Cassidy's Restaurant and Bar

Such an amazing spot for dinner! Love the ambience; very soothing with lit candles on every table. Went here for the first time and the service and food were amazing! Our waitress listed all of the specials for that night and we ended up with amazing Mussels and Basil pesto flatbread! The flavor for these dishes were immaculate! Paired perfectly with Chardonnay! The broth that the mussels came in with had a rich & creamy flavor. Mussels were made perfectly! The Basil pesto flatbread was reallllyy good! Had a great crispp to it and the toppings were packed with great seasoning! Will definitely be back :D

Bummer! I wanted to really like this bar and I am sure under different times of the day it's the place to come. Just not for me. It' is located in a very old building which comes with the smell of a very old building.We just had one drink and we're hoping the place would fill up. The service was excellent and the bartender very friendly. Looks like the place to come for Portland footballers.

Cassidy's is practically a Portland icon. For me, you reach icon status after being in business for 50 years. Cassidy's was established in 1979, so I sure hope they stay in business at 2029 and beyond.They had a bit of unfortunate luck when they had to close for quite a while due to smoke and water damage caused by a fire on the floor above. I tried to find out what is above the restaurant but was unsuccessful.Yesterday, I met my friend Oscar their for dinner. Our server was very attentive. I have a favorite cocktail. It's kind of fancy. I didn't expect them to be able to completely imitate the cocktail but I did hope they would have some of the ingredients. My hope for them is that they offer a few sophisticated cocktails.The menu is ok. There isn't a lot to choose from but I suspect everything they prepare, they prepare with excellence. Oscar and I both chose the linguine with prawns. It was a perfect portion. They were generous with the prawns which were deveined and tail off which I really appreciated.I also noticed capers and slices of green olives sprinkled throughout. I love capers and all olives. As a final touch, chef grated pecorino romano atop the dish. Oscar and I were both in agreement that it was so good. We were both starving but we didn't wolf it down. I had to get every last caper. The flavors together were so delicious.Hopefully they will fancy up their cocktail menu and off happy hour again.2022 - Review # 32

I returned to Cassidy's after more than a decade to find that nothing had changed. That was a good thing. The servers greeted me with genuine warmth, like an old friend. Smokey jazz played behind the bar. Dark wood tables and benches that had seated thousands of artists , writers and musicians of Portland past sat just where they always had. It felt like a beautiful time capsule protected from the ages. The menu was full of beautiful options, but we chose the classic Cassidy burger that I have loved since I was ten years old. It did not disappoint, and the fries were truly exceptional. I missed this place. I will be back again soon.

I have lived in Portland most of my life, well... Portland adjacent. For as long as I can remember, I have meant to drop in to Cassidy's. I've heard that they had the most amazing food. And, no judgment but something right off Burnside makes me think... Bar. And Hey, that's fine... But when I originally started going to bars, you you didn't eat at a bar... unless you were already committed (aka drunk). Little corn dogs, fries, bar food... That's fine! I am not a huge drinker. And I don't usually drink and eat at the same time... I went to a show with the Crystal, like ya do... I meant to eat before the show but that just didn't happen. By the end of the show my blood sugar was waning. I was walking back to my car and thinking nothing is open... Then I saw Cassidy's sign which said that the bar and restaurant are open till midnight... First off, I needed a restroom stat. I have to say, one of the stalls in their bathroom is probably the cutest darn thing on the planet. It is tiny! I was super impressed though since I have a booty and take up space yet I slid right on in. It was amusing as hell - hence, including it in my freaking Yelp review!Alright, we've used la toilette so I parked my ass towards the windows on the street, ordered a Shirley Temple (which was cheap and delicious!) and perused the menu. I pulled the trigger on their pappardelle with sausage which has Spring peas, caramelized onions, cream and basil pesto... just the smell alone when delivered put me into a trance. But the bread also... seriously perfect. The pasta was al dente and the ingredients were so balanced... a kiss of fennel - perfection, seriously. The amazing bartender, Brian, had threatened me with an amazing dessert before I dove into my carb bowl. Because of his cautionary tale, I resisted the urge to need to call an uber to drive me to my car at the end of the block after inhaling said carb bowl. Also, making sweet sweet love to leftovers later sounded amazing. Just him slowly going over the dessert list... flourless chocolate cake... pear tartan.... and then he said crème brule followed by "orange"... SOLD and it was AMAZING. Oh... and this is apparently a bar too... THE END

The food was not fresh. They had very good ambience, but their food quality was insufficient.

Ok, this has to be some hidden gem in downtown Portland. My wife and I stayed at the Crystal Hotel for her birthday and wanted a good steak for dinner. After researching through all of the ungodly expensive steakhouses in Portland we found Cassidy's and decided to give it a shot since it was a 5 minute walk away.Walking in, the ambiance was great. The decor reminded me of a 40s or 50s era swanky restaurant with a gorgeous bar. The place is dimly lit with candles on the tables, which gave a very intimate feeling and was perfect for our date.We went on a Friday night and it was just empty. I made us reservations expecting a busy restaurant and it wasn't necessary and totally surprising with how good this meal was. Like I said, total hidden gem in downtown Portland. I'm vegan and my wife isn't so she NEVER gets a good steak anymore. She loves salad too so she ordered the Grilled Flank Steak Salad. Perfectly cooked and seasoned small piedmontese sirloin, organic greens, smoked blue cheese, pickled red onion,pear, candied hazelnuts with a blood orange truffle vinaigrette. She loved every bite!The only mistake of the evening was she asked for no blue cheese and when she got the salad it was loaded with it. We sent it back and our server replaced it ASAP. However, they sent back the same steak that she originally got instead of remaking the entire dish. A little off-putting, but the steak was so good my wife loved it even when it was cold. That series of mistakes would normally have taken away the 5th star but.....the heavens rejoiced when the chef created that Vegan Risotto!The dish is arborio with roasted turnip, parsnip, and rutabaga, caramelized pear on top, and a vegan cashew brie stirred in. I've always wanted to try risotto, but with my dietary restrictions I can't have cheese and dairy. I was super excited to see this on the menu for vegans and every bite was divine!! Creamy and cheesy, the rice was perfectly cooked and those roasted veggies were soooooooo good!!! I'll be honest, I wasn't sure what to think about the caramelized pear on top (I'm not usually a sweet dinner kind of guy) but the bite all together was complex rollercoaster of flavor that I never wanted to end. I was truly sad that the meal was gone and I couldn't have seconds!We ended the night with a creme brule dessert that the server comped us for the salad mistake. It was an orange citrus creme brule and my wife enjoyed every last bite.My only real critique and thing I felt lacking was there wasn't a dessert option for a vegan even though there is a vegan dish on the menu. I had to sit and watch my wife eat dessert while I sipped on my water. Even if it was just a light sorbet with some mint for a pallet cleanser, a vegan friendly dessert to wrap up the awesome vegan meal would be super appreciated. Our server. I feel bad because I didn't get his name but he was a trooper! He was the host, the server AND the bartender. There was some other staff for sure, but the guy working the evening shift on 12/09/22 behind the bar deserves a raise!We'll definitely be back next time we're in Portland!!!#kudostothechef

Excellent food and service. This place was recommended by our bartender at the Moxy and did not disappoint. I am extremely impressed on how well the flavors of the spices used for the seafood stew complimented each other. Each bite was a dance of flavors! I'm never easily impressed but Cassidy's chef really understands how to satisfy the palate of the most difficult critic.

The customer service was horrible!!! I was waiting in line for a friend and they told me I was blocking the sidewalk from my fat ass!!! I have never been so humiliated in my life. The fries were okay though. Not only does the place look abandoned but the servers treated me so horribly.

The food was amazing. The setting was old but pretty good especially where I sat. My only real complaint is that in the bathroom, the stall was just a swinging door like in a saloon. It didn't have a lock on it which meant anybody could walk in on you. Is it that hard to replace it with an actual door that locks? I'd give this place 5 stars if it weren't for the lousy bathroom stall door!