Decibel Sound Drink - Milwaukie

Chill place to enjoy good food, classy snacks and music.Only problem is there is absolutely NO parking.Kid-friendliness: Don't bring kids... they need to stay home. This place is for adults to unwind and relax.

I 'm pretty disappointed in Decibel. When we arrived, the first thing I noticed was their JJ 323 tube stereo receiver and record collection, yet they were playing music through a streaming service. After settling in, I was curious if they had nights where they played any of their records. At this point, it was not busy and the bartenders were flipping limes or playing some sort of game to entertain themselves, so I thought it was a perfect time to ask. Before I could finish the beginning of my question, he blurted, we don 't take requests if that 's what you 're asking, we just kinda go with the vibe of the room. That wasn 't what I was asking, but that set the tone for our visit. Also, what comes first, the music or the vibe?We got a Scorpion bowl. It was tasty. $23 bucks for two people. It arrived quickly and on fire. Super cool presentation.Our dip got stuck in the kitchen for a long time as our appetizer was ordered during a mini rush. It wasn 't very busy, but they may have been short staffed. I had sent the picture of the JJ 323 the moment we placed the order and it took about 35m. Just chronicling our unfortunate experiences at this point.The sad part is that we had been wanting to check this place out for a while and the morning after, we had allowed ourselves to cool off, the disappointment remained and was real enough that I allowed Google 's reminder to leave a review.Sadly, I am sure that if you pass their vibe check, you will probably have a better time. I guess a couple of actual dorky humans get the snicklefritz service at Decible; it happens from time to time in the modern Portland metro.Here are the 10 's because the place does have value and appeal.AmbienceThe JJ 323 stereo (it 's $3K and if you haven 't seen one in person, it 's cool even though they won 't spin a record on it unless their vibe light is on)The one drink we had was quality

Such a cute spot! Definitely recommend for date nights or individually, probably not so much for groups but the drinks, food and ambiance were on point.

Cocktails and food were tasty but the service was extremely slow. We all would have ordered multiple cocktails but took 20-25 minutes to receive the first. Really deters me from returning.

Decibel is nice evening spot to get together with friends, have a drink, and maybe get a little grub. That is exactly what my wife and I did the other night. My wife got the ‘tea for one’ which is a seasonal cocktail. She enjoyed it very much. I decided to try one of their non alcoholic cocktails, the ‘shrub soda’, which I found to be a little bland. We shared a Caesar salad and the nachos which were both very good.The only knock is when I went to the bathroom. As soon as I rounded the corner before I even got to the bathrooms, I got punched in the face with an unpleasant, pungent odor. Not sure if it’s the chemicals they use to clean the floors or something else, but my eyes watered the entire time I was in the bathroom(not from my own doing). Just dial it down a notch guys or switch to a nicer smelling cleaner. Otherwise the ambiance is nice and relaxing.