13 Best American Restaurants in South Portland

“What a nice place with great tasting food and shakes! We will be back to try different menu items!!“

“Where else Can you go to get a great cigar sold by knowledgeable people, have a nice beer and a great meal? You can’t. This is the only place. It’s a one-of-a-kind experience.“

“We did take out the steak&cheese sandwich was excellent and I loved the fries“

“The best seafood I have ever had. Fresh! Hand breaded! Delicious! 🦞🍤🦀“

“Sure, Mabel! Here’s a polished, friendly review letter you can use: --- Restaurant Review I recently visited this restaurant for the very first time, and I was truly impressed from start to finish. The food was so delicious that I actually found myself wishing I could get the recipes to make the dishes at home later. I ordered the chicken sandwich, and it was one of the most unique and flavorful sandwiches I’ve ever had. Every bite was incredible. My friend ordered the steak and cheese, and it must have been amazing because she ate every last bite of it without hesitation! The staff deserves special recognition as well. They were excellent, kind, and especially patient with my service dog in training, who is only five months old. Their understanding and welcoming attitude made the whole experience even better. Overall, this was a wonderful first visit, and I will definitely be returning. Highly recommended!“

“Love their variety of drink & food choices! I have dined here multiple times and have always had a great meal! Also love the atmosphere! You quickly forget that you are eating in a hotel restaurant!“

“Fantastic choice on a day trip to South Portland!“

“I do a lot of research and Longhorn is the best franchise steak houses around these days. The service was good from our waitress Miss Sargent, friendly with a smile. The atmosphere was good, but it is a back in the day franchise steak house, not a high in steakhouse with a great ambiance. However, even though I had the chicken tenders, Longhorn still has nice ribeye.“

“Food good but way too slow, was freezing inside…. If prepared to sit you will enjoy…“

“I would just like to tell a very short story about how my friend Rex who is 65 years old he is a homeless man out of the Portland area. I took him in to Denny's in Portland to get breakfast on a cold Winter's day in January 2022. We ordered our food with our server who was very rude and after eating our cold yucky breakfast my friend Rex was refused a bathroom to use and then the manager came out and told us for NO REASON, to leave and never come back! It was the worst experience because all my friend Rex needed was a hot breakfast he doesn't bother anyone and never sticks up for himself or creates a fuss! So in looking for another breakfast place to eat we found IHOP in Portland and from the start of walking into that restaurant was so nice and clean the hostess was amazing and sat us immediately with a smile our server Bethany she was amazing so nice and kind she took our order and treated us like human beings she was not judgmental and she took our order the same way she takes everyone's orders with a smile and gracious heart! My friend Rex absolutely loves his fried eggs and his bacon so we now visit the Portland IHOP twice a week. I had told the servers about what had happened to us with our experience at Denny's and the server from IHOP told Rex and myself that we were allowed at IHOP anytime and that they would love to have us!! I can't even tell you how much this warms my heart knowing that I can take my friend who has fallen on some hard times into a restaurant to eat a very nice warm meal and have the best servers in the best wait staff around us! You are amazing IHOP and we love you so much! We will be there every Tuesday and Friday for bacon and eggs comforted by the graciousness and smiles of everyone in the restaurant at IHOP! Keep on being the most amazing restaurant in the world because from my point of view you absolutely are! We love you IHOP thank you so much for your hospitality!“

“Great experience at South Portland location!

Shyanne, our server, was super. Our meals were served promptly, everything was hot, and my Bourbon Street steak was prepared perfectly. The manager (Ryan?) was attentive as we explained how this location was so much better than our experience at another Applebee's in the metro area. Great start to a weekend getaway!“

“What a great choice while looking for healthy eating options while traveling on the road.
Wonderful salad with the beef option was the perfect combination of flavors.
Could really taste the charred taste on the beef patty which was good. I finished the salad the next day. Which was still tasty.
Definitely order from here again when in town .“

“We ordered food to go, this was one of the only restaurants still open late at night so we tried it. The pizza was absolutely delicious bust super expensive, $30 for a large. We ordered boneless wings but they gave us bone in wings, not what we wanted but they were good.“