McMenamins Kennedy School

"This is a review for the restaurant, not the hotel or other parts of the building. We came in close to midnight because this was the only place we could find in the wide vicinity that was still serving food. The place looked like a herd of cows had run through (adding some drama effect to increase my chance of this review getting turned into a movie some day). Only 2 of the many tables in the restaurant were kind of clean (not really though). There was no sign of a busboy clearing tables. There were a handful of patrons, so it's not that it was super busy when we came in. Anyways...we eventually found a table that was more or less presentable. Service was super slow. It took 10 minutes or so for the waiter to come check in with us and to clear some junk the previous patrons had left behind on the table. They must have hosted quite the party earlier that night ;) We ordered and it took another 20 minutes or so to get our food (a simple dish that usually comes out much quicker). Was it just the waiter who had to run the whole restaurant!? Let's just say that the experience wasn't that great but the waiter was very nice and we got food... which is why we came here!!! I can only assume that something unforeseen happened earlier in the night. I'm not going to bash on them. Guess our only negative experience was that it took soooo long to order and get food, knowing that there were just a handful of patrons in the restaurant. We'll come back here to give it another shot. Food was good and the place looks great! We hope to see it someday clean and well staffed."

"I went to this location on Sunday, and all the employees were friendly and welcoming. The actual location itself is super cool and my husband and I really enjoyed exploring around the school. I'd say that you should come here when you have at least an hour, because you WILL want to go to every different room (they may serve different things) and it will be lots of fun! Explore this old school and enjoy the hospitality as you reminisce about your youth."

"Went as a corporate group for dinner. Appetizers were ok, and the beer was cold. The food, on the other hand, was not. The salad looked like it was put together in a hurry. The salmon was horrible. It was very dry, so was the rice pilaf. Tried the pork, and it too was dry. This is one of those places to cross out and forget it exist."

"have yet to stay in a room but the soaking pool and courtyard restaurant are excellent! have been a couple times now and enjoyed every minute. (will likely update eventually as we are planning on visiting the theater and joining the whiskey club soon)"

"We had our annual Christmas party here. The food was quite good and the service was excellent. The staff had a great time. The beer and wine were good and my staff liked the mixed drinks. After the party we went to the boiler room bar which is quite unique with its layout and decor. The service was good there as well. There are a couple of pool tables as well as a shuffle board table for entertainment. We had a good breakfast the next morning. The hotel rooms are very nice. They have a nice hot soaking pool to use as well."