Kelly Hanson

Review of Departure Restaurant + Lounge

I picked this trendy and popular downtown restaura...

I picked this trendy and popular downtown restaurant for our final day of our Oregon adventure. It had great ratings for both food, cocktails, and views. We sat out on the deck and did have a view of the river but there was also a lot of construction around. As the sun set it was blinding so we had to hide in the shadow of others sitting around us. The food was fabulous and the drinks were excellent. We got the whole snapper. Yum! Good wine list and we had an after-dinner drink that was well-crafted. The inside of the restaurant was very noisy and busy. Our server was not as attentive as she should have been and we waited long periods of time in between seeing her to ask for water, Etc. Very expensive meal but great for special occasions.