Italian Dinner in Portland, Maine: Menus, Prices & Booking

For Italian dinner in Portland, Maine, compare the dish, the published price and the day before choosing a table. Roma Cafe, Ribollita and The Corner Room offer different starting points for a group deciding between parmesan dishes, seafood and pizza.

This is a researched menu comparison, not a tasting review or ranking. We rechecked the official sources on October 8, 2026. The examples below help narrow a decision; they are not a guarantee that a dish, price or table will be available when you visit. Browse the Italian restaurant directory for more options.

Start with what your table wants

These are individual menu items, not estimated dinner totals. Do not use them to rank overall value: portion sizes, drinks, additional dishes, tax and gratuity are not compared. If a spending limit matters, choose the actual order from the current menu before deciding where to book.

Roma Cafe: pasta and parmesan dishes

Roma Cafe, 767 Congress Street, lists chicken parmesan at $29, alongside the bolognese and eggplant examples above. Both parmesan dishes come with spaghetti on the official menu. Compare those with the pasta choices if someone wants more than a bowl of noodles as their main.

Its site lists dinner 5–9 p.m. every day and provides a Resy link. That makes Roma worth checking first among these three for a Sunday or Monday plan. Follow the restaurant's own booking link to see the options for your date; we have not tested availability.

Ribollita: compare seafood with handmade pasta

Ribollita, 41 Middle Street, separates its menu into traditional favorites and handmade pasta. Beyond the table's examples, the published prices include $33.95 for cacciucco, a Tuscan fish stew, and $23.95 for white-bean ravioli.

The menu describes the gnocchi with prosciutto and peas, and the ravioli with a butter sauce containing hazelnuts. Read those descriptions before treating a dish's name as an ingredient list. Ask the restaurant directly about allergies or other dietary requirements; this comparison does not establish suitability or preparation practices.

The official homepage lists service Wednesday–Saturday from 4 p.m., with reservations requested by phone at 207-774-2972. No closing time is published there. Ask about your intended arrival when calling rather than assuming a late seating.

The Corner Room: pizza, pasta and a detail to confirm

The Corner Room Italian Kitchen & Bar, 110 Exchange Street at Federal Street, is a useful menu to open when one person wants pizza and another wants pasta. Its dinner page also lists a fontina-and-mushroom pizza at $21. The linked dinner PDF agrees with the pizza and truffle-mac prices used here.

Several other pastas show paired prices without explaining the portions on the pages we checked. Ask what each price covers before comparing those dishes with a single-price main elsewhere.

Yes, The Corner Room takes reservations. Its reservation page offers an online booking link and 207-879-4747. The homepage also welcomes walk-ins; that does not promise immediate seating.

For a late dinner, call first. The contact page gives a 9 p.m. dinner finish Tuesday–Saturday, but its footer says 10 p.m. Friday–Saturday. We have not picked one conflicting time as definitive.

Match the menu to your evening

For Tuesday, compare Roma and Corner Room's published schedules; Ribollita's listed service begins Wednesday. For Wednesday–Saturday, all three list dinner service, so move to the dish and booking method. These are ordinary published schedules, not confirmation of holiday hours or service on a particular date.

Before committing, settle three questions: does the menu fit everyone, does the planned order fit your budget, and can the restaurant accommodate your arrival? That is more useful than treating these three menus as interchangeable.

Sources and how this guide was made

Originally published September 26, 2026; menu prices and planning guidance updated October 8, 2026. The official sources linked above were checked for this AI-assisted researched guide. No visit, meal, interview or reservation test is claimed. Menus and schedules can change. No third-party restaurant photography is used.