White Eagle
836 N Russell St Portland, OR 97227Phone: (503) 282.6810
Located in: North Portland - Visit Website
BarFly's Review of White Eagle
McMenaminized 19th century brothel, said to be haunted by a number of spirits. Ask a bartender - they all have stories. Note the beautiful bar was hauled around Cape Horn, way back when. Live music several nights a week, low or no cover. Large patio. Affordable, funky hotel rooms available upstairs.$.75 off wells, $3.15 pints 4-6pm all 7.
| White Eagle's Happy Hours | |
|---|---|
| Monday | $.75 off wells, $3.15 pints 4-6pm |
| Tuesday | $.75 off wells, $3.15 pints 4-6pm |
| Wednesday | $.75 off wells, $3.15 pints 4-6pm |
| Thursday | $.75 off wells, $3.15 pints 4-6pm |
| Friday | $.75 off wells, $3.15 pints 4-6pm |
| Saturday | $.75 off wells, $3.15 pints 4-6pm |
| Sunday | $.75 off wells, $3.15 pints 4-6pm |
White Eagle Calendar | |
|---|---|
| Thu 11/19 @ 8:30 pm | Chris Marshall, Emma Hill Door: FREE! |
| Thu 11/19 @ 5:30 pm | Will West & the Friendly Strangers Door: FREE! |
| TODAY! @ 5:30 pm | Reverb Brothers Door: FREE! |
| TODAY! @ 9:30 pm | Station Zero, Hip Replacements |
| Sat 11/21 @ 9:30 pm | Philly's Phunkestra, (support to Be Announced0 |
| Sat 11/21 @ 4:30 pm | Someday Syndrome Door: FREE! |
| Sun 11/22 @ 8:00 pm | "OPEN MIC / SONGWRITER SHOWCASE" Featuring Portland's Finest Talent Door: FREE! |
Mcmenamins is a good company, and the White Eagle is swell as a curio bar with "history," but it is a sucky place to see a band. The bar is thin and small, and to make matters worse, is uncomfortably cluttered up with square, ornate, old world and bulky tables and chairs. The band's space and the equally small dance floor are cramped. Waiting for a drink in the thin place is cramped. Lastly, I am trying to get my music groove on while a nitwit basketball game is playing, with the squares in the crowd cheering or booing over the music, as the local team's fortunes ebb and flow. Fucking lame. By the way, the band didn't seem to be diggin' it. Ok, one more lastly: this ornate dive is in a creepy location. This is a superfluous place, old and in the way.
The Sunday open mic seems to be a cool scene for some of the movers and shakers in the area.
I'd plan on going at least once. Get there a bit before the published open mic signup time to get a slot.
No Po that is! Why go through the hassle of trying to get a spot at Widmer when you can hop right into any available seat here? Best service out of any of the other McMenamin's locations and You can smoke cigarettes at the bar for you smokers. Try the Rubinator or the White Russian a.k.a. The Lebowski. They also scored a jukebox several months ago which is super when it's slow and quiet. A good place to meet up but not to get your drunk on.