Bill's Oyster
Seafood · Downtown · $$
4.4(317)
Downtown, Portland, ME · $$
N to Tail is an Asian restaurant in the Downtown neighborhood of Portland.
“Confession time: the idea of paying to cook my own dinner has never exactly screamed “great night out.” Then I went to N to Tail, and now I’m considering a career in table-side grilling. The meal started with spicy cucumbers, fried eggplant, and Korean fried chicken. The cucumbers were refreshing, sweet, spicy, and dangerously addictive. The eggplant was crispy, sticky, and packed with flavor. And the fried chicken? My partner could have just eaten that alone and been happy! The four of us went all in on the largest combo platter. Short rib, ribeye, pork belly, shrimp, chicken, veggies—the grill was working overtime. The short rib ipractically melted, the ribeye was buttery perfection, and the pork belly reminded us why pork belly has such a devoted fan club. There was a brief period where my partner and I had no idea what we were doing at the grill, luckily we were with seasoned veterans of it! By the end of the meal my confidence was soaring that I could do this again! The banchan, which the server hinted at has a few sides that change time to time, kept every bite interesting The service was fantastic and so informative, and the entire experience was far more fun than I expected. N to Tail is a hidden gem. Come hungry, bring friends, and don’t be surprised if you leave wondering why you haven’t stopped by sooner.”
“Delicious food! Best Korean fried chicken I've ever had. As a group of 4 we were able to try a lot of menu items! We also got the jumokbap small plate, pork dumplings, bibimbap, lobster jumokbap, and poke bowl. Everyone finished everything on their plates, it was so good. I've been craving that chicken every day since. Simply addictive. Next time I'll probably get the chicken, jumokbap small plate and dumplings again. Those were my top hits! Service was top notch and the cocktails were delicious too. The bartender gave us a complimentary taste of one of his new creations, which was amazing. We will definitely be back!”
“Fantastic food and experience! Maggie is amazing; great recommendations, knowledge, and very friendly! She even called me personally to let me know I forgot my credit card... first place I've been to that has called me instead of me having to trace my steps. Will be back!”
“My girlfriend and I came here for a late Valentines Day dinner today. We had reservations at 4:30 but showed up 15 minutes early and they already had our table ready. The BBQ area is downstairs. Very quaint and unique restaurant. Avi was our waitress and she went above and beyond. Highly recommend her if she’s available. Knowledge of the menu, explaining how everything went thoroughly, drink refills, and side dish refills. She didn’t miss a beat. Outstanding job by her. The food was incredible. I saw reviews with complaints about the pricing and the portions. I don’t know if they changed portion sizes but I thought the prices compared to the portions was pretty reasonable for Korean BBQ. We started with Korean fried chicken. Then we got the Dinner Time combo which came with Kalbi, pork belly, Ribeye, and vegetable medley. We also got the shrimp as well as the lamb. It all came with so many sides to list. Everything was absolutely delicious. This was my girlfriend’s first time at a Korean BBQ restaurant and she thoroughly enjoyed the food and experience. We will definitely be back.”
“Everything we tried here for dinner was absolutely delicious! The fried eggplant and edamame dip was the highlight, highly recommend.”
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