The food was great. Meat and fried foods all cooked to perfection, and a pretty decent selection of drinks - though their menus imply they only have alcohols, when they have Pepsi products too. Service, at least with our first server, was not what one would call fantastic. Between her rudeness when one of my sisters asked for a little more ranch, splashing liquid into my mom's face*, and one of my brothers having to do the waitress' job at the end of the day, she seems inexperienced and requiring work on her people skills.*Regsrding the splashing liquid, it wasn't on purpose, but due to carelessness. She had spilled another customer's drink, which I can't entirely blame her for due to the drink being filled all the way to the rim, but didn't initially dry her hand off. After handing another drink to the person across from my mom, she flicked her hand to dry it. This caused droplets to hit my mom across the face. We thought the waitress would have noticed, if not as soon as she did that, then with my mom saying "thanks" and wiping her face; alas, no apologies were given, and it remains a mystery how she did not know.Don't let that bad experience turn you away from this establishment, however! It was simply this waitress, as another waitress came to assist when our meals were prepared, and this waitress, for the one and only time we saw her, was great! Other than that, the place was great, and with a little bar you can sit at, and more than enough TVs to broadcast any sports game on, you can be sure that any sports fan is going to adore this place and come back for more.
Ricky Lachance
What happened to the sweet chili tenders??! Had some last night in Portland and they don't taste anything how I remember or even the same as I've had in Falmouth within the past year. Please bring the original recipe back, I can tell you they WILL keep people coming back, I did for 2 decades or so just to have them! Also, nachos or pizza back on the menu would add a vegetarian option.Thanks for listening.
Ryan G.
Sunday night service was unacceptable!! went in to have dinner and watch the football game. we were immediately met with a grumpy bartender that messed up our drinks, and then cut us off when we corrected her
Paul H.
I've come here many times for many NFL games because since Bingas left the city this is like the only sports bar in Portland. So beggars can't be choosers.Rivalries is really going through a tough staffing situation. The service here has really gone downhill and it can take forever to get served (especially if you're seated upstairs). It just doesn't seem like they can keep pace during the biggest moment of a sports bars week- Sunday football. I won't be coming back based on my last experience with the service. We had to walk out after our table was forgotten about
George M.
What the heck happened here? This is our rare sports bar that always has every game available when no one else does. It's crowded when you'd expect, loud and has fried food mediocrity. So we got there on a Sunday game day. A special party cut off the upstairs. We were told to wait. I asked if there's a list (a few people were hanging around). She said no. But how do you know who's next? "Uh, you don't." What?? Ok, sat down quick enough anyway but the menu is now a half dozen fried crap things and the beer list horrible. We got dry wings and shriveled overfried fingers. Sad. The extra star is for the friendly waitstaff who worked hard. At least our team won.
hilarylopata
Our favorite sports bar in Maine!!! We always stop here when we’re in Portland on a Sunday. Great service, good drinks, lots of TVs. Definitely a great place to watch a game!!
D-monay
Fun sports bar with good food and friendly staff. Our 9yo son was with us and had a great time. As happens in bars, there was some adult language but it wasn’t constant or out of hand. We had sweet chili wings which were delicious and some tator tots.
Daniel Nielsen
We went here to watch football yesterday. We probably won't be back. Food is way too overpriced for what it is. For $12 you can get 6 mozzarella sticks that are 100% frozen and premade or 6 tiny little chicken wings. It's absurd. We also had to send out our first order of mozzarella sticks back because they were cold and had already solidified by the time they were delivered to our table. My wife was also told we cannot have a side of BBQ for her chicken tenders, but then I was pretty sure I saw a squeeze bottle of BBQ at the servers station as we were walking out the door.2 stars only because the did have a bunch of TVs with football on. Service and the quality of food were both lacking.
Matthew C.
Rivalries has Excellent food! It's a great place to watch NFL Sunday football with lots of TVs
T Bls
Great sports bar. All the TV's...Had the "Real Mainah". Red snapper and a whoppie pie.
Good place to get drinks but probably not coming back to eat here. The Nashville hot chicken sandwich was covered in sauce and the chicken patty they used looked and tasted like a frozen chicken patty you get at a grocery store. $16 meal was far from being worth it.
Joanna Lamour
I had an amazing experience with the staff from start to finish. Event day went flawlessly. Very accommodating and friendly. I’d give 10 stars if I could. Scallops wrapped in bacon was delicious.
Brian S.
Made a reservation with the manager two months in advance for a bachelor party dinner. When we showed up, they sent us away claiming they didn't have the reservation.
James Worthen
Julian was great, working the bar almost solo and kept up with everything. Look for more Julians when hiring.
Chad Olech
Great time. Julian the bartender killed it, if you can hire 100 more of him do it.
The food was great. Meat and fried foods all cooked to perfection, and a pretty decent selection of drinks - though their menus imply they only have alcohols, when they have Pepsi products too. Service, at least with our first server, was not what one would call fantastic. Between her rudeness when one of my sisters asked for a little more ranch, splashing liquid into my mom's face*, and one of my brothers having to do the waitress' job at the end of the day, she seems inexperienced and requiring work on her people skills.*Regsrding the splashing liquid, it wasn't on purpose, but due to carelessness. She had spilled another customer's drink, which I can't entirely blame her for due to the drink being filled all the way to the rim, but didn't initially dry her hand off. After handing another drink to the person across from my mom, she flicked her hand to dry it. This caused droplets to hit my mom across the face. We thought the waitress would have noticed, if not as soon as she did that, then with my mom saying "thanks" and wiping her face; alas, no apologies were given, and it remains a mystery how she did not know.Don't let that bad experience turn you away from this establishment, however! It was simply this waitress, as another waitress came to assist when our meals were prepared, and this waitress, for the one and only time we saw her, was great! Other than that, the place was great, and with a little bar you can sit at, and more than enough TVs to broadcast any sports game on, you can be sure that any sports fan is going to adore this place and come back for more.
What happened to the sweet chili tenders??! Had some last night in Portland and they don't taste anything how I remember or even the same as I've had in Falmouth within the past year. Please bring the original recipe back, I can tell you they WILL keep people coming back, I did for 2 decades or so just to have them! Also, nachos or pizza back on the menu would add a vegetarian option.Thanks for listening.
Sunday night service was unacceptable!! went in to have dinner and watch the football game. we were immediately met with a grumpy bartender that messed up our drinks, and then cut us off when we corrected her
I've come here many times for many NFL games because since Bingas left the city this is like the only sports bar in Portland. So beggars can't be choosers.Rivalries is really going through a tough staffing situation. The service here has really gone downhill and it can take forever to get served (especially if you're seated upstairs). It just doesn't seem like they can keep pace during the biggest moment of a sports bars week- Sunday football. I won't be coming back based on my last experience with the service. We had to walk out after our table was forgotten about
What the heck happened here? This is our rare sports bar that always has every game available when no one else does. It's crowded when you'd expect, loud and has fried food mediocrity. So we got there on a Sunday game day. A special party cut off the upstairs. We were told to wait. I asked if there's a list (a few people were hanging around). She said no. But how do you know who's next? "Uh, you don't." What?? Ok, sat down quick enough anyway but the menu is now a half dozen fried crap things and the beer list horrible. We got dry wings and shriveled overfried fingers. Sad. The extra star is for the friendly waitstaff who worked hard. At least our team won.
Our favorite sports bar in Maine!!! We always stop here when we’re in Portland on a Sunday. Great service, good drinks, lots of TVs. Definitely a great place to watch a game!!
Fun sports bar with good food and friendly staff. Our 9yo son was with us and had a great time. As happens in bars, there was some adult language but it wasn’t constant or out of hand. We had sweet chili wings which were delicious and some tator tots.
We went here to watch football yesterday. We probably won't be back. Food is way too overpriced for what it is. For $12 you can get 6 mozzarella sticks that are 100% frozen and premade or 6 tiny little chicken wings. It's absurd. We also had to send out our first order of mozzarella sticks back because they were cold and had already solidified by the time they were delivered to our table. My wife was also told we cannot have a side of BBQ for her chicken tenders, but then I was pretty sure I saw a squeeze bottle of BBQ at the servers station as we were walking out the door.2 stars only because the did have a bunch of TVs with football on. Service and the quality of food were both lacking.
Rivalries has Excellent food! It's a great place to watch NFL Sunday football with lots of TVs
Great sports bar. All the TV's...Had the "Real Mainah". Red snapper and a whoppie pie.
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Good place to get drinks but probably not coming back to eat here. The Nashville hot chicken sandwich was covered in sauce and the chicken patty they used looked and tasted like a frozen chicken patty you get at a grocery store. $16 meal was far from being worth it.
I had an amazing experience with the staff from start to finish. Event day went flawlessly. Very accommodating and friendly. I’d give 10 stars if I could. Scallops wrapped in bacon was delicious.
Made a reservation with the manager two months in advance for a bachelor party dinner. When we showed up, they sent us away claiming they didn't have the reservation.
Julian was great, working the bar almost solo and kept up with everything. Look for more Julians when hiring.
Great time. Julian the bartender killed it, if you can hire 100 more of him do it.