The Woodlark Hotel’s New Restaurant and Bar Plays Up Nostalgia Factor | Eater Portland
"Set to open at 3 p.m. on December 20, Abigail Hall occupies the Woodlark’s historic tavern space and feels like a nostalgic, feminine recreation of the hotel's original ladies' reception hall: plush leather seats, hand‑painted floral walls, little marble tables, original floor tile and the capitals framing the bar. Owner Jennifer Quist wanted the room to be fun and vibrant rather than stuffy, picturing a Multnomah Whiskey Library alum throwing a house party with A Tribe Called Quest on the stereo, vodka‑Red Bulls and plates of comfort foods — In‑N‑Out‑style burgers in foil, buttermilk chicken strips and even Waldorf salad. Chef and partner Doug Adams is bringing Quist’s nostalgic menu to life with items like a dry‑aged burger, prawn cocktails and the Dungeness crab roll that won out over a sandwich; bar manager Daniel Osborne is leaning into playful cocktails (names like Ghost Write the Quip), riffs such as a Fernet‑and‑Cola with charred pineapple and a vodka with Red Bull reduction, plus slow‑sipping options like Thursday’s Rags (rum and Cardamaro) and large‑format martinis and Manhattans for the table." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
