Best Cozy Restaurants in Jacksonville, Portland / Oregon

It’d been several years since we drove down from Roseburg to see a play for a special occasion and discovered Decant—one of the few nice restaurants that offered late night food. What a find! Last year, we moved to the area in part because of the caliber and selection of fine dining options. Our recent visit was for my birthday, which we usually celebrate with a Chef’s Meal. Hostess Lily happily sat us extra early and her gracious welcome set the stage for the caliber of attentive service we enjoyed throughout our meal from our server and sommelier. Our visit had virtually all the trappings of the Chef’s Meals to which we’ve become accustomed, only with larger portioned entrees. Ordering multiple Appetizers, Shareables, and Desserts (in addition to an entree each) allowed us to avoid deciding and taste several delectable options that bridged my husband’s carnivore cravings and my lean towards seafood. Tropical cocktails helped whet our appetite as we perused the just-right-size menu. The Lamb Meatballs, Morels, Grilled Shrimp and Ahi did not disappoint. Flavorful sauces, savory Focaccia, and a young, jammy Willamette Valley Pinot from Beaux Frères balanced the surf and turf on our plates. Halibut and Filet Mignon… superb. Enough said. Somehow we had room to try three desserts, some espresso and a wonderful Cognac. The rich Chocolate Mousse was an absolute favorite, the Mango Passionfruit Panna Cota was light and creamy, and the elevated Buttermilk Pie was surprisingly satisfying. It is worth noting that the restaurant filled up quite quickly with two larger parties of 6 nearby shortly after we were seated at 5:30. By the time we left about 7:30, nearly all the rest of the smaller 2- and 4-tops up front were filled. For a random weekday summer evening, that speaks to this restaurant’s success. Next time, we will shoot for the last available time slot for (hopefully) a slightly lower dining volume. Overall: Fabulous. We will definitely return. Soon.

Love coming here. The service is always amazing, the food is incredible. Highly recommend!

We had such a nice time! The food was delicious and the service was great. We enjoyed everything we ordered, and the wine was really lovely as well. Looking forward to returning on our next trip to Ashland.

Wonderful dinner as expected. The drinks were great and price is always fair. All four dinners were excellent and we will 100% be back. Service was wonderful as well and Noah was on it.

Outstanding in every way! Very friendly family run! We had halibut and duck confit. Very best we’ve ever eaten. We can’t wait to return!