Bernie's Southern Bistro
Portland, OR 97211
Phone: (503) 282-9864
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Northeast 29th Avenue
- Best of Citysearch:
- Outdoor Bar 2006
- Hours:
- Tue-Sat 4pm-12am
Message from Bernie's Southern Bistro
Southeast food with Northwest flair
- Cajun Food
- Bar Treats
- Great Service
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Editorial Review for Bernie's Southern Bistro – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
From romantic couples to boisterous birthday celebrations, Bernie's candlelit dining room and lush garden patio draw a lively, multigenerational crowd. A provocative painting exhibit decorates three of the walls; the fourth is dominated by an expertly staffed bar. The refined Southern menu puts an upscale twist on homey favorites. Starters include fried green tomatoes, crawfish cakes and fried dill pickles. The boneless buttermilk fried chicken and sweet potato dumplings are tasty entrees.
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Insider Tips
Save MoneyTake advantage of the $3 bar menu, with the purchase of one beverage per person, 4pm-6pm and 10pm-midnight, Tue-Sat.
What to DrinkTry the Southern-inspired cocktails, like the Southern Belle, a sweet yet powerful mix of gin, fresh lime and Chambord.
The ExtrasThere are plenty of decadent desserts, inlcuding the bananas Foster bread pudding and bourbon-praline coffee cake.
User Reviews for Bernie's Southern Bistro
09/16/2008 Posted by AlexMielnik
Sonya (my wife) and I have been coming to Bernies for the last 5 going on 6 years. We consider this to be our all time favorite restaurant in Portland. We love the fact that the menu changes every three months...it's exciting to see what will be up next. Angela, Ryan, and Kelly (Restaurant owner) are the nicest people you will ever meet! This place can get very busy...as a "regular" we're use to that fact and we're okay sharing with other Portlanders :) Food is always great...drinks are even better. We are Bernie's fans thru and thru!!
Pros: Always great food and great service!!!
Cons: Can get busy...but there's a reason for that. Plan ahead if you're a party of more than 2.
06/17/2008 Posted by eewilson80
We spent a lovely afternoon in the amazing patio/garden of Bernies enjoying their happy hour this past weekend. We got a variety of items including the mac and cheese, sweet potato fries, hush puppies and fried okra. Lots of great flavors from spice to sweet to creamy goodness. We had a large party and everyone seemed very satisfied with the food. Our one complaint. Weak drinks! Or at least the mojitos were. Next time we are sticking to the margaritas.
Pros: cheap happy hour prices, amazing patio, fried food done well!
Cons: weak mojitos
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