Portofino's
Restaurant - Tucked away
from the busy lunchtime
favorites around "The
Green" in Morristown is
Portofino's in a nearby mostly
residential neighborhood.
Portofino's is a quirky
restaurant that serves lunch
and dinner and ATM service as
they don't take credit cards.
I arrived on a very cool fall
day recently to sample lunch.
The
place was chilly, literally,
but I did take my jacket off
as I don't like to eat with it
on. My guest however was
simply too cold. Okay so
we were inside with outside
temperatures, so I put the fact
that I was cold out of my mind
and proceeded to check out the
menu. I thought... hmmm
maybe there is a good reason
to not accept credit cards
here as the prices for full
lunch meals were astoundingly
reasonable ... even cheap!
On
this day Portofino's had an
eerie empty feel to it as
there was only one other table
having lunch but it was Monday
and it was after 1PM. My
basic house salad arrived and
I must say it was very
refreshing with crisp very
fresh Romaine lettuce,
cucumbers, shaved carrots and
Italian dressing. I hate
how many chefs drench the
greens with water then never
properly dry them before
serving. This salad,
although quite basic, was just
perfect and at under 3 dollars
quite a value. My
Chicken Patricia at $7.95 was
on the way and it arrived with
a side of linguini. The
chicken was served in a bowl
and prepared with artichoke
hearts and pepperoncini, an
odd combination I thought but
it had a bite to it and it was
quite good and quite filling.
Throw in some dollar soft
drinks and what a great value.
My guest liked her Manicotti
very much.
All
in all I'd say if you live,
work or visit the area, Portofino's could be a
place you might like. Be
sure to wear warm clothes and
remember that it might be a
little far for most to attempt
to walk there from the green
so be sure to factor that into
any plans before checking this
place out. - Jersey Shadow
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Portofino's
Restaurant
29
Mills Street
Morristown,
NJ 07960
Phone:
973-540-0026