Demetrios Kanavaros
This place is an absolute gem. If you like fine dining and white glove service, go somewhere else! This is an old townie haunt where every seat at the bar is full in the morning and you'll be the odd man out if you order a coffee. Food was great, service was great. We only wish we had found this place sooner!
Aloof Nerd
Came in for Sunday brunch and had the sausage biscuits which were amazing! If you like hole in the wall/ dive bars with greasy food and a nice staff, ruski’s is great. My friend ordered OJ and Tito’s and got a great pour. So, the drinks are strong, which is always a plus.
Dominique Woods
Best bar in Portland. Lovely people, great vibes, AMAZING food and drinks. The whole place looks like a dive bar historical art gallery heaven. I hope to be back soon. Highly recommend.
Ken Alden
Pleasantly surprised
Tavern environment, but tasty food with super fresh ingredients. A local gem that is off the tourist radar. My wife loved the veggie benedict and I had the banana bread French toast. Very creative.
Barbara H
One of the best omelettes I've had in a very long time. Highly recommend this local hidden gem for breakfast. I can't wait to try their lunch or dinner. Great service.
Clifford Armand Smith
A place you can count on.
Warm, Friendly, and Charming.
Good food, Drink, and people can be found here.
syn edgē
Ruski's is the quintessential neighborhood corner Pub. We went in about 10:30 am and the place was already almost full. But it wasn't crowded and the staff was friendly even if you weren't a regular customer. Didn't get a chance to sample the food but plan on returning soon.
Randy 3
I used to love steak bombs but i got bitten by the lone star tick. Now i eat chicken bombs. This place has a steak bombs and chicken on the menu. They flat out refused to try to make me a chicken bomb. Plus the bartender was rude about it. Im not going there again.
Jeff Wax
Ruski's in one of the best bars in the City of Portland for a number of reasons. First and foremost Ruski's has preserved its identity; it looks the same as it did when they opened back in the 1970s. In fact Ruski's is one of the last old school joints in Portland serving the Platonic ideals of ungentrified dinner grub. <br/><br/>Ruski's offers great breakfasts all day. The chipped beef on toast is the stuff of legend and the best kind of hangover brunch remorse. Their menu is diverse, their food is delicious and their prices are definitely reasonable. Ruski's will pour you a generous drink. The bartenders are friendly and I've never been disappointed by the food or the service. Ruski's is a true neighborhood bar and a "destination location", which I highly recommend. Two thumbs up!
RJ
Meh. I've been to Ruski's quite a few times over the last few years and I get that it's a dive bar. Kinda what I liked about it. Get a beer at 11am on your day off and no one thinks twice about it. But this last time I went in the server ignored us (my wife and I) and the bartender seemed annoyed with me for asking for a pair of PBRs. In fact as I sat down with our beers I sipped mine only to discover that what we had was not PBR but some kind of white ale... I was barely able to drink half my beer before we said screw this and left. If it was their intent to prevent a couple of bikers from ever returning they succeeded.
Kate
Wait, what what what !? I have never written about Ruski's?!? Shame. I spend enough time there. For those of you not familiar, Ruski's Tavern is located at 212 Danforth Street in Portland's West End. This summer, when A1 moved into our current place, I ended up hanging out at Ruski's a lot. Her then roommate was a regular (his wedding photo now hangs over the bar), so we frequently had the regular treatment spill over onto us. There's always a colorful cast of characters on both sides of the bar. Recently, I ended up eating there for a late dinner and then a snow day breakfast the next day. But I have a love-hate relationship with Ruski's... I like its scrappy, dive bar qualities, but sometimes am straight up annoyed by the default shitty attitude coming from *some of* the bartenders (I stress- not all, just some). It's one thing to be rude to an obnoxious customer, but when I haven't done anything to deserve the ire, I get a little ruffled. Like, I'm a nice girl, patient, sympathetic
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