BEST FISH & CHIPS OF OREGON. There's nothing better. Please write to me, call me, send mail pigeon, because I have not found a spot that makes better fish and chips than Horse Brass Pub. Horse Brass is certainly a legendary establishment of Portland. Its dim lighting and interior design harken to that of classic English pubs. Each wall is filled with framed portraits and paintings of local pub icons and English royalty. I'm sure if you were to remove any single frame from the wall, you'd see a "tan line", showing just how long it's been up there. To me, that speaks to the pub's charm and authenticity to the kind of pub you'd find overseas. The staff is kind, friendly, and always cracking the driest of humored jokes. They're not afraid to tell it how it is; my most recent server thanking me for coming in on a Sunday due to how insanely crazy and packed it was Friday and Saturday-- noting that the food quality will also be supreme due to their small staff not being overworked. And that's great, because I've yet to have a bad experience from their kitchen. Despite going here for many years, I've still yet to have anything other than the halibut fish and chips. It's irresistible. I'm sure the other classic English offerings like their bangers & mash, chicken pot pie, and so on are just as amazing... but the sea always calls back to this fried-food sailor. The pieces are HUGE. Either come hungry or plan on taking some home (yes, it saves well the next day when reheating in an air fryer). I will always say that the sign of a good fish & chips is within the breading. So many places will not be very crispy, have more breading than fish, or worse of all, the breading will flake off by either holding it or after biting it. Worry not, because these massive chunks of halibut are so well breaded, crispy, and light unlike any other. And let me reiterate, these are big pieces of halibut. I've had many fish & chips from many places. And while it is always my desire to have a great place at the coast that serves the best fish & chips, I've still yet to find a place that comes even close to Horse Brass Pub.

The service was great! We recently had a small business mixer here! Jerry and the staff were accommodating and really communicative and easy to work with! Also really reasonable price wise! Customer service is slowly dying and places like this remind you how you should be treated!

Mixed thoughts on this so-called famed establishment. True feelings tend to side in agreement with Yelper Julie D. The contemplative argument by Tom B. will have you decide what side of the horse you are on. Give them both a read and show them some appreciation with a click on their review. Your choice ~ history vs. hygiene is what it comes down to.

Overall a good experience. Service was friendly and helpful, our reubens came out of the kitchen in a reasonable time. The reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is that the root beer I ordered was watery and the homemade chips were a little on the older end in taste. We will return.

This place is not going to win any Michelin stars (and it wouldn't want to). It does win the following made-up awards: + Outstanding rotating beer list + Over-the-top UK kitschy decor and festive dark, cozy ambience + No frills fun + Kind staff who have been working there forever and care + Outstanding bread pudding (I also really like the Reuben and Fish + Chips, but there are more gourmet places if you're a foodie). Come here with your beer-loving, down-to-earth friends who want a cozy, fun night (or day) out. This place has been a Portland staple forever, and I hope it always remains that way.

I was Jonesin' for Fish and Chips, we found this locally and it didn't disappoint! The Horse Brass is a nice and well established pub that reminded me of my old country. The fish was fresh and hot, lightly battered, and not greasy. Served with a generous portion of skin on chips (fries) that were large, hot, and crispy. Accompanied by tasty coleslaw and lemon slices, Malt vinegar on the table too. I paired it with a UK pint (20oz) of Fuller's ESB (Extra Special Bitter), to make a very satisfying meal. We also tried the marinated chicken sandwich which was generous and moist. The locale is appointed with traditional English pub decor (including horse brasses) There's off street parking in the rear. Service was prompt and friendly. The inside is a large space, a bit too big by UK standards, not too crowded for an early Saturday night. Would like to be back when it's crowded and hopping!

This is a great, longstanding English-style pub in Portland and during our recent trip to Portland, we went here twice, once for evening snacks an beer, once for lunch and beer. The place has a great British feel throughout int the decor, bar, appearance of old wooden beams, etc., not to mention all the British memorabilia all over. They have a large beer menu with many rotating items, and a great selection of craft beers,many from the Pacific NW region, plus a selection of good British beers. A huge plus for us, and a very British quality, is that they always have a small selection of cask ales. This time they had a cask bitter from Seattle and stout from Portland. That's the closest we can get here to having proper British (or Irish) cask ale. The range and quality are excellent overall. Food we've had is great. We had excellent fish and chips. The chips were not great, but good (3.5 -4 stars), but the fish was excellent - nicely battered, not overly battered, nicely cooked, crispy but not hard on the outside, and moist inside (5 stars). Tartarsauce was excellent (5 stars), cole slaw also excellent (4.5). We also had an excellent Scotch egg, not common to find in the US, and sausage roll. Both were very good(4-4.5). Service was good, not excellent both times. It seemed just a touch on the surely side but always staying just shy of actually being surly, and the servers actually were helpful and did their pretty job well, just in a very business-like way and getting to you just before you started to think that they had forgotten you. If service had been just a little bit better, I would gie an overall rating of 5 stars probably.

It's been a minute since my last visit to Horse Brass. It still has an English pub feel. Upon walking in, the bartender looked at me with his resting angry face and didn't even greet me. The waitress was wiping off menus and glanced my way. I started to reconsider my visit. Had I walked into a secret English Mafia hangout? Do they not like new customers? Giving them a chance I finally chose where to sit hoping a giant bloke wouldn't ask me what I was doing here. That didn't happen, and I was able to order. I had the burger with the house made chips. Both were very good, and worth the price. They have good sized tap menu, pictures included. Overall it was a good experience.