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Overall Total Score
4.1 out of 5
Impressive | 5633 reviews

What User doesn't like about Local 188:
The prices for the food are outrageous beyond comprehension, esp for food that is not particularly inventive or exciting. No one should be charging 31 dollars for risotto. Will not eat here again. View all feedback. What User likes about Local 188:
honestly i liked this place! only reason for stars instead of was because we were seated minutes late even though we arrived on time for our reservationpaella was really nice, wish it had crispy rice on the bottom though.. drinks were just ok View all feedback.

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5.0 ★ from 43 reviews
Edilio
01.04.2021 - 05:00

Food and service were great!! Excellent Covid precautions in place. However, our table was right under a speaker and the music they played over the minutes we w...

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I have never had a worse experience than I did on Sunday, March Five of us arrived at the restaurant after having reservations. One of us was concerned about Co...

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We were a party of four and all did the Maine Restaurant Week tasting menu. All four courses were great. The wine pairings were also quite good

Quick, great food, nice drinks. Service was a bit slow

The restaurant and its staff were excellent and served us with such care and warmth. Loved it and highly recommend the restaurant

Opentable
4.1 ★ from 40 reviews
HarryB
03.02.2024 - 20:31

Great food; great space; great service a really good New Year's Eve event for us

CatF
03.02.2024 - 20:31

I’m a little bummed we were not made aware of the menu changes. While I am willing to try just about anything, I do have friends that wanted specific menu items...

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Jenn
25.03.2024 - 16:15

One of our local favorites in Portland! Never disappoints.

Bert
25.03.2024 - 16:15

This is a great restaurant with parking available in the back. I will definitely be coming back whenever I am in Portland.

Moose
25.03.2024 - 16:15

I visited Local 188 for dinner, as my usual visits are for breakfast or brunch on the weekends, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! The cocktails, service, and food we...

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Heyrestaurants
4.2 ★ from 20 reviews
Karen
05.09.2024 - 07:36

The atmosphere was lovely, the service was excellent. The food was good and the presentation was pretty, but the portions were small and I was...

Amber
05.09.2024 - 07:36

The cod beef hash is a must, and always accompany it with one of their amazing brunch cocktails

Christine
05.09.2024 - 07:36

We love it here! Be sure to try the white wine and garlic mussels..mmmm mmm!

Stephanie
05.09.2024 - 07:36

Food was good, service was fair, a little pricy for the portion you receive.

Megan
05.09.2024 - 07:36

Best food in a long time! Just a fantastic meal!!!!

Google
4.3 ★ from 897 reviews
Randall
03.02.2024 - 20:31

What a fantastic find. Had a super meal and the open kitchen keeps it fun. Risotto was awesome!

Melinda
03.02.2024 - 20:31

Love Local188 overall but this time… It wasn’t very busy and the service was lacking. Slow drinks, condiments forgotten and the eggs (all 7 of ours) were very v...

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Jordan
03.02.2024 - 20:31

One of the best brunch places in Portland. Their coffee cake is top notch.

Mary
03.02.2024 - 20:31

Went there for dinner after my sons wedding. The food was amazing. The atmosphere was wonderful. The staff was very accommodating. But I think a little overwhel...

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BETTY
03.02.2024 - 20:31

My husband and I had seen this restaurant several times walking in Longfellow Square and so we finally decided we were going to have dinner and so happy that we...

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Sirved
4.2 ★ from 829 reviews

Very good food. Brunch. Ordered a breakfast Burrito and the Sage/Ei Scramble. Both were full of taste. Have you paired with a **** Mary - her drinks menu lists...

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It is not easy to find a Brunchplatz in Portland, at the top busy time, and we stumbled on this place on the way to the other. The waiting time was approx. 30 m...

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I had brunch here for the first time. The service was very slow. Wait for an hour for food that is understandable for dinner, but I have a hard time that is sym...

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Jorge
26.10.2018 - 05:34

The atmosphere was beautiful. The staff was friendly. Service was good. Drinks were good. We started with red pepper hummus, which was very delicious. My wife o...

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I have mixed feelings about this place. First service was slow usually sat with empty drinks for average 10 mins even after ordering them before they were ever...

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Int Restaurants
4.1 ★ from 1719 reviews
Velma
23.08.2023 - 13:40

Amazing brunch food and cocktails! The sauce on the ricotta fritters is basically heaven and so much smoked salmon on the bagel plate I couldn 't even finish (t...

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Carl
23.08.2023 - 13:40

Wusssuuuuuuppppppppp My main squeeze and I made a reservation here for Feb 12 (before valentines day) probably about 3 weeks in advance and were able to get a g...

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Ben
23.08.2023 - 13:40

Party of 3 for the 10am Saturday brunch rush. The food was great, no wait and friendly atmosphere. However the absolute shinning star was our waitress Carly. At...

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Hiromi
23.08.2023 - 13:40

My husband and I discovered this restaurant years ago when we first visited Portland, Maine and decided to come here again for our trip with friends since it wa...

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Yelp
4.0 ★ from 551 reviews
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4.0 ★ from 1 reviews
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