Cafe Portofino - Boone

More of a dive bar than a cafe. The photo of the outdoor seating area doesn't really show that it's in next to a parking lot in the middle of downtown Boone. This is a more accurate picture of the vibe. The jalapeno poppers were completely burnt, but to their credit they took them back and didn't charge for them.

It looks like a bar. And it has a good one. In addition it has amazing food! You can go have a great bar experience or a great restaurant experience. Same place. We had sit down dinner with wine. Great choices for both. Had a nice bottle of Chianti and delicious Spiced Sirloin. Long time Boone place for many good reasons. Go get some!

The food was good, great beer selection, blah blah blah. The real story here is fully staffed with excellent service. That is so hard to find right now, do yourself a favor and go here instead of rolling the dice somewhere else.

Abby was so attentive, helpful, and delightful. Everything on the menu looked SO good, but we eventually settled on the Italian wontons, garlic burger wrap, and fried green tomato burger. The eggplant fries are not to be turned down! So tasty and I wish we lived here; we'd be here all the time!

Food was good. Great menu with lots of options but consistent in style, flavor etc not a random assortment. They took my reservation for 14 people just two days ahead of time, really appreciate that! We really only had 1 server for all of us but she did a fantastic job keeping up. Everything was great, definitely recommend.