Local 188 - Portland

Amazing brunch food and cocktails! The sauce on the ricotta fritters is basically heaven and so much smoked salmon on the bagel plate I couldn 't even finish (though I wanted too)! And the 'honey ' mimosa... Holy cow, been craving it ever since!

Party of 3 for the 10am Saturday brunch rush. The food was great, no wait and friendly atmosphere. However the absolute shinning star was our waitress Carly. Attentive service. Great personality. Fantastic experience. I would recommend the restaurant to anyone but the waitress was absolutely 20/10 top notch, personable and fun to Interact with. I think I'll be back next week.... That woman deserves a raise

Wusssuuuuuuppppppppp My main squeeze and I made a reservation here for Feb 12 (before valentines day) probably about 3 weeks in advance and were able to get a good dinner time of 7:30. Decent yo. We arrived 15 minutes early and had to wait a little bit to be seated. But thats showbiz baby. The whole aesthetic there was pretty sweet. I really liked the pillows around the bench seats and whole friggin vibe ya know? Took my hat off when I walked in gee wiz So we got dinner. But before dinner I was skiing out at white heat all day, crushing the warm day freshies, and we could put the ARRR in starving (tummy was growlin). I was not prepared for the proportions we were about to be served. I've attached the gnocchi we got. I'll note it was literally the best I've ever had. Pillowy, soft, creamy, godly. You're a fool not to try it. If I was close enough to the cook I would've asked the secret is. But I was let down by the proportion. I could've eaten two of these along with my tappas. The tappas we got: brussel sprouts (literally a MUST EAT. SOOOO GUUD), olives (also good but beware of the pits. I just ate them like a man), and the shrimp. Brussel sprouts and olives exceeded expectations, but I wouldn't recommend the shrimp because it comes with three shrimp for 15 and how am I expected to share three shrimp? Doesn't quite fit the tappas definition imo. But aside from that, they were friggin good too! If I could adjust the Google review, I'd give them three due to the prices per portion. Otherwise, everything else was great. The food we got was phenomenal, our service was par for the course, and the music playlist was relevant and good. Good for a date if you make a reservation. Get with it y'all. Seeya next time 188

My husband and I discovered this restaurant years ago when we first visited Portland, Maine and decided to come here again for our trip with friends since it was an amazing experience last time! As soon as you enter their restaurant, you 're immediately 'wowed ' by their interior setup with open kitchen view and space. We started off with some cocktails (I tried the Beach Fire #2 and few appetizers to start things off. Their Deviled Eggs are my absolute favorite and can honestly eat an infinite amount of them! Next, we tried their charcuterie board my favorite was definitely their patés (so good . Finally for our entrée, we shared the seafood paella. All the seafood on this dish was cooked to perfection and the rice tasted amazing! It 's definitely one of their best menu items : Overall, Local 188 never disappoints us with their food and drink. Will definitely be coming back here again for my next trip to Portland! Also recommended for a date night :

Love Local188 overall but this time… It wasn’t very busy and the service was lacking. Slow drinks, condiments forgotten and the eggs (all 7 of ours) were very very salty.