McMenamins Barley Mill Pub 1629 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, OR 97214

"Such great Portland atmosphere. Grateful Dead music and amazing nostalgic photos and artwork. We love Terminator, Hammerhead and Scooby Snacks. Outside seating and a sweet happy hour menu. This was the first McMenamins venture. They now own the Baghdad Theater another mile up Hawthorne."

"$26.50 for deli sandwich and soda for lunch is too much in my opinion. (Before tip) Server was nice but explained McMennamins has a new policy and charges full price for a side salad when asked to sub. We were told they “lowered” the price of their sandwiches (now $16.50) and burgers- and raised the price of their sides. No chips and charging full price for “subbing” a basic side salad doesn’t make me want to go back."

"We came at 12:30 on a Friday, barely any other customers were there besides us. The waitress didn't ask how I'd like my burger, so I was surprised there was pink in it. I brought it back and told them if they could just remake the patty and leave the rest as-is, that would be fine. I didn't want to risk anything as I'm pregnant. They were nice enough about it. The plate had my pepperoncini and my daughter's since she didn't want hers. They brought my burger back, completely remade, no pepperoncinis on the plate. Not a huge deal, but I wanted my spicy peppers! (Again, pregnant.) The lack of attention to details was disappointing. Then the waitress never refilled our waters, and on paying, I pushed the button for "print receipt", and she never brought it to me. The table legs were also extremely sticky, which was weird. Nothing was awful, just... Mediocre and disappointing. Not enough attention to detail and a general lack of thoughtfulness."

"A nice McMenamins Hawthorne hide away - the Barley Mill is decorated to the max. It’s bigger than you think - 3 sections with one that opens a garage style door to outside during nice weather, a more traditional restaurant dining room, and an arcade section. They were short staffed on our most recent visit but service was still good, food even better. The menu is fairly limited compared to some of the bigger mcmenamins but the quality is great. The bathroom has a black light disco ball vibe going on - so don’t trip and go in there or you’ll never come out. Great decor with all sorts of fun stuff to look at."