Virginia Cafe
Portland, OR 97205-3031
Phone: (503) 227-0033
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Daily 11am-2:30am
Editorial Review for Virginia Cafe – by Christie Scotty
In Short
Though the venerable VC served drinks to its current clientele's grandparents, the place still emits a siren song to scruffy hipsters, journalists and low-key professionals. Barstools are pleasantly crowded, while semi-private booths and an upstairs loft level boost the intimacy quotient. If a neighborhood bar sentiment exists downtown, this is it. A well-attended happy hour rotates around storied burgers, fried appetizers (sans gloppy grease) and a full bar.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasIf your lips are hot, head to the ladies' room. Winners of the annual contest leave their sexy smackers' prints for historical preservation, while braver types leave their digits.
User Reviews for Virginia Cafe
03/08/2008 Posted by ShermnBoys
The new location was very tempting right across from the Main Library on 10th downtown. They had no highchairs but the booth we had was comfortable with a nice view of a bustling street. No children's menu. Service was very slow. I had no clue that the place was aiming to be a smokers' bar with cheep drink deals until after I was talking about my post-experience with friends. I was looking for home-style frenchfries. They don't want children in the establishment, please don't be fooled by the booths and sandwich menu this is a college date spot only. The place was full of happy people getting drinks, food orders from my one experience were not a priority of the clients or the staff.
Pros: location, food selection
Cons: smoking, no kids menue
11/16/2006 Posted by rpg1377
I met up with some coworkers after work at the Cafe. We took the seating on the upper floor. It was a very cozy environment up there. The server was very nice, and everything came pretty fast. I had a cosmo, and it was really good. I didn't have any food, but it looked tasty. It wasn't too rowdy or too quiet in the bar, and it is a great conversation place. I do have to point that it was a little bit smoky for my preferences. All the smoke rises into the upper floor. The decorations were kind of bland for a bar in downtown Portland. I thought it would use a little more appeal for a bar that has been in the area a while.
Pros: Nice servers, accomodating, cheap eats
Cons: Smoky, lack of decorations, awkward upper area
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