Isa Bistro 79 Portland Street, Portland, ME 04101

"Great little place with such good food. I rendezvoused with my family at Isa - Our wait person was friendly and suggested some of the dishes we ordered. Great addition to Portland cuisine!! (some samples: Burrata with citrus and pistachios, Octopus with chickpeas & Halibut in a fish broth with corn - so good!)"

"Spent a few days in Maine and were fortunate to discover a great family run neighborhood bistro called Isa. The food and service were truly amazing, so we ate there two nights in a row on our trip. The Lobster Tostada and Crispy Potato Taquitos were fun appetizers, for our meal we enjoyed the Seared Duck, Short-rib Pasta and the amazing Eggplant Lasagna. A true find, hope that you wil enjoy it as much as our family did."

"We LOVED eating here. The patio was perfect, food was absolutely delicious, service was great. Would definitely go back! We had a hard time deciding on what to order so we shared everything. Chef's kiss!"

"Wow, what a wonderful dinner at isa, we had a great dinner. I was drinking some margarita and had some nice tostada as a starter and the halibut as main dish- that was really great, the portions wasn’t to large and looking like an artwork. As a dessert I got a blueberry cheesecake. As well you should definitely make a reservation. Only four stars on the Ambiente because it was very loud and sometimes I had to scream at my friends but anyways I would definitely recommend this! Great team and hope to get a place there soon again."

"Review Amazing experience!!! From beginning to end everything was on point. Started with drinks, a cosmo and a cucumber tequila with elderflower and lime (refresh) - perfect summertime libation. Next came our appetizers. A crab cake with arugula and the lobster tostada. The lobster tostada was an unexpected flavor explosion, nothing like it! For dinner we had the seared halibut and blackened bluefish. Both were delicious. The halibut was soft with a pearly translucence served on a bed of mashed rhubarb and asparagus Bluefish was succulent and zesty (not spicy) with a tomato bisque base on top of corn and zucchini bits. We paired both of the dishes with a white Bordeaux. We finished the evening with the gluten free caramel drizzled triple chocolate decadence. It was heaven. Staff was engaging, service was outstanding. We will return again!"