The Old Spaghetti Factory

The Old Spaghetti Factory hands down is such a great family restaurant! Love how with any entree comes with a 3 course meal with soup or salad, entree and dessert! Inside is absolutely breathtaking and beautiful especially for Christmas. The service was good and attentive and very family friendly. This old spaghetti factory is the original opened in 1969!! Highly recommend ✨️ 10/10 ✨️ Food pictured garlic cheesy bread with marinara sauce (hands down the best!!), lobster and crab ravioli, garlic shrimp fettucini, chicken parmesan and baked chicken fettuccine all which were absolutely delicious!!!

We had an excellent meal with attentive service. The restaurant was nearly empty at noon on a Sunday. The menu is timeless. I believe I ordered the same food 30 years earlier.. The meals include soup or salad, bread and ice cream, spumoni yum. There is a gated parking lot but parking is validated with your meal. There is a beautiful walkway next to the river as you exit the restaurant for a stroll after your meal. There were a handful of protesters on the sidewalk near the ICE building but they did not cause us any issues.

This place is GORGEOUS inside! Great place for groups of all sizes. Family friendly. They have a great kids menu with quite a few things on it under $10. Adult entrees all come with bread and soup or salad and range in the $20’s. The dishes are nice looking and equally delicious!

I was visiting this area of Portland on a medical assignment and happened upon this restaurant. Gorgeous, beautifully appointed and on the Willamette River, I found out that this was the first original Old Spaghetti Factory. Kristen was very pleasant, charming in demeanor and quite personable. The food was exceptional, as it always is at this restaurant. Guaranteed, I will be returning next time I am in Portland. Thank you!

Been coming to OSF for a long time and every time its awesome, this time was not an exception. Food was SO YUMMY and it came super fast, and our server Katia was super nice and helpful. Super awesome overall, just a little noisy but honestly expected during busy hours. Tysm for being so awesome OSF!

A magnificently hand-crafted building located alongside the Willamette River offered stunning views to compliment our delicious meals. Roasted Wild Mushroom Ravioli with a side of steamed broccoli took me over the moon while my dinner guest enjoyed the comforts of Marinara Spaghetti with Sausage. I am pinching my fingers together in a "chef's kiss"! I am eager to find the next perfect occasion to celebrate at the Old Spaghetti Factory on Bancroft!

Food was solid, nothing mind blowing, but for $22 for bread, salad, entrée and ice cream, can you really complain??? Beautiful antique decor and lovely views of the river. Service was slow as other reviews mentioned, but just sit back, relax and enjoy your company.

Went here for my nephew’s ninth birthday and had a blast in the faux Victorian manor chaos. Some of the tables are between the head and footboards of a brass bed! The balloon animal guy is immensely talented and lit up the kids faces with his penguin and remarkably accurate labubu doll. The food is definitely not the reason to go - I don’t actually like their famous mizritha cheese. Ice cream comes with the meal but we brought our own birthday cake for the occasion.

Secure, free parking, classic food, good prices and fun! I remember coming here as a kid, and thinking it was the fanciest place I've ever been. Those big double doors, chandelier and trolley car--what a great experience, and it's exactly how I remember it. For a holiday lunch, we got the managers special, chicken Alfredo, regular Alfredo and the classic Mizithra cheese. Each item comes with soup or salad and ice cream. Tell me this, where can you get three courses and free hot, crisp bread for like $20-25 a person? Like only here. Also, a giant, almost too big wine for $23 (6 nice glasses, wow). This is a great place for dates, groups, kids especially! Service is friendly and they have it down to a science. I really hope that you'll give this place a go or if you've been give it another go.

This was absolute disappointment. As Melanie T and I were discussing our experience, she said what was bad besides the food... I have been coming here since the early nineties when I was a student at PSU. Everything is worse. There are so many bad things that I am not sure how to present the information logically. I will start with the food. In addition to the fact that my lasagna tasted not good, it was wrong. I was not expecting to be as good as my mom's, but I did expect it to have cheese especially on top. The bread was awfully slow to come out of the over when in the old days, the bread never stopped coming. Even the butter was hard to find, and our server had to go searching for butter. What... She eventually got us to packet of butter. The garlic was used to be the highlight of the dinner. Now you can hardly taste the butter. Even exiting the parking lot was a bit hassle, so many cars in front of us could not figure out how to open the gate. We got there at three, but when we left, it was the busy time, so there was a huge line of cars trying to come in; so much so, that the line of cars was causing a dangerous situation at the made road as one exists the freeway. Everything has changed here to extract more money of the customers. That's what happens what business take their customers for granted. The only positive thing was our server. That's why the two stars and not one. She was friendly, professional, and dealt well with a kid that was with her. I don't think I will be back. It's not worth it.

Old School and still awesome. Our party of 6 had no problem getting a great table. I'm sure the views during daylight hours is better, but we live in Oregon and it was after 5 pm. so yes, it was pitch black outdoors. The interior was plenty to look at. The dark wood look is amazing in detail. I couldn't help myself and got up a few times to look at other areas and decor. I'm mad I forgot to go upstairs and check out the game area. In my defense, we had 3 little girls with us and I'm sure it was a good idea at the time. Still mad! Next time! It wasn't super busy so service was great and fast. Our server brought us a couple fresh warm loaves of bread with butter before taking our drink orders. It took us a while but we all managed to find a dish we liked. My Wife and I had the same problem, not being able to choose 1 dish. Everything was delicious and hot. I could have taken a few more menu items home but my Dr. doesn't like me eating here. I never said I would stop. I said, I would eat less.

The first time we heard of Old Spaghetti Factory, was where we used to work, on SW 10th & SW Stark, Morgan's Alley? But, we've been to the one in Clackamas, & the SW Bancroft. We've been here several times, but I'm just doing my review now (?) It was pouring cats & dogs, after church, early afternoon, and hubby recommend we come here. It wasn't very crowded. We got the Blue Room (blue stained glass, etc.) It was so fitting, since yesterday the heart of the Moody Blues, a British Rock Bank, John Lodge died, he was 82. I've been a fan for as long as he was married! I guess, it was fitting for someone who is in mourning! The meals we ordered have been perfected over the years and it tasted just as expected. I had the Spaghetti with the Rich Meat Sauce. Hubby had the same with the Italian Sausage, and it came with one meatball and sauce on a plate as extra. Our meal came with salad or minestrone soup as well as hot sourdough bread and butter. We also received Spumoni ice cream for dessert. Love the decor! Restrooms were clean. All in all, a great, rainy afternoon Sunday meal. Oh, our waiter, looked like the younger version of Daniel Romalotti, from the Young & the Restless TV Soap, I've been watching for over 50 years. Kaden, knows that, since I showed him a photo.

What a great place to take your family, especially young kids. The atmosphere at this OSF is awesome. The kids loved their spaghetti & meatballs. The garlic shrimp fettuccine I ordered was very good. We'll definitely be back.

Back in Portland's golden age, the Old Spaghetti Factory on the Willamette was a slice of magic. Those grand, old-school windows framed a city glowing like a dream, with the riverwalk shimmering gold. The service? Pure charm-waiters gliding like old-school crooners, refilling wine glasses with a wink and a smile, serving up steaming plates of spaghetti with flair. Every bite of that iconic blue-cheese dressin', every twirl of pasta, sparked memories of cozy Sunday suppers and clinking crystal. Those dazzling chandeliers, velvet booths, and panoramic views? Unforgettable. Grab a table, let the spag feed your soul, and let their timeless hustle keep you hooked. Oh, Spag, you outshine the stars-stay forever.

We came here during the protests just last night. No issues at all with the protestors, they were fine. We got seated quickly since we had a 5 pm reservation. I got the house salad with ranch, minestrone soup, and the meat sauce spaghetti. The salad was very fresh and yummy, the minestrone had tons of veggies and also flavorful. For my main, I got the classic meat sauce spaghetti and of course that was simple yet delicious. Our waiter was kind and I love the atmosphere. The only complaint was the women's restroom started flooding and it smelled of sewage :/ I would definitely come back!

Three hours here. I came with a group of 12 for a reunion dinner. After waiting for some time we finally ordered. We then waited for our soup/salad, then our entree, then our ice cream. Thank the lord we had bread. But also we got full on bread before any of our food made it to the table. Slowest service ever. It was a lovely dinner of catching up but if I was with people I didn't like, I would've walked to the kitchen to make the food myself. I don't think we should've been there for 3 hours for our dinner service to be completed. It wasn't even busy either on a Sunday night. The soup wasn't great. The lobster and crab ravioli was good and filling. The ice cream was good too. But jeez the service was so slow.

The food was very good... we have just returned from Italy so we are a little jaded. Pasta was good but not great. Our servers were wonderful and the restaurant is in a beautiful setting with n the river. We were a big group and they really took care of us. Great value and very pleasant evening.

Came here with a party of 8 and the server was great. Prices were a bit high for basic pastas. Highly recommend the large broccoli side, we were able to split that between 4 of us with our pasta. Solid classic pasta dishes and good for large parties.

Parking situation stinks. Misplaced ticket to exit and staff stated press call attendant and they would lift gate. Nope it called someone off premise which asked multiple questions and than stated if did not pay would be billed. The person in front of us had a ticket and could not exit either. Will never return to this establishment. Parking was never an issue until installed this silly and malfunctioning gate.

Literally the worst food in Portland how this place is still in business is a mystery. It's really too bad because it has a great location. We ordered soup and it was so salty. We literally could not eat it. The spaghetti sauce taste like it straight from a can even the pasta is probably the cheapest worst flavorless pasta available.

Okay, okay I know the food isn't the greatest here. However, this restaurant is beautiful and right on the riverfront. I definitely take out of town friends and family here - it's the OSF headquarters flagship restaurant and always is gorgeous inside. Did you stop on in yet to see the new merry-go -round horse from Albany? It's a new addition this year. I missed the Christmas ships this year, but still recently dined here on December 18th. The place was alll decked out for the holidays and extra stunning with all the decorations. They used to have bottomless soup and salad as an option - that I absolutely loved, but they unfortunately did away with that. I'm not a huge pasta fan, so I usually order the tray of broccoli with mizithra cheese. It definitely is next level and tastes so good compared to the general spaghetti sauced meal. I love their ice cream too. I was disappointed the last time I visited that we didn't get it with the lunch menu. That was sort of a bummer.

We were a group of 10 adults and I was a little apprehensive about going here as I remember this restaurant has a fun place to take children. I had to revise my opinion as we had a great time. We were seated in the train car and it was pretty easy to have conversations. Our server was wonderful in meeting our needs, being prompt, very knowledgeable. Among the 10 of us, we had eight different entrées, and everyone was happy with what they had ordered. Of course, most of us got the spumoni ice cream dessert. I definitely recommend it for any aged group.

A haiku review: I heart the meatballs Italian cream sodas A souvenir glass Spumoni for me Garlic bread is heavenly Thank you for the mems

My waiter was the best! Super friendly and helpful. I didn't have any expectations since it's a chain restaurant. Surprisingly the garlic bread was damn good! Patio view of the river was so relaxing. This was a perfect way to end my trip to Portland.

The waitress was super friendly & polite! The food however, was so bland and incredibly over-priced. I got the Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo : 6 boiled shrimp, with absolutely ZERO seasoning, and they were about a minute undercooked. The Alfredo sauce was decent, but also bland. I believe this dish cost $25, and it's about $20 overpriced. Far better options in the Portland area. The building and atmosphere are beautiful; so you're basically paying for that experience.

Great place for value and service! It reminds me a lot of Olive Garden and they have nice outdoor seating. We got the special of an appetizer, entree, and dessert for only $20! The food isn't authentic but it's really good for the price and size. Would def recommend this over Olive Garden if you want s budget full meal by the River.

You can't go wrong with this Portland staple. There are so many memories here. It's truly a magical place. Christmas time is especially wonderful! We came for dinner with a view of the historical Christmas ship parade. Pasta, fresh sourdough, salad , and dessert with a Christmas theme is such a December vibe!

We finally made it to the Spaghetti Factory. We'd been wanting to go since moving down the street. The building looks really interesting. It's a bit of a blast from the past and reminded me of some restaurants we went to when I was young. We got the food for takeout. It took them a lot longer to give it to us than their website estimated. We enjoyed the atmosphere and comfortable seating. So it wasn't that big of a deal. We live so close that we got the food back in 5 min. So, we were excited to eat it hot and fresh. Unfortunately, besides the meatballs, the rest of the food was mediocre at best. Two different pasta dishes with bland sauce and poorly cooked pasta. Their cheese blend was so-so. I'd say it was close to being on par with Olive Garden. Just a notch above. It's a nice atmosphere and there is a bar upstairs. Might come back to hang out at the bar but won't be coming back exclusively for the food.

This WAS one of my favourite restaurants for the longest time.. The beautiful purple roof, over looking the river.. Absolutely beautiful.. But Tuesday is NOT a good day to visit.. My sisters and I have been waiting over an hour for a table, and granted it was outside so the wait was a bit longer.... but... here we are.... Now, 1hr later, (with a promos of a 20-30 min wait max...) We have been seated and ten minutes later our order was taken, (10 minutes later...) and we have yet to see the server back with my sisters drink or the bread that is supposed to be delivered as soon as the table is sat... We all ordered the salads and a appetiser, and a drink, but the drink was not delivered until after the meal.. the salads were brought with the wrong dressings, and the meal was cold in the centre.... I don't know what else to say, besides this was THE MOST DISAPPOINTING VISIT EVER.... The ambiance was fantastic, but if you're Actually hungry, don't eat here with the impression of being fed in a decent time. And Maybe.... AS A COMPANY..... If you know you're busy days are the weekends and Tuesday's (as of late) then bring more servers on... and Don't ignore your outdoor guests... I doubt I or my family will be back any time soon.. This was disappointing...

I'm giving OSF Portland 5 stars for great service tonight! We had a 6:45 rez and had requested a window table for view of the Christmas ships on the Willamette. When we arrived the place was packed. The hostess let us know that they would do their best to seat us near a window, but no guarantees. 15 min or so later we were seated at probably one of the best river-view tables in the restaurant! Within minutes of being seated the parade of decorated boats started to sail by. Our guest of honor, 4 year old Melody, was so excited. It was perfect. Thank you to everyone at OSF for going above and beyond to accommodate our request!

We had the absolute best experience at Old Spaghetti Factory thanks to our server, Ben. From the moment we sat down, he was attentive, kind, and totally on top of everything -- without ever feeling overbearing. You could tell he genuinely cared about giving us a great meal. I have a gluten sensitivity, and Ben was incredibly knowledgeable about the menu options. He walked me through everything I could safely eat, double-checked with the kitchen just to be sure, and even made a couple thoughtful suggestions that I wouldn't have known to try Beyond that, he just had the vibe. Funny, professional, and the kind of person who makes you feel like you're in good hands. Drinks never hit empty, food came out perfectly timed, and he managed to balance taking care of a full section while still making each table feel like a priority. If you get the chance to sit in Ben's section, do it. Seriously. Give that man a raise, a trophy, and a lifetime supply of garlic bread (gluten-free optional

The best thing about this place is the cool building it's in. Coming from out of town we met family here for dinner. They are an older couple and really like this place. We had the lasagna, which came with a green salad. It was very basic and kind of bland. Nothing special and nothing to bring me back. Next time we'll choose the dinner location.

I really wanted to love this place. The food was pretty good, actually. But the SERVICE! Oh man, the terrible, slow, very-bad service. The waitress was SOOOO apathetic and could not CARE LESS about us, our table, or her job. Very slow. Very unresponsive. Very un-welcoming.

This place is so bad. Do NOTTTTTTTTTTTT go please. They literally don't sit you for like 3 hours.

Shane was so lovely! Accommodated our large group very well, totally matched the vibe- we love Shane! Really good food and the dining in the trolley was so fun!

We had the best service! The food was good and had a great table with a beautiful view of the river. It made for a unique dining experience that we all greatly enjoyed. We will be back!

Spaghetti Factory will never change no matter which restaurant you go to. I stick with my goto meal, Rubbery pasta with tad overcooked meatballs, but it's at this restaurant so it's wonderful. And let's be honest, we don't go here for the food. We go for the atmosphere! Wonderful waiter with wonderful decor. Amazing view of the river too.

Great place, great ambiance, friendly staff. Portions were good and left full. If you're in the area it's well worth stopping by. I love coming by in the evening and catching the view of the lights.

Love this location on the Willamette River! The decor inside, friendly service, and delicious food (at reasonable prices) is hard to beat! Plus, they now take reservations...hallelujah! I've been coming to this location for many years. It's the best location for this chain, IMO. I made online reservations to meet family here for lunch on a Saturday. I requested a window table in my reservation and was given a wonderful table in one of the alcove windows with a gorgeous view of the Willamette River. Our table ordered the shrimp fettuccine ($22.25), lobster & crab ravioli ($22.50), and chicken fettuccine ($20.99). All entrees here are a 3 course meal, meaning they come with choice of soup or salad, loaf of bread with garlic butter and choice of spumoni or vanilla ice cream for dessert. Our food came out prompt, hot and delicious! The portions are more than decent. Everything tasted fresh. We were all extremely happy with our choices. One thing to note; they now have a gate at their parking lot entrance. Old Spaghetti Factory customers can park up to 3 hours for free. Your server or front desk person can validate for you. Otherwise, parking is $5 now. I guess they added the gate about a year ago.

Upon arrival, we were greeted by a delightful host at the front desk. She was friendly and responsive to a request for a table by the window. From there, everything went downhill. I have a feeling they're only a couple servers there so not only was the service very slow but the waiter was not skilled at his job and either had not been properly trained or was not fit for his job as a server. This restaurant definitely has a management problem. A decent manager would've been there helping and would have make sure that the servers were properly trained. My friends love to go there, but I would never go back. The food was disappointing to say the least. It's definitely not the old spaghetti factory of my youth.

I hate when I'm not even half done with my salad and my entree comes The food was good not great. The decor and the ambiance is the best thing about the place

We came in and needed to be in and out in less than an hour. We made reservations and we were seated about 5 minutes late but they understood the assignment. This place is ran by a bunch of young kids, but they are kind and efficient. They are quick but do not lack hospitality. We got a young guy and he was amazing! Wish I remembered his name because he kept checking on us and making sure we were well taken care of. This locations vibes are it! It's spacious and fun. We sat on the train and loved it! Would highly recommend!

This is the original OSF location, so it was a treat to get a window table here near sundown on the river (Friday night, no less). The food was good as expected, and the service was excellent: we had a fun, spunky, energetic woman managing our table (Mandy?), and she was pretty amazingly awesome. The visit was just as we'd hoped for, thanks to the staff, the fare, and the ambience. Very cool to experience this and enjoy it so fully!

It had been years since my husband and I had been to any locations of the spaghetti factory, so we were pleased to see the familiar decor. Our favorite entrees were still available and did not disappoint. The bread was a treat and the meat sauce delivered as did the mizithra with brown butter, the minestrone soup was excellent and we were impressed that they're on trend offering mocktails that were both delicious, The orange DREAMSICLE and the margarita, as well as the spumoni. They may have been a little short staffed as the service could've been better, but they were friendly and accommodating when we asked for things.

Service is terrible!! Get more help servers and cooks. No refill. Out of desert we wanted. Food was good. 2 1/2 hours with two kiddos. Nope.

This has always been our favorite Spaghetti Factory because of the view of the river. Sometimes it can get pretty cold by the windows in fall and winter though..... (need to update with double pane). We've never had bad or rude service. Sometimes it's fun to go early and sit in the bar upstairs for a drink before coming down for dinner. My favorite dish is the Managers Special - Spaghetti two ways. I always get half Brown Butter Mizithra & Meat Sauce. I like to eat some of each and then mix the two for a different flavor.

I reached out as they requested after 4 phone calls and an email and no one emailed me back nor returned my calls. Customer service is abysmal. 0/10 service from managers Kent and Casey and server Ben B. --------- Took over an hour for our food, took 30+minutes to be greeted at our table, we were late to our show even though there was ample time and we informed the waiter. To make matters worse, he ran all the cards wrong (which were organized easily for him so l am beside myself that after 3 attempts he still ran them wrong.) the server said to call the manager the next day which we did. I've called multiple times and managers like Kent and Casey continue to promise a call back but I have yet to receive one. We have been coming here for 30 years and it's not what it was.

it was a long time before a waitress came over and only after I asked for help. the waitress then forgot all about my wine order although she brought drinks to my companions. The salad was not good. All wilted lettuce. we spent $150 there and were not totally happy.

We were seated near the window with a lovely view of the river. Our server Grace was very helpful and polite. We had the garlic mizithra spaghetti with salad and bread. We're not big eaters and Grace was kind enough to split the meal for us which we really appreciated. The pasta dish was delicious as was the hot freshly baked bread. I will definitely come here again and hope to sit in Graces section next time.

Enjoyed the spicy spaghetti , could be hotter but was delicious. Waitress was friendly and informative. And the ambiance is old school, nice wood work and old timey feel. Loved it

We had my partners retirement lunch with his friends today. The atmosphere was lovely as usual..the food (maybe just my brave "different" order) was ok..not spectacular..but our cute little server "Ben" was top of the line..spot on in dealing with a large group. He was attentive..friendly..and most of all..impeccable in his service! Thank you! We enjoyed our lunch....

We came to the Old Spaghetti House for lunch before heading to the Oaks Park for a celebration and so glad we did. This is a great location with a perfect view of the Willamette River if you choose to sit outdoors. Mandy our server was excellent. She was very friendly and very knowledgeable about the menu items. The food was delicious and plentiful. The salads and the soups that were chosen tasted fresh. Overall the lunch outing was awesome; we may have to come for dinner some time. Enjoy!! :)

Waited 30 minutes for waitress . Awful ! The spaghetti was very average . Then , when I left there was a 10.00 charge . No thanks

The food is standard It's always very consistent and I actually really love their mizithra cheese and brown butter spaghetti with a side of meatballs, The food is pretty bland, but tasty and the service for most part is quite good unless they have a large crowd in which case your waiter is probably going to be running around and looking quite harassed It is a great location and if you do have to wait, there's a lovely walkway on the outside along the river

First time at this place! We bike rode all the way there and they let us sit out side so we could watch our bikes. Food was great. the waitress named Sarah was absolutely amazing and super sweet!

Good for what it is. The upstairs bar is really fun overall, not super busy usually. The cocktails are surprisingly good. Very old world ambiance.

My seven year old summarized it best: Costco's frozen ravioli is better. That is really everything there is to say. It's still a decent place for a family meal, especially with a group. But it's not like the food is actually good.