Il Portico In Cattolica

31/05/2025: The place was nice and the service was friendly. The portions were small especially considering the prices. The grilled fish was covered in breading that overpowered the flavor of the fish itself making it hard to recognize. Too bad, because the raw material seemed good.

05/05/2025: Sunday evening dinner, 2 adults 2 children. We arrive very early, but they kindly seat us with a smile and friendliness. Nice place, both externally and internally, contemporary with references to the past. We order pasta with meat sauce for the children, which arrives quickly, and this is a good thing. Portions perhaps too large for children, it's a shame because we don't like waste, so we make up for it by taking away the leftovers (please, equip yourself with disposable trays that close well, rather than those covered in foil!) For us adults we order 2 appetizers (vaporata and carpaccio), and 2 first courses (spaghettoni with pea cream, clams, gurnard, and mezzamaniche tomato water and prawn tartare). Good appetizers, although in the case of the steamed dish the prawns were ahead of cooking, and I was expecting a little more variety in the accompanying sauces. The chopped artichoke served as an accompaniment honestly adds little to the dish, as well as making it difficult to taste the wine paired with the fish. The carpaccio, good, with a strong flavor for a raw fish, perhaps could have been pushed more with an acidic and savory sauce to better balance the important taste of the fish. First courses a real plus, the spaghetti with gurnard peas cream and prawns very good and pleasant, while an honorable mention goes to the Mancini mezza manica with tomato water and tartare. Sweet, fresh flavour, with a note of basil to close a truly excellent first course. I would also like to point out that the first courses are sufficiently abundant. Pleasant service, very present, perhaps too much for those who prefer more privacy. But in our case, 2 chats with the staff were pleasant and sincere, during dinner. Good price quality. We will return with pleasure.