Pretty nice place over all. Great patio to get out and get some fresh air. Need some because the bar doesn't smell the best. The bartender was friendly. Hope to come back again. Didn't try any of their food this trip. read more

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Talk about hidden gem. Or maybe I shouldn't tell everyone how amazing it is. Do order the shrimp! Get amazing service, play games, heck out the patio! read more

Simply lovely. Locals and easy folks .... Ping pong, shuffle board and pool kept me going between bloody Mary's. Totally recommend this place for an easy drink and play place for adults ;) read more

Update: Happy Hour is from 11-6. I know it doesn't seem real. But it is. While this place can feel a little divey. They have everything you could want in a place. Many games to choose from. Lots of space. Outside area that is pretty nice, with covered areas. TVs with games always playing. And reasonably priced well made food and drinks. (They have happy hour 4-6.) I've come back a few time just to get the Friday special. Fish and chips. The tots are fantastic. They hand cut their fries. And I just tried the BLT, which had a nice serving of bacon. The fries could be better if they were twice fried, for extra crispness. Love coming here with friends and playing pinball or watching a game. It can get busy but not to the point you feel uncomfortable. It's so spacious and the bar tenders are always paying attention and friendly. The crowd can get a little weird sometimes but Hey! This is Portland. read more

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Almost got shot outside of this bar on October 16th 2023. I was outside smoking a cigarette with my date, and a man in a white hoodie, who left the bar at the same time as us, drove by in his truck and pointed his gun at us. I went back the next day to ask for security footage or to help track this guy down, and they said the cameras were 'too blurry' but he was in the bar about the same amount of time as we were? Can't comment on the drinks, honestly can't remember a lot from that night other than that experience happening. The atmosphere was cold and off putting. The wrong kind of bar. The patrons at the slot machines were running their fingers across the screen, lost in their addictions. A sad sight, and a very upsetting night. read more

The patrons are loud and obnoxious when they are outside in the "beer" garden. They show no respect for the neighbors since this bar is right next door to residential housing. The owner does nothing when clients are out back smoking Marijuana on their property. The owner is not hospitable towards clients. It has been awhile, but bullets went flying into 2 of the neighboring homes from that property read more

Ideal neighborhood bar. Slots, affordable drinks, pinball, pool, outdoor fireplaces, always have the game on, and the staff are chill.

Piedmont Place is a classic Portland neighborhood bar. They have many perks: 3 pool tables, pinball machines, ping pong, lottery machines, and shuffleboard. The interior is spacious with many tables and they also have a great outdoor garden that includes covered heated seating areas. They have a few TV's for viewing sports also. A few local beers on tap and affordable drinks. The food options are decent well done bar food. The fish fry Friday special is worth venturing out for with great cornmeal fried fish and amazing clam chowder. I've ordered it several times and it never disappoints. read more

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I lose at pool every time I play here. I should give them one star just for that. Nah I love this place. Piedmont for life! read more

Terrible service and a total waste of space. So much wasted potential. This space could accommodate so much but it's but it's mainly just video poker and old creepy dudes. read more

Well, this place is not different than other places in any way, other than the very nice patio space with a garden and a basketball hoop, but it is just as bad as them. It has a sign claiming "all credit card transactions cost a dollar", (we all know the business does not pay a dollar per credit transaction to anyone. It's a scam. A hidden fee. A grift.) but I paid debit, I was charged a dollar, then, when I vented about the reality of the scam enacted upon me, I was insultingly given a dollar of "his" , the bartender's, money and called a Karen. And when I asked, he said he wasn't the owner. But he was. The auto glass people across the way, the whole reason I wasted my time in his shithole, confirmed it. He's a cheat and a liar. His name is Brian. Oh, I went in after I was ejected for speaking frankly and lo and behold, exactly what I suggested, that the signs be changed to, "card fee 1.00" had happened. This guy. Working hard. Scamming people, insulting them when he's caught, then covering his ass. read more

Great neighborhood bar. Friendly folks and lots of stuff to keep you entertained... pinball, ping pong, and pool tables (tables are off limits due to COVID). Taco Tuesday is tasty, and they have Thursday specials as well as Friday fish night. Friday is Kia's bomb clam chowder and fried fish baskets. Get it. read more

Good times, Good Drinks, and Great Owners! This is a fun local bar with ample space and activities to do. The back Garden and smoking area is the best of its kind, beautiful and well maintained! In this neighbourhood the Piedmont Place will always be our "Go To!!" (When in Portland, be sure to Piedmont Place) read more

Ping pong was free. The paddle was broke so they gave me another less broke one. I got a vodka cran and it had both vodka AnD cranberry. My favorite dive bar with ping pong. I drink a lot so I may or may not have been back already but I def will again. read more

Piedmont Place is Random McStruedel, but there is one really good reason they are getting 4 stars.... PING PONG. If you're an enthusiast of the not so sport, you know it's kind of hard to find a ping pong bar, and once you do, odds of the table being either free or accessible withing the bar space are very slim unless you are at Blitz. Well North Portland, here is the answer to your pong crisis. Piedmont place has some random factors to be sure. The whole ping pong area looks like it's waiting for a concert that will never happen. The back room is the main domain for action here. I like that there is a pretty good diversity amongst the patrons, not too many hipsters, not too many nascar types, and just enough pool hustlers to keep it spicy. Don't get me wrong, you should NOT make a special trip here, unless you are either up for some pong, or you're cool with a well priced beer in the randomest of places, but for what it's worth, you might just have fun :) read more

So, let's be clear: this is a fun bar. Lots of free games (table tennis, billiards, darts, etc) and not a lot of customers: a normally brilliant combination. My discontent comes from my most recent (and final) experience. My partner and I went in to play a few rounds of table tennis. We ordered a drink each (double whiskey cokes) and enjoyed ourselves for almost an hour. Deciding to continue, we turned in our paddles and put money in for a pool game. I decided I wanted an other drink (my second) and went up to the bar to inquire. I was feeling slightly (and I mean oh-so SLIGHTLY) buzzed, so I asked him if there was anyway I could play a song on the radio overhead. He said that the music was controlled by Pandora. I said, "Can I make a request?" Okay. I know. Having a young girl come in to your establishment, requesting music (I asked for 90's alternative... I was feeling Pearl Jammy) is obnoxious. You were a trooper for acquiescing, bartender. Next time, say NO. Because after that, despite turning the station, he refused to serve me alcohol. He actually cut me off. When I asked for a double whiskey-coke, he whirled and said "I will serve you a single, and then cash you out." I have been cut off one other time in my life; it was a good call. I was drunk at the time, and the bartender had my best interest in mind (as well as the best interests of the business). In that case, I actually thanked the bartender for looking out. This guy had something else going on. He cut me off after ONE drink. And the only reason I can imagine is because I requested music that diverged from his tastes. He could have smiled and told me "no, I can't change the music, friend." I would have respected his work environment needs. Instead... he cut me off? When I tried again, half an hour later, to order a whiskey coke, he looked at me, did something weird with his fingers and said, "No, but we're good." "We're good...?" I asked. "Yeah, if you come back in here, we're good." Sorry, dude. Not coming back. I'll find another bar. Because you're weird. Moral of the story: Go to Piedmont Place, enjoy it for its quirks. But, don't ask the middle-aged, white guy at the bar if you can request a certain genre of music, because he will take it very, very personally. read more

Piedmont Place is, in the parlance of our times, the fucking jam. $2 tallboys, $3-4 cocktails, decent food (really good, if straight-forward, salads), and here's the kicker: best ping pong table in Portland (other than the back room at Blitz). They also have pool tables, video games (and lottery), and, oh shit, I almost forgot, THE SICKEST PATIO IN NOPO. There's a basketball hoop (and the required basketball) and a little elevated yard for playing croquet, or perhaps just rolling in the grass. It is NoPo's best kept secret, but I'm lookin' for more ping pong challengers, so bring your 'A' game. read more

I am truly sorry to have to rerate this place! Last night I went in for a couple of drinks and some video poker and another guest became physically violent and stole money from me. The owner of the bar was within 10 feet of the incident and did nothing to protect me. He then seemingly accused me of starting it. I will not be going back. I can put up with poor service and nasty bathrooms but being assaulted and not having the establishment stand up for me is too much. I also overheard the owner Brian tell another customer that they could not order food! Sorry man, if you are open and serving liquor you have to allow people to order food! I wonder how long until the OLCC finds out about that! read more

My experience at this place is the owner is really unprofessional . He treats his customers like they aren't important . The cool is the best thing there and he runs her like a sweat shop. I wouldn't support no place like this. read more

Piedmont place is the BEST bar/restaurant in N Portland. The service is great. The food is marvelous... the best bar food in Portland. They've got pool, darts, and even Big Game Hunter!! read more

This place is terrifying. We walked in and it's definitely not worthy of a 4 star review. Very old and run down. We didn't even get a drink because the area and this bar is sketch. read more

I enjoyed myself here and made a few friends. Cheap drinks and the patio looks amazing (other than it was covered in snow)

It's true. Piedmont Place has secured my patronage. I've lived super close to this place for over a year, but I didn't step foot in there because of 3 shootings and some horror stories from a friend who used to work there. One fine evening, another buddy of mine wanted to meet up, but was too lazy to walk to my house, so we found the middle ground. And there it was, my first commitment to check out the Place. What appeared before my eyes was recreational heaven. First, I see a ping-pong table. Second, I see 3 pool tables. Third, I see Big Buck Hunter (I like pinball more, but it's a nice touch). Fourth, the drinks are very reasonable. Oh, but I needed some fresh air after having my breath taken away. I walked to the patio only to find - heavenly 'awwww' - a basketball hoop. We spent over an hour out there playing HORSE and drinking Amnesia beer. That patio also boasts a big, plush garden and it just so relaxing. I am so glad I made the decision to come here. I will say that the bathroom smells funky and is dimly lit, and the toilet stall doesn't have a door, but I still consider this place five stars. read more

Great service and good food. The place is very well taken care of. Games (pool tables, etc...) are all in good condition and the place is kept very clean. Kudos to staff. read more

Surprise surprise great food. Couple pool tables, good service plenty of TVs for sports

A real North Portland gem! Stiff drinks and friendly people. A great place to watch a game or shoot some pool.

Great food, sliders were awesome! Bryan kept my glass full and the place was well kept. I'll definitely be back! Oh and had a great time playing pool, plenty of room around the tables! read more

Well this is the first negative review I've EVER written about a place I've gone and I've been to some nasty hole in the wall joints with bugs in their food.. Pretty disappointing as I've enjoyed having a bar so close to my house and the service by the waitstaff, they're friendly, remember your face, and there's a lot of room to breath including a great porch. HOWEVER, upon meeting the owner for the first time after a couple weeks of regularing the place multiple times a week, my taste turned 180 degrees. The bar was completely dead, other than keno players and a man I was speaking with. I initially sat waiting patiently while the owner stood behind the bar doing nothing for a good 5 minutes before even being looked at. I wasn't going to demand service, it's a bar, I'm patient, I've worked at plenty of them and was in no rush. Then I had to wait 15 minutes in a DEAD bar with an empty drinks, staring at him, while he did, AGAIN, nothing but stand around like a statue. I stroke up a conversation with the man sitting next to me to preoccupy myself until the owner finally realized "oh, a customer is sitting with an empty drink and maybe I should do my job up the minimal expectations and standards set for any person who works in the service industry." Here in Portland, those in the service industry make minimum wage plus tips. I grew up bartending and serving in the south making $2.15-$2.35 an hour and lived on my tips so I tipped nothing and left a reply as to why since he appeared annoyed at having to do his job and went back to playing on his phone. I put down that I would have liked to tip heavily like normal but felt completely ignored having to wait 15 minutes for any service. I was then told that this was a neighborhood establishment, I said I lived a couple blocks away and then he repeated himself saying that because I didn't tip him that I was banned from the bar... I've never been 86'd from anywhere before. I would hope an owner would set an example for his employees and possibly even set the bar higher for them with great service and hospitality but, instead, I was met with neglect, rudeness, and an almost incomprehensible lack of costumer service or friendliness. No wonder the place is always empty for the most part. Sometimes I didn't even know the spot was open because no one was inside and no staff was to be seen until sitting in a confused "should I leave?" state upon arrival for a while and then someone popping out on their phone. Not sure how people like the owner even have a business, why they'd set that kind of an example for their employees or how the employees are even paid when the owner likes the place empty other than keno. For a good time with great service and a lack of an attitude, GO ELSEWHERE. read more

The inside is a total dive bar but the patio is amazing and beautifully well kept. The last time we went there was a basketball hoop which was a ton of fun. One of the best patios I've been to! read more

Okay okay, hold up. PP, as I lovingly refer to it, is indeed one of the most chill spots in this little nook of Portland. The inside is surprisingly huge and quite nice circa 1993 Holiday Inn in Topeka, KS interstate suburbs sorta way. Yes, nice Ping Pong table. Yes, billiards. Yes, arcade games (Big Game Hunter is no longer with us.) Food is not gross. Beer is cheap, though anything more than PBR is gonna cost you normal PDX prices - my Amnesia draft pull was $4. The patio is amazing. It is not crowded. What none of the reviewers has discussed so far, and what I think is the best part of PP, is the clientele. This is one of the few haunts I've encountered so far in close-in Portland where the patronage to truly diverse. I don't want this to come across wrong, but it needs to be addressed. This is not a white-bread hipster dive.There is no irony poured with that brewsky. This is where folks from all parts of the neighborhood come to hangout, from all social classes, of all races and ethnicities. There are the fat, grizzly truck drivers stopping in off Lombard. The hipsters smoking American Spirits. The sketchy Russian dudes who look like they just got out of prison. Some baby-boomer ex-hippies with funny matching Patagonia fleeces. Solitary lotto players of all races. And plenty of folks from Portland's black community. The mixing might be a tad awkward for some Portlanders not used to being around non-white people, but that is the magic of this place. To top it off, people are talking to each other. They're mingling. They're talking politics or playing pool. The only thing preventing me from giving this bar a 5 star rating is the service. The bartenders just don't really give a damn. When we order food, yes, I need a napkin. I like it when the bar keep pays attention to me when it's my turn to order the drink. But it's not horrifying or anything, just a little annoying. I've received much worse service at fancy bars. read more