Went to Portland Street on Smithdown last night and it was decent enough. Firstly the menu was interesting, there were lots of things i wanted to try, including some South African bread thing i can't remember the name of. And roti, i do love roti. Anyway we were there for burgers so i ordered a jerk chicken burger and to be honest it was a bit of a disappointment, firstly it was more Hawaiian than jerk, with chunks of pineapple and no discernible spiciness and also it fell apart pretty much straight away, which i can't be bothered with. Also had some of the pizza fries (it's fries with pizza toppings on) - we ordered three different types to share and i wasn't blown away by any of them, i'd have probably preferred just normal chips.
Throw into the mix it's a bad selection of overpriced beer i probably won't rush back, especially with places like the dovey (better burgers imo) and tribeca and even evil eye in the area all catering for the same sort of market. All in not horrible but nothing special.
