This was a nice find. While returning from our Bad Road Trip, we drove through Slayton looking for someplace to eat. We came upon this large old house with a B&B/Café on one of the back streets of Slayton. It was 5 minutes to 3 and they closed at 3, but they invited us in…
Places to Eat
The Gathering Spot, Silverton, Oregon
If your in the Silverton or Silver Falls area, this is a great place for lunch. Janet had the turkey panini and I had the pulled pork. Pulled pork was nice and spicy. I got soup with mine, potato-bacon, and it was wonderful, and large, more than I could eat. They serve breakfast and lunch,…
Marche, Eugene Oregon
This is a great restaurant, easily a 5 fork rating on the Martin scale. There are three locations in Eugene, we ate at the 5th Street Public Market location. 5th Street Public Market 296 East 5th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 541.342.3612 info@marcherestaurant.com We ate lunch here twice. We don’t do dinners as often as lunches…
Comb Ridge Café and Expresso, Bluff, Utah
While driving between Monument Valley, UT and Moab, UT, we stopped for coffee at a small town called Bluff, UT (pop 300). The Frommer’s guide stated that they had basic services and it was a good place to stop. The town is mostly populated by artists and artisan’s, about 60% of the shops in town…
Gateway Resturant and Lounge, Sequoia NP, CA
The Gateway Restaurant and Lounge
559-561-4133
gatewayrestaurant@netzero.net
I do not recommend this place. The food is not bad, its OK, but the prices are outrageous in my opinion, at least for what you get. I guess having the only fancy resturant outside the NP makes it worth it. We sat on the patio overlooking the river, scenery was great. I had a brger and fries for $12.95, good, but not great. Service was good, friendly staff. The price drove it from a 3 to a 2. They even had a menu item and charge for turning on the propane heaters…
O’Holleran’s Resturant, Brooking, OR
O’Holleran’s Resturant, Brookings, OR – April 2009
Address: 1210 Chetco Ave, Brookings, OR 97415
Phone: (541) 469-9907
Maybe they were having an off night when we were there, but it wasn’t as expected. Admittedly, it gets great reviews for its steak and we aren’t steak eaters. The decor was nice, great woodwork. The wife had oysters and was not pleased, I had BBQ ribs and they were dry. I can only give this place an average review. Probably not a repeat performance, unless there isn’t much open in Brookings next time through.
Blackfish Cafe, Lincoln City, OR
Blackfish Cafe, Lincoln City, OR – April 2009
Address: 2733 NW Hwy. 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367
Phone: 541-996-1007
This place gets mixed reviews on Trip Advisor, but the night we were there, it was superb. Wife had the clam Chowder and declared it EXCEPTIONAL. She also had the fried oysters, they were much better than the preivious night at O’halloran’s. I had the pork loin, very good. The servings were large, food well done, service very good. We’ll be back at this place again, next trip to Lincoln City.
It’s a small cafe, but well done. Great wine selection. Staff was friendly and professional. didn’t hover over us, but there when we expected.
La Rambla, McMinnville, OR
Tucked away in the heart of Oregon wine country, La Rambla is creating its own traditions by combining the best of Spanish cuisine with Northwest inspired freshness and flavor. We invite you to come and share a meal with us. La Rambla offers dozens of hot and cold
La Sierra Mexican Resturant, Dundee, OR
Dundee and the surrounding area has plenty of upscale resturants, but after a day of sipping wine in the various wineries, if you just want to relax, kick back, and have a great meal, this is the place.
La Sierra
810 Highway 99
Dundee, OR
(503) 554-1562
Atomsphere is your average mexican resturant, but the food is great, and I do mean great. My wife is not a mexican food fan, I can eat it 3 times a day 7 days a week, but not her, so she limits intake on my part. But she read about this place on line and so after a long day of shopping, we stopped by for dinner. With wine and beer, 2 entrees and an appetizer, it was $31, so the price is good. Most large plate entrees were less than $10.
The service was excellent, food outstanding, what else could you ask for. I give it 3 stars and will be back again when I am in the area.
The Fishwife Seafood Resturant
The Fishwife Seafood Resturant, 5328 North Lombard Street, Portland, Oregon 97203, 503-285-7150, http://www.thefishwife.com
We just chanced on this great little resturant while out looking for a place to eat. We were camping on Sauvie Island and started into Portland to find a place to eat and discovered this place. Not much for atomsphere, more like a diner, but the food is excellent, we went back on the following night also. They claim their clam chowder is the best, so I sampled that on Firday night and they were right, its excellent. I actually had the Shrimp and Clam Chowder, chowder with fresh oregon bay shrimp on top. I had the special pasta on Thursday night and it was so good, my wife had it Friday night.