Bridge Creek Cafe — Restaurant in Mitchell

The food was edible, so I am being fair and giving two stars. However, it was restaurant prices for what your mom that doesn't really know how to cook would throw together for dinner on a 95° day in a house with no air conditioning after a long day of working outside on the construction site. It's not something you pay for, it's something you spend a minute throwing together at home from whatever you happen to have on hand. My ham and cheese sandwich was fine, and the macaroni salad wasn't good. My big complaint is the politics. There is a time and place for it, and a restaurant isn't that place. I don't need to know that you don't like Kate Brown. I pretty much assume that being in Mitchell, and don't need to be thinking about it when I'm trying to get lunch. What I need even less is thinking that you know better than the health guidelines, and apparently pick and choose which you're going to follow. I don't care that you aren't wearing masks, but as a citizen of this state I follow the laws and am not going to make some statement and think that I know better than what society and the citizens of this state have decided is the right thing to do. Did you decide to ignore other health codes? Was my food safe? I certainly don't see how I could believe that it is. Also, don't bully me. I got enough of that in high school, and I don't need it when paying you to give me food. Don't point at my face and say "you can take that thing off." I'm good. I can see that you aren't wearing a mask. I'm not a big fan of the mask policy, but I'm intelligent enough to know that I am not going to put my own convenience ahead of other people feeling safe to go out and live their lives. You live in a town that is so heavily dependent on tourism that maybe you should pause for half a second and think about how your actions are perceived by those tourists. Plus, those tourists are bringing disease with them, so I guess I'll just say "may the odds be ever in...

I went for lunch today. Three women were working the cafe. I ordered two Reuben sandwiches with French fries to go. One sandwich was for myself and the other one was for my friend that was waiting outside in the RV. The sandwiches came with one side order. I ordered the fries for both. Each meal came in a styrofoam box. The sandwiches cost $11 each. I didn’t ask for, or order water or anything to drink.

When I ordered the sandwiches I was asked what I wanted with it, so I detailed what goes in a Reuben as if to say “I want everything on it”. The woman’s response was “I know what goes in a Reuben, what side do you want”. Ok, not the sweetest response but it’s ok.

The sandwiches were the thinnest Reubens I have ever had 1-2 layers of meat, just a splash of sauerkraut and dressing. The fries were hot, thin and unsalted. She was ready to send me out the door without offering me napkins, ketchup, salt, mustard or a bag. When I asked for Ketchup, she did get some for me, but had I not thought about it, I would have driven away to eat fries without ketchup. I was the only customer in the cafe when I was presented and paid for my order, so I can’t give her the excuse that she was too busy to provide better service.

I took my food back to eat at the RV and noticed that the cafes WiFi wasn’t working very well that far away. I went back into the cafe, picked up a bottle of mustard and went to sit on the table outside on the patio. While inside, I mentioned that the WiFi wasn’t working very well and asked if it usually “works ok from the patio”. The response I heard was “It should be locked for the tip you left”. That attitude combined with the fact that the sandwiches were overpriced for how they were made, and the service was seriously lacking is what primarily prompted me to write...

Myself being mainly from rural Forest Grove area, felt I was pretty country. Out there it's a different culture almost, a welcoming one at that. We thought we could sleep in the park but felt weird about that so we parked our car in front of the bus across from the church and awoke to find food. The bridge Creek cafe was the first place with it's lights on. We rolled up and trotted in greeted by a bunch of fine folks. Sat down and the lady who helped us was extremely kind and it felt as if everyone in there was a big family, talking about the day to come and such. Food was bloody phenomenal and just like having a home cooked meal just like grandma makes! They gave us directions and tips for the surrounding area and what have you. If I ever find myself back in this neck of the woods, I'll drive out of my way just to come here again! Also if the owners are reading this, thank you again for...