Port O Call

My experience at Port of Call was horrible. I dropped in there in hopes of catching the end of a baseball game that I was listening to in the car. It took me 15 minutes to find someone who could change a television to the game. I waited and waited only to be told it wasn't on. I assured the it was and if they only search they will find it. I went up to the manager who assured me his staff was much knowledgable about the games that were on then me and I must be wrong. Just then the bartender who I spoke with prior - said I guess I can go waste my time again if you want me to. I turned to the manager and said what is that ? He merely shrugged his shoulders. As I am headed out the door - the same bartender says hey I found it - you happy ? I was able to watch the end of the game and left as soon as I could.

I wouldn't recommed this place to watch any ballgames. The staff could care less what you want to watch.

While the bar is fun on Fridays. The terrible door man and staff of bouncers keep you waiting in line even when the bar is relatively empty. The door man needs some behavioral classes as he is the biggest waste of skin I've ever run into waiting in line for a bar.

This may be the cool place to hang after work, but at night it is way too crowded. Got hassled getting in on Saturday. Nowhere to sit, service took FOREVER and the prices were a bit high. The only redeeming grace is that you have to meet new people because everyone is in your personal space bubble. Drinks were good, but this will not be on my "must do" list.

Did I have a good time? Yes I did! Their staff is always nice and friendly even when it is Saturday night and they are swamped

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Since there are so many bars in the bar, you have differentsocial groups everwhere which can take any random group of friends and allow each person to feel comfortable. If you go downstairs Becca is an AWESOME server. Also- $1.50 vodka drinks sundays- can't beat that. Food however- I would avoid.

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it was fun, i'm not gonna say amazing, but i would defintatly go there on a daily basis. it's big enough as to where you won't be running into people constantly and you can have your own space. Billiards are cheap, you could play 6 games for the price of a regular beer. Speaking of Beer, that's really well priced too. You could get a massive mug, I'm talking like a 40 oz mug for like the price of two hamburgers at mcdonalds. :) I liked it. Defintatly a great place to chill with your friends after an irritated day at work.

.you really should avoid this place. It used to be the "old stand by", however; we went last Friday night and I was mortified. The crowd was white trash and I felt like someone was going to pull out a gun. Thank god they didn't.

This is the best bar in Salt Lake by far. Being downtown, the location is great, and the people are a lot of fun. The food is great. Since you have to buy a membership is SLC, this is the place to do it.

Port O'call used to be a great place any day of the week. Since the Olympics in 2002, the size of the club as well as the size of the staffs heads ballooned out of proportion. Getting a drink isn't easy there, and even if you managed to obtain one it might have tasted decent if the bartender paid attention to "bartender 101." I just feel the staff should take more initiative in setting the mood for the clientele, instead of the bleak loss of personality from the get go. It was good when I was 21, now its an eye sore on 4th south. There are too many good choices for bars and clubs to settle with Port O'Call.

I completely disagree with the previous review. The whole scene is fun and lively. The food excellent and the service has always been good too. It is the place to see and be seen. A good mix of customers, young and mature both. The drinks have always been good and with three floors of entertainment how can one go wrong? The trick is to get there early, before 9pm. My only wish is that they would have more band nights.