Departure is the best date night or any occasion place. The departure experience meal allows you to really experience and enjoy everything you have to offer as well as having a good view
serina hamilton
I loved coming here but now that they have a new chef the food isn’t good. Weird pairings that look good on paper but don’t follow through in actuality.I have an allergy and was told everything would be handled but the second dish to come out had my allergy in every element of the dish. The manager did his best to help me and that was appreciated. However, even the steak dinner they gave me in place was weird. All spice potatoes drenched in olive oil, mint shredded carrots and steak? Individually the items were nice but so weird as a combination.
Devon Raghubir
Went here for wife’s 32nd bday with our 6.5 month old baby. The staff there were amazing. The 3 course menu with drink pairing was wonderful. Jason and Petra made the experience wonderful. When Petra introduced herself to our daughter she was upset that her new friend had to leave and go back to work. Petra was awesome and asked if she was able to give our daughter a dessert treat and our daughter loved the treat.Dietary restrictions: I have to be gluten free and they made sure all my items were gluten free.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul
Food, atmosphere, service, all were 5 stars.Highlights: carrots, wings, Szechuan noodles, matcha tiramisu.Highly recommend checking out departure!
We had a great time at Departure. We celebrated a birthday and it was fun. The energy was high. The service was attentive and enthusiastic. The cocktails were different and delicious. The food was different and delicious.
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.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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.
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.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
JeffC
Another Excellent Meal at Departure. I have been to Departure many times, and my friend and I returned this week. As usual we enjoyed the inventive Asian-inflected food and the excellent service. The space atop the Nines Hotel is beautiful and has a lovely view. The only minor drawbacks are that you are sitting close together and it can get noisy when the restaurant fills up, and the temperature in the men's room is set at meat locker levels. On additional note: My dining companion is vegan. The Departure menu not only has a number of interesting vegan items, they are willing and able to make off-menu vegan versions of several of their meat-centric dishes.
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!
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.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Brendan Rickert
This was a great find. Absolutely wonderful staff and food. Great value for quality and quantity of food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rupert
We went twice, once for supper, later for desert. Food was wonderful, desert was marred by unannounced substitution, not OK. (Was comped after complaint.) Unnecessary point off an otherwise wonderful experience. We'll definitely be back!
John Wick
View is beautiful and the service is perfect!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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.
Departure is the best date night or any occasion place. The departure experience meal allows you to really experience and enjoy everything you have to offer as well as having a good view
I loved coming here but now that they have a new chef the food isn’t good. Weird pairings that look good on paper but don’t follow through in actuality.I have an allergy and was told everything would be handled but the second dish to come out had my allergy in every element of the dish. The manager did his best to help me and that was appreciated. However, even the steak dinner they gave me in place was weird. All spice potatoes drenched in olive oil, mint shredded carrots and steak? Individually the items were nice but so weird as a combination.
Went here for wife’s 32nd bday with our 6.5 month old baby. The staff there were amazing. The 3 course menu with drink pairing was wonderful. Jason and Petra made the experience wonderful. When Petra introduced herself to our daughter she was upset that her new friend had to leave and go back to work. Petra was awesome and asked if she was able to give our daughter a dessert treat and our daughter loved the treat.Dietary restrictions: I have to be gluten free and they made sure all my items were gluten free.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food, atmosphere, service, all were 5 stars.Highlights: carrots, wings, Szechuan noodles, matcha tiramisu.Highly recommend checking out departure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steam Buns, Wings, Noodles, Citrus Kombu Cured Salmon Roll
We had a great time at Departure. We celebrated a birthday and it was fun. The energy was high. The service was attentive and enthusiastic. The cocktails were different and delicious. The food was different and delicious.
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.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steam Buns, Kushiyaki Grilled Steak
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.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Another Excellent Meal at Departure. I have been to Departure many times, and my friend and I returned this week. As usual we enjoyed the inventive Asian-inflected food and the excellent service. The space atop the Nines Hotel is beautiful and has a lovely view. The only minor drawbacks are that you are sitting close together and it can get noisy when the restaurant fills up, and the temperature in the men's room is set at meat locker levels. On additional note: My dining companion is vegan. The Departure menu not only has a number of interesting vegan items, they are willing and able to make off-menu vegan versions of several of their meat-centric dishes.
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!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crunchy Crab Roll, Sushi
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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.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
This was a great find. Absolutely wonderful staff and food. Great value for quality and quantity of food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We went twice, once for supper, later for desert. Food was wonderful, desert was marred by unannounced substitution, not OK. (Was comped after complaint.) Unnecessary point off an otherwise wonderful experience. We'll definitely be back!
View is beautiful and the service is perfect!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Wings