NORMANDIE

Imposant gebouw, het eten werd lauw geserveerd en ze konden niet goed omgaan met kritiek. Zowel de bediening als de eigenaar gingen zelfs in discussie om hun gelijk te krijgen en de fouten van hun gebrekkige keuken te rechtvaardigen.

WOW! This was a pleasant surprise. My partner and I have had a few disappointing experiences at restaurants in the area within the same price range. This has restored our faith in the Portland food scene. Everything was delicious! Salad too. Don't skimp on the salad!

Here’s what we ordered: Normandie board was so underwhelming but the chicken liver mousse was good. The bread that it was served with was good as well. They only gave one set of meat and then a spicy meat spread. I can’t remember the name but think of like a spicy chorizo spread. Not a fan as I’m not crazy about spice and neither were two of the other people I went with so that was a waste. I wouldn’t recommend the board since I didn’t find it worth the money or anything better that I could do I hope. I would order the mousse separately though. That I enjoyed. Poached prawns was really good. I would have ordered a second. Flavor and texture paired together wonderfully. Deviled eggs- wasn’t something that I would order again. There was something mixed in the egg that I wasn’t loving but it’s a good try once kinda thing. Broiled oysters tasted fine, nothing special that I would order it over regular oysters. Beef carpaccio was good and would order again. Octopus, ugh the smallest piece of octopus and overpriced. Of course in photos it looks bigger but it’s not worth it. Chicory salad basically tastes like a crunchy Caesar and I thought it was good. The crunch was great. The sauce was too thick and creamy for my liking, as if you’re eating mayo out the jar and I like mayo. Just not big chunks of it. Service also was super slow. We got the Normandie board at the end. We thought they forgot it but when it came out I almost wished they did cause it wasn’t worth it.

Best date night spot around!

Cold interior. Went for a special occasion, prefixed menu. Not good. For the price it’s frustrating to leave hungry.

Good food, average experience. For the price, the service and experience could be much better and more memorable. Waitress was dressed in normal street clothes. Didn’t feel very sanitary or professional. Wine list is lacking, all very similar selections. Good food portions, fresh and good flavor.

I had a lovely experience at Normadie. I had the Chicories salad and Gnocchi… the salad was absolutely delicious, the Gnocchi was yummy, however my personal preference is Italian classic potato gnocchi. I had never had the French Parisienne made with choux pastry, for me it lacked flavor but the texture was nice, light and fluffy. And the short rib Ragu was tangy and tasty. The meal hit all taste buds.