Service at Lil Dame is awful. Went for Valentine’s Day for the La Damita pop-up. First my table was delayed an hour twice, all done via text. Second when we arrived the host mumbled us towards community seating which I did not reserve. Then the ridiculous community seating table had us sitting side by side, terrible for my neck. After sitting for 10 minutes without any service we had to call the waiter over to take drink orders. Then we had to wait another 10 minutes for him to take food orders, which was absurd considering it was a set menu. I had to ask for water glasses. At the end of the meal the dessert order was wrong and the mains were bland. Then when the check comes around, and I give my card the waiter mumbles something, the check comes back and I’m charged an extra $30~ without any explanation. Avoid this place until they figure it out.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Charles V.
Service at Lil Dame is awful. Went for Valentine's Day for the La Damita pop-up. First my table was delayed an hour twice, all done via text. Second when we arrived the host mumbled us towards community seating which I did not reserve. Then the ridiculous community seating table had us sitting side by side, terrible for my neck. After sitting for 10 minutes without any service we had to call the waiter over to take drink orders. Then we had to wait another 10 minutes for him to take food orders, which was absurd considering it was a set menu. I had to ask for water glasses. At the end of the meal the dessert order was wrong and the mains were bland. Then when the check comes around, and I give my card the waiter mumbles something, the check comes back and I'm charged an extra $30~ without any explanation. Avoid this place until they figure it out.
Hannah W.
Came for breakfast and had my first Bialy Bird experience. The apricot feta was unbelievably delicious. The sweetness of the jam cut with tangy saltiness of the feta was a perfect combination.
Kareem Alston-Rosales
I would say the food was 4/5, our focaccia was a bit burnt, the cesar salad was good, but nothing to write home about, and our pasta was overcooked.The service was not so good on our end. Everything took very long to come out and parties that arrived after us received their dinner first. We even saw our server deliver our pasta to the party next to us mistakenly, subsequently apologize profusely to them for the mistake, and then a few minutes later bring us the same plate and only said "here's your pasta." No acknowledgement of the inconvenience to us, just to them. It felt weird and a bit rude. We eat out a lot and are rarely made to feel that way in Portland. We really like the restaurant space they use and look forward to trying the other pop ups in there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Kareem Alston
I would say the food was 4/5, our focaccia was a bit burnt, the cesar salad was good, but nothing to write home about, and our pasta was overcooked.The service was not so good on our end. Everything took very long to come out and parties that arrived after us received their dinner first. We even saw our server deliver our pasta to the party next to us mistakenly, subsequently apologize profusely to them for the mistake, and then a few minutes later bring us the same plate and only said "here's your pasta." No acknowledgement of the inconvenience to us, just to them. It felt weird and a bit rude. We eat out a lot and are rarely made to feel that way in Portland. We really like the restaurant space they use and look forward to trying the other pop ups in there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Kareem A.
I would say the food was 4/5, our focaccia was a bit burnt, the cesar salad was good, but nothing to write home about, and our pasta was overcooked. The service was not so good on our end. Everything took very long to come out and parties that arrived after us received their dinner first. We even saw our server deliver our pasta to the party next to us mistakenly, subsequently apologize profusely to them for the mistake, and then a few minutes later bring us the same plate and only said "here's your pasta." No acknowledgement of the inconvenience to us, just to them. It felt weird and a bit rude. We eat out a lot and are rarely made to feel that way in Portland. We really like the restaurant space they use and look forward to trying the other pop ups in there.
jadie Freitag
Wow! What a wonderful experience, the food was incredible and the staff is friendly. I can't wait to come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Peppers
Carol Coye Benson
Ate at new Matta Lil' Dame last night - best meal in PDX in recent memory. Grilled eggplant, ribs, mushroom curry all absolutely outstanding. Congrats to the team. We'll be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
j bloom
B a l l e
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike Bennett
I’ve had two of my all time favorite meals here and can’t recommend it enough! (Plus the neighborhood is a delight!)
Was so lucky to attend the collab between matta and lil dame. Food and service was unmatched. Can’t wait to attend other events at lil dame!
Shane Boland
Incredible service in a beautiful and welcoming space. We went for Clandestino, the food was beautiful, thoughtful and delicious and we had sensational wine to go with it. I could recommend more highly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Svetlana Orlova
First of all, our server was A+. I missed her name unfortunately. The food was fresh, not too heavy, and tasty, with a good variety of both vegetarian and meat options and just the right portions for the price, given the setting and costs nowadays. Overall happy to eat here, and would love to come back with family and friends. The fun part was you can see the kitchen, so we saw them roll our flatbread fresh just for us.:)
Matt L.
Omg, just wonderful. I had some delicious marinated olives for an appetizer including some big ole honkers! jawbreaker size. we followed that with a rabbit risotto that was perfect and a lasagna that turned me left handed. I don't know how to describe it. It was unique and yet classic.
Piaw Kerdpech
Beef tartare, and the focaccia oh my dog they’re so good. Come here quick if you haven’t you’re missing out. ?
Service at Lil Dame is awful. Went for Valentine’s Day for the La Damita pop-up. First my table was delayed an hour twice, all done via text. Second when we arrived the host mumbled us towards community seating which I did not reserve. Then the ridiculous community seating table had us sitting side by side, terrible for my neck. After sitting for 10 minutes without any service we had to call the waiter over to take drink orders. Then we had to wait another 10 minutes for him to take food orders, which was absurd considering it was a set menu. I had to ask for water glasses. At the end of the meal the dessert order was wrong and the mains were bland. Then when the check comes around, and I give my card the waiter mumbles something, the check comes back and I’m charged an extra $30~ without any explanation. Avoid this place until they figure it out.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Service at Lil Dame is awful. Went for Valentine's Day for the La Damita pop-up. First my table was delayed an hour twice, all done via text. Second when we arrived the host mumbled us towards community seating which I did not reserve. Then the ridiculous community seating table had us sitting side by side, terrible for my neck. After sitting for 10 minutes without any service we had to call the waiter over to take drink orders. Then we had to wait another 10 minutes for him to take food orders, which was absurd considering it was a set menu. I had to ask for water glasses. At the end of the meal the dessert order was wrong and the mains were bland. Then when the check comes around, and I give my card the waiter mumbles something, the check comes back and I'm charged an extra $30~ without any explanation. Avoid this place until they figure it out.
Came for breakfast and had my first Bialy Bird experience. The apricot feta was unbelievably delicious. The sweetness of the jam cut with tangy saltiness of the feta was a perfect combination.
I would say the food was 4/5, our focaccia was a bit burnt, the cesar salad was good, but nothing to write home about, and our pasta was overcooked.The service was not so good on our end. Everything took very long to come out and parties that arrived after us received their dinner first. We even saw our server deliver our pasta to the party next to us mistakenly, subsequently apologize profusely to them for the mistake, and then a few minutes later bring us the same plate and only said "here's your pasta." No acknowledgement of the inconvenience to us, just to them. It felt weird and a bit rude. We eat out a lot and are rarely made to feel that way in Portland. We really like the restaurant space they use and look forward to trying the other pop ups in there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
I would say the food was 4/5, our focaccia was a bit burnt, the cesar salad was good, but nothing to write home about, and our pasta was overcooked.The service was not so good on our end. Everything took very long to come out and parties that arrived after us received their dinner first. We even saw our server deliver our pasta to the party next to us mistakenly, subsequently apologize profusely to them for the mistake, and then a few minutes later bring us the same plate and only said "here's your pasta." No acknowledgement of the inconvenience to us, just to them. It felt weird and a bit rude. We eat out a lot and are rarely made to feel that way in Portland. We really like the restaurant space they use and look forward to trying the other pop ups in there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
I would say the food was 4/5, our focaccia was a bit burnt, the cesar salad was good, but nothing to write home about, and our pasta was overcooked. The service was not so good on our end. Everything took very long to come out and parties that arrived after us received their dinner first. We even saw our server deliver our pasta to the party next to us mistakenly, subsequently apologize profusely to them for the mistake, and then a few minutes later bring us the same plate and only said "here's your pasta." No acknowledgement of the inconvenience to us, just to them. It felt weird and a bit rude. We eat out a lot and are rarely made to feel that way in Portland. We really like the restaurant space they use and look forward to trying the other pop ups in there.
Wow! What a wonderful experience, the food was incredible and the staff is friendly. I can't wait to come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Peppers
Ate at new Matta Lil' Dame last night - best meal in PDX in recent memory. Grilled eggplant, ribs, mushroom curry all absolutely outstanding. Congrats to the team. We'll be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
B a l l e
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’ve had two of my all time favorite meals here and can’t recommend it enough! (Plus the neighborhood is a delight!)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Was so lucky to attend the collab between matta and lil dame. Food and service was unmatched. Can’t wait to attend other events at lil dame!
Incredible service in a beautiful and welcoming space. We went for Clandestino, the food was beautiful, thoughtful and delicious and we had sensational wine to go with it. I could recommend more highly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First of all, our server was A+. I missed her name unfortunately. The food was fresh, not too heavy, and tasty, with a good variety of both vegetarian and meat options and just the right portions for the price, given the setting and costs nowadays. Overall happy to eat here, and would love to come back with family and friends. The fun part was you can see the kitchen, so we saw them roll our flatbread fresh just for us.:)
Omg, just wonderful. I had some delicious marinated olives for an appetizer including some big ole honkers! jawbreaker size. we followed that with a rabbit risotto that was perfect and a lasagna that turned me left handed. I don't know how to describe it. It was unique and yet classic.
Beef tartare, and the focaccia oh my dog they’re so good. Come here quick if you haven’t you’re missing out. ?