Henry's Tavern
10 NW 12th AvePortland, OR 97209
503/ 227.532
Located in: Pearl District & near Downtown Portland - Visit Website
BarFly's Review of Henry's Tavern
Flagship of the Pearl's third wave transformation towards antiseptic playground for techie ascetics, Pacific Coast Restaurants constructed this multi-level monstrosity upon the ashes of Henry Weinhard's legendary brewery - and, as they'll report, the souls of their long-suffering staff. If you want to impress friends dropping the citrussy notes of a Belgian white, Henry's does have an outstanding beer list with more than 100 on tap and bartenders well-versed in brew speak. Happy hour food prices are reasonable with food ranging from california rolls to BBQ pork sandwiches, and, if you really just want a quiet place to have a good beer (and decide to ignore the twenty-some decent alternatives directly adjoining), upstairs tables are comfortable, private and make for great suit watching/pissing. I suppose a disused brewery doesn't deserve landmark status, but couldn't they just have burned the old place down? $1.95-$3.95 menu 3-6pm daily, 9pm-close Sun-Thurs, 10:30pm-close Fri/Sat.
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well...
It could be worse. It is a bit sterile and cold inside, but I will say the happy hour is pretty good. I'm probably not cool enough to appreciate the decor, or lack there of. I know it's supposed to be industrial, but it's like it is trying to be that so much, it just ends up being a yuppyfied, uncomfortable space that I guess fulfills some people's idea of what a good bar should be. They do have an amazing beer selection, but so do a lot of bars in Portland. Of course, for $1.25, they may have the best valued Mac n' Cheese in town.
It could be worse. It is a bit sterile and cold inside, but I will say the happy hour is pretty good. I'm probably not cool enough to appreciate the decor, or lack there of. I know it's supposed to be industrial, but it's like it is trying to be that so much, it just ends up being a yuppyfied, uncomfortable space that I guess fulfills some people's idea of what a good bar should be. They do have an amazing beer selection, but so do a lot of bars in Portland. Of course, for $1.25, they may have the best valued Mac n' Cheese in town.
LOVE IT!
Ok, it's totally yuppy, sterile and tries so hard to be metropolitan, but the happy hour is worth all of that! Awesome food, great service and drinks are awesome. M-F afternoons are best as late night and wknds turn into str8 yuppie meat markets. My fave thing to do is wander in 30min before happy hour starts to get a good seat and liquor up and then soak it all up w/ gorgonzola cheese fries and ceasar salads. Dirty Grey Goose Martinis are to die for ;)
Ok, it's totally yuppy, sterile and tries so hard to be metropolitan, but the happy hour is worth all of that! Awesome food, great service and drinks are awesome. M-F afternoons are best as late night and wknds turn into str8 yuppie meat markets. My fave thing to do is wander in 30min before happy hour starts to get a good seat and liquor up and then soak it all up w/ gorgonzola cheese fries and ceasar salads. Dirty Grey Goose Martinis are to die for ;)
Went there for a friends b-day dinner, all in all dinner was okay. I guess, for me, it was a beer tavern with good food, to be expected. Service was good. Did it exceed my limits for food and service, no flat, but passable.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Tye on May 8, 2007, 9:55 am
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happy hour
we fell into this place by accident after attending the portland indie wine festival (we're out of state touristas). i thought it was an old bar. then we got inside and found a large space full of all sorts of people at 5pm on saturday. we couldn't figure out why until we found the happy hour food menu at the bar. you can have a full meal of not bad food for less than $10 a person. too bad the wine isn't reduced at happy hour. we did have a good conversation at the bar. so all you naysayers can put this in your pipes and smoke it.
we fell into this place by accident after attending the portland indie wine festival (we're out of state touristas). i thought it was an old bar. then we got inside and found a large space full of all sorts of people at 5pm on saturday. we couldn't figure out why until we found the happy hour food menu at the bar. you can have a full meal of not bad food for less than $10 a person. too bad the wine isn't reduced at happy hour. we did have a good conversation at the bar. so all you naysayers can put this in your pipes and smoke it.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by joe gazdak on May 6, 2007, 1:45 pm
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Great
The managers are losers, but the servers and bartenders especially know how to take care of you. Managers,,, get a life, get a clue, no one wants to see your over weight, muffin tops walking around and judging people's level of tolerence. Take your unwanted asses back into your office and push your paper or rub one out to the latest Vikki's catalog
The managers are losers, but the servers and bartenders especially know how to take care of you. Managers,,, get a life, get a clue, no one wants to see your over weight, muffin tops walking around and judging people's level of tolerence. Take your unwanted asses back into your office and push your paper or rub one out to the latest Vikki's catalog
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by NY NY on April 12, 2007, 4:27 pm
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service
the service at this place was terrible... i have found better service at local safeway's. Teach your servers how to wait on people. the owners of this ridiculous bar should be shamed. Can't imagine taking anybody back to henry's. what a waste. dont' go.
the service at this place was terrible... i have found better service at local safeway's. Teach your servers how to wait on people. the owners of this ridiculous bar should be shamed. Can't imagine taking anybody back to henry's. what a waste. dont' go.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Chris on November 24, 2006, 1:07 pm
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great place
Great place to hang out for Happy Hour and to get prepped for a night out. The server girls are amazing, excellent service and they're all pretty hot too(never hurts)
Great place to hang out for Happy Hour and to get prepped for a night out. The server girls are amazing, excellent service and they're all pretty hot too(never hurts)
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by rob on May 27, 2006, 5:47 am
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yummy
I've been there twice for happy hour. Never really paid attention to the clientele, but I can see what these folks are saying about the designer stuffy vibe. Basically, you don't go there to meet fascinating conversation partners. You go there for the delicious comfort food, which is priced very nicely at happy hour, and for the on-tap beverages. I'm happy 'cause they have not one but two, or is it even thrEE ciders on draft.?! Yum. Ironically my microbrew-obsessed husband loves to go there for the beer, but hates their own brews.
Servers are pretty good; one chats to the point of delaying food and another doesn't check on you as often as would be ideal, but I've had such worse service elsewhere that I'm definitely not going to hold that against them. Now I'm curious what their night scene is like, 'cause it seems structurally like it wouldn't be conducive to mingling.
I've been there twice for happy hour. Never really paid attention to the clientele, but I can see what these folks are saying about the designer stuffy vibe. Basically, you don't go there to meet fascinating conversation partners. You go there for the delicious comfort food, which is priced very nicely at happy hour, and for the on-tap beverages. I'm happy 'cause they have not one but two, or is it even thrEE ciders on draft.?! Yum. Ironically my microbrew-obsessed husband loves to go there for the beer, but hates their own brews.
Servers are pretty good; one chats to the point of delaying food and another doesn't check on you as often as would be ideal, but I've had such worse service elsewhere that I'm definitely not going to hold that against them. Now I'm curious what their night scene is like, 'cause it seems structurally like it wouldn't be conducive to mingling.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Kzz on April 21, 2006, 3:02 pm
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Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Downtown clown on April 9, 2006, 9:06 am
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Great!
This is the best bar I have been to in the Portland area. I like the "clean-cut" atmoshpere of the bar. I understand that is not for everybody but this is the type of bar I feel most comfortable in. The service was great and the happy hour was even better. It is defiently worth visiting.
This is the best bar I have been to in the Portland area. I like the "clean-cut" atmoshpere of the bar. I understand that is not for everybody but this is the type of bar I feel most comfortable in. The service was great and the happy hour was even better. It is defiently worth visiting.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Jared on April 8, 2006, 2:40 pm
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Fun
Compared to most of the other places in Portland, I actually enjoyed this one. I'm from out of town and visit periodically, and it's hard to find a decent crowd of people if youre in your early 20s. Mostly young people just looking for a good time.
Compared to most of the other places in Portland, I actually enjoyed this one. I'm from out of town and visit periodically, and it's hard to find a decent crowd of people if youre in your early 20s. Mostly young people just looking for a good time.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by M on November 16, 2005, 5:13 pm
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why?
Henry's is a cookie-cutter see-and-be-seen box of silliness for those living in the Pearl (and those who aspire to). Cubicle dwellers, shirt guys, and designer-jeaned girls galore. Zero unique aspects to this place, and zero imagination to its faux-swank design (maybe they could rename it "Ikea 12th Street Tavern").
This place is part of a chain (PCS Restaurants or something like that) so corporately tight-assed that it forbids facial hair on its employees, for pete's sake. Doesn't that tell you everything you need to know about the place?
Henry's is a cookie-cutter see-and-be-seen box of silliness for those living in the Pearl (and those who aspire to). Cubicle dwellers, shirt guys, and designer-jeaned girls galore. Zero unique aspects to this place, and zero imagination to its faux-swank design (maybe they could rename it "Ikea 12th Street Tavern").
This place is part of a chain (PCS Restaurants or something like that) so corporately tight-assed that it forbids facial hair on its employees, for pete's sake. Doesn't that tell you everything you need to know about the place?
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Rocket on April 19, 2005, 2:40 pm
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Service
Best service I have had at a Bar yet. Pool bar is very swank, Happy hour is the best deal in the Pearl.
Best service I have had at a Bar yet. Pool bar is very swank, Happy hour is the best deal in the Pearl.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Madeline on January 30, 2005, 10:14 am
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