5 stars for the inspiring drink menu and bartenders. I had the Oregon mule and then the rest of our road trip searched out the marionberry vodka to duplicate the drink at home for friends! I wanted salmon, but surprised it was farmed when I inquired. I chose the filet instead, which was wonderful and cooked perfectly. Whipped potatoes flavorful! Server was focused on order taking only, and nothing else. No attention to detail. One example- I had to ask for the steak knife after a few bites into my meal because it was not brought to me prior. We would return though! We had a lovely meal here.

Enjoyed eating at the Gordon Tavern with friends. I love the truffle fries, calamari was tasty, this time a little salty, and a huge delicious salad. I love the Happy Hour Menu. I really like their food, service is good and accommodating. For me, a very pleasant experience overall making it a favorite.

I'm not sure why I've never been here before but the Mrs was very excited to have me try it out. So here we are. The hostess was dressed very elegantly and asked if we had reservations, we did not. No problem, she found us a table readily enough. We were expecting friends to join us and thought the table to be a bit small.... 'Oh no problem, we can seat you here is this acceptable?' Wow Such gracious professionalism and courtesy, the entire staff was like that. Even the table bussers who went around refilling waters and clearing plates had the same level of service. Our waitress was very attentive and pleasant with a smile that lit the table. She took our drink and appetizer requests. At one point my friend had switched to a different drink on a refill and the bar made a mistake. She was so gracious about it and corrected it without missing a step. Just awesome service. For an appetizer we started with some calamari. It was very tender, not chewy at all. It came with a spicy Green Goddess dipping sauce that had a bit of heat. The Truffle Fries were done nicely with truffle oil and parmesan sprinkled over all. I found them to be tasty with a nice light outer crisp and not oily. The truffle flavor was a unique taste and went well with the parmesan. The Wagyu Burger on a Brioche Bun was outstanding. The beef flavor was very pronounced and barely needed any seasoning. It came with melted cheese, lettuce, onion and fresh cucumber instead of pickle. The cucumber was sliced extremely thin and brought an aromatic flavor to the burger that was superb, just a very fine and refreshing fragrant flavor of fresh cucumber. The Truffle Fries appetizer was so good I also had it with the Wagyu Burger. The Wagyu Burger itself is cooked with 'pink' or 'no pink'. An interesting choice. The Dulce De Leche cheesecake was creamy, smooth and flavorful with a fantastic caramel drizzle. Fresh thin sliced strawberries were layered on top for an amazing flavor profile with a white chocolate and caramel swirl cheesecake. We visited for quite a while, we were not rushed, the seating was comfortable. Pleasant background music played overhead and the lighting wasn't too dim or intrusively bright.

I had heard raving reviews of the Gordon, so I've been excited to give it a try. I did expect a more grand atmosphere, but this was on par for a regular hotel restaurant. I ordered the waygu burger and I must say it was flawless! The meat was cooked perfectly, the fries were tasty, and my expectations were definitely met. The price was reasonable as well. Our waitress was friendly and had a great sense of humor. Unfortunately, some other people in our party had ordered the shrimp pasta and green beans. The green beans were seemingly uncooked and the pasta was a teeny tiny serving. One person I went with had been to The Gordon Tavern earlier in the week and ordered the same dish, but she claimed it was a full serving a few days prior yet it was about half the size when she ordered it again during our visit. We came as a party of seven and all of the Eugene locals mentioned that their orders tend to vary greatly, probably depending on what chef is working. I think The Gordon has a reputation for being the greatest new(ish) restaurant in town, but it needs to grow into those shoes a bit. The potential is there, but if you've heard raving reviews like I had, I recommend adjusting your expectations a smidge. If they could get more consistency going in the kitchen, I think they might really be onto something.

Went here for dinner after a U of Oregon dance recital. 930pm was just the beginning of late night happy hour but the whole menu was excellent. Service was fast and friendly.

We visited Gordon Tavern for Happy Hour on a home game day so we expected it to be packed but we were seated right away. The rest of our service was quite slow despite it not actually being that busy but our server was friendly. They really have a good happy hour menu. The food was all pretty good and we got out of there for around $40 for two drinks and 3 happy hour items. I would definitely visit for Happy Hour again (really want to try their pizza).