点评:Portland is somewhat short of bistro-style restaurants, so Knotted Apron fills an important niche. While our experience was not quite perfect, we enjoyed our dinner very much and look forward to returning.
For us, it's a plus that the restaurant does not serve the gargantuan portions all too common these days. Of out three dishes besides dessert, two were very appropriately sized and we left clean plates (rare for us). The exception was the foie gras, which was delicious but really too small to share; we each had one bite.
My wife had the mushroom risotto which was perfect, very flavorful and with the proper consistency. My salmon dish was cooked as I requested (not overdone, as I too often experience) and was delicious, though the plate would have benefitted from a green vegetable. Desserts were not distinguished. A lemon posset was ok, but the chocolate cake was too close to being fudge.
We went on a Thursday night, which we learned is hamburger night. This is a popular dish, and it was sold out (at $22!) by 5:45. Cocktails are riffs on classic ones; thus a Paper Plane became a Paper Crane and came with a tiny origami crane on the rim of the glass. Both cocktails were excellent. There is easy parking in front of the restaurant and nearby.
Service is competent and friendly, if not polished. All in all, this was an enjoyable dining experience.
翻译:波特兰缺少小酒馆风格的餐厅,因此 Knotted Apron 填补了一个重要的空白。虽然我们的体验并不完美,但我们非常喜欢我们的晚餐,并期待着再次光临。
对我们来说,餐厅不提供如今常见的大份量食物,这是一个优点。除了甜点之外,我们点的三道菜中,有两道大小合适,我们吃完后盘子都吃得干干净净(这对我们来说很少见)。例外是鹅肝,味道很好,但真的太小了,无法分享;我们每人只吃了一口。
我妻子点了蘑菇烩饭,味道很完美,非常可口,稠度也恰到好处。我的鲑鱼菜按照我的要求烹制(没有像我经常遇到的那样煮过头),味道很好,不过盘子里如果有绿色蔬菜会更好。甜点没有什么特别之处。柠檬奶油冻还可以,但巧克力蛋糕太像软糖了。
我们是周四晚上去的,我们得知那天是汉堡之夜。这是一道很受欢迎的菜肴,5:45 就卖光了(22 美元!)。鸡尾酒是经典鸡尾酒的变奏;因此纸飞机变成了纸鹤,玻璃杯边缘还配有一只小折纸鹤。两种鸡尾酒都很棒。餐厅前和附近停车方便。
服务称职而友好,即使不是很精致。总而言之,这是一次愉快的用餐体验。