McMenamins Cypress Room — Restaurant in Portland

The Cypress room is a hybrid little side room, half bar, half restaurant (and thus minor friendly), just across from the main Courtyard restaurant, specializing in light bites, desserts, brews and cocktails. Unlike Honors, Detention, and the Boiler Room, it's open most of the time, with no real blackout times or dates (other than the early morning), making it among the most accessible, thus it's probably the room in which I've spent the most time at the Kennedy School, other than the soaking pool.

Service is usually quick and attentive; easy to do in a cozy little space like this. And as its just one piece of the McMenamins pie, the prices and quality of drinks and food are the same as you'll find elsewhere on campus. If your visit to the Kennedy School involves coming early, or bringing kids, you're probably going to find yourself in the Cypress Room...

Original review: “Been here for over an hour with no service. Got a beer at the bar at 45 minutes and we were told a server would be over for food. It's been 70 minutes, no service. We're leaving. Then as we leave 2 employees are smoking at the main entrance with two other people that may be employees.“

Additional information: It’s not very often I get to go out with my wife and toddler. This really ruined one of the few nights we get together to go out. I'm rather beside myself. And it's not like no one was getting service. The family next to us was given children menus and crayons and was well taken care of.

I called Mcmenamins after putting the kiddo down for bed. I was either disconnected hung up on. I called back and got a voicemail. 🤔 Okay, I've been going there for over 20 years, it appears they just don't want me as a patron anymore....

This used to be one of my favorite places to have a relaxed dinner and a drink, but the service has become atrocious. Especially if you are sitting on the patio. What staff there is won't even bother to clean the tables or check on you to see how you're doing or if you need anything. Bad...