Reviews of La Porchetta. (Restaurant) in Christchurch (Canterbury).

La Porchetta

1044 Reviews

323 Comments

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Italian restaurant

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Lunch restaurant

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Takeout Restaurant

Pasta shop

Pizza restaurant

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Steak house

20 Rotherham Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand

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Information of La Porchetta, Restaurant in Christchurch (Canterbury)

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Reviews of La Porchetta

V.

If you like Italian food, La Porchetta Riccarton is the ideal place. Go alone, with friends or family, but be sure to go and enjoy delicious and very well prepared dishes. The place is quite spacious, the staff who work there are very friendly and attentive and if you need suggestions they are readily available to help. I ordered a rib steak with mushroom sauce, accompanied by Italian salad and fries. The sauces were divine, the meat seasoning was perfect and the cooking point of the meat was just the way I like it. I will definitely go back there and recommend it to my friends.

D. “. S.

Great food, good service. Decent all round. Pasta was good, pizza was even better.

T. E.

Must visit Italian restaurant in Riccarton. If you are trying to impress your date or just ticking out your foodie list, this restaurant will give you the best Italian dish ever. Coming from a country that full of spices and people who love sweet kind of spaghetti, their version of Carbonara in La Porchetta greatly suites my taste. We order Italian salad with olives, Italian pizza, carbonara, tiramisu, arancini and panna cotta for experiencing the Italian kind of experience. The restaurant gave us powdered cheese and some peppers if we like to add more taste upon our food. It such a nice place to have a date

M. F.

We visited on Christmas Eve and were pleasantly surprised. Husband enjoyed a delicious perfectly cooked steak and I had a mushroom and chicken fettuccine. Both meals were of a generous size and well presented. Table service was friendly and efficient. Worth a repeat visit.

W. D.

Absolutely delicious. I had the Bacon Carbonara &nd Mushroom Fettuccine dishes. The restaurant is cool calm &nd inviting. I highly recommend coming to La Porchetta Riccarton for lunch or dinner with friends 😉🤙

G. 0.

To whom it may concern, La Porchetta Riccarton not only offers a slice of pizza but a slice of Italy itself. From the gorgeous faces greeting you in their masks, providing a professional and consistently superlative service. To the divine range of Italian and local cuisine means there's always something on the menu for everyone to enjoy no matter what your pallet desires. It's not just pizza, it's a journey from what your taste buds believed to be satisfaction to a whole new understanding of what mouth-watering Italian art is. The ribs even outdo that of The Lone Stars... and that's saying something. Honestly the perfect venue no matter what the occasion. La Porchetta Riccarton has managed to create an environment that's perfect the a quick bite, big social family dinner, a night out with friends for drinks or even the perfect spot for a date before the movies La Porchetta seems to have all bases covered. I will continue to return as an ever regular, and overly pleased customer. 11/10!!

T. H.

Great portion sizes for meals. Left feeling full and good value for money. Staff checked on us quite regularly to ask if we needed anything or if meal was okay. Can be seen as annoying but we saw it as great service.

M.

Enjoyed the options available for non meat eaters and dairy intolerant. Service was quick. Food was good. Portions were large so ended up with takeaway.

C. C.

Took a while for the food. Not the best to be honest. Have had better there.

M. A.

Great experience, had a work function here. Staff are friendly, the food is very good. Nice clean and comfortable restaurant as well. Will be coming back again thanks!

G. H. (.

Went here with a work party of about 25 people. Love this place for good basic Italian food. The peroni beer on tap is also highly recommended.

M. c.

Birthday/Family of 10.. comfortable, friendly Staff.. Pasta & Pizza Restaurant.. Gluten Free & Vegan options.. Large Meals & Price range..

B. M.

Outstanding meal. Peroni was very cold. Cheesecake to go was excellent Great service for Christmas eve(wedding anniversary)

M. E.

Great pizza, good service and a parmesan cheese shaker which is always full! Been plenty of time and never had a bad experience. Also check out there wedges!

F. L.

Great welcome by a Filipino staff named Lolong. I enjoyed my gnoche pesto with a glass of rose. Such a rewardful dinner for me after a full week. Music is apt setting the atmosphere in a relax, pleasant mood. A place to go for good Italian craving!

J. H.

Went here for dinner on boxing day last year, the pasta was so good !! We also had a very yummy pizza and fries on the side with aioli, they really didn't skimp on the aioli ! Overall the food was very yummy and I can't wait to go back again soon :)

W.

Really good Italian food. The porchetta pizza is a must try with a nice glass of red wine. Yummm

J.

Has fabulous Italian dishes eat in or takeaway. I have personally tried their Fettuccini Carbonara and Spaghetti Bolognese. Both were generous amounts and totally delish.

S. o.

I Like some of the food but everytime I order from here on uber eats the order never arrived complete. There's always something missing or it's someone else's order

G. M.

Great for family. They ran out of colouring in for kids. Chief came and gave kids pizza dough and ask them to do shapes and then he put it in the oven. Was too much fun and great entertainment for both kids and adults. Great service

S.

Dinner date with my baby & Ava. The place had the best vegan pizza I’ve eaten in 2021!!! Highly Recommend 👍🏽

S.

Lovely experience all round, amazing food and amazing service, the people working there are very easy to talk to and the atmosphere is inviting

C.

Love the pizza. Best in town in my opinion

Q. F.

Great tasty pizzas, excellent service

H.

Very nice food, and the staff were very lovely and helpful.

S.

Amazing customer service and great food that comes fast! These guys are legends, bless them.

T. R. T.

Excellent place to have Italian meals, lots of options, big servings and reasonable price.

R. &. B. A.

Another nice meal here at a very reasonable price. The fries were hot and crisp, pizza had generous toppings and great flavours. Staff were efficient and helpful. Food service was very fast.

Y. T.

Absolutely had an awesome time and meal. Haven't been here for ever and it was truly awesome staff were great food was great awesome time thanks La Porchetta😀😀😀

T.

Had a very delicious pizza and lovely service from rose!

J. N.

Cheap n cheerful friends birthday meal. Gorgeous mushroom fettuccine, but what made it for me were the staff. Lovely friendly waitress without being too effusive and a lovely young man who helped move a table with a child to a more suitable spot. Super helpful, not a frown in sight...... good staff make a place. And the house pinot noir is quite acceptable too!

S. F.

Good staff and good food. Also really clean. But would please be good if there is a childs order put forward at a table, that their meals is one of the first to be put on the table

J. “. R.

were walking by and thought we would compare this place with our favorite Italian restaurant. Staff were very friendly and food was OK We ordered a Pasta & Risotto main with a side of bread. asked for it to come all together. the bread came straight away but the mains took 50 min. felt like ages and we were left alone the entire wait. not even asked if we would like another drink. didnt seem busy either on a Wednesday evening

J. W. -. T.

Nice warm relaxed place to go for out for dinner, pretty friendly,only down fall in my eyes is was my kids meal came last...it should of been the 1st meal served. He had to wait a bit while all our food was infront of us. Might go back another time

L. S.

Fast and good service, have always been a favorite place of mine as the food was just soooooo good. Unfortunately food was not the greatest on our last visit, left disappointed due to the lack of flavor. The pizzas have always been iconic but unfortunately didn't cut it this time.

T.

My granddaughter enjoyed her pasta but I did not enjoy my pizza. The topping was overcooked and the base was underdone. Quite pricey for what we got.

a.

beautiful baked pizza, don't miss out smoked salmon pizza, great service as well

G. C.

This place is very inconsistent, either really good, or really average. Not sure if they have different pizza chefs in different days but the quality varies from time to time.

c.

Loverly. Chicken pasta and lasagne. Do recommend.

B. t. L.

2nd time visiting. Food that makes you happy! And you must try the cheesy garlic bread!!!! Abso flipping amazing! (excuse the language). It's that good. The large pizzas are huuuuge! And well priced menu. You get more than you expect in terms of food and experience. Lovely for a date night and with the movies across the road it's a perfect combo. Highly recommend

A. G.

Awesome service from our waiter Mitch. I get really nervous going to restaurants with large menus due to allergies and the risk of cross-contamination. The waiter we got was really knowledgeable about any allergens and even came back to ask more specific questions about the nature of my allergies after speaking to the chef. Food and service was first rate. Definitely coming back.

Y.

I was very disappointed with my Ribeye, overcooked and very grisly. Way too expensive for what I got. Won't be going back.

M.

They have one of the best tasting pasta's around.

T.

Great place to gather for reasonable food at a reasonable price. Friendly staff and good service.

A. M.

Had half in half large meatlovers and salmon and it was yummy . Went with group and had good prompt service Nothing to fault really except price of a bottle of beer

A.

Food was good only drawback was slow service on the day we dined.

A.

High quality and delicious Italian food at a very reasonable price. Lots of families enjoy this restaurant as well as students as the prices are very good, the restaurant is clean and modern with a very friendly atmosphere!

M.

Would of been 5 stars, but our garlic bread was barely even buttered, let alone any garlic. And a tad over cooked. But the desserts 🥰🥰

S. B.

This is neat place with good service, nice ambience and tasty food. Writing it's review for the first time, but we have been here multiple times in past.. The pizzas are yummy and the salmon pasta is just delicious.. Must have are the crispy wedges..

R. K.

Overall we had a decent experience at La Porchetta. All the servers were very nice, unfortunately it seemed that they were very understaffed for a busy Saturday evening. We had a Margherita pizza which was absolutely delicious! Sadly the meatballs we ordered didn't come out until we were almost done our meal but we weren't too upset as we understand the difficulty of being understaffed; however, for an Italian restaurant the meatballs were disappointing with not much flavour. Taking everything into account I would say the price value was accurate to our experience.

S. G.

Tried last Saturday for the first time in my life- and the chicken pizza was sooooooo delicious sooo yumm.....it was holy- from now onwards I am coming only and only to la porchetta for pizzas. It's really a must try place.Woukld have given it 10/5 stars- my first experience was so good.And even the staff knew each and every thing about the menu-which one is spicy,which one's more popular.Very very happy with the staff as well as with la porchetta.

N. C.

All right food not much of a experience, especially with very small range of quality alcohol. Do need a few good classic brands for a quality drink. 👍

B.

Was a lovely place to eat and have a work do

C. T.

Dog friendly when you sit outside. Good for kids too. Wee one enjoyed the lunch ham and cheese calzone!

K.

The pasta was fine, exactly what you'd expect from a chain restaurant. However the service was below average. 2 pasta dishes for our table had been forgotten and eventually came out looking slightly dry (compared to the others) like they'd been waiting in the kitchen for service. When the waitress brought them out she hastely dumped them on the table with no apology about the wait. Having worked in hospitality, I would totally understand if the restaurant was busy. Unfortunately it was a quiet Wednesday night.

A. M.

The food was delicious and our experience was mostly good other than one staff member. My daughter cannot have dairy, the kids meal comes with icecream, when we ordered, the waiter (Logan) said that there is a a vegan option he can give her, when it came time for dessert, the next waiter said no to this as "it is too expensive, you can pay extra for it", imagine being a child and being told that you can have dessert then being told you can't, following this, the original waiter came over again to ask if my daughter was ready for dessert, I let him know what had happened and he came back with dessert for my daughter. I'm glad most of your staff have fantastic customer service! Thank you to Logan for sorting this out.

J.

Can't fault the meal there and our waitress was absolutely lovely friendly and looked after us well.

N.

The lot no anchovies medium size. Ask for hot sauce.

L. A.

Go here at least once a week and the food is always served hot, fresh and delicious. The Italian feel in the restaurant is minimal, but the staff are always welcoming with open arms. The prices are average, 20+ dollars for a large bowl of pasta, (that you usually take home with you!) $12-18 for a small to large Pizza and $30+ for an incredibly cooked steak. If you're a true pizza fan, I recommend the 'Meat Lovers' or Previously the 'Americano' pizza, and if you love pasta, then the Fettuccine is definitely worth the price.

P.

Very welcoming staff !! Great selection of food.

R. N.

Beautiful food n service absolutely recommend...the Ribeye steak was divine

K. M.

Excellent service from our waitress but one of my dining companions found the menu hard to read due to print size. Food well cooked but garlic bread arrived same time as dessert 🙄

G.

Great meal good friendly service

P. B.

The service was excellent. The food came remarkably promptly. Prices were quite reasonable. BUT the meat in my beef penne pasta was awfully tough and I could not manage it all. That was a shame because the flavours were top notch.

A. S.

There was one particular crew who made our dining experience quite memorable. She greeted us with the sweetest smile and was quite attentive to us all throughout the time that we were there. I failed to catch her name but this girl deserves to be praised. Oh, and the food was great!

F. G.

Delicious plant based menu and very polite and helpful staff. I ordered uber eats and the uber driver forgot my pizza. The staff called uber for me and got in contact with the driver. Made me a fresh pizza and had it delivered and offered a free drink despite no fault on their part. Food was tasty too.

A. B.

Been twice in the last two weeks and both times have been fantastic. Great food and great service and what more could you ask for? The pizzas are delicious and even better is having leftovers to reheat in the over the next day!

J. Y.

Loved the vegan pizza. As I am lactose intolerant I miss out on so much and I have been here twice now and the pizza was perfect, the booths here are wonderful as you have total privacy and the music today was country, rock retro so love love La Porchetta Riccarton. Be back again many times for sure.

R.

Loved it, shared a pizza 🍕 with my daughter and she loved it. Awesome food, awesome service.

L. H.

We had a family dinner at La Porchetta last night for our daughter's fourth birthday, there were eight adults and three children. We had been given a $100 Westfield card, so not being local, it's not somewhere we probably would have chosen of our own accord. After checking online it seemed like a great place for a family dinner, so we booked. I must admit, we were a little put off by the reviews, but boy am I glad we didn't listen to them. My T-Bone steak was huge, perfectly cooked, and only cost me $25. It would easily have cost $37 elsewhere. My partner had ravioli, I tasted it, perfectly cooked and very tasty. Others had pizzas, one in our party commented there was a little too much red onion for him, but otherwise were very well received. The best part were the kids meals, for $10 they got a drink (supposed to be fizzy but happily gave my children pure orange juice instead), a main and a dessert. For ten bucks. I was ecstatic. We paid for 3 starters, 2 main meals, 2 kids meals and drinks for us, it came to $93 all up. The atmosphere was nice, the staff friendly, and we all had a great time. If you read this review and you have a great night, please do come back and let people know. It's a shame that reviews do tend to swing in the direction of the negative, because you expect to get good service, and people only tend to post on the odd occasion when they don't. Five stars!

B. B.

What an awesome place to bring a family group out for tea. 11 of us all got our meals at the same time. The service and atmosphere was so warm and friendly. We had 7 adults a teenager and 3 younger ones and we all said we would come back for our next catchup

T.

Wedges are yum. Love the pineapple pizza

H. C. N.

Very good food for the price. I love the gnocchi pesto they serve there. I really enjoy that they are not pretentious like other places in town that try to sell you pizza as a gourmet thing, overcharging for it and without delivering.

M.

I had cannelloni. It was delicious xx

G.

Great pasta dishes unless you're ravenous choose the entre size it's more than enough.

S. B.

Had my boys birthday here today. Fantastic service and great food. A big thanks to Mitchell and staff at La Porchetta for helping make this day great for him and easier for me. You rock! Very happy.

s.

Amazing steak meals and friendly staff.

G. N.

I hadn't heard great things about this place, and I wasn't let down. This was my first visit. I went with a group from work. 6 people crammed into a 4 person booth, but i suppose this isn't uncommon these days. Things started ok, with prompt and frequent attention. Our drink order was taken, and then our food order. That's when things went sideways. The restaurant wasn't busy (about a quarter of the booths were empty), but it took more than 50 minutes to bring out our food. ONE MEAL AND ENTRE WAS COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN. When we advised our server, she went to check, and we heard nothing. 10 minutes later we asked another waitress, who went to check, and we heard nothing back. Finally we got our original server, who check her order pad to confirm the order and went away. She came back a few minutes later advising it would only be a few minutes. By this time, everyone else had finished. We also had no one check up during the meal, or check for more drink orders. Overall, the food was reasonable value, and flavoursome, but I probably wont go back. When it came time to pay, the late meal was removed from the bill, which is the least we expected.

A. G.

A good cheap meal with decent portions...I only wish I'd opted for the entree size pasta so that I had room left for dessert.

N. H.

Food was lovely. Staff were adequately accomodating. Just couldn't believe the petty policy on paying for extra sauce with vegan wedges. So vegan wedges come with one sauce. Non vegan wedges come with 2. But want to charge for extra. They finally gave in, but why have that in the first place? And ashame for a place with a decent vegan and vegetarian menu to not serve dairy free coffees.

T. A.

Went there on the 22 March, 3 days before the lockdown. A little expensive, but the service was impeccable, and the food absolutely delicious. Loved the prawns! Will certainly return!

M.

Nice place for quick lunch

R. F.

It's ok but not what I would call great Italian. Pleasant enough with tasty food. Service is good but a bit spasmodic at times. Can get very busy so that tells you it's not too bad. Have had quite good pizza here and the meats balls are pretty good too.

L.

The service here was great our server arsahi was really nice and fast. He was kind and the best waiter I have ever had. Recommend to anyone to come to la porchetta for a good night out. Excellent pizza 5 stars.

S. C.

Decent Food, adequate portion sizes. It was Friday night and we were a group of 7 pax without a reservation. La Porchetta was flexible enough to accommodate us. However, it took almost 45mins to have our food served.

A.

Always good food here! The best branch I've been too, having been to a few in Auckland.

B. C.

ALWAYS GOOD SERVICE. My partner & I come here often for a quick meal while Westfield is crazy during this period. Always checking how our meals go, food comes in on time, would recommend pasta, stake & pizza dishes. Awesome work guys, keep it up ✊🏼

A. G.

It is my birthday today. I went here for an Awesomeness meal out. I wasn't disappointed. It exceeded my expectations to score top marks for my mains and dessert. Service exceptional as well! In short "Awesomeness to the max!"

R.

Handy location. Nice service. Clean place. Yummy food. Kiddy, wheelchair friendly. Lovely atmosphere!

m.

I got served by a lovely man called Arish! Warm character and made me and my friends feel comfortable and welcome. The food tasted amazing and was served in a timely manner. P.S love the parm cheese shaker

j. r.

The place to go for a wonderful meal and friendly service. Before our waiter finished his shift he came over to say 'goodnight and enjoy the rest of your evening' we all thought that was lovely. Just a lovely place.

S. D.

2 pasta, 1 kids set, 1 tiramisu

B.

Always a good coffee and food; pizzas are excellent, both flavourwise and value.

p. m.

Really really good pizza

R. S.

Massive meals and well priced. Always order way too much food though.

C. F. (. S.

Lovely pizza and friendly service, despite us arriving as they were about to close the kitchen (which we could see but they didn't overtly mention), we enjoyed our meals.

N. T.

I like La Porchetta, it has something about it. It's not like other fancier Italian restaurants but serves similar fare which, although not haute cuisine, is still satisfying. Service is usually friendly and efficient.

S. C.

I used to love this place not as much any more I feel some of the food has gone a bit downhill like the wedges used to be amazing, the food is no frills and the price reflects this so if you are after some pizza in a casual setting than this place is great, they do have mains as well but I find them a bit too pricey. The pizza is not too bad and they have lots of different types to pick from

J.

Foccacia ripenia cheese pizza. This is the only place that still does it. It's the best pizza there is. Also, went back again recently and although they made a slight mistake with my order they fixed it without any worries and were so nice about it I left feeling great.

J.

I like to come here for dinner with friends. It is reasonably priced and I find you get plenty of food. The service is always fine. I have never seen it really busy even when I visited at 6:30pm on a Thursday night in December.

M. “. A.

First visit. We visited on a Saturday evening, the food was served in 15 minutes. The front of house asked about the pax, grabbed some menusm and walked away without saying anything. We were supposed to follow her. Then we didn't have cutlery in our table. When requested one of the waiters who was cleaning another table placed the napkins, forks and knives for each of us. She was carefree about touching the cutlery, putting her fingers in the place that contacts the food. The menu states many options for GF, V and GF. However pasta dishes are available with Penne only, not as described in the menu (no spaghetti or fettuccini, for example). Food was average.

B.

What an awesome place to bring a family group out for tea. 11 of us all got our meals at the same time. The service and atmosphere was so warm and friendly. We had 7 adults a teenager and 3 younger ones and we all said we would come back for our next catchup

A.

Been twice in the last two weeks and both times have been fantastic. Great food and great service and what more could you ask for? The pizzas are delicious and even better is having leftovers to reheat in the over the next day!

B.

Meal was so so prices were a little heavy

j.

Recommended pasta and piZZa.👍

J.

Can't fault the meal there and our waitress was absolutely lovely friendly and looked after us well.

C.

Good meal and pricing, ideal for families. Good service also. All meals should have come out together, but not a show stopper.

A.

I love their pasta and the service is really nice, staff are very friendly and attentive.

H.

Great food, good portions, reasonable price

A.

There was one particular crew who made our dining experience quite memorable. She greeted us with the sweetest smile and was quite attentive to us all throughout the time that we were there. I failed to catch her name but this girl deserves to be praised. Oh, and the food was great!

K.

Beautiful food, lovely service and fast efficient service as well!! Highly recommend to everyone!!

S. H.

Was really surprised by my experience. I was expecting a franchise experience but staff were amazing, service was fast and the food was amazing - meatlovers pizza wasn't drowing in bbq sauce just great quality meats and pastas were perfect.

D. H.

great service, staff are friendly and made you feel comfortable even though the place is packed! Taste of the food could be improved and the price is a tad on the expensive side.

B. I.

Food is great, service can be a little slow sometimes though. The staff dont seem to communicate so you can keep getting bugged by all of them throughout your meal

b. s.

Loved it. Had previously frequented the cranford st. Store back when it was open and had noticed its decline in quality. So was apprehensive about going to riccarton restaurant. Service was excellent. Food was excellent, price was excellent. Will be back

C. S.

The pizzas are the best part of the menu and they are fine but there is just really nothing that standout about this place. Things taste fine and are reasonably priced but there are more interesting places in Christchurch.

C. T.

Good meal and pricing, ideal for families. Good service also. All meals should have come out together, but not a show stopper.

F.

I bought pizza. Sooo good. Will happily return

K. M.

Vast improvement on my last visit. Food was excellent - no soggy vegetables - staff were friendly and attentive, but not instrusive, and they got the bill correct 1st time. Thanks heaps

M. O.

I love it! Feel like I'm in Germany again where you have italian restaurants everywhere. I think in general it's cheap here. Nice food and nice employees

C.

The food is nice and enjoyable, usually I have pasta or pizza but the service let down. They don't have a good front of house team.

S.

Friendly staff, food ok , fries not that good

R. C.

Ended up spending 90 minutes here at a reserved table with some work colleagues. Just had mains, food is pretty nice but I feel like we were waiting a little too long for the service. 🇮🇹

T.

Definitely book if you are keen for a good table. Great pizza and pasta. We visit almost every time we go to the movies

C.

Our meals were well presented and very tasty. Staff very friendly and helpful. Well worth a visit.

c.

Yummy as food and for a really good price! Always leave full and happy

A.

Food and drinks were over priced, but good enough. Service was so so, experience reminded me of a U.S style diner but expensive, less atmosphere and less cool accents.

K.

Great family dinning.

S. M.

Ok people, I am back!!! The cranky bus driver from Canberra. Lolong and Mike were our hosts for the meal. Sweet chilli chicken pizza was great, raspberry spider was even better. Pizza came out in 11 minutes. Lolong was attentive to our needs. Pricing was reasonable. I am struggling to think of a La Porchetta in Australia that would match this one. Well done NZ, 5 stars Hoooo rooo from the Cranky Canberra Bus Driver.

L.

Yummy!! :) Lovely service. Quick. And really delish. Kids had "the best chocolate milkshake EVER!!" Pollo avocado was yum!

G.

The pizza there is amazing

S.

Great food, great service, very accommodating. Especially suitable for families with small kids

J.

Customer service here is really good. The food is pretty decent too.

C.

Food was excellent both pasta and pizzas. One large pizza and 2 pasta dishes served 5 hungry adults.

R. W.

Food was nice and the staff friendly. Forgot to bring the water I asked for and also had to be reminded about our garlic bread.

J.

Great quality authentic Italian and generous portion sizes. Excellent value for money too. Love this place

A.

Have been here a few times and always had consistently good service and yummy food. This time there was an in house magician who was quite tricky.

M.

Food OK but service was good.

B.

Great family friendly Italian restaurant. Fast friendly service and the pizza and gnocchi was very good. I recommend a visit.

A.

The pizzas are really delicious although the dough is very thick. Some pizzas with a touch of seafood, other with only vegetables.

F.

We have lunch here sometimes and the food is great, staffs are great. Satisfied

H.

Love the food here. But wish I could have any flavor risotto from the pasta menu not just the listed one's.

P.

Friendly welcoming staff, nice food, reasonably priced. Great having a place open late.

A.

I love their pasta and the service is really nice, staff are very friendly and attentive.

A.

Every time I go to LA porchetta, I always order something different and every single time they perfect it, but the best item there is the chocolate mud cake.

M.

Great meal, great service, friendly staff

S.

Pizza is always great value for money. However, would not recommend the pasta.

S. K.

Great food but waiting staff are a bit slow at refilling drinks and asking about next courses like dessert

a.

Fast service and minimum waiting time for the food. I had the satay chicken pizza, and it was delish!!! Defiantly would go back 😊

t.

Really good restaurant; tasty food and cool employees. Service was slow but worth the wait in my opinion.

D.

Amazing food great service will definitely be coming back

K.

Was OK and meals were well cooked and tasty.

B.

Team member Mitchell went Above and beyond!!! Not only amazing food but amazing service from everyone! Would highly recommend for dinner out or a take away meal!!

T.

Great place to go with friends 😊

L.

Good service and honestly the best rib eye steak I've had in a very long time.... wife had pasta and friend had a pizza, all food was great.

L.

Just had dinner at La Porchetta it was beautiful I had a pasta dish it was nice and creamy will be going back there again

A.

A sort of generic pasta place with big portions (the entree size pasta dishes are enough that we always end up asking for takeaway boxes) and good garlic bread.

T. S.

It was a lovely dinner at Porchetta really nice people have yummy chips and drink 👍👍👍👍

S.

Good food and good service.

M.

Fantastic food variety. Staff excellent checking in all the time. Regular patrons.

A.

Absolutely great experience tasty food and very good service I look forward to returning next time I visit

D.

Good food

c.

Good food . Big variety. Great service

w.

Very busy, struggled to keep up. Excellent pizzas and sides, steak not so good.

R.

Great value, great pizzas, friendly helpful staff, this has become one of our regular eateries in Riccarton.

M.

Delicious meal, fast and friendly staff

B.

A very nice meal. Great place to enjoy a meal.

H.

Great food, good portions, reasonable price

L.

Two days ago at the cranford st la porchetta restaurant had nice pizza but make sure when you use salt and pepper shakers that they are securely tighten

R.

As always food is awesome and very filling

W.

Typical bar food, lamb was still a bit hard... Taste was good... Good place to hangout...

b.

Nice spot normally quiet at lunch when I went. Good value and tasty dishes perfect to get away from the hussle of the mall

J.

Great Pizza at a good price with superb service.

R. W.

Had the Magherita pizza and the chips. Very reasonable size for price. Service good.

L.

Gets the job done, there is a range of pizza, pasta and other foods. The service is quick and efficient and the staff is ok

C.

If you want Authentic Italian...Go for LP👍

B.

Had the chicken and cranberry and brie pizza it was so good.it was one of the better pizza's 🍕 I've had in awhile

T.

Great service, ordered a pizza pocket which was lovely and had lots of flavour.

C. W.

Great service even when packed out on a Saturday evening. Great food, drinks, atmosphere A+++

C.

Quick, friendly service. Clean and well looked after restaurant with amazing kai

t.

We had good service and great meal

E.

Staff were super helpful and friendly, food came put hot and fast and was really good

R.

Had technology issues which resulted in long delays and lost orders. Staff were very friendly throughout despite stress of Friday night trade

C.

Average chain restaurant, Italian themed ok selection and prices but nothing really stands out

B.

Very nice. We all had pizza and couldn't complain.

P.

Big tasty meals you will go home full and happy and the kids love it

S.

Menu doesnt outline dairy free options for some reason but staff werw happy to help

J.

Good service and nice food!

R.

The salad was very good, but the pizza with prosciutto was a little dry.

C.

Pretty good, food was good

J.

Great pasta restaurant! I love the menu, even you can choose the ingredients that you like.

G.

I returned to la porchetta and was pleased with my meal. Vegetarian options available.

B.

Meal was so so prices were a little heavy

J.

Great pizzas with gluten free options available. wasnt able to have the wedge.

S.

Good easy meal for birthday dinner, quickly served and attentive wait staff

B.

Nice experience overall. Attentive staff and food was tasty and priced well.

V.

Always a great meal when dining here!

M.

Love the pizza!

n.

Great service and amazing food will be back again soon!!!!

M.

First and last experience. Much hyped, but not to the standard. Service is good though

L.

Lovely food, friendly staff, nice and clean.

H.

Great friendly service, Great food. We will go back .

j.

Recommended pasta and piZZa.👍

D.

Lovely service and as always, great pizza

G.

Great service, good food

E.

Friendly staff, yummy pasta.

R.

Lovely Pasta and very good friendly staff providing great service

K.

Always the best, especially the wedges 😁

K.

Food is ok. Not amazing. Would skip dessert

L.

Great salmon, salad could do with a bit extra. Great staff

D.

Family restuarant. Took 8 year old grandson who ate and enjoyed the kids menu.

a.

Great food and excellent service with a smile :-)

B.

Yummy food...Good staff...

R.

Great service and very comfortable venue.

T.

Good food, good service, the wait times need a bit of work!

L.

Great food and friendly service. Did not like the parkkng

W.

Good is average and seems super commerical and chain like.

D.

Waiter was a bit non-existent and didn't seem to care a lot - especially if called over, but really, that's all that was wrong.

B.

Amazing pizza and great vegan options ☺️

S.

Great food with an added bonus of magic while we waited

H.

I love the ambience! Good food as well 😊 cheap as well ❤️

A.

Nice food. Staff are amazing

R.

Very good service but average food

L.

They do an excellent margarita pizza.

C.

Had a lovely pasta lunch with my daughter we shared

S.

Really good pizza and really well located for the cinema!

H.

Other than fighting off three fruit flies the entire time it was ok.

P.

Great dinner. Good for kids

A.

Nice place..variety dishes..yummy as well

C.

I found the food was average and othing was particularly outstanding.

A.

Great pizzas - excellent customer service!

S.

Really good family friendly restaurant

M.

Concept good but lacking good customer service,,

J.

Great food alittle slow on the desert

C.

Yummy food and very friendly staff

D.

Very disappointed in how long we waited for the food n drinks to arrive.

C.

Fantastic and would like to cancel my table booking

A.

Good food, generous portions too!

H.

Reasonable food for reasonable price. Good atmosphere.

K.

Price wasn't reasonable.

T.

Well priced food, friendly staff

J.

Amazing service, great food.

C.

Nice food good service

D.

Lovely food

A.

Disappointed.Friendly staff. Menu was limited.

J.

Nice atmosphere and great food!

M.

Incredible food and service! Highly recommended!

J.

Delicious Italian food.

s.

Great place for a feed, yummy pizzas, Italian soda.

J.

Good honest food. And great service.

R.

Lovely staff and extraordinary attention

N.

Awesome magician inhouse. Made waiting for the meal fun!

V.

Always makes me hungry for more pizza

M.

Great food and service with a smile.

I.

Very very good service highly reccomend thank you

T.

Not the best and not the worst around

E.

Delicious pasta dish and pizza. Lots of choices

K.

Delicious meal and good service

J.

Awesome always great food and service

K.

Excellent food. Great service

G.

Huge meals. Real yummy. Good price

J.

Staff were friendly, but food was average.

M.

Awesome place fantastic service c and value for money 👍

C.

Very good food at a reasonable price

A.

Lovely food and great staff

M.

Nice although the pizza was fried and oil

M.

Good food. Was quite dark inside

T.

Awesome food and service, loved it

I.

Nice food. Reasonably priced

B.

Nice meal. Great service

K.

Yummy food and lovely staff.

B.

Service and food fabulous

G.

Makes a mean fettuccine carbonara and spaghetti bolognese.

J.

Great food. Service was great

T.

Great food pizza is to die for

D.

Food is good. Good value for money.

c.

Great food, great service

P.

Food,good service a little slow

P.

Great service, tasty food

K.

Good food, quick service

P.

The magic show made this a 5 star.

V.

Kinda pricey but very much worth it

P.

Popped in for a quick meal. Great!

H.

very good service & excellent food ✔💯

S.

Simple good food great service

H. G.

Excellent

D.

Really good. Fast and friendly service

S.

😋

D.

Very yummy. Great service

C.

Friendly staff & good grub

S.

Great food excellent service

j.

5 star. Amazing. .. so happy

V.

Quick service and lovely meals

G.

Best tastes with reasonable price

M.

Great value for money & consistent

R.

It's pretty decent.

K.

Great food!

K.

Nice taste and service. Like the place!

S.

Great value and the kids love it.

J.

Yummy food great service

M.

Good was Good, pushy wait staff

N.

Best place for pizzas in Christchurch

N.

Always good pizza

M.

Loved the food and ambience

D.

Wonderful food and staff

M.

Fantastic food and service

P.

The food was so good

윤.

Food was very delicious

T.

Excellent Food Excellent service

R.

Delicious pasta and pizza.

C.

Favourite place to eat.

J.

Superb food and service.

G.

Friendly staff, good service

J.

Great food and busy

T.

Nice food

N.

Excellent value for money

P.

Nice food.

C.

Good pizza and chicken

D.

Very good indeed.

J.

Always good food

A.

Nice.

K.

Amazing pizza!

M.

Great food, great service.

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