The Armory Lounge — Local services in Portland

am blown away by the food I ate last night at the Armory! I’ve come here for years for the fancy cocktails and one time I had an impressive charcuterie board but never came for dinner. I saw the Maine restaurant week menu and knew I had to visit. The bartender informed my husband and I that they have a new chef from Boston and let me tell you, he knows what he is doing! I had the seafood cakes to start and my husband had the arancini. Both were on point! For my main course I had the parsnip risotto. OMG! The risotto was cooked perfectly. It was creamy with a sweet sauce, some crunch, fresh spinach, salty Parmesan, just the right balance! My husband had the pappardelle bolognese which he loved. For dessert I had the raspberry cheesecake. It was rich and smooth with the perfect amount of sauce and fresh raspberries. My husband had the flourless chocolate torte and he devoured it. Our server recommended a bottle of Malbec which was delightful. A...

Great service, good food and drinks at a fair price. If you're at this hotel, I would highly recommend trying it out. If you're curious and not staying at the hotel it's worth a try, at least for the drinks.

It's aesthetically neat and clean. The employees are fun to chat with when they can. The food was good and drinks were as well. The burger I got was cooked to my liking at it was a solid 4.5 out of 5. The clam chowder was just a bit off but still good but not the best around. The fried chicken was good. Overall, a good place to try out if you're in the area. It's a neat looking place to rest before...

The drinks we ordered were made incorrectly and had to be remade, so they took a bit to come out. Then we ordered chicken tenders which were also taking a while to come out - we were told they were burnt and needed to be remade as well. When we got the chicken tenders they tasted off and we informed our server who told us that she would not recommend the tenders to anyone. Which would have been nice to know when we placed our...