Three Doors Down Cafe

05/29/2008 Posted by seto2424

My husband and I went to 3doors down for Valentine's Day. We had a small wait before we were seated for our reservation. The host seemed a bit overwhelmed, but he remained friendly. Our server was excellent! He knew the menu very well and was confident in his recommendations, which I can always appreciate. The entrees were great. Their Tiramisu is one of the BEST I've ever had!!!!

Pros: food, service, TIRAMISU

05/29/2008 Posted by catalinas

The food is definitely good, and our server was top notch, but I found the bar waiting area very cramped with absolutely no room to move about, and since the restaurant is not really separated from the bar the whole place was extremely loud. I couldn't speak with our friends across the table without yelling, and I couldn't hear what they were saying. The parking is very limited because you're in a residential neighborhood and off of Division. Plan to spend some time looking for an open spot to park and if you're looking for a quiet romatic place, this isn't it.

Pros: Great food

Cons: parking, noise level, limited seating while waiting

03/23/2008 Posted by Dragon0412

I don't usually review restaurants but after having dinner at 3 Doors Down I felt compelled. I come from a family of chefs and grew up in NYC. I have my standards for what's good.... The service was excellent (Mara), the menu had something for everyone and the food was delicious (I had the Rigatoni in Vodka Cream Sauce with Italian sausage..... A bit spicy but very good). Great selection of wines! The atmosphere was romantic. We went for a birthday celebration and everyone raved. The place was packed! I highly recommend this restaurant.

11/02/2007 Posted by prince_of_pasta

Great Service, food and wine list....Get early or make reservations...Our server was very friendly and his suggestions were spot on. Their meatballs (made of veal, pork and beef) are to die for.

Pros: Food

Cons: Busy, if you consider that a con

10/05/2007 Posted by zalli

I love this place. The service was Amazing, and the food tasty. W/O reservations our party of 4 was seated in 20 min. Our server suggested the perfect wine for our dining selections too! I will be back!

Pros: Service and Food

Cons: Parking

09/03/2007 Posted by kokoma

To the reviewer who thinks the east coast has the best food in the world please go back and enjoy your food. We don't need any more east coast snobby implants out here in the west. Take your polluted minds and your pretentious air back to skid row New or should I say Sewer Jersey and eat your "fresh" fish out of the Hudson river. Oh by the way the Italian food is good in Jersey when prepared by the Mofia..or maybe I'll let them read your review since New York's cuisine is far superior over Italy's or any other country in Europe.

Pros: On the west coast

Cons: some people from the east coast eat here

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07/30/2007 Posted by sc_ross

We grew up in Jersey. Some may consider that a negative... and you are right in many ways. But, the food in New Jersey and New York is the best in the world. Not opinion... fact. And there are not many places in Portland that can even compete with old world Italian cuisine... 3 Doors Down can and does. They had a fantastic anti-pasta made not with the usual ham slice, peppers and olives... but with fantastic prosciutto, capicola and REAL mozzarella. The gnocchi with sausage was fantastic 3 Doors Down really deserves a night out.

Pros: Dishes, service, prices

Cons: Hard to find - off the beaten path.

07/20/2007 Posted by dlee06

This is our standby, great restaurant we go to when we want a fantastic meal. The service is always superb, the food is always super tasty, and I can always find a glass of wine that needs to be consumed.

Pros: Great food, generous portions

Cons: No reservations, parking

07/16/2007 Posted by deliciojones

The small staff at 3 Doors Down clearly wants everyone to have a stellar experience. They turned a potentially negative situation into a positive. After delicious bread with their house white bean and rosemary spread, followed by an outstanding Caesar salad and a memorable spinach salad, my seafood fra diavolo was disappointing. The presentation was gorgeous - brimming with clams, mussels, scallops and shrimp, but unfortunately, there was an undeniably gritty texture. I'm sure this isn't the norm, but when serving clams night after night, this is bound to happen once in a great while. The accommodating wait staff could not have been more professional about this gaffe. While we dined on my date's tasty tuna puttanesca, the staff quickly prepared their other house specialty - the fantastic, famed, vodka penne with Italian sausage. The meal was topped off by the greatest piece of tiramisu I've ever consumed. Our server was prompt with clearing, checking in, making suggestions on both food and wine, as well as crumbing. An incredible value, Three Doors Down makes our 'short list.'

06/15/2007 Posted by ronhopkins

dMy wife and i found this place here and thought that this would be a nice place to have our annaversery dinner. We were the fist to arrive and got good service. I ordered the seafood special that the waitress reccomended and my wife ordered a past dish. The past dish reminded us of hamburger helper and would has been allot more appealing if it had not of come with frozen peas. My meal looked allot better, it had lots of seafood in a red spicy sauce. Every thing was great until about 9:00 that evening and then at 12:00 mid night it all came bck up. I have an iron stomach and have never had anything like this happen to me before. 06/06/2007 Ron