Comments on: Concordia Ale House

By: Not a bad pub crawl for a New Yorker

Not a bad pub crawl for a New Yorker — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:04:07 +0000

[...] Root’s in SE was next, followed by the Horse Brass and Belmont Station, and finally the Concordia Ale House in [...]

By: rick

rick — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:52:14 +0000

I actually just ate there the other night. It was late, so we were limited to the bar menu, which is pretty good. Once again, I was pleased. N and I split a club sandwich with onion rings. The club was excellent, and the rings were crispy and tasty. But I was really hungry, so who really knows…all I can say is that I’ve always had good food experiences there, though I’ve heard some complaints.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:05:22 +0000

If you’re planning to eat here, think again! Our meal this evening was absolutely bottom-of-the-barrel. Unless you like your burger cold and tough, topped with a translucent tomato slice and iceberg lettuce shavings, or your leg of lamb with more fat than meat, skip the food here and stick to the beer. The bar-tenders are friendly and the beer selection’s always solid and interesting.

By: John from the Oregon Brew Crew

John from the Oregon Brew Crew — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 17:07:08 +0000

Concordia has ~25 taps that rotate frequently and constantly. If you hear of a particular beer you’d like to try, your best bet is to go THAT day because tomorrow, it’ll likely be gone. Fri., Aug. 26, they had Hop Wallop from Victory, Rogue’s Shakespeare stout, Walking Man brown, Eugene Brewing’s Saison, Celebrator Dopplebock among others. They offer 12- 16- and 20-oz glasses (real British pints) plus pitchers. The 16-oz glasses range from $3.75 to (yesterday) $6 for some of the more exotic offerings. To quote a California tap house, “No crap on tap.”

They now have a couple of tables outside where one presumably could smoke.

Happy hour is 5-6pm daily: $1 off some micros (don’t remember if the menu said Oregon micros or NW micros) and $1 off appetizers.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:38:26 +0000

I enjoyed one of the first pitchers the Concordia Ale House served, and have come to love CAH as a local pub. It’s equal distance (from me) to it and the Kennedy School, and it has completely taken over as my friends’ and my bar of choice. The owner and bartenders are all extremely nice and will chat you up, offer you free samples and prompt service.

The food is extremely good and puts the Kennedy School to shame. Unfortunately the Willamette Weekly gave CAH a bad review for having food portions that were “too big.” Give their menu a try. They serve good food until they close, unlike Kennedy School and some others.

There is no smoking, as another individual pointed out above. You can step outside to smoke if you want, as many people do. But this results in fewer cigarettes and more socializing (not to mention a much cleaner atmosphere) so it’s not that big of a deal.

There are two pool tables in the section of the bar opposite the dining area. The pool tables are free to use, no coins required. They may add more entertainment options in the future, ask them about it.

Go in, say hi to Matt or Jim, get a couple samples, a pitcher, and enjoy!

If you have a problem or a negative experience at Concordia give them a chance to correct it or at least address it, in my mind they’ve really set up a great place to have a few drinks with friends.

By: Russ

Russ — Sun, 31 Jul 2005 15:45:16 +0000

Yeah, while the group I was with had a great time there, service was pretty slack- and again, it was totally *not* busy.
This was made up for by an absolutely stellar tap selection and excellent food. (The bottle menu is very good as well, but that’s not what I go to an ale house for.)

By: rick

rick — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 04:58:19 +0000

That’s too bad…I think they’re still ironing out a few wrinkles in their service, but it’s probably just a result of being super new. I happened upon them again this evening and was pleased to find Stone’s Ruination (double) IPA added to their tap list. Holy crap that’s a good beer. But anyway, I’d recommend hitting the bar to make your beer orders for the time being, they are very knowledgable about beers and more than happy to offer up samples. Also, I had a burger there last week, the firehouse or something, and it was f’ing fantastic. The service wasn’t bad either…like I said, a few wrinkles, but well intentioned.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 03:42:53 +0000

Hmm… my wife and I tried out Concordia Ale House earlier this week and had a very disappointing experience. We’d heard they have some interesting beers on draught and were very excited to give it a try. We went in and had a seat and waited for at least ten minutes before a waitress dropped off menus and a beer list. After waiting at least another ten minutes for her to come back and take our order (and I should add that it was NOT busy), we got up and left, and I can’t imagine we’ll be going back any time soon — there are certainly plenty of pubs in Portland with great beer _and_ great service!

By: karl

karl — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 23:18:59 +0000

Hey rick…
>Is that going in where the Ole Ole Cafe was at?
Nope.. this is a completely renovated older building a couple of blocks east. However, things are looking up for that location. I dropped into one of my favorite restaurants on Wednesday, Lagniappe:
http://portland.citysearch.com/profile/41328505/portland_or/lagniappe.html
to find that they are readying the location for their move sometime in mid July. Would seem like a great spot for a good Creole/BBQ restaurant.

By: Elyssa

Elyssa — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:14:45 +0000

ohhh did I mention the fries- Amazing!!!