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April 2024 by Mariela Caldera
It was good! I’ve been here a few times. Unfortunately the city view rooftop areas do get closed out for private events so we can’t get our pictures out there. Friendly staff, great food, elegant place.
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April 2024 by Brian Phillips
We went for my birthday, and it was fantastic. The food was amazing, and the cocktails were tasty. Jessica, our server, was wonderful, she did such a great job of taking care of us without being up in our business, she had great suggestions, and was one of the best servers ever. Did I mention the food? The pork belly was sooo good, the fat just melts in your mouth, and the meat was crunchy and tender, an delicious.
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April 2024 by JM
Been more than twice, food isn't bad, just over rated. The decor feels like Disney's Space Mountain. Had to remind server to refill water.
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March 2024 by Darcy Joan Gabriele
Views, service, food, all luxurious. We also got a bottle of wine that was lovely as well.What to order: the tuna sashimi and the pork belly! The best things on the menu.Skip the octopus - the only dish that wasn’t a solid 5/5 for us. But everything else was truly that good.Service was also wonderful. We had such a lovely date night!
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March 2024 by Tania Juarez
The potatoes were gross, so was the milk and cookies dessert. Not my far dine dinning experience by a long shot. The view was lovely and so were the server. Overall Portland has much better restaurants in downtown.
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March 2024 by Brendan Rickert
This was a great find. Absolutely wonderful staff and food. Great value for quality and quantity of food.
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March 2024 by John Wick
View is beautiful and the service is perfect!
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March 2024 by Bobby Axelrod
I really want to like this place. The location is great. Awesome views of the city, and the decor in the restaurant is cool. A fun place to be.But… the food was awful overall. I just assume they don’t have a chef right now. Cause the food tasted like it was from someone just learning to cook.They made the dishes look nice in presentation, but the food themselves were either undercooked or overcooked.I’ll go back here once I get word that they actually hired a chef.
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March 2024 by harold murray
amazing food, service and atmosphere was great.
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March 2024 by Katie Theo
Departure was okay. I’m pregnant so we didn’t order alcohol, and we didn’t opt for the Departure Experience- it might’ve been a fluke but it definitely felt like there was a discrepancy in service once we established we wouldn’t be drinking and we were ordering a la carte.We ordered the crunchy crab roll and Departure wings, which were great. We also ordered the roasted squash dan dan noodles and the karaage- the dan dan noodles were pretty good, but it was more of a squash yakisoba with a ton of greens to me. The karaage was okay.The dessert was what led me to 3/5 stars- we got the chocolate ganache w/ raspberry coulis. After looking at other reviews, it was clear that ours was extremely lazily plated- I wish I would’ve taken a picture, because another reviewer had a stunning presentation of this dish. Ours had the chocolate ganache with just a sloppy pool of marshmallow next to it.Overall, cool location but we were a little bummed by our experience.
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March 2024 by ColleenW
Literally and figuratively, an elevated dining experience! Everything about Departure as a finale dinner in Portland was wonderful for our party of 4 visiting from out of town: elegant ambiance, delicious cuisine, positive interactions with our server, and amazing city views from the roof deck. An enjoyable evening enhanced with a stroll through the atrium lounge, billiards in the library, and discovering the inspiring art installations in the Nines Hotel. Highly recommend for a special, celebratory occasion!
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February 2024 by FMcMan
Used to love this place. The food though has gone downhill, at least for the vegan dishes. The only decent dish was a braised(?) carrot salad. The tempeh steamed buns were dry and flavorless aside from the few strands of ginger, and the only vegan sushi roll was underwhelming. We through in the towel after those selections. Very disappointing.
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February 2024 by Brendon
Great menu, great food, great staff (great gluten free options)Dietary restrictions: Plenty of gluten free and dairy free options
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February 2024 by Wonderful
We went for my son's birthday before a lecture. They were great about making sure we made it out on time, but without rushing us. The food was phenomenal. Cocktail was delicious and my son't mocktails were tasty, too! We did the three course meal and everything was seasoned beautifully. They were even kind enough to hang on to our leftovers for us, so we didn't have to take them to the theater, as we were using public transportation. Highly recommended.
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February 2024 by PDXdiner
Always a destination dinner, Departures does not disappoint. We tasted pretty much everything, sharing plates family style to maximize our experience. Each dish was exquisite, with a myriad of flavors, textures and levels of complexity. Even the younger members of our party (7 & 9) found dishes that they raved about. Fabulous service as well.
