"Kristin S. and I went to Portland's this past Saturday night to check out their $30 four course prix fixe menu that they are advertising. After reading the menu online, I was excited...my excitement lasted until we got there and sat down.\n\nThe prix menu had changed slightly from the one online and the fish entree I wanted had been replaced with duck which I don't eat. So no prix fixe menu for me. Kristin and I split the crab cake and scallops appetizers. The scallops were delicious and the best part of our dinner that night. The crab was crispy breading and was fried (strike 1), was totally lacking in the crab meat department (strike 2), and had wayyyyy too much filler (strike 3). Not good at all. For dinner I had the white pizza which was OK...the cheese was too heavy and when I picked my first slice up the heaviness of the cheese caused all of it to fall straight off onto the plate. I actually think the slices I reheated the next day for lunch at work were better than when I got it fresh at Portland's on Saturday. We split a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc that was good. Our bill (without tip) was $72 which included the bottle of wine, 2 appetizers, and 2 entrees. Thankfully it wasn't more than that because I don't think the food would have been worth the price.\n\nOur waitress was very nice and service through the evening was fine. For a Saturday evening around 7 pm, it wasn't very crowded at all. I didn't get an overly inviting feel when we walked in especially since it took almost five minutes for someone to appear to seat us. It seems to lack atmosphere and with other better wine bars in the area, I won't be running back."^^ . "2"^^ . "2008-06-25T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . . "3"^^ . . . "3"^^ .