Muddy Rudder Public House

Elite '08

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Chris L.

Portland, OR

Dislike turned to like, like turned to love, now love has turned into infatuation.  I can still recall the words seductively verbalized to the Tall Leggy Blonde and I on a warm Saturday afternoon..."I have three beers you guys must try, you look like your IPA fans."

Ah, amore!

The first ever sampling of an IRA (a Red IPA) was tremendous and the burgers we ordered to go along were outstanding.  This is now on the top of my list of favorite places for beer...

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Melissa P.

Portland, OR

Man, what happened.. ?
I used to sing this places praises. But the last few times have really left much wanting.
1. Having to wave down a server for initial service.
2. Orders lost.
3. Orders incomplete or missing the vital ingredient.
4. Ridiculously overdone burgers.
5. Toooo long wait for a beer.

It's just sad.

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Robin S.

Portland, OR

It was a late afternoon on a weekday when we visited this nice little neighborhood pub. It was not busy, the waiter was very friendly and attentive.

I liked it but was not super impressed. I love the building. The beer/wine selection was good, the food was nothing to write home about. We were told that they were changing the menu in a couple weeks.

We decided we would definitely go back. I would like to check out the live music sometime.

Great for riding your bike and grabbing a couple beers.

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Laura N.

Portland, OR

About 7 miles into my 30 mile bike ride last weekend, Our 4 person bike-gang voted to stop for "provisions." (Let's just say that two of us were more bike-faring folks, and two of us...well, weren't.)

Enter Muddy Rudder and their fantastic bike rack.

Rocking clips and spandex, I voted to sit outside in the sunshine and was pleasantly surprised by the lovely back-yard-turned-picnic area where we were not only able to be served, but also watch the chefs flip burgers on an old-school charcoal grill.

The limited menu provided 100% organic options, and mostly consisted of sandwiches, salads, and light finger snacks. The Marseille sandwich (salami, fresh mozzarella & sliced tomato on a baguette), and the Eugene (avocado, sprouts, cucumber, tomato, baby greens and black olive hummus) were both hits at our table.

The 100% organic flare included the exclusion of soda of any kind and the only kind of juices or iced tea they offer come in plastic bottles. So unless you are a beer or wine drinker, you're drinking water.

*cough, or unless you have a 23 mile bike ride ahead of you...*

Muddy Rudder screams neighborhood summer BBQ, and sneaking a peek of a Scrabble box next to the fireplace,  I can only imagine the late night shenanigans that must go down. In fact, two of our 4 person bike-gang ended up staying put!

can't blame 'em.

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Julie M.

Portland, OR

You can catch some stellar live music here, often led by Lauren Sheehan and other American Folk/Roots Masters. (see photo and Web Site under her name)

Rumor has it that talented Pub-start-up whiz Jim Parker wants to have more fun than he can being in charge, so he plans to leave his own Brewery to pull beers for us at the Muddy Rudder! . Heck i like music alot,  but I'll show up just for more of his silliness.  (

The Green Dragon will get along fine w/o him, probably...since the staff knows what the heck they are doing.  I look forward to seeing him visit as a Patron to spend more time and share juvenile jokes with the fellow swillers.

Kudos to you. Muddy Ruddites, for winning over one of the BEST of your competition.  Co-Optation is a very good plan!   (did u guys know I'm a political strategist, not just for clean energy - but also clean campaigns? Yep...)

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Amber M.

Berkeley, CA

I love this place! I have only been once. I went to check out the neighborhood as I am planning a move to Portland in the next couple months and it came highly reviewed on Yelp (thanks!).  I walked in around noon on a Saturday and the place was totally empty save for the most awesome bartender ever (Renee), the owner (who completely remodeled the place, which used to be an old house, and added a false front, pretty incredible craftsmanship), and another employee.

I started off with some black bean chili (YUM!), and a nice red ale (can't remember the name, but it was delicious). The place started to fill up a bit and I made some friends (great folks). We ordered a cheese and meat platter which was also fantastic, especially the spicy mustard that they serve with it, WOW YUM! Overall, everything possible was house-made, fresh, and totally rocked my tummy (in a good way).

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McLellan M.

Portland, OR

Nice, very neighborhood-y atmosphere.  Quite obviously a locals place, in a good way.  Decor was nice- roomy and pleasant.  I could see grabbing a late lunch and getting some work done (wifi included). Food options weren't vast, but what there was was tasty.  Good vegetarian options for sandwiches and salads.
And, best of all, our favorite tap beer from San Diego offered.  Obviously, this won't be a selling point to everyone (except for folks who like good beer), but we were in heaven.  4 stars got pushed to 5 just for that..

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Evelyn S.

Portland, OR

Beautiful attention to detail by owner. Yummy food, warm comfortable atmosphere. Local neighborhood hangout.

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Landon K.

Portland, OR

Decent food, and lots of live music. What more could you want from a neighborhood pub?

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