Basement Pub

Underrated gem. Correct balance of lively and relaxing. Good eats, great drinks, attentive staff, excellent patio, best selection of board games in town.I love coming here.

Neighborhood dive bar with Indian food that is pretty solid. Also have a patio in the back and cheap Rainiers/PBR's.

The Basement Pub is a spot you want to go regardless how it feels outside. This is the spot you should be a regular at because of how cool, calm, and collected this pub is. It is LITERALLY a basement in a 4-story home right off of the street. I have a little bias here as I stayed right behind this bar in an Airbnb when we were in Portland to visit for fun. Regardless that it was literally less than 100 steps away from our spot the beers here were fresh and cold and the alcohol was a'flowin with the locals and regulars that you can tell that The Basement Pub is THE spot to go to. It seems like they have rotating events here to include maybe chess night during the week. We know because when we went downstairs for a draft or two before exploring the rest of Portland I noticed every yellow (and cute) picnic table out in front had some serious chess players hanging out. In terms of other games there are a couple of pinball machines inside as well and a super chill relaxing patio out in the back of the bar. Inside seating is plentiful and I love that there is a barstool for every open spot around the bar. Cocktails were fantastic here as was the draft beers. I was happy to find almost all local drafts available which made me super happy to try everything at least once in the times we came here to hang. There was no "checking of vaccine cards" here. Everyone at this bar, staff included, were super friendly and nice. As a Texas girl you have to trust me on this one - it was easy to strike up a conversation with anyone at the bar. We had a good time telling everyone how much cooler (literally weather cooler) Portland is compared to Austin (home for us). Parking is street parking only but there is plenty around if you are just patient and make the rounds. Often times there are spots in the front (just check the signage).Also I guess I forgot to check-in on the Yelp app every other day we came here. I mean who can blame me?! I was steps away from being at my home away from home just around the corner of the entrance! Geez!

It's a neighborhood dive bar with decent drinks and interesting decor. I tried this place because I was in the area visiting a friend. The bartender was nice. No pictures cause the place was rather dark inside.

Awesome local bar. Great service awesome people, strong drinks, happy Hour 3 to 8 pm. Karen is the best !!!

This place will tell you your vaccine card is "expired" if you're BIPOC. And if you push back, they'll tell you outright that you're not allowed in because of your skin color.

This place will vaccine card BIPOC people but not white people. Went with a group of both and saw the difference. My partner's phone died--where their vax info was stored--and we were kicked out for it. My white friends were not vaccine carded at all. This was completely unfair and unreasonable and we won't be coming back.

The Basement Pub is a cosy and intimate neighborhood hang out that is friendly and offers excellent value.The tap list is not massive but offers a nice variety of local draft beer. This place pours true pints, in proper beer clean glassware and served at the right temperature. The cocktails are affordable, using straight forward, quality, simple ingredients. On happy hour they are great value for money.The menu consists of a few curry and pickle options that are nice for snacking on. Definitely not a dinner destination but this type of small plate spice does pair well with the cold beer.The Basement Pub is very board game friendly and they offer a nice selection of classics. There are also two well maintained pinball machines on location.This is a nice place to chat with friends and comfortable enough for a solo visit.

Interesting place for happy hour. It was dark and mostly quiet inside. With one exception,the retired Marine yelling out how proud he was to be a Marine. The bartender shut him down quickly. She was bad ass.20oz pints of beer for the 16oz price or 50 cents off mixed drinks and some small bites to eat. I had a really good porter. Very few people but there were some old pinball machines. World Cup 94, Soprano's and CSI and of course a small fish tank. My friend did poorly on the Soprano's game. Oh well, one and done and on to the next happy hour. Nice dive bar.

Nice place for date or just fun, relaxed night out. Beer good, vibe good, bartender good, friendly vibe