Red Star Tavern
503 S.W. Alder Street Portland, OR 97214Phone: (503) 222.0005
Located in: Downtown Portland - Visit Website
BarFly's Review of Red Star Tavern
With all the character and charm of any other non-descript upscale hotel bar, one could walk by the Red Star wonder where the other patrons come from. The clientelle ranges from cold to luke warm - Jr. Executives on the make, internet dates gone wrong, the downtown tourist looking for a "taste of the real Portland", and the well heeled traveler with an escort fresh from the pages of Craigslist. A rather deserted downtown gave way recent happy hour upgrades, making it an affordable pit stop on your way home from work/unemployment office.
| Red Star Tavern's Happy Hours | |
|---|---|
| Monday | $3+ menu, $3 beers/wells/wines, $5 specialty cocks, 4-8pm |
| Tuesday | $3+ menu, $3 beers/wells/wines, $5 specialty cocks, 4-8pm |
| Wednesday | $3+ menu, $3 beers/wells/wines, $5 specialty cocks, 4-8pm |
| Thursday | $3+ menu, $3 beers/wells/wines, $5 specialty cocks, 4-8pm |
| Friday | $3+ menu, $3 beers/wells/wines, $5 specialty cocks, 4-8pm |
| Saturday | $3+ menu, $3 beers/wells/wines, $5 specialty cocks, 4-8pm |
| Sunday | $3+ menu, $3 beers/wells/wines, $5 specialty cocks, 4-8pm |
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The staff is always chill and friendly, even when they're packed. Sliders are delicious and cocktails are a little on the light side, but maybe that's because I'm used to heavy-handed bartenders are my regular watering hole.