Claudia's

03/16/2008 Posted by saintiggy

This town is getting overcrowded with places that take themselves too seriously, this place is just a bar- plain and simple. My friend and I just wanted a burger and some beer - it was midday on a weekend and we wanted to get away from the fools wandering around on Hawthorne. We decided to take advantage of the ridiculous throne like swivel chairs at the bar, ordered a half pitcher of crappy but ice cold beer and two cheeseburgers. The oscars were on, and so was the game. The bartender gave us what we wanted but pretty much left us alone. The burger was pretty great, the beer utilitarian, the experience near perfect! A perfect place to hideaway, relax and keep it real.

Pros: half pitchers, patio, crazy swivel chair bar stools

Cons: smokey

02/25/2008 Posted by jennamorres1971

Not my typical place. But was good to pop in and hang out with some old-timers and have a burger and mini pitcher of beer. Sometimes you just need those things. And this is a good place for it.

06/18/2006 Posted by manusamo

The food here is good for bar food. The patty melt is pretty tasty, the super boss burger can get obscene. The beers are an adequate selection, as is their liquour selection. I wish this place had Tanqueray 10 but hey it's a sports bar. It can get pretty crowded for big games like Yanks-Sox or some big Ducks games so I wouldn't recommend going during those times since it can get real smokey, overwhelmingly so. However, if you just want a beer and a burger this place should do you more than just fine.

Pros: burgers

Cons: crowds on gameday, smoke

05/30/2006 Posted by uppilot

This is a fantastic place to catch a game. Claudia's is loaded with TV's and has a massive projection screen. They beer choice is pretty good but they could use a few more micro's. Service is O.K. and the place is quite smokey, but overall a great place to watch sports.

Pros: Food, TV's

Cons: Smokey

01/24/2006 Posted by koston08

I went here and as a newcomer I felt very unwelcome. The bartender gave me the evil eye several times and although there were very few people in there, service was slow as the bartender ignored me aside from the evil eye. I did notice the older locals get a greeting and a warmer treatment. The food was just OK but I felt such a bad vibe that I would not go back.

Pros: Three pool tables

Cons: Rude bartender, Bad service, Too smokey

09/05/2004 Posted by portlandrockcity

I love Claudias, pool tables, good beer, great bartenders. Its like a second living room to me. I just dont like the smoke! (I loved showing Bush's speech muted so that others could improv his lines... awesome!)

Pros: Good games, good beer

Cons: , Smoke

07/09/2004 Posted by sentre

What a great sports bar! Excellent food and spirits! Free wi-fi makes this joint even more hip!

Pros: Food, Beverage, Parking

Cons: None

10/07/2003 Posted by edtryk

Claudia's is like an extension to your living room on game day! What a great place to celebrate (or commiserate) with fellow sports fans. The food is really good - and now they have mixed drinks! The energy get's pretty thick when there's a good game on. I recommend it highly.

Pros: great food, reasonable price, good vibe

Cons: no happy hour

05/20/2003 Posted by JimmyB

Excellent sport bar. But I was dissapointed on my last visit when they made no effort to bring in Fox Sports World to watch a soccer game (even though the place was virtually dead on a Sunday afternoon). However, if your sport is football, basketball, baseball or nascar, there's no better place in town to watch it.

Pros: many screens, excellent pool room, loungechair barstools

Cons: no soccer

01/24/2003 Posted by rmjacque

So the service sucks a little, this place is sweet to watch a game at. Especially if you can get one of the captains chairs at the bar....deluxe baby, deluxe.