Wild Abandon
Portland, OR 97214-2820
Phone: (503) 232-4458
- Price:
- $$
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- Date Spot 2004
- Hours:
- Mon, Wed-Fri 4:30pm-10:30pm, Sat-Sun 5:30pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Wild Abandon – by Rachel Bellacera
In Short
Rich, jewel-toned decor with red velvet banquettes and gypsy-style lanterns create a romantic glow perfect for a tete-a-tete. The cozy surroundings are complemented by refined comfort food. The goat cheese torta layers creamy chevre, pesto and roasted garlic. The Willamette dream salad combines soft blue cheese, honey-glazed pecans, grilled apples and sweet currants over organic greens with lemon-basil vinaigrette. The chicken crepes are filled with tender meat and mushrooms in a sweet cardamom sauce.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitThe outdoor patio is ideal for the summer months. Surrounded by greenery and flowers, it's perfect for dinner.
User Reviews for Wild Abandon
05/03/2008 Posted by nillhil
not at all in a rush when we were first seated. appetizers fine. request for more bread ignored or more likely forgotten .wrong drink brought , we said nothing oh well we were all in a good mood nice night sitting outside so who cares, then asked about ingredients in curry, pretty and sweet waitress did not know took a guess (she had had it once) made no attempt to find out, ditto on vegetable side of evening(i guess it is asparagus) until i pressed the issue turns out there were other options oh well. we are still happy relaxed whatever, siting with nice view of trees enjoying eachother glad at least they are not trying to turn tables quickly . then waited waited waited at least an hour and a half after we placed our orders (and had moved inside due to night chill falling) servers sweet apologetic food fine temperature not even but flavor good and whatever. no one complained dinner pretty good dessert oh oh vey not agian wrong drink again this time we spoke up dessert good asked about tres leche cake she went checked to see what mils were init forgot to mention marscapone cheese which we almost did not discover as she forgot cake. flourless choclate cake port an tres leche cake delicious but was a little put out she did not tell us about cheese as i am pregnant and admittedly paranoid about what cheeses i am eating. well they did graciously and without prompting from us take appetizers and many drinks off of our bill with the explanation that they had group of 20(prom) and things are not normally like that. i believe that to a certain extent but our experience was so over the top ridiculous that i cannot imagine it being so isolated an incident , most annoying to me was the servers lack of knowledge no problem but lack of interest in finding out what food she was serving . whew glad we are out of there but all in all had a good time (great company)! 0 0 0
03/21/2008 Posted by missbliss28
I've been to Wild Abandon a handful of times now and the food has always been excellent. Sometimes the service is a little poky (but that's what you get for having only one server, and it's a small place), but it's always been worth the wait (and nothing I haven't experienced in other restaurants). Try the Willamette Dream Salad: it has a light, lemony dressing and sweet currants and tangy goat cheese. Mmmm. And the Penne is really cheesy and good. They used to have a baked brie appetizer served with cinnamon glazed pears and currants and candied pecans and toast points. It was wonderful, so I'm not sure why they took it off the menu. be sure to save room for the Tres Leches Cake! Whenever we are looking for a restaurant that is off the beaten path, we avoid those yucky chain restaurants and head to Wild Abandon!
Pros: atmosphere, good food, excellent tres leches cake
Cons: they don't have ice (I like Ice in my water), small place so sometimes a wait
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