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Take in the sweeping city and landscape views. Sip a standout wine or craft cocktail. Dazzle your palate with seafood inspired by Northwest, Island or Asian milieus; an expertly prepared steak; farm-fresh salad; or another memorable dish. Our attentive staff will make you feel at home-in our rarefied air 30 floors above Portland.
PRICE RANGE
€28 - €37
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, After-hours, Drinks
CUISINES
Steakhouse, Asian, American, Bar
FEATURES
Reservations, Private Dining, Seating, Parking Available, Validated Parking, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music
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Reviewed 4 days ago

Beautiful view! Live music was great and at a perfect volume, not too loud even right next to the piano. Service and food were good, a little pricey but you are paying for the view and it is worth it. Would come back.

Date of visit: March 2024
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

My husband and I recently went on a date night to Portland City Grill for his birthday and we were very disappointed with the service. We are usually not very picky about service but when you book a reservation in advance, you expect to be...seated within 15 min of your reservation time or at least expect transparency from the hostess. Instead, we checked in for our reservation on time, waited for at least 30 min standing in the lobby and finally we were told if we wanted we could sit in the bar. This was a special occasion for us so had we known we'd be seated first come first serve in the bar we wouldn't have bothered with a reservation at a fancy restaurant and would have chosen a different restaurant. From there the service was what you'd expect in a bar, not in a 4-5 star fancy restaurant. To top off the experience, when we were paying the bill they asked if they could validate our parking, took our parking ticket, returned it and as we were driving out of the garage we found out the ticket had never been validated so we had to pay full price for parking. We have been to this restaurant in the past and have never had as poor service as what we experienced so not sure if we'll be back anytime soon.More

Date of visit: February 2024
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

It took 50 minutes to get a glass of wine. On a Sunday at 6pm. 1st time there, with family. After 20 min, our oysters arrived (they were not good, too small and had been placed upside down so the brine spilled out of most...of them) and I was told they didn’t have the white wine I ordered. I was also told they were out of my entree, the branzino. So we ate two appetizers( oysters and bone marrow) before my first drink finally arrived. And guess what? Server said they had found the original wine (a Sancerre) after all. 50 minutes to get a single drink. Bad oysters. Crowded. 6 feet clearance in the parking garage. Small menu that didn’t have featured entrees even on a weekend. Generally uninspired drinks menu. You are paying steep prices bc the place is located on the top floor of a bank tower. You sure aren’t paying for service.More

Date of visit: February 2024
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Reviewed 8 January 2024

The lines were long, reservations obviously needed but still there was a wait. New Year's Eve, of course. After a short wait we were seated in the busy, busy place. After wine was ordered (beer for me) we four chose the special meal of the...night. My wife and I both chose the 16 oz. steak, medium rare, after a salad course (the beet salad for me, the Caesar salad for her). Our friends had the filet with lobster. Even though this was the busiest night of the season the service was excellent, the food was well prepared and delicious.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 13 December 2023

This is a really nice restaurant with amazing views of the city. I think that you are paying for the view in part. We visited on a Saturday night, so it was really busy, and the services was pretty slow. One thing I noted was...the staff with a tablet going around and checking the status of clients and what tables were ready to "flip". I thought that was disconcerting and we felt rushed while we were eating.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 3 November 2023

We came here for dinner to celebrate my son’s college graduation. The evening started off great, we were given a table by the window, and the atmosphere is wonderful. Waiter came by and greeted us, asked if we were celebrating anything, and he chatted with...my son about his graduation and future plans. Very nice. We said we’d like to order some cocktails and he said he’d be right back. 10 mins go by, and he finally came back. As he was taking our order, he knocked over a full glass of water, which broke a wine glass on the table. There was glass and water everywhere. They had to totally reset the table. 20 mins later our drinks finally come and our martinis are no longer cold. We made the best of it, and ordered dinner. They brought my husband the wrong food, but not a big deal and it was sorted out. My son enjoyed his meal, but the rest of the meals were mediocre. The waiter brought my son a piece of cake, and said “happy birthday!” This is after their conversation about being there for a graduation celebration. The check came, and we put out $200 in gift cards, along with our CC. He ran the cards and brought back the ticket with the balance of $35. In big numbers he wrote what the original bill was, as he must of been worried that we’d tip on the $35 instead of the original bill. Just seemed like sort of a weird thing to do. A bunch of minor incidents, that added up to our evening not being what I should of been.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 27 October 2023

Not a family-friendly environment. Went to enjoy a few appetizers during happy hour (at 4pm) with 3 adults and my infant daughter, was turned away and told we would only be allowed to sit in the dining room because we have a minor with us...and happy hour is not served anywhere but the lounge. This is not listed anywhere on the website or the happy hour menu that minors are not allowed to sit in the lounge. Then on the way out we still had to pay $8 in for parking because it took us more than 10 minutes to go up to the restaurant, get turned away and then go back down to the car. It would have been REALLY nice to know children aren’t welcome during happy hour before driving 30 minutes there and then getting stuck in traffic on the way home with an 8 month old.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 9 October 2023

We were staying close by and this was our night to splurge. It also happened to be prom night and saw lots of young couples - extra fun! Marco was spectacular. The oysters were divinely fresh. I had the tuna salad nicoise, my husband the...steelhead and my friend had the filet mignon. All were delicious as were the drinks we selected. And we could not resist the creme brulee.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 28 September 2023 via mobile

Really not good! I got the rack of Lamb and ordered it medium rare plus. On small rack was done nicely and the other was raw it had on been seared. They said they would give me a dessert. The rack of Lamb was 50+...dollars the dessert 10. No offer to cook another one even though for that price there is only 2 small racks. The steak my wife had was very good but slightly overcooked. Salads were excellent and the pork belly was just there. Overall it wasn't as good as a family diner but close to 5x the price.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 14 September 2023 via mobile

Visiting Oregon on vacation and spent the first night in Portland. Portland City Grill was recommended to us and it was wonderful. The views are beautiful and the staff was outstanding. My husband had the salmon blackened and I had the braised beef short ribs....We split the cheesecake for dessert. The food was delicious! Great start to our vacation. Would highly recommend the Portland City Grill.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 17 August 2023

Beautiful view with nice ambience, and great service. We have been multiple times over the years and the service and food are always great.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 12 August 2023

Great place for a lively dinner. Great music and really good views of Portland. Calamari was the best of all appetisers and steak was cooked/seasoned perfectly.

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 1 August 2023 via mobile

Great view from upper floor office block. Service friendly but slow on a busy night. Starters average, fish tepid and overcooked. You can always tell the quality of a good restaurant by how they cook their fish. Overall disappointing.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 24 July 2023

This place was crazy loud and busy. We looked at the photos and went to the site, saw it was pricey, but we wanted a nice dinner during our trip. It was like a cafeteria. We were all crowded in to this one room even...though there was another large room available. (They started to seat it AFTER our dinner rush) We had to wait at least 15 minutes to even be greeted by our server and another 35-40 minutes for our food. The apps were really good (calamari and bread with olive oil) our dinner wasn't bad but when your bill is over $215 for 2 people before tip you don't want average. We were sat in the middle which and could still see a little out the window it was indeed a nice view. We made reservations and requested a window or close to one and didn't get it but it was worth a shot. I think the most shocking is this was on a Wednesday evening so I wouldn't dare step foot here on a weekend. If you're in a group and don't care about talking to most of the people and want to impress your group with an expansive dinner this is the place. If you're looking for a romantic date night look elsewhere. It was chaos. My husband had to sit with me on the same side of the table because we literally couldn't talk to each other. There's not any kind of dress code so dress up if you want to but there's going to be people with flip flops, baseball hats, and t-shirts who probably get better service than you. Our tables weren't cleared, my husband got one refill of tea, and I was never asked if I wanted a second glass of wine. The only attention we got was when it was time to pay the bill. The hostess was the silver lining of the evening. She was nice and chit-chatted with us while we waited and walked to the table. Other than that I was not impressed.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 24 July 2023 via mobile

Six of us enjoyed a dinner here. Food was good and the views even better and more beautiful at sunset. However, it is unbelievably noisy and it was hard to have a conversation. Our waiter while competent seemed too busy to give us perfect service.

Date of visit: July 2023
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They are not known for lunch; this is more of a happy hour and dinner venue. Happy hour prices are very reasonable and they have good items to pick from
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