Portofino Ristorante and Pizzeria
Known for high-quality Italian cuisine and romantic atmosphere, Portofino Ristorante and Pizzaria is a favorite stop for locals and tourists alike. Friendly, knowledgeable service and high-quality ingredients set this award-winning restaurant apart. The menu offers a large selection of fine, hand-prepared Italian dishes, seafood, brick oven pizza and homemade desserts. A full bar and a large wine list are also offered. Separate menus are available for catering and parties. Located on the Hempstead Turnpike, Portofino Ristorante and Pizzaria is open for lunch and dinner Monday through Thursday, and on Sundays. It also offers online ordering, catering, party trays and delivery.
Italian
- $$$
LOCATION AND HOURS
Location
Hours
- Monday
- 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 11:00 AM - 10:00 AM
- Wednesday
- 11:00 AM - 10:00 AM
- Thursday
- 11:00 AM - 10:00 AM
- Friday
- 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
- Saturday
- 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
- Sunday
- 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
MORE DETAILS
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Attire
Casual
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Payment Methods
Amex Mastercard Visa
MENU
White Wine
HOUSE BLEND
$4.25PINOT GRIGIO - Lisabella
$5.00CHARDONNAY - Lisabella
$5.00WHITE ZINAFANDEL
$5.00PINOT GRIGIO by Granducato, Vento Italy
$18.00Clean intense aroma, hints of apple.
CHARDONNAY by Granducato, Vento Italy
$18.00Soft and fruity, with pleasing crispness.
VERMENTINO FUNTANALIRAS by Cantine Vermentino, Sardinia Italy
$28.00clean and intense, easy drinking, long oaky finish.
FALANGHINA, By wartalia, Campania Italy
$24.00Heady, foral aroma with a lively mouth feel.
GRECO by Wartalia, Campania Italy
$24.00Intence straw yello color, full bodied.
WHITE ZINFANDEL
$18.00Semi-sweet blush
Sparking
PROSECCO by La Castella, Vento Italy
$26.00Aromatic and refreshing, light starw color.
SANTINI By Asti
$24.00Sparking white wine imported from Italy.
Red Wine
HOUSE BLEND
$4.25PINOT NERO - Lisabella
$5.00MERLOT - Lisabella
$5.00MONTEPULICANO - Lisabella
$5.00CABERNET SAUVIGNON - Lisabella
$5.00CHIANTI SIMONETTI
$5.00PRIMITIVO by Ronco Del Falco, Italy
$24.00Full body with hints of vanilla and chocolate.
MERLOT by Granducato, Vento Italy
$24.00Soft and fruity, easy drinking.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON by Granducato, Vento Italy
$24.00Medium body with soft tannins.
AGLIANICO by Wartalia, Campania Italy
$28.00Raspberry and red fruit jam.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON by Gleemer Creak, California
$28.00Aromas and flavors of red cherry, blackberry.
CHIANTI CLASSICO by Villa Rogole, Tuscany italy
$28.00Complex aromas of dried strawberries and black cherries. Smooth!
PINOT NERO "NOIR" By Astria, Friuli Italy
$28.00Ruby color, reminding of strawberry
Monday - Friday 11am - 3pm; dine in only
Salad
Pecan Salad
$8.95w/grilled chicken.
Chicken Caesar
$7.95Grilled Chicken Tossed
$7.25Grilled Chicken Portofino
$9.95Buffalo Chicken Salad
$8.95Greek Salad
$7.25Pastas
All pasta dishes are served with soup of the day or side salad; $9.50.
Angela Hair
Fusilli
Bow Tie
Tortellini
Linguine
Spaghetti
Penne
Rigatoni
Ziti
Pasta Sauces
Broccoli Garlic & Oil
Mushroom
Alfredo
Marinara
Meat Sauce
Filetto Di Pomodoro
Baked Pastas
$8.95.
Lasagna
Cheese Ravioli
Manicotti
Ziti
Stuffed Shells
Specialty Pasta
$9.95.
Rigatoni Pesto Rosso
Rigatoni Primavera
Penne Alla Vodka
Linguine
w/clam sauce.
Ziti
w/fresh spinach & chicken.
Grilled Dishes
Served with your choice of soup & pasta or salad, $14.95.
Grilled Chicken Over Sauteed Spinach
Grilled Veal Bruschetta
Grilled Veal & Portobello
Cajun Grilled Salmon
Combinations
Served with your choice of soup & pasta or salad; $14.95.
Veal, Chicken & Manicotti
Chicken, Shrimp & Stuffed Shells
Chicken, Sausage & Meatball Parm
Veal, Sausage & Meatball Parm
Chicken, Eggplant & Ravioli Parm
Entrees
Served with your choice of soup & pasta or salad.
Eggplant Parmigiana
$8.95Eggplant Rollatini
$10.95Veal
$13.95.
Parmigiana
Porto Fino
Marsala
Saltimbocca
Francese
Chicken
$12.95.
Parmigiana
Francese
Pizzaiola
Scarparella
Seafood
$14.95.
Sole & Shrimp Francese
Calamari & Scungilli
Marinara
Seafood Arabiata
Broiled Sole Oreganata
Appetizers
Baked Clams Oreganata (8)
$11.95Whole baked little neck clams.
Calamari Fritti
$11.95Golden fried calamari served with a side of homemade marinara sauce.
Stuffed Mushrooms (6)
$8.95Fresh mushrooms stuffed with a mixture of vegetables and breadcrumbs with a touch of garlic and olive oil.
Garlic Bread
$2.95
With Cheese
$3.95
Hot Antipasto
A combination of eggplant rollatine, baked clams, shrimp oreganata, mozzarella sticks, stuffed mushrooms and stuffed mussels.
For 1
$13.95
For 2
$19.95
Shrimp Cocktail (5)
$11.95Served with cocktail sauce.
Zucchini Sticks
$7.25Served with tomato sauce.
Mozzarella Sticks (6)
$7.25Served with tomato sauce.
Buffalo Wings (12)
$11.95Served with blue cheese dressing.
Zuppe Di Cozze (Mussels)
$9.25(Red or white). Cultivated mussels, steamed and seasoned in a white wine, garlic herb broth or in a garlic herb plum tomato sauce.
Antipasto Caprese
$8.95Homemade fresh mozzarella, sliced fresh tomato, basil, seasoned with olive oil, garlic and oregano.
Chicken Fingers (5)
$7.95Served with honey mustard or tomato sauce.
Bruschetta
$7.25Diced roma tomatoes with diced red onions, olive oil, chopped fresh garlic, herbs and aged balsamic glaze, served on seasoned toasted bread.
Soup
Tortellini in Brodo
$4.95Lentil
$4.95Pasta E Fagioli
$4.95Minestrone
$4.95Soup of the Day
Ask your server
Salad
All salads served with our own traditional italian balsamic dressing and homemade garlic sticks. Chopped salad $1.50 Extra; add grilled chicken $2.25 Extra; add grilled shrimp $6.00 Extra; add shredded mozzarella $1.50 Extra.
Tossed House Salad
$6.25Served with aged balsamic vinaigrette.
Greek Salad
$7.95Romaine lettuce, plum tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers, roasted pepper, calamata olives and feta cheese with house dressing.
Caesar Salad
$7.95Romaine lettuce topped with homemade garlic croutons, aged parmesan cheese and dijon caesar dressing.
Cold Antipasto
Tossed salad topped with ham, salami, pepperoni, cappicola, provolone, fresh mozzarella, giardiniera.
For 1
$9.95
For 2
$13.95
Avocado Salad
$9.75Bed of mixed greens, fresh plum tomatoes, roasted peppers, gorgonzola cheese, fresh grilled chicken, broccoli and avocado.
Portofino Special Salad
$9.75Mixed greens, marinated baby artichokes, grilled eggplant, roasted peppers, portobello mushrooms, white beans, topped with fresh mozzarella and sundried tomatoes.
Buffalo Chicken Salad
$9.75Romaine lettuce topped with spicy chicken pieces, carrots and celery, served with blue cheese dressing.
Pecan Salad
$10.50Grilled chicken, mixed greens, cucumbers, plum tomatoes, roasted peppers, honey roasted pecans, imported gorgonzola cheese tossed with raspberry vinaigrette dressing.
Pasta
All pasta dishes are served as listed or with your choice of: spaghetti, angel hair, penne, rigatoni, linguine or fettuccine. Gnocchi, whole wheat or gluten free pasta available $2.50 Extra; ravioli & tortelloni $3.00 Extra; add grilled chicken $2.50; Add jumbo shrimp $5.00.
Penne Alla Vodka
$11.95Traditional old world vodka sauce over penne pasta.
Fettuccine Alfredo
$11.95Fettuccine pasta served in a "classic" creamy alfredo sauce.
Penne Fiorite*
$11.95Fresh broccoli florets and sundried tomatoes sauteed in a light garlic and virgin olive brodino over penne pasta.
Penne Caprese
$11.95Penne pasta tossed with fresh homemade mozzarella sauteed in a garden tomato basil sauce.
Penne Melenzane
$12.50Penne pasta tossed with fresh cubed eggplant in a unique marsala plum tomato sauce crowned with a dash of fresh ricotta cheese.
Rigatoni Fiorentina
$13.50Rigatoni tossed with fresh chicken pieces and spinach sauteed in a creamy pink sauce tossed with melted mozzarella cheese.
Rigatoni Montanara*
$13.50Fresh spinach, sundried tomatoes and grilled chicken strips sauteed in a light roasted garlic and virgin olive oil broth over rigatoni.
Fusilli Pesto Rosso
$12.95Spiral shaped pasta tossed with chicken pieces, sauteed in a san marzano tomato sauce blended into our homemade pesto "di basilico" and a touch of cream.
Fusilli Primavera*
$13.50Red, white or pink sauce. Fresh assorted vegetables tossed in a light garden tomato sauce or garlic and virgin olive oil broth or pink sauce over fusilli pasta.
Pasta Pomodoro or Marinara w/
Old World Style Italian Tomato Sauce
$9.25
With 3 Meatballs or Sliced Italian Sausage
$11.95
Penne Appetitose
$14.95Penne tossed with fresh broccoli rabe, sundried tomato and sweet italian sausage in a garlic and oil sauce. Seasonal.
Meat Sauce or Bolognese
$12.50Southern italian style, fresh ground, hearty meat sauce served over your choice of pasta.
Calamari or Shrimp Marinara or Fra Diavolo
$17.95Fresh calamari sauteed in a spicy fra diavolo sauce or mild marinara style plum tomato sauce over linguine.
Linguine with Clam Sauce
$14.95Red or white. Imported shelled new zealand clams sauteed in a garlic plum tomato sauce or garlic and virgin olive oil sauce over linguine.
Linguine Porto Fino
$21.95Cultivated mussels, new zealand baby clams, calamari and jumbo shrimp sauteed in your choice of marinara, fra diavolo or garlic and virgin olive oil sauce.
Fried Calamari Arrabbiata
$17.25Fresh battered calamari topped with spicy cherry peppers sauteed in a spicy arrabbiata style plum tomato sauce over linguine.
Chicken
All entrees are served a side of ziti or spaghetti with tomato sauce or tossed salad or french fries. Other sauces available for an additional charge.
Chicken Parmigiana
$13.95Breaded breast of chicken topped with tomato sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
Chicken Marsala
$16.95Tender medallions of chicken sauteed in a classic marsala wine sauce with fresh mushrooms.
Chicken Francese
$15.95Fresh egg battered medallions of chicken sauteed in a white wine, lemon, butter sauce.
Chicken Piccata
$17.50Tender pan seared chicken scallopine sauteed with capers and artichoke hearts in a light white wine, lemon and basil sauce.
Chicken Portofino
$17.95Select medallions of chicken sauteed with artichoke, portobello mushrooms and sundried tomato in a wine and butter sauce.
Chicken Pizzaiola
$17.95Medallions of chicken sauteed with mushrooms delicately seasoned in marinara sauce.
Grilled Chicken Primavera*
$17.95Fresh breast of grilled chicken marinated in aged balsamic vinegar and imported seasonings, topped with a medley of sauteed fresh vegetables.
Chicken Verde
$17.95Egg battered breast of chicken topped with fresh broccoli and melted mozzarella cheese served in a white wine, lemon, butter sauce.
Chicken Sorrentino
$17.95Fresh beast of chicken layered with sliced prosciutto, battered eggplant and melted mozzarella in a savory demi-glaze.
Chicken Milanese
$13.95Golden fried chicken.
Veal
Veal Parmigiana
$15.95Breaded breast of veal topped with tomato sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
Veal Marsala
$17.95Tender medallions of veal sauteed in a classic marsala wine sauce with fresh mushrooms.
Veal Francese
$16.95Fresh egg battered medallions of veal sauteed in a white wine, lemon and basil sauce.
Veal Piccata
$18.50Tender pan served veal scallopine sauteed with capers and artichoke hearts in a light white wine, lemon and basil sauce.
Veal Pizzaiola
$18.95Medallions of veal sauteed with mushrooms delicately seasoned in marinara sauce.
Veal Sorrentino
$18.95Medallions of veal layered with sliced prosciutto, battered eggplant and melted mozzarella in a savory demi-glaze.
Veal Portofino
$18.95Medallions of veal sauteed with artichoke, portobello mushrooms and sundried tomato in a wine and butter sauce.
Veal Milanese
$14.95Golden fried veal cutlet.
Seafood
Shrimp Parmigiana
$16.95Jumbo shrimp breaded and topped with tomato sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
Baked Shrimp Oreganata
$18.95Fresh jumbo shrimp topped with our homemade seasoned breadcrumbs, broiled in a white wine and garlic scampi sauce.
Fried Shrimp Dinner
$17.95(5) jumbo golden fried breaded shrimp served with tartar sauce and your choice of pasta or fried or salad.
Filet of Sole
$17.95(Broiled or oreganata) fillet of sole served in a wine, butter and garlic sauce.
Shrimp Scampi or Francese
$17.95Shrimp Monachina
$18.95Fried shrimp over a bed of spinach topped with mushrooms in a marsala sauce baked with mozzarella.
Cajun Salmon
$17.95Salmon spiced with cajun spice over grilled vegetables.
Grilled Salmon
$17.95Grilled salmon over grilled vegetables.
Fish & Chips
$14.95Golden fried cod fillet served with a side salad and french fries (no pasta).
Other Specialities
Meatball Parmigiana
$12.95Homemade meatballs topped with tomato sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
Sausage Parmigiana
$12.95Sliced italian sausage topped with tomato sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
Sausage & Peppers (Red of White)
$13.50Sliced italian sausage and fresh cut peppers with a touch of sauce.
Eggplant Parmigiana
$12.95Breaded eggplant topped with tomato sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
Eggplant Rollatini
$18.95Fresh eggplant rolled with seasonal fresh ricotta, topped with mozzarella and tomato sauce.
Sides
Side of Pasta
$5.95Pomodoro, marinara, garlic & oil. (Other sauces available for additional charge).
Grilled Chicken (2)
$6.50French Fries
$4.25Sauteed Broccoli or Spinach
$5.95Sides of Broccoli Rabe
Italian Sausage or Meatballs (5)
$6.95Chicken Meatballs (5)
$6.95Baked Pasta
Baked Ziti
$10.50Ziti pasta tossed with tomato sauce and ricotta, topped with mozzarella cheese.
Baked Ziti Siciliana
$11.50With fresh battered eggplant.
Baked Manicotti or Cheese Ravioli
$10.50Baked Lasagna
$11.95Layers of pasta, ground beef, ricotta and mozzarella cheese.
Baked Stuffed Shells
$10.50Baked Stuffed Shells with Spinach
$11.50Heros
Other sauces available for an additional charge. Hero on garlic bread $1.5 Extra.
Chicken Cutlet Parmigiana
$9.25Veal Cutlet Parmigiana
$10.25Eggplant Parmigiana
$8.95Meatball Parmigiana
$8.95Sausage Parmigiana
$8.95Sausage and Peppers (Red or White)
$9.50Shrimp Parmigiana
$11.95Philly Cheese Steak
$8.95Thin sliced rib eye steak with sauteed diced onions and topped with melted provolone cheese.
Paninis & Wraps
Nonna Rosa
Grilled chicken with roasted peppers, fresh mozzarella and balsamic vinegar.
Wrap
$7.25
Panini
$6.95
The Vegas
Grilled vegetables, fresh mozzarella, sundried tomatoes with balsamic dressing.
Wrap
$7.25
Panini
$6.95
The Great One
Grilled chicken caesar.
Wrap
$7.25
Panini
$6.95
The Mia
Grilled chicken with avocado, gorgonzola, mixed greens, raspberry vinaigrette.
Wrap
$7.25
Panini
$6.95
The Milan
Fried eggplant with roasted peppers and fresh mozzarella cheese.
Wrap
$8.25
Panini
$7.95
Broccoli Rabe Panini
Grilled chicken and fresh mozzarella cheese.
Children's Menu
Under 10 years of age
Chicken Nuggets & Fries
$6.95Tortelloni Mac & Cheese
$6.95Kids Pasta
Choice of: spaghetti or penne with butter, tomato, marinara sauce.
$5.95
With Meatball or Sausage
$6.50
Lasagna
$6.50Cheese Ravioli
$6.50Desserts
Cannoli
Small
$1.95
Large
$3.95
Tortoni
$3.95Tiramisu
$5.95Tartufo
$5.95Carrot Cake
$4.95Cheese Cake
$4.95Chocolate Mousse
$4.95Zeppoles (2)
$1.25Italian Ices
Small (2 Scoops)
$1.15
Medium (3 Scoops)
$1.75
Large (4 Scoops)
$2.25
Pint
$6.00
Beverages
Coffee
$1.95Tea
$1.95Cappuccino
$3.95Espresso
$2.9520 Oz Soda
$1.751 Ltr Soda
$2.35Pellegrino Water
Medium
$3.25
Large
$4.50
Domestic Beer
$4.25Imported Beer
$4.95
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