Fore Street

Fore Street reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Hilary VIP

   Greater Boston14 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   We had a great meal and excellent service! We had the lamb meat balls, the 1/2 roasted chicken and steak, the carrots and for dessert we shared the corn bread with blueberries. Everything was delicious!
   

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   Pirat

   New York City1 review

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   “Une très belle découverte ! Le restaurant Fore Street est à la hauteur de sa réputation : cuisine délicieuse, produits de qualité et ambiance chaleureuse. On s’est régalé du début à la fin !”
   

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   Eric

   Jacksonville1 review

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Fantastic experience and Sarah, our server, was wonderful. 5 stars as usual!
   

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   Shannon

   Charleston6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   We made reservations, but decided to pop in earlier, and the staff was extremely accommodating and moved us to a bar seat. We felt like VIPs as we were informed about the menu, helped with questions and recommendations and were served the most amazing dishes. I usually complain about portion size- we were unable to finish these large plates despite the amazing quality and taste. Don’t miss this gem in Portland.
   

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   Colin

   Greater Boston1 review

   3.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Review coming from 20-year Portland area resident who doesn’t tend to review restaurant experiences, good or bad. Appetizers including oysters and squid were great. This was the high point for sure and I thought we were off to a good start. Service started strong but in sum I’d rate it fair (waters weren’t refilled, various staff brought the food without our server present so they had to ask where each plate went- for a top restaurant this boarders on lazy, authenticity diminished, no adjustments to bill or any attempt to improve our experience despite polite/ honest / justifiably dissatisfaction). Inflexibility with menu substitutions due to dairy allergy was annoying and very limiting. Mains including pork shoulder and crab stuffed haddock were way too salty. Hard to even describe how salty both dishes were, but I’ll try - they were so salty you needed to drink water and eat bread several times to rescue your tongue. When asked about the food, my dinner date mention that both mains were way over seasoned after I sheepishly said “everything was good.” The server said “the chef has a very salty palate.” Cleary this feedback has been shared before but it doesn’t taste like it’s been incorporated. The chef needs to recalibrate and should also come visit some tables to hear from patrons directly. After spending $300 for two people and skipping dessert we both left feeling underwhelmed and unimpressed. As locals with so many other great restaurants in Portland, it will take st least another couple years before we have any desire to return. Perhaps by then maybe they’ll do a refresh on the bathrooms and some of the decor but most importantly they need to desalinate the dishes. Otherwise Fore Street will undoubtably be casted as a tourists trap and locals who know better will certainly stay away.
   

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   Chris

   New York City4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Excellent food….hanger steak tops Martinis are other worldly! Always will come back….
   

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   Christy

   Greater Boston3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   we loved the early-evening light coming in through the huge windows and the cozy spaces for diners. we loved seeing the chefs work in the kitchen. our server, brendan, was wonderful. timing of the courses was perfect. the food was delicious.
   

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   Richie

   Greater Boston4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Such a lovely evening! Great service and such a unique building! We will be back
   

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   Barbara

   Greater Boston4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   We had a wonderful time and a delicious dinner. The menu had so many great options!
   

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    Lucinda VIP

    Sacramento8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 7 days ago

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

    Everything was perfect, as always! From the minute we arrived to the moment we left! The service and food were excellent! Probably my favorite restaurant in Portland.
    

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