The new Portola Dining Commons, adjacent to Santa Catalina Residence Hall and San Joaquin Village, opened in the fall of 2017 and is the largest of UCSB’s four dining commons. Portola serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, Monday through Friday, and brunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday in a contemporary dining room setting, including patio meals with mountain and pool views. Days and hours vary during summer, please check website.
Based on 71 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.0 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ No delivery
Address:
6800 El Colegio Rd, Isla Vista, CA 93117
Phone: (805) 893-4274
Website: https://www.dining.ucsb.edu/dining-commons/portola-dining-commons
Hours
| Friday | 7:15–10 AM, 11 AM–3 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–2 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM–2 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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7:15–10 AM, 11 AM–3 PM, 5–8:30 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 7:15–10 AM, 11 AM–3 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:15–10 AM, 11 AM–3 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Thursday | 7:15–10 AM, 11 AM–3 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
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Reviews
Cameron James Lau
I was a Gaucho for a couple of years and the UCSB dining commons are nothing but special to me. Pizza, burgers, pasta, sandwich bar, salad bar, waffle machine, unlimited soda, all-you-can-eat everything all with a simple card swipe! (or <$20 for non-students) Seriously, some of you guys' complaints make no sense. You really expect French Laundry quality here? Yeah right! This place's job is to provide us with glucose for our brains to complete our studies, and for that I'd say it's beyond satisfactory. Ranking of the DCs: 1. Ortega (sushi baby!) 2. DLG (late night cravings) 3. Carrillo (best breakfast) 4. Portola (too far, had it once)
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Stefania Carrà
Fantastic!
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Paulo Moreno
Aesthetically pleasing dinning commons with nice views. Breakfast usually has the same menu with some minor changes. Lunch is always a delight. Dinner is a hit or miss. Overall fine quality food with nice workers. Shout out to Tina who’s a sweetheart of a worker and is worthy of some tips!
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Michael Raskett
A very important thing to realize is that Portola was redone this past summer (2017). It has gotten a lot better since then. So when looking at reviews only count the recent reviews of the newer Portola. It’s now big and open and clean and food was good. I’m shocked to say it, but it may now be my favorite dining hall. Either way, I’m definitely eating here more.
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Robin Hamilton
I understand you close at a certain time. But, of someone is concluding their meal and you see them eating…and you’ve put away food products, I think its rude to rush them to eat. An employee did this today and it was not very nice. I felt rushed and there were more cleaning tasks to be done that wouldn’t take away from me finishing my meal. There were even dishes still sitting to be clean once I put mine away. Please have your employees consider this in customer interactions. Thanks
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Don Lubach
I expected to be impressed. But Jill H and the crew have created something that far exceeds expectations. More than a half dozen kitchens, great staff, and fantastic views of the mountains and the bioswale. Biggest surprise, for me, is how quiet the space is. There were hundreds of people enjoying lunch, but the interior space was calming and it was easy to have a nice conversation with my colleague. You’ve done something special here, Team Portola. VERY special.
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Maria Luciani
Obviously everyone gets tired of their own dining hall but overall it’s actually really good it got remodeled and everyone likes this dining all better than the others apparently
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Jake
Portola is a great dining experience. I love Portola more than Carrillo. -Dr. Amit Ahuja
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Wendy Huang
Great, various food. Counters and tables are kept clean all the time. Staff are friendly.Near bus stop.
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roberto gonzales
Best dinning commons to eat and work at. I absolutely love it.
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