Higgins Restaurant & Bar

Review summary

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   Albert

   VIP

   Portland

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Fantastic dining experience! One of the most outstanding restaurants in Portland. Highly recommend, it will not disappoint.
   

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   Carla

   VIP

   Chicago

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Absolutely awesome! Raymond, our waiter, was superb and very helpful! Will be back to Higgins very soon!
   

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   Bob

   Portland

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   What a fabulous dinner! My steak was cooked to perfection, my wife's vegetarian dinner also quite tasty.
   

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   Erik

   Portland

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 28, 2025

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

   Higgins’ Bar was an enjoyable place for lunch. The server / host was charming and made us feel at home. The food preparation and presentation was excellent like usual. The bar was full but it did not feel crowded - it just felt lively. The special dessert vanilla / chocolate pot du crème was outstanding.
   

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   Bob

   VIP

   Vancouver

   26 reviews

   5.0

   26 reviews

   Dined on February 24, 2025

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

   The quality of food at Higgins is always stellar. My wife and I also like the fact that Higgins includes two very different venues, one somewhat formal and the other tavern-like, with both menus on offer in the bar. This time, I ordered the cassoulet in the bar; both the dish and ambience were like dining in Avignon. We generally eat in Higgins every time we're in Portland and always enjoy it.
   

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   JOSEPH

   Portland

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on February 23, 2025

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

   Food and services as always excellent with very pleasant “ vibe”. Pricey but worth it if in your budget for the experience, quality, and long time hospitality.
   

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   Vicki

   VIP

   Portland

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on February 23, 2025

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

   As always it’s delightful to be at Higgins Bar in a cozy booth being treated great food and great ambiance. 💕. Thanks to our waiter too. Oh! And the little surprise amuse bouche.
   

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   Mark

   VIP

   Cincinnati

   17 reviews

   4.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on February 22, 2025

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

   My daughter and I enjoyed our first meal at Higgins a few days ago. We shared a well-composed Caesar salad, the centerpiece of which was a massive, lovely anchovy. We then split the ribeye special. We enjoyed the homey atmosphere and mood of the restaurant, but the lighting was not sufficient to see what we were eating, which is too bad because the salad would have looked better with more light. Our server was solicitous and well-informed, but when I ordered a bottle of the Chateauneuf-de-Pape, he returned to inform me that they were sold out of it. We settled on a satisfying local Pinot Noir, but would have been happier with the French red. The ribeye special was supposed to be a 16-ounce cut, but our server told us that they only had 14-ounce cuts left. I was disappointed that there were not one but two surprises - the steak and the wine - in our meal. The steak was well-prepared but not extraordinary, and it was not cheap. Clearly there is a serious intent in the kitchen, but this was not the "legendary" Higgins I had so much about. That said, I would return for a second meal; it may just have been a slightly off night.
   

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   Heather

   Portland

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 21, 2025

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

   A lovely evening with great food and atmosphere, highly recommend.
   

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    Danny

    Portland

    19 reviews

    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on February 21, 2025

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

    excellent food. I had the belgian seafood stew which was aromatic and delicious
    

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