The restaurant's exterior and outdoor seating (right), next to Fifty Licks (left), 2022
Chef owners Derek Hanson and Brandi Lansill opened the restaurant with co-owner Brian Dufour on August 24, 2016,[9] in a space which previously housed St. Jack and the French restaurant Renard.[3] Jacqueline began serving brunch in 2017.[7] Lansil was no longer a co-owner, as of 2018.[10]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant's take-out menu included tacos, seafood buns, and ceviche.[11] Jacqueline was "reborn" as Fair Weather in early 2021.[12][13] The daytime cafe operation ended in December 2021. According to Thom Hilton of Eater Portland, Fair Weather's "seasonal doughnuts and colorfully-garnished coffee cocktails made it a social media sensation".[14]
Reception
In 2017, Jacqueline was nominated for Restaurant of the Year by Eater Portland.[15] Nick Woo included the restaurant in the website's 2019 list of "14 Delightful Spots to Eat and Drink on SE Clinton".[6] Nathan Williams included Jacqueline in Eater Portland's 2022 overview of "Where to Crack Open a Dungeness Crab in Portland". He said Jacqueline "is one of the city's finest spots for seasonal seafood, and its Dungeness crab toast is easily one of its menu's biggest stars".[16]
In 2023, pastry chef Darla Shaffer was one of 18 Portland industry professionals deemed "rising stars" by the restaurant resource and trade publication StarChefs.[17][18]