Went here with my girlfriend on our Portland trip. We were in Portland for a concert, but after we both agreed this theater was our trip highlight!Watched Joker. Comfortable seats, great interior, good popcorn, and great craft beer. I had the Ruby Red and it was excellent.Obviously it's dependent on the movie, but I had a 10/10 experience.

I have been to several shows and movies here. The venue and staff are more of a 4, but I love the events they host, so they get an extra star! The best events are usually hosted by Poison Waters, like Drag Queen Bingo and other fun variety shows. I highly recommend them, and look forward to returning because of Poison.

I have a Mcmenamins passport and I needed just one more activity stamp to get a $20 gift card. There was a listing for a free lecture At the Mission Theater that sounded very interesting that just happened to qualify for an activity passport stamp. It was a Sunday and they also had an afternoon matinee of the Sci-Fi film “Flash Gordon”. Yeah, the one that Queen provided the soundtrack for. And they It screened that at 3 PM and for only $2 for Adults and kids. So I went to the Mission Theater that day. What a deal! The Mission Theater is an old looking brick building. It has a balcony in a semicircle shape that looks down on the stage that has a screen behind it. The seats in the balcony are comfortable and there are places you can place your food and drink. The bar is below the balcony at the bar where you can buy a wide range of McMenamins drinks. Beer, cider, and cocktails. I was drinking the seasonal cider Blackberry cider. It is very tasty and makes for a nice change from beer. You can also buy food and snacks, but it is rather limited. Typical movie snack type items. Popcorn of course being one of them. And for me the always tempting comfort food– PIZZA. A representative from Oregon MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) introduced the Paranormal Pub lecture mentioning that they are sponsored by MUFON and McMenamins. And that they cover a wide range of topics. Like UFOs, Extraterrestrials, Ghosts, ESP, Bigfoot and various other unexplained phenomenon. The Paranormal Pub is help once a month at the Mission Theater. The lecture for tonight was Women & Spirituality: Paganism. The speaker was Montana Jordan, a freelance writer, occult specialist, parapsychological researcher, and independent consultant. She covered the basic branches of paganism. And the difference between them. Fascinating and enlightening. I saw several people sitting down at the front of the audience taking notes. And the question and answer discussion at the very end was even more interesting to listen to as it was much more in depth. I quite enjoyed this paranormal pub activity they have at the Mission Theater. And even more so the excellent McMenamins drinks. Well, any excuse for a couple pints is a good excuse as far as I’m concerned. And it’s always so much more interesting when you have stimulating conversation to go with your drinks

I have never been inside the Mission Theater until now. I came to see Mars Retrieval Unit play a reunion concert here. The Theater looks great inside. It has a cool looking horseshoe shaped balcony. One end of which is right above one side of the stage. An interesting vantage point when watching a band play down on the stage. And these seats are very comfortable. concessions serve typical movie snacks. With slight exception of having a wide range of McMenamin's great beer, cider, and a few other items. The are some great pictures on the wall like you tend to find at most McMenamins establishments. I was amused by the Cascablanca inspired picture that has every cast member from that film playing instruments in Rick's band. Now I want to see a film in the Mission Theater. It is such a cool place.

Never know what event they have scheduled- could be old movie, Science Pub, Trivial Night, live music, vaudeville acts, etc... but you can't go wrong doing it here. Restored building with flexible seating based on the event. full bar, very limited menu (pizza, salad, hummus, snacks). parking in the area is tough (2-3 blocks would be great) so do try public transit or ride share. on the other side of the interstate from most of downtown, so a bit of a walk if you are truly downtown.