Portage Italian Bistro

Excellent food and great service in a very nice atmosphere. Thank you Miranda and Ryan for a great evening out.

TLDR: avoid at all costs. Let me start by saying we were the only table, and it's 4:45pm. No table bread at an Italian bistro. First place where there was no table bread. Calamari was $12 for a depressing looking plate. Portion was very small. Garlic aoli tasted like warmed mayo. Entree wise, the spaghetti was half cold and soft as if it was left in water. Michelina's frozen pasta tasted better. The chicken parmesan was tasteless. Although my coworker ordered the same thing I did, and there was no one else eating, her broccoli tasted like mush where mine was too firm. Her veggies were sweet. Mine tasted like it was in the fridge way past expiration. Should've went to the A&W by the gas station. Would've enjoyed it at 10% the cost of this garbage.

My boyfriend and I on July 2 had a wonderful meal at this newly reopened pub/restaurant. Delicious snack and cold beer too ! We met some nice people too.

Quiet. Cozy. Nice little bar. I don't know about the food. Slow service, but then that's the idea. Relaxing. Ambience very nice. Service is friendly. Really needs to improve product. Even the coffee was terrible. Mixed review. But first the food has to be good, the ambience is secondary. Charged way more than the foods worth. Specifically, vegetables inedible, steak was yuck. No one finished their plates and really only picked at it. No one said " this is delicious". Disappointing food. Great ambience. Weird priorities. Spend your money somewhere else.

We arrived at 6pm with great expectations. Our server appeared overwhelmed, although there was only one other table; we were told he could not guarantee that we would be able to dine and get to our 7:30 show. The appetizers and entrees were very good but were taken by our server before we were done eating. The tiramisu was unfortunately stale and we did not eat it. Our experience was unfortunate because I was really hoping to find another local spot to eat.

It's a nice place to have a drink and sit in the cozy chairs by the fireplace. Cesar salad is really good. Pick it up to bring home sometimes.

I lost my wallet downtown and the kind staff here contacted me and had my wallet back to me by the end of the day. Many thanks!

Excellent food, excellent service and Excellent atmosphere perfect for a romantic dinner or a first date. I highly recommend it

Food was great. Pizza superb. Stake exceptional. See you soon.

Friendly staff, decent food and easy parking. Will revisit next time I'm in town.