Stag PDX — Restaurant in Portland

A group of friends and I were visiting Portland for the weekend and trying to celebrate 2 of their birthdays. We had a large group of friends visiting so it was hard to accommodate with Covid precautions. We went out to a couple places and had an Ok time, but we tried out Stag on Saturday and we had the most fun that you can imagine!!! The dancers were friendly, the bartenders were friendly, the bar backs quickly clear your table and make sure you are ok, and the owner is PHENOMENAL!!!!! He is on site and actually walked up to our table and made sure that we were having a good time, along with making sure that his staff was treating us right. He didn’t know that we were from out of town until we told him and even checked on us and other tables throughout the night. He also makes sure that his employees feel comfortable and have the necessities that they need to have a smooth/ fun night. If you want a bar with a great atmosphere and AMAZING staff, make sure you check Stag out!!! Yes it does have a capacity during COVID, but they try to accommodate as much as they can! You will not regret visiting here and their dancers are great...especially Bailey...he is super friendly, will interact with your party, and will not pressure you to tip. The owner even took the time to get a picture with us. Come check it out on a Friday or a Saturday...you will not be...

My friend and I came down from the Seattle area for this past weekend. We were excited to hang out in Portland and to check out the various clubs.

We hit Stag on Saturday night. It was my first time at Stag. All in all, I had a good time. However, barely an hour into our visit, I had a negative interaction with one of the entertainers.

Almost as soon as he came on stage he leaned over to talk to me. Rather than introduce himself, as so many of the other performers had, he rudely informed me that in order to continue to occupy my seat I had to tip a $2 per song minimum. About 2 songs later, my friend and I decided to leave.

While we were not aware of any tipping requirements prior to our interaction with this entertainer, my friend and I had been tipping quite generously nonetheless. We were there to have a good time and wanted to make sure the performers knew we appreciated the attention they were giving us. We spent far, far more than the $2 per song minimum the performer informed us we needed to spend.

I don't get to Portland often, and since 99% of my time at Stag was pleasant, I'll likely visit again. But, this particular visit was ruined by the attitude of one person who didn't even bother to see if we were tipping before demanding more money from us. Another visit like this, and I likely won't bother again...

Went to this club because it was listed as "a great place for first timers" and my friends had never been to a strip club before. After cheering on several of the dancers, my friend pulled out her phone to take a picture (without knowing that was not an okay thing to do). She was immediately verbally assaulted by one of the other dancers screaming to delete the picture, which while understandable, did not have to be escalated to that point. After deleting the picture from her phone, he continued to scream at her about deleting from her trash folder (which she didn't know how to access on her phone).

After several minutes of verbally berating her (and the rest of our group for trying to help explain the situation), the dancer physically assaulted another member of our party by putting his hand in her face and physically shoving her away.

I completely understand the importance of protecting those boys, but physical and verbal assault to a group of first timers is not acceptable under any...