British Overseas Restaurant Corporation

3.9 (16)

$30 and under

British

4120 N. Williams, Portland, OR 97217

About this restaurant

Innovative
Neighborhood gem
Good for special occasions

Historic English Expatriate Fare
Modern British Cuisine
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
High Tea
Coffee, pastries and Cakes
Aritsanal Bread and baked goods
Historic Craft Cocktails including the original "Cock Tail"
Craft Beer, Wine, Champers
Birthday cakes, celebrations of all sorts
Great working space during the day as well, or book an area for a meeting

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
British, Contemporary British, Afternoon Tea
Hours of operation
Monday & Tuesday: 7:00am - 6:00pm Wednesday - Sunday: 7:00am - 9:00pm
Website
http://www.britishoverseasrestaurant.com/.com
Payment options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Sally Krantz
Private party facilities
Beautiful large open space with lots of windows, flexible seating plan and set up. Intimate, warm and inviting. We can decorate and set up the space in absolutely any way that you see fit! We welcome special private occasions, groups and corporate events. Special themes welcome!

Location
4120 N. Williams, Portland, OR 97217
Neighborhood
Northeast Portland
Cross street
At the corner of Mason
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, High Tea, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Edwardian Fish Cakes$12.00
Smoked Haddock, and gently poached salmon, flaked and mixed with fluffy mash, capers, and parsley. Served with lemon dressed arugula and tomato salad
Bangers and Mash$12.00
3 big English banger sausages on garlic mash with onion gravy
Meat Pie$10.00
Aussie beef pie, or chicken and shitake mushroom pie. Served with garlic mash
Fish and Chips$12.00
Thick chunk of cod, deep-fried to perfection with hand cut fries and mushy peas
Rosemary Chops$18.00
Roasted potato and veg, served with arugula salad
Kedgeree$14.00
Curried, creamy rice with smoked haddock and finished with soft boiled eggs
Burmese Golden Curry$12.00
Soft-boiled eggs fried in turmeric oil in a tomato curry and served over bamboo rice
Frittata Plate$10.00
Our own baked frittata with slow roasted vegetables and dressed rocket

Reviews

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3.9

(16)

4.0Food
3.9Service
4.1Ambience
3.9Value

Noise • Moderate

16 Reviews

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Lynne
Portland4 reviews
1.0
Dined on August 23, 2018
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Only two tables, with us being one, and we had to beg for service. Weirdest afternoon tea options I've ever seen.
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco3 reviews
1.0
Dined on August 4, 2018
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Not the best food.
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foodie4eva
Tahoe5 reviews
4.0
Dined on July 29, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
The high tea was nice, but we went in the afternoon on a Sunday and the place was empty. It just didn’t feel very special compared to other high tea I’ve been to.
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TamelaW
Portland1 review
4.0
Dined on July 13, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great customer service. Food was very good. I now love clotted cream. Will return to try other menu items.
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OpenTable Diner
Portland19 reviews
1.0
Dined on June 10, 2018
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
A complete disappointment! Arrived at 11:45 am for our reservation. Sat down and waited 10 minutes for menus, 25 for coffee and 35 for our order to be taken. Then another 30 minutes for our food. Two of the three items were cold. We did not send them back because we couldn't wait another 30 minutes for replacements. My eggs were burnt on the bottom and barely eatable. To add insult to injury, they had the nerve to charge us a 15% "service" fee for the lack of service we received. UPDATE: BORC has reached out to us in an effort to take ownership of our bad experience and ask us to give them a second chance. They were very professional and sincere. Based on that, we will give them another go and post our experience. Everyone has bad days.
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JFox
Portland19 reviews
4.0
Dined on April 8, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
I found this place just browsing online and it looked intriguing. My wife and I were heading downtown later that evening to see Hamilton and we decided to do a late lunch before going to see the show. We got here and the server was very nice and fun to talk with. We ended up doing their High Tea which based on price is worth it. The teas were excellent and to be fair Steven Smith Teas are normally really good. The food that was served with the High Tea was really good. There was only one type of sandwich we each didn't like but the other did. Which based on what they gave us isn't too bad. I believe it was the Chef who came out and gave us our food and did a really fantastic job answering any of our questions about the food she had prepared for us. I will be coming back for the regular menu, because based on what I tried on the High Tea Menu I think this will be a great place for a meal.
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OpenTable Diner
Portland1 review
5.0
Dined on April 1, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We came for Easter brunch with family and loved it. The cinnamon brioche French toast, gingerbread pancakes and sausage and beans were delicious. The bacon and eggs cooked perfectly and the coffee tasty and hot. The rest of the baked goods looked awesome. This is a great place to have brunch, bring your laptop to get some work done or have some good food and drinks with friends!
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EthanJ
Portland1 review
3.0
Dined on March 11, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Disappointed in my "full english" because it didn't have rashers or bangers - substituted with an American style breakfast sausage. It did have black pudding, so that was tasty, but the whole thing was just...meh. I don't know, maybe "meh" English food is the way to do English food authentically? Also, one of our party didn't get his food long after we'd all been served, and then there were like, all kinds of questions about ..."we're out of this, would you like that instead?" I don't get what that was about. Something also went awry with the service - the server, who was alone on the floor, was only on his 2nd day working at the restaurant. I don't blame him for scrambling around all morning, but someone needed to be there helping/training him. I want to like this place. I like British food. But you guys have to UP YOUR GAME. You should NOT be empty for Sunday brunch in Portland. That means something's gone very wrong.
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NatasiaB
Portland4 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 10, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The service was great! They were very welcoming and the food was amazing! The best pancakes.
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OpenTable Diner
Portland3 reviews
2.0
Dined on January 15, 2018
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
I really wanted to like it but this may be the worst service I have ever received. Our server seemed to have never seen the menu, forgot half of our order, could not communicate with the kitchen so the chef had to come out and clarify what was missing, dropped food, let dirty plates sit in front of us for a LONG time, etc. It was actually quite remarkable and would have been frustrating if we hadn't felt so damned sorry for her. Please train your staff. Even if your food had been amazing (which it wasn't) we would not return because the absolute chaos of your service made us actually question the cleanliness and professionalism in your kitchen.
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
British, Contemporary British, Afternoon Tea
Hours of operation
Monday & Tuesday: 7:00am - 6:00pm Wednesday - Sunday: 7:00am - 9:00pm
Website
http://www.britishoverseasrestaurant.com/.com
Payment options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Sally Krantz
Private party facilities
Beautiful large open space with lots of windows, flexible seating plan and set up. Intimate, warm and inviting. We can decorate and set up the space in absolutely any way that you see fit! We welcome special private occasions, groups and corporate events. Special themes welcome!

Location
4120 N. Williams, Portland, OR 97217
Neighborhood
Northeast Portland
Cross street
At the corner of Mason
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, High Tea, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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British Overseas Restaurant Corporation

About this restaurant

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Additional information

Main

Edwardian Fish Cakes$12.00

Bangers and Mash$12.00

Meat Pie$10.00

Fish and Chips$12.00

Rosemary Chops$18.00

Kedgeree$14.00

Burmese Golden Curry$12.00

Frittata Plate$10.00

Additional information

Not available on OpenTable