Please be aware that Portland City Grill does not reserve specific table, such as seats along the window. As you say, Veronica, people do tend to sit for quite a while; it is partially for that reason that window tables can't be promised. It is a challenging enough dance to maintain flow of a restaurant and honor reservations; for a high volume restaurant like Portland City Grill it would be impossible to honor reservation times for those few specific tables. You never know if a party will stay for 45 minutes or 4 hours. Also, everyone wants a window table. If Portland City Grill did take window reservations, you would have to call weeks in advance or sometimes even months to reserve one. It may seem unfair to someone who didn't get what they wanted but it is the most fair system possible. Everyone can get a window table if they are willing to wait, and if you make a reservation you'll get one more quickly than a person who walked in without a reservation. It all depends on how many people have decided to wait on that given night. Sometimes you may get one without any wait at all.
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