Tahoma Valley Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Yelm

I've only been here a few times when it was under the name of Emma's. What experience I've had previously was good, but that's changed. A group of friends and I went there for dinner just yesterday (Sunday Feb. 12th). This was my first experience dining in since ownership changed, and I was not impressed. First, I noticed the poor atmosphere. The music playing was not relaxing or welcoming, and it would cut out frequently and leave us in silence for a minute or so (which was maybe a little more enjoyable than the music).

Second, it was not busy at all. This could be seen as great, except that the service was excruciatingly slow and poor regardless. Our server was unprofessional and did not seem "all there" so to speak. The food took a long time to get to us, and when it did 3 out of 4 of us in my group were unimpressed. It was cheap, overcooked, an unappealing. The 4th of our group did enjoy her chicken strips so I'll give them that.

Multiple times we had asked for something and it never came without a reminder we were waiting. At one point my friend went up to the bar counter to ask for something, but she was told "just a sec.," by our one and only server who decided his time on the job was spent better flirting with the woman at the bar. I don't care if he was interested in her or not, while he's working he should be taking care of his customer's needs (which at this point I believe we were the only ones there other than the woman and her companion). It took at least 10-15 more minutes before he remembered to bring us what we'd asked for.

By the end of our dinner, we were ready to go. I've not wanted to leave a restaurant this quickly very many times. When we received our bills, I was a little thrown off because a few of my friends and I were being charged more than we saw on the menu. When we inquired as to why, we were told it was their dinner pricing. Perhaps that was an oversight on all three of our part (one of our friends was charged less than she thought it was) but it was not blatantly apparent there was a spike in pricing for the dinner meals. Oh well, I was ready to pay and get the heck out of there.

Unfortunately they've lost my interest, and I will not be back there unless I hear things have improved. It's disappointing because I appreciate variety, and Yelm doesn't have a lot of that in quality when it comes to diners. We all wished we'd chosen to go elsewhere, such as Mr. Doug's or Casa Mia where we know we'll be treated well and get...

After a long and successful day of Groundwork Mastery at the ranch, Ray and I discovered we were out of the special grain that 4 of our minis need. In the process of buying grain I decided I was too tired to make dinner.

We have eaten at Tahoma Valley before but not since it was sold. Facebook reviews said it was better than before. We never had a bad meal there.

We were greeted as we walked inside and we chose our table. Tables and chairs had been replaced, which was nice. The old tables were pretty unbalanced so when we went there to eat, we searched for the table that moved the least.

Menus were brought immediately, along with water. There were a few new menu items so I had an adult beverage while deciding what to order. I decided on the Cajun burger with tater tots. Ray ordered the Philly, also with tots.

Our meals were prepared to order and arrived hot to our table. I like spicy food and hot is usually slightly above mild. This burger was almost TOO hot with the large jalapeño and the super spicy mayonnaise. It had good flavor.

Ray thought his Philly was good but a little on the bland side and was rather dry. He opted to not request mayonnaise.

My coffee nudge was not very hot. I suggested to our server that next time the cup be preheated so the drink came to the table hot. I learned that trick when I was a bartender. That was a life from a long time ago.

Our meals did not disappoint and there was enough to them that we had enough to take home for another meal. We will...

I had the great honor of eating at the Newly Renovated Tahoma Bar And Grill. I've been here before for breakfast which there Omelet I had was fantastic. So I decided to eat a late afternoon lunch . I don't drink Alcohol so as I pulled up a seat at the bar which the chairs are very comfortable Bree the Bartender ask what I would like I asked if she could make me a non alcohol drink she came up with a great drink a Virgin Coconut Mojito as she smashed fresh mint leaves she is a pro for sure that Virgin Coconut Mojito was delicious I ordered a second one that's how good it was . I heard of there Buffalo wings from my friends Roger and Hunter who golf here every week. So I ordered a full order of Buffalo wings which when I received my order I was surprised at the size almost 12 wings which I say are chicken drum sticks you can smell the hot sauce my mouth watered and I dug right in Bree gave me enough paper napkins and some wet wipes and boy I needed them. The portion was so big I shared with my friend Roger and had to take the rest home. You truly get your moneys worth . The prices for food and drink are very reasonable. If your looking for great food, great service, great atmosphere Tahoma Bar and Grill is you go to place. Desi and Bree would love to serve you and make your drinks . If you live in around Yelm. Mckenna, Rainier, Tenino and Yes of course Yelm I would choose this place over any and all other Restaurants in and...