Via Vecchia - Portland

The food is amazing. We had a burrata and the pancetta arancini. The arancini is a must! For the main course we tried the shrimp and the Bolognese pastas. Both very tasty and cooked to perfection. Service was just normal. Not bad, but not outstanding.

This place isn't too bad, but I think it suffers from the classic problem of having broad appeal and so the food quality doesn't need to be perfect for it to be successful. I reserve five-star ratings for restaurants that are truly exceptional for some reason or another. Via's food was okay. The portion I got for the price I paid was pretty rough and felt like I finished it in like 5 bites (and I've had better bolognese). The short version is that this is just another Italian restaurant where the price just doesn't quite justify what you get. It's not bad, but it's also not exciting. If you want to go out for Italian, this is a place you can go to, but don't be surprised if you find it just a bit underwhelming.

We walked in on a Friday without a res and got seated at this beautiful lounge area! Shared some apps and drinks which were both great! Love the atmosphere. Will be coming back!

Unfortunately, our experience was heavily impacted by our orders never being entered into Via Vecchia's system, which resulted in us waiting over an hour until the waitress figured out the problem. Once we actually got our food everything was fine but not particularly impressive. The interior and exterior decorations were very nice though and I enjoyed the drinks we tried.

Visiting from out of town and wanted to try a local Italian restaurant. This place absolutely blew my mind. The atmosphere was incredible, and the food was out of this world. We had the chicken and the risotto. It was fantastic. I would recommend anyone thinking about going here to try it out.