Reviews for Ponderosa Lounge & Grill in Portland, OR
I was visiting family and had gone out with my nephews. We started at a different bar earlier in the night and left once we... were done . Towards end of night we were looking for place to play slots. This was on way to the house, so we stopped in. Wewere expecting it to be crowded, but it was scarce at the bar area. The slots on the other hand was very busy, no slotsopen. Went to bar to get drinks as we waited. Bartender was very nice and served our drinks in a timely manner. As we waited forslot machines to open, I took a walk to the gas station convenient store part of the building. I liked how it was connected todifferent storefronts without having to walk outside. Maybe it was designed this way because the hotel is connected to building.Made nice walk so didn't have to deal with the cold weather outside. Wanted a snack and got some snickers. Returned toPonderosa and by that time slot machines were open. Nice place for gaming if you are into slot playing. It's nice you can have ameal and drink there as you take a break from playing. Full bar so you can get drinks as you play. Do recommend trying it outfor a meal. I personally did not order the food. It looked good scolling through the menu. Read more
wow what a surprise, I was thinking Truck stop, this is going to suck. and how was I wrong, we had a great time, it was not... creepy, the lounge was quiet nice, drinks are reasonable priced, the Hotel was over priced for what it was, but convent, #Epick50 #livenation #50concerts #50states #50artist #50Months Read more
Great bartenders great service, great drinks, great music, great crowd!! So much fun!! 10/10 would recommend!!! If you can?t... dance.. make a fool out of yourself! No one will judge you! Had a great birthday here with 0 drama, and 100s of new memories! Read more
Kristin is amazing, she aims to please and she's very efficient! I've never seen a bartender work so fast and manage to... acknowledge every customer with a smile and a kind word or two. The food was great! I had Spaghetti and meatballs with steamedbroccoli on the side, the broccoli was a great choice! If I could give this place 10 ???? I would! Read more
We had an absolutely delicious meal last night at the Ponderosa!! I had the steak and baked potato with a salad and two... margaritas on the rocks. All of it was phenomenal! My fiancee had the mushroom swiss burger with jalapenos along with a hardcider and she loved her meal too. It's not a cheap place but definitely worth the price and our server was amazing too. Thisrestaurant is part of a huge complex that includes three restaurants, a post office, cinema, convenience store, lounge, bar,beauty salon, and tons more to do! The bathrooms are very clean, large, and even smell great! With as cool as this place is, youreally forget you're in a "truck stop"!! But the Ponderosa is by far the best part!!! We will definitely be back the next timewe're in Portland!! Read more
One of the best truckstops of America, restaurant and bar have a really good menu, good environment,good entertainment,great... attention from the ladies who took my orders,and really good,delicious and fresh food. Read more
5 stars for customer service , bartenders really earn their tips there. Food and drinks were excellent. Nice venue, a lot of... space and good size floor. One star down for a Nashville band. It was ok , good sound , however it would be helpful is theydiluted their honkey-tonkey tunes with contemporary country music. You can only listen to eeeehaaaah songs for so long, it getsannoying and boring after a while . We left early because of that. Read more
This place is great! I?ve never even been past noon but the environment is awesome. Big space, nice and clean. Very extensive... menu. Great food. Christine is the ideal bartender! She?ll make whatever you want or even if you don?t know what you want, tellher the liquor and she?ll make it happen! She doesn?t mind muddling fruit lol. Food wise I?ve had the smoked salmon hash and theBelgian waffles. Both DELICIOUS. Read more