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Paley's Place, Portland, OR P100
 
Highest Rating in the Area
   
On Sept. 21, My husband and I went, as a recommendation from friends to a place called  Paleys Place. Great place!  Its in down town Portland.  If you like the atmosphere down there then I say go.  The People who work at Paleys are so delightful. They treated us like royalty.  I had the lamb, which I have never eaten before in my life and I liked it!   was very tender and delicious.  My husband had the Halibut,  He loved it.  It didn't stay on his plate for very long.   We got to sit out on the deck which was very relaxing.  The atmosphere is very rich yet you can go in jeans and a nice shirt.  Plan to spend about $80.00 for two.   We went for our 19th wedding anniversary and it was perfect!  For a perfectly romantic place to celebrate I give them an A.
 
Paley's Place Overall grade: A
1204 N. W. 21st, Portland, OR 97209
Phone: (503) 243-2403
Date of visit: 9/21/1999 Rcvd: 10/5/1999
Submitted by: LRM, Gresham, OR C8 R176
 
The Oregonian voted Paley's Place as the "1999 Restaurant of the Year"!  Who am I to argue?  I've only dined at Paley's a couple of times and the food was marvelous...as was the ambiance, the service and everything about the place. 

My only problem about selecting a "Restaurant of the Year" is determining which of a dozen or so is deserving of the honor.  By placing Paley's at the top, obviously Wildwood, Genoa, Higgins, Caprial's, Laslow's, etc., must be placed lower.  I have a VERY hard time making that distinction.  All of these restaurants are some of the best Portland has to offer and at any given time, perhaps one of them will have a particular feature that is more outstanding than the others...but consistently better and #1?  I'm glad The Oregonian has to make the choice, not I.   

Paley's is wonderful!  You won't be disappointed by anything.  Entreés are priced at $18-$24 and well worth it.

Food: A+. Service: A+. Ambiance: A+ on a warm summer evening, otherwise an A. Attitude: A+ some of the friendliest folks around. Parking: Can be a problem. Value: A.  Paley's is not for the budget conscious.

 
Paley's Place Overall grade: A+
1204 N. W. 21st, Portland, OR 97209
Phone: (503) 243-2403
Date of visit: June 1999 Rcvd: 8/5/1999
Submitted by: HCG, Tualatin, OR C2 R102
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