IRONSIDE WHISKEY BAR - Portland

IRONSIDE WHISKEY BAR - Portland reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Nathan

   Las Vegas2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 7, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Enjoyed a wonderful afternoon tea at the Iron Side Whiskey Lounge in the Regency Hotel. Delicious sandwiches, excellent tea, and a relaxed atmosphere. Free valet parking was a fantastic bonus. Highly recommend!
   

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   Amanda

   Greater Boston1 review

   1.0

   Dined on March 2, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   I wanted to be able to give this a good review as there aren’t many places locally that offer afternoon tea. My family & I dressed for the occasion & showed up with enthusiasm. Unfortunately, the team hosting the tea did not. The menu is fixed, as you would expect but they did not serve what was advertised on the menu. Our sandwiches had stale bread, the petit fours which were on the menu, were replaced with an odd mushy overwhelmingly sweet chocolate thing & the advertised macarons were very clearly purchased at Costco & haphazardly thrown onto the tier. The end result was not attractive as you would expect a tier of afternoon tea foods would be but instead was entirely sad looking. I have purchased better macarons from a local coffee shop. The music made no sense for the event and you are basically seated in the lobby so everyone checking in & out of the hotel keep popping their heads in. The only thing about the event that at all aligned with being an afternoon was that they did in fact serve the tea in a proper tea cup. I have no problem paying $33 per person for a proper afternoon tea but this wasn’t worth $5. It probably would have helped them if someone had actually had any enthusiasm for hosting this but it unfortunately came across as a sad attempt for the hotel to make some extra money with no regard for quality. We made the best of it but honestly, would have been better off having afternoon tea at home.
   

   IRONSIDE WHISKEY BAR - PortlandResponded 5 days ago

   Hi Amanda, Thank you for your honest feedback. I am sorry that we did not deliver on the expected experience, especially on your birthday. We value guest input and do take it to heart. As we are just launching there are always some tweaks to be made. We have made changes to the vendors we use and to the flow for the afternoon tea service which will hopefully enhance the overall experience. We are honored that you chose to celebrate your birthday with us and we hope to see you again.
   

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