Hillsboro Bar and Grill — Restaurant in Hillsboro

Hillsboro Bar & Grill, or HBG as the kids say, is a diamond in the rough. It’s a dive bar with depth. It’s the twinkle in the eye of Downtown Hillsboro.

Wow. Pretty dramatic start, right? Keep reading…

This establishment is one full of warmth and wonder offering the finest in food, drinks, and service. Like a little rush? They’ve got video poker machines to keep even the dullest gambler intrigued. Craving some spice? The best kept secret in Hillsboro is Raf’s tacos (pro tip: get the red sauce if he’s made some but be careful! That’s hot! Paris Hilton voice). Just looking for an entertaining night out? Take a seat at the bar and enjoy the banter as it flows easier than the alcohol.

As a newcomer, you’ll probably be overcome by joy as you play pool and sip a delicious beverage. I remember those days. They’re fond memories. However, the true fun starts as you become a more frequent flier. But instead of racking up miles, you develop a repartee with the people who make the place truly special…

The staff! They’re accepting, fun, and sarcastically witty in the most welcoming way. They never make you feel small. They’re hardworking, attentive, and very easy on the eyes (looking at you Colin ;) Sure, they might give you sht but the level of sht they bless you with is somewhere between Uncle Eddy’s RV and the Baby Ruth bar from the Caddyshack pool. One might say, just the right amount. There’s really not a staff out there quite like this one. You’ll notice they begin to feel less like bartenders and more like a family as you visit and get to know them. Unless you’re mean. Then you’re screwed.

Before I drone on too long, I’ll wrap up this gushing review. Much like ordering a Tomahawk steak with a Michelob, HBG is the perfect mix of class and casual. I’m proud to say I’m a regular at this exquisite institution and welcome you to become one as well.

P.S. sitting behind the middle of the taps is technically frowned upon as a fair amount of the servers suffer from T-Rex arms. If they can’t reach you, they can’t serve you to the best of their abilities. So, try to avoid sitting in these spots unless absolutely necessary. In which case, they’ll be more than happy to accommodate and give you the ole reach around. Oh and remember, the appearance of these arms can be quite striking but it’s still not polite not to stare so don’t be...

Not sure what entitlement the waitress there is used to getting.. I'm guessing she does Uber eats on the side. Because I ordered food at the bar. No one acknowledges new guests there btw. They make you feel like you should be greatfull your even there. After the bartender looks at us for the first time ready to take out order. 2 burgers and 2 sodas. The waitress then apologizes to the guests she happen to great as they walked in ready to take their order... she apologized that we were in their way.... wow..we paid and tipped so we sat down and that waitress later brought us our food. When she did we asked if we could get our drinks. Instead of "oh ok, what were they again" she says. I didn't take your order in a condescending manner. And looked at us like we were dumb. I said oh yeah 2 Pepsi. And she just stared at me. Then said "I didn't take your order" so I said ok. Do I need to go to the bar then .. she sighed heavily and said "I said I didn't take your order but what was it." I said "the two drinks the pepsi" just absolutely rude. This person doesn't care about this bar. The food was great. I would have come back. But now because I was treated like an Uber eats customer that didn't pre tip her.. and instead paid the bar I will never... ever be going back to this place for any reason. Unless it gets new staff because the food was good. Just wow. If I were the owner I'd be looking into this entitled brat working in what's supposed to be the "service industry" that place would have alot more people there besides tweakers on the machines and regulars if the the people learned what customer service is.. just. Wow.. dont believe me? Go.. eat there.. go for it. You want to feel like you don't...

To set the stage I'll start off saying we hit this place at midnight and it was very busy so I'm guessing our experience was possibly not the norm. Also, everyone we spoke with who worked there was nice and polite. That being said, our experience wasn't great. We were hungry and this place was open late and had over 4* on Google, while we only wanted food not drinks, options are limited at midnight so we gave this place a try. We sat ourselves to one of the few open tables, it was "sticky" from previous drink spills but there wasn't any napkins or anything else to wipe it down. After sitting for 15 or so minutes I went up to the front to order as it seemed they would not be coming by. There wasn't a line, but waiting 5 or so minutes for someone to stop making drinks long enough to take my order. Order wasn't complex, 2 burgers and fries, went back and sat down and waited 20+ minutes for the meal to come. Considering fries don't come with the burger, it's an extra charge, there wasn't many fries with it which mind boggles me as fries are so dang cheap. Server didn't bring napkins, so I asked for some because there wasn't any anywhere we could get ourselves, I mean we ordered burgers and no napkins? They said they would bring some over. I looked at my partner and immediately said, we're not going to get any napkins, waited 5+ minutes and then just got up and went back to the bar to ask for some. Ate the burgers, they were fine, definitely not "1/2 pound" but good. Overall experience uninspiring. Again, everyone else there seemed to be...