Sextant Bar and Galley

This place is great. Dive bar on riverfront property. Inside is great with mixed tables and some cool booths up high, so you can see the water. Patio looks heated and is right on the river. Parking is wonderful, big lot. Looks like they have a lot of specials, like a beer and a bowl (I assume soup, Chowder is on the menu), for like $8. We both got a burger, which is so big and meat tastes fresh, not frozen. And I believe was around $14-16 depending on sides, which there are many to choose from. Service can't be beat, the super friendly and fast blonde women we've seen here for years, is just the best. Chats when you'd like and is on the spot for refills and just makes it so awesome coming in, as she treats you like a good friend. I wouldn't call this a hidden gem, but, drive a bit further and get rewarded with an amazing place, like a mini vacation, but at a dive bar, haha.

Cool place with a huge patio on the Columbia River. Happy hour starts at 3pm and goes until 6pm. Cold beers and good oysters too. These ladies work super hard to please you here do best come on out while sun is shining. The patio is perfect to have a cold one and catch some rays. I had the Rueben for the first time today and it was delicious and so were the sweet potato fries m. The side salad is good with the beets and purple onions. This is my go to place now!! I love the atmosphere here too. Especially when you get to meet some of the friendly folks here who like to play pool..

I've been here several times and it's really gone downhill. Place is usually quite busy but not so much. I'm guessing it has something to do with the lotto being removed, which is never a good sign for a business. Food and drinks are okay, nothing special. The service was abysmally slow. Better to just let customers know from start that you aren't just a new server, but clearly new to serving at all. Then when you clearly forgot to place our drink order lying is not the answer. We can see and know for certain there was not some sudden rush at the bar (we can see). Not that it would matter if people came in after our drink order was in because ours would be made first. It wasn't just us, there were a few tables all waiting an excessive amount of time. Then they don't bring items out like you'd expect because they don't really know how to use trays or how to serve. I'm going to be nice to you and cut you some slack, but we almost left it took so long just for the drinks. We just wanted a little something to munch on and ordered some fries. We asked for ranch that didn't come until we were basically done. Had to ask more than once and rather than just grabbing it real quick she'd disappear for long periods of time. She'd come out with something for someone, but never a simple dish of ranch. Feels like they're going out of business.

What a fun little place! We met friends for dinner and drinks and had a lovely time! There's a beautiful view of the water, a large patio and a relaxed vibe! The server was stressed, probably by the size of our large group. And while she definitely let it show that she was stressed, she still did a great job! I had a Cobb salad and my wife got a BLT. They were both fantastic! For bar food they were amazing! Oh and I chose a lemon drop martini for a drink. Which was very good, except it attracted a ton of Bees. I won't be choosing that to drink bud we sit outside again. But we will definitely be back!

Love this place! The staff is super friendly, and the food is upscale bar food. Love that staff will give an honest and accurate opinion on menu items.Visit on a sunny day, and you'll be in heaven!

best chef salad in Portland!! great place to grab a beer with mellow vibes and always friendly staff!

WARNING!!!! There is an undisclosed 20% up charge to your bill if you dine on the patio. Be aware of this when requesting an outdoor table. Food and service is good. The location is outstanding along with the riverfront views. Only minor negative is the jets overhead can get loud at times. FYI- most people are no longer going there because of this hidden charge and are very mad. To the point of never going back.

Went for food and drinks the food was good the service was amazing great fish and chips

What happened to this place? It used to be great, but my experience yesterday was awful.I sat at the bar around 4:30 PM to order food to go. The bartender took my order, but when it arrived, it was plated for dine-in--despite the fact I had ordered three entrées, clearly too much for one person to eat on the spot. When I mentioned it was supposed to be "to-go," the bartender rolled her eyes and huffed, saying, "You never said that."She then *snatched* the plates and dumped the food (which I could actually see her do) into to-go boxes without any care, including my chili, which had cheese and onions on top but was just tossed into a cup. The food was then placed in a bag that had ripped on the side. Instead of switching it out, the bartender just said, "Oh, be careful, the bag's ripped."The food itself was mediocre, and after that service, I didn't expect much. It's clear they don't care anymore. What happened to the friendly service, where they appreciated your business and made sure you wanted to come back? This place is now a complete no-go.

good place food is good very good service but the owner is very rude i dont think she like black folks always has a additude and she keeps lying about the video poker coming back