David's Restaurant

David's Restaurant reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   karen

   Greater Boston2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Consistently fantastic food and service! We love all the options Portland’s restaurants provide and visit many of them. Since we visited David’s twenty years ago, we’ve decided that is where we will go when family/friends visit because all ages and palates find something they want to eat (meatloaf, tuna sashimi, burger, sirloin, steak au poivre, garlic knots, brussle sprouts, and salads), and we can rely on the quality.
   

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Orange County3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   First time there and what a treat! Great food and exceptional service. Ali was congenial, knowledgeable, and extremely helpful guiding us with our drink and food choices. Look forward to returning there!
   

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Excellent service! The food was delicious, and the cocktails were great. 
   

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   Bill VIP

   San Francisco22 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 5 March 2025

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

   My wife and I went during restaurant week and it was outstanding. We had the scallop cakes, the salad, the pork tenderloin and the meatloaf. All extremely delicious and expertly prepared. For dessert we both had the warm blueberry crisp with vanilla ice cream. Perfect. The vibe here is great. Our server was terrific. Would absolutely come here again.
   

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   Doug VIP

   Greater Boston23 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 4 March 2025

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

   Excellent food and a great place to conduct a business lunch.
   

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   Tammy

   San Diego1 review

   2.0

   Dined on 3 March 2025

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

   Chose to dine at David's for the first time during Maine Restaurant Week due to the offerings on their price fixe menu. Love how I received a text alerting me my reserved seat was ready. Host was excellent -- offered me the tabletop seat I had reserved facing the kitchen or the bar. I chose the bar. Quickly realized the gentleman 2 seats over was talking on his phone, so changed seats. I personally feel like the patron on the phone should have been asked to step outside to have his conversation. Although it was quite cold outside. So the problem with dining at the bar is there was only 1 bartender preparing drinks for the entire restaurant. Because of this, I didn't receive much service. Perhaps a wait staff could be assigned to bar patrons who are dining in this situation where they handle food orders and the bartender handles drink orders. On the food, appetizer and dinner were excellent. Only disappointment was dessert -- a Blueberry crisp topped with vanilla ice cream. The blueberries were canned! Tiny little blueberries in a gelatin and it wasn't even heated all the way through. I could scoop out chunks of the gelatin. I didn't finish the dessert. I can make my own with fresh blueberries at home. Not a great first impression when I was hoping for such during Maine Restaurant Week. I just moved to Portland in June and purposely made reservations during Restaurant Week to experience new restaurants.
   

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner VIP

   RP2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on 2 March 2025

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

   The cooks at David’s do not care. The baked Brie was undercooked and cold inside. The cauliflower steak was cold, uncooked and the sauce too sweet. We returned it and the waitress apologized which we appreciated. The mussels were not salted and tasted like armpits. As for the bar—the the spicy margarita was not spicy, and the Cabernet Sauvignon was insipid. When we asked for adding more jalapeño or other spiciness to the margarita they could only offer pouring in Tabasco sauce. In other words, the bartender doesn’t care either. Avoid like the plague.
   

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   Dawn

   Greater Boston1 review

   2.0

   Dined on 1 March 2025

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

   Restaurant Week options were good. Meatloaf was excellent.
   

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   Judy VIP

   Maine18 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 1 March 2025

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

   We've been eating at David's Restaurant for over 25 years and have never had a bad meal here. They care and are consistent and dependable. They keep the winners on the menu and add in seasonal dishes to keep it exciting. The atmosphere is always lively, yet cozy. We always leave here happy!
   

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    Steve VIP

    Greater Boston17 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 27 February 2025

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

    Great food. Excellent cocktails. I marvel at how each person on the wait staff team can deliver a martini filled to the brim without one spill! Wonderful ambience. Great vibe. Love the place.
    

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