Leaky Roof Gastropub


The Leaky Roof Gastropub, or Leaky Roof Gastro Pub, is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. Established as a food cart in the 1940s, the brick and mortar restaurant has operated in the Goose Hollow neighborhood since 1947.

Description

The Leaky Roof Gastropub operates in the Goose Hollow neighborhood. The interior has wood floors and the dining room has a wood-burning stove. The gastropub's food menu features British and Irish cuisine, and has included burgers with truffle fries, a chicken Caesar salad, fish and chips with cod, Guinness beef stew, and shepherd's pie, as well as beer, coffee, and wine. Brunch options include Belgian waffles, eggs Benedict, fried chicken, and rosemary-garlic biscuits and gravy, with drinks like bloody marys and Irish coffee. The Leaky Roof also offers happy hour. According to Willamette Week, the restaurant has an "official-looking road sign pointing the way".

History

The business originally operated as a food cart in the 1940s. The brick and mortar restaurant opened in 1947. Since then, the space has been remodeled but the bars and floors are original. Seamus Blaney is the owner. The restaurant has hosted an open mic night.

Reception

Alex Frane and Thom Hilton recommended the Leaky Roof in Eater Portland 2023 overview of restaurants in Goose Hollow. In 2024, Hilton and Maya MacEvoy included the business in an overview of "super-comforting" Irish food in the metropolitan area, and Hilton and Brooke Jackson-Glidden included the Leaky Roof in an overview of restaurants near Providence Park "that are sure to score with" fans of the Portland Timbers. Writers for Eater Portland also included the Leaky Roof in a 2024 list of the "best classic restaurants keeping Old Portland alive".