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Portola Kitchen

4.6
4.6
870 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian
3130 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028

About this restaurant

  • Neighborhood gem
  • Charming
  • Kid-friendly
Portola Kitchen is a place to gather with family and friends to enjoy the simplicity of rustic Italian-American cooking. Bringing you authentic cuisine, we use locally grown ingredients whenever possible, make our pasta in-house, and give our support to near-by wineries.

We believe the purity of our concept lies in the quality of our ingredients and the simplicity of our dishes. We are dedicated to bringing simple yet refined Italian-American cooking to our neighborhood and look forward to serving you and our community.

Along with our seasonal menu, we offer a full bar and a unique selection of California and Italian wines. Our menus are constantly changing, so the options for Dinner, Lunch and Brunch are endless. We also have a menu just for the kids.

Please join us and enjoy the rustic ambiance of Portola Kitchen. Whether it’s inside or out on our patio, we’d love to see you!

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Californian, American
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–2:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–8:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Juan Valencia
  • Neighborhood
    Portola Valley
  • Cross street
    280 Freeway
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 870 people are saying

Portola Kitchen reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

868 Reviews
  1. Briana VIP

    San Francisco18 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on February 11, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    I’ll start with the good: it’s very convenient for us and a nice place to sit, inside or outside even on a cold February night we were still warm enough. Our server was very nice and the food was good. Now the bad: our drinks took >30 minutes to come and that’s the main reason we went there, we only ordered soup which came quickly afterwards but 30 mins for drinks is kind of ridiculous.

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  2. KelBelle VIP

    San Francisco11 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 7, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great experience! Good food, drinks and service. Solid choice for any small group occasion.

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  3. LaurieK

    San Francisco3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 4, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was delicious and the wait staff was amazing. We will definitely be going back.

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  4. Discrimanating VIP

    San Francisco147 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 17, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food and service. Our "go to" neighborhood gem.

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  5. KathyG VIP

    San Francisco7 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on January 14, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Nice atmosphere, but all six of us felt the food was average which was disappointing for a lovely neighborhood place like this.

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  6. OpenTable Diner VIP

    San Francisco3 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on January 14, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Their pastas are amazing. The drinks were lovely. The fried brussels great. My short ribs were way over salted and the veggies with them over salted and drowning in garlic. We will be back but for trusted basics of rigatoni vodka and pizza.

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  7. JackG VIP

    San Francisco16 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on January 7, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Everything was just OK nothing stood out as great except the service.

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  8. OpenTable Diner VIP

    San Francisco2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 7, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Consistently great service and quality servings enjoyed by all.

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  9. SueBee

    San Francisco25 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on December 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This is an excellent restaurant. So many wonderful food options - pizza, house-made pasta, excellent salads and entrees. Fabulous bar and thorough wine list. Outside seating is well covered by overhead awnings with plenty of heaters. I’ve sat at the bar by myself and felt fine. This is a hidden neighborhood gem!

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  10. OpenTable Diner VIP

    San Francisco6 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on December 2, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was fine. Nothing great but not bad either. Italian is quite competitive so it has to be great to earn 4 or 5 stars. Very kind service people but it was exceptionally slow. My guess is they were backed up in the kitchen so probably not our server’s fault, but waited a very long time in between courses.

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FAQs

Portola Kitchen offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (650) 851-6453.

Portola Kitchen is rated 4.6 stars by 870 OpenTable diners.

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

Google Map for Portola Kitchen

3130 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028

Additional information

  • Cross street
    280 Freeway
  • Neighborhood
    Portola Valley
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–2:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–8:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Californian, American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Juan Valencia
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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