Star Bar — Restaurant in Portland

So my son who is bi racial went this bar tonight with a group of friends, he stepped outside to make a phone call, when he tried to re enter he was informed by the bouncer that the bar was full to capacity . While my son waited outside his friends and girlfriend came out to check on him, all of whom happen to be white and where allowed to renter the bar all except my son. While my son stood and waited 5 pple left and 5 pple where allowed to enter all who where white. My son's friends packed up and left the bar. To think that this is allowed to continue in this day and age is ridiculous. I would seriously give second thoughts to going to this bar in the future. I would also hope that disciplinary action is taken against this bouncer.

In response to bar owners response....there was no line an several to...

My boyfriend is biracial, and one of the sweetest people I know. We went to Star Bar in Portland for a friend’s bday, and he stepped outside for a moment at around 9:30. The bouncer wouldn’t let him back in and him they were at capacity. Two people left. The bouncer wouldn’t let him in. I came out and talked to him, and two more people left. He said the bar was over capacity, but let me back in and not my boyfriend. I went and told our friends we were leaving, and while I was inside, he let four white people in while my boyfriend was standing in front of the door waiting. He said they’d just gone outside for a moment. He wouldn’t let the one brown person in the group in. There...

Not sure if this place needs a review. Constantly packed with the highest pedigree of Portland’s finest dirt bags. I feel humbled and honored every time I walk in there and am treated with unfettered kindness. Never a dull moment and genuine taste of real, classic, and sadly, quickly disappearing Portland. The DJ’s play music that is at once nostalgic and new. They have a knack for finding the rare versions of familiar tunes and limited edition, international import, b-sides.

They get to capacity often and luckily there are plenty of other acceptable bars near by, but none can compare to Star Bar. If you can’t have fun here, you probably don’t know...