The Porthole Restaurant & Pub

20 Custom House Wharf, Portland - 04101
372 reviews
Seafood
(207) 773-4653

Great casual place. Great service

Delicious food. Great place right on the water. Friendly service

Good menu, good beer list, cool atmosphere outside on the deck, and the food was really good.

Omg the blackened haddock sandwich was amazing. Fun that there are $6 for 2 jello shots but they tasted weak. They have a pretty large seating area but they jam you together before expanding where they sit people it seems like? Service was great.The Good:The food. The blackened haddock sandwich was absolutely worth coming out of the way for! Good jello shot prices if you're into that but I question the alcohol content. Despite how busy it was the service was fantastic.The Meh:They seem to jam you together seating wise even when they have more parts of the building available. Prices are on par for downtown Portland at the pier.The Bad:None.

New to Maine and we’ve heard from people this is the best place to go get a lobster on a nice day. Was really looking forward to the lobster but we didn’t get that far… Ordered chicken tenders for an appetizer and this is what I bit into. COMPLETELY RAW. Needless to say, I didn’t have an appetite after that.Waiter came over and was obviously overwhelmed with the big crowd. Said sorry and assured me “Don’t worry I deleted the tenders from the bill”. I mean thanks, I would hope so….. maybe bring a free beer for almost getting salmonella ??

The food here was average, but the portions were very generous. What stood out was the atmosphere, which seemed above average. The beer selection is pretty good and has some microbrews to enjoy, but not many.

Fried fish and beers all good stuff. Summertime at night the dock turns into a dance floor which is fun. Sometimes can get some shady people here but overall it’s a fun spot.

Great atmosphere the place has a lot of caricature and interesting decor. The food took 45 minutes to arrive and that is only after I enquired about it. The salad was excellent but the additional $15 for lobster was a rip off for what we actually received. Fish and chips excellent.

Best biscuits and gravy I've ever had, great service, and hand mixed chocolate milk! I'm from Oregon on a vacation and nearing the end of it, this is the best food visited so far. Never had biscuits and gravy with so much on it and the eggs were cooked to perfection!! 11/10 would recommend

My wife had fish and chips(substitute onion rings) I had fried haddock fish tacos and waffle fries. Absolutely delicious. Reasonably priced and service was spot on. Highly recommend.