Olive Or Twist

925 NW 11th Ave, Portland
(503) 546-2900

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Jason Sahr

Great spot for a classic dry martini!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Anatolie Babuta

Worst drinks , I’ve ever had in Portland.
Incompetent bartender. The atmosphere very poor.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Meredith Moore

Great martinis and great service!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Rob Squires

Super friendly bartender who efficiently makes quality beverages. One nice thing that stands out is that owner is always guest experience focused and always welcoming to first time and repeat customers.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Charlotte Ribardiere

Best gin martinis

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Charles Luna

Great vibe and great martinis (and Gibsons and Vespers). Nice to get away from the hustle-and-bustle.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

M Stocks

Cocktail was perfect! Staff is awesome, very friendly, attentive and engaging. Highly recommend stopping by for a great cocktail and good vibe.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Christian Martinez

One of my favorite spot in Portland

Atmosphere: 5

Shalana Upchurch-Quarles

We didn't have food but the service was great! The atmosphere is nice and soothing. I had an espresso martini with tequila and it was great

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Alfred

Came here with some out of town friends (used to live here, previous customers)

They close at 10pm and we arrived at 9:14pm. The moment we walked in, a group of 5, the bartender ran past us and says tells us, it's last call, you get one drink. We were taken a back as we weren't even greeted. But I get it, sure fine. We sit down immediately (it was a slow night, Thursday, there was 4 other tables). He quite literally tossed the menus on the table and runs off again. I thought, oh he's gotta be working on a big order. I creepily observe him and he's preclosing...so wiping bottles down, etc. We place our order, 4/5 drinks and one person in our party was already put off by the service. We get our drinks pretty fast actually, 9:25pm. Two cocktails taste lovely, but the other two were just not meeting expectations. So we begrudgingly go to the bar and ask for something else. He immediately gets super defensive, saying I've made hundreds before, all the exact same way. My friend just orders her drink as to not interact with the hostility but he continues, so she repeats her order and he proceeds to make them. During the process he's throwing a tantrum and slamming bottles, shakers, it was all a bit intense. When we got our new drinks, one was great, the other was not but at that point just drink up and leave.

I understand trying to close. I understand having a stressful day. But being arrogant and disrespectful to your guests isn't the way to handle your guests. We came here after dinner to relax and say goodbye to our friends and we left awkwardly and frustrated. I will never recommend this business. A shame bc it's a great location in the pearl. Unfortunately, an egocentric bartender ruined a lovely evening and our experience here.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 1

Brett Allred (Mayor of Main Street)

I always love this location. Feels upscale and at home at the same time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jonas Jüling

Very nice bar, good craft put into making the cocktails. Exactly what I like

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kathryn “Kat” Staudinger

Had a great time with great friends, but no one checked on us and I had to order at the bar. Got the sidecar.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

M Graybeal

Drinks were good but my cheese plate was sad and took about 40 min. My husband’s BLT was not fresh and took an hour for some reason. Service was great. Don’t come hungry.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

Taylor Kabeary

I had the BEST espresso martini of my life here. The staff is so friendly and the drinks are amazing. Will definitely be back

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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