I always get a mix of comments when I ask "Where is the best place to dine with children in Portland?" One group is firmly in the “no one should ever bring kids to a restaurant”, and others say “I can bring my kids anywhere I want!” Restaurants realize that with children come parents, and the adults are going to spend … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2017: Best Place to Dine with Children in Portland
Tin Shed Restaurant
Reader Survey 2015: Most Kid Friendly Restaurant in Portland
The question, what is the Most Kid Friendly Restaurant in Portland always brings lots of passionate comments. One group is firmly in the "no one should bring kids to a restaurant", and others say "I can bring my kids anywhere I want!" The Laurelwood Public House has a little blurb that shows why they always … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2015: Most Kid Friendly Restaurant in Portland
Reader Survey 2012: Best Brunch in Portland
In 2010, I asked "Who has the best breakfast in Portland". The answers were 1. Screen Door, 2. Simpatica, 3. Mother's Bistro. I asked again in 2011, and this time the ranking was Tasty n Sons, Screen Door and Simpatica. With the arrival of Tasty n Sons at the top position, everything else just pushed down one slot. … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2012: Best Brunch in Portland
Review: The Tin Shed Garden Café
Mushroom-rosemary gravy. Somehow that wraps up the Tin Shed perfectly – that, plus the fact that when the weather’s nice there are so many people waiting outside, drinking self-serve coffee, that they put up benches out front and people share newspapers with each other. In fact, traveling east from MLK Boulevard, … [Read more...] about Review: The Tin Shed Garden Café