Holdfast Dining

Delicious! Thoughtfully and elegantly presented dishes. Innovative.

I have eaten here now multiple times. Worth every penny and in fact I feel the overall cost for the artistry and taste of the food provided is quite a value. Eat here!

Amazing. Every course brought unique, mouth-watering taste combinations and pairings.

This is the first restaurant I experienced which is like a speakeasy for a bar. The food has been delicious and beautifully plated. The non-alcoholic pairing is both creative and delicious. I liked the little surprise at the end which I don’t want to spoil here.

Lovely. The food excellent and I loved watching the prep.

This was the best dining experience I have ever had. The food was amazing and the staff was fabulous. Can't wait to go back.

Wow! We had one of the best dinners of our lives at Holdfast. So fun sitting in an intimate setting watching the chefs do their magic. The entire team is very knowledgeable and treated us like royalty. The food was beautifully selected, prepared, and presented. The wine pairing was phenomenal. Great way to try new foods that you would never order otherwise. Highly recommend and we'll be back soon, hopefully!

As repeat customers it was as amazing and wonderful as past dinners!! Highly recommended!

I love the idea of innovative tasting menus in intimate spaces . Holdfast has a really cool atmosphere, great service and good food. But for a place that describes its cuisine as clean and primitive, the dishes seemed overly complicated with a lot of tortured ingredients. And while the wine pairings were good, the pours were tiny... not enough to last through 2 courses.

Once again, Holdfast was a delightful meal. The stand out was the "coconut curry" over soft shelled crab. The celery root tacos with trout row was also great. The beef Tartar and Beef Belly were amazingly rich and right at the line of overwhelming but I am so glad I got to experience both dishes.

STRONGLY recommend to anyone who is looking to do something a little different. We like to get 1 wine paring and 1 juice paring. The beet-cherry is juice was delicious.

Holdfast experience was as I hoped. Each dish was exceptional and varied. The wine pairings and non-alcohol versions complemented the dishes well. Staff presented and shared insights on the dishes in a kind manner. A truly memorable experience.

If you have a special night coming up, put Holdfast on your calendar.

You will have a great interaction with the chef, sous chef, and sommelier and have a fantastic experience!

I just took my fiancee there for her birthday, and we had a fantastic time!

One of our very favorite spots to go for a special occasion! We are always incredibly impressed with the innovative and delicious menu the Holdfast team comes up with every time, awesome wines to pair with it and amazing service. They always make us feel at home and we can't wait to go back again soon. Also, if you don't drink wine their non-alcoholic pairing is also really, really good and they have been really accommodating anytime we bring someone in with dietary restrictions. I really couldn't recommend Holdfast enough!

Amazing service and food. The tasting menu really had some unique flavors. Excellent wine pairings. Would definitely go again!

We loved every bite! Great experience! It was my birthday celebration, could not wish for a better birthday dinne.

This place over-complicates food to the point that it no longer tastes good. They take quality high end ingredients, and insist on transforming them into unappetizing purees, chips, and foams. Food is not actually cooked to order, but plates are created around the chefs counter and some items are merely warmed up. We found this place to be extremely disappointing and overpriced.

One of our favorite restaurants in Portland! Always creative, always delicious.

Just an all around amazing experience from start to finish. Every single bite was superb. At the end of the meal they added a few small touches that were special and unique. Truly enjoyed this experience.

One of the best meals I’ve ever had. Each course was on point. Service was warm, friendly and informative. Wine pairings were interesting, delicious and well matched. Amount of food was perfect, but I wanted to eat everything again! Bravo!!!

It was one of the most unique dining experience we have enjoyed in a very long time.

Our second experience here was just as great as our first. Although we first visited Holdfast at their "winery" location, their new location is just as nice and offers the intimate, thoughtful, and masterfully prepared courses we love. The wine parings offered unique, sometimes obscure, but always delicious accompaniments to the fine and delicate dishes. A wonderful experience that is pricy, but worth it. Love the prix fixe offering as it removes all decision making from the guest. Shed your inhibitions and go where the chefs want to take you and enjoy it as though it was a hike in the forrest or stroll on a secluded stretch of beach.

The food was super-interesting and tasty. The drink pairings were great. It was a really fun experience.

An absolutely fantastic dinner. The food was amazing and staff excellent!!

Inventive cuisine expertly prepared and beautifully plated. Perfect wine pairings with each course. Approachable, affable chef/owners who are glad to share their insights as they assemble the dishes. Pricey, but well worth it!

The best dining experiences I have ever had and nothing comes close.

Superb service, incredible food with regard to preparation, flavors, and presentation. A memorable dining experience!

We were amazed at the food and the wine pairing, the presentation, and wonderful flavors. The staff were just fabulous explaining things, answering questions, and seemed to truly enjoy their work and the great atmosphere themselves. A terrific go-to place for birthdays, anniversaries or other special occasions. We'll be back!

Wanted to take daughter and son-in-layout for a unique dinner in Portland. Found Holdfast, and it turned out to be everything we expected. Unique concept and service. Three sittings of eight, 5:30, 7:00, and 8:30. Small, gourmet plates with wine pairing. Friendly and attentive service. Each course, explained. Unique flavors. This is really a spot for serious foodies. Loved the place setting drawer in front of each seat. Use all the knives and forks you need. Wines well paired with foods.

Do it. Just go. Its really good and I love the bar style seating. Watching the prep is half the fun.

We enjoyed the total experience. We will be back often.

One of the best meals I've ever had (#5 ever). Every dish is delicious and it's a great value (especially coming from San Francisco prices). The sort of place that fine-dining aficionados would love and people who've never experienced fine-dining would also love.

We had an incredible experience at Holdfast. The food was outstanding and Ty, the wine director specifically was a joy to interact with.

For me, best dining experience in Portland. Been here twice and was exquisite both times. Simplicity and complexity combine for an understated but superb setting.

Amazing food, excellent service. I will make a trip to Portland again just to eat here!

The rating is based on the food. Perhaps it was an off menu, or I've been spoiled by all the great restaurants in Detroit, but the food was subpar. I wouldn't even say average for a tasting menu. There was 1 dish out of 9 that wowed me. For tastings, I expect to be wowed by at least 3 and have a hard time picking a favourite. There was really only one dish that stood out.
The services was phenomenal and staff were great. Wine pairings were perfect!

The nine course menu with wine pairings was excellent. Highly recommend it. I do wish the chefs were a little more engaged with those guests at the chef’s counter. I also recommend instructions be clearly given to guests on what to look for when arriving by Lyft or Uber. We almost panicked that we were at the wrong place when we arrived because we did not see anything that said Holdfast.

Best meal of great dinners in Portland. Unique, complex dishes. Wines were good; outshined by the food. Perfect meal, all dishes were featuring a variety of ingredients used in unexpected ways. Small, intimate space. This restaurant is a project of passion, and it shows. Michelin Star quality. Go here, you won’t regret it. Go to the neighboring bar.. weird but good cocktails!

Holdfast was an amazing experience. The staff is helpful and attentive. We had a 7-course meal (menu attached) with wine pairings. The portions were small but we both left full after the dinner. We were sat around the chef's cooking area and it was good to see the food being prepared. I'd highly recommend this place.

Inventive food with great service.

best meal i had whilst visiting pdx!