McMenamins Olympic Club

"My husband and I go here once or twice a month, love the place, but tonight was the worst experience to date. We waited over 10 minutes for our waiter to come to us to offer menus or ask us for drinks. He was more interested in talking with his coworker. Then, after we ordered food which was a good 10- 15 mins (I should mention that the place was not busy, five tables, including us for the whole place filled and a couple seats at the bar tops and that was like that the whole time we were there). He spoke again to the same coworker. Then, after our order was taken, food took a good 45 mins to get us, again, nobody was there, but then when he brought the food out, he told me the chowder I had ordered needed to be heated as they ran out. No offer of a comp or if I would still like it. Then, when it did come out, it was like water, salty, no potatoes, only two tiny pieces of clams. Very disappointing. The biggest kicker though is after we finally received our check, the waiter completely disappeared. Didn't tell us anything, so we waited and waited. Another 10 mins until the other waiter who he had been speaking with previously asked if he could help us. So, we finally paid and left. Never saw that waiter again."

"I had a fabulous late lunch with a friend yesterday. The atmosphere was fun, artsy, and quirky, like all the McMenamins and to food and service were great. I'm vegetarian leaning towards vegan and asked our waitress for a recommendation. After pointing out the menu items, she mentioned an off-menu vegan gyro which I chose. Wow! The tahini sauce was outstanding! The sandwich was so moist and flavorful! My friend ordered a bowl of the clam chowder which she really enjoyed. They have pool and pinball, which we skipped but will absolutely be back for. I also want to check out their cool theatre next door!"

"A genuine old prohibition era tavern. Lots of dark wood and exposed framing. Pool tables dominate the center of the indoor seating area. Cool outdoor seating in the summer. It is right across from a train station, so every once in a while the train interrupts conversation. Food is a step above a random American restaurant or bar. They always have some rotating local beers and their own beers and ciders, plus all the usual liquor of a bar that size. I haven't seen the rooms, so I can't say anything about them, but they're just above on the second floor. Just next door is their small theater with couches and chairs, and you can get all the normal food and drink that the restaurant offers. This place would be an awesome base of operations for travellers looking to check out downtown Centralia. Very central to most of the hot spots."

"Electric mayhem pizza was awesome. Beer battered fish is good, but disappointing it was not hand battered in house, however understandable since they only have one fish option. Server was great."

"We've always enjoy our stays here. The rooms are comfortable and even though they don't have bathrooms, there are enough on the floor that we've never had to wait to use a toilet or shower. One reviewer complained about there not being sinks in the bathrooms. There are sinks in some. If there isn't one available, use the one in your room. We did have one debacle (first and only, out of many stays here), so do make sure to get documentation to show at check-in."