Great neighborhood cafe. Wish we had one in our neighborhood!any folks were treated by staff with their first name. Really good food and I'm picky.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lucas Young
Best biscuits and gravy I’ve ever had, period.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
George Ballard
Honestly I don't want anyone to know how good it is.. because it's that good. Truly is everything you could want it to be. A++++++
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sianna Orr
Teeny tiny space. Great service. They let a few people stand and wait inside because of the rain and offered us all coffee. Food was delicious.
Marc McHardy
Great service, I had the breakfast burrito and it was everything I wanted. Filter coffee hit the spot. Would go again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito
Dylan O'Grady
Really special little breakfast place, maybe my favorite restaurant in a neighborhood I spent nearly a decade in. I've had many wonderful meals at Bertie Lou's, and I always look forward to the next. Just go try it yourself.
Art Kilmetov
Cute place with tasty delicious food. Thank you.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephen S
I always look to small neighborhood places before the upscale joints when dining out. And when I visit other cities I do the research. Which is why my experience here was so disappointing, given all of the stellar reviews. My Ranch Biscuit Benedict was just... burnt. Potatoes, burnt. Bacon, burnt. Gravy... gloppy. I ate around what I could and just got out of there. BAH!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Murika Mueller
Loved eating at Bertie Lou’s today with our pup! Food was fast and fantastic, as well as reasonably priced. Will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
N F
5 stars isn't enough for this place. Bertie Lou's truly reflects Portland: small, and a little rough, but fast, with spot on service, and the tastiest food. If you appreciate the dive bar side of city life then everything about this place is perfect. The tight counter, with seats that move like a rollercoaster, allowing an up close and personal view of the cooks (in the tightest galley kitchen) as they sling breakfast faster than a chicken could lay the eggs they're serving; the back and forth of the friendliest servers I've met (outside of Stepping Stone Cafe) as they chat whilst balancing bundles of heavily filled plates to tables at the rear, all while enjoying banter with fellow diners as we sit, absorbing this activity. It's truly bloody mesmerizing. I know, we all have our favourite eateries, but I encourage you to find some time to stop here for breakfast (or lunch) and enjoy what may become one of the few remaining vestiges of 'real Portland' dining.
Maybe it was an off day, but nothing terribly special.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Teagan
Wow, I've lived in the area for a few years now and only recently made my way to Bertie Lou's. Why did I wait so long?! Really delicious breakfast in a quirky cafe with quick and friendly service. Will definitely be coming back here for weekend brunch :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cinnamon Roll French Toast, Biscuits and Gravy
Andrew Robson
Portlands “best mediocre breakfast” as their menu used to say is exactly that. This is the best breakfast in town that isn’t trying to be over-the-top, reinvent the wheel, or pretentious. It has the nostalgia of the way we used to support neighborhood businesses before everything became a commercialized chain. I’ve been going here for 8 years, and it’s a welcome constant to our ever-changing world.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Bookman
Andrew Lashbrook
Good food and atmosphere. Gets busy, limited seating.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Guardians Theft Recovery. Nick Haas, Founder
First time visitors but definitely going back, classic breakfast with unique flare but not some over the top crud like you see in most of Portland. You won't be disappointed.
Great neighborhood cafe. Wish we had one in our neighborhood!any folks were treated by staff with their first name. Really good food and I'm picky.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best biscuits and gravy I’ve ever had, period.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Honestly I don't want anyone to know how good it is.. because it's that good. Truly is everything you could want it to be. A++++++
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Teeny tiny space. Great service. They let a few people stand and wait inside because of the rain and offered us all coffee. Food was delicious.
Great service, I had the breakfast burrito and it was everything I wanted. Filter coffee hit the spot. Would go again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito
Really special little breakfast place, maybe my favorite restaurant in a neighborhood I spent nearly a decade in. I've had many wonderful meals at Bertie Lou's, and I always look forward to the next. Just go try it yourself.
Cute place with tasty delicious food.
Thank you.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I always look to small neighborhood places before the upscale joints when dining out. And when I visit other cities I do the research. Which is why my experience here was so disappointing, given all of the stellar reviews. My Ranch Biscuit Benedict was just... burnt. Potatoes, burnt. Bacon, burnt. Gravy... gloppy. I ate around what I could and just got out of there. BAH!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Loved eating at Bertie Lou’s today with our pup! Food was fast and fantastic, as well as reasonably priced. Will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
5 stars isn't enough for this place.
Bertie Lou's truly reflects Portland: small, and a little rough, but fast, with spot on service, and the tastiest food.
If you appreciate the dive bar side of city life then everything about this place is perfect. The tight counter, with seats that move like a rollercoaster, allowing an up close and personal view of the cooks (in the tightest galley kitchen) as they sling breakfast faster than a chicken could lay the eggs they're serving; the back and forth of the friendliest servers I've met (outside of Stepping Stone Cafe) as they chat whilst balancing bundles of heavily filled plates to tables at the rear, all while enjoying banter with fellow diners as we sit, absorbing this activity. It's truly bloody mesmerizing.
I know, we all have our favourite eateries, but I encourage you to find some time to stop here for breakfast (or lunch) and enjoy what may become one of the few remaining vestiges of 'real Portland' dining.
Parking: Plenty of residential parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Toast, Sausage, Polenta Benedict
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Maybe it was an off day, but nothing terribly special.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Wow, I've lived in the area for a few years now and only recently made my way to Bertie Lou's. Why did I wait so long?! Really delicious breakfast in a quirky cafe with quick and friendly service. Will definitely be coming back here for weekend brunch :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cinnamon Roll French Toast, Biscuits and Gravy
Portlands “best mediocre breakfast” as their menu used to say is exactly that. This is the best breakfast in town that isn’t trying to be over-the-top, reinvent the wheel, or pretentious. It has the nostalgia of the way we used to support neighborhood businesses before everything became a commercialized chain. I’ve been going here for 8 years, and it’s a welcome constant to our ever-changing world.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Bookman
Good food and atmosphere. Gets busy, limited seating.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
First time visitors but definitely going back, classic breakfast with unique flare but not some over the top crud like you see in most of Portland. You won't be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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