The Leaky Roof Gastropub, or Leaky Roof Gastro Pub,[1] 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.
The Leaky Roof Gastropub (nicknamed "Leaky" or "The Roof")[2] operates in the Goose Hollow neighborhood. The interior has wood floors and the dining room has a wood-burning stove.[3] The gastropub's[4] food menu features British[5] and Irish cuisine,[1][6] and has included burgers with truffle fries, a chicken Caesar salad, fish and chips with cod,[7] Guinness beef stew,[4] and shepherd's pie,[8] as well as beer, coffee, and wine.[2] Brunch options include Belgian waffles, eggs Benedict, fried chicken, and rosemary-garlic biscuits and gravy,[7] with drinks like bloody marys and Irish coffee.[1] The Leaky Roof also offers happy hour.[9] According to Willamette Week, the restaurant has an "official-looking road sign pointing the way".[10]
The business originally operated as a food cart in the 1940s.[6] The brick and mortar restaurant opened in 1947.[2][11] Since then, the space has been remodeled but the bars and floors are original.[12] Seamus Blaney is the owner.[13][14] The restaurant has hosted an open mic night.[15][16]
Alex Frane and Thom Hilton recommended the Leaky Roof in Eater Portland's 2023 overview of restaurants in Goose Hollow.[7] In 2024, Hilton and Maya MacEvoy included the business in an overview of "super-comforting" Irish food in the metropolitan area,[1] 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.[17] Writers for Eater Portland also included the Leaky Roof in a 2024 list of the "best classic restaurants keeping Old Portland alive".[6]
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