Portola Kitchen - Ladera

I’ll start with the good: it’s very convenient for us and a nice place to sit, inside or outside even on a cold February night we were still warm enough. Our server was very nice and the food was good. Now the bad: our drinks took >30 minutes to come and that’s the main reason we went there, we only ordered soup which came quickly afterwards but 30 mins for drinks is kind of ridiculous.

Wife disliked it, I loved it. Her spaghetti bolognese wasn't as good as that from Wine Cellar in LG; my beef tortellini was absolutely delicious, had some kale to take the oil off; she thought it was salty; and 5 minutes after we left, I had a crazy thirst which was quenched with water from Bianchini Market next door. I love the location. It was just too crowded tonight; she complained about slow service. True they were short staffed but all restaurants are doing this now :