Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub
112 SW 2nd Ave, Portland, OR 97204
503-227-4057
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06/16/14
Provided by YP.comMy wife and I had our first date here. I also proposed here new years eve 2012. We love this place!!
06/03/14
Provided by YP.comAmazing atmosphere, excellent selection of alcohol, good food, excellent staff and overall a really fun place, my kind of pub. Check it out
05/28/14
Provided by YP.comLove the place...Food is amazing, beers fantastic and a great people watching spot
03/17/14
Provided by YP.comCame from Spokane for the festival and music. We decided to eat dinner there before the shows on Saturday. We were told by several people both in Spokane and Portland about how great this place was to eat at, I beg to differ. The wait was to be expected for the busy Irish weekend so no worries there. We were told we were being seated in the upstairs area which again sounded more private and less noisy. So we are a 4 person group (4 top) and we seated at a 2 top table, that is a table about 2 1/2' x 3'. At first I was not happy. I had seen a 10 top open just as we sat down and apparently it was reserved so no a big deal. Asked for another table and nothing was available and that if we wanted to it would be another 45mins. Fine, we are going to make it work. Order a tall beer, look at their large list of options, go to order a Kells Irish Stout and NO! Not an option upstairs. You only get 3 beer choices upstairs, lager, light and red. DID I SAY THIS IS AN IRISH PUB, HAS A BAR, HAS THEIR OWN BEER and I couldn't get their stout? I am getting more upset at this point. We go to order food, 2 people order their stuff, my gf and I order ours and they don't have the things that the friends order, in fact they HAD OLD MENUS, that's right 2 of 4 people had OLD MENUS. Um don't you throw away old menus or collect and store them?! Nope, put them out there on your busiest day to f with people. Order food, I ask for French dressing, waiter says no they have a balsamic vinaigrette, I said no do you have Italian, he says" no we have Balsamic vinaigrette, it's like French"!!!!!! So soups and salad come, all fits on our very tiny table, with 4 glasses of water, 4 beers and a bread plate. Now food comes, not finished with soups or salads! No damn room!!! I had to eat my salad on my lap and move others food to a spare chair. People, we are talking food orders of $14.50 each. Meanwhile, a 4 top table was available from the time we received our food to when we were finished, and the fore mentioned 10 top never showed. Honestly food was not too bad. I will say the service lacked experience, hostess lack experience, food a bit over priced for what it really was and all in all not what the hype was about. I wouldn't recommend it.
05/08/09
Provided by DexKnowsOut of the fish and chips, the fries were the best. I wasn't impressed with their fish at all. Very sticky and the waitress saw me as a "tip" not a person who just wanted to have good food. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone.
04/07/09
Provided by YP.comKells is your typical Irish pub…in a good way. The staff is friendly, it’s clean, and you do feel a bit Irish when you’re in there. One nice thing about Kells was that they didn’t plaster the entire place with Guinness paraphernalia and shout, “OK NOW WE’RE AN IRISH PUB!” The décor was cool and fun to look at. They’ve got a big huge stone fireplace to welcome you when you walk in, a good number of tables and cozy private booths, and also a large bar to sit at. Our waiter told us that they have live music 7 days a week, including an open jam session on Sundays. Pretty cool. See photos of kells here http://www.thebeerfather.com
10/27/07
Provided by DexKnowsBe prepared for a lively and loud experience -- with good food and a lot of fun! Thumbs up.
09/09/07
Provided by DexKnowsKell's is a great gathering place if you can handle a noisy crowd. The food, such as their potato-based version of nachos, is quite good. There's often live music there. One issue is that because the pub is popular, it can be difficult to claim a table.
If you can't go to Ireland come to Kells!
- Extra Phones
Phone: 503-241-5904
- Hours
- Regular Hours
Mon - Thu: Fri: Sat: Sun: - Categories
- Bars, Banquet Halls & Reception Facilities, Bar & Grills, Brew Pubs, Cocktail Lounges, Family Style Restaurants, Irish Restaurants, Meeting & Event Planning Services, Restaurants, Sports Bars, Taverns
- Payment Options
- Price Range
- $$
- Location
- Located in Historic Old Town on 102 SW Second Avenue
- Neighborhoods
- Neighbors West-Northwest, Old Town Chinatown
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- Other Information
Parking: Street
Wi-Fi: Free
Bike Parking: Yes
Attire: Casual
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Cuisines: Brew Pubs, Family Style, Irish, European, Bar & Grills, Continental
Alcohol: Full Bar
Takes Reservations: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Price Range : Average
Good For Family: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes