Not sure why all the reviews are bad. This is a quiet little bar, I have only been during happy hour and everyone is so friendly who works here. It had been a rainy day yesterday when I went and we asked if they could wipe off the picnic tables and they had no problem doing that! The drinks are cheap and they are stronger than any other bar in Portland I have been to! Definitely a great little spot to relax after a long day at work! read more

Great place. Dive bar. Tanya has a great personality and was super friendly. Drinks were great and cool enviornment.

Happy hour around 8 on a Saturday was pretty dead. The place was really too hot for the few people that were there. There are better places in Portland, but if you happen to be around for happy hour, their $3 dollar drinks will do. read more

Downtown Portland's hidden jewel. Fantastic patio and great service! For our whole review, listen here. http://wp.me/p1KEUD-2c

I like them because they have an extended happy hour until 8PM (I think?) and $3 micro craft pours! What a deal. One star off because the back patio is not well ventilated and it feels like I am working on lung cancer when I sit back there. read more

Great staff and even better cocktails! I think people need to know the doorman is limiting people only because of pressure from the fire marshal due to complaints from residents in the area... I'm sure they want the business, but don't want to be closed down!!! read more

Fantastic bar with a great vibe. Strong but affordable drinks, huge outdoor patio, and cool bartenders (sometimes the owner). And right on the Max line. Highly recommend it! read more

This is another place I went to a few times while I was spending so much time downtown weeknights while my son had play rehearsals. The first time I visited it was a sunny Saturday afternoon about 3:00pm and the place was empty. The bartender invited us to sit on the back patio because we had our dog with us, the patio is AWESOME. Sadly, the patio is pretty much the best thing about this place. While the staff was very friendly on that first visit, I made several trips back and the exact same bartender (owner??) was there each time and was RUDE. The beer is priced well but the mixed drinks are weak. There isn't much on the menu if you are looking to eat aside from some fried foods and a grilled cheese bacon sandwich. I stopped spending my money here and opted to walk up the street to the Virginia Café instead. read more

On the plus side, this place had super cheap drinks and the kind of dim, dingy interior that I love (though I don't know if I would call it a real dive bar no matter what the listing says). However, it's gotta be said, the service here is shit. I've been to (and worked in) some pretty crappy bars in my life and I can't remember the last time I had such shitty service. We were there fairly early on a Thursday afternoon/evening and there were no more than 20 people inside the bar. Most of those 20 people were waiting in line to be served. Even with 2 people working behind the bar, it took a solid 25 minutes to get drinks. If the people ahead of me were ordering cocktails and such I might be more understanding, but it was all beer and a couple of shots. Having to wait is, in itself, not that big a deal. I'm not that precious. What made my blood boil was the fact that despite there being a line of people eagerly waiting to be served, the female bartender would stop to chat with her friends like, every 2 minutes. Apparently opening a can of beer for someone is so taxing she needs to take a rest break after each customer. The poor guy in front of me had to wait a good 5 minutes for her to hand over his beer that was going warm in her hand because she stopped for a chat WHILE SHE WAS STILL SERVING HIM. Not only that, but she would stop to greet every friend/regular who walked in the door and would serve THEM drinks before attending to the people in the line (even if they had only been at the bar for a few seconds). Or she would just ignore the people waiting completely and leave them standing there while she went onto the floor to clear glasses etc (even though they already had a designated staff member doing it and, like I said, it wasn't that busy so there wasn't that much mess). Though we were in the mood to get our drink on we gave up and left. Thankfully, we stumbled across a proper dive bar just down the street with an awesome bartender and incredible service. read more

I love Momo so much! It was my favorite bar upon moving to Portland 6 years ago. I don't get there as much these days, but I'm so excited when I do. The space is even bigger now which is awesome. They have a great patio year round. And the nachos are the best. Seriously. Best nachos in Portland! read more

Great happy hour that runs later than most places. Pool tables, heated outdoor seating. has a decent wine selection usually something local. Good prices on drinks even when it isn't happy hour. read more

Momo is definitely a bit of a dive, but I'm a fan. I popped in with a friend to grab a beer before catching a movie, and it was great - busy, but not too crowded, and it's a great environment to just hang out. I got a pint of Local Logger Lager, which they have on tap, and it was really cheap. Great place to pop in if you happen to be downtown and want a cheap and casual drink. read more

The bartenders here are knowledgeable and quick to serve! You have to order from the bar, they don't come by your table. There's a huge patio and the quesadilla is satisfying and comes with a heap of guacamole. Definitely a Cool place to come and sit under the cover to watch the rain while you drink beers. read more

Sir Thomas and company have treated me well for the last 10 years. Good drinks fair prices. I must say; however, it is a BAR and if you want excellent service from the best, get outta line and go to said bar. They have an amazing staff but show 'em the love they truly deserve! read more

This is my favorite bar downtown for a few reasons. 1 The giant back patio 2. Relatively non-rowdy clientele 3. The bartenders This bar has been filling up over the last few years and the last time I went there was the first time I had to wait in line to enter due to max quota filling up. I still think it's a great place to go during slow hours. read more

This place is pretty bad and I wouldn't recommend going there. The staff is rude, the drinks are weak and the place doesn't have much - well any - ambience. There are *much* better bars in Portland to go to: Bye and Bye, Lucky Lab, Roadside Attraction, Shanghai Tunnel, Green Dragon, Holocene, Ground Kontrol, etc., etc. - cool places with a good vibe and friendly staff. Don't waste your time at this place. read more

Best outdoor seating area, but fills up fast. Fabulous grilled cheese as well, and pretty decent selection of beers on tap.

Effing STRONG drinks!!! the bartender was a little slow, but it was pretty busy in there. The seating options are plenty and there's even a little patio area in the back for sun shiny days. prices aren't bad, but it can get a little smoky towards the end of the night. read more

The people who work here are absolutely horrible, particularly the owner who clearly needs anger management, and the skinny guy with the tattoos who basically gets a rise out of scrutinizing people. Sociopathic and completely disrespectful, they will make you feel terrible about yourself with a smirk on their faces while commenting on your drinks. I used to be a regular and twice in the same month somebody broke the front window with a rock. That's no coincidence because as a woman who's polite and tips well, I wanted to throw a rock to the owners face. Unless you want to be abused by complete dickheads, don't waste your time, dignity, or money. They don't care about you, or your drinks. If you leave and never come back, they'd prefer it since they just want to be cool to their crappy, mean friends (minus one guy who paid for my beer). read more

I asked the bouncer if I could move two patio tables together to accommodate our group, and he said yes. If he had said no, I would have been totally cool with it. I would never assume that a bar is ok with people moving furniture, which is why I asked. Other staff member yelled at me from across bar about it and then dropped it when I said I asked, yet continued talking about it with his party? Then apparently (I was in bathroom) some other staff came and made a big deal about it and moved it back. It was a very strange and unprofessional ordeal. Just say no sorry for mixed messages but not allowed or whatever and I would be like "ok, sorry" and comply. I always roll my eyes when reviews complain about service being rude because I assume they are being inconsiderate a-holes, but that whole thing was unnecessarily negative and ruined my experience. Even on a basic human level, why not assume best intent instead of being so immediately aggressive? Not coming back here. read more

Listen. Momo's is tight. I just had drinks there with a coworker and after getting home on a $15 cab fare I realized the bartender accidentally gave me the wrong card. I took the cab back to Momo and got my card back and asked if there was anything they could do to help me with the $30 extra dollars I had to spend going back to the bar and then back home again. I was hoping for a cab voucher or something like that but the bartender just opened his wallet and handed me $30. THAT is service. I'll make sure that money is tipped back into that blonde haired bartender's pocket because his gracious service was totally fucking rad. Thanks man, I owe you. read more

Last night I went to this dump after a wedding. I was standing and talking to a group of people who unbeknown to me were sneaking their own beers into the bar. I understand 100% why these folks needed to be kicked out of the bar and support the bars decision to do this. But I was not involved with sneaking in beers; however one of the male bartenders singled me out, and took the micro brew from my hands that I had already paid for. When I tried to negotiate with him as to why I was being asked to leave and my beer was taken from me when I was not involved with the actions of another patron at the bar the bartender proceeded to shove me. I am a 30 year old women and he was a middle aged man. I tried to speak to the owner about it and he would not listen and asked me to leave. My friends and fiancé tried to intervene and question what action would be taken place by the bar as an employee pushed a paying customer. They would not acknowledge that anything happened. This place sucks and the owner and staff suck. Don't go! Unless you are one that enjoys buying a beer to have half of it taken back and to be pushed and shoved because of another's actions. Worst bar in Portland! Portland is a great city full of wonderful and friendly bartenders with good beer! Go check out any other bar outside of this dump. read more

Cheap beer. Ladies have the token Portlandia now full sleave tatoo roken the sexy librarian glasses. Ba bam!

momos has the absolute worst service in portland. servers are so completely rude to whoever they decide to dislike that night. the patio is the only reason to go there. not much competition in that area so they grt good business, whicb allows for the servers to not give a shit about treating people with decency. i have never reviewed a business before unless it was positive, but i am livid with how many people ive heard from whove been treated extremely poorly there. a good friend was berated there in front of the entire patronage simply because she ordered a red beer. she was told it cost extra (it never ever has before. for anyone. including her) and when the extra dollar was paid she was mocked for paying it. will not be going back there until they get new workers. good place for sure. shittiest workers. read more

Just a notch above a dive bar. Ambiance the same. Decent draft beer selection. Rare patio seating out back although smoking is allowed. The wings I ordered were the worst I have ever had the displeasure of tasting. Completely soggy without a hint of crispiness. If you're a bar, you need to be able to at least serve palatable wings, but this was a disgrace. read more

Pretty fun bar downtown. The tall booths make your group and conversation feel pretty private. Pool table in the back is great for groups that don't just want to sit down and talk. AND, keep going, and there is a fun little patio hidden in the far back! Good place to smoke, nice bartenders, dark, all that good late night, downtown stuff! (I haven't been on a weekend night, but most weeknights are decently busy, but not so crowded that you can't get a table). read more

This place is overrated. The back patio is kind of cool and I didn't get ignored at the bar like a lot of people apparently have here, but the last two times I've tried to come in to meet friends the hipster doorman wouldn't let me (or anyone else) inside. Not sure if they recently got in trouble with the fire marshall or if they were trying to form a line outside to make the place look more trendy than it is, but in any case my friend and I waited patiently for about 30 minutes as customer after customer was turned away at the door. We could see the bar inside and it was more or less dead, so you'd think letting people in to spend their money would be a good thing, right? Finally, the group of 10 we were meeting out back got impatient and we all wound up going to one of the other thousand bars Portland has to offer instead. Moral of the story, this place isn't bad if they are letting people in, but don't waste your time in line if they are "at capacity"--there is nothing magical inside other than booze and snobby staff, which you can pretty much find anywhere in this city! read more

I love the patio. It is so relaxing, ambient, and comfortable. The drinks are reasonably priced for the location and the menu is super simple. The only thing I would consider changing, is the bathrooms. They can get a little icky. If it is just the bathrooms you have to worry about, you are doing a good job. read more

Went out for drinks with a couple friends. The floor was dirty, the tables were sticky, and the bathrooms were littered with trash. I think there are better options in downtown Portland. read more

Momos, you are just what a bar should be. Dark and weird on the inside, with oddities sitting at the bar for hours, lovely and bright on the outside with a huge awesome back patio. Your drinks are stiff and cheap, and you're on my way home from work. You don't seem to be populated only by douches. Really, I don't ask for much more than that. I'm a simple girl who loves simple things. And Momos kicks ass. read more

This was a chill place to grab a drink and hang out. Bartenders were incredibly nice and made a great drink! The nachos were HUGE and hit our bar food craving. Only downer was the amount of smoking on the great patio. read more

What you see is what you get here. It's a dive bar but it's the dive bar to round up your friends for drinks and catch up. They offer outdoor seatings all year round. Get there earlier get a table under the lights which generate heat on colder days. It has pretty laid back vibe. The food and drinks are pretty standard and affordable. Expect the nachos are massive. read more

Came here last night with some friends and had a great time. No wonder my coworkers have been raving about it! We came in and were greeted by the bartenders quickly. As soon as we got our beers we headed out back to the patio which was perfect for a hot day. It was secluded from the busy street and with the tall buildings surrounding the back it was a nicely shaded and a cool spot to relax on a hot day. We ended up coming on trivia night which kept things lively with great conversation with friends and strangers. But minus one star for the way the bartender poured my beer. I had asked for a Guinness, which was bottled and probably my first mistake, and I asked for a glass to pour it into. The bartender opened the bottled and poured it for me but the way she did it is not a way I would pour any beer. She turned the bottled upside down so it poured fast rather than slowly tipping it with the glass. This resulted in my beer being mostly foam and by the time it had settled there was no carbonation at all and my beer was ruined. Yes, I could have asked for a new one but I'm not one to usually complain- plus the girl was nice and had given me a free beer when I first came in because the keg on the Mirror Pond blew out and only filled the glass just over half way. read more

Went for after dinner drinks and will definitely go back in the summer so I can visit the patio. Just the right amount of dive mixed with art and a fun/festive mix of people. read more

I like this bar. Open layout but with cozy, intimate seating and dim lighting. Their rueben is shit though. They use cheap sliced ham and cheddar instead of swiss and corned beef :/ other than that it's a fun place to hang outm read more

This is my favorite Portland bar. Always a place to sit, friendly bartenders who remember your name. This is my go-to bar. Love you Momo!

I love this place! There's a good selection of beer on tap, their snacks (such as nachos) are reasonably priced (especially during Happy Hour), and the huge servings invite sharing with friends. With ample indoor and outdoor seating, it's such a great place to enjoy good drinks, company, and food that hours can fly by unnoticed by all! read more

Decent enough for a dive bar. If you're looking for a dimly lit, cigarette smelling spot that welcomes all, this is your spot. If you're looking for exceptional service and great drinks - you may want to go elsewhere. But hey, it's a dive bar, what do you expect? read more

What a great place! I don't remember leaving! The bartenders are awesome and the smoking patio is to die for. Honestly if you don't come here you are stupid. read more