Jake's Grill

Reviews

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  Adam C

  4 days ago
  5.0
  New favorite local restaurant. Great breakfast, excellent happy hour. We stayed at the connected Sentinel Hotel for a couple of nights and this restaurant was the bright spot of the experience. The breakfast steak was well worth it (had it two days in a row). Bar can get a little busy during happy hour.
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  Ruth Barrocas

  6 days ago
  5.0
  Jake’s Grill was such a solid dinner. I started with the strawberry mint lemonade. This is actually the second time I’ve ordered it because it’s really good. It has a little bubbly kick to it at first, which I really like, and it’s super refreshing. I’m generally a light sweetness person, so it’s a little sweeter than I normally prefer, but that’s totally personal preference. If you’re expecting a lemonade, it’s fantastic. I also got the shrimp cocktail because I had really been craving one, and honestly that was a big reason I chose Jake’s in the first place. You get four shrimp for around $19–20, but these things are HUGE. For a steakhouse, I think the price is fair. They put fresh grated horseradish right on top of the cocktail sauce, and once you mix it in, it’s great. I did have to pull the little black strip off the backs of a couple of the shrimp tails, but it’s not the end of the world. They serve everything over crushed ice, which is a neat presentation. It ticks the box for a good shrimp cocktail. For dinner I got the 6 oz petite filet with garlic mashed potatoes and broccolini. Incredible. I ordered the steak medium and it came out medium rare. The fact is, medium rare is actually what I wanted, so apparently the chef is psychic. 😂 The garlic mashed potatoes are creamy and filled with flavor, and the broccolini is cooked perfectly while still having an awesome bite to it. And then there’s the creamed spinach. My God. The creamed spinach is a freakin’ mouthgasm. Cheesy. Filled with flavor. Absolute slam dunk. Jake’s is also inside this beautiful historic Portland building, and the whole restaurant just fits the space. It has that old-school steakhouse vibe without feeling like it’s trying too hard to have an old-school steakhouse vibe. Great meal. I’ll be back.
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  Amanda Rufener

  Sep 30, 2026
  1.0
  A truly bizarre experience: our hotel (The Sentinel) is attached to this restaurant. We were given breakfast vouchers. We walked in, stood at the entrance for five minutes next to the “please wait to be seated” sign, all while watching 6 employees cook and zip around looking busy. The only problem is that there were only 7 diners in the establishment, a nearly 1-to-1 ratio of employees to diners. Several employees saw us waiting, but nobody dared cross the room and ask if we wanted to be seated. Finally a young man got close enough that I pounced and asked “is this where we should be standing to get seated?” And he responded curtly, “yeah but we’re busy”. Except for they weren’t? It was bizarre. Maybe they had room service orders? But even then customers in person surely could have been seated and handed menus. Anyway, it seems service issues are common here. Don’t expect perfection.
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  Ryan Mctigue

  Sep 26, 2026
  5.0
  Flew into Portland Friday for work and stayed at the Sentinel hotel. Went to Jake’s grill for dinner. The food was good. Merete was our waitress and was great. Made a relaxing dinner after a long flight much better.
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  Arial Demi

  Sep 25, 2026
  5.0
  My first experience here was for lunch for a Cobb salad, it was good and a nice portion for a lunch salad. I went again for happy hour for the fried calamari and edamame hummus, it was all very delicious but what I like most here is the vibe. Even with it being super busy both times the staff was friendly, accommodating, and just made sure I was comfortable. I'll be back again soon.

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