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“Nice Italian dinner ”
Review of Cucina Porto

Cucina Porto
Ranked #7 of 6,546 Restaurants in Sydney
Certificate of Excellence
Price range: USD 10 - USD 20
Description: Cucina Porto serves up simple, honest Italian food using the best ingredients along with a touch of old-world hospitality and charm. We look forward to welcoming you.
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Description: Cucina Porto serves up simple, honest Italian food using the best ingredients along with a touch of old-world hospitality and charm. We look forward to welcoming you.
Reviewed 17 April 2023 via mobile

We had a booking for a Sunday night dinner. We were warmly greeted by the maitre d and quickly seated. It was relatively quiet in the restaurant and I feel like we were rushed. We had a 2 hr booking slot however were in and out, mains and dessert in under 1 hour
Hubby had the gnocchi with pesto and I had the pasta with lamb ragout
Both dishes were lovely
We then had dessert, I had the ricotta cheesecake and the presentation was 💯
Hubby had the tiramisu which was generous
We shared a bottle of Moscato and had tap water to drink.
We had a $50 voucher from staying at the casino so this made it a nice night.
Would have given it 5 star's except for feeling like we were rushed

Date of visit: April 2023
1  Thank Michelle D
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The Star Sydney, Owner at Cucina Porto, responded to this reviewResponded 21 May 2023

Ciao Michelle!

Thank you for your feedback, we really appreciate all the comments which can make us improve our service.
Definetly, the Schiaffoni at ragu and the Gnocci are one of our top dishes. The desserts, like the Tiramisu or the Ricotta Cheesecake makes everyone happy.

We are looking forward to welcoming you soon to try the new dishes that our chef Martino Pulito create for our menu.

Grazie mille!

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Reviewed 14 April 2023

Miley was very attentive polite and professional with her service . She made was feel special and comfortable. Miley has done you proud . Her customer service is second to none .
The Supervisor provided the instructions and it carried to our satisfaction. Well done !
Very happy customers.
See you again .🌻

Date of visit: April 2023
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2  Thank may s
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The Star Sydney, Owner at Cucina Porto, responded to this reviewResponded 21 May 2023

Ciao Mays!

Thank you very much for your lovely feedback. We are delighted you enjoyed your experience with us st Cucina Porto. Miley is one of our super-stars and we are so great to hear about it.

We are looking forward to welcoming you soon.

Grazie!

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Reviewed 12 April 2023

Terrific meal, had seafood linguini, recommend a little extra chili on the side to lift it. Excellent menu selection to cover all tastes. Service from our waitress Milk, absolutely top notch!

Date of visit: April 2023
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Thank Justin M
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The Star Sydney, Owner at Cucina Porto, responded to this reviewResponded 21 May 2023

Ciao!

Thank you very much for your feedback. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your experience with us at Cucina Porto in The Star Sydney.

We are always looking forward to bring the best of the service to all of our customers. Milk is one of our super-stars and we are so great to hear about it.

We are looking forward to welcoming you soon to try the new dishes that our chef, Martino Pullito, create for our menu.

Grazie!

Grazie!

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Reviewed 8 April 2023

The waiters were lovely and very helpful, the food on the other hand… the pizza base was extremely soggy and seemed almost uncooked. The prosciutto pizza smelt like feet and was extremely unappetising, the pasta serving sizes were horrible when matched with the prices, the chips and drinks were probably the best part. And not to mention the manager was staring us down the entire night and it made us feel extremely uncomfortable like we were being rushed in a way. Overall wouldn’t come back and was not the most amazing experience, definitely not worth the 5 star rating we came for, although we still left a tip for the great service of the waiter and waitress.

Date of visit: April 2023
1  Thank Jaymee B
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The Star Sydney, Owner at Cucina Porto, responded to this reviewResponded 15 April 2023

Ciao Jaymeeb,

Thank you for your time leaving Cucina Porto feedback. Cucina Porto always strive to deliver exceptional service. We do apologize for not meeting your and our expectations.

Cucina Porto is authentic Italian restaurant, and we proudly serve high quality products, and we are extremely sorry that your experience did not reflect this.

We would love the chance to speak with you more regarding your experience with us and so we can improve our service in the future. We would like to have you again to show how Cucina Porto actually deliver great experience.

Please feel free to reach out to email StarCucinaPortoFOH@star.com.au for us to understand more.

Ciao Ciao!!!

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Reviewed 1 April 2023

We were greeted so lovely by the Maître De and escorted to a table, a young lady named Miley was our waitress. I would like to acknowledge that she was such a friendly, helpful and efficient young lady to the point we would recommend the restaurant to everyone and return definitely.
Thankyou for a fabulous meal and brilliant service.

Date of visit: February 2023
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Thank dabdilla
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The Star Sydney, Owner at Cucina Porto, responded to this reviewResponded 21 May 2023

Ciao Dabdilla!

Thank you very much for your great feedback. We are delighted you enjoyed your experience with us at Cucina Porto in The Star Sydney. We are always looking forward to bring the best of the service to all of our customers. Miley is one of our super-stars and we are so great to hear about it.

We are looking forward to welcoming you soon.

Grazie!

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