both making our experience as pleasant as possible.

Ambiance: 4/5
This was a cute spot, filled with a mix of couples, families, and friends dining out. There is also an outdoor dining area that is dog friendly.
Visited in march 2024
Great bread.. ???? and the soup was superb. They could use a little better selection of salad dressing.. the Burger was real good!
Visited in march 2024
We visited Carmel a few days ago and had lunch here. It was delicious. We ordered the blue cheese angus burger, avocado chicken sandwich, cream of mushroom soup and the lobster ravioli. Everything was fresh and tasted great
Visited in march 2024
Had reservations for 2:15 for my boyfriend's birthday, we showed up a little early and they still got us seated immediately. The food was delicious (he had the risotto and I had the lemon Dijon garlic chicken), the interior was very cozy and inviting, and we had a great time overall. Parking was tricky but we got lucky and got a spot a block away. I would definitely recommend this restaurant!
Visited in march 2024
The food is great. The ambiance is very romantic. Nice place to go for a romantic evening
Visited in march 2024
Didn't eat here, but the decor is amazing. Friendly lotion guy giving free samples of his lotion next door too.
Visited in march 2024
Super cute! Comida italiana de buen sabor en la terraza se disfruta más y de ahí a ver el atardecer a la playa que esta a 5 min andando.
Visited in march 2024
Was here over the weekend when visiting Carmel & the appetizer was better than the main meal (appetizer was soup & burger was main meal- had no flavor at all & it was recommended), we were seated quickly. Towards the end of my meal I readjusted my chair and it broke and fell into pieces. One of the waiters staff picked up the pieces. But my waiter was no where to be found until I started walking to bar to pay bill. We left immediately left after this.
Visited in march 2024
Food was very overpriced and bland. Service was quite bad too. But the place is very pretty.
Visited in march 2024
Exceptionally good food. Great service and atmosphere.
Visited in march 2024
Great foods &place!!!!!
Visited in march 2024
Everything was too salty and greasy. Sauces were too overwhelming.
Visited in march 2024
Potato gratin was served cold. The lamb osso buco was overcooked. Vegetables were clearly previously frozen from a bag. It’s just overpriced diner food. Also our wine took 15 minutes to get to our table with three servers walking around who kept going outside randomly. Lastly, the tiramisu was just bad- over sugared and in the fridge from days ago.
Visited in march 2024
This was our first visit to Carmel and we ate here one evening. The staff was friendly and attentive and the atmosphere was good energy and with a lot of patrons. We weren't as happy with the food. The truffle risotto was a bit too strong in flavor (truffle oil) and the pasta in the seafood linguine was way overcooked and tough. The wines were good in any case.
Amy
Amy
Visited in february 2024
Very good service and very accommodating to special needs diets such as gluten free and dairy free . Our server Veronica was very helpful and dinner service was paced just right
Visited in february 2024
Friendly atmosphere, reasonably priced food. Risotto was tasty. Vine selection is rather limited as for Carmel, but ok.
Visited in february 2024
Very delicious and awesome team
Visited in february 2024
Very average Italian French restaurant . Not vegetarian friendly and no wifi. Limited menu and good choices. Don’t recommend.
Visited in february 2024
Came here for my brother’s birthday. Everything was wonderful, except my pasta dish.

Attaching the seafood linguini (last item from the menu). One was extremely saltier than the other (noticed the big difference in color of the sauce; as captured in the picture attached). Brought it up to the waiter more of a FYI as I had already finished the dish; noticed it’s very different both in the color and the taste when compared to my brother’s same dish. Instead of just acknowledging my observation, the server kept telling me that I should have spoken up earlier and that it’s normal since the color could be caused by the lobster broth… I was looking for solely an acknowledgement not a discussion. Even said to him that I am not trying to ask for anything since I’ve already finished the dish. Not the professionalism that I would expect at a restaurant like this…

The owner came out later to acknowledge the differences in quality, apologized for the experience, and offered to take the pasta off of the receipt at the very end. This was more of a customer service that I would expect from a restaurant like this. Thank you to the owner.
Visited in february 2024
Nice place with pretty decent amount portion of food.
Visited in october 2019
Une charmante adresse à Carmel. La cadre est vraiment sympathique.

PORTABELLA

Open - from 11h30 to 21h00

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Ocean Avenue, Entre Lincoln et Monte Verde Streets, Carmel, The United States Of America
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Opening hours

Monday
11:30 - 21:00
Tuesday
11:30 - 21:00
Wednesday
11:30 - 21:00
Thursday
11:30 - 21:00
Friday
11:30 - 22:00
Saturday
11:30 - 22:00
Sunday
11:30 - 21:00
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