But that's not what you said. You stated "but seriously gastro-pubs are silly, get some real restaurants people". I provided several excellent counterexamples

But that's not what you said. You stated "but seriously gastro-pubs are silly, get some real restaurants people". I provided several excellent counterexamples. You then state "All up scale restaurants are "real restaurants"". That's poor logic. Portland has real restaurants. Some of them are expensive. You then state mid level restaurants in portland are almost entirely dedicated to gastro pubs. Do you want me to debunk that as well? Very well, I'd suggest you look at: del inti (italian) gilda's (italian) doc (italian) a cena (italian) de carli (technically beaverton) st. jack vindalho meriwether's oba etc. Portland has a vibrant restaurant scene full of "real restaurants". It's not just high end. If you want more than gastropubs, seek out more than gastropubs. To be fair, I wasn't that much a fan of the gastropubs in portland. A couple were ok (ned ludd and the victory were the only two i remember), but i've never been a big fan of gastropubs anyways....