Gator’s Pub & Eatery

What the heck has happened gators?! Our favorite people are gone and the new people are ridiculous! They’re slow and add nothing to the atmosphere… also, it would be nice if they could at least mix drinks. We were there last week and waited forever for our bill and that’s because the bar had been abandoned by the staff, a full 10 minutes went by where we saw nobody! We want our awesome neighborhood hangout back, the place you could rely on!

Fun pub atmosphere with pool tables, plenty of seating and tvs everywhere. I didn’t enjoy the fish and chips Friday night. Very heavily breaded and soaked in grease. The fries, beer and service were great.

I don’t understand why there are bad reviews here as my husband and I have always had the best service. The food is very good. Hubby loves their choices of hamburgers. We love their mozzarella sticks. Debbie, one of the bartenders, is super nice and friendly. She has the most beautiful voice and we always enjoy it if the bar is slow enough to allow her to see a song on karaōke. The place has grown and changed a bit since I first met my now-​husband there way back in 2002. It still is our favorite date night hangout.

Gator’s has really grown on me! I like that they have a patio with the same bench seating as inside, great drafts for very reasonable prices, a full bar, very good food, and even a pretty impressive brunch menu. The fact that everyone seems to know each other here is also comforting. There is a pretty warm sense of family here, even for someone who’s only been here a time or two.
I’ve been here 3 times now, once for breakfast, and twice for drinks and dinner/​lunch. I was very satisfied each time. The food here is actually really good, above and beyond what I had expected. It’s your typical pub grub menu with breakfast options, but they really deliver on the portion sizes and flavor. Very well done! The only thing that worries me is that they always seem to be hiring new cooks and other staff. I hope the turnover isn’t a bad sign of things to come, because I really love this place and the food the way it is.
I hear they have some pretty fun nights here, like karaōke and even some dancing from time to time. I could see this place being a really good time just based on the loyal patronage and positive vibes I get every time I come here.
The only thing I sort of don’t like about this place, I also like, if that makes sense?! It kind of has a divey, run down feel as well. It’s a well known video poker haven, which seems to dive-​down any place with a quickness. They also could use a few upgrades in regards to interior design and aesthetics, but, I think it’s still ok the way it is. I think it’s ok for a place to stay a little on the divey side anyways! As long as the beer is cold and cheap, and the food stays good, I will be back time and time again!

I think this place is more of a local watering hole for a select few. They do have $ 1.50 microbrew pints (2 stars) which is worth stopping in for but I’ve never been compelled to try their food. Another Unilocaler said something like, when you’re tired of waiting in line for breakfast come to Gators. Well, places have long lines because they’re good and worth the wait. Let’s just say I’ve never seen any line outside of Gators. What I have seen are shady Meth addict country looking folk hanging out in and around this joint though. That’s just not my bag, baby! If you want great food for breakfast, lunch or dinner, go next door to BANNING’S RESTAURANT AND PIE SHOP. It puts Gators to shame.

I’ve been to Gator’s a few times… breakfast is always tasty, though it’s pretty much standard fare. Their Superbowl party last year was so much fun! They had dollar shots, door prizes, and lots of discounted apps. Looking forward to going again soon!

Delicious pizza and really reasonably priced beer. Staff is not all that attentive but are very friendly when they do come around.

I come here every now to grab a brew. The drinks are priced well and the food is actually decent. I recommend the tots over fries to accompany my gator burger. Friendly staff, they have two pool tables and indoor and outdoor seating.

Bad food. No thanks! There are sooooo many other places close to this. No reason to waste money here. But i did come back… I came in with a girlfriend on the weekend for brunch. There was karaōke blasting and it was pretty empty. We walked to the bar to get a drink and a menu. The waiter girl looked at my friends I’d and was immediately like «no, I can’t accept this» her I’d was a little bent but obviously valid. The girl was kind of a bitch after that. We headed towards the door as the employee on the karaōke machine sang a rude song obviously directed at us. There wasn’t really anyone else here. Now I know Why.

Wonderful sports bar off of Hwy 99. You can’t really go wrong with any food you order and the service is great. Two pool tables — always in great shape and only 50 cents a game. Avoid on Wednesday nights if you want to play pool though, that’s league night and they usually take over the tables from 5:30 to 11:00. Breakfast specials, cheap burgers on Tuesdays, or Widmer Wednesdays ($ 3 pints) — Go get you some.

Largish dive bar in Tigard. They have great breakfast — cheap ! and they open at 7a. Mixed crowd. They offer some drinks specials during football games and have numerous TVs.
Also, a plus their outdoor patio is fun for watching traffic. Don’t really eat too much of their regular menu, but it’s typical bar far-​okay to good. Sometimes service can seem scattered. They have NTN Trivia as well. Good vibe. Nice tap beer selection.

Went after my DH played a show last week. The place is filthy. Crabby waitress got pissed that we wanted food, not just drinks, carded my 57yr old mom &21 yr old son from CA. She said he needed a checking acct or a LIBRARY card to verify he was 21! Seriously?! A library card?! Asked to talk to a manager got sent to the bartender. Asked the bartender, he said one wasn’t available. Asked when there would be one in, and for a name, and no one would give me one. Dirty, LAZY STAFF, bad bad attitudes. Walked out. Will not EVER go back.

Short story at the top: It started with friendly service and went down hill from there; resulted in absolutely awful service; little to no Karaōke; bad attitudes from the staff; topped off by typical pub fare and beer selection.
I only went to Gator’s for my friends. I most likely would never have had any reason to step across their threshold except for the invitation from friends to meet them for some Saturday night Karaōke, Beer and Pub Grub.
We got very mixed stories about why the Karaōke started more than an hour after it was advertised, And even more conflicting stories about why the KJ was busy serving rather than being the KJ. We had more than 20 people show up between 9pm and Midnight and after initially nice service we were left in the dust shaking our heads and trying to figure out why anyone would ever go there again.

We stopped by Gators on a Saturday night to join some friends for Karaōke (which they advertise as having Wednesday through Saturday nights). There were about 15 of us, along with about 15 other patrons who had hung out after watching a ducks game.
When we arrived we couldn’t find the KJ — she was off running around. After about 10 minutes she came back to the booth, and instead of calling up a singer she proceeded to sing a song herself (personal pet peeve — why are you singing when you have customers waiting?).
She then disappears again, and I notice she was bussing tables and serving drinks. After about 10 minutes she calls up four singers in a row (to her credit, she did let new arrivals sing before calling up «repeats»
Then, you guessed it, more table bussing and drink serving (All the while there is another server just standing around — when we asked him why he didn’t help bus so she could run the Karaōke he just laughed and said «I don’t do that»).
We were there about an hour and a grand total of four people got to sing (five if you count the KJ).
On the food — we ordered the appetizer platter. And I want to personally thank the «chef» for dumping out a bunch of frozen Costco into his fryer then tossing them on a pizza platter. Even for a low-​end establishment, it was pretty pathetic.
All in all, some of the WORST customer service I’ve ever experience coupled with «food» that was a step above a high-​school cafeteria leaves me wondering how this place ever stayed in business.
My only guess is that my fellow Tigard residents have pretty low standards.

I like Gator’s. When I got prompted by Unilocal to write this review (ok, ok, it was just a ‘suggestion”) I had to stop and really think about why and well, why? Lol.
I’ve been a handful of times with my husband and we have gone there because we were somewhere that was sucky or turned sucky and decided to bail. (The live music at the other place can be so bad that you can’t take it, but I digress).
NON SUBURBANITES: Hey, this is Tigard! (Sparta!!) so the choices for nightlife are absolutely pathetic — that’s ‘da troof’. So let’s move past that. If you are coming from say, anywhere not in SW burbs, you need to be a realist about the limited selection we have out in the sticks. Just saying.
Back to Gators — well it’s got like picnic table seating, some high tops, and all kinds of weird layout to the place. But, the karaōke is good and bad (just the way I like) and a variety of people go here — younger, older, all races, ugly, pretty, drunk & sober. It’s all good.
Bar is madhouse sometimes but the staff is cool, nice and they have a good pour — if you know what I mean.
I’ve been dressed up or dressed down and it doesn’t matter. Too bad no dancing, though the karaōke singers who perform add something… IDK…weirdly entertaining to your evening.
I kinda like the place. Especially late, late at night. Let your hair down, let your judgement go — if you go to a place called Gator’s, think about that — GATORS — whaddya think it’s gonna be like? Right?
Enjoy it for what it is. A darn good place to rage against the burbs!
PS
Oh, crap! 1 more thing — seems like there are always cops in their parking lot near closing time. Seemed like I should mention that.

I’ve only been in Gator’s about 4 times, a couple times I’ve stopped in for a burger and beer, and another couple times we’ve wondered over when too drunk to drive, because I live just a couple blocks behind it.
IMO, Gator’s is weird. I get a really strange vibe when I go in there, its a strange mix of old and young people. Almost like a biker bar but not quite, I’ve felt like people are straight up mean-​mugging me the whole time, maybe its because of my hot wife. Then there are always a few regulars posted up at the bar. Its almost like a bunch of posers. Maybe its just me but I feel like someone is going to get in a fight every time I go. I went there one night with my wife, my buddy and his wife and we sang karaōke, I did a rap song and people acted like it wasn’t cool because it wasn’t butt rock.
Their food is just regular bar food, nothing special, decent burgers though. The beer is about the same, not a big selection but decent.
I dont know, I am not trying to judge but when I was there the bartender was really old, nice lady but it was like ordering a beer from my grandma, and all of the people sitting at the bar seemed like regulars who just post up. Then there is another group of people playing pool, it just seemed like a bunch of little cliques in there.

$ 3 early bird breakfast? $ 4.50 mimosas? I don’t think it gets better than that! This place isn’t very divey but it’s not a fancy bar either, I really do think it’s a cool bar with a lot to offer. I hear it gets PACKED during sports nights and that’s what makes this place fun!
The food is really good too and such a great deal for what it is. They serve the early bird specials from 7 to 11 am. They’re your typical 2 eggs, pancake, hash browns, etc… and the portion is just right.
I highly recommend this place — there are plenty of seats and parking as well.

I came here on a Tuesday when they have the 5 dollar burger promotion. The servings are pretty big and in terms of food to dollar ratio you do pretty well on Tuesdays. However the food is pretty meh. The burger was average and the fries were pretty bad. They tasted like reheated frozen fries. I don’t think I would pay more than 5 bucks for a burger here.
Overall the pub is a typical dive, nothing out of the ordinary. Its kind of out of the way for me so I doubt I’ll be back anytime soon.

It would be 5 stars if it wasn’t for one of their employees. But otherwise this place is awesome. Spacious, good prices and the staff is really sweet and attentive. You should try their $ 5 burgers all day on Tuesday and thank me later ;)

I passed the place several times on my way home to MAC from a weekly activity in PDX. Noticed the FIVE DOLLAR BURGERS every Tuesday. Stopped in because it was late and nothing else was open.
All burgers on the menu except the double (Swamp Burger) are 5 bucks, even those that are usually priced at $ 8.50, and they will substitute anything.
The patty is huge and the additions of things like avocado and bacon are generous.
If you are a sensitive soul and not able to tolerate any but the best fries, you may well suffer frightfully here. Me, if I’m hungry on a Tuesday, no way I’m not stopping. For a BURGER, way better than any McMenamin’s.