The Megabite Orchards — Restaurant in Vancouver

I’ve never set foot in the Megabite/ Orchard’s location- and I’ve lived here for 30 years now. I’ve always thought Megabite was good, but not great. I was wrong.

Megabite (formerly Smokey’s) has always been a staple around here.. just like Steakburger, Joe Brown’s, Who Song’s, Black Angus, etc.. for all of the Couve-ites growing up here. As well as Uncle Milt’s and their pink panther jumping around up on stage entertaining the kiddos. Kind of creepy in my opinion.. but whatever. lol. Growing up in Longview we had Pietro’s, Round Table, Pizza Hut.. Now days to get good Pietro’s (especially their taco) we drive to Hood River or we go to Papa Pete’s for a close second. And finding a decent Pizza Hut with that hot melty cheese, 500 degree cast iron pan pizza pan, those sit down greesy Pac Man & Donkey Kong machines- good luck. We went to the east side Pizza Hut about a month ago to check out their carry out location.. and we couldn’t get out of there fast enough. But, I digress. At least you guys in Vancouver still have your old Smokey’s Pizza, it’s just called Megabite now days!

And I’m now officially a believer in Megabite pizza, particularly their Orchard’s location. It’s so cool! It’s like walking into a smaller version of Funland in Seaside! Those guys have spent a ton of time, energy and money collecting on all sorts of Star Wars and other movie collectibles. They have all kinds of arcades to play, with many of them being new & retro games like Pac Man & Donkey Kong, foosball & pinball machines & free internet gaming stations. They even have that crazy loud annoying clucking chicken machine spitting out the colorful eggs that I remember. I also hear rave reviews for their jojo’s, fish & chips and quite a few other things on their menu.

This place also got extra points with me saying they could make half taco & half whatever else.. on ANY size crust! Whaaat. There are very few pizza joints left that will make us a two sauce pizza on a small crust. So I ordered half taco & half megasupreme (minus mushrooms, add pineapple.) I’m always on the hunt for great taco pizza, but I don’t want to commit to a whole one, especially since my guy loves his pepperoni & pineapple. For taco pizza, we’ve been going to Leonardo’s, Barrel Mountain, Papa Pete’s in Ridgefield or Pietro’s in Hood River. But this taco was great! The only thing I would add were some crushed up cheese Doritos. Next time I’m here, I’ll just bring our own. Also, I would definitely order half taco again and probably the old standby- The Pete’s, which is beef, onions & pepperoncinis & add pepperoni and take off the mushrooms again. Drizzle some honey over and that would make a great pizza there!

They also have really good lemonade next to the soda machine. I ended up making a spritzer basically- lemonade, sprite, and some of this wonderful cherry juice they had available in their soda machine. The employees were all super friendly & nice. The place was really clean and well taken care of. You can tell they have worked so hard on collecting all of the gaming stuff, Star Wars things etc. It was really cool to look at it all! The mngr played the song “Closing Time.” the minute they closed, which was 10pm that night. Great idea. And it definitely worked to get the gamers to wake up and get out the door within minutes of closing. Lol.

Looking forward to going back to this...

We were in there tonight celebrating my mother-in-law's birthday. My mother-in-law ordered the fish and chips with a refillable soda. She didn't use her refill. So I did. Everyone was busy and instead of asking for a new glass I just reused my empty beer glass. As I'm sitting there having a conversation with my mother-in-law, a few minutes later. A very abrupt and enthusiastic woman in a mask with blonde hair a ponytail and white sweater or sweatshirt, interjects right in the middle of our conversation, and loudly says to me, " one of the employees just told me they saw you use your beer glass at the soda machine. You need to go up to the counter and pay for a soda if you want one just like everyone else". Instead of further embarrassing my mother-in-law who was just sitting there red in the face in embarrassment, I said yes ma'am. She then, very loudly, says okay and walks off. I then walk up to the counter and purchase a soda. When they go to get me the soda I of course tell them don't worry about it apparently I've already got it. I then left them another tip. All in all I love megabyte. My family has been celebrating birthdays and anniversaries and important occasions there for several years. I'm assuming it was a manager or higher based on how entitled she seemed to feel in telling me off. I can't tell you how many quarters we've dumped in that arcade and how many pizzas we've ordered through delivery or dine in. But I can tell you how many times you guys have made us feel unwelcome and embarrassed. Tonight was a horrible display of customer service when all she had to do was ask me. If it was a simple misunderstanding then it could have been just that without making a scene embarrassing an old lady and a 10-year-old. I mean all that energy to make a scene over a $2 drink that already was paid for. All my son could talk about on the way home was why did that lady have to say that. So, where I love your pizza and I think it's the best in town and overall you guys are great, that woman got you a one star rating tonight along with a long time loyal customer contemplating whether they'll ever come back. Be well and have a...

We’ve ordered pizza here in the past and it was great. Last night ordered 1 lg 1 Med for delivery and when they arrived they looked great. However Upon tasting them they were both tough crusted. As though they were sitting around awhile. Called and they wanted to replace them. Great!!! Told us to return uneaten pizza 🤷🏼‍♀️. Gladly agreed at returning both. Over 3/4 of each piece pizza still uneaten. Driver said go ahead and keep them. I refused and insisted that she returned them to the kitchen staff so they knew what kind of pizza was coming out of their kitchen. Delivery driver apologized and said somehow our delivery got overlooked and the pizzas had definitely been sitting under the warmer for a while. Then Upon replacement delivery, the pizzas looked great!! However again One bite of each and could clearly taste they were burnt!!! Flipped them over n sure enough… burnt!! I immediately called “the manager” and sent photos of the bottoms of the pizzas. Called to Tt a manager this morning because I hadn’t herd anything about the photos I sent. The lady said i was speaking to her. When I asked her name to address her, she said she doesn’t give out her name!!! So unprofessional!! Never in all my 52 years had a manager refuse to give her name for compliments, complaints or suggestions. No offer to replace or refund our money for two remakes and uneaten pizza. $70 worth to be exact!! Definitely a business fail. Big disappointment and...