Posies Bakery & Cafe — Restaurant in Portland

Sometimes in your travels, as you wander about the madness of Portland meeting fun people and finding great deals at Yard Sales, all you really want at the end of the day is a really good sandwich.

I remember when Kenton began its renaissance so many years ago. Posies entering the Kenton stage like a young brave hero dedicated to bringing sparkle and prosperity to the poor rundown Hamlet.

I don’t know why I never went in until today, maybe it was the parking or maybe it was just that I was always passing through Kenton from one thing to another, and if you blink you might miss the neighborhood entirely. But I always wondered…

I’m afraid I don’t wonder anymore. I loved the atmosphere, the lively and interesting crowd that seems to throng to the place like moths around a candle flame. The service was OK, I was greeted in a friendly manner which is important to someone as old and doddering as myself and it didn’t take long for the food to come out.

But here is where things take something of a turn for the worse. I ordered the beef sandwich with red onions and have Havarti cheese… This is difficult for me. I know there are children starving in India and it went against my grain, but this was the first time in a restaurant I have ever thrown a sandwich away after two bites. It was, awful! It was thin and stingy But worse, it was almost beyond bland. There were no red onions which may have added some interest to the thing, but I would expect a sandwich like that to be savory, to have something interesting going on and this one was not.

At first I considered wrapping it up and bringing it home so that I could try to rescue the protein, perhaps add some spice or throw it in a soup. But at the second bite, I begin to feel a kind of insult. It was a strange sensation throwing food away. I suppose I should’ve taken it out and given it to a homeless person but I was a little befuddled.

I am not lying when I say it was one of the worst sandwiches I have ever had. There is a little worse than meat cooked with what seemed like no spice, no salt, no nothing. Maybe they are trying to turn me into a vegan, but I’m afraid I’m too old for that.

And what’s more it was such a surprise considering how nice the place is, a venue I could’ve brought friends to or had secret meetings where we planned exotic adventures.

I hate to hurt feelings, and these people seem so nice but I doubt it is a place I will ever find again. The path goes always forward towards new adventures and marvelous meals, the best ones you come back to, they become homes away from home. But not Posies.

I was lured in by the promise of wholesome, hearty food and an atmosphere of conviviality, and left disappointed. Throwing that sandwich in the trash was...

Update: The owner contacted me, by responding to my review, as well as via email, and did likely everything they could to address my complaints. While I do really appreciate getting a refund to more than cover the missing items, I am most impressed that they appropriately addressed my bigger frustration, which was having enough things go wrong that I felt a need to complain/ alert them in the first place. They acknowledged my concerns, and then shared the steps they’re taking to keep those issues from continuing.

Independent of the problems we’ve had on the last few visits, the food and drinks at Posie’s are really good. I’m glad to say that we’ll be back, confident that we’re going to get the fresh goodies this neighborhood favorite is known for. And if we do run into any issues in the future, I also feel confident that they’ll make it right.

Original review: The breakfast sandwiches here are pretty tasty, and they have gluten free options, but I don’t think we’ll be back. On 2 different pickup orders, they forgot to add the avocado, which they charge extra for, and on another order, I got a slice of gf pumpkin bread with a nickel-sized spot of mold on it. So we stopped ordering. But my partner really wanted to order here today, so I even included a note about the issues we’ve previously had and asked that they double check the items in our order. They still failed to add the bacon on one sandwich, which costs extra, then gave me a slice of pumpkin bread that smelled burnt, and yet again, was moldy. There is nowhere on their website to message or email them, so I’m hoping this review will get their attention, and/or save someone else from not getting things they pay for and...

After two bad experiences with a cake order, I won't be returning.

I ordered a cake for my mother's birthday earlier this year- something I thought would be doable for a bakery. I asked for a natural texture, white and blue with gold details. The cake arrived, and it ended up being a smorgasbord of all the colors mixed together, a flat cake that looked like it had been painted with unicorn vomit (see photo attached, I added my own flowers). Also asked for the year 1956 to be incorporated (the year of my mother's birth), and the lettering was incredibly inappropriate in style for the occasion and style of the cake.

Understanding that perhaps my artistic vision might have been too difficult to interpret, I decided to go with something simpler for my sister's baby shower. I placed the online order a week ahead of the event and asked for a single-layer carrot cake, and provided a photo (as requested by the form). I called two days later to find that they were confused by the photo, so I clarified that all I was asking for is a white frosted, simple, single-layer cake and did not have to look exactly like the photo. I was told they would check with the baker to see if this was possible. After I received no call in return, I checked on the order later only to find that no, they hadn't bothered to make the cake or communicate with me, and I wouldn't be able to have a cake ready for the shower.

Literally go anywhere else if you want a cake...