This place is an absolute gem of a restaurant. My best friend and I found this place over a year…read moreago and have been back several times as well as brought people with us. Amazing atmosphere, absolutely delicious food, cocktails are amazing, and staff is delightful! Highly recommend this Loam. Get the bacon, you won't be sorry!

I'm really disappointed by our Mother's Day experience at Loam--especially because we've had great…read morevisits here before. We had a 10:45 reservation but ended up waiting outside on the sidewalk for over 40 minutes. We got a couple of "it'll be soon" updates and one offer to sit at a picnic table on the sidewalk. That wasn't an option for my husband's back. And, by that point, it felt like we'd already had the full sidewalk experience! To add to the frustration, we watched a table that would have fit our party turn over and be given to a group that had arrived well after us. Once seated, things didn't improve much. Our daughter has celiac disease, and after talking through options with our server, she ordered a modified breakfast plate. When it arrived, it had two slices of (gluten-full) toast placed right in the middle. We asked for a remake. While we were waiting someone came over to tell us (firmly) that the kitchen isn't dedicated gluten-free. We fully get that, but that's different from putting bread on top of everything on the plate, especially after we'd already discussed the restriction. As I was saying that, the staff member walked away. The interaction felt more like a lecture than the apology that would've been appropriate. The food overall was okay, but not memorable. My husband said the "special" Bloody Mary was the worst he's ever had--memorable, just not in a good way. On the positive side, the gluten-free coffee cake was excellent, and thankfully the company made the day worthwhile. My guess is there may have been an issue with our reservation. We made it in person previously and it was written in a notebook. When we called to confirm the day before, they initially couldn't find it. It felt like it might not have made it into the system, and they were trying to accommodate on the fly once they realized it. If that's the case, a little transparency upfront would have gone a long way--we would have appreciated the option to adjust our plans rather than end up waiting outside for so long. Overall, this felt like a series of misses and mishandled opportunities to improve the experience. It's also an excellent reminder of why I normally steer clear of dining out on holidays.

I came with my coworker last night 8/18 for a kittle team bonding dinner. My first time there. I…read moreloved that it was a built in an older style home. It gives you this feeling of familiarity like you're being invited into someone's home. The temperature, the decor, the table settings, the glassware. Everything was well done, neat, clean. Our server Owen was knowledgeable, friendly but professional and gave wonderful service. I felt taken care of while still being able to converse with my coworker freely. His attention to detail was impressive. From the way he held the wine bottle as he poured, to the re plating and de crumbing the table. Excellent. We ordered the salad, clams and mussels, the pasta, the crepe and duck. Every dish was delicious. The kitchen did a wonderful job of coursing things. My coworker loved the pasta which was probably the #1 dish, but I was a huge fan of the crepe. There was another couple near us and I overheard Owen suggesting a wine to them. Their wine list is extensive and Owen seemed knowledgeable and comfortable making a pairing suggestion. Dessert was offered as was a coffee or after dinner drink. L' Orange hits every mark if you're looking for a lovely dinner out. Next time I want to sit at the bar as I only got to peek in but it looked like it would be a fun experience. Thanks Owen and L'Orange team!

L'Orange is a cute French spot. Step thru the Orange door and you'll find the atmosphere is…read morecharming, the food is thoughtful, and every dish had layers of flavor. I originally came here with a girlfriend, but honestly, this place feels made for date night. Romantic and intimate. We had a reservation and our waiter seated us and gave us the lay of the land, took their advice and ordered their recommendations - we ordered multiple dishes to share. We would have ordered more but we were headed to a concert later so could not overdo it. The dishes were small but packed with flavor. After eating here, it's easy to see why they've earned a James Beard Award. I'll definitely be back for more!

Heard by word on mouth I had to try and they weren't wrong. Both the gluten free and regular pizza…read morewas amazing! The shop is small, but in the beauty downtown Troutdale with outdoor seating. The staff was super friendly and helpful. Totally have to try!

I really wanted to love LoLo's. Support local, try somewhere new, feel morally superior to Pizza…read moreHut customers. I called to place a pickup order and got a message saying they weren't available and to try again. Then it hung up on me. Ok... So I ordered online instead. The checkout automatically added a $5.40 tip for a no frills large pizza. The order wasn't even taken by a human and I was driving there and picking it up myself. What exactly am I tipping for? I changed $5.40 to $2 because apparently I can be guilted by a computer. I placed my order at 7:00PM. Only AFTER I placed the order did I discover the estimated pickup time was 1 hour and 35 minutes. For pizza. Not a mortgage approval. Pizza. I arrived at arrived a few minutes early, around 8:32. It wasn't ready at 8:35. I finally got my pizza around 8:40. $2. I want my $2 back! So it took 100 minutes. At this point, I was expecting pizza so magnificent that angels would descend from the heavens and personally sprinkle Parmesan on it. But it was just okay. Not bad. Not great. Maybe I caught them on a bad night, but for the price, the wait, and the quality, I'll stick with Abby's. Their pizza is way better, and by the time LoLo's finishes an order, Abby's has already delivered mine, and I've been able to move on with my life and watch my son grow up.

Great food and service yesterday at the Newbergundian Bistro. We had been at Stoller for our spring…read morerelease, and wanted to find a new restaurant to try. We are glad it was the Newbergundian Bistro. We had to start with a Croissant. It was very flavorful, but it was bit soft, not the perfect crunch that we love. The fresh squeezed grapefruit juice made an excellent greyhound. The Bistro had my favorite...Escargot as a special. WOW. So good. We then shared the Potato Croquettes. The accompanying fondue was so good to dip the Croquettes into. We finished with a Ham and Brie Sandwich that was excellent, accompanied by crisp and hot french fries. My wife had the Grilled Five Cheese Sandwich with Mixed Greens. She loved it. Traci was terrific and helped us throughout the meal.

Great brunch at this new spot today! Small restaurant with…read morelimited tables. We started at the bar, which was not comfortable for my mom but eventually we were able to sit on the patio which was great. Potato croquet appetizer - yummy. The cheese, pickle, mustard and croquettes go together as one perfect bite. I got the open face Ruben. It was delicious. I tried the grilled cheese which my sister got too - yummy, but there's a sticky cheese on there that I didn't love. Greens that came with all items were weird. Didn't eat them - don't know what they were.

Absolutely delicious breakfast options! We are TOTAL snobs and we LOVED being here. Wonderful…read moreservice from the staff, the setting is SO cute with an outdoor seating and even a kids play area! Highly recommend!! (PLEASE! Get the avocado toast I am blown away:)))

We ended up here, because the restaurant I wanted to try out, had a 45 mins. wait! I'm not doing…read morethat, so we search on YELP for restaurants with 4 stars in Gresham. Here we are, trying Nanna's, withh an outdoor seating, got in line to order, found the seats where I wanted to seat outside patio, and in exactly 20 mins. (I timed them), our food was delivered! I picked the Grilled Spinach & Artichokes. "Grilled spinach, mozzarela, artichokes, parmessan, Greek yogurt with Swiss Cheese." Top of the Lunch Menu says: "Sandwiches, Burgers & Wraps all include choice of: Fries, Housemade Chips, Macaroni salad, fruit, soup or side salad". I asked if I could have mine in a WRAP. Which they did. I ordered the soup, Broccoii & Potato Chowder or something like that. Which was too filling. We shared. In my wrap, I noticed something RED. I wasn't sure what it was. It blend in together with the cheese, maybe yogurt? (I messaged their FB site, and was told, it's probably red pepper. With the soup, I was full, but I saved half of my wrap, but ate the crackers & part of hubby's chips. Hubby ordered Steak Burger, with added cheese & bacon extra. It was good, he ate every bite. He saved some chips for me, to have for my lunch with my wrap. (What a cool guy!) The restroom was unique and very well decorated. Customer service was good and asked us several times how our meals were. The outside is covered with hanging, very healthy pothos and fresh cut flowers on each tables. I like that a lot. BTW: What is the name of those little tiny sunflowers? I might bring my church group here, if only they come & take our orders, let me know for 2027. Some of the ladies, don't like standing in line, if you know what I mean? They're older than me.

Absolutely fantastic dining experience with fresh ingredients, attentive staff, and wonderful…read moreflavors. The welcoming atmosphere made everything even better, leaving us impressed and eager to return again very soon.

Vegetarians take note- they have an entire section just for us I am not used to having more than…read more2-3 options in upscale restaurants so this was a treat. Adam was our server he was great, attentive but just the right amount. Knew the menu well and gave pointers on how to sequence what I order in terms dish prep time. Super helpful as I ordered several things and wanted to pace it appropriately. Fried olives with Marcona almonds were tad salty for my taste so would probably skip that next time but everything else hit just right with flavor, texture and portion size. Jicama salad, elote , gauchos bread and piquillo empanadas are what we tried. Miraculously we still had room for dessert which was delicious

Unique and delicious cocktails. Lovely service and atmosphere. We highly recommend based on the…read moreroasted chicken (wow just wow) and the halibut. All so flavorful and fresh!! Can't wait to go back!!

Nice meal, open space, cute bar, really good service. Enjoyed the charcuterie, sourdough with blue…read morecheese, and salad. The Tagliatelle Paglia e Fieno with roasted corn and crème fraîche was the star. Would have loved to see a slightly bigger portion. Enjoyed the Movin to the Country, refreshing whiskey cocktail.

Delightful dining experience at this high quality yet comfortable and welcoming food and wine spot…read more Food: 5 Service: 4.5 Atmosphere: 4.5 Cost to worth it rating: 4.5 ($75 per person for a set menu with lots of food) Opentableable: yes Return worthiness: yes Eve award: best spaghetti dish Highlights: - Prix fixe: amazing spread and variety to share! Feel like they are underselling it when they say it's 4 courses. They bring you more than 4 plates to get a taste of a variety of their standard menu. We were started with a small selection of snacks (olives, nuts, bread/butter) followed by a trio of starters (shrimp fritter, burrata, melons), pasta with a salad, main, and dessert. Pretty much from the menu, all the items on left side and top of the middle section and 1 of each from the middle and main section. The only thing we didn't get were the items on the right which they let us know ahead of time. Also they were cool with my hub not eating seafood which can be a challenge for us with any set menu. - Wines: stellar! Every one we got was fantastic. And being big wine drinkers often we find selections just ok. Pairings were just the right amount and lovely. - Spaghetti: one of the most amazing pasta dishes I've had. There's something about the meld of flavors with the dashi browned butter, heaps of parmesan, shaved truffle, mushrooms, and delicate pasta that came together so perfectly. Sounds simple but was incredible. My way more picky than I am hub put this dish on his last supper meal. He's not even a mushroom guy! 5 stars - Little gem salad: I'm not a dressing fan but the tahini was delightful. The freshness of the crispy leaves with that sesame flavor did something for me. 4.75 stars - Lamb shoulder: tender and not gamey at all which is sometimes my fear with lamb. The sleeper star here for me was the zucchini though. Not sure what made it so extraordinary, but they were. Also the grits gave it a southerny homey feel and the dukkah a nice crunch and spice. 4.75 stars - Shrimp fritter: nice fried ball with shrimp and corn and not too greasy. 4 stars - Buttermilk ice cream with bits of biscuit and fruit: nice dessert to end on and loved the mint. They also gave us some chocolate ice cream for our anniversary which I loved. 4 stars - Burrata: standard and lovely with some peaches and nectarines with twist of Thai basil. 3.5 stars - Melon: whipped avocado was fun with the honeydew and cantaloupe and nuoc cham gave it a bit of a sour kick. 3.5 stars - Counter: fun seeing the dishes prepared. They also have standard tables and even a parklet outside. - Vibes: very comfortable without any pretentiousness which is my fave kind of fine dining - Staff: everyone seemed to enjoy working there. Mags was friendly and helpful with the menu and checked in on us along the way. Midlights: - Olives: smoked Spanish with fennel pollen was too strong of a flavor for me. 3 stars Lowlights: - A few courses we were served but had to wait for a our wine pairings. Not too long, but it's nice to have it ready to go either right before or at the same time to enjoy them together.

I really love the vibe of this place. Small, intimate, and the perfect place for a date. We came…read morehere with friends in which one of them had a chase credit. So we went to town on ordering a few things: Half a dozen of oysters-super fresh, small and briny served on salt plate. They included a house made hot sauce that tasted super fruity. Scale of 1 out of 10. Foie gras torchon -classic flavors. Strawberry, rhubard, balsamic. Foie Served on toasted challah and we opted for the black truffle. This dish was a total disappointment tho. The foie is not buttery and the truffle tasted thin and had 0 flavor. I think we would've been happier with a dozen oysters. Iberico pork for 2. This was enough for 3 of us. The majo sausage and spatzel were excellent as was the pork. Think of thick cut pork chop and it tasted just like it. We had one piece dryer than the other but they were cooked closer to medium. This was the best dish of the night. At $79 I would certainly hope so. We ended the night with some house ice cream and the again, these guys understand classic flavors. Service here was terrific. It didn't feel rushed and food came out accordingly. My water was always topped off in my small glass. Would definitely revisit when I'm back at Portland.

Bastion was amazing! My wife and I were visiting from Sacramento and wanted to check out some of…read morethe famed gluten free restaurants in Portland. Bastion definitely is part of what makes Portland's gluten free scene great! The location is in a beautiful small neighborhood in the city. Bastion sits among some small businesses and has the feel of a cozy business in a house. My absolute favorite thing about Bastion was their fried chicken. It was crispy and delicious. Often times gluten free items lack a bit of substance when it comes to how it feels, but the nice meaty chicken pieces really helped offset that in the case of the chicken sandwich. It was fulfilling to eat and would do a great job filling up anyone who is hungry. My wife went with the waffles and they were great. They were presented beautifully with a gorgeous flower garnish. If you want a nice IG picture, well, here you go! To wash it all down I tried their mango smoothie. And this thing was smooooooof. This was one of THE BEST smoothies I've had in a while and I would drive back up from Sacramento just to get this again. We loved our experience at Bastion and am sad to leave!

We're in Milwaukie, because we were looking for a restaurant with a view of the river. The Yelp app…read morename this restaurant as one that had a view of a river. It turned out, this was not true. But, we decided to eat here anyway! We ate outside, in a nice weather, no flies! We sat down, then we ordered from the menu, a Fried Chicken Sandwich and a Tarragon Chicken Salad Sandwich. All of the food in this restaurant is gluten free. And the sandwich bread, while tasty, were pretty hard to chew. Mine specially, I couldn't even cut the thinly sliced crust with MY knife & fork! That's saying a lot! The sandwich came with a nice serving of green salad. The restroom is clean. Service was good. Water is self-serve and there's hardly any room at the station to set down a small cup, when filling a second cup.

Lovely place for Happy Hour!…read more Found Wine & Growl on Open Table. The 1000 points rewards lured us to give it a try! Plus, we love wine and chocolate. Service was excellent! Had a little table in the corner reserved for us. We made reservations through Open Table. Our Infiniti SUV was being serviced (oil change and 15k service) just a little over a mile away. Drove from Vancouver, WA. We enjoyed the poke, cheeseburger, and brownie. Nice ambience. The view of the street and parking lot wasn't especially nice. But if this business flourishes, perhaps they can move locations in the future. All in all, a great start! We'll be back the next time we're in the area. Ohhh... almost forgot to mention that even the bathroom was nice ~ clean, with art-deco tones. CHEERS!

This place is extremely underrated. The service was cute and friendly! Thx, Gabe!…read more I had the poke bowl, Was not expecting the explosion of flavor and freshness. The bowl is unassumingly big and the wontons are crispy. The location is also unassuming in a strip mall but what a gem for this neighborhood.