Portuguese Bend Distilling - Long Beach

Finally got around to checking this place out. The service was great! Our server was so nice and friendly, he told us all about the alcohol and how the place came to be.The drink is the Rosa Collins and it is made with their hibiscus gin. It wasn’t my cup of tea, but it looked pretty! I’ll probably try a different cocktail next time.The food was soo soo tasty! I loved the fried zucchini, it came out cold but I’m not sure if it was supposed to be warm or not! It comes with 6 but I forgot to take the picture before sampling some ? I got the Nashville Spicy chicken sandy and it came with fries. It was very tasty and not too spicy.

I ordered the curry salmon, and instead of rice, I did get plantains! The curry salmon had the most perfect flavor! The plantains were fried to perfection, and it was delicious! I also got the shrimp polenta, and it was really good! I am definitely coming back to this place!

Chic cocktails made from their own distillery. The mixologist with the curly tash was awesome and the suggested cocktail had an amazing flavor profile

Drinks were good but the food was a struggle. There were six of us in our party and none of us enjoyed our meal (all different items). Food seemed pre-made, old, banquet type food, it was just strange. Maybe it was a bad day for the kitchen??? ‍

The food did not taste fresh, nor was it tastey. Portion size was excellent, but who cares if you don't want to eat what's on your plate. The cocktails were really poorly balanced in flavor. A huge disappointment given that the place is a distillery. One would think that the cocktails would be a highlight to showcase the products of the distillery. I was hoping that the server could make recommendations for drinks based on relayed preferences, but the server barely spoke to our table all night.