When a place has been in business as long as Hale's, ya gotta go see what's so enduring. Hale's is a total win for food, drink and friendly service. Generous portions of excellent home cooked food. Real grilled burgers, delicious homemade soup, nice fresh salads, a terrific selection of entrees we didn't even consider because it was lunchtime. If one is even close to Hermiston, stop in for bite & a beer and some of the nicest servers anywhere in the West. read more

Hale's Restaurant - Prime rib salad - American Near Me - Hermiston, Oregon

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Service was decent but the food missed for me. The portion sizes are far too big for any healthy adult. Got a spaghetti and meat balls and the pasta was lowkey cooked too thoroughly. The meatballs and sauce were not super impressive either. Seemed to me that it was a classic case of having too large of a menu and not being able to have anything super good in particular. Bar feel is nice though and restrooms were clean. read more

Hale's Restaurant - Spaghetti and Spaghetti & Meatballs - American Near Me - Hermiston, Oregon

| Disappointing Service & Cold, Bland Food I ordered 2 French toast breakfast plates and biscuits & gravy over the phone. The woman repeated my full order back, so I expected everything to be correct. When I followed up about missing items, she claimed she only heard one--despite clearly confirming both. To make it worse, the food arrived cold, bland, and tasteless. Absolutely no flavor. For the price, the quality and service were trash. Won't be ordering again. read more

If you leave hungry, you didn't do it right. Their servings are HUGE! I love stopping her when going through town. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are all delicious! The service is great, food comes out fast, and we are always satisfied. I prefer to park in the back and walk in through the bar. The majority of the seating are booths, but they do have a few tables available. The decor is western and not too dark. There is a handicap restroom available near the bar. read more

Hale's Restaurant - Cheddar cheeseburger with fries and a side of ranch - they have the BEST thick ranch! - American Near Me - Hermiston, Oregon

Sat in bar area to use Video gambling machines. They're gone. 4 drinkers at the bar either over served or just obnoxious by nature. Being very loud for a small bar area and bartender, instead of telling them to keep it down, she joined in. It was 2PM, a little early for hard drinking on a Wednesday. Food is usually good. Server did good. read more

Great food and great service! The bartender is very friendly and knowledgeable and fast! Go here and do buy a hat!

I was in town for business and decided to get breakfast at Hales. While I was waiting for my order, I was seated across from a group of older men who started making rude, racist comments about Mexicans. As I was paying, I asked the worker if this happened often, and she said that every day they're here, they always make those rude comments. read more

Worst place I've ever been. Visited about a month ago. The place was big busy. Plenty of staff but they were terrible at paying attention to their customers. We were seated near the bar so the bartender was our waitress. She didn't check n us 1 time after our food was brought out. My partner ordered a seafood & cream cheese omelet, however, there wasn't any cream cheese in it. When we finally got her attention to let her know she brought out a little plastic cup with cold, hard cream cheese & said "sorry the cook forgot that." She acted irritated that we complained. Portions were large but terrible. Our hashbrowns were super greasy, saturated in a puddle & flavorless. AVIOD this place at all costs. They're overpriced for terrible service & food. read more

Hadn't been for awhile as last visit wasn't that great. Run, I will never go back. Have you ever been served Prime Rib that didn't come with au jus and horseradish? Asked for it and waitress said. Ok and wandered off never to be seen again. I have never had such disgusting food in my life( and I've had some bad food) I wouldn't even bring it home for my dogs. There wasn't one redeeming aspect of that stuff put on my plate. read more

Highly recommended and I was highly disappointed that I walked almost 1 mile from hotel to find a sign on door that said closed for repairs ! read more

The hot cakes are huge. I didn't expect that at all the trout was fried nice with crispy taste. The crew working at the time was very nice and friendly read more

Hale's Restaurant - Hot stack - American Near Me - Hermiston, Oregon

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Service was great, food was good and portions nice. Lovely bar atmosphere, even near closing, and a pleasant surprise

We came to Hermiston Oregon to visit a friend and we stopped at Heal's restaurant and was quite amazed. A small mama and pop type restaurant with very large portions. We came in on a Saturday night. Had to wait a little bit to get our dinner, but it was wonderful as expected. The portions were huge only drawback was my vegetables were cold, but had plenty to eat. A little on the small side as far as restaurants go inside corners but our booth was very comfortable. read more

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Decent breakfast and absence sizes!! We enjoyed sharing the country fried steak with the biscuits and gravy. The eggs are okay but I am picky about over cooked scrambled eggs and crispy eggs over easy. I wish they had better options for the omelettes but we decided to get the "Prime" option. Prime rib was in very large chunks so had to use a knife to cut it up the omelette was nicely filled with the prime rib but I also wish it had been warmed up in the Au ju and not cooked on the griddle. Overall I would personally pass on the omelettes and just do the country fried steak. Inexpensive for the size portions and the coffee (black) has great flavor and is an enjoyable cup! read more

This place is the cutest little bar that sells greasy spoon food. I was not expecting to find such a little gem tucked into such a little town. The service was great, and the waitress came by several times to make sure we were doing OK. Our food came out pretty quick, the portion sizes were huge, will definitely be back when in the area again. read more

Hale's Restaurant - This was kids meal!!!! With added hash browns. - American Near Me - Hermiston, Oregon

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I visited Hermiston and ate here twice! Family owned with great history, it's a down home comfy place with good comfort food. Nice ambiance, friendly staff and good quality food. read more

Found this absolute gem on my first trip to Hermiston. Massive portions. Food was delicious. I got the chicken fried steak and eggs breakfast. My absolute go to meal and it did not disappoint. The service was friendly and amazing. The decor fit the area too a T. One of my new favorite hole in the wall restaurants. read more

The food was awesome and the portions were more than generous. Prices were what you pay now days read more

Hale's Restaurant - The food was awesome and the portions were on point - American Near Me - Hermiston, Oregon

We came back for a second time to try breakfast. Lunch was great so we wanted to try breakfast. We had the same waitress, her name is Christina and the same host but we don't know her name. They're both helpful and friendly like the other day. It was nice and quiet and we enjoyed our breakfast. read more

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Holy PORTIONS. Your standard mom and pop cafe style food, huge menu and you will NOT go hungry. What stood out was the service, not only from our server but anyone who passed us by while waiting for a table, all the way to getting the check. Our server was very attentive and even made sure our food was perfect to order before served. Very cute western style decor. We will definitely be returning. read more

New to Hermiston OR we stop to have breakfast at this restaurant and their food portion are massive food was great & delicious, service was outstanding... We order too much food next time we will keep in mind of their portions, we will be back again for more food .. We are from Bakersfield Ca but we're traveling for work purposes here temporarily. We truly recommend this place just sure you are ready for their delicious food . read more

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Visited twice recently. Dinner and breakfast. The service was exceptional both visits. Friendly staff, the way things use to be. The food was great. Prime rib specials were good, portions were huge. Steaks were tasty and tender. Perfect baked potato's. The second visit was breakfast. I had the biggest blueberry pancake of my life. It was fluffy deliciousness with good sausage. My husband's chicken fried steak was enormous. He had no complaints. Hales is a great place to eat with a big menu and definitely has servers worth tipping!! read more

So this is a bar with a full service restaurant inside. The outside looks pretty divey but inside it was really nicely done. We were seated immediately and given menus, which have typical bar food, as well as some steaks, and a rather large selection of Italian-type items. I ordered a Drop Top beer....and got a Bud Lite. The second waitress we got recognized it immediately and fixed it, without issue though. We then ordered our food. I decided to get the Italian-style chicken because I'd been eating a lot of red meat lately. It was two chicken breasts, thinly sliced, breaded and fried with a red sauce over the top, according to the menu, with spaghetti and rice under it. I asked for fries instead of the spaghetti and rice (???...why rice?) I got what I ordered, except the red sauce had mushrooms and olives in it, and apparently half a meatball. I did not expect a meatball on top of my chicken. It was just strange. The chicken was alright. The fries were hugely plentiful but nothing was special about them at all. They did bring out a platter of bread, and that was pretty good. There wasn't anything super great or super horrible about this place. It kind of is what it is. No one in my party was super impressed but no one was angry either. So there it is. read more

Stopped at Hale's today for lunch. Great meal as always, I went with the Western Burger. The service was outstanding and portions are large. We don't get to Hermiston often but when we do, it's Hale's. read more

Great food and great portions. It's our new go to place in Hermiston. Kid approved too!

Service was slow but they did the job. Everything we ordered was very good. Well seasoned and huge portions. I'm going back tonight!

I've eaten both breakfast and lunch at Hale's. Lunch was fine, breakfast was entertaining. If you like pancakes, you must try their short stack, unforgettable. Most of the floor area is setup for booth and table service, although it's obvious, this was not the original intent. They seem to have a thriving takeout business in which I continue to participate. I don't recall if Hermiston makes the distinction between a bar and a tavern, but I know you can get a beer if you'd like read more

Always great food nice atmosphere very clean place and the people are very nice and the service is out standing

I visited Hale's about a month ago passing through town on a road trip. I live in Utah and have had a lot of pancakes in my 24 years of life but Hale's pancakes are most definitely a gift sent down from heaven. Best pancakes in the whole world. I think about them everyday and can't wait until the day I get to eat them again. read more

Came in for dinner tonight and had the best experience! The lounge cocktail list is amazing, many different drinks that will make anyone happy. My husband and I ordered steaks, the bacon wrapped ribeye and the tri top Oscar, wow just wow. Huge portions, like gigantic. Bread and salads served first, then the main dish served with mixed veggies and a baked potato or whatever you decide as your side. We had a lot to put in a to go box. The service is on point, friendly, hospitable, and prompt. They also serve breakfast and sandwiches, we can't wait to come back! read more

Stopped in here with my Co-worker as we were traveling to Idaho. The service was great ( although I did ask for iced water 3 times and never got it). Friendly and cute cafe/lounge steakhouse. I had the veggie omelette with toast and hashbrowns. The omelette was huge. The hashbrowns were a heaping stack of deliciousness. The omelette needed some spices added as it was a bit bland and my biscuit was hard. Coffee was fresh and strong just like I like it (still wanted some iced water though). My co-worker had the tri tip steak with a salad and fries. Salad was fresh and crisp looking. The tri tip....tough. very tough. She had a hard time cutting it and she said it was chewy and tough. I scored a 3 as the coffee and ashbrowns were good but the customer service and friendly "locals" was appreciated. They made you feel at home. The decor was western themed which seemed to fit the town and ranching livelihood. I love small towns as it reminds me of my hometown "Lakeview, Or" and that country feel. read more

Hale's Restaurant - Veggie omelette - American Near Me - Hermiston, Oregon

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My second time here, servings are huge, and delicious! The staff is very attentive and friendly, I just saw one of the servers blocking the front door open with a rock. I didn't realize why until I saw an elderly man in a wheelchair exiting a van. The server then went to the back of his van, pulled out a portable ramp, brought it to the door and set it up for him. Talk about above and beyond!!!! read more

Hale's Restaurant - 6 egg omelette - American Near Me - Hermiston, Oregon

I feel so bad to write this review because this restaurants breakfast is phenomenal. (Though not hard to do breakfast a lot of places can't do it like this) portions are incredible but I just came here with my best friend CRAVING a ribeye and I ordered one and the fat of this steak was just inedible. Silver skin all through the meat, and I've noticed this in a lot of respected restaurants that they care more about presenting a char from a grill than focusing on the quality of a fine steak. Severely disappointed would give it a 1 if I didn't like the aura and breakfast so much but this makes me really sad to write this. read more

Mediocre, bland, sloppy food to put it kindly. What they lack in flavor, quality & preparation skill, they make up for in excessive, gluttonous, wasteful portion sizes. Old, outdated decor with offensive, bigoted management match. A local dive, but not in a fun, adventurous way. Save your money, dine elsewhere. read more

We came to town for the World Series Team Roping. Hale's is so delicious and the service was so great, we ate here all three nights that we stayed in Hermiston. Highly recommend. read more

We haven't been for a good 10 years. After moving from near by Morrow County to the Pendleton area to retire, we missed going to Hale's ~ for the 30+ years of living & working out of Irrigon Hale's was our place to go to celebrate a special family event. Food & service was also a favorite besides the wonderful, over abundant foods & drinks. Always took a take home box ~ My memory fails me but I recall my favorite all time Steak dinner was called The Oscar (but I checked the menu & did not see it but plenty of yummy choices ~ we hope to return & enjoy very soon. read more

I love Hale's, they have a great selection of food and they give solid portions. The service is always good and the place is clean. Definitely a hidden gem! read more

Stopped here on my trip to Eastern Oregon in October 2018. I had trouble finding this place and that irritated me but I eventually found it. After eating here I was sure glad that I was able to find this restaurant. My steak dinner was really good and the food portions were huge. Staff was very friendly, especially my server. I only wish I lived closer to this restaurant as I would eat here all the time. Great food with huge portions! read more

We stopped in for the first time today and we were not disappointed. We had spaghetti (the small portion for $14), and we will have two meals each after that! The portions are huge! The salad was great. The staff and owners were very friendly and helpful. The decor was western, loved the murals. Since 1906, what a treasure we found today. read more

Food is good, basic and proportions are generous. Service was good and the environment is friendly.