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bresca

Address
111 Middle Street Portland ME 04101
Phone
(207) 772-1004
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bresca opened in February of 2007 in the historic district of Portland, Maine. The dining room provides an intimate 18 seat restaurant setting in which to enjoy the relaxed yet refined cuisine of chef proprietor Krista Kern Desjarlais. The menu is designed to be small to take advantage of what each season has to offer and preparations with an emphasis on locally sourced and foraged ingredients....

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THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Bresca Restaurant Review

Chef Krista Kern Desjarlais' intimate restaurant is suffused with New England charm. Her contemporary cuisine with nods to Italy includes quark spätzle with caramelized onion, apple and Gruyère, light and earthy, and local honeycomb paired with a sharp Pecorino Romano or chorizo and Gorgonzola-stuffed dates. Share fresh local crab pasta with brown butter and micro sorrel; honey-glazed duck...

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20

Had a good reputation, but phone is out of service and they are no longer in this location.....or anywhere near that I can easily find..... No new phone number....website list some place in Garland, Maine (where is that exactly?)
Perhaps if you go out of business you can send a note to be removed from Trip Advisor or perhaps Trip...

Excellent

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100

I have been to Bresca for both lunch and dinner. Absolutely everything I have had - drinks, appetizers, sandwich, steak, desserts - have been superb. It is a tiny restaurant with a small menu, but I would recommend it to anyone who is going to be in Portland.

Great night!

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100

I took my girlfriend to Bresca for her birthday and we had a wonderful time. My favorite part of the experience was the pace of the meal. Since there are only two sittings per night and a very small kitchen staff, I never once felt the least bit rushed. There were 10-15 minute periods between each course, and each course was definitely strong enough to leave you fulfilled for what you just ate...

The Best of Portland

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100

To us, there is not a better restaurant in Portland at the moment. With, at most, a dozen options on the menu, the chef allows herself to focus on putting out the most comprehensive, thoughtful and, at times, playful menu. There's no need for gimmicks or trendy food things at Bresca. The chef lets her skill, care and knowledge speak for itself.

Better Go Early

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100

or you won't get a table for lunch. It's a fabulous jewel of a restaurant. The sunchoke soup was so good I would have dived in if the bowl had been a bit bigger: it's right up there with their fabled shaved Brussels sprout salad. Me and my two companions pretty well covered the whole admittedly short menu but all...

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Bresca is located at 428 Forest Ave, Portland, ME. This business specializes in Restaurants. Bresca is open Mon, Closed ; Tue, 5:05pm-9pm ; Wed, 5:05pm-9pm ; Thu, 5:05pm-9pm ; Fri, 5:05pm-9pm ; Sat, 5:05pm-9pm ; Sun, Closed. and accepts Visa.

Open Tuesday through Saturday for dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m., the intimate Bresca offers items that are prepared using the freshest local ingredients available.

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