Porteno

A wonderful experience from start to finish. As well as the food being amazing, the customer service was warm and friendly. Asking wait staff their recommendations is a great way to dine and everything we had was perfectly sized to share among 4 guests. The Cheese dish was one of my favourites. Recommend dining here.

Came here for a birthday celebration dinner, and the food was divine! Shared many entrees - the ceviche, chorizo and bone marrow dishes are a must and the steaks were juicy and tender. Desserts were decadent and the staff sang happy birthday to our birthday girl, which was a wonderful gesture and hilarious when they trailed off at her name which had us all laughing. Great, friendly service and lovely atmosphere, keen to come back.

Wonderful as always. Bone marrow and tongue were terrific! Chimichurri on the steak was dry herbs rather than with oil which was interesting, but I guess because the steak was so rich, however not to my taste. Steak we ordered was the battle axe special which was supposed to have MB9+ - not sure it did, but was mostly rich. Last year was definitely 5 stars. This year only 4 stars, but we will definitely return still.

Dinner with friends at @portenosydney: omg I love this place so much! The food is absolutely fantastic 😍😍😍. The service was warm and friendly, and also efficient at the same time 🙂🙂. We went for a la carte, and we were pretty stuffed by the end of the meal 😅😅. Such a good place to have a delicious meal for special occasions. . Humble Bakery Sourdough: good bread! Nice and soft. So good to use it to scoop up all the sauces from the starter dishes 🤤🤤🤤. . Ceviche of yellowtail kingfish & golden Kiwi with eschallot, hot sauce & basil: this dish was such a refreshing start to the meal. The sweet and ever so slightly tangyness of the gold kiwi was so good to have with the kingfish! Superb dish 🤤🤤. . Charred Tasmanian octopus with cavolo nero, broccolini & wood roasted piquillo pepper: I don't know how they make the octopus so well! It's both charred and super tender at the same time 😯😯😍😍. So good! . Wood fired forest grown mushrooms from Matt Farms with olaruto & smoked maple, slow cooked chickpeas, pickled celery & chestnut: this dish contains a lot of different yummy ingredients that all complement each other. Super delicious mushrooms 🤤🤤. . T-Bone 750g - solely pasture fed Tasmanian Hereford, with chimichurri sauce, and done medium-rare: perfectly cooked t-bone steak! Tender and full of flavour. Sometimes all you need is a good steak 😍😍. . Margra lamb rump (450g) - served with rosemary & confit garlic vinaigrette: wow the lamb was so good! Not at all gamey or fatty, and very tender. Excellent flavours. . Crispy brussels sprouts with lentils, mint & mustard dressing: this is their must have side dish! They definitely make the best brussel sprouts I've ever had 🤤🤤🤤. It's not at all bitter, and just super delicious. Even if you don't like them normally, you should give it a try! . Charcoal grilled leeks with burnt honey vinaigrette & hazelnut: nicely grilled with a good sweet nutty flavour. So good 😋😋. . Chips: even their chips are perfectly crispy and seasoned nicely 😄😄. . Porteno classic Jersey milk flan, with Chantilly cream & dulce de leche: apparently this dish has been on their menu for 15 years because it's so popular. We can definitely see why! The flan was so smooth and delicious 😋🤤😍. Rich but not overly so, and not too sweet. Just perfect! . Caramelised apple upside down cake with Brandy custard & whipped cream: I love an apple dessert, and this one definitely did not disappoint! Again, not too sweet, and had lots of nice textures 🙂.

Always a pleasant experience dining here. Staff are attentive and friendly. It does get a bit busy and depending on the meat dish you ordered, there could be a bit of a wait but it's well worth it. I wasn't a fan of the grilled leak for it's texture but the flavour was good. Meat dish is always 100%!!