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“However, there's also 1 air hockey table, 1 pool table, 2 ping pong tables, a photo booth, and 6 bowling alleys.” in 166 reviews
“Just had some of the best meatloaf here and the service from Vince and trainee Will was superb!” in 8 reviews
“Nate, our server had already brought a round of drinks and couldn't be friendlier about the situation.” in 8 reviews
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About the Business
Punch Bowl Social in Portland, downtown by the Waterfront, is the ultimate destination for a lively blend of craft cocktails and punchbowls, scratch kitchen eats, and fun activities such as bowling, karaoke, darts, pool, and free board games. Elevate your event by booking a private party!
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I would say around 7pm it starts to get crowded. However,I have been there on a Saturday around 8pm and had to wait for about 10 minutes to get a table; which isn't bad. If you go and don't drink booze, they have really tasty and fresh mocktails!
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- Alexa B.Vancouver, WA131Mar 16, 2024
Thank you so much to Ben!! We had planned our whole day around coming for karaoke after our Galentines brunch but the side with karaoke was closed because they were understaffed. But he so graciously let us use one of the karaoke rooms and served us. Thank you thank you thank you! You saved the day!! Otherwise we would have taken our business to Voicebox.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - august t.Sunnyside, Portland, OR01Apr 6, 2024
Carissa is such a great waitress!!!! Thank you for an awesome birthday party night!!!
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Daniel B.Mesa, AZ01Apr 6, 2024
Josh was amazing amazing server! Very attentive!!! Help with all our needs!!! Gotta ask for him to serve you!!!
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - 77466999Dec 27, 2023
Had a great time at our company holiday party. I can't remember the person who was assigned to us, but they had a ponytail. They were on top of everything and none of us were ever in need of drinks.
After the holiday party some of us went over the the dining side and sat at the bar. Paige was an amazing bartender and kept the conversation light and friendly. She also made some pretty delicious drinks.
We will definitely have future company sponsored activities here and I would recommend stopping in and chatting with Paige, it'll be a ton of fun.Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Beth M.Portland, OR429221261Feb 3, 20242 check-ins
My daughter had a most memorable experience At Punchbowl Social about 8 years ago on her birthday, so when we asked her where she wanted to have her birthday dinner, she was excited to return to PBS.
We got there right at 4pm, and was not surprised that there was no crowd. We were surprised to find out that the game room/arcade/pool table/activity side was reserved for a big event, leaving us the restaurant side of the venue. There were 4 pinball machines, a very well worn Janga game (honestly looked like Janga driftwood edition) and a bookshelf full of free board games.
No matter, we came to celebrate our birthday girl, and we were going to make the most of our time. We pulled up the menu from the QR code. Our server (who was very kind) explained to us that they had staffing issues and were working off a limited menu, so we needed to wait until she could find enough menus for us (there were 8 of us, and the restaurant was empty)
We tried to order 3 different drinks and 2 food items from the limited menu, and they had none of them. We ended up ordering basic beers, ciders and well cocktails.
Our server brought out waters for the table. The water was WARM... not room temp, but warm. Drinks took an additional 15 minutes to arrive, and by that time, we started second guessing our decision to celebrate our daughter's birthday here, but soldiered on. Before all the drinks arrived, we were asked to give back the 8 menus we had received, because they needed them for other customers. There were no more than 12 people in this entire restaurant at the time.
The drinks were fine, but the menu selection was so limited, and the fact that we couldn't access the arcade or any of the other recreational activities helped us decide to move the party (see my review of Carina's)
I want this restaurant, and especially this mall, to improve; which is why I am writing this review. Our server was doing the absolute best she could, but she was put in a very rough position, and I made sure to tip her well.Helpful 3Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Christine T.San Francisco, CA776Dec 27, 2023
This place looks and feels amazing when you walk in!
Post-holidays, my friends and I figured it might be short staffed.
Whomever is the operative manager should do a walk thru of all the machines and equipment.
There were many games that were out of order or simply did not have the equipment to play.... Which we found out after instating money. When we asked the staff, they did not refund our Punch Bowl game card.
The server and bartenders did not communicate well - confusing my drink order - and getting snippy w each other.
Typically, bartenders will tell you if you are ordering something on the happy hour menu and will kindly let you know that if you wait a few minutes, it will be discounted. Not here. My friend ordered queso, then 5min later the bartender brings it out with the HH menu (it was on there).
It's not a bad place, nor has poor service. Leadership is lacking though.Helpful 3Thanks 1Love this 0Oh no 1 - Apr 21, 20241 check-in
Our bartender/server Finn was absolutely amazing from beginning to end. My boyfriend and I wanted to grab dinner. We stopped into punch bowl and were not disappointed. I got the impossible burger which was soooooo good. The best one I've had anywhere and the fires were sooooo good. She made me a delicious drink that idk the name of but it was great , I had two. She recommended the "whiskey on a diet " drink and my boyfriend loved it and it made he very happy lol Finn was also very attentive and friendly and made us feel welcomed . If your a vegetarian, you'll love the impossible/beyond burger
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - 95131199Mar 24, 2024
We are not local so when it came to finding a special location to celebrate my daughter's birthday I could not have stumbled across a better spot. This place is so much fun. They have board games, table games, bowling & giant versions of connect four & jenga. Our server Ben was absolutely phenomenal. He was friendly, funny & made sure we had a great time. The menu can easily accommodate specialty diets for vegetarians & GF peeps. Emily ordered the beyond burger & fries with a strawberry rhubarb beverage. I ordered the cauliflower nachos with a strawberry daiquiri. The servings are very generous. For dessert Emily got the salted caramel cake with a side of warmed cookies & I treated myself to the flourless chocolate cake. We stayed for almost 3 hours & left with a lot of to go boxes. If we were local this would be our spot for sure.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Monalisa H.Hyde Park, Houston, TX341147Apr 15, 2024
Fun place for parties, or just to hang with friends. Great selection of games including bowling, wall scrabble, Cornhole, arcade machines, table tennis, karaoke. We went here with friends for Karaoke on Saturday evening. For rent karaoke room is $55. / hours. I would recommend the, "I'll be your ginger berry" alcoholic drink.
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