Whey Bar

2225 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland
(503) 284-3366

Recent Reviews

allison h.

What a horrible experience we had last night here. Walked in, sat at the almost empty bar, waited about 7 min before the bartender acknowledged me, thanking me for coming in. Waited about another 7 minutes to get my order taken and another 7 to get my $17.00 apperol spritz that was mostly ice. There was no apology for the wait, no eye contact, just a cold, pretensious environment, and an extremely unfriendly bar tender. I do not recommend.

sushi oconnor

The Ox is probably our favorite restaurant. It seems there is some sort of magic there, the food and drinks are always the best we have ever had and the atmosphere and service couldn't be better either!!!

Stacey P.

I was enamored with this bar. The only disappointing thing was when we had to leave. Seriously, it was an enchanting experience. Whey Bar is part of Ox and is a cute little bar. We came in when no other customers were there and sat at the rail. Our bartender was incredible. Simply speaking it was the best bar experience in the state I've experienced. It didn't feel like I was at a bar as much as I was having drinks with friends for our bartender was engaging, interesting, and had a great sense of humor. It may have also helped for that hour there was no one else so everything felt very chill. We tried a couple rounds of drinks. My favorite was Mixed Emotions as I thought it was refreshing and delicious. I also enjoyed Two to Tango which I acquired after pawning off the Senbari Sunrise to my friend. The Senbari Sunrise's mezcal pops so be sure you're in a smoky mood before ordering that. The Two to Tango was much easier to drink for me. I really had a great time here. I was almost sorry to leave!

Rachel Rosenberg

A great place to grab a drink while you wait for a table at Ox next door. They have delicious cocktails and a patio with umbrellas.

Adam Morris

Basically a single bay garage that serves delicious drinks, has good food, and provides great service!

Graciela Barbosa Perez

(Translated by Google) Good atmosphere wines of all classes(Original)Buena ambiente vinos de todas claces

Dana Hendricks

When the mister and I go out, we go all out. Dates last multiple hours and include lots of good food and cocktails. Or, with Whey Bar, is an easy way to make that happen. You can get to Ox as early as 4pm, give them your name, and head right over to Whey Bar for cocktails and appetizers for an hour. That's just what we did and had a great time. We both ordered one of our favorite cocktails this fabulous city has to offer, the Bob Ross' Happy Tree. The amazing combination of gin and fernet is something I've never had anywhere else, and the drink just works. The first time I ordered one was Valentine's Day and I was smitten. Now that I was back on this very warm day in May, it could not have been a more perfect fit. I've tried other cocktails at Ox and Whey Bar and while they are all great, none can compare to this beauty. Whey Bar also offers oysters you can buy individually, which we did. There's always an offering of three different types. We are in no way oyster connoisseurs, so we asked our lovely server for her recommendation for the optional accompaniments, and she recommended none of them if we really wanted to taste the oyster. We obliged, realizing we'd never had just straight raw oysters. So glad we did. They were all so unique and tasting them on their own back to back really allowed us to understand the differences. Yum! The perfect amuse buche to what will surely be a heavy meal. All of the women running the bar were great. Super friendly and helpful, and totally understood that we wanted to pace ourselves since we planned in drinking and eating so much inside Ox. All in all, worried about the wait at Ox? Don't be. This is a great place to spend some time with your party. You won't even feel like your waiting.

Victoria LaCourse

Very nice but microscopically small. It's hard to get comfortable when you have a stranger sitting on your lap.

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