Mushroom soup was the highlight. Spaetzle was so salty it was inedible, and the wait staff didn't seem to really care when I mentioned it to let the chef know. The sausage platter was good, but it should've been called a potato platter as that is what the majority of the plate was. It definitely was not worth $40
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Flory W.
Our son decided to take the family here, for one of the adults' birthday! This will be the first time, we've heard of this restaurant, to be honest. There were six of us eating here for the first time, ages 6-73. I call this a Tapas-style restaurant because almost everything was meant for sharing. Starting of course with a large fondue, with a steaming urn of hot melted cheese. The fondue came with a nice variety of sausages, vegetables and bread, and thinly slices of apples. Other things we shared were the Schnitzel, smoked trout, Bavarian pretzel, golden beets, and the burger Alpina which was served with fries. For desert we had the flourless chocolate cake and panna cotta. Between us we did have a glass of wine, a couple cocktails and an IPA. This is a gastro pub and the drinks menu is extensive. All of the food items were delicious and as described on the menu. Service was friendly and appropriately paced. The bathrooms are clean. Our youngest, conversed easily and both were polite to our waiter, who understands children! Bonus point for him.
jillandamy
Super pleased with our food and service! Fondue, trout, escargot, schnitzel and drinks were very well received! Our service was nice paced, friendly and helpful. Visually the ambiance is very nice and you can tell that thought went into decorative touches and comfort. The acoustics were a little off. The primary issue is background music that bounces off the concrete floor... all you can hear is a drone of bass. I hope they will realize this and make adjustments to the EQ or whatever will fix that. All in all we were really happy with the evening! Will return for sure.
Gail Carberry
Interesting Swiss restaurant on Division with excellent service and very good food. I suggest the pork schnitzel which is perfectly breaded and fried but not greasy. Yummy! My husband had the chicory wrapped trout. Loved it— generous amount of Idaho trout perfectly cooked. Our dear friend had the ricotta dumplings which weren’t bad but she said they were a bit dense. The restaurant was a bit dark and the decor did nothing to lighten it. The desserts were nothing special so we passed and went out for ice cream nearby. Good food, great service makes for a nice night out.
Overall very pleasant experience - they were a little disorganized when we arrived for our reservation but if you can roll with it the experience is enjoyable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Christine E.
After reading the 4.5+ star reviews here I wonder if we hit this place on a bad night? The decor is nice, striking the right note between stylish and comfortable. Staff are very friendly. Service, while friendly, was hit and miss: drinks were brought to our table then removed awkwardly when we pointed out we hadn't ordered them. One shared appetizer didn't show up, in its place was one we hadn't ordered. Wine service was willing to pour samples (thank you) but didn't seem knowledgeable enough to make recommendations and just generally uncomfortable when asked to do so. Food was also hit and miss: trout excellent, moist. Rosti and schnitzel tasted a bit like old oil. Chicken liver mousse had a weird slick of olive oil (or melted fat?) over surface. Duck breast was deliciously tender but the sour cherry sauce was as sweet as jam. We really wanted to like this place and -- again -- staff was super pleasant. But given the general standards of restaurants and the wealth of choice here in Portland I can't imagine returning.
Bridget M.
Really great and flavorful food, we had the fondue and schnitzel. The schnitzel is crispy and comes with anchovies capers and lemon to add some salty and tangy flavors! The fondue comes with lots of dipping options from bread and potatoes to veggies, apples, and sausage.
Patty L.
Really disappointed as I always thought Olympia Provisions was really good. Not particularly friendly wait staff and the food was marginal at best. The liver pate appetizer was really pathetic and the ricotta dumplings were just plain sad. My friend's trout dish looked very good so at least there was that !!!
T H
A group of us came here for dinner.We ordered:Large Fondue - we didn’t find that it was worth the price. I like Gruyère too but there was something about the cheese that none of us liked so sadly that whole thing went to waste which was disappointing cause that was supposed to be our main star.Smoked trout - good. I would order again. I liked the crispy texture of the rosti combing with the trout.Escargot - delicious! I would order again.Tartare - delicious! So good we ordered another one.Croquettas - good. Didn’t taste bad, but wasn’t overall booming with flavor so good that we all raved about it. I do love croquettes though so it tasted like an average one if that makes sense.Golden beets - I didn’t get to try this since it was already gone by the time it was my turn, but I heard it was goodOverall, the service was great, and the staff was super nice. Drinks were good. I would come back and try other stuff but leave the fondue out. Save your money and try another dish.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Tartare
Shane Preas
Delicious fondue and drinks and appetizers with fantastic service in a cozy atmosphere. Very much enjoyed dining here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Flourless Chocolate Cake, Fondue for Two
Nice cozy Alps ski resort vibes, great service, tasty food, and good drinks selection.
Morgan hawk
Came here on Valentine’s Day with my partner for the first time. We had a wonderful experience. Our server wasn’t feeling well and went home and the host became our server and did an awesome job. The venison was sooo good and so was the mushroom soup!
BDAD68
Been meaning to write this for two weeks. Apologies. Had reservations and showed up an hour early. We apologized and said we could wait for our scheduled time but Amber got us in about 30 minutes ahead of schedule. That by itself was great. But she gave us Lauren as our server. She was wonderful. Attentive without hovering. She was of the same mind as our daughter has celiacs and Lauren was able to take great care of her and us. Then to top it off the food was great! Loved the little fondue dish. Thanks again to Alpenrausch and the dynamic duo of Amber and Lauren. Thanks for a great experience in Portland.
Nkosi
Service and food were exceptionally good. Tables were way too close together. Had an obnoxious pompous guy at a table of 4 next to us who talked loudly about himself the whole evening. If my husband, who wears hearing aids had been there, he would have had a hard time hearing our conversation?
elise white
Horrible food. The charcuterie was sub standard. The croquettes weee awful ..
Mushroom soup was the highlight. Spaetzle was so salty it was inedible, and the wait staff didn't seem to really care when I mentioned it to let the chef know. The sausage platter was good, but it should've been called a potato platter as that is what the majority of the plate was. It definitely was not worth $40
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Our son decided to take the family here, for one of the adults' birthday! This will be the first time, we've heard of this restaurant, to be honest. There were six of us eating here for the first time, ages 6-73. I call this a Tapas-style restaurant because almost everything was meant for sharing. Starting of course with a large fondue, with a steaming urn of hot melted cheese. The fondue came with a nice variety of sausages, vegetables and bread, and thinly slices of apples. Other things we shared were the Schnitzel, smoked trout, Bavarian pretzel, golden beets, and the burger Alpina which was served with fries. For desert we had the flourless chocolate cake and panna cotta. Between us we did have a glass of wine, a couple cocktails and an IPA. This is a gastro pub and the drinks menu is extensive. All of the food items were delicious and as described on the menu. Service was friendly and appropriately paced. The bathrooms are clean. Our youngest, conversed easily and both were polite to our waiter, who understands children! Bonus point for him.
Super pleased with our food and service! Fondue, trout, escargot, schnitzel and drinks were very well received! Our service was nice paced, friendly and helpful. Visually the ambiance is very nice and you can tell that thought went into decorative touches and comfort. The acoustics were a little off. The primary issue is background music that bounces off the concrete floor... all you can hear is a drone of bass. I hope they will realize this and make adjustments to the EQ or whatever will fix that. All in all we were really happy with the evening! Will return for sure.
Interesting Swiss restaurant on Division with excellent service and very good food. I suggest the pork schnitzel which is perfectly breaded and fried but not greasy. Yummy! My husband had the chicory wrapped trout. Loved it— generous amount of Idaho trout perfectly cooked. Our dear friend had the ricotta dumplings which weren’t bad but she said they were a bit dense. The restaurant was a bit dark and the decor did nothing to lighten it. The desserts were nothing special so we passed and went out for ice cream nearby. Good food, great service makes for a nice night out.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Holsteiner Schnitzel, Chicory Wrapped Grilled Trout
Overall very pleasant experience - they were a little disorganized when we arrived for our reservation but if you can roll with it the experience is enjoyable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
After reading the 4.5+ star reviews here I wonder if we hit this place on a bad night? The decor is nice, striking the right note between stylish and comfortable. Staff are very friendly. Service, while friendly, was hit and miss: drinks were brought to our table then removed awkwardly when we pointed out we hadn't ordered them. One shared appetizer didn't show up, in its place was one we hadn't ordered. Wine service was willing to pour samples (thank you) but didn't seem knowledgeable enough to make recommendations and just generally uncomfortable when asked to do so. Food was also hit and miss: trout excellent, moist. Rosti and schnitzel tasted a bit like old oil. Chicken liver mousse had a weird slick of olive oil (or melted fat?) over surface. Duck breast was deliciously tender but the sour cherry sauce was as sweet as jam. We really wanted to like this place and -- again -- staff was super pleasant. But given the general standards of restaurants and the wealth of choice here in Portland I can't imagine returning.
Really great and flavorful food, we had the fondue and schnitzel. The schnitzel is crispy and comes with anchovies capers and lemon to add some salty and tangy flavors! The fondue comes with lots of dipping options from bread and potatoes to veggies, apples, and sausage.
Really disappointed as I always thought Olympia Provisions was really good. Not particularly friendly wait staff and the food was marginal at best. The liver pate appetizer was really pathetic and the ricotta dumplings were just plain sad. My friend's trout dish looked very good so at least there was that !!!
A group of us came here for dinner.We ordered:Large Fondue - we didn’t find that it was worth the price. I like Gruyère too but there was something about the cheese that none of us liked so sadly that whole thing went to waste which was disappointing cause that was supposed to be our main star.Smoked trout - good. I would order again. I liked the crispy texture of the rosti combing with the trout.Escargot - delicious! I would order again.Tartare - delicious! So good we ordered another one.Croquettas - good. Didn’t taste bad, but wasn’t overall booming with flavor so good that we all raved about it. I do love croquettes though so it tasted like an average one if that makes sense.Golden beets - I didn’t get to try this since it was already gone by the time it was my turn, but I heard it was goodOverall, the service was great, and the staff was super nice. Drinks were good. I would come back and try other stuff but leave the fondue out. Save your money and try another dish.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Tartare
Delicious fondue and drinks and appetizers with fantastic service in a cozy atmosphere. Very much enjoyed dining here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Flourless Chocolate Cake, Fondue for Two
Restaurantji Recommends
Nice cozy Alps ski resort vibes, great service, tasty food, and good drinks selection.
Came here on Valentine’s Day with my partner for the first time. We had a wonderful experience. Our server wasn’t feeling well and went home and the host became our server and did an awesome job. The venison was sooo good and so was the mushroom soup!
Been meaning to write this for two weeks. Apologies. Had reservations and showed up an hour early. We apologized and said we could wait for our scheduled time but Amber got us in about 30 minutes ahead of schedule. That by itself was great. But she gave us Lauren as our server. She was wonderful. Attentive without hovering. She was of the same mind as our daughter has celiacs and Lauren was able to take great care of her and us. Then to top it off the food was great! Loved the little fondue dish. Thanks again to Alpenrausch and the dynamic duo of Amber and Lauren. Thanks for a great experience in Portland.
Service and food were exceptionally good. Tables were way too close together. Had an obnoxious pompous guy at a table of 4 next to us who talked loudly about himself the whole evening. If my husband, who wears hearing aids had been there, he would have had a hard time hearing our conversation?
Horrible food. The charcuterie was sub standard. The croquettes weee awful ..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3