I was really looking forward to eating here. Â The interior is amazing and very classy for an intimate date. Â The service was quite slow and the drinks were kind of odd for "mixologist" style drinks. Â The bartender, mixologist, whatever didn't really measure so that kind of told me something there. Â Ordered a pasta dish that sounded delicious, but then it arrived with about 50% mushrooms which were not mentioned on the menu. Â The server was nice about it, but I was surprised they would forget to mention that in an otherwise correct menu description. Â I might give it another shot, but the drinks were odd flavored as was the food. Â I'd probably come back to try the drinks one more time cause they did seem to have some booze in them. Â I think I just had a rough night there.
Review Source:"Should we go to 101? Â Is it still happy hour there?"
I've found myself in this situation many times before. Â 101 is fine, but I always walk away underwhelmed. Â I usually go with folks for happy hour because, honestly, I wouldn't deem it worth a visit unless I was getting their menu at a reduced rate and I had company that wanted to go there. Â Such was the case last night.
I'm underwhelmed, mostly, by the food. Â While it pops on the menu as sounding inventive and delicious, I often feel let down by it. Â Last night my friend and I ordered the calamari, the veggie quesadilla, and the primavera pizza. Â All of these were... okay. Â Just okay. Â The calamari was probably the best of the three and largely because of the flavor of the accompanying sweet potato ketchup. Â The primavera pizza was a step up from dining hall pizza... and that's about it. Â Our drinks were good, strong, and tasty, though.
But what is up with the atmosphere there? Â I look to my left and I see a waterfall wall behind the bar. Â There are fish glass cut-outs lit from behind on one wall. Â There are wooden relief sculptures around the booths. Â There are gigantic 50"+ LCD TVs in the corners broadcasting football. Â Wait, what? Â Is this a sports bar? Â I'm so confused.
The servers have always been nice, but not particularly attentive. Â
All in all, 3 stars because it's... okay. Â And nothing more.
Best "gastro pub" in Corvallis, and I'm a local and have been to all the other pubs in this town on more than one occasion. Creative dishes , great drinks and restful, kind of arty atmosphere. Some items on the menu seem to change about once a month, so there's always something new.The service has always been great every time I've been there. And, this is important, the chairs are very comfortable. There's a few bars in this town that are very good, but the seating is so uncomfortable you can't stay too long. My Hubby likes all the sports on the flat screen TV's, I'd rather have no TV's, but at least the volume is off.
Review Source:My husband and I went here for our 10 yr anniversary dinner and were pleasantly surprised with the food, drink and decor! We are not Big River fans, but had a gift certificate so thought we would give it a try.
The seafood chowder was quite tasty as was the pizza that we got.
The drinks were delicious.
We had an amazing waitress who really topped off the experience.
Stopped by 101 for HH on a Monday night. Sat at the bar which had a couple small TVs on with the NBA Playoffs, cool. Nice Ice Bar feature to keep your beer cold, pretty fancy for Corvallis. The bartender was friendly, I asked her for a few suggestions and she was very helpful.
HH is $3 off Small Plates from 4:30-6:30pm. So I decided to try the Smoked Salmon Crepe, which was DELICIOUS! The crepe had a nice crispiness with fennel and cilantro. Definitely not what I was expecting from a crepe. I also ordered a house salad that came with a blackberry vinaigrette with added goat cheese.
I would like to come back and try more of the HH menu, without the $3 HH discount it can be a bit expensive.
Have had drinks several times at "101", which adjoins Big River, where we usually eat. Â It is a nice bar, the decor is chic, with waterfalls behind the bar and modern furnishings. Â There are big screen TV's around to keep up on happenings in sports and news. Â The drinks are very good, but not necessarily inexpensive. Â Have never had any issues with the service.
Review Source:YUM!
Happy Hour is the time to go, for sure. $3 off yummy small plates and $2 off a long list of cocktails. "The Matador" is my personal favorite! Get there as soon as happy hour starts to secure your favorite cozy booth.
On a recent visit, I asked if they could make one of their small plates vegetarian. Not only were they more than willing to do so, but the chef asked me specifically what I would like and created a personalized masterpiece! Also, many of their menu items are made with meat and veggies provided by local farms.
My only complaint is that there are too many T.V.s.
I've been here many times and have only had good to great service.
Love this place! Great happy hour discounts off of the great small plates. Â The pommes frites (fries) are to die for. Â We always succomb to the pulled pork nachos too. Â Terrific ambiance with a wall of falling water behind the bar. TVs galore tuned to sports. Â Buzztime trivia is available too. Â Gets crowded and noisy at times. Â Service is friendly.
Review Source:Awful service, so-so food. There wasn't anyone but us in the restaurant. We waited 45 minutes for our food before getting fed up and walking out. Waiters drag your orders so you buy more drinks and increase their tips. Don't support this trashy business. You won't have much difficulty finding a better place to eat in Corvallis.
Review Source:Never had worse service than the 2 times I went here. The drinks had no alcohol in them and were served with the check, as if we didn't deserve a second round. This happened twice to me. Once, the bar was crowded, but the second time, it was empty. Even in an empty bar, we had to beg for service.
Both times, we were dressed in normal Corvallis attire (fleece...) and were absolutely well-mannered. They servers were just absent-minded and even rude.
101 has great food and drinks. Â Their fries are fantastic. Â Groups of us have gone in, and almost always had great luck with our orders. Â They used to have the best banana split ever made, since the creation of the banana, but they took it off their menu. Why? I don't know.
They need to stay open late. Â Big River can close early, because they are a restaurant, but 101 needs bar hours.
Well I decided to go back and give 101 another chance and I am glad that I did. Â The service has dramatically improved as I did not have to wait long for food or drink refills. Â The food was excellent as usual and the waiter was extremely attentive to our needs. Â As long as this service keeps up, 101 will have me as a customer.
Review Source:I was completely unimpressed with this place after several trips.
I really like the look of the restaurant inside. It is cozy and not too loud. The seating is fairly comfortable. This place is great for 1-4 but if you are with any kind of group it really doesn't have a way for the group to sit together.
The staff is friendly and nice but slow and inattentive. Â
The food is really hit or miss but mostly miss. It is the only place I have been in my entire life that can make a gross macaroni and cheese. The food menu is trying too hard to be hip and forgot to be tasty.
The drinks were above average in taste.
Overall I would rather go somewhere else but if my friends are going I go along for the ride.
I like it with the family in the spacious corner booth out of the way of other with my young family "yes the TV helped to keep them at bay also. " The food and drinks where good and the iron skillet cookie is the best a must have. For a bar in Corvallis it has a fun little night life to it also in the late hours with your buddies. I call it a winner. The only negative I would say is more local wines. Service was good and everyone was nice. #corvsmb
Review Source:Grilled Caesar Salad is da Bomb! Which means it is good. I get cravings for it... Good burgers. Miss the duck meatballs and truffle fries... Small plates are also well crafted and yummy. Nice ambiance, which for me means I can watch the wall-o-tvs if I want or ignore them. Have come here with bigger parties and we were still well looked after by staff. Recommend it.
Review Source:Another great evening of cocktails and appetizers at 101. Â They have so many items under $10.00 to fill you up, my friends and I can never decide. Â Their gourmet pizzas are fresh, flavorful, and loaded with fresh cheese, tomatoes, and whatever you want! Â As I said before, their martinis are great to the last drop - chilled just right, never warm. Â Or, as we like them, shaken not stirred.....
Review Source:I came here with some friends for drinks and dinner after getting the cold shoulder from Big City next door. Â The crowd was pretty subdued on a Friday night, which might have had something to do with the Olympic Women's Curling on the giant TVs on the walls. Â 101 has a modest selection of beers on tap, a really interesting frozen strip built into the bar that you rest your glasses on, and a menu of some fancy versions of normal sports bar food. Â This doesn't seem like a place college students hang out, it's more targeted toward the hip 20-30s crowd where you don't have to shout to be heard by others at your table.
Some of the dishes seemed a little pretentious, like the caesar "salad" (which was a romaine heart drizzled with caesar dressing waiting for you to cut it up), but they were pretty tasty. Â The burger was good and my friends enjoyed the pork sandwich. Â All in all, 101 is a nice place to meet up with friends over a few drinks and decent food.
I am head over heels in love with this place, though the bartender may not feel the same way about me. I apologize for calling Corvallis cute, but I can't help it when you have such low priced drinks and little rules for carding people.
Anyways, this place had that upscale romantic vibe that I was dying to find at Enoteca. I came here on the recommendation of my roommate, because she said that this place makes a damn good martini. But this place has so much more!
I loved the decor of the place. Dark paneling, lovely chandeliers, the waterfall going on behind the bar. All setting the mood of lust and subtle sexiness. Then the drinks. So many great drinks, it was almost impossible to choose from. There was the delicious blood orange margarita, the tantalizing granite panda (I think...), and the absolutely enticing jalapeño and ginger beer drink. I loved sipping every one of them, though the jalapeño one was my favorite.
Though one might get completely lost in all of their creative drinks, they actually do have food here, and it is on par with the drinks. I had the chicken lettuce wraps, and my guy had another helping of mac and cheese. The chicken lettuce wraps were like pulled pork, well sauced and complete melt in your mouth goodness. The mac and cheese also hit the spot, with the crisp cheese on top and pepper throughout the dish.
If I could only eat one thing at 101, it would no doubt be their berry cobbler. Although I am a little shamed to admit this, let's blame my unabashed drunkenness, I destroyed this dessert in less than 5 minutes. And I'm not ashamed to say that I fended off my guy from getting more than three bites. So freaking amazing!
I am in love! I hope they feel the same way about me, because this is going to be my spot. Especially during happy hour.
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