Hotel Reynard Opens in Downtown Troutdale: A 100-Seat Tavern With Eight Rooms Upstairs

TROUTDALE, OR — The century-old building on Troutdale's main drag spent more than 20 years as Taste of Village, then sat dark after the Chinese restaurant closed in 2022. As of November 3 it has a second life. Hotel Reynard is now open at 302 E. Historic Columbia River Highway, with a 100-seat tavern downstairs, eight guest rooms upstairs, and a kitchen serving lunch and dinner seven days a week. For East County restaurant workers, that is a new employer this side of the Sandy River.

A tavern open 11 to 9 every day of the week needs a full crew. Here is who is running it, what the opening team asked for, and how to get on their radar.

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📍 Business at a Glance

Business	Hotel Reynard
Opened	Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Address	302 E. Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, OR 97060
Size	Eight guest rooms; tavern seats about 60 inside and 40 on the patio
Hours	Tavern open daily, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Concept	"Restaurant with rooms": a countryside-style tavern with a small inn upstairs
Owners	Donald Kenney and Sean Hoard, the team behind The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse
Industry	Restaurant / hospitality / lodging

🏆 Who's Behind Hotel Reynard

This is not a first-time operator taking a swing. Donald Kenney and Sean Hoard already run The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse outside Sisters, and Hoard helped build Pal's on Hayden Island. He is also the beverage director here. Chef Bill Wallender, who cooked at Ava Gene's and Quaintrelle, runs the kitchen, and Anna-Lisa Chacón is the general manager.

That matters when you are deciding where to apply: a group that already runs a lodge and restaurant has payroll and training habits in place.

The menu leans seasonal and ingredient-driven, with Pacific Northwest, Mediterranean and Southern European influences: oysters, handmade pasta, whole trout over charcoal. The bar pours classic cocktails, a wine list heavy on local producers, and Guinness on draft. Rooms can be booked on the Hotel Reynard website.

💼 What the Opening Team Looked For

Hotel Reynard has not announced a headcount, and its website has no careers page, so we are not going to invent a number. What we do know comes from the tavern's own opening-team posting for servers and bartenders, which has since closed:

Experience: at least three years of restaurant work.
Credentials: an OLCC service permit and an Oregon food handler card before your first shift.
Schedule: about three to four shifts a week, with evenings, weekends and holidays expected.
Pay and perks: hourly pay plus shared tips, a shift meal, and health insurance and paid time off for eligible staff after 90 days.

Benefits after 90 days are not a given in independent restaurants, which makes this one worth watching. New rooms also tend to adjust staffing in the first couple of months once real traffic shows up, so get your resume ready and watch for postings.

One pay note: Oregon bans tip credits, so servers and bartenders earn at least the full state minimum before tips. Oregon's floor depends on where the work happens: $16.80 an hour inside the Portland-area urban growth boundary and $15.55 at the standard rate as of July 1, 2026. BOLI's rate summary links a boundary lookup that settles which applies to a given address.

🍽️ More Food Jobs This Week

If you are looking beyond Troutdale, WorkSource Oregon's events calendar lists a Food Industry Job Fair in Portland on Friday afternoon, November 13, for restaurants, food manufacturers and other food employers. Check the event page for the exact location and time before you head out.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Hotel Reynard?

At 302 E. Historic Columbia River Highway in downtown Troutdale, in the building that housed Taste of Village for more than 20 years.

When did Hotel Reynard open?

Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The tavern serves lunch, dinner and drinks daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Is Hotel Reynard hiring?

It hired an opening team of servers and bartenders this fall, and that posting has closed. No new openings or headcount have been announced. Search the links above and check back, since new restaurants often add staff in their first few months.

What do I need to work front of house there?

The opening-team posting asked for three years of restaurant experience, an OLCC service permit, an Oregon food handler card, and evening, weekend and holiday availability.

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