Portland City Grill

11/06/09

amazing food!

by charlie 21 at Citysearch

Reservations are a must! We were able to call that day and get reservations for later that night. Parking is confusing if you are not from Portland, but you can validate your ticket at PCG. Overall, great meal, great service, fun night out! Views from the 30th floor are outstanding!

• Pros: great food, great service
• Cons: very dark inside, loud

06/06/09

Great food with a view

by SusanaO at Citysearch

I had their special which was filet topped with crab. It was done perfectly to my order and was truly delicious. The server was attentive but not bothersome and allowed me able time to visit with friends and take in the amazing view. I highly recommend this restaurant.

• Pros: delicious food, great service, awesome views.
• Cons: very popular bar, so the wait can be long for the bar

05/11/09

Excellent view, great service, very expensive

by Raven777 at Citysearch

I brought two out of town guests to view Portland and have a wonderful meal. The service in the restaurant was perfect. The waiter was helpful and didn't rush us. The Kung Pao calimari was fantastic! Though I had ordered that terrible glass of wine in the bar (service not very good and really loud in there), the mohito I had in the restaurant was great. I ordered New York steak - which for some reason comes only at 20 oz which is way too big. However, it was very good quality. I asked for it medium rare and it was more on the rare side. The sides were decent. I highly recommend the fresh cookies for dessert. Be prepared for the bill! Still, once in awhile, it's a special place to go.

• Pros: Wonderful preparation of food, nice menu
• Cons: Really bad Pinot Noir at $12 a glass

07/14/08

knockout service and view

by urbiano at Citysearch

Friends took me out for my birthday..very special occasion. We had reservations for 5:30PM on Saturday evening, figuring we could get a window seat, but alas, not meant to be. However, we had a very nice table witha semi-view. Having arrived early, we sampled the bar and some appetizers; very crowded, but totally cool atmosphere. Drinks and food were great. After we were seated, our waitress came over and introduced herself, asking who's birthday it was. She made me feel really special all night. Drinks and wine were great, the food orders were correct, although my filet mignon was a bit overcooked. She did ask that we cut into our steaks to see if they met with our approval, but I didn't want to return it, so I ate it. The meat was good, potato perfect, veggies satisfactory. I was given a complimentary desert (with spoons for everyone). All in all, a very nice, very special event.

But ummmm.... the food. I've had much better. For the price, it should have been world class, but in fact Portland has better dishes. Most of the presentations were acceptable, but not spectacular. And although I didn't complain, do not serve the guest of honor an overdone steak! They should rethink the chef and make the room as grand as the atmosphere. Great time, may go again, but it's the experience, not the food.

• Pros: view, service, ambience
• Cons: food was good, but we've all had better.

06/13/08

great views, good happy hour

by sunflowrangel at Citysearch

Portland City Grill is a great place to go to soak up some amazing views of the city and take advantage of some cheap happy hour appetizers. You also have to purchase a cocktail or "beverage" while in the lounge, so my fiancee and I decided to try Oregon's Pinot Noir because we've heard so much about it and love pinot noirs. We were greatly disappointed. We don't know if it was just this brand or if all oregon pinot's taste like watered down white zin with no body or fullness? So, we had to send it back because we weren't willing to pay $12 a glass for that. The waitress seemed a bit offended, but was accomodating. The happy hour appetizers were pretty good and pretty big for the price too. Overall the atmosphere here was not laid-back at all, a bit uptight, so we didn't really feel at home here. Would recommend this place for the views, but probably wouldn't go back again. If you want great food with a great atmosphere, we would recommend Park Kitchen.

• Pros: great views, happy hour
• Cons: uptight, bad oregon pinot noir

05/06/08

Go for the view (food is good, but there is better elsewhere)

by hoopla_pdx at Citysearch

The view is really 5+ stars, and makes it worth going. I've been there twice in the last month, and every few months during the past couple of years. The food ranges from average to very good, but not exceptional.

• Pros: View, view, bar menu, food for any taste, view

04/18/08

Great Views, Great Food

by pixie29 at Citysearch

This is a great restaurant. Very classy, good food, good drinks, spectacular views. However, we have requested a table w/a view the last few times when we made reservations weeks in advance and we were assured we would get a great table and then when we show up it's not a table by the window! The food is excellent, but sometimes we feel it's a little overpriced. Very good, but I don't necessarily think the menu prices should be as high as they are. (That's my only complaint.)

08/06/07

Great views, great food...except nasty sushi!

by johnandmary at Citysearch

Four of us dined at the Portland City Grill for my daughter's birthday. We had requested a window table and got it, the service was great and the meal terrific. The only problem with the entire evening was the sushi. Ick. Yes, this is a great restaurant, but we have had better sushi at many other Portland restaurants. The sushi we had as an appetizer kept falling apart. The rice was dry and not your typical sushi rice at all. We were very dissapointed that such a highly regarded restaurant just couldn't seem to get the rolls right. What a shame. So go for the views and the great steaks, but skip the sushi.

• Pros: Views, steaks, service
• Cons: Sushi

04/30/06

Reservations?

by peanut8117 at Citysearch

My date and I arrived just before our reservations to grab a drink before before being seated. 45 minutes later we were shown to our table.

Aside from that food was good, martinis were great and the view was breathtaking...... the date? Well, that's another story!

• Pros: View

06/24/05

So far, three for four...

by mchartz at Citysearch

My wife and I have had four meals there and three were good and a good value, one, not so much.

Overall, however, I would feel pretty comfortable recommending it.

• Pros: food, service, view
• Cons: Lmtd menu