I had a weird experience here. I was debating between two sandwiches. I asked the waitress (Katie R) if sandwich #1 was a hot sandwich and she said no. I said I felt like a hot sandwich, so I ordered sandwich #2 with a side salad. Well, sandwich #1 was delivered to me. I made a comment to the waitress that I didn't order the sandwich. She seemed confused. I reminded her that I originally asked about this sandwich, but didn't order it. She apologized and offered to place an order for the other sandwich. We were traveling (time limited) and I was pretty hungry, so I said that it was fine and that I'd eat this sandwich. She kept on offering to replace it and I told her multiple times not to worry about it and the sandwich looked good. She offered to comp the sandwich. I said not to do that, it was ok. I would be fine with the sandwich delivered. Lo and behold, she came back with the second sandwich when I was about 1/4 of the way through my meal. She put it down and I asked her why she brought it. She said I could take it home. I informed her that I was traveling and that this is a waste of food. Without asking, she grabbed the first plate, as I was putting the sandwich down. I was going to just finish the sandwich originally delivered. She boasted that she made them correct the salad with the second sandwich, to have no onions. I never said no onions. I went to the front desk and complained to the manager. She took my phone number and said that I would be called back. Well, it's been one month and still no call. I will not go back due to the staff. It's unfortunate because the food was good. read more

Love this place! Stopped in for a break on our trip home from Seattle. Perfect spot to enjoy some wine and a snack (Cajun tots) love the style/decor . Great service and atmosphere. Maybe we will plan a mini vacation and stay here some time. read more

Olympic Club Pub - American Near Me - Centralia, Washington

Love McMinamins historic renovations and this one is among the most authentic with many working artifacts. The cast iron central wood stove. The fact that it poses a real danger to someone if they were to rest a hand on it, my kids for instance, is an antidote to the modern sanitized commercial environment in which we now live. The original floor tiles, the bar and the pulley activated ceiling fans are cool but pose no mortal danger. I also loved the ancient floor urinals and the fact that to wash your hands, you had to rub butts with the person behind you taking a leak. People were not only shorter, but smaller in circumference back then I believe. The food was great as always... the only complaint I have is the $6.50 iced tea. But if that keeps them going and developing new locations, I consider it a donation. read more

The food here has steadily gone downhill! Used to be my favorite place to eat for many years both when I travelled here and since we moved here two years ago!! they no longer offer hand cut fries or halibut fish and chips i can buy frozen fries myself if that is what I wanted!! I am willing to pay extra for the halibut fish and chips everyone else offers cod!! please improve your food or I won't come back nor suggest your place anymore!! read more

This place is awesome! It's not just the food but the people! Krissy and Guliver are the best! Jade and Matt are awesome! We keep coming back not only for the amazing food but the outstanding service and friendliness of everyone here! You won't be disappointed!!! read more

Olympic Club Pub - Tower ave breakfast - American Near Me - Centralia, Washington

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Second time eating here, and very happy with the food and service. Burger was juicy and huge! Truffle fries were delicious. Kinda spendy though. read more

They keep taking atm card, not returning it, husband called they had it made me come back to get it, it wouldn't have been so bad, but they've done it before...Drinks aren't worth the hassle... No need to go back...... read more

Food was good, pricing is a bit more than $$, service was good, Old pub real cool, you can imagine the old timers here in the day. read more

My husband's family is from centralia so we stop by or pick up food often when in town. The food is pretty standard American fare: pub salads, pizza, burgers, good taker tots! Food alone would be 3 stars but the atmosphere and nostalgia bumps it up for us a bit. Worth a stop in downtown centralia but just expect nothing too fancy with the fare. read more

We had an anniversary trip planned, for which our plans fell through at the last minute, so we decided to check off another McMenamin's location on our Passport & come here instead. This turned out to be a great surprise, what a cool historic pub with an extensive past! McMenamin's always does a great job of capturing the original vibe of a place, and this one was no exception - every room was named for a local character, and a story was told on the walls inside. Parking was plentiful, if not completely secure. We took in the entire experience - enjoyed a wine flight at the pub, played a game of shuffleboard, Caught 'Little Women' in the theater, enjoyed drinks at the New Tourist Bar, sat out by the firepit out back, and strolled around the local antique stores nearby. The room was very comfy, with a little sink in the corner, and the shower room was really clean, with plenty available. The only downside I can imagine would be the fact that the trains were rather apparent, traveling by the window, but earplugs made all the difference! We did the Bootlegger's Special, which convinced us to have both dinner & breakfast here. The food was fantastic as always! Sunday morning, we took a hike in the nearby park, 'Seminary Hill'. what a great treasure for this part of town! We probably won't get back anytime soon, since it's a ways off the normal paths we travel, but we do hope to take one of the Amtrak specials for a brewery event here some day. read more

TIME TRAVEL IS REAL ! Step through the front door and step back in time. The historic character of this restaurant and bar has been preserved. I love their neon burger and Cajun tots but it's hard to go wrong with anything you order. To top it off, there is even an old movie theater here (it's really cool) where you can dine while watching an inexpensive 2nd run movie. read more

Stopped for lunch. Service was excellent. Atmosphere was great. Food was perfect. Salmon dinner was a hit with our companion, and another loved their hamburger. Husband really liked the fish and chips and I loved my pepperoni pizza. Great experience! read more

This is a great family place where you can watch movies at a reasonable price. Most of the time the food is fantastic except this last time I took my family there. If your idea of omnivore pizza is pepperoni pizza with some stuff in the middle you will love that pizza ( picture attached). I even complained but this seemed to be the pizza as intended. read more

Olympic Club Pub - American Near Me - Centralia, Washington

Well, let's face it, this place sucks! Went there several times, and always inconsistent. Super long waits for below average drinks. Granted, it is Lewis County, so their idea of a great cocktail is probably a pretty low standard, but still, the food and drinks here are super overrated. Shady atmosphere as well. I noticed several reviews mentioned the bathrooms. The men's bathroom is absolutely disgusting! It smells like a sea of urine, the moment you open the door, and they try and give you the excuse that it's got original fixtures. hahaha Please! If you want real drinks, you will have to go to Olympia, and the same for food! There's only 2-3 places in the area with good food, and this place ain't one of them. Steer clear. read more

Wow! On Saturday night, I had probably one of the best spicy chicken wings and seared ahi here. Ordered large wings for appetizer. to share with my friend. Wings were amazing and the dressing was just unbelievabley tasty. Ahi was fresh and just perfect. My friend had a medium rare steak and she enjoyed it. The place was very busy and service was slow. Food itself is 5/5 but because of the slow service it's 4/5. read more

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Good service, local people,and the best old fashion in Lewis county. Also those Cajun tots are a great movie treat!

Love this Place! Try a martini with Joe Penny's Gin and a lemon twist! Cajun tots, Traditional Gyro, and Pizza are all to die for!

This place will always have a special place in my heart. Always having to visit whenever I'm in town to see family. Love the food, love the vibe, I just love this place. read more

Yelp is the perfect name for this app, and to begin the description of this McMenamin's property. Yelp as there was a dog constantly yelping in the place. I came to eat, not listen to someone's "emotional support" dog bother everyone else. Management do anything? Nope. We had a tight timeframe and made it clear to the waitress when we sat down. My wife ordering before me. A salad, w/chicken. 10 min later we stopped the waitress to remind her that I needed to order. That was met with a "what do you want". Not a opps. Sorry, I forgot to take your order (understandable as it was lunch time and full). I ordered. 10 min later my sandwich came. No salad. Had to dash, we made it very clear we had limited time. Very poor customer service, never had eye contact. Not sure what tip they thought they were earning. (It's not owed, it's earned). As we were leaving you should know the question was posed, "anyone use a turkey sandwich". Guess they recycle food taken back. Should have gone to a local place, not a corporation disguised as local! read more

Very rude host. We had two groups cut in front of us and when I mentioned this to the host he said "well I was just coming over here" in a very rude tone. This was AFTER he seated groups ahead of us that cut in line. This was extremely unprofessional and rude. As a regular this makes me not want to come back again. read more

What's an excellent place to breakfast. The tea and coffee is great for starting the day and the warm fire burning in the ancient stove is the best on cool mornings. I head the Country Fried Steak which absolutely beat my expectations. The staff was friendly and the service was very prompt. read more

Olympic Club Pub - Chicken fried steak. - American Near Me - Centralia, Washington

Our passport brought us to this Mcmenamins. Food was delicious, really enjoyed the crab fondue and steamer clams along with the beer flight. Its neat that all the mcmenamins have beers crafted just for that location. Our waiter was very pleasant and helpful with suggestions of beer choices. We would definitely visit again. read more

Olympic Club Pub - Beer Flight - American Near Me - Centralia, Washington

This was one of my favorite lunches of our entire trip. We got to play pool together. He won one game and I won one game. We had pizza and burgers and watched the World Cup on TV. Just a very laid back and enjoyable lunch. Oh and one of my favorite parts was the ladies room. The sink had probably 15 water faucets and all that I turned on worked!!!! Way cool and quirky. I LOVE finding quirky things when we travel. While we were playing pool before we got our food some people sat in our booth and drank our water so ....we got new water and they got moved. We enjoyed visiting with the other customers watching soccer. GREAT experience!! Highly recommend! read more

The Oly Club is awesome. Good food and good service. The menu has a lot of variety. I really like the theater. It's a relaxing place to watch a film. The couches are perhaps a bit too comfortable as I occasionally fall asleep during the films. read more

I'm so sick of the inconsistent service, if you don't want to fill Growlers...DON'T OFFER IT!! Ignored by 3 bartenders, gone around to fill 2 other drink orders...Seriously, get your shit together. Your service sucks. ... read more

I had been previously impressed with the food here, but on my most recent visit I was severely disappointed. While the Cajun Tots were as great as ever, the Mac and Cheese was cold and large portions of the cheese were not yet melted. The Smokin Cubano was fine, but the fries with it were bland and limp. Service took 30 minutes after we finished to check on us even though it was not busy. While we were there we overheard a couple being told to eat in the outside area despite them clearly saying no, they then walked out of the establishment. read more

Fun atmosphere and freshly made food makes for a great date night and casual meet up here. Play some shuffle board or pool while you wait too. Did I mention how awesome the support staff was? We have the best server. Energetic and checked in with us. That is so appreciated! I'll be back! read more

It has been two years since we have been in town but we made up for it with almost daily stops at the Oly Club. Thanks to Guliver, Jade, and the rest of the crew for giving us a such a welcoming place to stop. I was really craving a home cooked meal one evening and splurged on the pork tender loin. The flavor and quality were outstanding. I would put that dish against one from any restaurant. read more

Olympic Club Pub - Great food and a comfortable environment. The kids love the pizza, Scooby snacks, grilled cheese, burgers, mac and cheese.... - American Near Me - Centralia, Washington

My husband and I have been coming here for over 25 years. We love being able to watch a move sitting on a couch with our hot/cold food delivered to us! We have also started playing tabletop shuffle board here at the Olympic Club. It's a fun time for 2 or 4 people! It's a great place for a meal or just to hang out by the warm wood stove on a cold rainy day. We have enjoyed some of the many McMenamins; Edgefield, Gearheart, Sandtrap, Grand Lodge, McMenamins on the Columbia, Old St Francis School, Kennedy School, Spar Cafe..., but, the Olympic Club is our favorite! Several times we have met people who traveled from Seattle/Portland by train, the depot is just across the street, who are here for a get away weekend. They had an Olympic Club hotel room (up stairs), drinks in the bar, dinner, movie/s and breakfast - great idea! My husbands family has been coming to the Olympic clubs for over 50 years.... read more

I have never been to a place as unique as this. It has an "old" kind of smell in the building but I think it gives it character.

I hate to give one star, but this was just terrible. We'd been in the area celebrating my best friends birthday , and he requested a Ruby Ale or three as part of his celebration. We went into it with the following expectations OK food, terrible service, and good beer. Thankfully the beer was good. We drove into Centralia to the Olympic Club, and arrived around 8 on a Saturday night. We had some problem figuring out where to go in, with the 3 sets of doors leading in to the restaurant. We found a table pretty quickly , and ordered beers and appetizers. Service was surly, and any question posed was shot down with a bullet of attitude. The beer on nitro pour was a "Stout" no not the Terminator Stout. No not any other stout, just "Stout" When my boyfriend asked what the sides were he was reminded that they were on the menu, he should pay better attention. All of us ordered burgers, they arrived, charred beyond belief, with my burger being more crunchy carbon then anything else. It's fine to serve Costco patties, (or sysco probably) but to burn them? We brought this to our waitresses attention, but she could have cared less. Dessert included a Beeramisu, a bread pudding and pear and brandy cobblers. We never figured out what made the Beeramisu special, the menu included no description. The bread pudding was good, the crumbles were really dry and hard, with skin on pears and no flavor of brandy. The location is interesting, it's a vintage building that's been refurbished and they've got some nice touches, like decor in the bathroom. They also have weird touches like a window into the men's bathroom. (Which my boyfriend insisted smelled like it hadn't been cleaned since the 1920s) In the end, the beer was good, the venue has interesting decor and we'll be giving it a pass next time. read more

The actual physical space is very cool. The Olympic Club is a classic, turn of the 20th Century space. It feels like it should be transported to Yellowstone to work as a lodge. I wasn't terribly happy with the service. I thought it was slow, inattentive, and strangely unfriendly. Delivery of food took an eternity and it wasn't terribly warm. I wonder if McMenamin's has gotten so large that the standards slip due to lack of leadership as one is farther away from Portland. read more

Live next to McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale, OR. But wanted to find a brewery like restaurant on the way up to Tacoma, WA for the Blake Shelton concert. Found this location and had to stop by for their consistency in good food. Was a sweet spot with the traditional McMenamins vibe. Would have gotten a 5 star, but service was super slow. I blame it on them being understaffed since I'm pretty sure there was only one waiter for the whole place and it was super busy at lunch time. Everything else was great, food and beer. read more

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Unfortunately had a very poor experience. Was greeted by a lovely person at the front, however went downhill from there. Waited for Cody for 15 minutes to get on the waitlist. As we were starting to give him our name, another young man stepped in front of us and Cody helped him, sitting him immediately. We were then told we needed to wait 20 minutes. The man behind the bar was very rude as well. Food was good, but service was not. read more

This was probably the worst service I have seen in a long time. Our bartender was very snotty and slow serving our beers. It went downhill from start to finish. We took a seat at the bar... and there was a whole 6 other people in the bar area. She asked if we wanted menus, we said "yes, please". She basically just threw the menus at us and walked away. After talking to some people at the other end of the bar for about 5 minutes... she comes back over and asked what we wanted to drink. We ordered our beers, and proceeded to wait. Since two beers should take about 2 minutes to pour... we waited 10 minutes for those beers. Then for some reason, she used a spoon to take out the foam.... now my husband said to me, "I wonder how many beers she put that spoon in, then into mine." Then the spoon goes back into a glass next to the taps. Finally, we got our beers... we decided not to order food since we were already wasting our time by sitting at this bar. She came back over and was complaining about how "busy" it was... yeah, a whole 6 people is super busy. Then this other chick walks behind the bar. She started to pour one of the beers and it ran out... so some beer splashed on me. All she said was well at least you weren't the only one who got splashed. Wow, thank you for almost apologizing. Yep, never again will we step foot into this bar. read more

Movie night plus food. Fun atmosphere and food good. Three different burgers and a fun evening for all of us. I do recommend.

McMenamins are usually my favorite and I love the Oly Club. However the service has been "off" lately and today was really bad! The Treasure bar, which I love, didn't open till 4, so we started our happy hour out in the regular bar. The server there was new (in fact, everyone seemed new, did they fire everyone and hire their unemployed family members?). She brought us menus and was pleasant enough. We asked about happy hour well drinks. After the discussion we ordered vodka and grapefruit juice. (greyhound). We confirmed it was a well drink. nuff said. She wouldn't let us go to the Treasure bar until we cashed out with her for our first drink. It was well over $5.00 for a $3.75 drink. I wondered what kind of taxes we were paying and she explained they charge for "juice". hmmm well, what kind of "mixed" drink isn't mixed with something. and we specifically asked about the well drinks on happy hour. (plus it had NO booze in it, tasted like pure grapefruit juice.) Off to the Treasure bar. Ordered another drink, same thing, this time confirming it would be $4.75 instead of 3.75 since it had "juice" in it. I asked for part orange juice since mine was too sour. That was fine. Get the bill for the next drink and it was $10.76!! wth! We didn't order food, and we had two checks, both for over $10.00 for one small drink. It was a mistake, she admitted it, but with the most surly attitude I've ever seen. They can't seem to even be pleasant about it, we had to ask twice for the check, they weren't busy and they must have thought we'd tip badly as females or something. First time I actually did tip low for bad service. And I'm a really good tipper, having been a server myself in another life. Just bad service all around. I hope these new staff get it together or they'll be looking for new customers. Won't be back for a while, maybe they will straighten it out. Sad. I love McMenamins and have been to every single one more than several times. (yes, including all of them in Oregon) haven't had this issue before. read more

This place has really gone down over the years. We pretty much love all the McMenamins, but have to give up on this one. Food is average at best, the place is not clean, service is slow. Love the building, and if you are just stopping for a beer you should check it out. We go about once a year when we're passing through, and I can't remember the last time either the food or the service was actually good. read more

Beautiful old building, nicely restored in a tasteful leaning-towards-baby-boomers kinda way. The food is OK, the beer is OK, the service is slow....yep, you guessed it, it's another McMenamins project. To be fair I knew that when I suggested to my fellow travelers we stop here for dinner on our way home after an incredibly long and tiring company meeting in Seattle (notice I didn't say boring because I like my job and my bosses can read). The fair was the usual stuff, my companions had burgers, I had a turkey san on whole wheat, it was good but the Turkey was all wadded up on one side, almost like a meatball-Note to cooks, please take time to spread the meat across ALL the bread next time you make a sandwich, your patrons will appreciate it. Note to Mike and Brian McMenamin, please change your fries, they suck, I don't know anyone who has ever said they were "The Bomb". They are almost always cold, lacking in salt or any seasoning for that matter, greasy, soggy and generally poor. Make some that are crisp, hot and tasty and you will get rave reviews from your customers. read more

We were totally excited to check this place out as we'd read the whole story about the property renovation - the theater, the hotel, the restaurant - and appreciate what McMenamin folks do in terms of developing older properties and making something old new again. Very hip. With the muscle relaxers starting to exit our system, and the freshly inhaled herbal supplement on our breath, we parked our car in the public parking area about half a block south, grabbed the mobile blogging unit and headed up the street. We were so spiritually disoriented that we walked by the entrance about three times before we realized how to enter. Not their fault - it's pretty obvious once you step back. Walk inside. Totally packed. No signs telling you what to do. Where are the signs? What the hell are we supposed to do here besides not bring in minors. Walk toward the back and see sort of sporadic seating arrangements like they crammed in tables wherever they'd fit. Look into the big room and see five huge billiards tables, all empty, and occupying the majority of the floor space. "May I sit at a billiards table?" I asked. "You can't eat there," said one of the wait staff, hurriedly. "Where can I sit?" I reply. "Wherever you can find a spot" she said as she flew by on her way to the kitchen to pick up an order. Wherever I can find a spot indeed! It may have been paranoia, but we became incredibly uncomfortable and fled the building. Walked around to find an alternative, but no alternatives exist in historic downtown Centralia. In terms of funblogging facilities, this place was completely insufficient. We're not small-breed types. We need room to stretch out and set up our equipment. read more