Six of us had lunch here and started with three entrees shared, great food. Main meals were even better. I had the lamb shoulder, first look at the amount on plate, thought not a lot. But, by the time I struggled to finish what was on my plate it was enough. The lamb just fell apart, others had the beef cheek and fish, with this we had a side serve of potatoe chip that were a meal in themselves. Food was just brilliant, the ladies had white wine and the boy had Spanish beer on tap. The staff are friendly and nothing was a problem for them. This place is in the dining out book and is well worth a trip to Patterson Lakes to try. Plenty of car park as it is in the shopping strip.
Beautiful decor with a lovely view. The service was impeccable, very friendly and all the food thoroughly explained. But the food, oh my, everything we had was done to perfection to both the eye and the palate. Highly recommend!
Party of 19 including 3 kids under 4 years old and 2 infants! We spent Sunday lunch there and we were very looked after by Diego. The service was great and the food was delicious too. Puerto does not seem to be famous for catering for young families but we certainly had a great time.
Kids meals were brought out first, whilst the adults had tapas for entrees. It was then followed by a feast of seafood and meat paellas, washed down with sangria. Despite our full bellies we went on to have deserts.
The atmosphere was very relaxed and welcoming. A perfect day!
Exceptionally tasty food � Been twice now & same quality food & service both times. Atmosphere & decor is great along with a relaxing and picturesque view. Definitely worth the drive out there.
The menu & staff keep getting better & better! The food tonight was sensational especially the Pork Belly & the staff were so lovely! Definitely recommended eating here �
What a hidden gem! If you are lucky enough to discover Puerto you will enjoy the beautiful food, fantastic service and great atmosphere here. Make sure you finish off with a beautiful Spanish coffee.
Impressive! Very good and enjoyable match wine. Awesome cooking skills and the food is absolutely delicious. very friendly and fast response staff. Love it.
Can't believe we haven't been here before! Stunning food, brilliant atmosphere & excellent decor - all this coupled with reasonable pricing make this place a must place to visit!
We had a lovely lazy lunch there. We didn't order, we asked the chef to pick some dishes for us because we love tapas. The food was amazing and the staff were really friendly and helpful. The Spanish wine they chose was beautiful. We'll definitely be back.
The location, the vibe, the food, the service........everything faultless and that is why we will keep going back, again and again and again !!!!!!!!!
Thank you for another perfect night. It just get better every time we go. Patterson Lakes is so lucky to have a five star restaurant.
Lovely location, service and food
Great place for a special occasion. Delicious food and top notch wine list. Ask for a table with a view if you’re going to be there during daylight hours.
We had a great time on Sunday night. We pretty much let Diego pick the food for us and we all loved it. Food was amazing, great wine list and fantastic ambience. We will be back for sure. A must for a great Spanish experience.
We had dinner here last night and could not recommend this restaurant any more
It was fantastic food amazing and service 10/10
Diego looked after us all night, very professional and friendly
Will def be back
As a newbie to the idea of Tapas, we were very surprised. The quality of the food was excellent. We could not fault the food in any way. The drink selection is very diverse and catered for all tastes. Getting a harbor view was a bonus as well. And those Churro's, well what can we say but WOW. The lightest and fluffiest filling and perfect crunch on the out side. Would heartily recommend this restaurant to any one, just watch for a bit of heat in some of the dishes. It sneaks up on you. Though not an issue for me it was for my partner, she is a bit of a wimp. :-)
Oh and a very big thank you to the staff who made it more enjoyable and we never felt like we were forgotten.
Food was amazing infact it was so delicious that out of the 5 dishes shared I can’t put them in order of preference.
Fresh & flavoursome with excellent presentation my taste buds were dancing with every bite.
Highly rated.
A lovely ambience, terrific decor & attentive service. Loved it.
We tried the $35 tapas night. The food was amazing, beautiful flavours and good sized portions. 50% off cocktails was a bonus. We are lucky to have such a superb ‘local’ restaurant. Well done to Diego and team.
Been here twice and each time it has been great.
Food - amazing flavours. Good size portions.
Service is great. Courses were well paced. Staff are very friendly.
Great atmosphere and setting.
Love this place, gorgeous views, lovely decor, great service and the food tastes so good. This 140 character thing really annoys me, no more to say
My partner and I just wanted a local and elegant night and this hit the nail on the head. We had the feed me menu and the food was delicious and for foodies that saying something. We had the wine matching course and it was perfect! Its alot for a small tummy but all worth tasting. Was definetely worth it!!!
Great little spot for some Spanish tapas. Staff are super friendly and attentive. Views are decent and good ambience. We came here for a lunch, I think it’s better suited for a dinner. Pork belly, Jamon and scallop tapas were a highlight. Excellent selection of Spanish wines
Great location, relaxing atmosphere.
The food was all very tasty and also great staff.
If you're looking for a nice non alcoholic drink you have to get the tropical mocktail.
Cracking view, truly sensational food and I found the staff to be very attentive and friendly. Couldn’t have asked for a better night. The ambience was spot on.
Absolute sensational food with so much flavour and service was excellent. If you want real Spanish cuisine this is the place. Will definitely be back.
We have been twice now to the Thursday Night Tapas night, such great value for $30 and half price cocktails to enjoy in a the beautiful water front location in Patterson lakes. Service is outstanding, can't wait to go back.
Recommend this place for a quiet dinner with great service and great food.!
Clean premises and views of the lake !
Great wine selection!!!!!
Beautiful food and atmosphere, get down early to enjoy the gorgeous lake views with a sangria in hand! The garlic prawns are amazing and the perfect dish to end a great night of tapas!
Really can't fault the views on a sunny Sunday overlooking the lakes. During our stay there were only two other tables occuied, so that's good if you are after a nice quiet lunch. Interior design was also very nice, giving it 0.5 more for this reason.
Food wise, nothing too memorable. The natural oysters for $5 each were small. The tapas were listed as two items but was in actual fact a 'two in one' dish. Meat pealla was alright as was dessert. Best thing was actually the house Sangria.
Entertainment book users should note the coupon excludes Paella Sundays (Tapas, paella and sangria deal) despite no mention being made in the description that certain exclusions apply, disappoint ingly we were only told at the end. When advised, management claimed this was an omission by the Entertainment Book. Might possibly give it another go some time but not in a hurry.
Absolutely excellent customer service- we could not fault it. Lovely setting in the evening, food was delicious and well presented. The only thing I wasn't mad on was the vegetarian tofu main, it needed more of the sauce/garnish as silken tofu is pretty bland. We will definitely return.
Spudsburgeradventures
+3.5
Lovely venue in Patterson Lakes with a beautiful view over the water. Quite a wide range of tapas to choose from and we tried 7-8 of them, all very tasty. The service was pretty good without being outstanding, but all very friendly and helpful. Standard (if not a tad overpriced) but a very enjoyable night out and would try again, especially to try the set menu.
You couldn't ask for a better view, however the music playing was so loud you couldn't have a conversation. The food was all delicious, and although tapas is about sharing, doing the set menu in a large group was awkward, as each and every plate was to be shared by two people, beef cheeks and mash is just quite awkward to share with someone who you barely know, I would have given a much higher rating if the plates were individual. However, the quality was fantastic and I loved that the dishes were different. The sangria was also fantastic and very well priced.
My wife and I had the "Feed me" menu at this lovely restaurant. Nice views of the marina, very nice food (with the possible exception of the slightly overcooked but still enjoyable chicken), excellent wines and perfect service. We will back!
It is a nice atmosphere with many big shells decorations. We
chose the "Feed me" menu. Although I do not normally like cooked
fish, I enjoyed it. The chicken was nice but it was a little dry. I really
liked the Blanc de Blanc we chose and the Spanish Cabernet (Mencia) with Lara
& Sara blue cheese. I will be certainly back. The service was perfect.
What a fantastic venue. In an area where good quality food is hard to find we were pleased to find a restaurant with polished table service & quality food service. Look forward to coming back again!
Truly exceptional experience! Food was outstanding, pleasing atmosphere with lovely outlook onto the water. Great service. So refreshing to get this level of cuisine in the bay side suburb of Patterson Lakes. World class really....
The beef cheek is truly to die for. Great service and amazing dishes! All the staff are quite knowledgeable and attentive. Ideal location for a romantic date!
We went to Puerto on Saturday night. We had delicious Tapas. Not all the dishes were to our taste, but the dishes that were not to our taste were still done well. The dishes that were to our taste were the greatest. We mainly ate seafood Tapas dishes, highlights were the Calamari, Prawn, the potato dish with the chorizo and churros were also fantastic. Service was fantastic friendly and quick. The atmosphere, decor and location was all very nice. The only small problems were we don't really like the staff taking the bottle of wine away and then refilling it for us and also I am not a huge fan of things on the menu in a different language and I don't know exactly what is in the dish. All in all a great night, a true fine dining experience!
Warm ambience with a beautiful view, it's hard to find a setting like this around the area. The food is prepared so skilfully and is quality. Friendly staff and great bar selection. Love this place will be back. Would be great for functions too.
Exceptionally good food in a great location. Could not be more please with the quality of food.
The service at Puerto was the best service I have received in Australia, Michelin quality experience.
Keep up the good work guys. I look forward to coming in soon for some more delicious food.
First time visit and I have to say the service first up was exceptional. The Feed me menu item was fantastic. It was such a nice night and the ambience was spot on. Very well fitted out. Brought some solid class to this restaurant! Bringing South Yarra to Patterson Lakes
Definitely going back!!!
Well done
Really really good. Friendly staff and great food. Nice ambience, been here a few times now and always good.
Always a winner especially on a night out wth friends.
I have been meaning to check out this restaurant for a while now after hearing good things from friends. I was a little bit skeptical pulling up in the car park of your typical local shopping precinct. From the moment I walked into puerto (right at the back of the shopping centre over looking the river) it did not disappoint. The decor is fantastic and the service was faultless. After recently travelling to Spain, the quality of food being served at Puerto was on par if not better than a lot of the tapas bars and restaurants I visited over there. The jamon iberico is absolutely beautiful and tasted exactly like what I ate in Spain. We also had the croquettes, the beef tar tar and duck empanadillas before sharing the beef cheek and bravas for "raciones". Our waiter was excellent and recommended a bottle of tempranillo from the rioja region. All and all puerto was a very high quality dining experience and we will be telling all of our friends on the Peninsula!
Had a delicious lunch in a great atmosphere. Food was amazing, must try the Crema Catalana. Also one of the best coffee's i have had. Despite a couple of mix up's with a couple of our dishes i would recommend this restaurant to anyone and will definitely be back.
Really good service and nice atmosphere. We had a few of the small tapas plates as we weren't too hungry, and everything was nice.
Great addition to the area, we will be back 😋
Had a wonderful night at Puerto! The food was outstanding with service to match. Cannot recommend this restaurant more highly. So lucky to have Puerto nearby. The menu excites with new dishes all the time and the decor and ambiance being right on the water makes it a great destination as well.
Perfection!
Food 5*
Staff 5*
Location 5*
What great value! We ordered the Express Lunch menu for $29, and we were both so full afterward. We received a tasting plate with 3 items on it, bread and olives, our main plus a wine.
I then ordered an extra side of chirzo (delicious!!!!) and a delicious dessert.
We have the most friendly waitress (Sharn) who went above and beyond for my husband and I.
I would definitely recommend Puerto to my family and friends, and look forward to going back!
We had dinner there last night and had a wonderful time! Great atmosphere, the place looks fantastic. We had a 'banquet' style menu - the Feed Me menu- for $50 per person and it was absolutely delicious, plus great value. Robust meals and the tapas especially was creative and very tasty. Our waiter was also very sweet and attentive. Will definitely be back again!
WOW ! This place in incredible. From the moment we walked through the door the layout and decor in the place is absolutely stunning.. Not to mention the picturesque view of the water out the window . The staff are amazing and very helpful, breaking down the menu from item to item. Ordered tapas and a main and the food with indescribable , some of the best food I'd say I've ever eaten. Sangria was amazing and the wine list is extensive. Well worth every cent, and they even open the door for you when you leave! Il be telling all of my friends and family about this place if I could rate it higher than a 5 I would!
Nice fit out, service was a little slow but overall good. I had the wild goat leg it was good, didn't blow me away but still good. Amazing wine list with some good by the glass options.
I love everything about this place, good hearty food, great staff, they are so nice & helpful, peaceful view. They have lunch special at $29pp but dinner menu is good too. This will definitely be my regular restaurant if they keep up at this rate.
Great food in an awesome atmosphere (right on the water) with efficient & super friendly service - what more could you want?! Love being able to taste a little bit of everything with tapas and everything I tasted was delish!
Puerto was very welcoming, a great new restaurant for the area, the staff were very friendly and accommodating , the main chicken dish was very juicy and tender and the side mushroom dish had so much flavour, the sangria was also the best I have had!
Where do I start!!! The restaurant fit out is beautiful. We arrived 15 minutes late but had made a phone call. Both the phone call and our late arrival were met with humour and friendliness. This set the theme for the night. All staff were brilliant, attentive and lovely. The rock lobster was delicious. The beef cheek was out of this world. I'm not sure why people are worried at the price. We spent $215 plus tip. $100 of that was on lovely Spanish wine and beer. The rest was on 7 or 8 courses. We ate too much and loved every bit of it. We will do our best to support this wonderful local restaurant so that it sticks around for many, many years. Can't wait to go back.
WOW!!!
Thought we would try this restaurant last night and I cannot fault it ...
The interiors, the view and the ambiance are 1st class!!!
The staff and the service are outstanding and the Manager ... possibly the owner I'm not sure ... is doing an amazing job to make sure all his patrons are happy and his staff are well trained!
The food is again 1st class !!!
My partner and I shared a sliced chorizo tapas as well as an interesting Spanish fruity bread which was freshly baked and served with herb salted butter (beautiful)
For mains I had the "Crispy Fried Pork Hock with salted Apple & pickled Chilli" & my partner had the "Chargrilled confit Wagyu Beef Cheek with Parsnip Chips" and for dessert ... (because we were full) we shared the "Cinnimon, Orange infused Creme Brulee with wood smoked Pear" all the dishes were outstanding!!!
Thank you for the fine dining experience!
We will be back!!!
D&M
This is honestly the best food in bayside! Could not fault any dish - we had the jamon, oysters, croquettes, lobster, beef cheek, pork hock and more! The food was well worth the 5 star rating and rivals many CBD fine dining restaurants. We've since been back to Peurto and again loved it. The attention to detail, service and atmosphere is well worth the price tag. Cannot recommend enough!
It's so lovely to have this restaurant in Patterson Lakes! Fine dining experience, amazing surrounding (just by the lake) and really friendly and attentive waitresses and waiters. Average $40-$50 per head. I have to say that I would be a happier customer if the serving size was slightly bigger: My grandma and I had tapas (oysters and kingfish ceviche) to share, our mains were beef cheek and quail ... It wasn't filling... We felt we could have a pad Thai next door just to fill up our stomach, nevertheless, scrumptious food, will return in future.
This place is the best. The manager made us feel so welcome, made our night, and ordered for us, and agree with the other reviewer, it's the best place outside the city for tapas. The Reno and appointment here is city and international quality well done. Beef cheek is outstanding. For the quality of food wine is well priced.
Oh, Spanish mule cocktail is outstanding.
Did not expect to find a place with this level of food anywhere outside of the CBD. Be warned this is not a cheap place to eat or drink but if you enjoy fine dining then you cannot afford to pass on chance to come to Puerto. I would recommend every dish but if I had to choose then hands down the beef cheeks stole the show.
The renovations have been perfectly executed and the larger dining area with seating right on water is a dining experience worth the price tag.
Had the feed me menu. Food was awesome. Good views of the waters. Waitress was very friendly. Only suggestion id make is two of the courses on the feed me menu was swapped and the staff should have informed us before we ordered. We loved the substitute so didn't mind but if someone was expecting the duck liver pate and got something else they'd be disappointed.
Excellent food, especially the croquettes del dia (croquettes of the day) which came with some smoked cheese and meat inside. Also, the Dulce de Leche was amazing.
If I could make a couple of suggestions, one would be to have blinds down during that intense sun that came through the windows just before sunset. The other would be to have the waiters introduce you to some recommended dishes rather than just leave you with the menu. It was an excellent night and we shall return.
Incredible food! Such an awesome culinary experience. Beautiful decor and views and our waiter was superb. Can not wait to visit again.
Went here for our twin's 18th birthday. Spent the night marvelling at the quality of both the food and the service. Flo (our waitress) was wonderful, and the whole experience was perfect.
Nothing to complaint about. Food and service were absolutely outstanding. We had an absolutely fantastic dinner. Loved the scallops
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