David's Restaurant

David's Restaurant reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco1 review

   3.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Just OK, hasn't kept up with the level of food in Portland, in my opinion.
   

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   Claudette

   Greater Boston4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   David's is a MUST when in Portland! A cozy intimate atmosphere, delicious and expertly-prepared food at reasonable prices, and superb service on a busy Saturday night. We will definitely be back!
   

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Greater Boston23 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We really enjoy this restaurant. Always a great dinner.
   

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Greater Boston9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I had the haddock and it was amazing! The bottle of Sancerre we ordered was delightful!
   

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   karen

   Greater Boston2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Consistently fantastic food and service! We love all the options Portland’s restaurants provide and visit many of them. Since we visited David’s twenty years ago, we’ve decided that is where we will go when family/friends visit because all ages and palates find something they want to eat (meatloaf, tuna sashimi, burger, sirloin, steak au poivre, garlic knots, brussle sprouts, and salads), and we can rely on the quality.
   

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Orange County3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 11, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   First time there and what a treat! Great food and exceptional service. Ali was congenial, knowledgeable, and extremely helpful guiding us with our drink and food choices. Look forward to returning there!
   

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 8, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent service! The food was delicious, and the cocktails were great. 
   

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   Bill VIP

   San Francisco22 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 5, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   My wife and I went during restaurant week and it was outstanding. We had the scallop cakes, the salad, the pork tenderloin and the meatloaf. All extremely delicious and expertly prepared. For dessert we both had the warm blueberry crisp with vanilla ice cream. Perfect. The vibe here is great. Our server was terrific. Would absolutely come here again.
   

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   Doug VIP

   Greater Boston23 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 4, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Excellent food and a great place to conduct a business lunch.
   

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    Tammy

    San Diego1 review

    2.0

    Dined on March 3, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3

    Chose to dine at David's for the first time during Maine Restaurant Week due to the offerings on their price fixe menu. Love how I received a text alerting me my reserved seat was ready. Host was excellent -- offered me the tabletop seat I had reserved facing the kitchen or the bar. I chose the bar. Quickly realized the gentleman 2 seats over was talking on his phone, so changed seats. I personally feel like the patron on the phone should have been asked to step outside to have his conversation. Although it was quite cold outside. So the problem with dining at the bar is there was only 1 bartender preparing drinks for the entire restaurant. Because of this, I didn't receive much service. Perhaps a wait staff could be assigned to bar patrons who are dining in this situation where they handle food orders and the bartender handles drink orders. On the food, appetizer and dinner were excellent. Only disappointment was dessert -- a Blueberry crisp topped with vanilla ice cream. The blueberries were canned! Tiny little blueberries in a gelatin and it wasn't even heated all the way through. I could scoop out chunks of the gelatin. I didn't finish the dessert. I can make my own with fresh blueberries at home. Not a great first impression when I was hoping for such during Maine Restaurant Week. I just moved to Portland in June and purposely made reservations during Restaurant Week to experience new restaurants.
    

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