I am so sorry this hotel sold. Ever since it did, it has spiraled downward at an astonishing rate. We made reservations and still were forced to stand in line. They open at 5, which...they were always open before during the day, so my handicapped husband stood in pain for some time waiting to be seated, while they took folks with no reservation ahead of us.
The seating was dismal, seated us in a corner, with me facing only a tiny sliver of ocean. Then basically forgot about us.
My husband ordered the salmon on pasta, and he asks if the salmon can be blackened. She says that she will have to ask the "chef" (I'd say Mcdonald's line cook but that would make a Mcdonald's line cooks look bad.) She never returns. We wonder what his food will be. I ordered the rib eye, though I would have rather had a filet. They no longer serve filet, unfortunately. I also ordered a cup of onion soup. That was one of their best items in the past. We wanted to order an appetizer, but literally everything was was seafood and I'm allergic to seafood. I know it is the coast, but since when we ask if they are local catches, we were told no, does it matter if you bring in a steak or a salmon? Anyway, the soup came, and it was completely tasteless. It didn't even taste like beef broth, it was ....like water. No flavor at all. I set it aside.
Dinners came, she said that yes, the chef blackened the salmon. No, he threw a LITTLE pepper on top but it was not fried or blackened. When my husband attempted the pasta, he made a horrible face. Now my husband will eat nearly anything. But this really affected him. I said, "What's wrong?" He said, "Try it, it is SWEET." It was sickingly sweet. Too strong for salmon, which is delicate. He said the salmon was very dry as well. They did give him pasta with a blue cheese topping in exchange but the salmon had been eaten and we were to dessert before it came.
My steak was ordered BLUE RARE. It came out medium/well done. The potato was edible, but they put the fixings on and the butter on the side, so I had to remove the sour cream and other toppings to put the butter on the potatoe. The asparagus was okay, but zero seasoning. Bland. The steak was not only way overcooked, but it was impossible to cut. My husband could HEAR me trying to saw through it. We ordered (like fools) a creme brulee, and she returned to tell us they didn't have any but the good news was they would buy us dessert. We asked for pecan pie. I think it came from Safeway. Tiny piece, I mean tiny....about 1/2 inch tall.
You would think I would learn right? But there is literally nowhere to eat breakfast in town, so we had no choice. But how can you mess up breakfast.
We arrive, wait in line. The entire top is empty so they are not brimming with guests. We wait and wait. The lady in front of me says she has been there 15 minutes. Sigh. They seat them, and then bring them back up as they don't like the seating...it was our seat from last night. There are tables open, but not cleared, so she suggests they clear tables. They seat us where we were last night.
The hostess asks if we want coffee, husband does, I wanted a soda. She does not ask if I want something else. Waitress comes by and does not ask if I want a drink, asks for our order. I order eggs benedict and she questions as to if I want seafood on it....I'm allergic, and the one with seafood has that information in its name. I inform her I want a regular benedict. Then I ask if it comes with anything as the menu does not indicate that it does. Yes, hashbrowns. Awesome. I order a pepsi. She nods. My husband orders french toast, the regular kind (they do one with CORN FLAKES ON IT? This is a resort, not a diner.) and bacon on the side, crispy.
We wait and wait and wait. She chats and chats with guests about her life. No soda. She offers to-go boxes. No soda. Finally, the breakfast comes out, still no soda. I ask for it she says Ohhhhhhhh that's right. The bacon is on MY plate, my husband has his french toast which he says was probably made with egg whites as there is ZERO TASTE. He asks "how do they do that, remove all flavor?" I say, "That's how my food was last night!"
I taste mine. There is again, ZERO FLAVOR. The hashbrowns are cold, stone cold. I choke down half to keep off starvation.
The waitress took the coke and coffee off the bill for being late. Honestly, the only thing I wanted to pay for was the coke and coffee. Sigh.
Never again. It's a shame. I remember when the restaurant was bustling with people and you had to wait because it was busy, not because they were just slow and disinterested in their jobs. Portland owner....I can only imagine how many more hotels he will purchase and ruin on the Oregon coast this decade. Sad really. Beautiful view...but the food, overpriced, tasteless, and without merit. read more