Review Portico Restaurant Hotel Sayaji Wakad Pune - Pune

This place is truly a hidden gem. I was pleasantly surprised by the food's quality and flavor. It's one of the top buffet choices for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. While the menu may not be extensive, everything is prepared to perfection. The only area that could use a slight enhancement is the chaat department in terms of taste, but it's a minor concern. Overall, we had a fantastic dining experience and highly recommend it for families and friends. The dairy products, especially the milk, were exceptional.

The place is good with appealing ambience and tasty food that you will enjoy to the fullest. However, the service can be improved along with the air conditioning. It is a bit heavy on the pocket but if you can spend some money to pleasure your taste buds then it's a must try place.

Amazing buffet menu. Me being a vegetarian can't say much about the non-veg food items. But the guests who had it certainly loved it. It was weekday dinner for us so no weekend rush. We could enjoy the dinner without any rush. The seating arrangements were nice for a group of 12 people. Salads and starters included Indian, Chinese and paneer dishes. Corn soup and Chicken soup both were tasty. Mains included north Indian, Chinese and Italian dishes. All the preparations were good. Being blessed with sweet tooth I am more interested in the dessert corner. Overall I loved the food and would definitely like to visit again

Portico has a lovely ambience with indoor and outdoor seating. With mango fest going on - decor is nicely blended with mango trees, tokris and lots of mangoes all around. We loved the Sunday brunch here. It was a huge spread of multiple salads with amazing dressings, pita bread & hummus, 4/5 different types of starters, about 5 veg and 4/5 non veg gravies, dal, rice, biryanis, pasta, noodles. Live counters for chaats, jalebi, quesidellas and much more. Dessert section also had 10 different varieties, mango dessert along with lot of other desserts. Food was very delicious, good service and amazing ambience. It is an amazing buffet place to visit with family, friends and colleagues.

Celebrated Mother’s Day with Mom at Sayaji , a well known 5 star Hotel located in Wakad , Pune Portico , the Buffet restaurant here had organised a special Mother’s Day Brunch last Sunday It was an amazing experience, Mom thoroughly enjoyed the classy ambience, variety of food , Live Music and Mother’s Day special desserts . Highly recommend this restaurant for Buffets & Brunches The Crowd at the restaurant clearly shows how popular this place is Currently they have the Mango Carnival going on so don’t miss it.

We had Sunday brunch. There were lots of varieties in each course. Food taste is also good. Environment is good. Staff is friendly and prompt. Good service by them. Ample parking space. I would recommended for buffet. On Monday Tuesday you get lunch buffet at discounted price.

Perfect buffet Perfect taste Staff is very attentive and nice gesture Food varieties are more than enough It's in sayaji Pune Must recommend place Awesome experience to me

With a variety of options for Veg, Non Veg and Desert items this buffet is one of the best in town. There were 5+ items each for veg and non-veg. There were also several live counters including chat, noodles, and live sweet counters. In the desert section there were different pastries, cakes, laddoos, waffle and other indian sweets as well. The ambience of the restaurant is also very good. There is a big space outside the hotel where you can park your vehicle.

Superlative Buffets as always… not to be missed at least (Mango Fest till 22nd May - Brunch) If you are staying at Sayaji, live in City of Pune, or just happen to be on four wheels on Mumbai-Bangalore Bypass Highway, do take a break and visit Portico and have scrumptious lunch/dinner - a quick one or a comfort convoluted one. You would undoubtedly love it. These days, dinner is being offered with a special theme - Mango Fest. And you cannot afford to miss it, I bet! You may start off your meal with sweet and tangy, mint flavoured Mango Panna, the most thirst-quenching summer beverage that has not only abundance of nutritious benefits it obviously works as an absolute aperitif. Do try Hara Bhara Kebabs that have crispy crust but soft from the heart. With no existence of any greasiness, it must be tried with sweet and sour ‘Mango Chutney’ that enhances the taste and flavour further. I did try Som Tum Mamuang aka Thai Green Mango Salad with brilliantly balanced sweetness and warmth of the mango with the acidity of the lime juice and the kick of chilli. I personally loved it because of its delightful range of textures: the gentleness of the mango contrasting the crunch from the peppers, lettuce and nuts. I personally love a dish that has all five tastes, Khatta, Meetha, Namkeen, Teekha and Kasaila and to my surprise Aam ki Aamti (Indian Lentil with Raw Mango) was the faultless and flawless food item. The Winner without a doubt! And it went so very well with simple Boiled Basmati. And naturally for me there was no further need to try Daal Bukhara or Daal Lasooni Tadka after this. I would indeed bring up a Signature Dish “Mediterranean Vegetable Terrine” specially prepared by Chef Shankar who has about 50 Associates working with him. MVT was undeniably an excellent delicacy. Visually as well as taste and flavour wise. Just sharing that Terrine is a deep sided mould used for baking, steaming and freezing foods. Packed with the summer's best produce, especially zucchini, tomatoes and basil, drenched in Olive Oil with subtle garlic flavour it was so very balanced that there was no need to have as an accompaniment grilled garlic toast or fresh tomato sauce. Simply Mind-blowing! What being revealed here are just a few items, there is abundance of Veg and Non-veg Items prepared with immense care and enormous concern with magical touch. So very superior and splendid in overall taste and flavour. I was so very amazed and impressed by the Dessert Station. There was a huge assortment of Mango based Desserts and they all were far-fetched, fanciful. Mango Kalakand, Mango Rabri, Mango Rasmalai, Mango Cheesecake, Sugar-free Mango Gateaux, Mango Cake, Mango Vanilla Panna Cota and above all nice range of Fresh Mangoes on display. Pick up a mango you would like to try, hand it over to the Chef behind the counter and he would give it to you diced. Though I consider sugar to be “Dangerous White Drug” I couldn’t stop myself from trying Mango Rabri (Mango Basundi) and Mango Rasmalai. Both were outstanding with no excessive sweetness. I did request the Production Department to serve me if possible Two Scoops of Mango Ice-cream on the bed of pulp of Best Quality Mango topped with Diced Mango, it was prepared and it was like HEAVENLY! I must extend my sincere thanks the entire Brigade of Chefs in the Production Area especially Vinod, Rajendra, Bharat, Praveen, Mahesh and Kamal. It is interesting to know that under the leadership of Mr. Kanojia, (GM) Portico does have themed Buffets quite often. Do visit Portico. If you are driving by, turn your mundane or planned journey into an immense Culinary Journey.  Do not miss the opportunity at least now. Mango Festival does steal the show. For me there is Buzz-line that comes naturally – “Aam Ke Aam, Gutthliyon Ke Bhi Daam”. Kudos!

The Portico is running a “Delhi 6” food festival till 22nd January 2023. As the name “Delhi 6” suggests, they are serving the taste of Delhi in Pune, it was a really nice experience. Ambience is really nice. Absolutely loved that festival Vibe As the head chef said they brought the primary and main Ingredients of the food items directly from Delhi. In buffet,they serve a vast variety of Veg and Non veg items with all varieties of drinks. The best part was representing Delhi food and drinks was MOHOBBAT SHARBAT. I really liked live counter of Chaat. In live counter they were also serving mugget paratha, loved each bite of it. It's a very spacious restaurants and give you peaceful vibe. The staff is so helpful. Also they have softy machine where you yourself can get the ice cream,cool na. And coming to the dessert section, absolutely amazing. They kept the till laddu which loved most Must visit place

We had a pleasant stay and nice meals at the Sayaji Hotel. The member of staff, Aishwarya, who served us was very attentive and friendly, and made breakfast an enjoyable experience. We would recommend the stay here.

Location: Hotel Sayaji is a 5-star hotel on Pune Bangalore highway. It's quite easy to spot this hotel from long distance on the highway. Quite a beautiful and architecture. Portico is based on the ground floor of the hotel. Ambience: It's a 5-star hotel there is no complaint of ambience. Everything was slick, well lit and properly managed. When I visit this restaurant there was a Street Food Festival going on. Believe me, I went to this place for the best. They did decorate the whole place with a good vibe of street food. They even brought the street food vendor's Raali. Food: I am a huge street food or you can say Chat fan. They had lots of food items therefrom Street made. So I was very excited about that and I didn't have the normal course. Portico offer buffet kind of service. we have tried all type starters some soup. The dessert section was amazing all of them where Indian desert so loved of them all. Drinks: We tried some mocktail most of them were fruit and I loved each one. We ask the Bartender to make something special for us and He gave u Mint Island Iced tea which was amazing and then we all ordered it. The overall experience of this place was amazing. Every staff was friendly and respectful the Chefs' were very collaborative and the Bartender guy was very cool, so thank you so much for having us Sayaji Pune and staff at Portico.

On a lazy Sunday, I was looking for a special brunch! With Portico finalized, I drove to Sayaji Hotel with my family. Car Parking is not an issue inside Sayaji Hotel & valet parking is also available. Portico is on the ground floor at Sayaji Hotel. The restaurant has two seating sections inside & outside. Inside section has a small seating area, but with beautiful ambiance. We prefer to sit outside since it was less crowded. We started with starters like Dahi Wada, Veg Cheese Cutlet, Paneer Tikka, Fried corn with spices & Sweet Corn Veg soup. The soup was good & in the starters, I liked Veg Cheese Cutlet, Corn with spices & Paneer Tikka. Dahi Wada, taste wise on the sweeter side! I had also tasted salads which were kept in a small bowl. The salad was yummy though. During the main course, I had tasted Lahori Paneer Tikka, mixed vegetables, Dal, Missi Roti & Veg Noodles. Missi Roti & mixed vegetable was good! All other items were just OK! We did also taste White Pasta which was good in taste! Overall, the food taste is OK! Service is good & Staff were courteous! Cost wise, considering it Sunday brunch, the overall food spread & the taste, it’s on the higher side! They also levy service charges!

The food was excellent and great range for a fulfilling breakfast. I must commend the service especially Shekhar, who despite a hectic morning took orders for dosa and eggs and had it delivered to the table within minutes.

We enjoyed teh Rajasthan themed buffet menu... the spread was full of delicacies... especially amrud ki chutney with daal bati churma. Palast gave us amazing service. We had a good family dinner !!

Vaibhav has given good service. He is very co operative and verry excellent service when you visit sayaji you must take service from vaibhav 5 star

Perfect destination for buffet. Range of variety food with mouth watering dishes. Lovely atmosphere and good service.

The food taste and quality is excellent. Staff is kind and professional. Ambience is descent. Will revisit here again.

The service and dealing is very good...Nice food... A guy named shekhar i remember he use to taking care of me every time I visit this restaurant.