Giuseppes Al Porto

Never had a bad meal. The service is always friendly, capable, knowledgeable, professional, and welcoming. Lovely ambience. And I love when the owner comes table to table to check on our dining experience.

The price is pretty high but I can afford it. Really good lobster. Waiters are nice and pretty. Highly recommend.

Took my girl here on Valentine’s Day. Giuseppe runs a tight ship. Amazing service and great food.

We found coupons for this place at Costco and bought them to try out, and are so happy we did! Guiseppes is the BEST Italian food in Bellingham! Excellent service, amazing food and drinks, fun atmosphere, loved the music they played, cool bar, beautiful view of the waterfront — it’s awesome! We can’t wait to come back!

A very nice Sicilian cuisine experience… We’ve been coming here for years! From the time you walk in the door, you can’t help but take in the professionalism of the staff… and the warm Mediterranean ambiance. A great location near the Bellwether hotel. The best place for a romantic evening. A most impressive wine list to start off your evening. The traditional appetizer selection is hard to choose from. We always get the Calamari. The sauce is fantastic for dipping the bread. Every time I am about to order from the menu, I get swept away by the Specials. This time, it was a seafood selection on a bed of linguini. We also had the Ahi tuna. (a bit too many lentils though). The Caprese salad was fresh and flavorful.
We’ll be back soon!

Came here for lunch, hoping the sun would be hitting the patio but unfortunately we had to sit inside. The décor is nice, it’s a more upscale sit down environment with an open kitchen and beautiful view of the marina. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive. We started with a rustic chewy bread to start paired with a seasoned olive oil and balsamic vinegar combination. Most of us had salad with our entrees which was very good. It was a mix of spring greens and sweet purple cabbage, finished in a balsamic dressing and Parmesan cheese. There was one little half of a cherry tomato and one olive, which it had a few more tomatoes in the salad, but it was a light refreshing starter. For my entrée I had the eggplant Parmesan with spaghetti and sautéed zucchini. The zucchini was fresh and crisp tender with lots of garlic, the spaghetti as well, very garlicky. The eggplant was very good, tender, breaded, lightly fried and topped with tomato sauce and cheese. I really liked the robustness of the tomato sauce, it was very flavorful. All in all the whole experience was very nice, the food was very good, the service was great, and the view was lovely.

This place is the best of the best not only for Italian food but for any type of upscale dining in Bellingham. I’ve visited this place a few times recently, mostly because my family from out of town can’t get enough of it and seems to want to come here every time they visit. We have been consistently impressed with the food and service. I’ve tried a variety of different things on the menu and everything is delicious. They have a few off-​the-​menu specials every day (at least on the weekends when I’ve been here) and I recommend ordering one of the specials if they are available. The lobster ravioli is my go-​to if they don’t have a special that interests me. There is nothing cheap here, but the prices are worth every penny in my opinion. This would be the perfect place for a special occasion dinner. The servers are excellent, friendly and attentive even at the busiest times and they have always been patient with us when we had questions or were indecisive about what we wanted.

Great pizza, service. Great prices. All around good food. Will come back. You must visit this place.

We have dined here several times over the last 10 years and it has always been good. The latest was for our 20^th anniversary. We had a nice Chianti and coffee afterwards. My partner had lobster ravioli and I had linguine with clams and pancetta. Both were excellent. The service is good too. Unlike most Bellingham restaurants, the servers here take your plates when you are done with them and do not intrude when you are in conversation with your table partner. I could go with a little more knowledge about the wines from the servers. They often come back without the wine on the menu, but we usually get a good substitute.

Had a wonderful early dinner but service was slow. Steak perfect

We tried the «early dinner» option with appetizer, entrée and dessert. Salad was good but soups were served cold. All the entrees were mediocre at best, the chicken was so bad that I am doubtful it was even chicken. it tasted like plastic and it was undercooked/​frozen food. Would not recommend early dinner option at all.

We have loved this place from before when it was downtown Bellingham. Now at the port it is charming.
We are from Seattle but stop here every time we are in town.
Wonderful service and the owner Giuseppe often stops by to check in, great touch.
Chicken piccata is my personal fav but the linguine con gamberoni e pesto is great as well. Caesar salad is on point with just a subtle hint of anchovy (I don’t like anchovy typically.).
Anyways… Haven’t been disappointed even once. Enjoy!!!

Best Italian food! I’ve been there twice and everything I’ve ordered always seems to be delicious. Not one complaint! They are also very friendly and have amazing service.

This is a higher priced restaurant that just didn’t deliver for me. I agree with the previous reviews that some of the combinations just didn’t work out. Their pumpkin soup, for example, had some walnuts and the flavors contradicted each other. The soup was also not served hot.
The spaghettini with scallops was just okay. The scallops were cooked perfectly, however, the taste left something more to be desired. The goat cheese dolloped on top just didn’t make on top of the «want it again» flavors list.
I am docking this place one star for the price versus value delivered and another star for their art deco. I am adding one star because the art deco is subjective on personal preference. A total of 4 stars.

The best way to describe this place is average from ambiance, to service, to food. To elaborate on food: we started with the polenta appetizer. It was fine but flavors didn’t really compliment each other. Mushrooms on top were good and polenta was cheesy, but Gorgonzola sauce on top was too much. For main dishes, I ordered my favorite, the cioppino. The broth was a little too salty and had lots of garlic… I love garlic, don’t get me wrong, still, a bit overpowering. Cheese ravioli was the best dish at the table — sauce was creamy and tomatoey, and loaded with cheese. We also ordered the pollo dish, chicken was tender with a light sauce. The chicken came with a side pasta, didn’t have much flavor but decent if you like a really light pasta.
Finally was dessert, I recommend the tiramisu. Pretty tasty and healthy portion! Big enough to share with the table.
I prefer more intimate ambiances. This spot is big but has a beautiful view of the water!

We had a fabulous meal at Guiseppe’s this weekend!
Despite having several large groups there, my husband and I got great service; prompt, knowledgeable and friendly. Spot-​on recommendations from Sam, who was an excellent server.
We opted for cocktails instead of wine, and our martinis were fantastic! We especially liked the Sidecar… so we had two :)
Onto the food:
My rigatoni with spicy Italian sausage was out of this world. It was served piping hot, was spicy as promised, and the portion size was huge. It came in a tomato based sauced with chopped broccolini and Parmesan. Warmed me to my soul. I loved it.
My husband’s prawn dish came with linguine pasta and a pesto cream sauce that we kept sopping up with the perfectly doughy bread that was provided. Prawns were large and well cooked, and the sauce was rich without feeling too heavy.
This is easily the best Italian food Bellingham has seen in a long time, as well as one of the best restaurants in town in general. I can’t wait to go back.
FYI, there’s a large outdoor seating area with a gorgeous water view for those beautiful sunny days!

I’m adding an update to my earlier review based on our last visit. My wife and I went to Giuseppes for a rare date night without the kids. It was very busy, but we were able to get a table outside with a view of the water. Our server and the food were fantastic. However, based on the owner, Giuseppe’s behavior, I had to change my rating.
Our evening out turned out to be not as relaxing as we had hoped due to Giuseppe berating his service staff in front of the customers. He is always very kind and attentive to customers, but the way that he talks to his staff is uncalled for. I understand he wants things done right, but to chew out his staff in front of customers is over the top. I had seen him do it one other time when we had a special event for 35 people there, but I thought he was just having a bad night. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case.
All in all, the food is great and so is the service, but due to Giuseppes attitude towards his staff, I had to mark it down.

Came here at 5:30pm on Sunday and had their early dinner special for $ 20 for a three course meal. I ordered the salmon and it was quite good.
I found the complimentary bread a crust a bit too hard. But no complains. The dessert was also very sweet. The appetizer and the main course was excellent. As well I ordered the cherry soda, to my surprise its not bad. Its not the bottled soda, it was made fresh.
The décor was nice with a nice waterfront view. Apparently, it was not very busy and we were one of the 3 tables at that time. Later at night or before we left, it got a lot busier. The place is very big and the seatings are very spread out. The place can accomodate a really big group.
I would definitely be coming back.

How I heard of this place: When my sister was getting married, we were intent on finding a new and pleasing-​to-​all dining experience for her Rehearsal Dinner. To our delighted surprise, Giuseppe had just relocated to Bellingham (from Whidbey Island) earlier in the year, 2002, and we were its lucky recipients!
Type of cuisine: American-​style Italian cuisine.
Ambiance: «Giuseppe’s-Al-Porto boasts a spectacular view of Squalicum Marina at Bellingham Bay. Two large outside dining terraces spell west, softened by a beautifully landscaped lawn and feature the magnificent summer sunsets. Giuseppe’s newest location captures the best of this beautiful waterfront location while still maintaining the charm and warmth of Italy. Giuseppe’s dream and lifetime of international experience has created over 5500 square feet of truly convertible and charming space.»
What I ordered: Wishing to celebrate my mother’s birthday, my husband and I decided to treat her and my father to dinner al porto, and Giuseppe’s came with fond memories. Three of us enjoyed the Early Dinner special ($ 18 per person for a three-​course menu), starting with the Zuppa del Giorno: Wild Mushroom Soup with Paprika Oil. My husband strayed from the Early Dinner menu, in favor of larger portions, and ordered the Insalata Cesare a la carte ($ 7), Fettuccine Alfredo with breaded chicken ($ 16), and a delectable dessert. My father chose the Pollo Alla Picatta: chicken breast sautéed with artichoke heart, lemon, capers, white wine and butter, served with pasta and seasonal fresh vegetables. My mother and I each ordered the Salmone Alla Griglia: grilled balsamic and rosemary glazed wild king salmon with roasted fingerling potatoes, sautéed seasonal fresh vegetables and fresh herb salsa verde. For dessert, two orders of the Budino di Cioccolato, homemade chocolate mousse, one Spumoni Gelato for the birthday girl, and a Torta di Cioccolata ($ 8) for my husband, flourless chocolate cake, caramel drizzle and vanilla bean gelato.
What I loved: The Torta di Cioccolata! That moist cake, abundant caramel, and soft chocolate lace drizzle. Mmm. Mmm. Good.
Why I loved it: Outdoor seating on a beautiful Pacific Northwest summer day, a post-​dinner walk along the marina, celebrating family time. Priceless.
Cost: Average to high ($ 18 per three-​course early dinner)

We were on our way to another restaurant at the harbor when we walked by this fine dining Italian restaurant with views of the marina. While we were looking over the menu, the owner came out, greeted us, and welcomed us inside. We noticed that they have some good happy hour deals and plenty of fine food to please our palates, so we stepped inside.
Be sure to request seating in the bar area if you will be ordering from the happy hour menu. We failed to mention this before we were seated. Fortunately, our server allowed us to stay in the restaurant area next to the window with a view of the fountain on the patio and the boats docked at the marina beyond that.
We both ordered a 3-​course meal for $ 18 each. This happy hour fixe prix menu is only offered between 3−6pm. You have a choice of soup or salad for the appetizer, about five different choices for an entrée, and a choice of gelato or mousse for dessert. The service, atmosphere, food presentation and quality, restaurant décor and cleanliness were all top notch.
This appears to be a more formal venue, so expect to pay more for the high quality of service and food you will receive. I was pleased with my visit, and I would definitely consider returning to celebrate a special occasion.