This restaurant came highly recommended so my boyfriend and I went to try it out. It's a pretty restaurant, except that the tables are weirdly out in the open and the way that the staff moves around you made me uncomfortable. It was very loud. I had a nice cocktail (some raspberry and gin thing...yum) and we got a nice ceviche appy (YUM). My boyfriend had a steak (mediocre for the price) and I had the tuna. Now I'd heard many people rave about this tuna, but I really found it below average. The fish wasn't that fresh and it was almost tasteless. I am all for subtlty, but this seemed like the chef simply does not know how to handle tuna. The spices were odd and the other little dishes on the place did not compliment the fish at all. I don't understand what people love about this place - it's expensive, uncomfortable with below average to mediocre food. The waitstaff was nice but walked way too close to the tables for an upper-mid range restaurant. The one good thing there was the cocktail. I was so disappointed about the food that I had a couple more. Yum. That said, I am really not sure what all the hype about Portland's food scene is...I have yet to have a great meal in Portland.
Pros: good drinks
Cons: Bad food, uncomfortable. NOT romantic unless you want to be
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