This is a great place where to relax and savor some great Italian pasta! The owner is welcoming and a great host, the whole server team is amazing and kind. You should try the focaccia, it's a rare find by itself!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Joe Rector
Excellent experience all around. We sat at the bar and talked with the chefs, the owner brought us our wine, the head chef checked in with us, bartender was great… And the food was creative and prepared perfectly! We’ll be back soon for sure! Definitely order the focaccia!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dawn Talley
Open kitchen, so sit at the bar if you can. The chef, Shea O’Shaughessy, is as friendly as he is talented. Pay no attention to his last name, the bolognese is as delicious as any I’ve ever had-maybe the best. The proprietor, Jason Reily, is everywhere all at once, and suggested an excellent wine for the bolognese. If you come to Portland and can fit it in, come to the Mississippi District, drop in and out of the shops, and have dinner at Tartuca.
A C
Had a great dinner at Tartuca the other night. The service was super friendly and welcoming without feeling overbearing. We started with the focaccia, which was honestly one of the best I’ve had.
The menu is small in the best way. Everything felt thoughtful and seasonal, and you can tell they really care about the ingredients. The wine list was also a nice surprise. There were some really interesting bottles that aren’t the usual picks, and the staff had great recommendations.
Overall, it’s a spot I’d absolutely come back to. Great for a date night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
joseph halloran
Gracious and delicious. 5 of us shared many appetizers and pastas. They were each lovely. The ease and grace of our server (despite our staying a half hour past closing) made the night perfectly relaxing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Karli Mae
If you’re looking for traditional Italian food, this is not your place. The food was one of the most disappointing meals I’ve had in a long time. It’s entirely too expensive for what you get.
To start, the oysters were not cold, looked like they had been pre-shucked before service and were old or just bad quality. Stay away from these.
One of the reasons I love Italian food is the use of unique and ultra fresh vegetables. Unfortunately, the vegetables they use seem only slightly better than grocery store quality. Additionally, our pastas were both cold and the rock fish entree looked like a Hello Fresh recipe. Fish was prepared well but the preparation of the vegetables that come with it was elementary. Literally cucumber ribbons and grated carrots for close to $30. For the prices they charge and the way they’ve branded themselves, it seems like they’re a high end restaurant, so I was really disappointed with the novice and unimaginative vegetable prep here.
Service was just fine. There are only 2 regular tables that I could see, the rest are high top and bar seating.
Seems like the owner cares a lot about this place based on their response to other reviews, so not sure exactly what’s going on with the food quality. Overall, this place would be fine if they slashed their prices in half. Nothing we had was worth $20+ per plate to eat.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Yuru
The food was incredible and came out on time. We overordered here and found that two plates can be enough. This place is nice, especially the back patio, which is a cozy spot. Definitely need to try the scallops, they are so good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jeff McBrayer
OH. MY. GOD. Best food EVER!!! GET A MEATBALL APPETIZER!!! GET THE BREAD!!! Bucatini is incredible, but the Campanelle is INSANE!!! The flavors are to die for!!! Sorry - ate the bread and meatball as they hit the table - no pics. Cocktails are GREAT! Marriage of Figaro for the bourbon lovers, but the Strictly Business - STUPID GOOD!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Flavius Rusu
As another reviewer wrote, the focaccia and burrata are amazing! The flavors are delicate and fresh. Will go back for that! However, the pasta dishes were not out of ordinary. [p.s. they do not serve pizza anymore]
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Delicious pasta, thoughtfully prepared ingredients. Reasonable prices. Friendly services. This place is a hidden gem
Not sure if someone was playing a prank on us, terrible food, service and $150 and I had to go to 2nd restaurant to get food we could eat
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Aydrian
The food was lovely.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Alyssa Wyckoff
This was a terrible experience. The service was horrendous. We had a group over six, and therefore a 20% tip guaranteed. The server was rude and dismissive. The acoustics made conversation impossible. We were accosted by the smell of smoke because “of a back alley” the waiter explained. The food was so bad some people in our group didn’t even eat their meals. The prices were steep for a tiny amount of food. Very unsatisfying!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Alex Everett
I underestimated the portions but honestly everything was perfect. Not too much and not too little, felt like ratatouille for a little bit. Our server was amazing and the staff was very inviting!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephen Smith
Modest sized menu. Our party tried four mains two salads and two appetizers. All excellent.
This is a great place where to relax and savor some great Italian pasta! The owner is welcoming and a great host, the whole server team is amazing and kind. You should try the focaccia, it's a rare find by itself!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Excellent experience all around. We sat at the bar and talked with the chefs, the owner brought us our wine, the head chef checked in with us, bartender was great… And the food was creative and prepared perfectly! We’ll be back soon for sure! Definitely order the focaccia!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Open kitchen, so sit at the bar if you can.
The chef, Shea O’Shaughessy, is as friendly as he is talented. Pay no attention to his last name, the bolognese is as delicious as any I’ve ever had-maybe the best.
The proprietor, Jason Reily, is everywhere all at once, and suggested an excellent wine for the bolognese.
If you come to Portland and can fit it in, come to the Mississippi District, drop in and out of the shops, and have dinner at Tartuca.
Had a great dinner at Tartuca the other night. The service was super friendly and welcoming without feeling overbearing. We started with the focaccia, which was honestly one of the best I’ve had.
The menu is small in the best way. Everything felt thoughtful and seasonal, and you can tell they really care about the ingredients. The wine list was also a nice surprise. There were some really interesting bottles that aren’t the usual picks, and the staff had great recommendations.
Overall, it’s a spot I’d absolutely come back to. Great for a date night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gracious and delicious. 5 of us shared many appetizers and pastas. They were each lovely. The ease and grace of our server (despite our staying a half hour past closing) made the night perfectly relaxing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you’re looking for traditional Italian food, this is not your place. The food was one of the most disappointing meals I’ve had in a long time. It’s entirely too expensive for what you get.
To start, the oysters were not cold, looked like they had been pre-shucked before service and were old or just bad quality. Stay away from these.
One of the reasons I love Italian food is the use of unique and ultra fresh vegetables. Unfortunately, the vegetables they use seem only slightly better than grocery store quality. Additionally, our pastas were both cold and the rock fish entree looked like a Hello Fresh recipe. Fish was prepared well but the preparation of the vegetables that come with it was elementary. Literally cucumber ribbons and grated carrots for close to $30. For the prices they charge and the way they’ve branded themselves, it seems like they’re a high end restaurant, so I was really disappointed with the novice and unimaginative vegetable prep here.
Service was just fine. There are only 2 regular tables that I could see, the rest are high top and bar seating.
Seems like the owner cares a lot about this place based on their response to other reviews, so not sure exactly what’s going on with the food quality. Overall, this place would be fine if they slashed their prices in half. Nothing we had was worth $20+ per plate to eat.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
The food was incredible and came out on time. We overordered here and found that two plates can be enough. This place is nice, especially the back patio, which is a cozy spot. Definitely need to try the scallops, they are so good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
OH. MY. GOD. Best food EVER!!!
GET A MEATBALL APPETIZER!!!
GET THE BREAD!!!
Bucatini is incredible, but the Campanelle is INSANE!!! The flavors are to die for!!!
Sorry - ate the bread and meatball as they hit the table - no pics. Cocktails are GREAT! Marriage of Figaro for the bourbon lovers, but the Strictly Business - STUPID GOOD!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
As another reviewer wrote, the focaccia and burrata are amazing! The flavors are delicate and fresh. Will go back for that! However, the pasta dishes were not out of ordinary. [p.s. they do not serve pizza anymore]
Delicious pasta, thoughtfully prepared ingredients. Reasonable prices. Friendly services. This place is a hidden gem
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Not sure if someone was playing a prank on us, terrible food, service and $150 and I had to go to 2nd restaurant to get food we could eat
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food was lovely.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
This was a terrible experience. The service was horrendous. We had a group over six, and therefore a 20% tip guaranteed. The server was rude and dismissive. The acoustics made conversation impossible. We were accosted by the smell of smoke because “of a back alley” the waiter explained. The food was so bad some people in our group didn’t even eat their meals. The prices were steep for a tiny amount of food. Very unsatisfying!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I underestimated the portions but honestly everything was perfect. Not too much and not too little, felt like ratatouille for a little bit. Our server was amazing and the staff was very inviting!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Modest sized menu. Our party tried four mains two salads and two appetizers. All excellent.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
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