Il Porcellino - BALGOWNIE

The food is always great and the staff are awesome love getting pizza from them it's always delicious

There is not one redeeming factor about our recent dining experience at this Italian restaurant. No gluten free pasta, no fresh pasta, no fresh seafood, no cutlery, no service. Ordered Fettuccine Marinara only to receive Penne Marinara. When I enquired why, was told they had run out of Fettuccine and she forgot to tell me about it. I wish they had have run out of both pasta and frozen marinara mix. You cant have chips and vegetables. Its either chips and salad or vegetables. When asked why, the waitress said its not my decision. Dont bother about the entree of caramilised scallops. Frozen things from the Jurassic age warmed up in some tasteless beetroot brothy slurry. Was not brave enough to look at dessert or coffee. Anyway I can honestly say this place has got life.

The folks at Il Porchellino aren't going to or trying to win any Michellin Stars, but for a family friendly venue with good food and friendly service that won't break the bank, they're a real gem. (I think they're under new management compared to the reviews from a few years ago)

Pizza’s are soooo good here. Wont order from anywhere else. The taste and quality are way above the rest and the people are lovely

A nicely set out restaurant. Was somewhat busy and a little difficult to get staff attention but that was understandable. All the dishes we had were quite good however the scallopini was tough in some places... Also a suggestion for the gelato- the hard chocolate ball it comes out in needs to be thawed out some more before arriving at the table- some of our party spent a lot of time trying to crack it open without it flying out of the bowl and had to look on while we ate our deserts for 5 or so minutes.