Jake's Famous Crawfish

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   Jeff

   VIP

   Portland

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Exceptional!! Steve was amazing. Great service and menu recommendations. Oysters were on point and all food arrived in a timely manner and hot from the kitchen. Everything was delicious. Highly recommend for anything from intimate dinner for two to groups and even large parties.
   

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   Irene

   VIP

   Portland

   31 reviews

   5.0

   31 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Really delicious: horseradish crusted steelhead; pan-fried oysters, cod sandwich, and salmon fetticinne. The crab and shrimp louie was good but not as good as Salty's; meh tomatoes, no avocado. Jake's was the busiest I have seen in a long time and am happy for you that diners are back. Our server had a big table as well as several smaller parties and did well. The hostess was a bit grim; hope their life gets better.
   

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   Brian

   VIP

   Portland

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Always an excellent experience! A Portland landmark! Great food, service and ambience.
   

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   Michael

   VIP

   Portland

   70 reviews

   5.0

   70 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Always an excellent choice for special celebrations, Jake's did not disappoint. They were exceptionally busy and might not have had the full contingency of service people being two days after Christmas, but everyone was obviously working hard to make the evening wonderful as usual. Fabulous specials! Thank you, Jake's, for making our annual holiday dinner with friends the best.
   

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   Diana

   VIP

   Palm Springs

   94 reviews

   4.0

   94 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Crab and shrimp cakes were extremely overcooked. The claim chowder was excellent.
   

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   Suzanne

   Portland

   4 reviews

   1.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Timing: There was 30+ minute wait for a confirmed reservation. It appeared everyone with a 6:15pm reservation waited at least 1/2 hour to be seated with nowhere to wait, standing room only in the bar and the entrance. People with later reservations were being told the same thing as we left. Overbooked all night? Service: Waitress mistakenly listed my husband’s order for crab/shrimp cakes as an appetizer instead of as a main although she did order him the clam chowder appetizer too. Then she argued she was right. It took 10+ minutes for the head waiter to sort out plus another 10+ minutes for the head waiter to return with the chowder and my salad. Main dishes arrived 5 minutes after that so timing the courses was off too. Food: Jake’s House Salad (greens, bleu cheese, candied walnuts) arrived without walnuts - waitress “I guess they ran out.” It’s their signature salad early in the evening for heaven’s sake! Shrimp Étouffée had a few chunks of chicken, 3 tiny bay shrimp, 1 slice andouille in a bland gluey sauce. The shrimp/crab cakes were also bland with no detectable piece of shrimp or crab. Overall: We’d loved this place over the years and it was a holiday so I expected to give them some leeway. However, no indication of fresh fish (or fresh sheet) and marginal food at an expensive seafood restaurant makes it appear they’re past their prime. We sadly will not return or recommend them.
   

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   Mccauley

   Portland

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   6:15 res. Upon arrival told to wait in bar as it would be a 30 min delay. Very uncomfortable standing 30 min trying to stay out of people’s way with our party of 5. At 35 min mark they come to find another party to seat them and I ask what time was their res, 6:45 (waited 5 min), party size 6. Asked host why they were being seated before our 6:15 res and the reply was the party size. We had 5 and they 6, same size table, right? No apologies, quite smug in fact. 10 more minutes and seated.
   

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   Dawnnesha

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Our family loves Jake's for Christmas dinner each and every year. It's a tradition we will hold as long as we're still here. Beautiful, fresh food and a wonderful server. Thank you for this culinary experience.
   

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   ANGELIQUE

   Portland

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Super busy on Christmas... at least if your reservations were between 3:00 and 4:00. They also didn't stage the tables well. Our server told us they gave her 5 tables all at once. It was almost a half hour after being seated before she even took our drink orders. We were done with appetizers before our meal order was taken. Other than the length of time it took to be served and waiting for water to be refilled, dinner was good. Calamari and Brie were our appetizers... the cloves of garlic with the brie were spot on. One daughter had the stuffed salmon that she enjoyed. My other daughter, mom, and I had different fettuccine. Mine was salmon and wild mushrooms, and the salmon was in decent sized chunks. My boyfriend had steak, which he said was the perfect medium rare. All in all it was a wonderful meal.
   

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    Lisa

    Portland

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

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

    Fantastic drinks, food, ambience, and service. Easily found room at the bar while waiting for our table, as we arrived 30 minutes early. Nice place to celebrate Christmas without all the brouhaha, as we are still grieving the loss of my husband/her father.
    

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