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Taylor Street Tavern, Portland, OR

Taylor Street Tavern

4.2
4.2
32 Reviews
$30 and under
American
Located across from Director’s Park in the Paramount Hotel, this dual concept engages all the regions of the palate. Taylor Street Tavern polishes the ruggedly natural aspects of the Pacific Northwest into precisely crafted plates for daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner offerings. Locally sourced ingredients also make an appearance in the house crafted cocktails and west coast wine selections.

Just across the lobby, Swine Moonshine and Whiskey Bar explores the history of the American whiskey tradition, complete with a reclaimed authentic still and extensive whiskey list. Early and late happy hours keep people sipping all night long.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 13 times today
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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    American, Gastro Pub, Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service

  • Hours of operation

    Breakfast Mon–Fri 7:00 am–10:00 am Lunch Mon–Fri 11:00 am–3:00 pm Bar Tue–Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (503) 943-5844

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Executive chef

    Jonathan Borders

  • Private party facilities

    Let us host you for the holidays. Whether it be a business dinner, wedding reception or a family Christmas party we have a variety of private dining spaces to accommodate many occasions. From the intimate Wine Cellar to the lengthy Chef’s Alley, we’ll take care of your next special occasion.

  • Private party contact

    Nowal Mitchell: (855) 398-9091

  • Neighborhood

    Downtown

  • Cross street

    8th & 9th

  • Parking details

    South Park Garage located at SW Taylor Street

  • Public transit

    Street Car - SW 10th Avenue <br />Max - SW Yamhill Street

  • Additional

    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 32 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.2
4.2 based on recent ratings
  • 3.9Food
  • 4.2Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 3.8Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Portland / Oregon

    Good for business meals

  • Portland

    Good for business meals

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  1. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall1food1service1ambience3
    Terrible service and terrible food. What a waste of a good space in a great location.
  2. MargauxD

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Great place, the busier hours are kinda loud but not bad. I didn’t have to yell to be heard by my table. The drinks are strong and the service is great as long as the manager is there. Tony is amazing
  3. JulieW

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food is excellent and we had great service. There were six of us and we had a great time.
  4. CarolW

    Seattle

    14 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The Food and selection was excellent. Ok tail I had was Very flavorful and service was Top notch.
  5. Bronwynbeth

    Seattle

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We loves the service ! Place was so cute. Steak tasted off, maybe it was the seasoning- that's our only complaint
  6. OpenTable Diner

    Portland

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    A nice spot for dinner before the ballet!
  7. SteveL

    Portland

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 18, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience4
    The service was great, and we like the ambience. The steelhead was hot and a little overcooked, The potatoes were cold.
  8. PierreV

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall5food4service4ambience4
    Very good restaurant. Sophisticated food and very good drinks ! I highly recommend.
  9. Triko

    Portland

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service was good and polite. The NY Strip and Duck Breast was excellent. The steak had a little sauce on that wasn’t over powering in any way and added just little flavor, I enjoyed it. Crab cake was slightly little too salty, but not so much that I didn’t finish it. I would come again.
  10. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    All very good! Our Hostess and servers were attentive but not invasive. Food was fantastic (4 course Valentines set menu with 3 or 4 options each including veg pescatarian and meat). My only caution would be to avoid the table by the exit on a cold night.
  11. barbarae

    New Orleans

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 12, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Great place for dinner before a performance at any of the downtown theaters.
  12. Pdxrunner

    Portland

    23 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on February 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Right by the Schnitzer so great for reserving at 6 for a 7:30 show there. Food was yummy. Lots of atmosphere. Our wait person was perfect and larger table gratuity was already added which was great on splitting the bill and leaving.
  13. Tina

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious food and cocktails. Highly recommend. I’m a calamari snob and the calamari was quite tasty!
  14. OpenTable Diner

    Portland

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 22, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    We asked our server to bring the salad before the main course. Instead of the salad arriving first , the main courses arrived first and were not as described by the server. The salad arrived after the main courses. The salmon did not have the lemon-thyme sauce. The braised beef entree had asparagus instead of Brussels sprouts. The scalloped potatoes were salty and overcooked with a tiny serving for the beef main course and a large serving for the salmon main course. When we complained to the General Manager, she basically failed to listen to our feedback and instead said she was doing her best and said she would comp the salad thinking this would be sufficient. Her demeanor lacked any understanding that the meal presentation was less than desired. She was not interested in customer feedback. We will not return and will not recommend this restaurant.
  15. AmyB

    Portland

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 22, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    The service was slow but our server did keep coming by to reassure us our drinks and food was coming soon. Overall the food was good but the change on the menu of not having fingerling potatoes to scallop potatoes and the scallop potatoes were unappetizing and cold.
  16. WarrenP

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on January 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Nice menu with very flavorful food. The salmon and the honey fried crispy chicken was delicious.
  17. OpenTable Diner

    Portland

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Great service from our server, very friendly and attentive.
  18. AnnaG

    Portland

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a wonderful New Year's eve dinner. Everything was fabulous. Delicious food, excellent wine pairing. Lovely atmosphere and great service. We will be back:)
  19. JohnR

    Portland

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 30, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Excellent service, food was good for the value. Especially the ahi tuna and salmon.
  20. Rusty

    Portland

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Nice to return to the replacement of Swank at the Paramount, one of our favorite restaurants before covid and their closure. Nice and more casual dinner at Taylor St than Swank. Delicious deviled eggs and a wonderful swiss and bacon fondue. Good Tavern burger though over cooked and dry. We should have sent it back but the truffle fries were perfect! Great, attentive service and still a great setting. Wonderful night. We'll definitely be back!
  21. OpenTable Diner

    Denver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 8, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    My father and I stopped here and had dinner before attending an Oregon Symphony event. We were probably graded and seated. The food was excellent. They were a bit shortstaffed because they only had one person to work the entire dining area so that caused some small delays in service, but it was still decent service, considering that fact.
  22. Katy

    Portland

    9 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on December 7, 2022

    overall3food3service5ambience5
    Great service and atmosphere! Our food was fine but not delicious. My hamburger would have been better with one patty rather than two (soggy bun even after extracting second patty) and the honey on my husband's fried chicken made it just okay. Great Brussel sprouts. Good side salad with hamburger. Okay lemon square. Very good wine list. Will try again for breakfast.
  23. AnneL

    Memphis/West TN

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Thanksgiving
  24. DebbieT

    Portland

    15 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on November 23, 2022

    overall2food2service3ambience3
    The wait staff were all pleasant and seem to be working very hard. I really wanted to like this place, however we will not be returning. We arrived for our 6 PM reservation- we needed to leave by 7:20 for a show at the Arlene Schnitzer – a two minute walk. Our waitress informed us that we would not have enough time to order an entrée because the kitchen “was slow.” We weren’t concerned but ordered from the appetizer menu to be safe. In retrospect I’m happy we didn’t order an entrée because the rest of the food was subpar. My fried chicken sliders were terrible, they were mostly bun and dried chicken and minuscule sauce. My daughters tuna ahi appetizer was serviceable. Even with the limited small plates we were pushing our time limit. We had 1 drink and asked for the check the minute the food arrived and barely made it to show time. It’s a great location and pretty atmosphere, but the food was awful, overpriced and the staff seemed overworked, overloaded with little direction.
  25. Margot

    Portland

    6 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2022

    overall3food2service4ambience4
    We were going to Lit Arts, starting at 7:30, got there at 6. Didn't;t get our food til 7:10, very stressful for us and waitstaff. bummer.
  26. paulab

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food, service, window table, everything was excellent. First time to Oortland, would visit this hotel and restaurant again
  27. KenB

    Seattle

    36 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience3
    Good restaurant if you are staying at or near the Paramount hotel. Not a "destination" restaurant: i.e., I would not travel to eat here. Nice varied menu. Reasonably priced. Crab cake and seared tuna were very tasty. Pork chop was very good and was cooked perfectly. Only miss of the night was the Salmon. It was mushy and not particularly flavorful. They make a fantastic version of a Vesper called a Pink Vesper. Server was knowledgeable and friendly.
  28. Inlovewithfood

    Portland

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on September 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Beautiful restaurant. We really enjoyed our dinner. Fantastic drinks, well made. The food was outstanding. Service was too. Great place to go before a show. We’ll be back!
  29. RobertJ

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 25, 2022

    overall2food2service3ambience3
    Food was missing some of the advertised ingredients and lacked any flavor. Service was slow and inattentive.
  30. JazzM

    Vancouver

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 28, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    It was simply ok. Might try again if there wasn’t any other options.
  31. MichaelL

    Denver

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 9, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    All excellent except wedge salad seemed small relative to price. More non-alcoholic beer selections would be nice. Oregon is a pioneer in non-alcoholic beer brewing.
  32. BrianH

    Portland

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 3, 2022

    overall3food2service5ambience3
    The service from everyone in the restaurant was out standing! The cocktails were outstanding also. The only thing we didn’t care for was their version of a Margherita pizza. Not very flavorful, no fresh tomatoes and a scant amount of basil. Crust was ok. The pub burger was ok, probably wouldn’t order it again. Other then the disappointing food the service was great!

FAQs

Taylor Street Tavern offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (503) 943-5844.

Taylor Street Tavern is rated 4.2 stars by 32 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 13 times today
Google Map for Taylor Street Tavern

808 SW Taylor St., Portland, OR 97205

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street

    8th &amp; 9th

  • Neighborhood

    Downtown

  • Hours of operation

    Breakfast Mon–Fri 7:00 am–10:00 am Lunch Mon–Fri 11:00 am–3:00 pm Bar Tue–Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    American, Gastro Pub, Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking details

    South Park Garage located at SW Taylor Street

  • Public transit

    Street Car - SW 10th Avenue Max - SW Yamhill Street

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    Jonathan Borders

  • Additional

    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Phone number

    (503) 943-5844

  • Private party facilities

    Let us host you for the holidays. Whether it be a business dinner, wedding reception or a family Christmas party we have a variety of private dining spaces to accommodate many occasions. From the intimate Wine Cellar to the lengthy Chef’s Alley, we’ll take care of your next special occasion.

  • Private party contact

    Nowal Mitchell: (855) 398-9091

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