This pretty much fell along the lines of whatever restaurants in town have a group table, and are reasonably priced. Not sure why I even asked this question, though number 2 was a surprise.
Out of 556 votes:
- Toro Bravo – 120 NE Russell St., Portland. Map (503) 281-4464 My review.
- Andina – 1314 Northwest Glisan Street, Portland, OR Map (503) 228-9535 You can read my review here.
- Clyde Common - 1014 Southwest Stark St., Portland, OR 97205 Map (503) 228-3333 My review.
Andina has a very nice private room for large groups, no surprise if you have ever eaten in it – it’s really a nice space.
I like Tabla for larger groups but they can’t handle more than 12 or so in their private room.
Adding to what Jill-O says, Andina has multiple private rooms from their “basement” wine room to their upstairs large dining room that holds up to 50 people and has a private bar, private bathrooms, etc. I’ve organized a number of events at both of these spaces with really good results.
I can easily see how Andina got so high. They actually have four private rooms with seating from 16-65. I’ve only been in one, but they all look really nice on the website:
http://www.andinarestaurant.com/docs/catering/pages/rooms2.html
I completely forgot about the private dining areas at Andina, and on being reminded, I agree. As a matter of fact, Andina and Tabla would be my top choices in town.
Another thing about Andina that’s befitting of a group is their specialty menus (i.e. Gluten Free, vegetarian)… Lord knows when you start gathering more than 5-6 people, there’s inevitably a dietary need that comes up. As such, was the primary reason I chose it for my work party’s in the past. To me, the nice private room was an add-on.
Serrato. Excellent Separate Room. Great Service