My family and I went there on a Saturday night around 7.45pm. The restaurant was busy but the waiter immediately took us to a table for 4 in the middle of the restaurant. She then returned within a minute or so and told us that a booth was just cleared and asked if we would like to sit there which was very nice indeed.

We ordered a pizza each (Mexicana, The Lot, Marinara and Calipso) and one plate of Pollo E Funghi with Fettucinni to be shared. Our food arrived within 15 minutes. The Fettucini was by far the tastiest of the lot which is a shame as La Porchetta is known for their pizzas. Sadly our pizzas were bland and we used up a lot of the complimentary Parmesan and Chille flakes to add some flavour.

This restaurant is far from fine dining in terms of ambiance as people were talking very loudly which is fine however the music being played was then turned up which made people talk even louder and added to the already very loud atmosphere.

Overall I wouldn't go back in a hurry but I am not ruling it out all together as this place is definitely value for money in terms of portion size and toppings. It just needs to up its game on the flavour.   (KADR - September, 2009)

I am a huge fan of La Porchetta. We go to the one in Cranbourne and I've never had anything but a great time there. I often ring and order things from the menu for takeaway and they are happy to prepare it for me.

The food is Fantastic, The price is very affordable and the staff are pleasant!

(August 2009)   (Sherie - August, 2009)

I went here for my friend's birthday on a Friday night. We booked for 8 o'clock. I arrived and gave one of the waitresses a cake which I had brought for my friend. I included candles. she offered to put it in the fridge which was very helpful. A friend who arrived early and was seated asked for a glass of water. She was told she would have to wait until the group arrived. After the rest of us had arrived we were harrassed every few minutes by a different waiter giving us no time to decide what to order. We managed to decide and also ordered water. The meals came quickly but were quite disappointing. nothing like the picture, the pizzas were unevenly topped and cut messily. The waiter did not bring water and "humphed" at us when we asked if he could. We ate our pizzas and as we finished the waiters came and cleared our plates. Eventually they had taken everything, even our water glasses and one of my friends was still eating. She felt very silly and uncomfortable. Poor her for eating so slow. Then they turned on all the lights. They brought us the bill. My friend was still eating and we were happy talking and chatting. She finished and they came and swept away her plate. I went and asked about the cake. During the 15 minutes we waited for them to bring out the cake the staff turned all the other lights on, hung up the 'closed' sign, started sweeping and putting everything away. My friends and I started to feel quite uncomfortable and look at our watches, but it was only 9pm on a Friday night. Eventually the staff brought the cake out, we sang and enjoyed the cake. By 9:30 we were practically shooed out of the restaurant. I felt that after being served our food at 8:30 that 9:30 was a perfectly reasonable time to expect the restaurant to be open until. I will not being coming back here as the food was worth less than the cheap prices and the service was shocking and rude.   (Diner33 - See my reviews (3) - March, 2008)

My partner and I go there at least twice a month - excellent value for money and we LOVE their food!! You just can't go wrong at La Porchetta!!!   (January, 2008)