“Resplendent inside the defunct Portland Savings Bank, Sonny's is serving Latin and Southwestern dishes at tables and booths scattered inside a large, high-ceilinged space. Longtime Portlanders will remember the business men in good suits who smoked cigarettes as they drank scotch at the bar of F. Parker Reidy's.”
... Read more of this review.“Good bartenders practice more than good pours. They flash killer grins, remember hundreds of faces (and if they’re really skilled, match names to those mugs), deal in diverse topics of conversation, and manage to make the opposite sex feel hot without alienating those of the same gender.”
... Read more of this review.“Think of Sonny’s as an F. Parker Reidy’s for the 21st century: seafood-aware (you should see the lobster mariscada there, though the Cuban steaks are great, too); bar on the square (corner of Exchange and Middle Streets, with views of Tommy’s Park); and divertido, with a Caribbean/South American twist. ”
... Read more of this review.“For those who know and love Local 188, you will be please to hear that Jay Vellani has a new venture. With Local bringing ten years of service- pairing fine drinks with Old World cuisine, Sonny's is prepared to bring in the New World, with a Central South American influence.”
... Read more of this review.For fans of Portland's neighborhood restaurant Local 188, Sonny's is a great place to try. The food is billed as "new world cuisine" with plates from cuba, mexico, brazil, and the southwest united states.
Sonny's bar and lounge inhabit what once was the old Portland Savings Bank, borrowing it's lustre and feel from an era still evident in the Old Port area with it's many fine examples of ornate antebellum architecture, done in New England's most beautiful northern sea town.