Talk about a fun little dive bar to experience. We got to play Buck Hunter, sit in a patio and eat some tasty apps.
High recommend.
What a great local bar. Awesome neighborhood, great staff, nice regulars. I love hanging in the back and meeting new people. I honestly find this to be one of the more social bars in Portland without feeling like a college bar or sports bar. It's a great spot and you can easily make a friend if you'd like. I think people like to use their video poker a lot as well (they have maybe 7 machines), but I don't really know about that.
Great drinks, the best staff, and a fantastic brunch menu that rivals the most over-hyped eateries in town! Don't sleep on this spot!
Pretty good bar. Had been in town for bout 10 minutes, was catching up with friends outside when a bar brawl broke out over the bar not serving vegan cheese. Dude got beat up pretty good. Couple chicks got punched, aggressive vegan just kinda walked away… anyways. It’s a nice enough dive bar and I left with a story to tell so what more can you really ask for.
6 tap beer choices, including one 4% bitter (but not tart) Irish stout and 4 non-dark, tart beers or ciders. Interior is black with minimal furniture and several operating pinball machines. Adjacent fenced patio is clean, well heated, rain sheltered, decorated with live plants, and dog friendly. Many mixed drink and alcoholic slushy choices.
When you think of the Vern, you might be apt to dismiss it as "just another Portland dive bar", and you would be sorely mistaken. With a fantastic menu (tots!), Staff that doesn't hesitate to make you a vodka lemonade from scratch (even when it's raining), to the spacious outdoor patio... you'd be missing out to walk by without stopping in for at least a shot. Whatever the season, the covered patio allows you to huddle close to friends and share memories from the night before...
Probably my favorite bar in Portland and I don't even drink, they have great nonalcoholic options, the best bartenders, good food, and an amazing outdoor patio! ❤️
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