Moon and Sixpence British Pub

04/30/2008 Posted by BeerLover37

Well worth the 20 minute drive from Camas. Staff were friendly, helpfull and even pass out bar smokes!!! I dont even smoke and found this cool. A very good selection of beers as well as scotch. (How hard is it to find a nice pub that has a decent scotch!!!) The old and outdated looking menu, disguise the traditional pub fare - the food was excellent.. I was referred here by a patron and will do the same.

Pros: Beers Scotch Food

Cons: None

09/21/2007 Posted by leequa

I mean, I really do. I used to live nearby and would drive and ride my bike past your darkened facade. From the outside, it looks unfriendly, yuppie, and perhaps, even closed. But a friend of mine took me there, and I knew, it was my favorite pub in Portland. I never had a favorite pub in Portland! I mean, in the four years of living here, I knew of bars/pubs I liked, bars and pubs I could tolerate, and especially bars/pubs I knew I disliked, but I didn't have a favorite. I was transported to another world, outside of the typical Portland scene. It really does feel like your across the pond, with its stained wooden insides covered in old photos and knick knacks, educated intelligent clientele (not bad looking to boot), music of another time, conversations, and solo flyers reading books and writing in their journals. The place has darts, books, and games. There is no video games, no video poker, and especially, NO TELEVISIONS! It's awesome! And ofcourse there is an excellent beer selection. SO what is my problem with the place? I remember a good staff and good bartenders. They were friendly, not fake or too cool or too bored. Now, there are a couple cocktail servers who are lazy as hell. You can sit there for 20+ minutes without any of them coming by. Sure, they'll see you and maybe come by and clear a table or drop off a tab, but they are too busy smoking, gabbing to one another, possible drinking, and flirting with the bartender, to come by. The bartender fellow doesn't seem to care much if you're standing up at the bar either. He's to busy finishing his flirting with the two terrible beer wenches. This is the third time and Im close to saying "ADIOS" to this place. Good service is important to me, as a server too, and I'm not about to deal with this outright laziness. If you don't want to work there, then apply at McMenamins where they are infamous for their bad service. Don't muck up my favorite pub. I miss the staff of olden days.

Pros: Ambience, beers, clientele

Cons: bad service

06/24/2007 Posted by rl106

I love this place and frequent it...often. I believe this is the only pub in Portland with Strongbow cider on tap and it's wonderful stuff, just watch yourself if you are not used to it. The drink list is impressive. The food is great too, the soups are hot and hearty (the beef borscht was really good yesterday afternoon) and soak up the alcohol. They serve the soup with local bread and it's really good. The service is always prompt and friendly. It's just like the pubs in the U.K. If you can't handle cigarette smoke and live pub musicians playing, then sit outside or don't come, but for goodness sake do not complain. Nearly every place in Portland is smoke free, so go somewhere else and shut up about the smoke.

Pros: Strongbow Cider on tap, excellent food and service

Cons: it gets loud when the musicians play, sit outside if you don't like smoky pubs

06/08/2007 Posted by chemin

this is by far my favorite pub in PDX and i'm a regular... however, the smoke is starting to keep me away. i can't handle it anymore. my lungs are blackening just from the many hours spent at the Moon. i swear, it is absolutely hands-down THE smokiest pub in PDX. even the patio is smokey, believe it or not?! though they do have a nice patio. the only time it's palatable is when the place has JUST opened and they leave the doors open and you sit right by the door and catch some of the breeze. the funny thing about PDX is, the few british pubs here all offer about one or two types of cider. i was in san diego last week and EVERY bar we went to (many) all had a bunch of ciders to pick from. so much for an authentic "british" pub. oh well, the food is killer and the music is great and the people that work there are super nice!

Pros: the food, the music, the fun!

Cons: the SMOKE!!!!!!!!!!!

04/02/2007 Posted by jr5335

I really, really want to like this place. If would be a great local pub if they would not allow smoking. The food is ok and the beer selection is good but might as well be served with a side of cigarette butts if you're eating inside. Outside is the only option in the warm months to escape the smoke. Thought that Portland was supposed to be progressive but appears cancer by second hand smoke is still ok. \ \ Hack! Cough! Wheez! ======

Pros: Good food, beer and atmosphere

Cons: Smoke

02/01/2007 Posted by theparisianstyle

I live a block away from the Moon, so naturally I'm a little biased- but I highly recommend it. They have every beer you could think of, and the food is excellent and not too pricey. The service is always friendly and decent, even on busy nights, and it's not uncommon for them to have some interesting musicians in there, namely, Trashcan Joe. You can't go wrong with the turkey sandwich (with a killer cranberry sauce), the shepherd's pie, or the curry fries.

Pros: My title says it all...

Cons: A little smokey, but what bar isn't?

12/06/2006 Posted by frycarson

It was the first time I was trying Guiness from the tap, and every has told me that's the only way to drink it, but I have to accept it; I don't like guinness. Luckily they had plenty of other good beers to drink, fun music, and darts. Table service was slow, but by waiting at the crowded bar it was easy to snag drinks. Yes, it was a bit smokey, but as a smoker I didn't mind. A group of people were danceing around near the Celtic band. Over all a great experiance, but I didn't try any of the food. Oh well, next time.

Pros: Decent selection of beer and whiskey

Cons: expensive

09/02/2006 Posted by ifidddle

Perhaps I am not qualified to have an opinion, as I spent no more than ten minutes in the Moon and Sixpence on recent trip to Portland. I went there to hear the Foghorn String Band. The whole place is full of cigarette smoke. I did find a much nicer non-smoking place: The Alberta Street Pub.

Pros: They Hire Great Music!!

Cons: Can't Stand The SMOKE!!

01/15/2005 Posted by bwichman

If you're looking for an authentic pub this is the place to go. Awesome food and great selection of drinks on tap. Favorite pub in town.

Pros: hard cider on tap, darts, great music

08/11/2003 Posted by DinahDavis

When first the Moon and Sixpence opened, we were delighted to find a new option in the pitifully sparse Hollywood district dining scene. Much to our dismay, the food went downhill when they allowed smoking throughout the pub. Guess you dont need to worry about flavor when your patrons use tobacco.. We have not been back.

Pros: Nice atmoshphere

Cons: Smoking, Poorly cooked food, slow service