Rodder's Pub & Grub

Yes! The atmosphere DOES stink! And so does their help! I brought my out of town cousin here after a fabulous evening on The Portland Spirit celebrating our birthdays! My first time drinking champagne at almost 40!  We were having such a great night, we weren't quite ready to see it end so we stopped off at Rodders for one last drink and a fine farewell to our perfect evening!

Our drivers dropped us off, so it was just two females (pretty dressed up from our dinner cruise adventure).  I didn't go "out" much at this time, fairly inexperienced when it came to the bar scene and the nightlife in general. I felt fairly uncomfortable upon entering but little did I know just how uncomfortable I NEEDED to feel!  One of the servers, bartenders or whatever he was...a man with long brown hair hanging out on our side of the bar but clearly he worked there or at least hung out there a LOT.  He knew all the employees. He had his eye on us from the moment we walked in, but I didn't yet know why!  

We sat down at the bar, ordered a vodka sour and a vodka cranberry.  My cousin from AZ pulled out her wallet which was full of large bills because this was only her 2nd day of vacation and when you vacation you need CASH...and lots of it! She pulled out some money to pay the bartender and hung her purse back on the back of her stool.  A few minutes later, the long-haired RAT walked behind us, and before we knew it, her purse was on the floor, all contents scattered at our feet. It took us a second to realize what had happened...

I got up and proceeded to help the long haired THIEF pick up the contents of her purse. He apologized for accidentally brushing up against the back of her stool, causing the purse to fall to the floor and spilling all around us.  I politely said, "No worries", not yet knowing that the entire episode had been planned so he could steal money from her wallet!!

Jodi, a much more cautious person than I, was still a little concerned and  confused by what had just taken place, she began making sure all of her belongings were in place. A minute later, she leaned over and whispered to me, "he took a fifty dollar bill."

In shock and disbelief, I said, "Are you sure."  She counted her money again and she was 100% absolutely sure. She really couldn't afford to take this vacation in the first place, but promising her that we would keep it very affordable, she cautiously agreed, so needless to say I felt horrible knowing she'd come to MY hometown, very close to where I called home and had gotten ripped off, right under her nose by a dirtbag whom I'm pretty sure worked at this place!

Long story, short...we called the police. He asked to see the videotape from the evening.  Three of the employees went in this room and were taking a very long time in there.  I started getting concerned that they were destroying the tape and finally said something to the police officer. A that time he went in there to get them and they came out saying there was something wring with the tape recorder.  It had malfunctioned. When the officer asked him to empty his pockets, sure enough there was a fifty dollar bill.  We couldn't prove it so nothing became of it.  Come to find out, one of the employees, an extremely rude female who was basically calling two paying customers, liars and many other not so classy adjectives, was the daughter of the owner whom was on vacation at the time. I told her I wanted to talk with him upon his return.

I never heard from him, after leaving my number. After  leaving a few messages for him, i finally spoke with him.  Shockingly, he didn't seem concerned by the matter in the slightest bit.  The apple just doesn't fall too far from the tree now does it?!?!

Good place to play pool. Fair if not.

The atmosphere of this place stinks.  From the time you first walk in it's like you're interrupting something that you shouldn't be and you certainly don't feel welcome.  

The last time I was here we had to hunt down the bartender (he was out front smoking) and he too seemed to be annoyed at having to serve us.  I will say that when our food was served incorrectly he was quick to offer to replace it and in the end didn't charge us for it.

The fries were pretty awesome, but the chicken nachos and the poppers lacked flavor and were severely under seasoned.  

There are plenty of other places in Oregon City that offer up better food, better service and are happy you came in.