Gather Food & Drink — Restaurant in Portland

If staff wasn’t so limited it would probably be better, it took 3 hours from sit down to when we finished dinner, had to go to the bar to get our own drinks (all water). After an hour and a half wait for a waitress we wrote down our own order for if/when our order was to be taken. When we got our bills they took it upon themselves to add a 20% tip to each bill. It wasn’t subpar service, it was nonexistent as we saw our waitress exactly twice, dropping off food and dropping off bills. Menu was extremely limited, same three entrees every night, New York strip had no taste, salmon and shrimp was fishy but the ribs were excellent. We ate here three days in a row simply out of convenience, had the hotel been in a better area we would have definitely ventured...

I NEVER eat at hotel restaurants. That being said, I was heading out of the hotel to gos somewhere else and it was pretty packed. It had been a long week, so I decided to stay and give it a shot. I was very impressed. Got good advice on a entrée and good beer. A little pricey, but similar to other restaurants in the area and they could charge the same in a different location (nearby). The food had a depth of flavor, was well presented and a good sized portion. If I have to come back to the city, I'll definitely eat here (but may stay...

We were immediately greeted by our hostess. We were told to pick a table so we did. The menu is really not too extensive in choices. I had a cheese and onion melt sandwich with a bowl of tomato soup. Pretty greasy but I'm not sure that I was expecting anything different. The food lacked flavor but was healthy in its proportion. The waitress was very accommodating. Parking at the hotel is $27 for 3 hours. The food was 16 bucks a hamburger. We were starved and hangry so we just wanted to find something close for lunch. Would not...