Otherside Diner

500 Washington Ave, Portland
(207) 772-0002

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Zoe Miller

We got in on Sunday without a wait. Service was fast and friendly. Pancakes are delicious. Love the lemon butter. We had biscuits and gravy. Also very good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

catherine knott

Normally very busy but we caught it at a quiet time midweek around 10:30. Definitely recommend a reservation for the weekend.
Friendly service. Excellent brunch. Loved the omelette (added olives). Generous portions. My mom loved the atmosphere. The menu has something for everyone, breakfast or lunch with great sides as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Zyven S

They seem very awesome! My buddy loves his toast! Nyaruot was very kind and attentive. Would definitely recommend!

Brian Duckworth

Terrific breakfast. Eggs and ham with a pancake on the side. Everything was delicious.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alan G

Everything was excellent

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rivkah Bryk

Service was really slow, but the servers were kind. I was excited to see Monte Cristo on their menu, but it wasn't made correctly, the raspberry jam was more like a rough chutney, and the raspberries were fermented.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Linda Jaques

Just left there and apparently we didn't read the menu carefully. Food was good, service fairly slow for only our table waiting for food. The surprise came with the check. When reviewing the charges, there is a 3% surcharge that goes to the kitchen staff. Not optional, it helps pay them according to the explanation on the check. This should not be a surprise at the bottom of the check, it should be posted, or the customer should be notified in some way. Some of the practices put in place during Covid really no longer apply. Food was good, but I won't be back...because of this policy.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Spinach and Cheese Omelette

Lisa King

We were looking for a diner when we found this amazing place. From the friendly staff, clean atmosphere, steaming cup of coffee, to the delicious lemon zest pancakes with citrusy infused butter. The fluffy fresh produce omelet with garden berries on the side. Everything was perfect, making all of our breakfast dreams come true!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Caleb Pelkey

Don’t waste your time. Staff doesn’t even acknowledge you, multiple empty/dirty tables.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Melanie Applin Winfrey

Flavorful, unique menu with standards with their own twist, YUM!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hercules Breakfast, Classic, Sausage

Don Morrison

Great food with very friendly staff. The pork belly Benedict is awesome. Never had a bad meal here and I have had lunch here well over a dozen times.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Theresa Milewski

Other reviewers seem to like this place so I think we went on an off day??

Atmosphere-wise, I didn’t find it very homey. It felt like a hospital cafe, despite the many plants.

We did get greeted quickly by a young server who said we could sit anywhere. There was plenty of seating at the counter so we sat there. Next to our seat, there were used water glasses and a water carafe that looked like it had been there a while because it had those bubbles that usually form in water that’s been sitting around awhile. These were never cleared away, they were there the whole time we were there.

There was someone wearing an apron behind the counter who was deep in a conversation with some other customers seated at the counter. He never looked over at us. We waited about 5 minutes and then I finally went over to the server station and grabbed menus for us. I thought maybe that would get someone’s attention and they would come over but it was probably another five minutes before someone came over. The guy was still deep in conversation with his people. We did see him go back into the kitchen later on so we realized he wasn’t a server but based on my many years as a server and then restaurant owner, it would have been nice if he had looked over at us and said someone would be over to take our order.

The woman who did eventually come over was nice enough and took our order. We ordered one coffee and two OJ. She brought two coffees and one OJ. Totally understandable, but it did seem to match the lackluster service so far.

We both got the classic breakfast which came with eggs, toast, choice of meat and a hash brown. It came out fairly quickly which made us happy. But nothing was very good. It came with one piece of barely buttered toast which was fine but seemed strange when it’s just such common practice to give two pieces of toast. The hash brown was shaped like a ball and it looked interesting and crispy but it wasn’t. It was lukewarm and didn’t seem cooked all the way through. The one bite I took tasted very starchy. The eggs were bland and also not hot, and seemed microwaved (even though we could see the cook at the large griddle in the open kitchen so it must have been cooked on the griddle?) and the bacon seemed old and overcooked… it felt like biting into a piece of jerky instead of freshly cooked bacon.

Our server was attentive and did come over after a few minutes to check on us. Since most of the food was passable, we only mentioned that the hash brown wasn’t edible. She offered new ones but we declined. We do appreciate that she took $10 off our check for our two hash browns.

Based on all the other reviews, we expected better and were disappointed. If the hash browns hadn’t been deducted, the total would have been $45 which seems like a lot for two classic breakfasts, one coffee and one OJ.

(The next day we spent the same amount of money elsewhere on similar items so the price seems to be the norm in the area. We didn’t mind paying $45 at the second place because the food was phenomenal.)

We did tip based on the $45 because the server was nice and efficient but based on the meal itself, it’s not a place we’d go back to or recommend.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

J Powell

I liked this lil place, i wasn't expecting much as it was supposed to be a quick pit stop r to grab food before a flight but daaaaaaaaaaaamn was it gooder din a mug .. then, they gave me some postcards to mail to friends and family back home .. i mean, c' mon, what now could you ask for .. i had the breakfast plate, the bacon was dumb good, eggs was good, bread was fire .. we stayed there yapping for about 30 minutes after eating .. I'll be back

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jon Graboyes

Easy breakfast stop with the family.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

C

7/1
Potato ball tasted like corn startch left a gritty taste in my mouth. Was so under cooked it was mush like soggy rice .Burnt toast.. pancake was good. 56 degrees you can't hide from cold air vents. Service was good.

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