The Saddle Restaurant And Lounge — Restaurant in Pendleton

We were staying the night in Pendleton and wanted a good breakfast place.

We came here after reading some of the reviews. Honestly, there weren't a lot of options in Pendleton.

When we went in, the folks at the counter weren't the most friendly. But, we were hungry. 😁

The decor was cute and it was clean. Bonus!

The waitress also wasn't the most friendly. Maybe she was just too busy.

The food was okay. Nothing to write home about. The coffee was terrible. I don't know if it was the coffee or the creamer they brought us. I had asked for french vanilla and they brought a little cup of it. I mentioned how bad it was to the gal filling our coffee cups. She said it was probably the french vanilla stuff they use for their cakes. Huh?? LOL!

Overall, I was a bit disappointed that I listened to the reviews. Maybe those folks went on a different day or haven't had good breakfast food...

Wonderful! I had the sausage breakfast burrito and my DH had the chicken fried steak. Mine was full of flavor, nothing plain about it. Prolly one of my favorite breakfast burritos, but the star of the show was definitely the chicken fried steak! The batter had so much flavor and the meat was tender! Even the hash browns were skillfully seasoned with salt, all we had to do was add some pepper. Add on top some country gravy that is far above the usual in taste( it didn't just taste like flour and milk with just a hint of pepper!!) the cooks(Rudy and Rudy the day we came in) put some love into this meal, and you could tell!! We drive back and forth from Idaho to Washington and usually try to go somewhere different to easy whenever we can, but I definitely marked The Saddle as a place I'll be wanting to easy wu Every Time we go...

This was a preventative stop on our way through town. After stopping at the Pendelton Mill to gawk and drool over all the clothes and blankets I cannot afford, we were already on the edge of being hangry and with another hour of driving we decided to take a gamble on this place. Also the parking lot accommodated our truck and trailer, no easy task. The #6 eggs, hash browns and toast were passable but pardner's omelette's ingredients were straight out of a can. Still, we ate and were no longer mean. The reason this place gets the stars it does is because the people watching was superb. The perfect setting for that mystery novel or the set of a movie where Tommy Lee Jones walks in and all hell breaks loose. Also, I saw the waitress carrying two orders into the restroom. You can't make...