Paley's Place
Portland, OR 97209
Phone: (503) 243-2403
Fax: (503) 223-8041
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- Northwest Northrup Street
- Best of Citysearch:
- Romantic Dining 2007, Special Occasion Dining 2006, Fine Dining 2006
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 5:30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm, Sun 5pm-10pm
Editorial Review for Paley's Place – by Otis Rubottom
In Short
Subdued elegance with homey touches define the welcoming atmosphere here. The combination of soft-toned walls, sleek furniture and continental details (hard-boiled eggs at the bar, French liqueur posters on the walls) creates an appealing space. The menu highlights Northwest staples such as pears, mushrooms, crab and salmon. Steak tartare goes deluxe with silken Kobe beef; oysters are among the freshest in the city; and sauce-based dishes are transporting.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoFor less fuss but no less quality, have a bite in the bar area where the full menu is served and the bartenders make a mean cosmopolitan.
User Reviews for Paley's Place
05/04/2008 Posted by dw13
The wine and service were great, but other than that not worth the expencive price. My husband and I went there for our 14th anniversary. It was recommended out of National Geographic as the best restaurant in Portland. I love GOOD food, when I travel, I search for the best restaurants, I can tell you, Lorenzillos in Cabo and La Cala in Zihuatanejo are a MUST!!!! Paleys in Portland not a must. The wine was exellent and the 2 waitresses, great and fun! I had 1/2 order of the crab dish and 1/2 order halibut, these had no flavor. My husband was recommended the pork appitizer and told it would melt like butter was tough, and was not happy with his steak, he came home and made himself dinner. $240.00, not worth it. Last, did not like the setting, tables to close, not romantic.
04/03/2008 Posted by BuddingFoodie
I'm only a "budding foodie" as my username suggests so I'm just starting to make more adventrous culinary choices. And Paley's Place was a great place for me to expand my food horizons. Even my more reserved husband partook in the feasting. We tried dishes such as marrow, sweetbreads, and escargot (among others). Many of the dishes come in half portions so we ordered quite a few dishes and shared everything. It was a while ago that we went so I cannot comment on the tastiness of any particular dish. But in my opinion I believe all of them were probably executed well. However, my lack of comparisons is limiting to my review. There were some dishes we really enjoyed (I do particularly remember the american kobe beef being excellent) and others we did not care for (the escargot). But overall we were both very happy w/ our experience there. The service was good; nothing spectacular, but certainly not sub-par. We took our time and as stated earlier tried numersous dishes in succession (not all at once) so our experience there took about 2 (leisurely) hours. We left hoping to someday return and try more of their offerings. We did make reservations for early in the evening, right after opening so when we arrived we were some of the only patrons. But by the time we left, the place was very crowded so I strongly reccommend reservations especially if you prefer to dine later that 6 or 6:30.
Pros: Good food and service, decent selection
Cons: parking could be an issue but we parked in the hospital parking
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