Best Date Night Restaurants in Portland

We started with drinks next store at Canard and then sat at the Counter in Le Pigeon. We enjoyed watching the food prep. We tried everything: the vegetarian menu, the omnivore menu, the reserve wine pairings and the non-alcoholic pairings. We're always impressed with the wine pairings but were really surprised by how good the non-alcoholic pairings were. The menus come with an additional supplemental dish--definitely get the extra dish. This is our favorite restaurant for celebrations and we had a great dinner!

Outstanding food. We did the chefs special tasting menu and everything came out amazing and with an explanation of what was being served. Cocktails and NA Cocktails were also amazing and went very well with the food. We will be coming back again!

I am a Chef that has been in the industry for 30+ years and also Mexican American. This family is crushing it! The service was outstanding my only feedback is that it was hard to hear one of the more soft spoken servers, to be fair I do ware hearing aides so take that with a grain of salt. The oysters with tart apple on top was a great combination. All of the food was really well balanced and cooked to perfection. We ate all of the vegetarian dishes because my whole family is vegetarian except me.The chef is super talented and should be very proud of what they doing. The desserts were fantastic as well. An added plus overall is that when you ask about a wine that is by the glass they offer you a taste first, not everyone does this and is greatly appreciated. We will be back for sure!

Nostrana is an outstanding restaurant. The dining room and bar are quite beautiful and nicely furnished with quality design elements. The service was fast, friendly and efficient. The food was delicious with generous portions. We shared the wonderful Insalata Nostrana with radicchio, Parmesan Cheese, Caesar dressing and rosemary & sage croutons. For our Primi course we had the Gigli Pasta which was delightful and our Secondo course was the Mushroom stuffed Idaho Trout with mashed potatoes and brussel sprouts. The trout was perfectly fried and deboned and, was topped by a generous dollop of black truffle butter which made it a very special dish. Nostrana is what a fine dining Italian Restaurant should aspire to. We’ll be back!

I really love my experience here. It felt like I was part of the kitchen and the experience. Great suggestions. All the servers had their favorite things and had amazing input. I can't wait to bring my friends back here.