Rogue Ales Public House

Rogue Ales Public HouseRogue Ales Public House
Rogue Ales Public HouseRogue Ales Public House
Bar, Eatery, Beer-to-go

748 SW Bay Blvd
Newport, Oregon, 97365-4836
United States

(541) 265-3188 | map
rogue.com
PLACE STATS
Average:
3.84
Reviews:
31
Ratings:
46
pDev:
18.75%
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Rated: 4.75 by CaliforniaJohnson from California

Sep 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3.41 by windowside from Germany

Sep 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.23 by IanCaldicott from Oregon

May 24, 2018
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Reviewed by Mark_Kansas from Kansas

1.35/5  rDev -64.8%
vibe: 1 | quality: 1 | service: 1 | selection: 2 | food: 2
Nasty place. Smelly, filthy/greasy carpet, and the service - by the useless yet snarky "Jerome" was abysmal. Guy screwed up our order, ignored our table, got the bill wrong, and smarted off to us as we left. Rogue, close this place ! It's ruining your reputation !
Aug 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.45 by snaxcat from California

Feb 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by Keelin from Illinois

Dec 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by LouZ from Washington

Nov 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4.16 by ADKbeerguy from New York

Oct 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.52 by SGMBARNES from Nevada

Sep 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by DuaneKing from Oregon

Jun 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by RHVC59 from Oregon

Jun 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by tylerstravis from Colorado

Jun 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by KStark from Canada (BC)

May 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by greencovesteve from North Carolina

Feb 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by rrock44 from Washington

Feb 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by crowbar540 from Tennessee

Jan 05, 2014
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Reviewed by htomsirveaux from Texas

3.23/5  rDev -15.9%
vibe: 3 | quality: 3 | service: 2.5 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Dropped in here on 31 Aug 2012 for a light lunch. First stop in Oregon (outside an airport) and stop #7 on the Aug-Sep CA-OR beer tour.

Mid Friday afternoon, not too busy, maybe a quarter full. About 20 tables, mix of 4&6 tops, two dining areas plus the bar area. Maybe 30 beers on tap. Lots of beer, merch and swag for sale. Service was a bit slow. Food was pretty good, but overall value wasn't too great, $30 before tip for one beer, an iced tea, house salad and seafood cocktail. For some reason Rogue is really into surfboards here.

As promised, a large B&W pic of the naked lady in the tub to the right of the bar.
Nov 11, 2012
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Reviewed by Sunshine72 from Spain

3.7/5  rDev -3.6%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3 | selection: 4 | food: 3.5
Of course the best part is the beers. I live on the East Coast, so this is something of a trip to Mecca for us. I went to the newer brewery across the bay from the commercial harbor. Lovely spot with lots of wind-swept views of the bay. No problem parking which can be a bear on the more densely packed port side. It is fun to walk through the brewery to get to the shop and eatery.

They have Jenga and other stuff to amuse kiddos.

They brought us a beer to taste. They have a wide selection of beers, but not everything Rogue makes. I don't really expect a brew pub to have all beers ever made by the brewery, but maybe I have low standards. There is a wide selection.

We went three times I think. I agree that the staff were uneven. Seemed like kids with a summer job. Food was a bit slow at times. Quality was pretty good but even: some very good, some so-so.

But the quality of the beers pushes it to an A- for me.
May 24, 2011
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Reviewed by guajolote from Oregon

2.25/5  rDev -41.4%
vibe: 2 | quality: 2.25 | service: 1 | selection: 3.5 | food: 2.5
This place was the perfect storm of inadequacy. Not really being familiar with the two Rogue options in Newport, we picked the one "on the bay," and apparently chose poorly.

First off, yes, it's on the bay. But the place faces an old fishing or canning facility. It's a big, hulking, rundown building, completely blocking any view of the bay.

Despite that, we went in. The hostess greeted us and directed us to our seats. There were no beer menus on the table, so we grabbed one from an empty table nearby. The menu was more of a book, with descriptions of each beer Rogue brews. I asked if all of the brews in the "book" were available, and was told they were. Shortly thereafter, we noticed there was a chalkboard with the tap list, and all of the beers in the "book" were definitely not available.

Next, we didn't see a waitress for about 20 minutes. When she did come to the table, her first statement was that she had only been working there three days. Not a good sign. My wife asked for a cocktail menu, but she didn't know if they had one (despite that fact that Rogue distills its own spirits). She left the table to see if they had one. When she came back, we asked about taster trays. She didn't know if they had those, and once again left for about 5 minutes. Up until this point, we still hadn't ordered drinks or food. Eventually we got our food & drink orders in.

When the drinks came, the waitress told my wife to taste the cocktail she ordered, because the bartender thought it tasted funny. It did. We sent it back (but it was still on the bill at the end of the meal). Apparently, the bartender didn't even know how to make the cocktails, since the waitress had to come get the cocktail menu from our table to take to the bartender.

The waitress also knew nothing about the beer. You'd think that a brewpub manager would ensure that before turning a new waitress loose to work on her own, she was able to at least tell which beers are available, if not at least describe their basic characteristics. But I guess that was too much to ask here. Luckily, we are beer nerds, so we knew what we were looking at. We ordered taster trays, which were good but unremarkable.

We waited about another 30 minutes for our food to arrive. During which time, we noticed how well the menus stuck to the table. Gross. When the food did arrive, it was average at best.

The bill for 4 people came to about $120, which is steep for a place like this even when service & food is good.

I don't like to rant like this, but this was a truly awful experience. I don't know if this place operates this way all the time, but I don't intend on going back to find out.
Feb 27, 2011
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Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina

3.58/5  rDev -6.8%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3
Da Boss and i visited earlier today.
Atmosphere was OK, we sat outside to enjoy a mid-60's not overly windy day. Not much to look at out on the patio. Inside was your typical brewpub with a small amount of dining and bar seating. Quality was OK, the beers were good and the food was pretty average. Service was uneven, the server/bartender was all over us with the first beer and had us in a hurry to order lunch. The kid that brought the food failed to offer up a second pint, and of course the server/bartender was too busy for the next half hour. Selection of beers was awesome, with some guest taps available in addition to thirty some Rogue beers. Food selection was pretty good but both Da Boss and I thought that the food was pretty eh. We had fish tacos, the hot dog tacos and two pints a piece for $48 which is a bit pricey. Overall I was dissapointed in our trip here, I expected a bit more quality overall for the going cost.
Aug 14, 2010
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Reviewed by Dogbrick from Ohio

3.88/5  rDev +1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Rogue's Public House in Newport is located right along the bay on Bay Blvd. Parking on the street was not an option on our visit as the whole place was torn up. We did park farther down at Ripley's with no problems.

There is a bed and breakfast above and a "museum" next door which turned out to be more restaurant seating. Inside the bar area is in the rear with table seating everywhere else. There is a small gift shop right in the entrance and there are bottles stocked all over. The requisite surfboard is present, and a lot of the decor includes awards received by the brewery, as well as a good collection of tap handles.

The beer selection is pretty good. Many brews from Rogue, Eugene City and Issaquah are available. In addition there were some XS, Chatoe and Tracktown beers too. The beers are listed on a white board in the seating area. There are over 25 total and they offer a 4-beer sampler paddle where you write which beers you want on a piece of paper, costing $5.75. The beers were generally good, although the John John was noticeably less flavorful than it was in Portland just a day or 2 before, to the point where I suspected it was the Amber. The bartender verified it was the John John, so maybe that keg simply lacked something.

Service was decent on a weekend afternoon. The server wasn't overly knowledgeable about beer but was reasonably prompt and friendly.

Our pub food was pretty good. We went with old fashioned hot dogs and sandwiches.

Overall I liked the Brewery better but this place is worth a stop, especially on a nice day and the sea lions are out.
Mar 12, 2010
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Reviewed by RedBrewer83 from Oregon

3.88/5  rDev +1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Why go to the public house when the brewery is only a few miles away and ten times the experience? Convenience I guess if you are down on the boardwalk its easy access to Rogue. The atmosphere is nice, kind of pirate themed with lots of Rogue memorabilia, lots of rustic wood showing. Quality is virtually the same as the brewery, but the selection is greatly diminished in addition to the inability to order a sampler....are you kidding me? What brewery doesn't offer a sampler? Kind of pissed me off to be honest, anyway I ordered a Charles off the beer list that gave it little description other than it was named after one of the brewers. I asked the server and he said it was kind of a strong ale...anyway, the beer was good but after drinking most of it I was feeling a little beer-headed. I called the server over and inquired about the abv and he said "i think its like 9 or something, we don't really know?" I was blown away....I love strong ales and it was pretty tasty, but its always nice to know what you are getting yourself into. Would have rather finished with that beer than started. Anyway, price and food was the same, service was fairly slow especially for the place being fairly quiet. In the future I will be sure to go to the brewery.
Jan 11, 2010
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Reviewed by barleywinefiend from Washington

2.73/5  rDev -28.9%
vibe: 1 | quality: 4 | service: 1.5 | selection: 3 | food: 3
Dec 2007-I was very disappointed in contrast with Issaquah Brewhouse in Washington and Rogue Public house in SF. The bed and breakfast upstairs is a good value and very cool. The bed was not much better than a futon in my garage on comfort. First off, middle of December and no Old Crustacean. The servers were bad, the girl at the bar that night, terrible. She could care less about anyone except the local guys at the bar. The locals were not warming at all. The bartender made us feel like we were outsiders and we were staying upstairs. Attitude. She was more tuned in to the obnoxious guys at the bar, flirting and what not. They did not really care to serve you if you were not local despite us staying the night. My wife and I went to the small bar area to get a seat and the locals had placed all of their belongings on the seats, tables and everywhere else to see that no one besides their buddies would get a seat. We asked and people ignored us or said "seats taken".Obnoxious punks not to mention the guy who was walking around on his cell phone cursing in the dining area. You can not hold your patrons responsible for actions but in my opinion it is a reflection upon the atmosphere, staff and general feel of a restaraunt. This was AWFUL and a disgrace to Rogue in my opinion. I really held Rogue to high esteem after my visits to Issaquah and all of the GREAT beer I have consumed over the years. Not welcoming, bad service, rude, terrible. The charge 0f $75 for a 70z 6 year vertical of Old Crusty blew my mind! Get over yourselves and rip off patrons. Food was ok but I have had better at midnight diners.
Sep 24, 2009
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Reviewed by HokieNoPokie from Colorado

2.15/5  rDev -44%
vibe: 2 | quality: 2 | service: 2 | selection: 3 | food: 1
I'll start with the good: this place has Rogue beers on tap, including Crusty and Imperial IPA.

Unfortunately, the bad was really bad. We walked in on a beautiful summer day for an early lunch. Immediately upon being seated, we were given a shot glass full of a nasty wheat beer and asked to join Rogue Nation. To join Rogue Nation, we had to give out our name, address, email, and phone number. I'm not too keen on giving out marketing information so I pushed the pen and paper to the side and tried to enjoy my beer. Shortly after that, some guy named Danimal came by and took our pictures explaining that we'd be getting Rogue Nation cards as soon as we filled out the paper. This was extremely annoying. The food was the coup de grace - the two dishes we ordered from the meager selection the menu offered were pretty bad. So bad that the fish and chips had my significant other projectile vomiting on the streets of Eugene later that evening. I thought we might have been there on a bad day until I spoke with some friends that had also visited Rogue. They also complained about the food.

I've loved Rogue beers for a long time. I even used to get a keg of Dead Guy every year for my birthday. My visit to the public house and the brewery revealed that although Rogue knows how to make good beer, they need to work on just about everything else.
Jul 28, 2009
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Reviewed by olmatty from Oregon

4.13/5  rDev +7.6%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
Packed up the family the weekend after christmas and went down the Oregon coast. What a beautiful place. Going south on the coast highway jump off to the right just before the big ass bridge and go under the bridge down to the old Newport by the bay. Nestled in this fishing fleet mecca and amongst a long strip of nice tourist trap shops is the Rogue Ales Public House.

I assume kids may not be OK in the nearby brewery, but they did great in the casual fun atmosphere of Rogue's brewpub. A lego table in the corner for my littles made all the difference. Kids meals served in Rogue frisbees were a nice touch.

Lots and lots of Rogue beers on tap. I'd guess twenty five or so and all the freaking imperials on tap!!! I think I need to spend a weekend.

Good Service, quality food, lots of excellent beer and very nice and accommodating, friendly service even with my quirky Dad from NY in tow making his standard odd comments to the waitstaff.

After you eat walk down the block and across the street and watch the Sea Lions barking their heads off. My kids loved it. Even in cold weather a great stop on a memorable day trip. If you like beer you'd be doing yourself a disservice to eat anywhere else in Newport.
Jan 11, 2009
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Reviewed by mugglesandhops from Texas

4.08/5  rDev +6.3%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4
Had to stop by here as it is the original Rogue public house. Went to the brewery first and then came by here. Bartender was nice and service was nice and quick unlike some of the other reviews I have read about this place. I loved it here. They had most of the Rogues on tap except the John Lockers. The food was great I had a taste of the clam chowder and the hazelnut bread...great food. Also got to sample some of the brand new pink gin that had just came out that day. Overall this was a great pub, I would recommend the actually brewery of this one because the brewery had ALL the Rogues available right now and the service was just a little better.
Nov 26, 2008
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Reviewed by pjbear05 from Florida

4.72/5  rDev +22.9%
vibe: 5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 5
OMG,unfreakinbeleivable!

No hostess showed up immediately, and that was deliberate-they want you to get an uninterrupted, unbiased feel for the place, so they let you look around when you enter and take it all in. We were seated and handed a food menu, and a drink menu, and a sampler of the JuniperAle-what a nice touch for sitting down. The beer menu was a loose leaf binder giving specific definitions of all of the available brews, so if you order wrong, it's your own fault. I didn't look at the beer menu at first, 'cause I knew I wanted a Dead Guy Ale, which I drank while perusing the very extensive food menu-so extensive I had another pint of Dead Guy to enjoy while trying to decide what to eat!

My wife's American Kobe Beef Chili Dog and my Kobe Beef Black Bean Chili were excellent. Portions were more than adequate-make sure you're hungry when you come here.

Outstanding beer and outstanding food, very reasonably priced considering the quality, and classic rock, too? Damn, I could take up permanent residence here. A must stop!
Sep 26, 2008
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev +1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 3.5 | food: 4
The first thing that caught my eye was all of the neon in the windows as we pulled up. There was an m.d.s. with a LOT of logo items off to the left as we entered. It was here that I both entered the Rogue Nation and bought the Hawaiian print shirt that garnered me a prize on Groundhog Day at the Grey Lodge in PHL. A cooler filled mostly with bombers was on the right, opposite the m.d.s. A small dining area was to the right with a larger dining area to the left through a doorway. The short, "U"-shaped bar was all of the way aft, slightly right of center. There was even a Billiards Room with two pool tables aft of the bar on the left. The walls in the main dining room had former label designs painted on them.

I ate an open-faced salmon melt as a late-night supper. I will probably never tire of eating salmon.

Beers: American Amber; Kell's Irish Lager; Mocha Porter; Shakespeare Stout; Chocolate Stout; Dead Guy Ale; Hazelnut Brown Nectar; and Yellow Snow Ale.
Aug 26, 2008
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Reviewed by SurlyDuff from Oregon

4.05/5  rDev +5.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4.5
Right along the warf/docks downtown, the Rogue public house is just a comfortable blue-collar pub, with a good mix of families, some local dockworkers, and of course beer-loving tourists.

Beautiful seaside location, a fun drive down the hill to Bay Blvd. It has rained all three times i've been there, but it is the Oregon coast afterall, isnt it?

The pub is comfortable and covered with Rogue memorabilia. You'll find a good 20 beers on tap, plus 22oz, growlers, and merchandise on sale.

Great beers. You can get the rarest of Rogues here! The staff is friendly and knowledgable. Service was a bit slow two of our visits, once because the place was packed. Hit or miss i guess.

Basically, if you're anywhere within 3 hours of Newport, this is a must-visit. They also have a B&B upstairs, and at a reasonable price.
Feb 13, 2008
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Reviewed by largadeer from California

4.5/5  rDev +17.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
A bit of a dive, but I love it. Don't expect any kind of impressive decor or ambience - this is a working-class pub, and they're not trying to present it as anything other than that. The place to sit here is at the bar - the locals are great if you can withstand the incessant barrage of cigarette smoke. The pub is pretty spacious, and I've never had a problem finding a place to sit and get comfortable. The bar generally has around 20 Rogue offerings on tap in addition to several quality guest beers. Prices are average, quite reasonable even if you have a Rogue Nation card. Food is good, especially the seafood which is delivered fresh each day (what else would you expect from a place that's 20 feet away from the ocean?). Mussels are exceptionally good, as are the fish 'n' chips. In all this is simply one of my favorite drinking spots. It's nothing fancy, but the beer speaks for itself and the people are great.
Feb 03, 2008
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Reviewed by lush1 from Ohio

3.68/5  rDev -4.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 1.5 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5
Visited the Public House in December on vacation to Oregon, knew about the rooms for rent so was able to reserve one for the night. Which waas a great call, the rooms are awesom and a super good value, I highly recommend checking it out.

Dinner was good food (gourmet pizz was awesome) at a decent price, and a great tap selection of Rogue ales on draft that I couldn't get in Ohio loved the beer selection.

Only problem was sevice was very slow at the meal, and even at the bar. Staff all seemed irritable and distracted maybe it was just one of those days.

But otherwise was a great experience and will go be in a Hearbest. Highly recommed to others. Make sure while there to visit the brewery/distillery across the bay, fun visit and the tours of both are awesome.
Jan 09, 2008
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Reviewed by loren01 from Washington

2.6/5  rDev -32.3%
vibe: 2 | quality: 2 | service: 2 | selection: 4 | food: 3
Went and stayed at the Rogue Bed and Beer over the weekend. The apartment was very nice, not like staying in a motel at all, we stayed for 2 nights and felt very much at home. The public house however sucked...pretty much didn't have one good thing to say about the public house. Waitresses were very rude, beer was served warm. I know the school of thought that a cold temp to the beer will hinder taste, however this beer was warm, there was no chill to it at all and it made the beer taste like crap. When I asked for a bottle of Rogue Brutal Bitter the waitress looked at me like I had lost my mind, stating that from the draft it is way better. I told her that I don't like warm beer, but I was told that they didn't have any bottled brutal bitter which seemed a bit wierd because it looked to me like they had tons of bottles in their cooler. Food was overpriced and not that great really. 2 times we went there we were told that we couldn't be served because of my temporary MT drivers liscence (I lost my real one before my Oregon trip) wasn't laminated and they couldn't see my picture that well. I drank beer at probably 25 other bars in Oregon and it was never questioned once. The attitude that I got was that Rogue is big now and they could really care less if they got my business or not. I had planned on buying a case of beer and/or souveniers from Rogue but I will never buy any Rogue beer again after the way we were treated there. On a good note they had a good selection of warm beer and below average food, and the atmoshere on the bayfront is pretty cool.
Sep 08, 2007
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Reviewed by mtnbiknma from Oregon

4.22/5  rDev +9.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3.5
Had the pleasure of stopping (and staying) at this rather unassuming pub on the touristy bay front strip of Newport on my recent vacation. The brewery is across the bridge on the other side of the bay.

First of all, i loved the check in process. Grab a beer and your room keys (they have three rooms upstairs) from the bartender. Usually I have to give the bartender my keys and not the other way around!
The atmosphere was average pub with a little seaside, fishing community vibe. There appears to be a number of locals who regularly occupy the small bar area. These folks appear to know a great deal about the beers that have made their local brewery famous.

The obvious focal point here is the beer. They had at least 15 rogue beers on tap, some of these were left-overs brewed especially for recent brew fests (cherry-chocolate stout sound good?). There were also about a dozen guest taps. Of these, I tried an Anderson Valley IPA to compare to the Rogue TreeTown. Rogue won hands down in both aroma and flavor. I also had the Rasputin Imperial Stout.
The beers were expensive (at least $4.00) for this little town and especially for being right across the small bay from the freakin brewery. Thankfully, the bartenders always ready to oblige our desire to taste before we bought. in fact, we tasted so much that it was easy for us to skip the brewery tour the following day. My highlight was the fest-brewed imperial porter. There was also a tap called "john's locker" which was the random, locally-served-only, small-batch release from the brewery. All these unusual selections made me forget quickly about the prices! In order to cram in as many delicious brews as possible, i recommend ordering by the glass and not the pint (an option that i loved when honeymooning in Ireland).

The only food we had was the steamers, which were excellent. (We ate dinner at a cheaper chowder house down the road.)

We drank only at the bar where we could always chat with the bartenders. The women who worked the afternoon was friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. The guy who worked later frequently screwed up order even though it was slow. However, he was knowledgeable and willing to correct any mistakes.

Having a few rooms to rent upstairs (we reserved ours way in advance) allowed my wife to go to bed when she wanted while i continued to tour the taps til' closing. The rooms are spacious and would make a decent one-bedroom apartment here in Boston. While they are clean, they are not the quality of the Ritz. They do have fully equipped kitchens that come with two pint glasses and two bombers. It would be well worth it to stay a couple of nights, buy some fish off a boat across the street and fix your favorite seafood recipes to pair with the great beers made around the corner.

The poker/blackjack room was also pretty neat and gave the place a little wild west feeling.

Overall, this was a great stop on our trip down the coast. If you are committed to tasting the full line of beers at this cool little place, you better book one of those upstairs rooms or be prepared to sleep with the seals on the docks down the street.
Sep 07, 2007
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Reviewed by younger35 from Minnesota

3.93/5  rDev +2.3%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Went to Rogues Public House the first night my girlfriend and I went to Newport. I was excited to go here but where I really wanted to go was to the actually brewery (did the next day).
Since we went on a Saturday Night of Labor Day, it was pretty busy. We stood in line about 25 minutes before we finally were seated. The place is really cool. There is a big main room that has the bar in it with about 20 or so beers on tap along with a few other “guest” taps. Off to the side is another dining area and in the very back are a couple pool tables and a bunch of board games. Once we were at our table we ordered a few brews and since our waitress was busy it took about 10 minutes. The food was pretty darn good. My girlfriend got the crab cakes which were excellent and I got a bowl of Clam Chowder and some oysters. (I didn’t realize it at the time but the Clam Chowder that I had in the Public House was much better than the Clam Chowder I had at the brewpub. Not sure why, I think it was a little fresher.) After throwing back the food we sat and drank and played an extremely fun trivia game with Trivia Bob. Not sure how often they do this but it was a good time and they gave away gift certificates and Rogue goodies. I progressively got stupider as sucked down Imperial Porter after Imperial Porter (so good). We finished off the night by drinking in the back and playing some Yahtzee. Either my girlfriend is an expert Yahtzee player, or I seriously suck because she laid down a ass woop’n! Good times! Very fun place with a nice friendly atmosphere.
Sep 04, 2007
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Reviewed by rayjay from Hawaii

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 3.5 | food: 2
Stopped by here for dinner and a few beers. We were excited to visit this place since we both like Rogue beers; although it seems like they get alot more respect on the east coast and out here they're just another brewery.

Beer selection was good, maybe 20 Rogue beers and about 5 guest taps (including BMC; man I sure wouldn't have that stuff at my brewery). Juniper PA and the I2PA were good and fresh, the Imperial Stout was too fresh and tasted as bitter as a pill. I felt that the beers were a bit pricey for it being wholesale; in fact, it costs more to order beers here than it does at any beer bar I've been to.

Food isn't all that good, and again it's overpriced for what it is. My halibut was dry and fishy, the risoto was steamed with the fish steam, and my veggies were cooked in a nasty sugary sauce. All that, and it costs $16; luckily the server was understanding and didn't charge me for it.

This is a good place to go with kids, as they have a nice kids menu with a free frisbee, plus the atmosphere is kid-friendly. Expect a busy restaurant with a slight wait for a table. Oregon really needs to ban smoking, too; the dining area is no smoking, but smoke still drifts in from the bar and the pool room.

Bottled beers to go are also a bit pricey, slightly more than the average beer store.
Sep 13, 2006
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Reviewed by edmundfitzoil from Florida

4.22/5  rDev +9.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | food: 3.5
Two friends from Ohio flew out to Oregon to help me drive my car back across the country, but before we embarked on our trip, which also included at stop at the Three Floyds's brewpub, we stopped for a night at the coast at the Rogue Ales Public House.

Brewer's on the Bay, from the times I've visited it before, seems to be getting a large amount of attention because it is the home of the current Rogue Brewery, but the Publlic House is home of the Bed and Beer, three apartments Rogue converted into Bed and Breakfast rooms. For $80 we received a room with a bedroom, full bath, nice sized kitchen (for a hotel or b&b room), washer and dryer, sleeper sofa, and tv and vcr. The room was in very nice condition and very clean minus the obvious stains on the floor from what I would expect to be people who have puked or spilled beer. We were surprised with the room.

The restaurant has essentially the same menu as Brewer's on the Bay plus pizza. They have the same very good beer and cheese soup and also the exceptionally sinful hazelnut brown nectar bread with melted cheese. I ate a spicey pizza and a few oyster shooters.

The beer selection is impressive by way of everything but two tap handles are rogue ales products, either from the main brewery or from the Eugene brewery. Chocolate stout, old crusty, i2pa, brutal bitter, russian imperial stout, and a ton of other standbys were there. The two guest handles were semi-throw away coors Light and Rainier. Rogue also served up their own rum, and will - according to the bartender - be adding gin and vodka to their personally crafted liqour selections.

The servers were exceptionally nice and helpful with choosing beers and offering advice, and the closing bartender even gave us some chips and salsa at the end of a long day of sampling beers for free, which was greatly appreciated.

Overall, the beer was good and well varied. The mocha porter is and was one of my favorite robust style American porters, and some other surprises like the wheat ale brewed in the Eugene brewery (the exact name escapes me at the moment) and was pretty pleased with the food iteself, I simply wish the ales were served in imperial glasses.
Jun 04, 2006
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Reviewed by TheLoneGunman from Illinois

4.22/5  rDev +9.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3.5
Nice place in the older area of Newport. We stayed the night in one of their rooms and it was a lot of fun.

We enjoyed plenty of fresh Rogue at the pub and enjoyed some good food as well. The service was fairly good and the crowd was friendly. Comfortable layout to the bar. Although the actual bar itself was somewhat small and located in the back by the kitchen.

It was really nice being able to stumble up stairs after drinking so much good beer. It was a rainy evening and day after. But it was cool to wake up and hang out on the bay hearing the fog horn. Love that sound.

If you are driving along the coast, there is no reason why you wouldn't stop here. We stayed in one of the two bedroom units and it had a washer and dryer. Very nice when on a road trip.
May 10, 2006
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Reviewed by GrahamHunter from Utah

3.38/5  rDev -12%
vibe: 3 | quality: 5 | service: 1 | selection: 4
I got to take a trip to the Oregon Coast in mid-March. No trip to Oregon would be complete with out enjoying Rogue Ales. I'll still believe Rogue Ales are among my favorites, but Rogue's Newport public house is forever off my list of places to go. We booked reservations for two nights in the B&B. We stayed there in the past and enjoyed it. A kitchen for cooking your own food, washer and dryer ,etc.; good stuff for a traveler. Not this time! The place has turned into a dump. The carpet has absorbed so much beer and puke that I gag just thinking of it. I had to take linens out of the dryer, and put their wet linen from the washer into the dryer before I could start my own loads. The dishwasher had dirty dishes in it, The blinds were missing or broken in the windows. The TV remote didn't work.

The tavern itself had a small gathering of local patrons who were both friendlyand not afraid to qualf down a few beers and talk to strangers. Unfortunately, the ventilation system could not keep up with the smoke. I smoked all the butts that I could in years gone by and can no longer allow myself to inhale something as unrewarding as tobacco. It costs more to drink a pint ($4.50) of Rogue in their tavern, than at other taverns ($3.75) that carry their beer.

But, the topper for me was when I ordered a pint of St. Rogue Red, and was given a Santa Claus red. I had a Santa at the Eugene house the day before, so my palette was ready for a malty less hopped up flavor that the St. Rogue offers. I’ve been able to buy the St. Rogue in a little store in Idaho, twenty mile from my home. Plus, the last time we ventured to San Francisco we stopped into the new Rogue house there and that’s where I enjoyed my first St. Rogue. I love that Beer, I can drink one on Tuesday and still catch myself smiling and thinking about it a week later. I guess she thought I wouldn't know the difference. I would have liked to do a sample tray, but my faith was gone. I thought about having dinner their and wondered if I ordered the Kobe Beef what would I end up with? The service otherwise was fine and friendly. We got growlers of Shakespeare Stout for the rest of our time there and stayed out of the bar.

Their beer is great and the two other Rogue Houses we stopped at told me that the St. Rouge was gone for the season and offered me the Santa. You can get around the higher prices by getting a growler.

My advice is drink Rogue beer and stay somewhere where you can see the Ocean, instead of a mural of it.And don't forget your growler. Luckily, one can go to Newport and avoid the Public House by going across the bay to the Brewery.

The ratings I entered are for the tavern, not the B&B. There are not low enough numbers for that!
Graham Hunter
Apr 07, 2006
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Reviewed by Knuckles from Washington

2.55/5  rDev -33.6%
vibe: 2.5 | quality: 2.5 | service: 2 | selection: 3 | food: 3
I live in Bremerton, and commute to my job in Seattle every day by ferry. One thing I've noticed over the years that I've been doing this is that there are certain people who simply annoy the shit out of me. No matter what I do, no matter how I change my embarkation/disembarkation procedure, ride a different boat, whatever, I invariably find myself near them. Rogue has become like those people to me.

Honestly, I want to like Rogue. I really do. I bet John Maier is a swell guy, and I know they do a ton in Oregon to help out other Oregon brewers. But goddammit, their brewpubs/pubs suck. The food is marginal, the service is typically lousy, and the prices are outrageous. I'm also not super fond of their beers, other than the Shakespeare. Now, please, do not interpret this as me saying they brew bad beer. I'm not saying that at all. I'm just saying it rarely appeals to me.

Atmosphere: This pub is located on the “Historic Bayfront” of Newport which is easy enough to find off of 101, seeing as how there are signs pointing you towards the “Historic Bayfront” approximately every quarter mile or so. It’s on the end of the drag closest to the Newport Bridge, right next to a huge parking lot. Actually, I was quite impressed with the parking lot, as it’s the only place I’ve ever seen 2 hour, 4 hour and 12 hour parking. Go inside and the first thing you notice is just how freaking small the place is. Assloads of tables, with very little room between them. If you could turn the weirdly constructed parts of the Winchester Mystery House into a pub, this might be it. Bad angles, narrow aisles, and only two toilets. You need to squeeze in the front door between the beer cooler, stacks of beer, and the ubiquitous trinket kiosk. The entry can really only handle about five or six people, and then you are backed up onto the sidewalk outside.

Quality: I’m sorry, but I’m never impressed with Rogue’s pub quality and this establishment did absolutely nothing to improve that. I’m still trying to quantify the idea of “quality”, but for this review, I think I’ll define it as an aggregate impression of all the categories (service, food, atmosphere and selection).

Service: The guy was new, and he wasn’t very good. Newport was pretty busy that day, and the pub got hopping right around lunch time. I think there may have been three or four servers for the entire pub, and this was a pub that had multiple tables of four or more people. He took our drink order and then forgot to bring them. He took our food order and forgot to put it in. His lone saving grace came when the kitchen completely fucked up our pizza, and he got them to take 50% off the bill (which was still rather ridiculously priced).

Selection: Their menu was more varied than any other Rogue location I’ve ever been to (this space had pizzas), including their kid’s menu which actually had six items instead of the usual three.

(Editorial aside: Their kids menu is such a joke, I wonder why they even bother. I mean, come on, $5 for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Give me a break.)

The problem is that compared to most other brewpubs, this is still a very sparse menu.

The beer selection on this day was also bizarre. This is a Rogue pub, located about two or three miles from the actual Rogue brewery, and they were out of a ton of beers. There were maybe 10 beers on the board. I wanted a YSB, but ended up with a Shakespeare as they were out of that one and they forgot to take it off the board. Adding to the magic of that moment was the previously mentioned fact that the guy had completely forgotten about the beers until I reminded him.

Food: It’s just not good. It’s not bad, but it’s not good. It’s mediocre pub food for outrageous prices. The only standout is their clam chowder, and even that pales in comparison to others. The pizza we ordered wasn’t anything earth shattering or even complicated (sausage, pepperoni, onions and peppers), yet the kitchen still managed to forget to put the sausage on. Guys, this is one of YOUR pizzas (the Hot Stuff, if memory serves), and you fucked it up.

Price: Everything at any Rogue pub costs at least two dollars more than I think it should, with the sole exception of their beer. I do think, however, for the $4-$4.75 that they charge for the pints, you should get an imperial pint and not a shaker.

I’ve got one more Rogue location to review, and then I’m done with Rogue. I won’t be eating at any of their establishments until they get off their asses and completely overhaul their operation. There are many better dining options in Newport, and I’ll be availing myself of those the next time I’m there. Hell, I’d bet I could even get a Terminal Gravity or a Siletz beer somewhere…
Dec 02, 2005
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Reviewed by bultrey from New York

4.03/5  rDev +4.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3
A nice, relaxing little place that seems to be away from the touristy hub-bub of downtown Newport, though it is located in that area. This Rogue brewpub is much like any of the others, and is always a welcome sight. The atmosphere here is a bit nautical-themed, as one might expect in this port town, with about 10 or so tables/booths on your right when you walk in, a little room with a few more tables and a pool table to the left, and the bar in the back, separated from the table area by a divider.
The quality of all the Rogue bars has been good in my experience, and this was no exception. Selection is -- well -- just about every Rogue beer you could want. I enjoyed a Brutal Bitter, St. Rogue Red, and Imperial Pilsener with my lunch. The service was attentive and friendly. You can order all beers by the schooner or pint, and there are tons of 22 oz. bombers of Rogue beers for sale around the place. I believe, though am not 100% sure, that you can get growlers to go, as well.
The food at all the Rogue places including this one is hit or miss pub grub -- the fish and chips are like small nuggets of fish, but quite delicious; the sandwiches are mediocre; the fries are really good. Prices for the beer is reasonable, I thnk, but the food is a bit pricey for what you get.

Although we didn't stay there, apparently there are a couple of nice rooms upstaires for rent if you choose to get drunk and stumble upstairs to stay the night. If you're in the Newport area anyway, this seems like a pretty good option to me.
Oct 31, 2005
Rogue Ales Public House in Newport, OR
Place rating: 3.84 out of 5 with 46 ratings