Indulge in California coastal cuisine inspired by Mediterranean flavors and the best of Southern Coastal European cuisine at our hotel’s on-site restaurant and bar, Porta Blu. Meet with friends in the airy, modern space, and enjoy fine dining and hand-crafted seasonal cocktails.
Enjoy inspired seasonal dining that infuses the best of California and Southern Coastal European flavors at our hotel’s on-site restaurant and bar, Porta Blu.
Based on 113 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
Lobby Level, 200 Independence Dr, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 304-3800
Website: https://www.portablurestaurant.com/
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Hours
| Friday | 6–11 AM, 2–9 PM |
| Saturday | 6–11 AM, 2–9 PM |
| Sunday | 6–11 AM, 2–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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6–11 AM, 2–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 6–11 AM, 2–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 6–11 AM, 2–9 PM |
| Thursday | 6–11 AM, 2–9 PM |
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Reviews
Christina Jain
Beautiful restaurant inside Hotel NIA. Aside from top-notch service (we felt like royalty…!), the best part of this restaurant is its atmosphere. There is a wide variety of spaces, seating, and vistas available for dining. The semi-outdoor dining area facing the inner courtyard is one of the nicest in the bay, especially on a warm summer day. The indoor spaces are cozy and luxurious. We were pleasantly surprised by the food too. Came in expecting an overpriced hotel dinner but this place is worthy of standing on its own as a restaurant. Good portions and seasonal offerings. It turned out to be a good place to bring our young kids too. There was plenty of space in the restaurant, so we could enjoy a fine meal without feeling self-conscious about our children being disruptive. There were kids menus too; kids pasta was a huge hit.
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Jenne Acevedo
Interesting drinks at the bar. Fun flavor combinations. Not a large menu though, but still good. A few gluten free options.
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T. K.
Perfect for breakfast or dinner, Italian manager is just superb man. Attentive and genuine. Tuna, salads, steak, burger and sorbet were phenomenal.
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Sandra Chang
Early Valentines Dinner – really nice outdoor eating area and beautiful indoor dining room – service was top notch- they offered a prefixe Valentines Day dinner of 4 courses- we started with a couple of oysters with a cava mignonette- delish! We could have had a dozen of the oysters! In addition to the vodka martinis that we had (with blue cheese stuffed olive option), the nice bar manager poured a complementary glass of sparking Lambrusco, which went well with the oysters and the Beet carpaccio with burrata and herb salad. My husband ordered seared duck breast for his entree and I ordered the flower crusted NY strip steak – both were good, but a bit unevenly cooked – I wanted medium rare and the steak was closer to medium on one end, but medium rare on the other end. We ended the meal with a lovely chocolate opera cake. The setting is great, service wonderful – we would come back!
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Fraser Street
HAS POTENTIAL BUT NEEDS WORK – and we left hungry. Food was uneven. Corn soup special was excellent. Chicken Kabob well cooked but small. Server failed to mention that the Ahi special was an appetizers – so I ordered it as my entrée. Bread could be good but was dry. Not stale, just dry. The restaurant itself is a really nice space and opens onto the outdoors. Soup and salad were good portions. Seems like the chef can definitely cook, but they need to enhance the menu and sort out the portions. The ingredients they work with seemed to be very good quality. Has potential to be 4 or 5, but for now a 3.
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Bob the Raptor & Joe
Porta Blu is the restaurant associated with Hotel Nia Autograph Collection. I was particularly impressed with the service at the bar. Drinks that stood out to me was the Tropical Margarita that had a nice kick to it. I also enjoyed the Tommy Margarita. The bartender, Carolina, was amazing to talk to. I definitely recommend a visit to the bar if you visit Hotel Nia Autograph Collection or Porta Blu. I also enjoyed the restaurant part. The burger and ham omelette were both enjoyable
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Breahana Pummill
It’s pretty below average taste to be honest.
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Susan Park
I had my wedding brunch reception in their private dining room. It was perfect. I had nothing to do but pre-select the appetizers. We came in to sample some and settled on Baked Burrata and Dungeness Crab dip. It was a small affair of a dozen guests so the kitchen could handle the orders without limitations on the menu. All our guests enjoyed their dishes. With ample choices my guests were very pleased.
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Alison de Geus
If I could give Porta Blu more STARS I would. We went for our 25 th Anniversary and they treated us like royalty. The NIA culture for taking pride in delivering caring service was evident as soon as we arrived.
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Janet Zhou
The hotel is located amongst lots of construction, it’s an oasis of calm and luxury. Nice ambiance, great service, and good food (though I was not impressed with the tuna tartare).
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