Matador
Portland, OR 97209-1918
Phone: (503) 222-5822
- Hours:
- Daily 12pm-2am
Editorial Review for Matador – by Anne Marie DiStefano
In Short
Dark and smoky; grungy, raucous and occasionally gnarly, this red-lit den is decorated with velvet toreador paintings. On busy nights, the long, narrow space becomes a formidable gauntlet of rockers, hipsters, punks and weirdos, stretching along the bar to the pool tables in back. The kids come to party, attracted by a Wild West saloon vibe-meets-backstage pass feeling that anything can happen. Mexican fare is a welcome alternative to typical dive bar fries and nuggets.
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Insider Tips
ParkingTempting as it is, do not park in the Blockbuster lot across the street or your car will be towed.
What to DrinkThe cocktails are a good deal, and even better during happy hour, daily until 5pm.
User Reviews for Matador
11/30/2007 Posted by nwpdxchick
So you don't like smoke filled bars, occassionally questionable patrons and SUPER loud music? Then take your yuppy loving self somewhere else. For rock and roll, super stiff drinks and a real Portland experience, you can't get any better than the dor. Sorry if your shoes are a little sticky and your clothes smell like an ashtray when you leave sweetie, but you can get cosmos at the Brazen Bean instead.
Pros: Stiff drinks, hot alternative patrons, CHEAP!
Cons: Little loud and smokey for some
04/20/2006 Posted by mathadder
Went here to drink and play pool because of other good reviews. The pool tables were seriously off level, the cues were bent and broken, and the only thing they had on tap was PBR. Won't go back
Pros: Cheap Pool-.25
Cons: Only PBR, bad tables, bad cues
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