Yet another great experience at Higgins. Amazing service. Cocktails, appetizers, main courses and dessert were all fabulous!!! Higgins is great anytime, but is also conveniently located for dinner after a show or symphony. Thank you Higgins for maintaining such high standards.
MollyB
A fantastic meal of stead and braised Brussels sprout greens! Who knew how tasty those could be! Fingerling potatoes cooked to perfection!! Great, attentive service. Lemon match ice cream for dessert. Yum! Higgins never disappoints!
Patrick G
Food is wonderful! Service is great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bill George
Delicious and fascinating. Who knew turnips would pair with grilled salmon.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I know this isn't ‚done‘ but my companions would have liked salt/pepper available as well as a choice in dressings. The staff were awesome. The amuse bouche was a great touch and elevated our experience. Thank you for an enjoyable experience. I was going to get the crab salad special but my expectation was for some additional salad greens so I chose another dish.
RiverH
Delicious, efficient, fun and comforting. The best dining experience I've had in Portland. Steak and Salmon cooked to perfection with delicious pillowy gnocchi. I'm always impressed by the effort and expertise that goes into preparing the food at Higgins. I worked here for 8 months and was still impressed with flavors I had not yet experienced.
Albert Reel
Some of the best in Portland. Classic place that has a great atmosphere and food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
RuthS
Expensive restaurant with food and service less than expected for the price. Compared with our previous experiences several years ago, the value has decreased. Nothing was bad and we were served a nice amuse bouche. There are many better options in Portland.
HKO2015
We were crammed at small table in the back of the bar. Not sure why we drew the short straw with our reservation when we saw parties of 2 who arrived shortly after us seated in booths. The table next to us was very close and one of the diners had an extremely loud voice which made it difficult for my friend and I to carry on a conversation. The food and wine were delicious but the overall ambience was marginal. Service was excellent (except for whoever decided we should be seated at the tiny table).
We love Higgins for the Portland history and ambiance. However, there are far, far better meals to be had for the price. Our group of 6 unanimously agreed we would have spent $30-40 each per meal, but the $70-80 it ended up being per person was too much for the quality received.
We had a delicious meal of a salmon salad for my friend and a seafood stew for myself with a couple of glasses of wine. It was absolutely perfect. The server was attentive and everything was lovely.
Sean Blair
My wife and I came here for date night before we Is to the Keller auditorium. The food was amazing and I would order it 10 times over again. Is our waiter was beyond amazing. I had the blackened cod And my wife had Is Pacific oysters pasta.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Earl Heberlein
Fantastic food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Belgian Beer
BorrowedTime
We had tickets to a show at the Schnitz so Higgins was the perfect place to get dinner before the event. I had reservations in the bar so we were seated immediately. It's pretty noisy in there but the food was exceptional. We are planning to return soon. Totally worth it.
Yet another great experience at Higgins. Amazing service. Cocktails, appetizers, main courses and dessert were all fabulous!!! Higgins is great anytime, but is also conveniently located for dinner after a show or symphony. Thank you Higgins for maintaining such high standards.
A fantastic meal of stead and braised Brussels sprout greens! Who knew how tasty those could be! Fingerling potatoes cooked to perfection!! Great, attentive service. Lemon match ice cream for dessert. Yum! Higgins never disappoints!
Food is wonderful! Service is great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious and fascinating. Who knew turnips would pair with grilled salmon.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I know this isn't ‚done‘ but my companions would have liked salt/pepper available as well as a choice in dressings. The staff were awesome. The amuse bouche was a great touch and elevated our experience. Thank you for an enjoyable experience. I was going to get the crab salad special but my expectation was for some additional salad greens so I chose another dish.
Delicious, efficient, fun and comforting. The best dining experience I've had in Portland. Steak and Salmon cooked to perfection with delicious pillowy gnocchi. I'm always impressed by the effort and expertise that goes into preparing the food at Higgins. I worked here for 8 months and was still impressed with flavors I had not yet experienced.
Some of the best in Portland. Classic place that has a great atmosphere and food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Expensive restaurant with food and service less than expected for the price. Compared with our previous experiences several years ago, the value has decreased. Nothing was bad and we were served a nice amuse bouche. There are many better options in Portland.
We were crammed at small table in the back of the bar. Not sure why we drew the short straw with our reservation when we saw parties of 2 who arrived shortly after us seated in booths. The table next to us was very close and one of the diners had an extremely loud voice which made it difficult for my friend and I to carry on a conversation. The food and wine were delicious but the overall ambience was marginal. Service was excellent (except for whoever decided we should be seated at the tiny table).
We love Higgins for the Portland history and ambiance. However, there are far, far better meals to be had for the price. Our group of 6 unanimously agreed we would have spent $30-40 each per meal, but the $70-80 it ended up being per person was too much for the quality received.
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Great food, little small on the portions
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We had a delicious meal of a salmon salad for my friend and a seafood stew for myself with a couple of glasses of wine. It was absolutely perfect. The server was attentive and everything was lovely.
My wife and I came here for date night before we Is to the Keller auditorium. The food was amazing and I would order it 10 times over again. Is our waiter was beyond amazing. I had the blackened cod And my wife had Is Pacific oysters pasta.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Belgian Beer
We had tickets to a show at the Schnitz so Higgins was the perfect place to get dinner before the event. I had reservations in the bar so we were seated immediately. It's pretty noisy in there but the food was exceptional. We are planning to return soon. Totally worth it.