Portland Sports Bar & Grill

1811 S River Dr Suite #200, Portland - 97201
192 reviews
Sports Bar American Cocktail Bar
(503) 222-2027

Decent menu and patio area but I wouldn't return simply because I wouldn't want to take the chance on getting the same server. As a former waitress myself, she just didn't seem to have the qualities it takes, such as enjoying talking with people or being able to handle multiple tasks at once. We were a big group, and we patiently waited about 30 minutes to be seated and another 20 for food to come out (didn't come out together, but that's fine), and offered to help make her job easier by gathering chairs and seating children on laps. She repeatedly snapped at us, came to check on us maybe once, and hurried us away by bringing our bill before anyone asked for it. We still gave her a healthy tip, but honestly she is in the wrong line of work and will drive people away that have to deal with her.

We visited here on Friday evening, since we didn’t want to eat much, we only ordered Cajun Tots and House salad with shrimp. And look at the portion of these, we are simply amazed! You can easily fill your stomach here without paying much, and their foods are actually really delicious! Plus they have good varieties of alcoholic drinks, it’s a really really good deal :)BTW, Huckleberry vinegarrate dressing is great for the salad :)

Passed by this place quite few timesm just finally stopped in today.. I never thought I would write review about a grilled cheese sandwich and soup. But let me tell you, this was one the best grilled cheeses. It came with a tomato chipotle aioli that was off the chain!! And the tomato soup was an actual soup not some condensed Sysco soup.. it was great. The bartender was friendly and quick. Even though he was very busy. Will be returning. And it's just a couple blocks from my house bonus!

Top service, delicious food. I have nothing but compliments for thus place. It was a rainy evening and this lovely little place saved my trip to Portland. High recommendations.

Excellent service & food @ the bar tonight by Brian

Excellent place! The food is spot on for a sports bar. Great friendly staff and good service.

I love this place… couldn’t ask for a better neighborhood bar!!! It’s like family!

Food is great, location is fine, only reason I'm giving 4 stars is because the inside is incredibly small and could not adequately cater to large groups. However, with that being said, that was my only complaint.

Came here for the first time on Thursday 2021-12-16 on a first date. It was 3:30pm in the afternoon, so there were only a few patrons at the time taking advantage of Happy Hour. Parking also was relatively easy to find at this time.My first impression was that this was a typical pub/bar with nothing special to look at as far as ambience. It is relatively small, and it felt a little cramped. I even had to move a stack of high-chairs a little bit just to increase space around my table.Customer service was great, as the servers checked on me/us frequently.What impressed me the most was the food. Initially, I just had the Baja Fish Tacos, and my date had the Guac and Chips. The fish tacos were average and a little skimpy on the fish. The guacamole in the Guac and Chips was delicious. Once my date left, I ordered the Buffalo Wings as well as the Asiago Cheese Garlic Fries. Both of these were fantastic! I did not even dip the wings once in the provided sauce.There was a beer selection of about 3, along with 2 rotating taps. Fortunately, I enjoyed one of the rotating taps. My date had ordered a cocktail, and it was delicious.There is a single bathroom, and it was clean and well stocked of supplies.The only reason that I did not give 5 stars is because of the view, or lack of it. The pub is situated with a potentially nice view of the Willamette. But, the windows are blocked by shelves full of ingredients and other restaurant supplies. In between jars I can see boats passing by, which would have been nicer to look at than the jars. I can almost hear Robert Irvine screaming about this!Fortunately, my date went well, and we likely will come back to this same place some time soon. :-)

Came here for the first time on Thursday 2021-12-16 on a first date. It was 3:30pm in the afternoon, so there were only a few patrons at the time taking advantage of Happy Hour. Parking also was relatively easy to find at this time. My first impression was that this was a typical pub/bar with nothing special to look at as far as ambience. It is relatively small, and it felt a little cramped. I even had to move a stack of high-chairs a little bit just to increase space around my table. Customer service was great, as the servers checked on me/us frequently. What impressed me the most was the food. Initially, I just had the Baja Fish Tacos, and my date had the Guac and Chips. The fish tacos were average and a little skimpy on the fish. The guacamole in the Guac and Chips was delicious. Once my date left, I ordered the Buffalo Wings as well as the Asiago Cheese Garlic Fries. Both of these were fantastic! I did not even dip the wings once in the provided sauce. There was a beer selection of about 3, along with 2 rotating taps. Fortunately, I enjoyed one of the rotating taps. My date had ordered a cocktail, and it was delicious. There is a single bathroom, and it was clean and well stocked of supplies. The only reason that I did not give 5 stars is because of the view, or lack of it. The pub is situated with a potentially nice view of the Willamette. But, the windows are blocked by shelves full of ingredients and other restaurant supplies. In between jars I can see boats passing by, which would have been nicer to look at than the jars. I can almost hear Robert Irvine screaming about this! Fortunately, my date went well, and we likely will come back to this same place some time soon. :-)