Ava Gene's - Menu

Ye gods. An out-of-this-world experience on all fronts. Everything you want and nothing you don’t from a mature and savory dining out.

This is a special experience. Enjoy it. Questions are welcomed, useful. Food, staff, environment are spectator. Have fun! Yummy yummy!

The cutest spot for delicious Italian food and great service. I came for a solo date and was served by Haley and she was really amazing. Chicken Taiolini the banoffee 11/10 View menu

Portions were small and over priced. Asparagus salad was good but over priced. There are as good restaurants for less money and much better restaurants for the same price. I don’t t think I will be back.

If I could give 6 stars, I would. Such incredible food and service. The staff were all so accommodating and helpful to my partner and I on our anniversary. I didn't catch our main server's name, but I want the whole team to know how special y'all made our evening. Truly a dinner to remember forever

There’s something really special about a place where you can sit, enjoy a meal, and sense that everyone from back of the house all the way to the front of house, has chosen to be there. Passion and intention seeps from this restaurant. What more can you ask for? Portland is lucky. Decent Italian food, outside the home, is hard to find in our city. My advice to anyone reading this review: Just go. Take an evening and just go. Try the olives and have a glass of grappa. Thank you and see you soon. View menu

My mom and I ate at Ava Genes last night, and it was amazing, the food was delicious, the restaurant was beautiful, and all of our waiter/waitresses were kind and funny. While my mom was making the reservation she told them that I was looking to be a food critic, and because of this, they went all out. They served us 5 complimentary dishes, one of which was a cherry galette that their sous chef made for me when she heard i was coming. When we were done with our meal they even gave us a hat and shirt. I felt like a celebrity and if I could, I would give them six stars.

Not sure why we haven’t come here sooner than we did. It goes without saying that the food was spectacular. To start we had the burrata with snow princess peaches as well as the beets with mustard gelato. Then ended with the casarecce and tortellini pasta dishes. All exceeded expectations. But it was the service that made the evening so special. Jo took care of us checking to make sure we had what we needed without coming around too much. She reminded us that the gratuity was already in the bill included which we appreciated. She also made sure the 1.5 oz pour of Eagle Rare wasn’t too much when I thought it would just be 1.0 oz. Then Robert went above and beyond with a little Stagg “digestif...

simply said, ava gene’s is my favorite special events restaurant in portland. with a focus on local, seasonal ingredients, the kitchen sets a unique spin on Italian cuisine and turns around some of the most tasteful foods around. add to this impeccable service in a fine dining, but not stuffing atmosphere and they have a winner. although no vegan or vegetarian restaurant, the cook is planted and changes the menu weekly to present the best of seasonal products. the results are spectacular. the salads offer unexpected combinations such as beet and crunch mixed with a generous selection of cuddly perfectly dressed so that the taste of each ingredient in the mouth dips other salads can contain s... View menu