The Highland Stillhouse — Restaurant in Oregon City

There was not much about this place that was positive for the group of people I went with. The table we were sat at was really small for 4 people and it was an old sewing table or something and they left a lot of the metal pieces underneath it so there was barely room for your feet under the table. Also one of the pieces moved and could squish people's feet if you weren't careful; not comfortable at at. We ordered our food before 7:30 and it did not come out until after 8:30. It warns you in the menu that the wait times might be long if they are busy (really professional), but over an hour for four plates is ridiculous. A table of four that was sat well after us got their food before ours did too. When we asked the waitress about it she said there order was put in at the same time as ours, but that doesn't seem likely since I'm pretty sure they arrived after we ordered. One of our group ordered a beer that was served warm; another of our group said that some Scottish beers are supposed to be served warm, but it would be nice for the server to mention that. The fish and chips were good, but served on tiny little plates. The spicy chicken sandwich was good. The mac and cheese that is on the award winning section of the menu was pretty horrible. I ate it because by then I was starving, but Kraft mac and cheese out of a box is better than what they are serving. It was also advertised as having a crunchy or crispy topping, which makes me think bread crumbs, but there was just a think layer of cheese melted over the top. If I hadn't been starving, if I didn't care about making my group feel bad, and if I would have thought I could get something else in a reasonable amount of time, I would not have eaten it. The worst thing though was the unclean bathrooms. How hard is it to make sure that someone is checking the restrooms and making sure they are acceptable? The women's restroom was disgusting; pee and toilet paper on the seat and floor, smelt gross, but best of all they actually framed a stupid ad for feminine wipes that is in bad taste and put it in a restroom where young girls can easily see it. It is a picture of a beaver and the ad reads, "A clean beaver always finds more wood." Super classy and appropriate (heavy sarcasm) and they are obviously thrilled with it because they framed it and hung it right where you won't miss it next to the toilet. I would be pissed if I took my young daughter here. None of us will be returning to this place and we don't...

What a vibe! A friend and I came in around 2:30 on a drizzly Sunday afternoon to grab a bite and a drink. Parking is a weird situation, they have a small lot that, for some reason, has a faded out sign for tri-met park and ride... I parked there anyway and didn't get a ticket or towed or anything, so I guess that's ok?

This place has two entrances - one is at the corner of the building at the intersection with the traffic light, and the other you walk up a wooden ramp past their balcony seating and to a door on the second floor (the building is kind of at the edge of a hill, it'll make sense once you see it). Friend and I went into the first floor entrance, which seems to be the minors-acceptable space. The person who greeted us kind of ushered us upstairs immediately, which is where the minors-not-allowed space is. From what I saw of the downstairs, it feels like a pretty traditional pub, with some good natural light from street-facing windows.

Upstairs is a completely different story though. Everything is dark, with comfortable couches and chairs, an electric fireplace, darts, and a bar separated through three different small rooms.

My friend and I got pints of Guinness and pilsner, an order of cod fish and chips, sausage roll, and a Reuben sandwich with chips (fries). I wish I would have remembered to take a photo, they do their fries here as more of a potato wedge. They came out perfectly crispy and not soggy in the middle, and were very obviously fresh because they were hot! Everything was delicious, I loved my Reuben and was really happy that they could accommodate my dairy allergy by omitting the cheese. The sausage rolls were just as they should be - slightly savory and perfect with a little dab of Hp brown sauce. They did come with a choice of jams, my friend tried one of them that we hadn't heard of before (tayberry).

Along with the great food and atmosphere, the service here was outstanding! Not overly hover-y, but not absent, no rush to get out after we'd finished eating, but still there - really made us feel welcome to sip and enjoy our beers and have a chat. This is place is clearly intended to be a "3rd space". I just wish I...

I was sadly disappointed. We went here for their version of haggis, they were out. We then ordered the scotch eggs....they were out. We didnt feel like finding another place so we ordered the bangers and mash and the spinach and cheese pasty. Well...at least the beer was good, I had an imperial dark beer I cant remember the name of, and the bangers were fine, nothing special there, the pasty...good thing I wasnt a vegetarian, cuz what we got wasnt the spinach and cheese one, I think it might have been the chicken curry? Definitely not what we ordered. The server was nice, kind of slow in between check ins, and since he knew we were already frustrated by the lack of fried ball shaped products we had hoped to order, and we had already eaten most of the food by the time he checked back, so we didnt even mention that we'd been served the wrong pasty. Normally I would have given this place 2.5 stars, tried em again to see if they had what I wanted on the next go around, ...but I am giving them 4 stars based on follow up service. Apparently my purse fell out of my car or out of my jacket when getting in my car (its more like a wallet w a strap). Apparently someone turned it in( thank you, thank you, if I find out who you were I will see if I can forward a drink to you!) And the bar was good enough to go thru it for my Drs contact card, call them and they called me to let me know they had my purse! So happy because it had my passport in it! I dont live up there, but will hopefully make my way back up to portland in the next month or so to retrieve it and hopefully buy the finder a shot or something...hopefully by then they will have in Scottish eggs and the haggis balls as well!! They do have quite an extensive whiskey list as well, unfortunately I was driving, hopefully next time I can crash the night so I can try a few of the...