La Porto Billingham — Restaurant in England

Used to go to La Porto quite a lot but moved away from Billingham a couple of years back. It's always been a good 'go to' place for a nice Italian meal.

The restaurant clearly doesn't have any interest in putting the heating on as its absolutely freezing in there.

Having gone tonight I've absolutely no idea what's happened or how it's gone so downhill. I had bruschetta to start which was fine, it's bruschetta. My other half had some stuffed mushroom with cheese and tomato, it was literally a raw mushroom with half a tomato inside it and half a teaspoon of cheese.

Not the best starter but we persevered because as I say, I've been dozens of times and normally it's lovely!

I ordered a pizza, the dough was burnt to a crisp on the bottom and was pretty awful. Somehow the dough itself was pretty uncooked though, I've no idea how they managed that. Then the grease, my god, I've never seen so much grease on top of a pizza before, it was literally dripping off (presumably from the cheap pepperoni).

My other half ordered a calzone, the dough on the ends and around the edges was so raw you could roll it, they'd put raw spinach inside the calzone which obviously just dumped all of its water inside. Again this was somehow burnt on the top and bottom.

Having seen how the owner treats feedback with his replies to such comments I can't see us ever going back which is a shame, it used to be a lovely little Italian in the town centre.

I'm not sure if it's been bought by someone else or if the current management have fell out of love with it. But when we were the only customers in the place I think that said enough to me.

Steer clear - you'll get a far better pizza at the Wetherspoons a few more steps...

Went here on Saturday with a group of friends before the Theatre how dissapointing. Will definitely never eat there again. I ordered a diet coke without ice it came with ice 🤷‍♀️ I ordered a La Porto veggie sandwich on gluten free bread , the waitress came back and said no gluten free bread, considering there was several things on the menu with gluten free bread as a option and it was a Saturday, you would of thought this small requirement would of been available. So I ordered the La Porto veggie sandwich without the bread and was told by the waitress I would after to pay the the full price of the sandwich even though I was not having any bread I said not a problem. Expecting to receive roast peppers, mozzarella with pesto, salad and coleslaw no no what I received was chopped broccoli, courgette, black olives, green olives and a side salad of spinach leaves with a drizzle of oil. When I asked the waitress why have I not got any mozzarella cheese or coleslaw she replied you can have some but you will have to pay for a portion. I was left in total discuss because the La Porto veggie sandwich comes with mozzarella and coleslaw. I have eaten in there Norton branch and never experienced this dreadful service and attitude from the waiting...

Was very impressed when I visited this restaurant. The food was absolutely imaculent. The menu is very extensive and catters for all tastes including gluten free options. I ordered the steak and it was done to perfection just as I ordered it. The staff are very friendly and helpful and obviously the training of them is excellent. The atmosphere is delightful and very comfortable and welcoming. One thing to remember if you have children with you it's wise to go between 3.30 and 4.30 as they eat free from the kids menu when accompanied by an adult. It represents good value for money and I'd happily recommend it to anyone who is seeking a...