Local 188

Category: Spanish restaurant

Address: 685 Congress St, Portland, ME 04102, USA

Phone: +12077617909

Opening hours

Sunday: 9AM–10:30PM

Monday: Closed

Tuesday: Closed

Wednesday: 4–11:30PM

Thursday: 4–11:30PM

Friday: 4–11:30PM

Saturday: 9AM–11:30PM

Reviews

John Collins

May 29, 2022

Atmosphere was nice. Staff was friendly. Service was good. Drinks were good. We started with red pepper hummus which was very tasty. My wife ordered Salmon which she said was good, but salty. I ordered the ribeye steak which was overloaded with salt. I don't understand why they would ruin a good piece of meat with so much salt. I couldn't even eat the veggies/mushrooms under the meat, because they were just too salty. I would go back to give them another try, with a different meal, the next time I'm in town.

Mango

Feb 25, 2022

This restaurant was advertised to me as a tapas & paella Spanish inspired restaurant; to me, it felt more like a gastro pub, but it was still excellent. The sole paella dish on the menu appeared to be for several people, but alas, I was …

Jenn S

Feb 25, 2022

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 empty. The place is very warm and chic. The food was also very good. We had …Hello. My name is Spencer and I’m the Marketing Director for Local 188. I’m so sorry to hear about your experience. I forwarded your message to our owner Jay Villani. He would like to reach out to you personally. Would you be so kind as to provide an email address I can forward to him? Thanks and sorry, again.

Carl Stohlberg

Feb 17, 2022

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 good dinner time of 7:30. Decent yo. We arrived 15 minutes early and had to wait a little bit to be seated. But thats showbiz baby. The whole aesthetic there was pretty sweet. I really liked the pillows around the bench seats and whole friggin vibe ya know? Took my hat off when I walked in gee wiz So we got dinner. But before dinner I was skiing out at white heat all day, crushing the warm day freshies, and we could put the ARRR in starving (tummy was growlin). I was not prepared for the proportions we were about to be served. I've attached the gnocchi we got. I'll note it was literally the best I've ever had. Pillowy, soft, creamy, godly. You're a fool not to try it. If I was close enough to the cook I would've asked the secret is. But I was let down by the proportion. I could've eaten two of these along with my tappas. The tappas we got: brussel sprouts (literally a MUST EAT. SOOOO GUUD), olives (also good but beware of the pits. I just ate them like a man), and the shrimp. Brussel sprouts and olives exceeded expectations, but I wouldn't recommend the shrimp because it comes with three shrimp for $15 and how am I expected to share three shrimp? Doesn't quite fit the tappas definition imo. But aside from that, they were friggin good too! If I could adjust the Google review, I'd give them three $$$ due to the prices per portion. Otherwise, everything else was great. The food we got was phenomenal, our service was par for the course, and the music playlist was relevant and good. Good for a date if you make a reservation. Get with it y'all. Seeya next time 188

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Questions & Answers

Is the liver tapas dish still being offered or has it been taken off the menu? We love it so much and we have to pass through Portland again soon. We were in sometime last spring and it wasn’t offered. My wife claims it’s a seasonal thing.

pfmcglamery | Mar 11, 2019
John Covell | Mar 12, 2019

I don't know. Call them and ask.

How late do you serve food?

Leif Laudamus | Mar 11, 2018
P Q | Mar 12, 2018

Not sure. Check website.

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