Pretty much one of the only breakfast places in Yelm now. Restaurant is clean and staff is friendly, and service is great. Portion sizes are huge. Their kids pancake is in the shape of Mickey Mouse. I had biscuits and gravy and asked if the gravy was made from scratch. Waitress said yes, but it definitely wasn't. I love biscuits and gravy and don't usually order if it's not completely homemade, so that was kind of lame. Biscuits were really good though. read more

Every time we go the servers are so friendly and welcoming. The food is always delicious, and wait times are short. We will keep coming to Doug's! read more

Really great Amanda omelette! House fries were great and the waitress was really friendly to the kids at our table.

We thought we would try. We won't be back. Pancakes doughy, my patty melt was burnt beyond recognition. ( I sent it back and the second attempt was better. I was disappointed that they would have served me a burnt sandwich and dry overly cooked hamburger. read more

Pass it by like you never saw the place. 45 min wait for meal on a Saturday lunch. Open face Meatloaf sandwich was two end pieces (4 bites) of Meatloaf??? with no flavor and 1 pc of white bread and mashed potatoes , all smothered with 2 cups plus of salty brown gravy. Found Hair in mashed potatoes which killed my apatite. Show it to waitress and she said "lets hope it was from the potato." The salad was approximately 1/2 cup of salad, now take a half cup measuring cup and look at that!! read more

I came here last summer to get breakfast with a friend while we were visiting Yelm. Walked in and waiting about a half an hour and no one even said a word to us. It was generally slow too. Other people walked in and got seated. My friend and I were the only Latinos in the building and we were getting stared at like we didn't belong there from the waiters and customers. It was apparent we were not welcomed there. read more

My greeting alone makes me love this place already! I walked in, during the chill of the night, and asked if they had a to-go menu. The fellow who greeted me had a smile ear to ear, I told him it was first time in and I wanted to see how the food was. He then happily gave me a menu to look through and offered me a seat to wait. I had a soda and ordered Chicken Alfredo with broccoli and mushrooms and a big sandwich with french fries. From the previous reviews, people say that the wait for food is so long. Although my experience it only took about 15-17 mins from the order to the bagged delivery. The guy even offered me a soda for the road. I will definitely come back because of customer service that I was given and that's hard to come by. read more

Okay meal. Nothing exciting. We got seated pretty quickly and the server asked as we were sitting what we wanted to drink. I said I didn't know. I then heard her tell another server that we were seated but we didn't know what we wanted to drink in a snarky voice. We waited. And waited. Others came in welcomed by name, were seated and had their food before we had ours. We finished and waited some more. The other people paid and left. Service here is horrible. Food is mediocre. Go somewhere else. read more

Worst meal ever!!! Some of the food items are ok, but never order the turkey dinner. It was so dry that it literally broke apart; drier than chalk! The few bites I tried confirmed that the turkey was at least 2-3 weeks old kept in the freezer more than likely. To make matters worse, they grill the turkey to heat it up instead of a more moist method of prepping. The stuffing seems like Stove Top, and the Gravy appeared to be out of a jar. Then, to top it off when I mentioned it to the waitress and showed her, her response was "I can get you more gravy if you want". The bill was not adjusted, and she did not even offer to do so even though I only ate 2-3 small bites. Worse meal and worse service ever! read more

Well...I for one will no longer support Mr. Doug's in Yelm. When you order the Doug's Doozie for approx 17.00 and you share with your husband, they charge a 5.00 sharing fee!! they state about sharing and doubling the fun...and the 5.00, HOWEVER...you only get the original serving size, not double the food, not even an egg more, or one more piece of bacon....so the 5.00 must be for the use on the plate and silverware. My 17.00 shared meal with a tip of 4.00, and taxes was about 29.00. Now...I had bariatric surgery, and can barely eat a half slice of French toast, one egg a few hash browns, and a slice of bacon. You cannot order off the kid's menu, so you have to order a meal to throw away. I will take my money to Ma & Pa's, or a few of the other fine eateries in Yelm before I give one more cent to the aforementioned place. ***Steps off her soap box... read more

Excellent Food everything is absolutely AMAZING!! Just ate breakfast there with my husband my son my sister her husband and my nephew. The food was delicious!! We had breakfast. My sister said the seafood omelette was delicious. My husband had the chicken fried steak it was beautiful!! He said it was amazing!! I had the bacon, eggs, home fries, a biscuit came with the meal and I ordered a side of gravy. We all shared a cinnamon roll and I ordered the fresh fruit as well and shared it with my son. My son had the pancake, sausage egg breakfast and he loved the home fries I ordered and his pancakes. The eggs were scrambled to perfection. My nephew had pancakes and he was happy. My brother in law loved his breakfast too although I don't know what he ordered. The meal was amazing and we devoured it but took home what we couldn't finish. It is that good and you'll wanna take it with you. Jaime was our server and I can't say enough nice things about her! She is a FANTASTIC and FABULOUS server. I hope MR DOUG'S knows what they have. There's a guy named Joe who is a regular patron and he is so sweet. He'll offer to take a group pic. He is just an all around good guy. Thank you Mr. Doug's we will be back and visit Yelm again. It was amazing!!! my brother-in-law, John had the hobo hash, and he said it was out of this world read more

Awesome diner. My family and I just moved to Roy and thought we would go into Yelm to get some dinner. We found this place and went inside, which was pretty busy. We weren't overly surprised by being the only non white patrons but were very pleasantly surprised by how nice and welcoming the staff was. The wait for our food was not insanely long and the service was awesome. Never had an issue with our drinks going empty (which many places seem to have that problem). I ordered the country fried steak which was awesome (though it's hard to really mess this up). My wife got the Southern fried chicken, also amazing (spending 6 years in Arkansas we've missed anything resembling southern food). Both my kids got the "beast mode" burger which comes with a bag of Skittles, they loved it as well. I look forward to trying many more options on their menu in the future! read more

Fantastic breakfast and wonderful customer Service. Husband had Amanda's special and loved it. I had another special with perfect bacon eggs and then oatmeal. Good coffee and entertainment while we waited. Wish we lived closer. Thank you! read more

Food is delicious! Loooove their breakfast menu. The Philly cheese steak is good as well. Very good price for large portions. The place has a home feel to it. Could use an upgrade though. The chicken fried steak is yummy! The biscuits are very good nice and soft and fresh. Will definitely return again. Very satisfying. :) read more

Mr. Dougs - Hubby's plate was HUGE!! And great price. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Yelm, Washington

We came in for dinner tonight at 630, as usual they were busy and as usual it took ten minutes to be seated. No big deal as I have been here a few times before and that seems to be the norm. They are also on the slow side when it comes to taking orders and bringing out food. However tonight is the last night I come here. It's a diner, most of what they serve isn't fresh (that's a given) so cooking it and serving shouldn't take almost an hour! An hour for diner food ? That's a joke and this place needs to hire a hostess and some bus boys so the waitresses can do their job instead of running around like chicken with their heads cut off. If this business can't handle a Friday night dinner rush maybe they should rethink being a "restaurant". Edit: We received our food. Cheese sticks were burnt and left to sit because they were cool on the outside and just nearly warm on the inside. (They also brought them to the wrong table, before they finally found us) then I got my food I got the meatloaf and it was absolutely disgusting! It was cold in the middle and very obviously had been sitting out for a while. My husbands burger was bland and smothered in mayonnaise to the point it was the only thing you could taste. I asked for gravy on the side and it wasn't and he asked for no tomato and his burger had it. To top it off they gave us our bill and it was the wrong bill . We got a 10% discount but the $2.00 it saved us really didn't make up for how disgusting the food was and how bad the service was. Now I'm at home and my stomach hurts because I took three bites of that nasty meatloaf. read more

we love this place , always friendly service , great menu , and we find the tables and seating clean . we will return .

I. Like the steak omlette at Mr. Dougs.It was cooked to perfection. It was nice and hot. The waitress brought it to me within ten minutes of ordering my meal. My cup of coffee was kept full . Friendly wait staff. Fourth three years in buisness.And still going strong .we will keep coming back . read more

We're from Olympia and we're stopped to eat here. It was pretty good my son had a burger and I had breakfast.. One of the best omelets I have had to date! read more

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We had lunch here today, our second visit. First time was for breakfast Which was just OK. I had a burger for lunch and fries it was OK. My girlfriend had a open face turkey sandwich and potatoes and gravy. After a couple bites she stopped eating because of the odd flavor. We did not have to pay for it to there credit. The service was poor and our server was preoccupied in another room doing something sitting at table. We will be eating at other restaurants in the future. read more

I had a very good Mediterranean omelet here on a weekday morning. The staff was busy serving a partly full crowd, but they still were attentive to my order and got it exactly right. read more

Smells like a nursing home in Mr. Dougs maybe it's the old carpet in the dining room. The food is okay; not great and the service is really slow. read more

Under the new management, this place really hasn't improved. Friendliness has decreased, and only one gal looks happy to work here. There are never any new menu options, and they aren't prepared for managing rushes. I'd rather drive to Lacey and beyond for a good breakfast. read more

I'm not sure why I'm even bothering with this review. Doug, if you care at all about your business, you need to read your reviews. Even several of the good reviews talk about the poor customer service. Our experience tonight (May 16th) was the same. The food was good, the service was HORRIBLE! Nora in particular, was terrible. I know she's been there a long time and probably takes her job for granted, but she either needs to get it together or you need to get rid of her. She's going to kill your business. VERY disappointed read more

Simple food , ok wait staff I've been told that in the past it was much better in the past . was not very impressed and I have worked in the industry for over 30 years . read more

Warning - this place has changed hands. The food has seriously changed. USED to be great for breakfast. And everything else. I got ill when I ate there. Neither of our meals we were served were correct. Off. Be careful. read more

our first visit and we were not impressed with our food. Hash browns were cold and undercooked In my Hobo breakfast. the biscuits and gravy was also Luke warm and must have been canned gravy but the biscuits were good. Our friend got warm chicken fried steak and undercooked and warm hash browns also. My toast was the best part of my breakfast as was the tomato juice. We may try again ordering differently and hope for better results. read more

You can't beat their breakfast they are fantastic you always have to wait in line so be prepared but they are excellent. And my husband is addicted to their club sandwich on a hoagie roll he can't get enough of he's been waiting and waiting for everything to open up so we can go back up and get some they are wonderful. read more

If you were looking for a Good Breakfast Pl., Mr. Doug's is awesome sometimes there's a weight especially here after Covid but it's a very good place for breakfast read more

We do like to have breakfast here but I really wish they would serve better coffee. I wasn't good before but it was even worse this time, just colored water. I asked the waitress to bring us a cup from a different pot but the next cup was just as bad. I've posted this before but I don't think they read reviews. Please serve better coffee!!!!! read more

Wow. What a great local hangout. I stopped in while visiting relatives nearby and was blown away with the service and the food quality. I had an excellent hamburger. The iced tea was strong and good. The star of the show was the amazing house-made potato chips. They are a small upgrade from the French fries, but totally worth it. Maybe the best I've ever had, even over some "artisanal chips" that were a $12 side dish at a $80 per plate steakhouse. Do yourself a favor - order the chips! They were perfect cooked, perfectly seasoned and crispy and hot and delicious! read more

I gave them one star only because the chicken fried steak was decent. The rest of the meal was below average and the coffee might as well be plain hot water its so weak . The portions were very small but that might be a good thing since the hash browns were terrible and maybe put some butter on the toast if I wanted it dry I would order it that way. read more

We were in town staying at the hotel down the road, and we ordered breakfast to go so we could lay in bed and eat & it was great. We had biscuits & gravy and my Husband had a simple bacon, eggs, hashbrows and it was the perfect size. It was all good. We have been here for lunch one time as well and it was great. read more

Was going to do takeout at like 2. Couldn't get prawns or a steak. Only available after 5, yet I can get breakfast all day. I guess it's really only a burger/ sand which joint before 5. I could get popcorn shrimp mid day, um there's not all that much dif between a shrimp and prawn, I guess they don't want the extra min of fry time before 5. Just as well. read more

Food was good. Chicken fried steak was good. My wife got the French toast and that was good as well. Good prices.

Doug's is pretty good. They have a fair amount of food for the money. They need to stop using styrofoam for their take out.

Always great service! Most of the waitresses have been working here for years, and they are always smiling. Great place to sit down with the family for some comfort food. They serve breakfast all day! read more

Mr. Dougs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Yelm, Washington

I love this place me and my husband go to it pretty much every morning or afternoon. Great people that work there. They are always friendly.

Exactly what I expected. It's just a diner with solid Americana menu. The waitress was swift and available, it was a Monday morning and not full, but I suspect on weekends it would be which might impact the quality of service and food. I didn't mind the quality of coffee. Normally I drink double pull expressos so drip diner coffee I'll have just as a tool to jazz up my palate. Nothing to brag about or complain about. The waitress seemed like she liked being there. Prices were aligned with the venue and my expectations. Food was plated nicely, swiftly served, and was hot. I got the Mediterranean omelet. And it came exactly as advertised with slightly fluffy egg and just about the right amount of ingredients. I was satisfied and it earned four stars (2 for service and 2 for food nothing for experience) because it was what I expected and what they promoted--although I can't envision what would bump it up to a five star. Thank you, I will come again. read more

Mr. Dougs - Mediterranean Omelet. Fluffy egg, hot hashbrowns and muffin with right amount of butter. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Yelm, Washington

Burnt onion rings cold food rude waitress ,2nd time to get bad service here will not be back a third, spend your money at another restaurant

The food is so good. Portions are huge. I love the homey feel you get when you are here. They were fairly busy but our server made sure we knew she hadn't forgotten about us. This is our new go to restaurant when in Yelm. read more