Swanky Argentine restaurant and lounge located within Surrey hills offers glamorous gaucho styling in one of the city’s chicest dining rooms. A sibling of equally hip Bodega and Gardel’s Bar, Porteno offers sexy dining room with iron mezzanine overlooking a central space f brick walls and stark white archways. Colorful painted tiles lend a distinctive Latin flair with private dining room and small bar lounge space.
The Food
A menu of pampas specialties begins with beef empanadas, barbecued eggplant with peppers and barbecued octopus or calamari with chickpeas followed by homemade chorizo and blood sausage. Larger plates include pasture-fed beef short ribs, Kobe skirt steak, fried cauliflower and polenta with provolone with sides like crispy Brussels sprouts and tomato iceberg salad.
Last Word
Sexy Argentine steakhouse by acclaimed Sydney chefs offer cool space and epic cuisine like pasture-fed beef short ribs and Kobe skirt steaks.
