Departure Restaurant and Lounge

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   Marina

   Baltimore

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Even on a raining evening the rooftop view was beautiful. It was a friends birthday and our first girls night out in a long time. We did Omakase and it was so worth it. The staff was great. Helped picked up our many drink options and helped us get out in time for our show at 7 even when we arrived at 5:30. If we didn’t have plans after we would have stayed much longer and probably tried many of the other dishes.
   

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   Stephanie

   Austin

   7 reviews

   4.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Great food. Service was average. Love the rooftop restaurant.
   

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   Inha

   Portland

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 3, 2024

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

   This was my first time at the departure lounge. Great service, fascinating interior and breathtaking view from the 15th floor! Food was super delicious! I ordered glazed salmon and espresso martini, what can I say… that was the most delicious salmon I ever tried. Also, our waiter, Jesus, was very friendly and professional. Highly recommend this place!
   

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   Jeff

   Portland

   71 reviews

   5.0

   71 reviews

   Dined on October 23, 2024

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

   Something for everyone, which pretty much covered our table. Ample GF/V offerings for one diner and we didn't even have to ask (beet and brussels sprouts, tomato salad, and delicata squash), excellent beverage selection, including sake recommendations, splendid sushi and octopus, and a big bowl o' Kimchi fried rice with pork belly just in case we were still hungry (tbh, a half of that ended up going home with us). Flourless chocolate torte wasn't bad, either. Most of all, excellent service. It's been a while since we were there and now I'm already thinking about Duck Month (December).
   

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   Cynthia

   Orange County

   67 reviews

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   5.0

   67 reviews

   Dined on October 22, 2024

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

   An excellent time at Departure. Our server Jason advised us when we had questions about the menu items. He recommended the halibut and the steak entrees. Both were excellent and the halibut was outstanding. Highly recommend this restaurant to people who appreciate consuming wonderful food.
   

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   Blondie

   Portland

   29 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   29 reviews

   Dined on October 21, 2024

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

   The food was wonderful . Service excellent. Never disappoints.
   

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   Ron

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on October 20, 2024

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

   Amazing food, fantastic service with very knowledgeable staff, and beautifully designed decor
   

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   RJ

   Dallas

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 19, 2024

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

   Petra was awesome! She tended to our every need and made sure our experience was the best!
   

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   anna

   Portland

   8 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on October 13, 2024

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

   Took nearly 2hrs for us to receive everything we ordered. Seems like the bartender had a lot to say about a drink we ordered that came out wrong. Didn’t feel like a $700 experience, everyone kinda makes you feel like you’re doing them a disservice by being there…cool view but the food will take 2+ hours to come out and would rate the food a 7.5 out of 10…so not exactly worth it 🤷🏻
   

   Departure Restaurant and LoungeResponded on October 21, 2024

   Hello Anna, Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry to hear that you found the team to be inattentive. I will say that a 2 hour dining experience for a party of 8 is pretty normal in higher end restaurants.
   

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    Natalie

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 12, 2024

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

    Beautiful view and excellent place for cocktails and meeting up. However, food is average.
    

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