Category: Reviews

Portland Eats has published a review of Otto Pizza and their new Enzo wine bar/dining area.

Before Enzo opened, your dining choices at Otto were limited to the few seats at the restaurant, standing outside on Congress, or take-out to enjoy at home.  All are workable options, particularly when talking about pies of this quality.  However, pizza is at its best when freshly prepared and straight from the oven (with a cold beer).  Thankfully, with the recent expansion, Otto has created a comfortable and inviting space in which to enjoy the city’s best pizza.

Portland Eats has published a review of Otto Pizza and their new Enzo wine bar/dining area.

Before Enzo opened, your dining choices at Otto were limited to the few seats at the restaurant, standing outside on Congress, or take-out to enjoy at home.  All are workable options, particularly when talking about pies of this quality.  However, pizza is at its best when freshly prepared and straight from the oven (with a cold beer).  Thankfully, with the recent expansion, Otto has created a comfortable and inviting space in which to enjoy the city’s best pizza.

Travels with Hilary has published a review of The Porthole.

Waitress arrived at the table with a smile, menus and coffee pot in hand. I kept it simple with poached eggs and one of the homemade biscuits. Eggs were perfectly poached; that 75¢ biscuit turned out to be a gigunda masterpiece. Yeah, the Porthole is my kinda breakfast joint.

Travels with Hilary has published a brief review of Evangeline.

Meal began with a teaser, a gougere, a mouthful of cheese-accented pastry air; followed by crusty bread. I had the most amazing endive salad, made with endive, Roquefort, pear, and pistachio crumble…

The Porthole has received 4 stars from this week’s Eat & Run review in the Press Herald.

Bottom line: With its atmospheric location on the waterfront, just across from the Harbor Fish market, this would be a good spot to bring visitors, especially during good weather when you can eat out on the restaurant’s deck. But it’s also a good destination for locals to drop in for a quick bite, especially during the week when you’re looking for a low-key place where you don’t have to fight crowds.

Travels with Hilary has published a brief review of Nosh.

And let’s not forget the fries–I had the salt-and-vinegar version accompanied by the very chunky blue cheese sauce. Yup, these will definitely suffice if I can’t get to Duckfat.

Appetite Portland has published a review of Bresca.

Reviewers far and wide wax poetic about Bresca’s panna cotta, so I steeled myself for a let down. How could it possibly live up to the hype, I reasoned?  Made with buttermilk, cream, and vanilla, and served in a passion fruit broth with white pepper orange flower sorbet, it’s just about the best  dessert I’ve ever eaten. It defies words. You just have to try it yourself.

The Blueberry Files has published a review of Vignola.

Since I liked the atmosphere at Vignola so much, I think I’ll relegate it to the category of ‘drinks and apps at the bar’ from now on. I think that’s a role that it will fill well, just as long as I don’t need to eat and leave in a hurry.

Sonny’s received 4 stars from the Taste & Tell review in today’s Maine Sunday Telegram.

BOTTOM LINE:Perfect chicken in wine, tangy rabbit enchiladas and good wine makes a meal at Sonny’s in its great old space a worthy way to dine in Maine.

Sonny’s received 4 stars from the Taste & Tell review in today’s Maine Sunday Telegram.

BOTTOM LINE:Perfect chicken in wine, tangy rabbit enchiladas and good wine makes a meal at Sonny’s in its great old space a worthy way to dine in Maine.