Huber's Restaurant

05/25/2008 Posted by hucktom

I had wanted to eat at Huber's since moving here 4 years ago. I made the request for Mothers' Day and after reading all the reviews of bad service, was a bit concerned. WE had a great experience. The service was impeccable, the food was great, and the prices are good. Son and I had the combination plate, and it was really good - a real "Sunday Dinner". Husband had the turkey crepe and he didn't offer to share. We went again last night and had the same good experience. I love the ambiance of this place. It really gives you a sense of history. Will go back ANYTIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pros: Good Food and excellent service

Cons: none

02/25/2008 Posted by nancylewey

This is 2nd time I have eatean here. I won't rewiew this fine establishment again for at least 1 year .I had dinner with my girlfriend and our 7 year old grandaugher.The steam clams were perfect, full of flavore, the beer bread was fresh and great . The Shirley Temple for our grandaugher was beautiful. Our cocktails were made perfectly. The wine menu is fairly priced, we had a bottle of French White Wine. My girlfriend had Cioppino it was"outstanding". My dinner was the 1/2 and 1/2 {turkey and ham) , yes I had the same thing again -but I love it. The grandaughter had shrimp cocktail and she ate it all . This time we had the Spainish Coffee , the best!!!!!. Just a side note> If you are going to bring young children here make sure there able to act responsible for the comfort of everyone else. The service was great !!

Pros: Everything

Cons: Sometimes Parking

02/22/2008 Posted by skhi

The food was quite good, however, with reservations you would assume if there is a table in the main area available it would be yours. This is not the case here. After several visits to this restaurant I've concluded that either they have an "A" list who receive special treatment or that you must be a special type of person, definitely not lesbian, to not be seated next to the cooks station. I may get take out from there once in awhile but I will not longer frequent this restaurant.

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01/21/2008 Posted by rogersargent

Before coming here I looked at the reviews on City Search . Being that this is the oldest restaurant in Portland Oregon , I said what the heck, lets go for it anyway. We were seated promptly. The wine list has a good selection and not over priced. I selected a white wine from New Zealand for $20.00, it was really good for the value. We ordered Crab Cakes (Had good flavor,but get the sauce on the side- I rated this Item a 7 out of 10).The spinach salad was on the money (10 out of 10).The haibut with a caper-lemon butter sauce was a 10 out of 10 . My dish was the 1/2 and 1/2-Turkey and Ham combo with stuffing,mash potatoes,veggies and gravy . Great flavor and cooked to perfection .We did not order the Spinish Coffee but other people said it was great, that we talked to. This establishment has alot to offer , just really good food and not fancy. In the old days I guess you could say this is Blue Plate Food . Please give this place a try, you'll be happy if not ask for David H. Louie the VP

Pros: Great old school charm and food

Cons: Nothing

12/23/2007 Posted by nyc2pdx

I brought my parents here for a pre-holiday dinner-they are visiting from New York. I wanted things to go well-I mean, this is only their second trip here in 5 years. While the food was good, the service was severely lacking. We never received any bread, not a complete setting. We ordered drinks, but didn't get them until well after the appetizers, during our long 40 minute wait for the entrees. We finally had to ask 4 people for our wine. When the meal came out, they kept asking us if we have finished so they could clear the plates. When the bill came, the waiter said "take your time" but then hovered over us. As soon as it was signed, it was whisked away. All in all, the food was good, but the service spoils it for me; hence my low rating.

12/19/2007 Posted by lizzylee33

I made reservations for Thanksgiving dinner here several months in advance. My fiance and I looked forward to a wonderful meal on our holiday for a long time only to be let down from the get-go. Despite having reservations, we were told there was no room for us in the dining room and were seated in the hallway by the kitchen in front of a blaring TV and around all the waiting guests. When we were finally waited on, our food came out before our drinks and both orders were wrong! When they brought the correct orders out, they were cold and then they rushed us through the whole meal, checking to see when they could take away our plates every 3 or 4 minutes. We were planning on having one of their famous Spanish coffees, but weren't even given the opportunity or time to order a second drink. We were treated like second rate customers and the only reason I can think of is that it was because there was only two of us. We got ripped off our hopes of a wonderful holiday meal together were completely ruined.

Pros: Food, although cold, was edible

Cons: Slow service, rude waiters, cold food, snobby staff, loud kitchen and blaring TV, reservations dpn

12/17/2007 Posted by msillik

1.5 hours past our reservation we decided to leave. Portland has way too many great resturants to bother with this one. I've been in the past and the food and service is not worth the wait.

08/26/2007 Posted by el_human

I LOVE this place, The only place I've ever been to where they prepare hot or iced Spanish coffees AT THE TABLE! Really awesome table side show (perfect for dates) and they taste really great to, best anywhere. The turkey cuisine is really good, thanksgiving style meals anytime, and if thats not your thing that the pasta and seafood dishes are really good to, everything is fresh, mostly nothing comes frozen and a lot of stuff is made in house from scratch. The Happy hour prices can't be beat either, Huge portions no matter what! Pick the time you would like to go in for your scene, lunch hour is nice for families, couples, singles or business meetings, dinner is great for groups and the late night weekend scene is in a league of all its own, almost any givin Friday or Saturday night you might see a Portland Trailblazer in there, but if the noisy crowds is not your thing they still have a quiet sit down dinning area in the "new" section, but I recommend at least walking through the historic bar area even if you want to eat in the new section. Hubers is the perfect place for the cold weather, but they also have the best tropical drinks and out door seating to hold you through the summer. I love this place and I will be a patron for life. Its the oldest bar and restraurant in Portland and has a lot of history to show for it. I could go on and on about how great this place is. Its privatly owned, been in the family for three generations and the owner (James) is usually on the floor chatting it up with customers. If you have a bad experience just talk to the him and give it another chance because every restaurant has an off night on occasion. I'm positive you will love this place as much as I do. They haven't been around this long for no reason. There is nothing like it in the world.

05/27/2007 Posted by missecho

After reading about the history of Huber's online, I chose to go there to celebrate my engagement. We made reservations and when we showed up promptly, they had no record of our reservation. They finally shoved us at a tiny table right next to the front door in an extremely loud room and never came back. We left immediately.

Pros: Amazing history

Cons: terrible service!

05/06/2007 Posted by btsylynn

We came here as a family on a Sunday early evening for dinner. At 5pm, we were the only ones in the place. It's got a great atmosphere, and I really wanted to like the place. There is a great history to Huber's. It is one of the oldest restaurants in town. However, since it was completely dead, I got the feeling that we were sort of an irritation to the staff that had been busy visiting at the end of the bar when we arrived. The beer bread is excellent. It was the highlight of our meal. I started with a spinach salad. It was drenched in some sort of super sweet dressing that completely overpowered the salad. I couldn't eat it. For dinner, I ordered the half and half - a meal of half turkey and half ham. The turkey was so-so, the ham was dry and drenched in an overpoweringly sweet pineapple sauce. The potatoes were nothing special. The stuffing was underwhelming as well. I ran out of iced tea halfway through the meal, and was not refilled until the end of the meal. I wish it had been better, but I will not be back.

Pros: location, environment

Cons: not very good food, not very good service