The Attic Lounge — Restaurant in Lincoln City

We stayed at the Salishan for a girls spa weekend. We wanted the whole resort expeirence so we decided to stay in for dinner. We went to the Attic because we thought it would be a fun expeience. Due to covid there was limited seating, that is understandable. We were told 45 minutes so we got some drinks at the bar and waited 45 minutes we checked in at 45 minutes and were told we were next. We were sitting down stairs in the lodge and the staff told us they would come get us when our table was ready. We waited another 30+ minutes before going back up to see where they were at, they apologized that they "forgot" about us and comped us a bottle of wine. That was very nice of them the staff was very nice and that is the only reason I am giving a 2 star becuase the food was awful. Most of it looked like frozen microwavble food that was extremely small portions for the price we paid. The bay shrimp mac and cheese looked and tasted like velveta with those tinee-tiny shrimps. The mushroom gravy fries were like frozen fries with canned gravy. The pizza was decent and the tacos were good but they were brought out cold. Since the meals were sooooo SMALL we went in for desert and that too was disappointing. They said there was carrot cake, their carrot cake was dense and there was no frosting, it tasted like dates- not carrots. I didnt even eat it, it was so disappointing. There are much better places in Lincoln City to eat or drink with an overall better atmosphere. What a waste of money and time that could have been more enjoyable...

We are staying at the lodge for a few days. On our first night, we went to the Attic for dinner, sat outside, had a lovely meal and a couple drinks.

We were impressed enough to come back the second night and ordered the same things.

It was a totally different experience. I had ordered the scallops the night before and the tender loin. The scallops were served to me cold. The day before, they were nice and hot. The tender loin was served to me cold, and over cooked. I'd asked for rare, which they did a marvelous job of the night before and received nearly well done.

When spending well over $100 for a meal, having it show up hot is the least one can expect.

The waiter was inattentive, despite the fact that they were not terribly busy. The service was significantly slower. They never brought us water after taking our empty, we had to go to the bar to get it. Even after taking my steak back and making another, it was still overcooked. I ate it anyway. At least it was hot the second time around. The whole dining experience took two hours. We showed up at 7pm knowing exactly what we wanted and left shortly after 9pm. While it was pleasant in the outdoor seating while the sun was up, it quickly became cold after it set. The overall second experience was enough to completely ruin the first. We will not be coming back for our last night, we will look for...

For the price of the food you should expect a lot more, and that includes service. It took a half hour for us to even get our order in (with a dead restaurant) and that only happened because I called the waitress.

We ordered crab cakes to start which were very okay. Bland but well cooked. The main course we got the ribeye. The server took my plate from the appetizers away and never gave me utensils back. I tried to get their attention but they weren't listening so I got up and asked myself.

The ribeye came soaked in this absolutely tasteless brown sauce. I can only assume it's only purpose was to cover up the fact that the steak was a nice shade of grey with not a sear mark to be seen. The broccolini was extremely undercooked and was hard to cut on some pieces. Why not cook a proper steak and offer a nice peppercorn sauce on the side. There's no reason for my steak to arrive lukewarm and wet.

The potatoes were very okay. Nice and crunchy outside but again, bland with no seasoning whatsoever. Some garlic, salt and pepper with some smoked paprika might have turned them into something tasty.

For 170$ bill, this restaurant should be a well oiled machine. Especially being attached to such a beautiful hotel. Please get the chef and staff...