Alberta Street Pub

Love this place. Great music. Great service from the super nice staff and the best live sound engineer in Portland. They also treat their bands really well rather than shitty like most clubs do. Highly recommended.

Alberta Pub in the King area of Portland is a corner watering hole hangout hosting a bang of a party until the wee hours of the morning. My daughter wanted to kickstart our Sunday as she'd gotten wind of Alberta P's Soulful Sundays lineup a while back and suggested we come during my short solo visit to Portland. Alberta P. has a dim, cozy feel with the bar area+stools and other tables around. My kid and I were here for the live music the next room over. This room has high stools, slender counters on opposite side and several hi-top tables front of the stage- with cymbals, decorating the walls. Grab a cocktail and settle in. The owner seems to be a legend in these parts who has been hosting and supporting the local live jazzy+Soulful Sundays music scene for a while. Come here if you wanna listen and jive to musicians zhuzh up famous jazzy and soul tunes.The Sunday my kid and I visited, the live band improvised their own schtick- but it also felt sloppy as the main singers ate up a bulk of the time stretching out the songs. At times, it felt and looked like they were cackling. Despite this, the singers had a powerful voice-especially the guy who sounded like El DeBarge. My daughter and I ended our evening on a high note in a dimly lit venue while a live band tinkled out sets of jazzy+ soulful tunes until late. Come with an open mind and you'll leave with your senses bedazzled in some fun- but interesting way.

Visited 7/7/24 | Spent $16 (taxes and fees included) - At the tail end of Leaky Con (Harry Potter conference), my friends and I visited for a Hip Hop & R$B Bingo Night. The staff were friendly and bartender was attentive, though she was working solo managing the growing line. I was shocked by how much syrup was used to make the tequila sunrise I ordered, so refrained from ordering anything else from the bar for the rest of the night. The nachos were fulfilling and solid bar food. I love how spacious and clean the patio was and the lively entertainment.

Heard this place was the spot for late night, walked in just now about 0100 and got yelled at that they were closed! Open sign was on but "just got turned off". Google says open till 0200. Update your open time or don't yell at people you're closed wtf. Kinda aggressive for an honest mistake.

Pre-Amble: Painfully aware of the virtue signaling that this might appear to be but isn't, I don't drink so my review is doesn't take into account probably the most critical part of the pub, the alcohol. I've come here for trivia a few times and it's a nice place. The inside isn't very large, but they have a large patio area that holds a lot of people. My reason for giving it 4 stars is although it's technically heated, it feels like the heat is very isolated and I think i've only sat at one table where I felt the heat. The staff is very friendly, and it's cool that they host trivia there. I ordered the Standard Burger the last time I was in, and it was pretty good, although it felt a little underwhelming for the price. I'll keep coming back to play trivia, but it's not a place I would seek out specifically.

Ok I had it with their service. It seems like if you do not look POC, they serve every one before you. I waited 10 minutes today, they served 4 people who were there after me. I am done supporting this place. Not once, not twice, every Wednesday night the same thing. I tip at least 20% as well, so their loss.

The atmosphere is always chill and inviting! A fun time, and SUCH GREAT STAFF. We came right when they opened, and everyone was so friendly and communicative about getting set up and getting their kitchen going. Later on, Sean, came to check on us and make sure we were happy!

Great fish and chips, music and beer line up! Fun place to meet up to listen to music... or other big events like election night. Have a memory of being there the night I thought Hilary would win... place went from packed house to sad faces leaving before midnight.

A Don Julio lemon drop is 14.49 for the shot , plus an extra 2 for lemon drop mix. A lemon drop at Ruth Chris isn't that expensive.

I've been meaning to throw this place under the bus for a few weeks. After get horrible second rate service somewhere else the other day, I remembered that I needed to call out my experience. I was on my bike and randomly stopped into the bar as I do when I'm out and about. The trouble started as soon as I sat down. Two bartenders, one doing absolutely nothing, one making drinks at a glacial pace. Neither could bother to greet me. The guy was just leaning back behind the bar, maybe looking at his phone. I looked down at the bar and wondered if they owned a bar towel. Hadn't been wiped down, should be wiped down constantly. I mean, it was bad. After the female bartender pretended to be friendly, she proceeded to take 10 minutes to make me a drink. Then asked me if it was good! It wasn't. I lied. Both bartenders made me feel unwelcome and I couldn't wait to get out of there and never come back. And I've been there a bunch of times before. And I'm exactly the kind of customer you want. I drink good liquor, I don't nurse one drink for two hours, and I tip good bartenders well. Granted, it's hard to find a good bartender in Portland or one who even understands their job (generating revenue for the bar and getting people to come back), but this was next level awful and unprofessional "bartending." There's nothing I like more than an on top of it bartender, even if they aren't super friendly. But to have bartenders who aren't friendly AND can't bartend? No thanks.