I recently discovered this new proposal in the NW and was really surprised! Not only because of the excellent music they had on a Friday afternoon (wonderful Jazz) but also because of the delicious fusion cuisine. The happy hour is very enjoyable, and we have been back twice now. The decoration of the place is fun and eclectic. The waiters and staff were very pleasant and attentive. Please go to this restaurant, it is delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Schmitake Mushroom
Staff was very friendly and very conscientious of my party's dietary restrictions!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Roslyn
A WARNING: The restaurant closed about 10 days after we dined there and in the process, left at least one outstanding debt to us (and I imagine we're not the only ones) with no effort to remedy. We were never refunded our significant booking deposit after dining as a large group in early September and not a single call or text was returned after numerous attempts to resolve. This same lack of communication was also observed leading up to our reservation, so the customer service experience was disappointing overall. I believe they are attempting to keep their catering business alive post brick & mortar closure, so I wanted to send a caution to any future customers - I don't know about you, but I find stealing a customer's money at the top of the list for reasons not to get involved with a vendor.
Karol
We made a reservation for an early evening dinner. They rang us 20 minutes before to tell us that there was a Moms Happy Hour with a limited menu. Then why let us book without that info up front? Or call us the day before? It was frustrating.
James Powers
We went here for my wife's birthday and had a wonderful time. Each person's dish was flavorful and unique. The staff was attentive and thoughtful about our special occasion. I think that this restaurant is mostly known for brunch rather than dinner, but the dinner experience was amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tom Ashworth
Gave service 1 star for their reservation policy. Made reservation for 2 on open table at 12:30. Could have done 12:15 but wanted to extend courtesy to not be late. Arrived at 12:17. Even though there were plenty of tables for 2 available and unoccupied while we waited the hostess would not seat us until 12:30. I told her there were 12:15 available on open table literally 15 minutes ago. She answered “we have a 15 minute grace period”. So your grace is for late people and not early people even though I count 5-6 empty tables that could accommodate us. By the way, no one came in while we waited. After they were alotting us their own grace period, we sat at the bar. Very disorganized and he had to go in back to find a menu. We left and I will not be retuning. Much better brunch service in Portland and on 23rd. Or anywhere to be honest.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
genaro abarca medina
The worst place in the area. The staff are the worst with the worst attitude and the bad service. The place is very nice but their employees are not!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
James
We had an amazing time here. We went to celebrate my wife's birthday and the staff made it a very memorable evening. The food was unique, delicious and flavorful (I don't like bland food...seasoning was just right). We had a great evening and would recommend Mermosa to anyone.
Nettie
If I lived closer Mermosa would be my weekly hangout. Desiree is a lovely, welcoming, attentive hostess. Wait staff friendly and knowledgeable. Space very open, light with lots of seating options—bar, tables, booths. Creative cocktails, yummy food. Shrimp & grits best I've had outside of NOLA, fresh fennel apple salad, Haitian curry beef empanadas got rave reviews from my friends. Vibe alive with soul, funk trio that had me quietly moving and singing along while we ate and celebrated life, hope, and renewed optimism. This was my second visit, I will be back.
Kimberly
Was so disappointed with this restaurant. It was our last breakfast on our vacation and the menu sounded amazing. Got there and the music was incredibly loud. We were aware there would be music but it sounded like we were in a club instead of a breakfast restaurant. Service started okay but progressively got worse and worse. We waited 45 minutes for two dishes and were disappointed in the food. French toast was average and the Benedict was dry, overcooked, and salty with too much sauce. They would be getting three stars if it weren't for the aftermath. Once we finished eating the restaurant was fairly empty but our server wouldn't come back to our table, we saw her chatting with the bar and other tables. We felt trapped and just wanted to pay and leave. Would highly recommend not going here. I wanted to love the restaurant but nothing about the experience was good.
Awesome Caribbean food and cocktails. Fantastic staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dawn Sellers
A great spot where you feel like you might be on vacation, not in Portland. Decor is mermaid theme, with fun little details. The drinks are on the high end of the price scale, but delicious and beautiful. We had the mermaid water (mine with vodka), very tasty. Good vegan options for brunch. The fried mushrooms (their version of vegan chicken) are so delicious! I had the vegan bennie, could have been improved with the addition of a tofu scramble or vegan egg. But it was still delicious. The two others I was with ordered the french toast which they both raved about. Service was fantastic from the time we walked in until we walked out. Everyone was so nice and our server was attentive and happy to be there. Refreshing in today's restaurant scene. We have a monthly brunch and decided that this will be our new place. We look forward to returning in August.
Dietary restrictions: Great vegan options. There are a few vegan dishes on the menu I look forward to working my way through.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A great spot where you feel like you might be on vacation, not in Portland. Decor is mermaid theme, with fun little details. The drinks are on the high end of the price scale, but delicious and beautiful. We had the mermaid water (mine with vodka), very tasty. Good vegan options for brunch. The fried mushrooms (their version of vegan chicken) are so delicious! I had the vegan bennie, could have been improved with the addition of a tofu scramble or vegan egg. But it was still delicious. The two others I was with ordered the french toast which they both raved about. Service was fantastic from the time we walked in until we walked out. Everyone was so nice and our server was attentive and happy to be there. Refreshing in today's restaurant scene. We have a monthly brunch and decided that this will be our new place. We look forward to returning in August.
I recently discovered this new proposal in the NW and was really surprised! Not only because of the excellent music they had on a Friday afternoon (wonderful Jazz) but also because of the delicious fusion cuisine. The happy hour is very enjoyable, and we have been back twice now. The decoration of the place is fun and eclectic. The waiters and staff were very pleasant and attentive. Please go to this restaurant, it is delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Staff was very friendly and very conscientious of my party's dietary restrictions!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A WARNING: The restaurant closed about 10 days after we dined there and in the process, left at least one outstanding debt to us (and I imagine we're not the only ones) with no effort to remedy. We were never refunded our significant booking deposit after dining as a large group in early September and not a single call or text was returned after numerous attempts to resolve. This same lack of communication was also observed leading up to our reservation, so the customer service experience was disappointing overall. I believe they are attempting to keep their catering business alive post brick & mortar closure, so I wanted to send a caution to any future customers - I don't know about you, but I find stealing a customer's money at the top of the list for reasons not to get involved with a vendor.
We made a reservation for an early evening dinner. They rang us 20 minutes before to tell us that there was a Moms Happy Hour with a limited menu. Then why let us book without that info up front? Or call us the day before? It was frustrating.
We went here for my wife's birthday and had a wonderful time. Each person's dish was flavorful and unique. The staff was attentive and thoughtful about our special occasion. I think that this restaurant is mostly known for brunch rather than dinner, but the dinner experience was amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gave service 1 star for their reservation policy. Made reservation for 2 on open table at 12:30. Could have done 12:15 but wanted to extend courtesy to not be late. Arrived at 12:17. Even though there were plenty of tables for 2 available and unoccupied while we waited the hostess would not seat us until 12:30. I told her there were 12:15 available on open table literally 15 minutes ago. She answered “we have a 15 minute grace period”. So your grace is for late people and not early people even though I count 5-6 empty tables that could accommodate us. By the way, no one came in while we waited. After they were alotting us their own grace period, we sat at the bar. Very disorganized and he had to go in back to find a menu. We left and I will not be retuning. Much better brunch service in Portland and on 23rd. Or anywhere to be honest.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
The worst place in the area. The staff are the worst with the worst attitude and the bad service. The place is very nice but their employees are not!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
We had an amazing time here. We went to celebrate my wife's birthday and the staff made it a very memorable evening. The food was unique, delicious and flavorful (I don't like bland food...seasoning was just right). We had a great evening and would recommend Mermosa to anyone.
If I lived closer Mermosa would be my weekly hangout. Desiree is a lovely, welcoming, attentive hostess. Wait staff friendly and knowledgeable. Space very open, light with lots of seating options—bar, tables, booths. Creative cocktails, yummy food. Shrimp & grits best I've had outside of NOLA, fresh fennel apple salad, Haitian curry beef empanadas got rave reviews from my friends. Vibe alive with soul, funk trio that had me quietly moving and singing along while we ate and celebrated life, hope, and renewed optimism. This was my second visit, I will be back.
Was so disappointed with this restaurant. It was our last breakfast on our vacation and the menu sounded amazing. Got there and the music was incredibly loud. We were aware there would be music but it sounded like we were in a club instead of a breakfast restaurant. Service started okay but progressively got worse and worse. We waited 45 minutes for two dishes and were disappointed in the food. French toast was average and the Benedict was dry, overcooked, and salty with too much sauce. They would be getting three stars if it weren't for the aftermath. Once we finished eating the restaurant was fairly empty but our server wouldn't come back to our table, we saw her chatting with the bar and other tables. We felt trapped and just wanted to pay and leave. Would highly recommend not going here. I wanted to love the restaurant but nothing about the experience was good.
Restaurantji Recommends
The food is absolutely delicious! The oxtail melts in your mouth in all the right ways!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Deviled Eggs GF
Cute place, great music, love the food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Loaded Caribbean Nachos, Okra Frites, Sea-Cuterie 115, Chicken & Waffles, Salmon Bites, Deviled Eggs GF
Awesome Caribbean food and cocktails. Fantastic staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A great spot where you feel like you might be on vacation, not in Portland. Decor is mermaid theme, with fun little details. The drinks are on the high end of the price scale, but delicious and beautiful. We had the mermaid water (mine with vodka), very tasty. Good vegan options for brunch. The fried mushrooms (their version of vegan chicken) are so delicious! I had the vegan bennie, could have been improved with the addition of a tofu scramble or vegan egg. But it was still delicious. The two others I was with ordered the french toast which they both raved about. Service was fantastic from the time we walked in until we walked out. Everyone was so nice and our server was attentive and happy to be there. Refreshing in today's restaurant scene. We have a monthly brunch and decided that this will be our new place. We look forward to returning in August.
Dietary restrictions: Great vegan options. There are a few vegan dishes on the menu I look forward to working my way through.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A great spot where you feel like you might be on vacation, not in Portland. Decor is mermaid theme, with fun little details. The drinks are on the high end of the price scale, but delicious and beautiful. We had the mermaid water (mine with vodka), very tasty. Good vegan options for brunch. The fried mushrooms (their version of vegan chicken) are so delicious! I had the vegan bennie, could have been improved with the addition of a tofu scramble or vegan egg. But it was still delicious. The two others I was with ordered the french toast which they both raved about. Service was fantastic from the time we walked in until we walked out. Everyone was so nice and our server was attentive and happy to be there. Refreshing in today's restaurant scene. We have a monthly brunch and decided that this will be our new place. We look forward to returning in August.
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