The Pink Feather Restaurant and Lounge

Happy to see all the lousy reviews. Hopefully it will keep the riff raff out. First time today, we enjoyed the bartender, the drinks and the food. Rare gem!

I stopped in the bar just for a moment to wait for a friend and the bartender Nicole was very kind and obviously well known there. I originally asked for an old fashioned but she said she couldn’t because they didnt have oranges…
I then asked for a vodka martini extra dirty and I’m not sure what she exactly gave me but it was absolutely NOT a vodka martini… It was probably the worst «martini» I’ve. Ever had. Ick.
She jokingly was saying how she «wasn’t drunk enough yet to be extra dirty». That was cute.
I liked her a lot and the people are friendly especially for a divey spot, drinks? Not so much.

Mary sue fucking sucked!!! This was suppose to be a karaōke spot and I couldn’t even sing how I wanted to… I’m still trying to figure out how y’all even make business.
She was rude as shit… She kept rolling her eyes every time we sang I felt really uncomfortable around her. ALL I WANTED TO DO AFTER A LONG WEEK OF WORK WAS TO ENJOY MYSELF AND MARY SUE KILLED IT FOR ME
Someone knock some sense into that old lady !
With lots of frustration
RUBY

Came here about 2pm today. Awesome unique atmosphere and very friendly staff made me feel nice and welcome. They served me breakfast even though breakfast hours were over. Everything was delicious and the price was way affordable. I recommend checking out the pink feather.

Okay, my friend summed it up perfectly, this is great bar food. Not-​so-​great if you’re expecting a 5-​star dining experience.
Our server was top-​notch– and seemingly the only FoH person on duty. Seriously, made me decaf– I was THAT customer– asking for decaf in a bar at night… She brewed a fresh pot AND left a carafe at the table after she saw me going through it. She also answered a couple menu questions clearly and quickly. It seemed like she’s either just great or was having an awesome night– either way, we won.
The food… well. It was good, but not awesome. The portions were generous and the prices were good. I had a dark snack and mashed potatoes. The skin on the chicken was good, the food was piping hot (in a good way, not a burn-​your-​mouth way,) Got my gravy on the side and was glad. A little goes a long way– it’s pretty rich/​thick.
Next time– and I’m pretty sure there will be a next time– we’ll sit on the bar side. Guess we missed out on fire-​side seating and our server kept having to hop back and forth between the busy bar side and us plus one other table on the restaurant side.
Oh, almost forgot– the dining room was impressively clean. Not even any dust on the woodwork that I could see. Felt like my mom could have cruised the place with one of her white gloves and not talked much smack.

Well I call in a order they tell me its going to take 20 minutes I go pick it up and the bartender tells me the pos went down it’s going to take a little bit longer but I pay and the pos is working right away bull shit she didn’t put in mu order and 40 minutes later I am still waiting for my order at the same time I get to see that the only server is runing like chicken with no head but if the chicke is good I maid change from 1 star to 2 stars /​/​/​/​/​/​/​/​second part of my review waiting for 1 hour and a half chicken is not worth waiting for and the server needs to look for a new job the bartender shelly is doing her job the wrong way probably for years but maybe she is good at giving free drinks for the right tip and the décor is from 1957 thats the year they open the restaurant and no they are lucky they have 1 start from me

My 8 year daughter LOVES broasted chicken. All of us do, but she really does love it. I ordered take out, but the staff was friendly and attentive. The taters and gravy were great too!

Visiting Portland is always wonderful! After dinner we wanted to get a drink, nothing fancy. Maybe just a shot! My friend told me the pink feather is cool and I would love it! Being from Los osos, California… We have the dive bar that is on Wikipedia when you look up dive bar… Hahah (merrimaker) Anyways, the pink feather was cool inside, vintage feel, SUPER NICE BARTENDER who seemed to know the patrons in there. Everyone was super friendly and it reminded me of just going to a bar in my hometown! If you’re looking for a fancy place to get a hipster cocktail. This is not it. If you’re looking for a hole in the wall, awesome dive bar with nice folks and good drinks… THIS IS IT!

The roasted chicken is to die for. Really good spicy bloody Mary’s. Tonight, the bar special was a pastrami on a soft bun with sour kraut and smoked provolone. So delish! That needs to be on the regular menu… just sayin!

Immediately after I ate here I was excited to review it, because even though it wasn’t «good» in the traditional sense, eating here was definitely an experience!
I arrived in a group of 4, and although the «feather entrance» looked enticing, we had two minors with us and therefore entered through the front entrance which led to the main restaurant. The time was about 7pm, so we expected somewhat of a dinner rush, and were surprised to find the restaurant to be completely empty and silent (not even any soft music). The restaurant was very dimly lit, and the décor can best be described as «spooky». Ceiling is red, wallpaper is red, everything looks old, like the type of vintage-​esque style you’d see in a haunted house. There was also a definite absence of waitstaff. We waited for about two minutes and my husband nervously whispered «I’m scared, this place is creepy, let’s go home.» And almost on cue, a waitress came out from a back room (a room we later discovered to be the bar, she was on double duty waitressing and bar tending that night!) and we were seated.
Their menu is one double sided pink laminated piece of paper with an 18 point font listing their very limited food selection. The dishes are basically what you’d expect: burgers, steak, chicken… all about $ 10 to $ 15 per entrée. We were recommended the broasted chicken, and it was like less flavorful fried chicken. Not good, not bad, certainly nothing the write home about.
For the entirety of our meal, not a single person walked through the main entrance into main restaurant, though the bar got gradually louder as the night wore on. The best part of the night was when my husband spilled his ice water on the floor so I walked into the bar asking the waitress if she could help clean up the spill. When she saw the wet floor she said «Oh it’s just water? Just ignore it, this carpet is disgusting» and then kicked the ice cubes underneath the booth behind us.
What we learned from this experience is that literally no one goes to pink feather for dinner or food, at least not anymore. They have cheap drinks, and funky bar full of interesting folks who walk over from the trailer park. People go for the bar! We even learned that they have karaōke on Thursday night, Friday night, and Saturday night utilizing the main part of the restaurant for it! I’m excited to go back and get a few drinks and sing with the local crowd.

I had the broasted chicken, it was a bit on the salty side, but delicious nonetheless. The green dinner salad had a bit more than just iceberg lettuce, which was a nice surprise. The clientele was outer SE, but not the establishment’s fault, no hipsters yet, but I suspect they’ll discover it’s old Portland authentic quirky style and will come in droves, enjoy it’s novel and humble offerings while you still can.

I took my kids here and we ate in the dining area… food was not bad, during happy hour they have decent deals. The only problem was that there was 1 girl for the whole place… how is she supposed to watch the bar in a separate area and watch the dining area… you can’t see either area unless you are in it… I would maybe come back if it were with adults and we were in the bar since that’s where most of the attention was.

This place looks old and shady from the outside, but it’s actually fun to try. It’s not a dive bar but actually a restaurant and bar but with the 1950s look, so it’s old but not rundown.
The mixed drinks were good and so was the steak bites appetizer. We only got an appetizer because we didn’t trust the food at first, but it actually looked and tasted good. Prices were very fair, and happy hour menu looked awesome. Servers were also friendly and the place seemed clean. We will return because it was fun.

0 Stars for service, 4+ stars for food, if you can actually get food. Hands down the worst service in town. It’s pretty typical to get seated and not see anyone for 20 minutes or more. The last two times we attempted to eat here wet left because of no service.

A fine rando watering hole. Definitely dug the décor and disagree that it should be updated. Happily introduced by coworkers and will likely pass through when nowhere near my neighborhood.

This place is cool for the low key nite scene. It’s divy, yet unique. The place is family run and attracts a fun crowd.
I come for the karaōke, but it can be spotty. They don’t stay open late enough to really enjoy it to the max. The song choice is decent, but could be improved. Wait time is never long. Everyone is always friendly.
My recommendation is to stay open later.

Fried chicken is good here. I don’t like anything else. The inside is really old and needs a new make up. Drinks are pretty stiff tho.

The Feath.
It’s in a part of Portland that the NY Times doesn’t know exists. It’s in a part of Portland that a lot of Portlanders probably don’t know exists.
I was intrigued by the broasted chicken on the menu and had heard good things from friends. It was… not good. Perhaps because I was there at an odd hour (3pm on a weekday) and the kitchen wasn’t in full swing. Flabby, under seasoned, pretty much just a plate full of nope.
But! On that very same visit, the video lottery (guilty pleasure, shut up!) gods smiled upon me and I won a damn good chunk of change playing slots. A word of caution: there are video lottery regulars at the Feath and they will loudly, not directly to you and without prompting — analyze your every spin. It would have been comical if it wasn’t kinda sad. But hey, I was day drinking and playing slots so who am I to judge?
Armed with a few Yeeps in tow, I hit the Feath for dinner months later. I had steak and I was actually pretty impressed, given the surroundings and general vibe of the place. It’s not going to win any Michelin stars, but it was a perfectly medium rare sirloin accompanied by a baked potato, Texas toast (guilty pleasures FTW!) and straight out of the bag steamed veg, plus you get a salad to start. It was around $ 18, but once everyone’s various Unilocal deals, checkin and
offers were factored it ended up being much, much less. The amount of coupons available for this place is insane and I am in no way a bargain hunter/​coupon clipper. Others had the broasted chicken, but fool me once, etc.
Service is always affable, if sometimes scattered. The drink prices are criminally cheap with top shelf booze priced at what most places in Portland would charge for well.
The décor — oh my, the décor. Think velvet paintings of nekkid ladies, dim lighting, red booths whose best days were in the Eisenhower administration and, inexplicably, a gas fireplace straight out of a circa 1965 ski lodge plopped in the middle of the room.
It’s kitschy, it’s fun and hipsters have not descended on it for irony’s sake. You should go! If you get to Idaho, turn around, you’ve gone too far.

Very different, had broasted chicken but not sure what I was expecting. Kind of filthy

A few days ago I went out for dinner with my dad and his girlfriend because they wanted some steak, so we went to Pink Feather. Upon arriving, i noticed we were the only ones eating there, other than a few people at a table on the other side of the room. I’ll cut straight to it.
Pros: TV, varying menu, varying beverages, friendly service.
Cons: Slow service despite the lack of customers, poor food quality (steaks not cooked to requests, fries were obviously from a frozen bag, veggies not fresh, fried chicken was dry and had zero taste), poor service (waitress forgot both orders of ranch and had to be reminded, wrong gravy served.)
All in all, Pink Feather serves more of a bar quality food than a restaurant quality. The TV was beneficial because of the long wait, that ended up not being worth it for the poor food and service quality. I wouldn’t recommend going out to eat here. They WILL get SOMETHING wrong with your order and forget your condiments.

This place is great for broasted chicken, and honestly they even do a pretty decent steak! But the service and quality really depends on what time you go. We’ve been in here a handful of times, and half of the time we will wait for quite some time before seeing the waitress, who is very kind and accommodating.
We have ordered not-​so-​great dishes as well– I’d stay away from the garlic butter shrimp. It’s a bit on the dark and heavy side for a shrimp dish. The salads are ok, but you won’t really feel like you ate a salad. Stick with their fried chicken (it’ very good!) and their steaks– the cook on them is actually pretty spot on if you have a preference).
If it weren’t for the slow service later on at night, we’d come in more often. We’ll have to try taking it to-​go next time :)

A bird too far.
Went here on a lark as part of an expedition into deepest, darkest East Portland. Tales of mythic broasted chicken were our siren song. I can’t say that I had the highest expectations for this place but I was game to give it a go. I’m just glad I made it out alive to tell the tale.
It’s lunchtime on a weekday. We walk in to an empty restaurant and are soon directed to sit in the cozy bar area. It is as described with the cozy in the form of a fireplace and video poker. The lunch special of a grilled cheese samwich for $ 5 is offered by our waitress, who was at least one full sheet to the wind, if not two. The menu is inexpensive and varied. The 4pc broasted chicken lunch was a reasonable $ 10 and included a side. Also ordered were, what turned out to be, cafeteria-​level fish ‘n chips and perfunctory side salads.
The chicken was about eleventy hundred degrees when it arrived. Totes understandables considering the cooking method. Once it cooled to Earth temperature, it was… okay. For the price. The meat moist and had some flavor, the outside crispy-​ish but unremarkable. For sure, there are better bird options in town. When you have a Reel ‘M Inn or a Chicken Little closeby, there ain’t no need to trek this far for no chicken. Also, the fries are straight up Sysco so there’s that. Gimme jo-​jos anyday. Salads were iceburg lettuce and came out of the fridge.
The clientele of PF was pretty much exactly what you’d expect for the area. Oldy folks passing time, various sketchy McSketchersons being sketch, women dressed in all camo doing mystifying and, dare I say, molesty-​type things to the video pokerz. (sidenote: said lady was truly playing penny slots. One cent, one line. Madness.)
As someone who has a modicum of free time during the day, I don’t regret giving Pink Feather a go. It won’t go down as completely wasted time as I now can say I’ve taken the P. Feath journey but I don’t imagine I’ll be back. There’s much better cultural slumming to be had for far less gas money.

This sleepy, retro restaurant is a little dated and the bar clientele was a little off, but the burger was fantastic. In talking to the waitress, they make their own ground beef in-​house. I had the pink feather burger with ham, egg, and cheese. It was really good.
The reason for the lower review is due to the run down atmosphere and some of the odd clientele. The wait staff was friendly, but it isn’t a must visit destination. I was glad they were there as there was little to no other options at this point of Division.