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Bar Dolly located in downtown Portland, Oregon. - Bar Dolly, Portland, OR

Bar Dolly

4.6
4.6
14 Reviews
$31 to $50
Dining Bar

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 13 times today
  • Charming
  • Great for creative cocktails
  • Lively
Bar Dolly, a new wine and cocktail destination from the Sesame Collective Restaurant Group, serves as a companion bar to next door sister southern Italian restaurant Dolly Olive. Bar Dolly offers an
extensive collection of Mediterranean wines, and regional dishes. The spritz menu includes Italian classics like Aperol spritzes and Bicicletas and the house Negroni is an instant classic, poured tableside. Bar Dolly shares a kitchen with Dolly Olive, which centers around Southern Mediterranean ingredients and flavors, with an emphasis on an in house bakery program, fresh made pastas and other dishes that are treated simply and presented elegantly. Chef Casey Brigan and Sesame Collective Culinary Director Natalie Gullish have developed a menu of featured Dolly Olive favorites, as well as a few more snack-forward options like salami and cheese boards.

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Dining Bar, Italian, Wine Bar
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:30 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:30 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (971) 409-6069
  • Website
    http://sesamecollective.com/bardolly
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

Menu

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What 14 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • Portland

    Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Bar Dolly offers a delightful dining experience with "unbeatable pasta dishes" and expertly crafted cocktails. Guests consistently praise the "great food and wine," though some note service inconsistencies. The "best eggplant parm" and creative menu options are highlights. Ideal for a night out, especially during the fun September Sparklers event.

14 Reviews

  1. Megan

    Portland

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great variety of menu options and food is served family style which allows the diners to try a variety of items. Already planning another visit to get through more of the menu - also want to come back for aperitivo hour and brunch! Complex and creative food that is not intimidating to the eater.

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  2. Caryn

    Greater Boston

    8 reviews

    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Phenomenal food, great staff. Having to order everything at once gave me no opportunity to graze the menu. Would have ordered more food given time.

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  3. Judy

    Portland

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on October 30, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We sat at the bar and were entertained by the lady behind the bar expertly concocting delicious drinks Our drinks were really good even the nonalcoholic one. The food was very tasty and quite creative. We had excellent service. It was not cheap but I would definitely go again

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  4. Jennifer

    Portland

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 19, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Bar Dolly is delightful. It is a small space but the staff and food were amazing. Because it is a small space our table was in a weird area right by the door, but it was uncomfortable. Best eggplant Parm, melts in your mouth.

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  5. Steve

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 19, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great addition to the empire. Food, wine, and service never disappoint.

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  6. CRAIG

    Portland

    15 reviews

    3.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on October 3, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    Surprised by poor service on our third time visiting... it took 15-20 minutes to get in a drink order in and then had to asked two different servers for a second cocktail almost 45 minutes later. Never quite sure who our server was since we saw her so rarely. Kinda weird for "a bar". The food was good and the kitchen was timely but the bar left us "dry as dirt."

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Sacramento

    1 review

    vip
    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 28, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Our pasta was salty, watery and overall not worth the price we paid. The drinks were good but the food was mediocre at best.

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  8. Guy

    Portland

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 17, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Great food and service. Was relatively quiet on a Monday night. September sparklers is a fun event and well worth it.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    New York City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 1, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Best meal we had in Portland, and that’s saying something given how tremendous this city’s food is!! Unbeatable pasta dishes

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  10. Anoop

    Portland

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 31, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    We love Dolly Olive. Bar Dolly was not as endearing. We sat at the bar, and were served by four different servers. This made it difficult for the staff to provide the kind of dining experience that one would expect at a place like this. There was no sense that any one person was paying attention to the flow of our meal and making sure we had what we needed at any given time. This resulted in a number of mistakes on their part. We want to love this place, but we left pretty disappointed. I expect they’ll work the kinks out. Fingers crossed.

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Bar Dolly is rated 4.6 stars by 14 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 13 times today
Google Map for Bar Dolly

1215 SW Alder St, Portland, OR 97205-2209

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:30 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:30 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Dining Bar, Italian, Wine Bar
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Counter Seating
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