OX Restaurant

If you want an amazing dining experience this is the place to go! Don't forget dessert! All the food is delicious and the staff is very friendly. A must do if you're visiting Portland.

Our meal was extraordinary but the disposable service items have to go. This was my first time at OX and I absolutely loved the food. I was looking forward to a fine dining experience. I was planning to order a cocktail but learned that all beverages are served in disposable plastic cups... Really?!! The food is so good but they must find a way to improve the overall dining experience.

My first time coming here was during covid-19 and this was the best outdoor dining experience ever. Every table was under their own canopy. We also had our own compost bin, and every table has an additional "setting" table for the servers. Also the food is bomb, try the clam chowder!

COVID UPDATE: OX now has outdoor seating to allow them to serve on site again. Each party has their own "tent" (which is a canopy). Service is still great. the menu is still fab. Unfortunately the cocktails are served in plastic cups. My Manhattan was a whopping$16...in a plastic cup. It's already very expensive. These are world class NYC craft cocktail prices. To charge that much in that cup is embarrassing.

PREVIOUS: One of Portland's best restaurants. The food is superb and the craft cocktails are really good. The staff are top notch. It can get loud in there. The one major downside is there are no reservations for less than six people. They start taking names from folks waiting in the parking lot before they open (5pm). It books up fast. Forget about showing up right at 5. You'll be looking at 8pm before your table is available. It's unpredictable if you'll get in without an hour+ wait. They do have seperate bar in a waiting area. You need to plan on being there most of the evening. Therefore I don't eat there as often. I'd give it five stars if they took reservations. Dang!

Celebrated my son birthday. It was fantastic. The clam chowder is a must. I had the best Halibut dinner I have ever tasted. The men raved about their steaks. Only one in our party was not real excited about the scallops. It is spend but well worth it. The wine list is on the high price side but we brought our own special bottle. $50 corkage fee for a Magnum but felt that was reasonable. Service was great.