Best Restaurants for Quiet Conversation in North Portland

Third time at Yalla. They have this dialed in! Excellent flavors, nice presentation, comfortable dining room. Service is always "spot on". What impresses me most, is how they handle unexpected situations. We showed up for a reservation (for 4), and they offered a table in the front of the restaurant by the door. Was a little cold and breezy on that day, so we asked for a different table. We were told that unfortunately, none were available, as they had a large party coming in, so many tables had been combined. A minute later, the hostess came back and told me they'd rearrange things for the other party, and offered us a table further away from the door. Very nice gesture - they totally could have just forgotten about it, but they made an effort to be accommodating. Same reservation, we were waiting on one last plate (food is served family-style, so plates come out throughout the meal). Asked about it, and the server told us that she thought it was coming up. She left, and a couple minutes later, the manager came out and apologized for the delay. He acknowledged that they had missed the dish, so he immediately brought it out, with an extra appetizer, and comped them both. Again, could have just brought the plate and not said anything, but they went the "extra mile" to provide an exceptional experience. Will certainly be back.

My husband and I went to this restaurant and it was great we did the tasting menu and the chef and team was super kind I have a shellfish allergy and they did a great job accommodating us. We also had a really great experience with the pairings of wine and the food. Will definitely come here again my husband loved it.

Have a lovely dinner for two on Christmas Eve. We were the last diners of the evening and the staff was very gracious towards us. Meals and dessert were excellent.

First time to this restaurant, great food and service. Definitely will return

Good food and service -- but it was cold with a heat problem in the restaurant, which seemed to make service go really quickly.