Not Quite Havana (South)

A lot of you have probably heard that the very popular Bar Harbor Restaurant,  Havana South is opening a 2nd spot on Wharf Street, in Portland.  The restaurant will take over the entirety of the large (7000sf) building at the end of Wharf Street at Union. Construction has progressed of the interior space for several months now and it is hoped that a soft opening will happen toward the end of June. Whenever that happens I'll be there! A look at their website, www.havanamaine.com finds this statement

LATIN FLAIR ||||

Havana is American fine dining with a Latin flair, great atmosphere, extensive wine list, knowledgeable staff and sophisticated menu. Seafood, vegetarian and meat dishes are flavored with intelligence and respect and change weekly, sometimes daily.

From the looks of their operation in Bar Harbor and if the food tastes as good as it looks on the website, given the sheer size of this space Havana South could create quite a splash in Portland food scene.

This looks to the main dining area from the main entry with the large bar at the far end of the building.

The main dining area will run across the middle of the space. The bar is to the right.

The far side of the dining area looking toward the kitchen

This space is directly ahead of the door and will be two smaller function rooms and overflow dining.

This space on the Union Street side of the building will be the last to open. Plans are for a retail meat locker/specialty store. It can be seen under the awnings at the right of the picture below.

EMPLOYMENT: Hiring for bar, servers, hosts etc. Now acception applications. ClickHERE for application - Please email resume to: info@havanamaine.com
SALES/ADVERTISING INQUIRIES: Email inquiries - we welcome them, but prefer email. 

Havana South

http://www.havanamaine.com

Sonny's Throws A Party!!!

Wow! Jay Villani sure nows how to throw a Party!  Several hundred friends and loyal Local 188 customers showed up for the opening of his new Old Port venture "Sonny's".

Ralph and Cathi Barton, from Roxbury, CT. have been coming to Portland and going to Local 188 for the last eight years and decided they just couldn't miss this opportunity.

Food from the new menu was free and flowed out of the kitchen starting from the five o'clock start.  There was a waiting line for a table and the cash bar was surrounded all evening.  The ribs were sweet and perfectly done, my wife said the steak was the best she's had since we were in Buenos Aires this spring. Everything I tasted was delicious.

They'll be open for dinner & taking reservations saturday and open for lunch on monday.

Sonny's

83 Exchange Street

772-7774