Portobello News, Reviews & Events

Taste of Spring

We have the perfect way to celebrate spring with a yellow bird, featuring citrus vodka, white crème de cacao, Galliano, orange juice and cream.

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Father's Day

Bring Dad and the entire family for a memorable dining experience. We will be offering a pre fixe menu in addition to our traditional lunch and dinner menu.

Pre fixe menu

Baby Greens - Balsamic vinaigrette

Beef Short Ribs - Roasted corn polenta, farmer’s market local vegetables,

Chocolate Paradiso Cake

Per person cost - 39.95

Pantry Raid Cooking Class

Friday, June 14, 2013

1 – 3 pm

Chef Tony Mantuano, author and chef of Chicago’s Spiaggia, Cafe Spiaggia and Bar Toma, will be demonstrating how to successful transform your pantry into a variety of Italian specialties inspired with creativity and innovation. We will be featuring pickling vegetables, fresh pasta preparation, balsamic and honey tastings and much more.

For more information on this class or for all future events contact dlewis@levyrestaurants.com

Cooking Class for Kids

Saturday, June 22, 2013

11 am - 3 pm

LITTLE CHEFS TAKE OVER DOWNTOWN DISNEY. We have just the thing for the burgeoning chef in your family this summer. We will be hosting a three-part Kids Cooking Class. The class will feature fun and unique cooking skills and make memories that will last a lifetime. The extraordinary chefs of Fulton’s Crab House, Portobello Restaurant and Wolfgang Puck Café will walk through a full demonstration at each location including Fulton’s mini crab cake, Portobello’s ravioli gigante, and Wolfgang Puck’s dessert sushi. The Kids Cooking Class is 37.00 per child and available for children ages 6-12. To register, call 407-828-8996.

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Local Organic Beers

Local beers from the Orlando Brewing, Florida’s only certified organic brewery. The ingredients used in crafting these ales are grown without insecticides, bioengineering, or irradiation and are officially certified Organic by the USDA. These beers are the only ones declared “Fresh From Florida” by the State’s Department of Agriculture. We will be featuring these outstanding local beers for the month of April to celebrate the freshness of Spring. Come and can taste the difference.

Olde Pelican E.P.A. is a copper colored medium bodied ale with sharp hop and caramel malt flavors. A classic balance with the complexity of an English style pale ale.

Red Ale provides a rich hop aroma that is well balanced with malt sweetness. The classic American ale is brewed for the unmistakable red color with a clean and crisp flavor, moderate caramel flavor, and alluring aroma.

Blackwater Dry Porter has a medium body and distinct chocolate and coffee flavors. This rich black colored ale is truly a one of a kind favorite.

Biramisu Arrives at Portobello

With the inspiration of Chef Tony Mantuano, Chef/Partner at Spiaggia, and the collaboration of Portobello Executive Chef, Steven Richard, they have created an innovative dessert call biramisu. Just in time for Oktoberfest, the biramisu is Portobello’s very own variation of the traditional tiramisu. The biramisu incorporates a local organic porter from Orlando Brewing in a one of a kind dessert that I am sure you will agree is uniquely superb. Rachelle Lucas, provided a detailed overview of the biramisu that can be viewed at Inn the Kitchen. You can find out what ingredients are used in the creation of the biramisu as well as view photographs of Chef Steve in action. See how our chef combines all these ingredients into the unique biramisu presentation and learn more about the porter selected for this revolutionary dessert.

Portobello Meatballs and More at the Meatball Bar!

Enjoy an array of mouthwatering Meatball Sliders & locally brewed Italian beers. Need a break from the heat and summer crowds? Pull up a seat at Portobello’s all new Meatball Bar! Portobello restaurant is embracing meatball mania, offering a crave-worthy and affordable assortment of meatball sliders perfectly paired with local and organic beers. The Meatball Bar pays homage to the classic Italian dish, offering four varieties of meatball. The menu showcases Beef & Veal with Parsley, Spicy Pork, Chicken with Sage, and Salmon with Tarragon. Each slider is served on a soft mini bread roll, topped with tomato basil sauce and freshly grated Parmigianino cheese. Portobello will also offer locally brewed and organic beers at the Meatball Bar, hand selected to complement your menu selection. The refreshing options include European Pilz, Olde Pelican E.P.A. and Blackwater Porter.

News on Portobello

Portobello Beer Dinner

Portobello welcomed ‘Top Chefs’ Tony Mantuano and Sarah Grueneberg for an exclusive Beer Dinner on the Terrace Patio. Portobello’s Executive Chef Steven Richard teamed up with Spiaggia Chefs to create a four-course, trattoria-inspired menu with perfectly paired brews from Orlando Brewing. During the dinner, our guests had the opportunity to interact with Chef Mantuano, a collaborator with Portobello at Downtown Disney® and known for his role on Top Chef Masters season two, and Chef Grueneberg, Spiaggia’s Executive Chef and semi-finalist on Top Chef Texas.  Some of the most exciting dishes were the Drunken Gnocchi and the Braised Short Rib slow cooked with Orlando Brewing Eagle Stout. This collaboration of culinary talent, enhanced with the local organic Orlando Brewing beers was an event that was enjoyed by our very special guests.

Orlando restaurant Guide

"The food was top-notch – creative interpretations of Italian dishes that were flavorful and filling. And I suddenly find myself able to once again recommend it as a destination. What a treat to have a restaurant to suggest for before or after a La Nouba performance."  Scott Joseph's Orlando Restaurant Guide - 2/17/09

Braised Cooking at Portobello

Slow cooking braised meats are one of the Italian specialties. Read from GalTime senior editor, KyAnn Lewis, as she writes about authentic comfort foods in the hospitable ambiance that Portobello provides.

Simon Vaness Reviews Portobello

Simon Vaness of Vaness Travel and his wife, Susan, recently visited Orlando and provided their enlightening perspective while dining at Portobello.  The Vaness guides to Orlando have garnered numerous accolades (including Best Guidebook with the British Guild of Travel Writers) but, more importantly, have been the No 1 for many years with the people who count most - their readers.

Andy Russell Celebrates 50 Years at Portobello

Congratulations to Andy and Denise Russell, of Lifestyle Travel, who recently celebrated their 50th birthdays in Orlando.  Read what Andy writes about Portobello.