This is our go to favorite restaurant in Enumclaw. Seriously we go there once a week just about! The service is amazing. The Rainier team is so professional, on point, warm and friendly. The food is consistently great as are the drinks. Great selection as well for food and drinks we love the salads and burgers favs include the Prawn Louie and Grilled Salmon Wedge and Bacon Cheeseburger. read more

The food was not as good as pre- covid but drinks are ok. Lots of other great chices.

I meant to write this review earlier, since it's been about a month visiting Rainier Bar & Grill. I went on a weekend evening and it was really busy and I had quite a bit of a wait. Since I had been here many times before, I waited the 30 minutes for a table. They have a diverse menu to chose from, but I usually stick with the same few menu items (burger, chicken sandwich, etc.). The reason I keep coming back is the ambience and the friendly staff. Worth the drive to Enumclaw. read more

My wife and I stopped by yesterday between my son's baseball games down the road. A good tap room. Due to 'Christmas in July' event, most of the beers were Stouts, so selection was not as large as it normally would be. We weren't offered a food menu but saw an employee make and serve a sandwich so asked what it was, she said 'a Rainier melt', looked good so I said we'll take one. It was a really good panini sandwich. Will go back if we're in the area again with some time to kill. read more

Dear Rainier Grill, I have frequented you often this past year since our move to the little hamlet known as da Claw. I have tried and tried to enjoy your food, but i am afraid i have lost my patience with itand the people cooking it. It is impossible for certain things on your menu to be tasty and satisfying when they are straight from the freezer section instead of from the hard working family farms in your area. We've tried your burgers, with all the flavour of a frozen Costco burger complete with under cooked burger buns. Ordering half a dozen times, i was lucky to get a medium cooked burger once. Constancy is everything in a burger joint! We've tried the veggie burgers, oh the horror--those little frozen cakes of "natural ingredients" from the frozen section that are luke warm discs in an under cooked bun by the time they arrive to a customer's table. We've tried your wraps...sadly, they were much more romaine lettuce and a lot less flavourful than what your menu promised, and awful pricey for something who's main filler is a cheap industrially grown leafy green. Unbelievably, the chicken wrap i tried had only 6 small pieces of cubed chicken in the whole she-bang! I shoulda ordered a salad for that, and saved a couple bucks. We've tried your fish and chips...those fish went from swimming in water to swimming in grease on our plate. One night, we were really surprised when we tried your special--ribs! They were super! Unfortunately, there was only one order left when we arrived at 6pm. We thought maybe sticking to the specials would win us over, but most times we come in, you are sold out of whatever the offer is well before the end of a shift. Must be miserable for the staff when that happens, as half the time they don't even mention a special at all. That said, the people you hire are friendly and moderately attentive on most occasions and there is always a good atmosphere in the place. Your bar is stunningly beautiful and reminds one of a saloon you'd see in the southwestern U.S--admiring that bar, you could trick your mind's eye into thinking you see Miss Kitty and Marshall Dillon sitting in the back corner with Doc and Festus. Hoping someday, dear Rainier, you will adopt a more sustainable local food policy--something like the restaurant Wild Wheat has in downtown Kent. You could be making a sheer killing with food fresh from the sustainable farms popping up around here--and therein lies the true support of a local economy (aka just 'cause the food distributor has a WA address, doesn't mean the food from there is fresh and locally produced.) If customers stick with your beer (caution: it will cost you about $5 per pint) and a bowl of your clam chowder or a plate of sweet potato fries (that are really made from yams, but still very tasty!), they will leave a happy satisfied customer. Then they will have room in their tummies to treat themselves to some fine Snoqualmie Ice Cream served up by the ever hospitable Toby, owner of Sweet Necessities Your truly, Whit read more

I echo the comment of the previous reviewers, definitely best of Enumclaw. The restaurant was busy during lunch hour and had significantly more traffic than the three other places that I went to this week for lunch. In this economy, I believe that's a testament to the quality of food served. The menu has standard bar and grill food with burgers, wraps, salad, and fried items. However, the execution of these mundane items was excellent. The halibut with sweet potato fries was very nicely battered. I wanted the tried the lunch special grilled halibut but it was out by 12:30~again showing the popularity of this restaurant. read more

I wish I didnt have to say this as the Ranier had my favorite burger. But something changed and the burger quality wasnt the same. I could tolerate the prices being so high and the fact the charge an arm and a leg for Kobe beef when there is no real Kobe in the united states we do not import beef from Japan. I also can tolerate the certified wagyu (no such thing, wagyu is Japanese for cow) but the definate change in quality is a killer. I am sad because this was my all time favorite for burgers read more

What a great little place. Hardworking and friendly staff who act like they're not more interested in their cellphones that doing their job ( unlike some other places in Enumclaw!). GREAT food. If you're not wanting to get stuffed then split the meal with someone. Good selection of beer too. Prices are O.K. and very nice fries. read more

My husband and I ordered take out lastnight, and we both ordered the blackened Ahi sandwich with creamy wasabi, with which we were both greatly dissatisfied. We drive all the way home, after a long day of work and are super hungry. You must know that we both loooove wasabi, but this may have personally turned me off of it forever. There was so much uncut (no cream whatsoever) wasabi on both sides of the sandwich, that I had to spit it out. I tried scraping it off the bun, but that didnt help. I tried cutting it myself with mayo, but that on top of the blackened seasoning, and lingering wasabi... it was just disgusting. I ended up just rinsing the ahi off and ate it plain with the two thin slices of tomato. $50 (including a $10 tip) down the drain. read more

I'm sorry, but this place is over hyped and way over priced for what you get. $75 for three hamburgers, fries and a couple of beers - please! Burgers were good but nothing to justify the price. read more

The fact that the Lee has better ratings than the Rainier is quite scary although I haven't been to the Lee in a while. The Rainier is officially my new favorite place in the Claw. Mostly because of the beers they have on tap but their food was also great. I had the soup and salad lunch and the clam chowder was excellent. That with a Mac & Jack and a Lagunitus and I'm a happy guy. My mom had the Kobe burger and said it was amazing...although she liked Waterworld so take that how you want to. The waitress was very knowledgable and attentive and the setting was quite comfortable. The upgrades they did here a few years back was very well done but the Ski Inn now has the dive bar market cornered in Enumclaw. I'll be back as often as possible. read more

Great bar atmosphere and high grade bar food. Get the Kobe Burger. It was great! Great place to come after summiting Rainier.

This is the best place to eat in town. i was shocked to see the bad reviews. there pulled pork sandwhich is killer, there chowder is really good and i love there western rodeo burner. i have never ate a bad thing here. it is more on the pricey side but worth it for a good lunch or dinner. read more

Overall amazing food, drink and service. Will definitely be back again soon. Great little eatery for lunch or dinner.

Overpriced for mediocre burgers. If I'm going to spend $14 on a Kobe cheeseburger, I expect it to be pretty good, but the patty was obviously a preformed and frozen patty, and the bun was thin and dry. The fries were good and they had a great beer selection. read more

This place was my favorite but the last 3 time I went the food was undercooked and the steaks didn't seem to be as high a quality as they once were. Even the burgers have suffered. I sent a burger back because it was RAW and I had ordered it medium rare. I know the difference. When it returned it was cremated! I mean NO JUICE LEFT, BLACK, HARD, I guess the cooks don't like to be questioned. Anyway I couldn't and didn't eat it. It was taken off my bill but I have not been back since. I've lost trust. read more

My fiends and I went to rainier and ordered 7 entrees and 4 rounds of drinks. I ordered double grey goose..I thought it tasted odd but figured it was just me. I order grey goose for the higher quality and fact it's filtered more. On my way home my entire face was red which is what happens when I drink cheap ass vodka. Exactly why I stick to upper shelf. I cannot say they served me bottom shelf bc there is no way to prove his but I drink vodka several times a week and this never happens. Just be careful I know some bars serve bottom shelf and charge for too shelf. Again, I have no evidence other than my red ass face and headache read more

Both of our medium burger were over cooked and dry. Fries were pretty good though. Pretty dark in there, but you can watch the game.

This place has a great vibe! I love the richness of the dark wood and the pub style feel. The server was a super friendly local and attentive in her service to our table. I got a buffalo chicken wrap and my colleague got a salad. So many things on their menu looked good and you won't leave hungry the portions are substantial. I don't know that I will ever be in the area when I am not working...but I would love to try their nice selection of beers on tap. If you are passing through on your way to the mountain or in the area this is a great place to stop in for a meal and a cold one. read more

Will never return. Hair found in food, salt shakers coated in old nasty food, and soggy food. Yuck.

Has always been great in the past. Tonight my meal was forgotten and when I finally did get it the blackened salmon portion was ridiculously SMALL. I would say a strip about 1 1/2 inches wide and it was expensive. Tasted fantastic unfortunately I'm still hungry. read more

We had a Kobe burger and a salad. Both were good. Half a burger was enough though, not just for me, but for most people out there in the world. Really, it's more than enough. read more

I always would go here a year or two ago service was great and food was always good. Recently however such slow service, one waitress on a Saturday night and one bartender? It's an hour before closing and packed don't you think the owner would figure it out? I waited over 10 minutes to place a drink order and the waitress was not that attentive. The food was subpar and the place was a nasty mess, I understand that they were busy but where's your bussing staff to help? And the hours don't make sense to me, your technically a bar and grill but close by 10 pm on a Saturday. Just because of the hours if I want to go out late at night I'll have to travel to farellis or hopjacks which are open way later. I'm disappointed with how this place has gone down. read more

Everything I've tasted on the menu has been delicious. Great burgers, even better fish & chips. The ambiance is just how I like it and the staff are very friendly. read more

Went back a second time and quality was on par with what you would expect! I ordered the Kobe Burger - medium rare. My wife ordered another regular burger - medium. Both burgers arrived overly-WELL DONE. I showed the server whom did nothing about it. They even charged us full price for everything. Both my wife and I only had about 5 french fries each as our sides. Maybe it was an off day for the cooks but I won't be back to find out. THEIR MENU/FOOD IS OVERPRICED. This was our first and last visit to this place. read more

My husband and I just came down from driving my visiting parents around Rainier and we were all pretty hungry. I found this place using the Yelp app on my iPhone. We were all very happy. My husband and I had cheeseburgers, my dad got the cod fish and chips, mom got the chicken fingers. Dad said the fish was great and the chips were nicely seasoned. Mom enjoyed her breaded chicken fingers. She said they were easy on her tummy. I had the Western BBQ Burger which was lovely. It was huge. I had a very hard time getting my first bite and there was enough BBQ sauce that if I wasn't careful I would've worn it all. It was a very yummy burger that I couldn't set down until I finished it because the sauce made a big puddle on my plate. Since they were out of sweet potato fries I got the side salad. The side salad consisted of lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese, and dressing of your choice. It was lovely. It really hit the spot. The BBQ sauce was surprisingly sweet, but pleasant. My husband started with the hot wings. He said the hot wings were lightly breaded and had a nice solid Frank's RedHot flavor. For dinner he got the bacon blue cheeseburger. He said the burger was great except it was calling for more sauce. He wasn't sure if there was some kind of mayo or what but he just used his leftover blue cheese dressing from his side salad on his burger and it was excellent. We had a great experience at Rainier Bar & Grill. I'm sure my husband and I will go back to visit again. It was wonderful to have some good American food for my visiting folks. They aren't used to the variety of cuisines we have in Seattle, and really appreciated the break. read more

Good service and beer selection. Had the Kobe burger and It hit every taste buds I had. A nice stop on a road trip.

This place is a winner every time we come. Huge menu with something for everybody, and everything is delicious! My husband had a huge, western bacon burger with two onion rings on it, with Barbeque sauce dripping down. And these onion rings are about an inch and a half thick! I had the Thai chicken wrap, and the wraps are huge. Also served with two big onion rings. The Thai peanut dressing has such a great flavor so I'm sure the salad would be great too. My daughter had the buffalo chicken wrap, and it looked amazing. They also have the salad version of this and the burger version. The decor is special here because the walls are covered with ski photos of local people taken up on Mt. Rainier in the 50s. It's a typical bar and grill feel, but cozy in the winter and fun in the summer too for walking around the little town. Another perk is the cutest boutique next door! Good food and shopping too! I'm hooked. Forgot to mention the garlic fries we ordered as an appetizer! Lots of garlic! My husband loved his fresh local IPA too! read more

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Service was good, but the food was terrible. Our server even knew something was wrong and said someone had mentioned the same issue. My dinner was way over cooked and everyone else's chicken was over seasoned and cooked like jerky. Defiantly the worst food I've ever had at restaurant by far. And I hesitate too say this, but when everyone's meal is off somethings gone wrong. I'm leaving 3 stars for service and that I've came here a few months ago and it was great. read more

Excellent. Everything we ordered was delicious and you will not leave hungry. Service was outstanding and prices we reasonable. We were a party of 7 visiting town for the day and we were so glad that someone recommended this place. 10/10! read more

Amazing first visit! I highly recommend the bacon blue burger with sweet potato fries. Yum yum!

Over priced and just not that good. The place is always busy which sadly shows how bad the restaurants are in the Claw. Had fish and chips. Wally's is better and half the price. Every item is overpriced for what is basically just bar food. One needs to get out of town to find a good restaurant! read more

Drinks are ok. The Ahi salad was less than to be desired. Calamari was overly breaded, ambiance, very loud. Wouldn't go back anytime soon, but in desperation maybe. Wait staff is horrible. read more

I have been to this restaurant 3 times in the past 3 years and have finally given up. My wife and i ordered hamburgers. We got half cooked burger with cesar salad on it instead of the menu promise of lettuce tomatoe pickles. Did they think we were dumb enough to think a cesar sald is ok as a condiment? They must have ran out of produce? We couldnt eat it! Last time we got pulled pork sandwiches and couldnt even hear the words pulled pork with out getting sick. We wont return read more

Great relaxed atmosphere on the main drag. Great food and service. We often get the BBQ Burger and share it. Have them put the onion rings on the side, unless you have a huge mouth. This burger is huge. read more

Been here twice via a recommendation by a friend. Great burgers and great atmosphere! The burgers are huge, easily two meals, eat half an save half. Yummy sweet potato fries. read more

Sorry I have to complain about this tonight when I have had better food on previous visits. However, there has been an obvious decline with overall management as of late. I ordered a French Dip and hubbie ordered a bacon cheeseburger with onion rings. Both dinners came under temp and with cheese not melted. My meat was not fresh and had an obvious freezer taste. Reallly?! Hubbie's medium burger was rare. This lead us to believe that the dinners were not preparedwith care or by a well trained staff. I would expect better if you want your patrons to come back.Service was ok but with so many that they took 5 minutes to bring our dinners from counter. A team effort should be required. Barkeep kept serving stumbling local drunk beers as he ooogled the waitresses. Altogether, an unpleasant experience. read more

Rainier Bar & Grill is is one of the best places in town for lunch, hands down! They also have a great dinner. We especially love the babyback ribs and sweet potato fries! Also, you can't go wrong with the Kobe burger, which has earned them a lot of fans in town! Good beer selection, and great all around food. read more

We came in for the first time tonight around 6pm.  There were only 2 seats open at the bar top so we took them.  Not knowing we were going to roast in those window seats.  We were given two different menus. When ordering my husband was told what he wanted was on the lunch menu that they had given us so he could not order that. Our food was served but I really couldn't enjoy it since we were literally cooking in the window. I moved the window shade down a bit myself to try to help us out. My husband ordered another drink but was forgotten. The bartender did remember after checking how we liked the food. I was never asked if I'd like another drink. When the bartender came with our check I told her how hot we were and said I'd pulled the blind down a little to which she responded that they've been trying to get the owner to pull the shade or remove the two bar stools. So they were aware of how hot these seats get. I've never been more uncomfortable in an business. I hardly ate my food as all I could think or talk about was how hot I was. Apparently instead of telling the bartender how hot it was I should have been asking for a box becuase my full plate of food had dirty dishes on top of it before she'd asking if I'd like to take it.  Based on our experience tonight we won't be going back. read more

This place was great all around! Good was tasty and quick. And the service was very friendly! Will definitely eat here again.