McCormick & Schmick's Harborside - Portland

Fresh Seafood with a View. I have frequented the Harborside for many years. It's right on the water at the South end of town. I have always found the staff and bartenders very helpful and attentive. The food is always fresh and served quickly. Matt and Kyle in the bar are always attentive and helpful. I think Matt's been there for 13 years now.…

Overpriced - Overcooked. It's not a restaurant that I would have ever chosen because I don't like high priced restaurants, but I got a gift certificate from my boss so I took my mother for her birthday. I asked for a window seat when I made my reservation and mentioned that it was my mothers birtday but there was no mention of it while we dined. I would have liked for it to be acknowledged and for her to receive a little dessert. I'm not talking about having the waiters sing at the table, but a little something is nice.

General observations:

One little bun sized piece of bread cut into 5 slices for a table of 4? Dinner was $130, and no extra bread? I don't understand ala carte dining, I gues I appreciate the lower end restaurants where you get a salad with your meal.

My mother had the ling cod, the fish was good but it was served with what looked and tasted like plain white rice Yuck!

My daughter had the crab stuffed salmon which was tasty, but it was swimming in a big puddle of grease on her plate.

My son had the sirloin & scampi, no comlaints, everyone at the table wished they had ordered what he had.

I had the wild mixed grill-no sauce on the crab cake, the salmon was over cooked and dry, the risotto was tasty, but there was that all too familiar puddle of grease on the plate.

I've got $18 left on the gift certificate, anybody want it?…