The Portland Bottle Shop | Sandwiches, Wine & Beer — Restaurant in Portland

My experience at the Portland Bottle Shop was amazing. I decided to go for a drink after work, landed here, and am so happy I did. I had an outstanding cider on tap, I wanna say it was nectarine or something. Fantastic. Then, I went inside to find a bottle of wine to take home with me. Now, I really enjoy wines, but have close to zero words in which to describe wines, including the different types. The woman who I initially spoke with (who was hilarious and told me how the whole thing works with the fridges and take home and corking fees and food and everything ... she was an absolute delight) called over the "wine guy" and he took me over to the wine side, asked what my price range was and what I was looking for. I said $30, and my three known description words: red, dry, and not too sweet. He said got it, walked away, and came back almost immediately with two bottles in hand, one at $20 and one at $29. He briefly described them in words he knew I would understand, haha, and I walked out with both bottles. Both were exactly what I'd imagine myself picking out if I knew how, and I will 100% be back for more. Whoever the wine guy I worked with is... he knows wines. This shop knows wines. And how to match the people that come in with the wines that go with those people. The food is great. The atmosphere is great. The staff, like I said, is a delight. Couldnt give this place enough stars if i tried. 10 10 10...

I love the Bottleshop and have been going there for years. But last night I arrived on a Friday night 2 minutes before 9:00 PM and was told they were closing. Half the place was packed. Again, 9:00 PM on a Friday night!!! And they were not nice about it either. It's a WINE bar!! My point is that I have been a customer there for years, and everyone I know in Sellwood complains that they not only close too early, but they are rude about it. They start stacking chairs and cleaning up at 8:30 PM! It's absurd. I get if you want to close at 9:00 PM on a weeknight, but Friday and Saturday nights is just dumb. Sure, close the kitchen at 9:00, fine. But I really wish the owner would consider an 11:00 PM close on Fri/Sat for folks in Sellwood to enjoy themselves. People would be there! We end up having to walk to Kay's or Limelight which are consistently packed on weekend nights in Sellwood. I've lived in Sellwood for over 15 years, and the "sleepy sellwood" story is just old. Look around you. There are young people everywhere in Sellwood now, and those parents whose kids are now in college, need a place to hang...

It was a nice place to have a meal. Great ambiance and fast service. However, I didn’t feel as if the person at the counter was very helpful. I asked if they had Moscato and was told no. Then, asked if they had any sweeter wines and was just told that they don’t have anything like that in the entire store with a gesture to the floor to ceiling walls of wine. I felt a bit judged for obviously not having exquisite taste in wine and wish I could’ve been pushed in the direction of something new or similar to my taste. Like a cider, which I ended up ordering after having been shot down several times.

The food was good. The sandwiches were large and high quality. My main issue with the dip sandwich was that the horseradish sauce wasn’t spread throughout the sandwich. It was just a big glob on one part that hurt a lot when I ate that section. Then, the remainder of the sandwich was quite flavorless without a the sauce. Would’ve been perfect if the sauce had...