Bantam Tavern — Restaurant in Portland

Island envy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ had a delicious pineapple not overly sweet cool and refreshing

Penny royalty ⭐⭐⭐✨ has a coppery aftertaste refreshing though, has a lime

Chupa thingy ⭐⭐⭐⭐ good but I don't like the salt kind of like that Mexican mango drink

Spices tea old fashioned ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ really good for an old fashioned what you'd expect but with a very slight twist

Preface, for bar food, these are all 5/5 stars.

Potato dumplings ⭐⭐⭐⭐ imagine lightly fried gnocchi with marinara sauce wish it was a little crispier

❤️Onion rings ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ amazing onion rings wish there were more

Oxtail cheese steak ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it was super tender I like the cheese there's something about it that is different from a normal cheese steak and I feel like it's the mushrooms

Chicken po boy ⭐⭐⭐⭐ had crunchy bits that were delicious I liked the lime and cilantro taste the chicken is super crunchy I like the kale slaw, all the vegetables on this were perfect unsure if I would order again over the cheese steak. I think maybe because the chicken was too salty for my liking?

Vintage burger ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ what you'd expect double stacked juicy and delicious

Pork shoulder ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ the salad was good smoked taste crispy

Brutus salad ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ the chicken was so juicy and amazing basically a ceasar salar can actually taste the anchovies in a not fishy way kale was definitely massaged

Poutine ⭐⭐⭐⭐ the gravy is on the bottom not cheese curds, not sure if this is poutine tbh

Smoked rockfish cheese dip ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it hits it's not overly cheesey I wish there were more...

Been here many times, and usually have a great experience. Good strong drinks, great atmosphere, typically great service. However, I was there with a small group of 5 people last week and the redheaded bartender was initially courteous and approachable. My group ordered a round, all in separate tabs, then went outside and sat by the firepit. When a couple people went in to get another drink she was extremely rude and told one of my friends he needed to pay for other people’s drinks, even though they had their own tabs. She then put an autograt on our tickets saying we were a “large party”. Nobody got food, nobody got table service. I’ve never been autogratted when I was just getting drinks at a bar before, and I’ve worked in the industry for 14 years. I always tell people to check this bar out, but now I will tell people to stay only if the redheaded woman isn’t tending bar, or go to...

A surprisingly good experience, spearheaded by a fantastic bartender. I wish I had asked her name so I could have named her here to give her credit, but she has shorter, curly dark hair and a few tattoos (She was working on 4/24 at 330 PM). Her proficiency in service and cocktail craftsmanship was unparalleled. This spot is one of the cleanest places in town, with a great happy hour menu and high quality ingredients. As I said before, the bartender’s skill and service while we killed some time before dinner really stood out, as that is something that is difficult to find in...