Portola Dining Commons - Goleta

Aesthetically pleasing dinning commons with nice views. Breakfast usually has the same menu with some minor changes. Lunch is always a delight. Dinner is a hit or miss. Overall fine quality food with nice workers. Shout out to Tina who's a sweetheart of a worker and is worthy of some tips!

Fantastic! I loved having breakfast and dinner here. Great choice, everyday there was something new and, the most important thing, the food was absolutely healthy!!

Obviously everyone gets tired of their own dining hall but overall it?s actually really good it got remodeled and everyone likes this dining all better than the others apparently

A very important thing to realize is that Portola was redone this past summer (2017). It has gotten a lot better since then. So when looking at reviews only count the recent reviews of the newer Portola. It's now big and open and clean and food was good. I'm shocked to say it, but it may now be my favorite dining hall. Either way, I'm definitely eating here more.

I expected to be impressed. But Jill H and the crew have created something that far exceeds expectations. More than a half dozen kitchens, great staff, and fantastic views of the mountains and the bioswale. Biggest surprise, for me, is how quiet the space is. There were hundreds of people enjoying lunch, but the interior space was calming and it was easy to have a nice conversation with my colleague. You've done something special here, Team Portola. VERY special.