The Old Barn
9656 SW Barbur Blvd, Portland, OR, 97219
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Address :
9656 SW Barbur Blvd
Portland, OR, 97219 - Phone (503) 245-7981
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 2:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Breakfast, Late Night
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : No
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Divey
Noise Level : Average
Music : Juke Box
Good For Dancing : No
Alcohol : Full Bar
Happy Hour : Yes
Best Nights : Wed, Thu, Sat
Coat Check : No
Smoking : Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
Outdoor Seating : Yes
Wi-Fi : Free
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : No
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Chris B.
I've been trying to get the missus to hang out at the Old Barn for years, seeing I live in the neighborhood. But I gave up and now its a guys joint. A satellite man cave if you will. This is a quintessential neighborhood watering hole. I'm good for a stop off on the way home from work for a beer (they have a good tap selection) after getting off the bus at Barbur TC if its a bus day. They got a lot of new TV's n there now so it's great for games as well. The other reviews are right, the food is above average for bar food. The layout is a lot better now they got rid of the pool table. In a nutshell: Great local bar with good bar food, good beer, good for sports, Keno, trivia, and sometimes poker. Count me in.
(4)Natasha T.
Very friendly bar with good food and very friendly faces. Good place to just go have a beer and snacks.
(4)Angelina R.
This is the Cheers spot of southwest Portland. Great food/drinks and wait staff that is quite attentive even on busy Saturday night's, what more could you ask for!
(5)Kristine P.
How many times have you driven by this place and wondered what it was like inside? Me? At least 250 times. Finally! I went inside with 2 friends to see what it was like. It was a dive bar without the greasy old men undressing you with their eyes. It was quite a young crowd actually. ++ It was crowded because of trivia night but still offered up a place to sit. The wait staff was awesome. For as busy as it was, the cocktail waitress was on it! A couple of times the bartender himself came over to ask us if we needed anything else and was quite the character too. The drinks were stiff-ish, nice menu selection but chose the mini corn dogs- fried to perfection! My friend had a club sandwich with fries and after stealing a bite.. that was good too! I will return, possibly even this afternoon!
(4)Chris M.
Awesome. Karaoke every Saturday, good bar food, awesome bartenders and servers. All around good time, the OB always delivers!
(5)Roxie G.
This is a great place to enjoy a good drink with friends. Mitch is awesome! Always sweet and knows when you need a refill.
(5)Al C.
This place has fantastic food--and the best tomato soup on the planet! I was awestruck when I ordered what I thought would be regular old canned soup and was served their amazing homemade recipe. Been back there several times for more and will continue to return for their other great dishes. This isn't just a bar (like I thought) it is a great restaurant!
(5)x o nica x o.
I went here on a whim with a couple of friends. We were surprised it was so busy for a Wednesday night, then we realized it was trivia night. Although it was packed the service was great. The bartender and the cocktail waitress were helpful and really funny. They had a great selection of boozes and the food was decent bar food that came out fast. Definitely a place I will go again, it was a dive without the depression.
(4)Kath L.
I'm not sure what finally got me into the Old Barn, but I've been driving past it for a decade (or 2) and always wondered about it. The good reviews on Yelp mixed with poor reviews must be an indication of BAD night vs GOOD night. We hit this place on a BAD night, obviously. However, it was so bad, we won't ever return. The exterior and interior are a bit rough around the edges. It needs updating, badly. The TVs are plentiful and you could do fine with a brew and watching a game, but that's where I'd leave it. If the food and service had been decent, it would be a great dive bar, which we love! Food/Drinks/Service: Good drinks, they do not skimp on the pours, but they weren't overly done either. On to the food: I'll start with the notable fact that they make their own soup, which was pretty good, a bit salty, but not bad. That was the only nice surprise and reason for the single star. Typical bar food is good-decent and happy hour prices are good. **But do not, what ever you do, DO NOT ORDER non-bar food here, like full meals such as steaks, prime rib, fish, etc. The steaks are tough, 'leather which has seen the ice age tough', flavorless and dry. They offer baked potato, and both ours were so undercooked, it was as if it was pulled straight from the ground, warmed by the sun and opened with a Samurai sword topped with some orange tasteless cheese. We had them sent back to be re-cooked. They were replaced (15mins later AFTER our meals were mostly choked down) with slightly softer potatoes, but still way undercooked. We were told the cook is new as the excuse for the poor quality. However, I know young children can cook a baked potato. Primary rule: when it's soft, it means it's done. Test it before you send it out. Service was pathetic, frankly. We had to ask for silverware, the accompaniments to the meal on more than 1 occasion. The next day I realized I never received the onion rings which were supposed to be with the steak that I paid for. The server's job is to make sure what is ordered is on the plate, such as sauces, sides, arrives on the table. She was so spaced out, we had to ask for everything, EVERYTHING. She needs to consider a career change. Service industry is not her bag. She was a master at making excuses as to why things were sub par when she knew were were unsatisfied, rather than try to make things right. ZERO initiative. We paid for all our food, even the items (i.e. onion rings) which never came plus a 15+% tip against our better judgement, as 0% was deserved. We love dive bars and a lot of them have great food, but the Old Barn is the bottom of the barrel. I wish I had just kept driving by for the next decade or 2!
(1)Betty W.
The food is not great, in fact I wouldn't really suggest eating there, but the drinks are reasonably priced and made well, I never feel gipped. They have a lot of TVs and are always happy to let you watch what you want. Every staff member and bartender I have met there has been nice and accommodating. If you are looking for a place to watch a game and have a few drinks this place is a good choice.
(3)Jesse M.
This is a nice mellow spot with the much appreciated Portland dive bar feel. The Old Barn offers some very decent burgers and other general bar food options.
(5)Sara M.
This place is perfect for hanging out and watching games. Go Ducks! The bartender/server lets you do your thing and is just attentive enough! The food is tasty and the atmosphere is young enough to be FUN!
(4)Matt D.
I've been searching around the SW Multnomah area for a good local bar. I've had some less than stellar experiences at other bars near the Village so it was time to listen to Yelp and check out The Old Barn. My first experience was on a Saturday for some college football. As far as sports bars go, The Old Barn has a great variety of TVs and I enjoyed the atmosphere. They have some good happy hour bar food options for $3.95 and I was stoked that their happy hour went to 6:30pm with a good selection of micro brews and cheap PBR. What brought me back was their Tuesday prime rib special. It didn't disappoint. $9.95 gets you soup or salad, a delicious piece of prime rib and choice of potato with garlic toast. I would have liked some sort of vegetable with my meal besides the small salad, but overall I've enjoyed what I've eaten at The Old Barn. The service there has been really top notch and friendly. I felt very welcomed even through it was my first time(s) hanging out there. That above anything else will bring me back for another visit.
(4)Jessica K.
The Old Barn is about what you would expect with a few possible surprises. I didn't expect it to function as such a great sports bar! It's the perfect spot to watch a game as they have TVs facing every seat in the house. I did expect some sort of bar special but was pleased to find it entailed $2 PBRs during games, food specials during NFL, Beaver games and even games of that other school in Eugene as well as free popcorn during same. It looks like they have a pretty decent Superbowl party planned too. As for other amenities, I expected video lotto machines and such, but I wasn't expecting scratch-its! I was expecting a trivia night (Wednesdays), but I wasn't expecting this bar to offer $1 jello shots! Sweet! I expected a typical bar food menu but I was surprised to see bar tacos! I am rather fond of bar tacos. I expected based on their location that they would be easily accessible for public transit, but was pleased to find they are right next to the transit center! If I was a smoker, I would expect to stand outside in the rain and cold while smoking, but they do have a covered area for that. I was also expecting and kind of hoping for a surly bartender, but actually she was quite nice. Sadly my real surprise came in the form of the tap list. It was more like a beer list from five years ago. I am unaccustomed to my main choices being Mirror Pond and Widmer Hef these days, so that was disappointing but at least I can console myself with those bar tacos...
(3)Gina A.
BEST bar in town! GREAT food! It's hard to pick one favorite items on the menu because they are all better than you would imagine. There is also daily happy hour. The hummus, pizza and burger and fries are my favorites from that. Tons of TV's to watch sports. All the patrons are beyond friendly. You automatically feel welcomed right when you walk through the door. The service is always top notch.
(5)Ramie M.
Lively atmosphere, though when I went (Sunday night) service seemed a little sluggish. I do plan to return because it seems like a fun place and I will update my review accordingly.
(3)Chris S.
Possibly my favorite watering hole in Southwest. It's really just your average, straight-up standard neighborhood bar. It's not trying to be a british pub or anything else like that. It's not too dive-y and not too much of a sports-bar... though there ARE about 96 TVs in the place. The staff is pretty awesome. The food, depending on what you order, is either about on par with standard bar-food or surprisingly good. We've been quite a few times since coming to the area and every time has been fun.
(5)Evelyn S.
When asked how I liked going to The Old Barn my response was "It was okay", which is to say it wasn't bad. It also translates to I won't be suggesting that we go there again, but if someone asks me to meet them there I won't decline. The Server was most excellent, very attentive and nice. The food menu is actually pretty good for a bar, the prices are about average. They have a HH food menu that looked like a good deal. Drinks are what you'd expect, average, not bad, not amazing. The atmosphere is "local hangout." Most of the seating is bar stool height. They have Free Wifi and a few TVs. I went for Wednesday Night Trivia - The "TJ" is great. I ordered a Grilled Chicken Salad ($7.95) and my friends ordered a Chef Salad ($7.95)and 2 Pancakes($5). The Salads were okay, iceberg lettuce with generous toppings, the chicken was prepared well. The Pancakes smelled delicious.
(3)Reenie R.
I love this place... But I'm only writing a review because there's a storm outside, and computers are down. Gina and Mindy are pros! I can't describe how well they are handling what could/should be total chaos. It's service like this that makes the Old Barn such a great place!
(5)Kelsie V.
a nice pub with a lot locals nice draft beer variety. sometimes waitstaff will come around and tempt you with a jello shot now and again. i think their food is pretty good and reliable for this type of bar. good breakfasts, by the way. I guess they have pizza now. haven't had it yet----but heard favorable comments on it. great view of TVs all around. they also offer fun entertainment like live triva and karaoke.
(4)Michelle C.
We came here looking for a bar to watch the World Series Game 4 (editorial: Aww yeah Giants!) and this place ended up being a ton of fun. We weren't expecting to show up on a trivia night, and the crowd that was there for it were really cool. No jerks, no nitpicking, just laid back high-fiving, a little woo-ing, and so on. The food was...bar food, about what you'd expect, but their happy hour prices definitely kept me from having too much beef about it. We had burgers(meh) and chicken fingers (yum!) and plenty of fries to soak up our cocktails. There were tvs in every direction you could swivel your head, and the server we had was nice and decently attentive, despite the fact that this place was pretty hopping for a Sunday night (I thought). The drinks were priced well and not weak at all. This is not swanky by any means, but it's not a dive, or an old barn for that matter, either. Prices are good, drinks are good, and people are nice. Also, my condolences to what I believe was the only Tigers fan in Portland.
(4)EJ M.
I won't lie, the reason I go here most of the time is because it's directly across the street from my apartment and that makes for a convenient comfort food meal. That said, they cook surprisingly good food! I wouldn't have expected that from a bar, but there it is. The clam chowder on Friday is especially good -- creamy, full of savory flavor, and better than any I've had anywhere else -- and if you ask for a bowl of it, you get a BIG bowl. It's an entire meal. I've also had their honey fried chicken, which was crispy and delicately sweet. I'd definitely order it again. The only thing I've had here that I wasn't so excited about was a club sandwich. But who cares, it's a club sandwich. Hah! I haven't really done any drinking here, but my friends are all wild about the jello shots. The only thing I don't like about this place is the seating. They have these tall chairs that either make my hips hurt or make me continually slide off the front of the chair. Boo.
(4)Nikee W.
Pretty small place but it's great for Games because you're never that far from a TV. During Oregon games you get free hot dogs and they have $2 coors lights, so you can get a lot of bang for your buck. Better to get beer than cocktails though, the one our friend ordered was almost undrinkable. But other than that, it's a cool spot.
(3)Alfredo M.
Since I moved in across the street, the OB - for better or for worse - has become like my own personal rec room/man cave (although my girlfriend enjoys it quite a bit too). It's a great neighborhood (some might say dive) bar, though I'd say it takes a visit or two or three to really start to appreciate it and get to know the staff. It's actually a sneaky good sports bar with full DirecTV NFL package and and almost every game you'd want to watch. There's enough TVs for everyone to see what they want (even if they're not all the absolute best picture quality). A vocal group of Pittsburg Steelers fans are usually in the house on Sundays, but I've never had a problem getting my team's game on. I think the food is pretty solid and relatively inexpensive. Again, this is a neighborhood joint that's not going to attract clientele from all over Portland because of its gastropub reputation, but as far as solid, fill ya up, bar food goes I'm always verys satisfied. They also seem to be pretty confident in their seafood menu as well and do a razor clam special on the last Friday of each month (which I keep missing!). The mixed drinks are not weak, there's jello shots if you feel like steppin' it up a notch, and a solid selection of beers on tap. I'll just say that if you want to do what most people come to blue collar neighborhood bars to do, you'll enjoy yourself at the OB. I don't smoke, but most smokers seem to like their covered, heated smoking patio, which I think has a little TV on it as well. Oh and the karaoke nights (Saturday primarily) can get pretty fun the few times I've stuck around that long. Great people watching all in all too! The only thing you'll wanna watch out for is the parking lot in the back, which takes a little care when you exit as it's a little cramped. Since I'm usually on foot, I rarely have to worry about that, but you can always park next door at the Barbur Transit Center if you want an easier way out.
(5)Olivia T.
Oh yey! They have Last Call USA trivias here, on Tuesday at 7:30 & Wednesday at 8:00. It was fun and will get your brain working. The bar itself, I have to say...it's pretty cozy. It's your standard neighborhood bar with potent drinks. PBR $2, Jello Shots $1, and Jolly Rancher $5.75. Their food menu looks pretty good with your standard bar fare and non standard bar fare such as homemade Pizza which they claim the best in town. We will be back for more trivias maybe we will try some food then. It's so cool to find a trivia bar in our neighborhood, now I just need to practice my trivia skill so I can win.
(4)Holy-foo' X.
Fellow Yelp-Man Alfredo made the right call on this one: It's "a sneaky-good sports bar". More than one date night has either started here or included a drop-in @ the Old Barn. It seems to me it used to have a bit more of a CW flavor, and now is more mainstream. 'Salright, it's still a good mix of old regulars and a younger, adult student-aged set (PCC Sylvania is about a mile up the road, across I5). A female comedienne, whose name now escapes me, memorably once quipped that everyone in the world, except for 75% of the women, wants to have sex, pretty much all the time. The "other 25%" of the girlies seem to consistently have a strong presence, a mighty good showing at the Old Barn, for whatever reason. Mind you, this is by no means scientific, empirically-driven data we're talkin' here. Just an observation. In the very least, you can pretty much count on friendly service and tasty junk food, mostly of the deep-fried variety. Cheers, Skoal, Salut, and Bottoms up....
(4)Mike D.
I had the hummis , it was better than I expected it to be , the atmosphere was relaxing there were plenty of games on all the TVs and its PDA friendly!!
(4)Armelle J.
I've had a horrible experience at the Old Barn. I went there to grab dinner and a beer. I first asked whether the bartender had a red ale to which he answered that he did not. I ordered something else sat down and saw him talk with the waitress about how "I hate these people that come in an ask do you have this or that don't they see that taps". I ignored that he then went on to make an inapropriate joke about butt grabbing. He then blasted music while I was trying to watch the NBA game. The waitress over charged me for my pacifico and took forever to bring me my change. Horrible service and horrible people I am not impressed.
(1)Corey T.
I am giving this bar 2 stars because the staff was very friendly, but stretched a bit thin so service was slow. I had a nice soup for a starter, but my entree was absolutely dreadful. Both of my friends had very poor experiences with their food as well. I will not go back.
(2)Cherise F.
Pros: Its free to play NTN trivia which is super fun Fairly clean. Cons: Food was just okay and pretty expensive for the quality. Service was poor to fair as our waitress was somewhere between indifferent and rude. The bartender kept going out for smoke breaks every ten minutes. Overall probably won't go back.
(2)Rosemary P.
The bartenders are nice, but management is extremely rude! I will never go back to a place that does not care about their customers and treats them with so little respect! Do NOT go there...it is not worth it, unless you want to be treated like you don't matter! The customers are what keep people in business, don't they know that? It's just bad management to treat people so rudely.
(1)Liz M.
The World Cup is on here every day, and I appreciate that. I appreciate it even more because the handfull of regulars who have been drinking here every day for 20 years think "soccer is lame." But lunch time means the last half of whatever game is on and a sandwich at Old Barn. The 80 year old women who play those video lottery machines that make the annoying Vegas like noises and drink vodka crans at 1:30 pm on a Tuesday worry me a little bit. But they have really good soup, a killer club sandwich, and the waitresses are seriously awesome. Every one I've ever had there has been really great. I might even keep going there once the World Cup is over.
(4)Emily E.
Now that the smoking ban is in place, it (obviously) isn't smokey anymore. They do have a great covered, heated patio with a TV for the smokers.
(4)Tanner H.
This would be the king of dive bars, but they got rid of the beautiful Saturday night karaoke girl. The pool table was a welcomed addition.
(4)Andyman S.
The Old Barn has some of the best chowder in town, and the last Friday of every month is oyster stew day, which is fantastic. Truly great oyster stew, in classic British cream and butter style with something I just can't nail down. Best stew this side of the Fish Peddler in Bay City, although lighter on the oysters than those guys, has a better overall flavor. Those last Friday's they also have fried razor clams. They're fine, not special, and pretty heavily breaded, but the side order size goes well with a bowl of that great stew or chowder. I've ordered nothing else.
(4)Kevin H.
The most uninviting bar I've ever been to! A couple of friends and I stopped in for trivia tonight and were told at the bar to have a seat if we'd like to order. After sitting for 10 minutes we decided to go back to the bar and order. Bartender reluctantly took our order (there was a total of 5 people in there, not busy). The server sweetly asked if we needed anything else as she plopped our drinks on the table. We decided to pass on trivia tonight and to never come back.
(1)Darren H.
I am in a pissing match with directv as they f'd with me one too many times. It's nice to have the barn to escape my family to get away and watch my team without being held hostage by directv's exclusive nfl deal. Super friendly staff and plenty of beers on tap and good eats. I don't know how they wired this hole in the wall to show all the games, but they pull it off and I don't need to see how the sausage is made anyhow....
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