I had the bacon wrapped meat loaf and my wife had blackened salmon, very good and awsome service. Thank you read more

Talking Cedar Restaurant - Distilleries Near Me - Rochester, Washington

Very good! Huge menu selection... great staff and much needed in the Rochester area. We'll return! try their vodka selection, their coconut vodka is especially well suited. read more

Great drinks, patio, appetizers, and desserts. The entire buildings and layout is amazing. My only "complaint" was the main course. I don't like when "bars" try and act like they are 5 star restaurants. I'm my case I ordered the brisket. Well is sucked! It was not what I expected and is was all "dolled up" like I'm at Giada in Vegas. Stop, just give my BBQ brisket with my beer. I will go back, but I will get a cheeseburger read more

YESSS!!!! What a great spot! We are huge fans of all things Heritage Distillery with many stops to the Gig Harbor location. This place is awesome. Super friendly staff, fantastic drink, well thought menu, great food.. Couldn't say enough great things about this stop on our adventure. Only thing I'd recommend is when you order a peach 75 change from vodka to gin. A traditional French 75 is a gin drink and the switch stood up to the peach a little better. I'm sure the vodka is good but the gin was the hit! read more

Talking Cedar Restaurant - Distilleries Near Me - Rochester, Washington

This place has the worst hostess EVER, unfriendly, unprofessional and has no sense of customer service. Too bad because this is a need place and the food is good. read more

First I have to say the food was very good, nice menu with variety. I had a cup of tomato soup and a wedge salad and my husband had the Cubano sandwich. Both meals were very good. We ate in the bar, good atmosphere. COVID related, they could have done a lot better. The wait staff in the bar were all wearing their masks incorrectly. The bartenders top lip was showing and his mask was useless. They were seating people at the bar which is a no no at this time. The customers wore their masks in the front door and then they were removed, didn't even wait until they sat down. I have lived in Thurston County my entire life, I know this is tribal land and they don't have to abide by state laws but if you are not confortable with a very lax policies on masks this might not be the place for you right now. read more

Talking Cedar Restaurant - Bar area - Distilleries Near Me - Rochester, Washington

Hosted a large work event here last Friday. Great food, drinks, and attentive staff!! Thank you so much!

Everything we had was great! Glad to have a good restaurant in Rochester! Good atmosphere and wide selection of cocktails. read more

Great prices on craft beer during happy hour. Loved the giant pretzel. Looking forward to the day they install electric car charger station as there is definitely room for it in the parking lot and I think it would bring in customers like me more often. read more

UPDATE: I just wanted to let you know that we air fried my leftover French dip and fries and I used ketchup (no au jus) and it was all delicious. Maybe the au jus was part of the flavor problem? read more

Amazing atompshere, service, and food. Well worth the drive. The fried chicken sandwich was delicious and perfectly prepared. read more

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Just ordered some food from Talking Cedar to go. The service was very phenomenal. Michel was very friendly and attentive to my hunger. The fries are very fresh and the burgers are delicious! All in all the whole experience was amazing. read more

Talking Cedar Restaurant - Distilleries Near Me - Rochester, Washington

Not good...distilled products nasty. Food cold and had piece of plastic in gravy. Wait staff slugs.

Great food and drinks! I decided to check it out while traveling. I sat in the bar and it was a nice vibe. Service was quick and food came out delicious. read more

I gave this a 3 because sometimes it's really good, then a week later you can order the exact same meal and it tastes completely different.

We're local and eat here often. The food has always been great. Our servers have always been very accommodating. The food always exceptional and priced fair. The atmosphere of the outside area is very welcoming although you can't seat a party at a table of anymore than four. Even tho there are open tables ....getting seated will always take awhile. Maybe they want you to shop while waiting in the very nice retail area. My biggest complaint however is the very rude, very loud and obnoxious hostess. Sophie needs to know her attitude sets the mood of a meal and a customers decision to return. And when greeted with a loud, rude and argumentative attitude....it makes you think twice. read more

Our waitress was very accommodating. We had a large group and she let us push together tables. She even surprise me with a drink that was delicious. The food was wonderful I had the Pork schnitzel and it was wonderful. I also tasted my husband's Ruben which was very good. I strongly recommend this restaurant. read more

This place is cool and has a lot of potential. Went for my birthday. We did both vodka flights which were good we had a lemonade on the side which we mixed with them afterwards lol. Fish and chips was so so. Huge portion of COLD fries definitely not fresh on my plate. Employees were nice, place had a steady flow of business so not sure why cold old fries. The guy that sat us heard it was my birthday when being sat and offered me a free dessert. We had the bread pudding which was good but could have been heated a bit longer as it wasn't very hot. I think they just need to work out some kinks in the kitchen. read more

Ordered two appetizers and two meals, can't say a single good thing about any of the food. The stuffed jalapeños were tiny, barely warm, and had what appeared to be fat free shredded cheese on top, the kind that doesn't melt and stays hard. The wings for $16 came out in an order of 8, in what I can only describe as Tyson Boneless Wings tossed in sauce. Burger was flavorless and fries were cold. Added smoked chicken to a salad which was a $6 up charge. The chicken was hard, colorless chunks that resembled a dog treat. The waitress was nice and attentive but I'd be mortified to serve this food if I was her. read more

I had high hopes for this place, as most breweries and distilleries have great food. This is mediocre at best. Do not order their jalapeño poppers! They are raw jalapeños stuffed with some kind of pimento cheese. Very disappointed. read more

The food was very good. Our waitress was terrible. She was more worried about closing up and drinking her Red Bull then serving her costume. We tried to get her attention to order a beer never got her to come back. I would recommend this place only because lm sure she won't be there much longer. Staff make the place or break the place. read more

What an amazing place! Great food we were staying next store at the Fairfield what a great hidden gem. We went there for dinner and then two days later took basketball team of 30! We had Daniel he was such an amazing server! For our small party and our large party. Thank you for accommodating us and we look forward to next time we can come to talking Cedar read more

Talking Cedar Restaurant - Distilleries Near Me - Rochester, Washington

Really cool place in the middle of nowhere basically the food is absolutely amazing the drinks are amazing but the customer service upfront was absolutely horrible they don't do samples they don't really let you try their drinks it's very very expensive and no customer service not a fan of this brewery but the food was amazing. So like the great Wolf Lodge of breweries they charge you for everything. read more

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Had early dinner yesterday. Great food and service and atmosphere. Exit 88. So nice to actually eat inside. Thanks for a great experience. We will Be back!! read more

It was my wife's birthday dinner with our son, daughter and grandkids. We wanted somewhere nice where we could get a decent dessert. Got there at 5:15 p.m. and waited 20 minutes for a seat for 7. Waited 20 minutes for water to come. Waited 20 more minutes for the waiter to come take our order. We ordered 2 lemonades for the kids and a huge pretzel (which is quite yummy), and we all ordered dinners. I ordered Mushroom Burger Dip with yellow mustard for the fries. Waited 30 minutes and got lemonades and TWO pretzels. No trouble, we are all starving at this point. Waited more, played with hot wheels with the kids. After a while Mom went out to the car and got the tablets for the kids. One of the adjoining table kids came over and watched them play for a while. Tried like heck to get more water after the pretzel snack, but didn't get any until the meal came. Never did get the name of the waiter. 6 meals came out after 8 p.m., but no Mushroom Burger Dip and no yellow mustard for my fries. It was clear it had not been prepared and they did hurry to make it up. Everyone enjoyed their food and we asked for the bill at about 8:30. We were told the MBD was nearly ready and they could bring it out. we said not, just take it off the bill, but in the end we opted for a box to go. To be honest, I expected to have our whole meal comp'ed. We went up to pay when another worker stepped in and told me that the MBD could be brought up to the register in a box, taken off the bill and 20% discount given on the whole ticket. I was still hungry so everyone left and I waited...do Tee do... waited in the lobby another 5 minutes. MBD came in a nice bag to go. I got my dinner at about 8:30-40 and jumped in my rig and started to drive home alone, just me and my bag. The delicious scent drew me in and I opened up the bag to munch my dinner in the dark on my drive home when I discovered...no yellow mustard. boo. If any of the servers had introduced themselves, I missed it, but I do believe that nobody introduced themselves. THE FOOD THERE IS USUALLY YUMMY AND THE SERVICE THERE IS USULLY SLOW. MY RECOMMENDATION TO YOU IS...IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PLANS, DON'T GO TO TALKING CEDAR. However, if you are usually up for an adventure, you just might enjoy it. Thank you read more

We have come to this place numerous times and have enjoyed the atmosphere and food with delightful drinks. However, this last visit, on Sunday afternoon, 9/27/2021, the French dip had meat that was extremely dry but more troubling, the au jus was waaaay too salty. In addition, my husbands salmon burger was cooked to a dried up patty. Sadly, our favorite poutine, was again salted to an extreme level. I'm not sure what happened. Maybe there is a new chef, but we are hesitant to return. Our waitress did a great job and was very attentive. Though there are not a lot of quality restaurants in the area, they are growing in numbers so Talking Cedars better stay on their A-game or customers will choose to go elsewhere as the area grows. read more

This place needs professional help! They have the location, the building, and outstanding staff but terrible food! When my salmon salad came out the smell of it smacked me in the face! When I tasted it, it was so salty and fishy that I could not even eat it, not even a little. It was also served with boiled red potatoes that were cold and cut up on the salad. WTF? This place has the potential to be a go-to location, but not with the food they are currently serving. read more

Went this past Saturday for lunch in the bar and then over to the Cask club to start an aging barrel. Lunch was good, food was average to a bit above. The beer cheese soup was very flavorful and delicious, the only problem was it was Luke warm. The Fried Pickles were outstanding flavor profile wise. Batter was light and crispy. Atmosphere was very welcoming, not too bad on noise level and clean. Huge shout out to Matt our bartender/waiter. Service was spot on, drinks were tasty and refreshing. Thank you Matt for a great afternoon. read more

Stopped in here finally on our way to Ocean shores!! Let's say the burger and Caesar salad with fried chicken on top was delicious!!! They do lettuce wraps for burgers here. The salad had a lot of flavor and a nice amount of shaved Parmesan cheese. Nothing was greasy and heavy which we really liked! Stacey was a very nice server who gave us recommendations off the menu. Our total bill for the burger with fries, salad, a glass of Pinot Grigio and a pint of beer was $47. We will be back! read more

The service was good but the food was incredibly bland and overpriced for what you get.

Absolutely love this place! Food is great! Beer and drinks are even better and staff are always accommodating and super friendly! Totally worth the drive! read more

Food is definitely not good they use a microwave for some of it, just not worth the money for what they're serving.

We had the fried chicken sandwich and pork schnitzel. Also, had the onion rings as an appetizer. All dishes were very good. Wait staff is very friendly and will give you their opinion of what is good. Highly recommend this place. read more

An enjoyable discovery on our long drive from Canada to Oregon. Great service, good beer, excellent soup and salad. We will be back!

On a road trip, this was a great stop. We were able to eat outside and it didn't take long for our food to be ready. Everything came out as ordered and was delicious. Fried chicken entree came with loads of gravy, green beans, and mashed potatoes, a BBQ burger with onion rings subbed for the fries, and two kid orders (burger and Mac and cheese, one with fries, one with pear). There is a kid menu, which was great since the full burger would have been too much for my kids. There were many other choices that sounded good on the menu, too, so maybe if we find our way around here again. The bathrooms were also good, and the place felt clean overall. The server was attentive and didn't keep us waiting too long. read more

We stayed at the hotel next door on a road trip and were excited to see Brewery next door. Went over and sat outside. Beer was good but the waitress was irritated and seemed inconvenienced the entire time. There was four of us, all our food was cold/lukewarm at best. Waitress seemed irritated when I asked for ranch (a second time). Of course this was before I knew my fries were cold! Won't be back! Cool looking place but food and service sucked! read more

Not bad! The atmosphere is welcoming enough and it was steady busy on a Saturday around 2 pm. We were seated and looked at the menus promptly. Great prices for the sizes and quality of the meals/drinks. Service was just okay. We saw our cold drinks sitting on the counter at the bar for about ten minutes after we ordered them. My vodka was somewhat watered down because of it. By the time our waitress brought the drinks over, our food came out only minutes later. We both had asked for ranch on the side and didn't get any (not like the end of the world, but why ask if I want any other sauces then??) Food was cooked well. The burger was massive and completely devoured. My chicken melt wasn't too impressive but nonetheless it was still good. Seems like a solid eatery overall, but they could have more 5 star reviews with some attention to detail in their service. We'll return and hopefully be able to say it's a 5 star kinda place next time. read more

Talking Cedar Restaurant - Smoked chicken melt and BBQ burger. Beer was Tap #11 and drink was a blood orange vodka rita. - Distilleries Near Me - Rochester, Washington

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We would have never known about this place if it was not down the street from our hotel. Always up for trying a new brewpub. Very nice building and friendly staff at the hostess stand. A short wait and we were seated. Juts like every industry right now they are short staffed so we understand any delays. We were waited on and served by the bartender and not even seated at the bar! A good menu with something for everyone and same with the beer menu. The house amber was flavorful with minimal aftertaste. The Hefe was not served with the garnish, there was a reason: the brew had a strong citrus taste that was not overpowering. My side Salad served prior to the entree was a good size and the vegetables were crunchy and fresh with great taste. The red wine vinaigrette had a great blend and perfect match with the mixed greens. The BBQ burger had a obvious hand-formed beef patty, large onion ring, lettuce, and good sauce. The fries were not soggy and not hard as a rock, perfect! Onion rings had a good amount of batter and crunchy with a sweet onion. BBQ tri-tip was packed with flavor and glazed with sauce. Unlike so many places with this meat, it was cooked just right. It did take a while for our food to arrive, but we understand about the understaffing issue in the USA right now. Easy 5-star rating. I was disappointed in the growler station by the front door with no tasting station. I would have loved to try several more house brews. read more

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Super disappointed in this place. We love their liquor but the incredible rudeness of the staff last night was too much to take. The hostess was very rude to both me and my daughter. Seemed like having customers was an inconvenience...so we won't be coming back. And COVID guidelines...what?! Staff doesn't wear masks and or doesn't wear them properly. They don't enforce guidelines with customers either. Hoping they learn how to run a restaurant properly read more

Soooo amazingly good in ALL ways. Great service, fantastic food, and very well done drinks. Not the "super strong so you die after one" type drinks... well done, like the bartenders actually know how to mix a beverage. Love this place for date night and for the kiddos as well. Th wait can be long at times but it's worth it and moves pretty fast. read more