The service was awesome and great ambiance! I would definitely go back again. Fun variety of cocktails - very unique! read more

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Oh my gosh, what a lovely spot! Warm, cozy, and amazing staff and service. Whiskey-forward, but plenty of other lovely cocktails too. Limited food menu, but food can be ordered from the Thai restaurant next door, and it will be delivered right to your table lickety-split. Milwaukie deserves this! read more

First time here. Messed up our drink order but rectified. Lighting too bright for vibe. Maybe candles on tables?? Would give it another go tho! read more

Beautiful little bar, but the pours are not kind. You will watch as your hard-earned money is poured light into a shot glass. That 90% full shot glass will then be placed into what will appear to be a now nearly empty glass. I'm about free pours or over-the-gutter shot-glass pours. They aren't serving $50 shots, so I'm baffled by the pours. People gravitate towards solid pour roadroadhouses. It's Bar Ownersip 101. And this is not a restaurant; their money is made from booze, a high-margin earner. So why pinch the pocketbooks of patrons who want to stay and buy more but find their wallets unable to keep up? Solid pours bring in more and then more regulars: THAT is what will keep the lights on. Keep 'em coming back for those pours time and again. Beer selection is okay, but you'll get a false pint for full price. Odd location to choose for what aspires to be a more "uptown" bar. Not a good value. Can't recommend. Super cute spot, though. How disisappointing. read more

I've only been here a few times and every time has been perfectly lovely. The owner, Julie, has remembered us and is always so nice to chat with. It's a great spot. 10/10 would recommend. She makes great cocktails, too! It's also a beautiful place. Very pretty!! read more

This is my go to spot for drinks. I am super excited to have this gem in the Milwaukie area. It's a refreshing change from the other bars in the area. Great cocktails, always kind welcoming staff, and an upscale interior. Thank you for coming to Milwaukie Freeman! read more

Wow!!! Amazing selection. Delicious cocktails and great service. Can't wait to go back!!

This charming place is a craft cocktail oasis in the middle of Milwaukie. The ambience and service are lovely and they have a great selection of fantastic drinks. Freeman Barrelhouse also has an upscale charcuterie board that pairs nicely with the selection of whiskeys, beers, and other fancy cocktails. Highly recommend! read more

Great upscale lounge bar. Great new place Love the seating, plus a beautiful bar. Will definitely come back. GR read more

Great place for a drink with friends. Amazing atmosphere and great service. The whiskey selection is great.

It is so refreshing to have such a classy bar space in Milwaukie! The service is amazing, the owner is so kind and they partner with Ma-Kin Thai & Sushi next door for food, while offering small plates of their own. I'm lucky I live so close to this gem! read more

Bar tender came to work sick and kept wiping her nose with her hands while making the drink. I should have refused the drink! Was not even that good. I know people need to make money, but please think of others too. read more

The female bartender and made us feel stupid for ordering drinks that were literally on the menu and then changed the song that me and my girlfriend were literally singing to and then acted like we were inconvenient idiots for asking her to not change the songs that we were singing to every few minutes. read more

I'm leaving this review that most people in my position would probably leave as a 1 star. Since I built a tap house from the ground up and ran it for 5 years with my wife, I wouldn't penalize the owner for the mistake of an employee so I will leave it at 5 stars because I know how what a 1 star review can do to your standing. I was in FBH tonight with my mom and wife celebrating a late Mother's Day. We wanted to go to the incredible restaurant Ma Kin next door but they didn't have any seating because their service and food is always so great and always have a Breakside on draft. We had ordered from there and eaten it in the FBH a few times and had a pleasant experience so we decide to try that again. From the first interaction I had with the dark haired woman working the bar On Friday night May, 18th. I found her slightly curt and borderline rude but I chalked it up as someone having a busy/bad day. We ordered food from next door and it arrived with plastic forks and I went to the bar to ask for regular forks. The dark haired lady was very busy attending other customers so after a couple minutes I looked around and saw some silverware in cups in a side room off the bar, business end down. I figured I would just grab a few and not need to bother her. Looking back, I shouldn't have grabbed them. I never liked it when people came into my space and grabbed stuff but she was busy and I was hungry! The lady ran over and scolded me like a naughty child saying "EXCUSE ME! You can't grab those! Now I gotta re-wash all those because I don't know where your hands have been!... THANKS!" I shouldn't have gone into the side room and looked for forks but grabbing forks BY THE HANDLES I wouldn't imagine should draw such a condescending and rude response. It seems like maybe she resents having to clean up after people who eat from next door and I could understand that but if you don't like cleaning up food cartons from next door DONT OFFER THEIR MENUS on the tables. I'm guessing FBH figured out real quick (like we did) if you don't offer some kind of decent food offering, people leave after a beer to go get food. If you don't like serving and cleaning up after reasonable people you are in the wrong industry because that is literally, the job. Or, you could open a kitchen, staff it, buy perishable items for it everyday and get used to cleaning grease traps but let me tell you, that is 1000% more work than picking up a few to go boxes and throwing them In the trash. I get it, the service industry is one of the hardest jobs I have ever had. Me and my staff saw plenty of real abuse and we had to grin and bear it but for sure there are limits. I didn't even step in the zip code of any of that kind of transgression And didn't deserve that kind of tongue lashing I'm not sure what has happened to the service industry in the states. People used to go out for nice food and nice service. If we don't get that why not just eat at home and save the 30-40$ per head plus tip. I ran a tap house that my wife and I lived above for 5 years. I have had all shades of abuse from pig clients that leave a giant mess and no tip, to people literally locking themselves I our only bathroom and passing out! Our restaurant was in Peru with lots of tourists and Peruvians and many other cultures don't leave tips no matter how great the service. I'm looking at you frenchies. For some reason since we have moved back to the states in 2020 many American service people have an attitude like they are getting abused for asking them to simply do their jobs. They want a 20% tip for order at the counter, pick up from the counter, buss your own table in a restaurant that its hard to find even a wiped down table In. i will never go back to the FBH as long as the dark haired lady is still working there. And if she happens to be the owner, the FBH will do that job for me by closing soon enough because this lady doesn't have the stomach for the job if someone grabbing a fork by the handle makes her fly off the handle like she did. Anyway, like Forest Gump. That's all I gotta say about that. read more

A hidden gem! Smart but very homey decor, that makes it easy to settle in all day. But it was the bartender who really made the night magical, keeping us laughing all night with her acerbic wit. read more