Social Profile: 
… View more
Sophisticated eatery offering ambitious farm-to-table cuisine in a chic, handsome setting.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 88 Middle St, Portland, ME 04101
Phone: (207) 774-8538
Website: http://www.hugos.net/
Related Web Results
Hugo’s (@hugosmaine) · Portland, ME – Instagram
While Hugo’s closed over two years ago due to COVID, we are finally ready to announce that Hugo’s will not be reopening in its previous form as a fine dining …
Recent Closings: Hugo’s to Close Permanently – Portland Old Port
Hugo’s, a well-known and sophisticated fine-dining experience offering ambitious farm-to-table cuisine in Portland, Maine, has announced that they will be …
Hugo’s Restaurant | Portland ME – Facebook
We have made the difficult decision not to reopen this summer. We love creating an intimate dining experience for guests in a restaurant that allows them to …
Reviews
Brandon Evan
Hugo’s is intimate, warm, fresh, and a perfect of example of what it means to dine in Portland. Every visit has been superb – from the staff, to the changing menu options, to the general concern for food allergies and preferences. The food is also incredible! Highly recommend trying multiple cocktails and deserts. This is not the place to skip either of these treats. Highly recommended for locals and visitors alike. Reservations are also highly recommended as the space is small. This translates to a wonderful dining experience where the staff can focus on you and your table. Vegetarian/vegan and GF friendly although your options will be limited.
… moreJordan Pollack
Wandered in Saturday around 6 and we got lucky to get seats at the bar. Unusual menu but we figured out how to have 4 courses for $60/person. The tomato and melon salads were very novel, the mushroom tempura amazing, and main courses of chicken and cod were delicious. Inventive desserts. Service was team-based and well-timed. A great experience so next time we’ll make a reservation!
… moreDanka Chiang
I had the food tasting here. Its very good course set!!
… moreTimothy Morris
Wonderful contemporary American food, we go here every year for our anniversary. Staff is very friendly. The biscuits in particular are very good. The only thing we don’t recommend is the beet sorbet, my fiance claims it tastes like dirt. Then again, she says that about all beet dishes. I’m more of a root guy myself and I liked it!
… moreCourtney Stricklan
What a fantastic dining experience! My husband and I couldn’t have been happier with the Chefs tasting menu. Each dish was well thought out and cooked to perfection. The service was terrific was well. We really couldn’t have asked for a better meal.
… moreJared Shaner
I’m not sure what happened to the people who rated this one star, because this was easily one of the best and most unique meals I have had.
Let’s start with the obvious, this isn’t a “value” play. The menu is fixed price and changes daily. The staff does a great job with service, and pacing between the courses is great. They seemed to break up longer dishes with smaller plates. The portions were appropriate and I left feeling full.
The actual dishes were impressively complex. Each dish seemed better than the next. Would highly recommend.
… moreLet’s start with the obvious, this isn’t a “value” play. The menu is fixed price and changes daily. The staff does a great job with service, and pacing between the courses is great. They seemed to break up longer dishes with smaller plates. The portions were appropriate and I left feeling full.
The actual dishes were impressively complex. Each dish seemed better than the next. Would highly recommend.
Zack Davies
My wife and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary here 10/10/18. The food was very interesting and tasted great. I tried to obtain more information about each dish from the waiter but he was extremely unhelpful. He acted pretentious when asked questions and gave 2 star service. I left him a good tip for his lack of service and friendliness. Service goes a long way and by his attitude it will keep us from coming back for awhile. Come on Portland match the service to the quality of food. Disappointed to say the least.
Zack Davies
… moreZack Davies
Timothy Schmidt
Eaten at thousands of restaurants in over a dozen country’s and can’t think of a worse experience. The food was very expensive and seemed like the chef was more cornered with trying something different and the “look” of the dish instead of the taste. Each dish had extremely unbalanced and clashing flavors. On top of that the service left a lot to be desired and when I called attention to my dissatisfaction with the food the staff couldn’t have cared less. Never have I experienced such indifference to a dinner’s enjoyment and concerns. Luckily after a few courses we had the good sense to cut our losses and ask for the check and not continue the five course tasting menu. We received very much the same attitude and responses from the manager on staff who had no desire to salvage the experience.
It’s unfortunate that in a town with such great food, that this restaurant leaves dinners with a bad impression of Portland food and hospitality.
Skip this place and go to Fore St or one of the other great restaurants where they don’t take their rating or customers for granted.
… moreIt’s unfortunate that in a town with such great food, that this restaurant leaves dinners with a bad impression of Portland food and hospitality.
Skip this place and go to Fore St or one of the other great restaurants where they don’t take their rating or customers for granted.
Chase Stricklan
We ordered the Chef’s table and it was fantastic. Each course was better than the last and a few courses even changed my wife’s mind on food that she thought she didn’t like (clams and mushrooms). I admit when they brought out the corn salad I was thinking “I guess I have to get through this before I get another course” but it turned out to be one of my favorites. Not cheap but this level of quality rarely is.
… moreJacob Lotstein
Hugo’s is a really special place in Portland. Although the city is bursting with amazing restaurants, they still manage to be unique and cutting-edge. I will fully admit that I have had some dishes here that simply don’t work for me but that is part of the fun of dining at a restaurant that is constantly trying to innovate. And the dishes that I didn’t care for are clearly outweighed by the majority that I found wonderful over the course of my half dozen meals here. This is not to mention the absolute top-notch service you can expect at a real fine dining establishment like those sporting fancy Michelin stars. I always felt extremely welcomed and catered to whenever visiting them.
A particular reason that Hugo’s has a fond place in my heart is that they served me one of the handful of dishes I’ve had that not only was incredible but actually changed the way I thought about food and what it could be. Around five years ago I shared a large-format ribeye steak with five other people that changed my life. My stomach was already so miserably/joyfully full by the time it was served. The fact that this juicy, fatty, umami-filled piece of meat was good enough that I still managed to eat another half pound of food and love every bite speaks to just how awesome it was. As you can tell I’m passionate about a good steak and since then I’ve learned to make one (almost) as good as that but it was still enough to keep me coming back time and time again.
… moreA particular reason that Hugo’s has a fond place in my heart is that they served me one of the handful of dishes I’ve had that not only was incredible but actually changed the way I thought about food and what it could be. Around five years ago I shared a large-format ribeye steak with five other people that changed my life. My stomach was already so miserably/joyfully full by the time it was served. The fact that this juicy, fatty, umami-filled piece of meat was good enough that I still managed to eat another half pound of food and love every bite speaks to just how awesome it was. As you can tell I’m passionate about a good steak and since then I’ve learned to make one (almost) as good as that but it was still enough to keep me coming back time and time again.