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Nostrana
- Restaurants
- Portland, OR
About this business
Standing a little away from Portland's bustling city center, Nostrana serves up honest regional Italian fare in a warm and welcoming setting. The restaurant's outdoor facade is fairly simple. Step in, and you'll be pleasantly surprised at what they've done with the place. Clean lines, lots of woods, ceiling mounted fans, large decorative plants and some great lighting choices give the place, a very charming feel. Choose from a limited, but well-crafted menu of regional Italian specialties made using the freshest local, seaso... read more
Location details
1401 SE Morrison St Ste. 101, Ste 101, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Get directions| Weekday | Schedule | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Tue | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Wed | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Thu | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Fri | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Sat | Closed | |
| Sun | Closed |
Free parking, neat atmosphere, bad service – Good: the flavor of the food was great. Gnocci was superb, pizza was fresh and the bread was buttery without any butter. Nice. If only we got to eat what was on our plates! The server cleared off our table with food left on every person's plate, without even asking if we were done. We were more or less ushered out the door; this is not a place to meet up with friends you need to catch up with. We actually finished our "dinner" conversation in the cold parking lot so the server wou... read more
Spectacular NYE – We had our last meal of 2010 at Nostrana: a four course set menu that didn't disappoint. The meal began with an aperitif of prosecco upon arrival. From there, some shared small plates for the first course. All were delicious, but the souffle stands out as the most memorable. Since there were two of us, we were able to sample both pastas. My favorite was the rich, simple tagliarini. For our mains, B had the trout and I had the pork. The trout was a nice option,a adorned with lots of crab, but the pork was ma... read more
Save Your money and go elsewhere – Finally had a chance to try this after wanting to for about a year. Summary: save your money! Food was very tasty, but fell short in most categories. Two items on the menu featured radicchio in the starters (appetizer and salad), both of which we had, both good, but not something you could not do at home. We ordered the one kilo Bistecca for $60, thinking it would be excellent. The favor was wonderful, but it was a challenge to eat it due to not being trimmed properly and way too rare, resu... read more
DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY – Awful, horrible, terrible, DON'T GO! A group of us ladies went there last night 12/18/10 and will tell everyone we know to never spend a dime at Nostrana. We spent over $250 (not including a $50 restaurant dot com coupon), and left hungry and angry. About half way in we were approached by a management person to tell us to be quiet, that a table of snooty, $50-paying people wanted us to hush up. Really? It's the holidays and we were enjoying the wine (WE brought at a $20 per bottle corkage fee - real... read more
Why does anyone eat here??? – My wife and I had dinner at Nostrana last night and will never return. The only reason we went was to use a gift certificate they sent us to make up for a previous disappointing experience. This restaurant just does not get it. The menu is unimaginative and rarely changes. While the food is not bad, the portions are small and very overpriced. If you do make the mistake and go to Nostrana, buy your wine at the wine shop 2 doors down and pay the $20 corkage fee. You will save money and avoid liste... read more
Another Eat Pay Leave - the stars are just for taste – The food was tasty, the portions small, the bread was nice and filled the void, pretty spendy $18 for a bowl of soup and a small squid salad. The parking was free and easy in the lot. The waitress.... was having a bad day,.The food came out promptly, and dishes were promptly removed. But we didn't feel any warmth or welcoming from her.We were told when we got there that we had to be done and gone in 90 minutes as the table was reserved at 7:30. I checked my watch at 6:36... read more
Nostrana's motto: "Eat, Pay, Leave" If they could, they'd slam a funnel in your mouth, shove food down your throat, and send you out in five. Nostrana is about turning over tables as fast as possible. How do they do it? With loud music and the "Interruption Disguised as Service" method. "More bread? More, wine? More water? More food? More dessert? More coffee? More this? More that? If you ask the server to leave you alone, they do. But there's others. They spawn. Resistance is futile. Eat, Pay, Leave! (Run actually.)
Prequel to Eat. Pay. Leave – I had a horrible experience last night and got on here to write a review when I saw Eat. Pay. Leave. Man, you said it perfectly! A friend and I sat down for a drink, dinner, and wine. I kid you not, in 5-10 minutes we had our drinks, salads and first courses. The server (the manager), was in my face asking several times what wine we were going to order for our entree! I asked for more time to enjoy what we had just been served for I had yet to take my 3rd sip of my drink. She smiled, said yes, an... read more
Latest on Nostrana – This was our second visit, so for those that have never been here, here is my take on what it's like at this point in time. The atmosphere I would call casually elegant. It's quite beautiful inside and they have a very nice outdoor patio, yet you don't need to be dressed up to go. Not the quietest restaurant around but we could hear each other with no problem. The cocktails were a disappointment. Almost no booze in them and the prices were way too high. Have a drink at home or stop on the way and have a ... read more
Frequently asked questions about Nostrana
How is Nostrana rated?
Nostrana has a 4.5 star rating with 1,944 reviews.
When is Nostrana open?
Nostrana is open now. It will close at 6:00 p.m.
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