Portland City Grill

Reviews

• SM

  Sheena Mack

  2 days ago
  4.0
  The atmosphere is divine from the 30th floor. It is very dark at night and not much of a view if you don't have a seat by a window. The service was good and orderly without feeling stressed or flustered. We were sat directly outside of the kitchen but still had a nice quiet meal. The food quality was fantastic but poorly executed. I ordered the Eye of the Rib Eye rare and my fiance ordered a Filet Mignon Medium, mine was cooked Medium Rare and his came out less than Rare and was raw in the middle. I traded my steak for his but it was still too rare for his liking. The flavor was fantastic and tge quality of meat was high as advertised, it was our first visit and we will call it a bad night for the chef. We brought most of our meat home to turn into something divine. We will certainly give them another try when we are in Portland again, as other than the undercooked meat, everything else was lovely.
• JW

  J Ward

  6 days ago
  1.0
  Service extremely slow and inexperienced server. Didn't discuss the specials. Took an hour to get our food. I had the bass on lobster risotto. The fish was raw and like a rubber doll. You could pick the fish up with s fork as a whole piece. To get any of it apart I used a steak knife. Asked for the waiter to remove my meal. I decided to forgo my entree since it was so disgusting. Literally lost my appetite. We ended up splitting a oyster appetizer and Ceasar salad and pasta carbonara. Worst meal we've had in years. The table next to us celebrated a birthday and returned a Entree also. His steak was medium well vs medium rare. Took 30 minutes for him to get a replacement while the birthday girl went ahead and ate her meal while it was warm. Not exactly a special occasion to remember. Save your money and go to anywhere else. Or just get a drink in the bar and call it good.
• JK

  Justice Kearney

  Aug 14, 2026
  2.0
  I came here with my wife and 2 friends for my birthday dinner, Me, my wife and 1 friend each ordered a MR filet. After over an hour our food came out and my wife's steak was more on the MW side. It took quite a while for the server to come check on our meal, when we showed and told him about it he offered to have the kitchen cook another one. By this time everyone else was basically done eating so we didn't want to wait any longer. The server said he'd have to talk to the manager and when he came back he said they could only offer a free desert or short ribs (which the desert was my bday desert because I never got that which is customary in a dining experience such as this). My wife never ate her overcooked steak and we still had to pay full price. When I'm paying 60$ for a steak it should be correct, and I get mistakes happen but we had other engagements to get to and the experience took so long as it was we could not wait any longer. Yeah the views were cool but we definitely won't be coming back.
• TW

  Talisha Williams

  Aug 8, 2026
  5.0
  ★★★★★ Phenomenal from start to finish. Portland City Grill absolutely lived up to the hype. The food, cocktails, atmosphere, and that VIEW… just wow. We started with a dozen oysters and the grilled asparagus, and both were fantastic. For dinner, we had the Alaskan halibut with herb vegetable orzo and beurre blanc, and it was outstanding! Perfectly cooked, beautifully presented, and full of flavor without overpowering the fish. The cocktails were just as good. We had an Old Fashioned and a French 76, and both were beautifully made. But then there’s the view. Sitting high above Portland with the city, river, bridges, and mountains stretched out in front of you is an experience all by itself. We honestly just kept looking out the window like, is this real?! Everything about the evening felt special without feeling stuffy. Beautiful atmosphere, excellent food, great drinks, and one of the most incredible views we’ve experienced since moving to Portland. Absolutely phenomenal. We will 100% be back. ❤
• BB

  Bon Baron

  Jul 31, 2026
  2.0
  We celebrated our anniversary here on July 18th. I heard it's a famous restaurant, but our experience wasn't good. We got seated by the window. The only good thing about this restaurant was the view. Food was ok like my coworker told me. Service wasn't good. I got the eye of ribeye but I didn't like it. Not juicy. The french fries on the side was lukewarm. My husband got the course meal and red velvet cake was listed as dessert. Turned out their complimentary anniversary cake was red velvet cake so they cheaped out by adding a tiny chocolate that says "Happy Anniversary" to HIS dessert. We noticed a bold manager-looking guy was talking to each couple who were celebrating their anniversary like us. Before he got close to our table, I told my husband "I bet he'd skip our table because I'm the only minority here." And I was right. He skipped our table and went to the next table. Rude. We should have gone to Ringside which has both good food and service. We are not coming back.