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Discover

OUR HISTORY

Portofino first opened its doors in October 1997 and since then, has been a landmark restaurant to the seaside town of Hartlepool. On 19th February 2018, Noel Stamp, the head-chef since 2000 purchased Portofino from Krimo.

The Bistro-Pizzeria, located on the Historic Quay, overlooks Hartlepool’s iconic landmark, HMS Trincomalee and the popular Marina.

Portofino mixes Italian, Mediterranean and North African cuisines to serve
a delicious combination of Pizzas, Pastas, Fish, Poultry, Steaks and Tagines.

The Happy Hour Menu includes just about every dish in our A La Carte Menu. It is also available all week offering the best value in Hartlepool.

A few of Krimo’s Old Favourites, such as Boureks, Lamb Tagine and Fillet Paesano still feature in Portofino’s Menu.

Meet our

TEAM

Noel Stamp

POSITION: HEAD CHEF/ OWNER

Date started July 1999.

Noel trained to be a chef at Middlesbrough college and left after starting his second year to start working at Portofino as a pizza chef, He worked his way up from pizza chef to Head chef in just under 2 years. Noel had always wanted to own his own restaurant and on the 19th February 2018 his dream came true when he purchased Portofino from Krimo and took over the running of one of, or if not, the oldest restaurant in Hartlepool.

Noel Portofino

Noel Stamp

POSITION: HEAD CHEF/ OWNER

Date started July 1999.

Noel trained to be a chef at Middlesbrough college and left after starting his second year to start working at Portofino as a pizza chef, He worked his way up from pizza chef to Head chef in just under 2 years. Noel had always wanted to own his own restaurant and on the 19th February 2018 his dream came true when he purchased Portofino from Krimo and took over the running of one of, or if not, the oldest restaurant in Hartlepool.

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ELAINE LEE

MANAGERESS

Date started January 1997,

Elaine started at Portofino in January 1997 a few months before we opened our doors to fine-tune staff and sort procedures which are still used to this day, A hard working mother of 3 Elaine has been here from the very start and set the bar for longevity at Portofino.

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DANIEL MANBY

SECOND CHEF

Date started October 2002

Daniel started with us in 2002 as a commis chef in his time he grew and learned skills to work alongside Noel as his second chef, Noel’s right-hand man now for almost 16 years they can communicate without really talking, knowing each other inside out,  he runs the kitchen whilst Noel is not there to the standards our customers have come to expect over the years.

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A BIG THANK YOU

TO ALL OUR STAFF PAST AND PRESENT…

At Portofino we have lots more staff who work behind the scene to provide the experience we aim to give, from chefs to front of house to kitchen porters we wouldn’t be here without any of them, we are one big family and long may it continue.

Portofino, Maritime Avenue, Hartlepool

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TUES-SAT: 12.00 PM – 13:45 PM AND FROM 5PM ONWARDS

Sun: 12:00PM – 14:00 PM

Reservation Number:

(01429) 266166