Just found this by accident. Odd coincidence. I happened to hang out here a few nights on a business trip about 3 years ago. Initially, the service seemed alright... offering suggestions and the beer was extensive and good. Same goes for the food. HOWEVER... I'm sitting on one side of the bar by myself eating dinner having a beer. As I'm finishing some early 30ish dark-haired woman wearing an eastern dragon-lady dress (she was westerner on the other side of the bar starts motioning me over to her and her blond friend. This is odd, but hey, I decide to check it out because they aren't bad looking. They're all friendly and then the dark-haired girl asks if I want to buy them a drink. Ok, what? But I'm feeling laid back so I do. Mistake #1 that I should have been hip to, but... We talk for a bit but then a group of alpha male friends of theirs show up and I get blown off. After a while I'm kind of like WTF? I wasn't gonna be in town much longer so it wasn't like I was expecting anything to happen here but to be asked to buy a drink and then completely blown off within 15 minutes (I didn't think I was *that* boring). Well, they explained that well, our friends are here now so, well, you understand. And (Mistake #2)I say something to the effect, oh, I see how it is (or something similarly innocuous)... but that was enough to just set her off. She starts huffing and puffing... sicks the bartender on me (obviously she was a regular and knew the staff well). The bartender is a complete pr**k to me and makes me go sit way at the end of the bar as I finish my beer (I guess he was nice enough to let me do that). Later that night I happen to come across her alpha-male friends in the street who acted like they were gonna jump me. I think the fact that I didn't back down saved me from a beat down... or maybe put me in greater danger I'm not sure. But suffice it to say it was one of the more messed up bar experiences I've had. I wonder if anybody else has ever had a similar experience with the quality staff and clientele of this fine establishment. I guess fighting off father time makes ladies do strange things as they start leaving the always-cute-20's for their 30's but seriously karma is gonna catch up to you. And yes, that is exactly how it happened. I'm exaggerating out of grudge since it's been 3 years. I was just thinking about visiting a friend in Portland and Henry's came up... so I went to the web site and it all came back to me. Very uncool. I was "86ed" because I called a regular out on weaseling a drink out of me and not having the common courtesy to converse for a little while. And I'd like to know if anybody else has had a similar time here.

Occasional Portland resident here. I'm amazed at the critics of this beautiful bar. Great tap conditions, some nitrogen beers and a frozen rail around the bar to round things out. Servers like to talk beer and are happy to make suggestions. Happy hour food is above expectations for quality and below expectations for price. The "eat the rich" vibe of some of these reviews (including barfly's) reads to me as lame hipster posing, which means nothing to people from less precious environments. Henry's works, is fun, and delivers good beer in food in a well designed and efficient space. You have way more options than most of us if you need to bitch about a great bar like Henry's.

The people who work at this bar behave as though they've been trained to treat you like crap. They treat customers like an inconvenience and push you out of the way when they walk by. "Oh, I'm sorry - did you want to be served? I guess I could manage. But don't expect me to smile or speak to you." The non-happy hours prices are RIDICULOUS. Seven dollars for a well drink and five for a beer. Is this Vegas? The so-called ambiance is a bunch of wannabe yuppies smiling smugly at how awesome they are, emptying their wallets for crap drinks. I will NEVER go back to Henry's. You couldn't pay me enough.

Henry's has good food at cheap prices. $1.95 california roll and a plate of gorgonzola fries goes great with one of their 100+ beers. I try to sample something new every time. The servers do a pretty good job and are knowledgeable about their beers. They usually have pretty hot girls working too.

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.

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.

Not a bad place, the service is good. Sweet 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.

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 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.

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)

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.

Isn't it Henri's? It is a cool place though. great happy hour apps!

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.

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.

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?

Best service I have had at a Bar yet. Pool bar is very swank, Happy hour is the best deal in the Pearl.