Had a great experience with Dave, the owner, who brewed us fresh coffeee for our morning adventure at the Oregon trail store! Many thanks !

This place is incredible. Great burgers, hand cut fries, homemade fruit pies. All reasonably priced. Very friendly folks. So much attention to detail. Must stop for any roadtrip through the area. read more

I loved this place! We stopped in for breakfast and it was perfect. And then we decided to have pie after and oh my goodness I cannot recommend the huckleberry cheesecake strongly enough! It may be one of the best cheesecakes I've ever had! Great people, cool place, will totally come back! read more

Stopped here for an off the freeway lunch break. Very friendly owners who prepared a great bacon cheeseburger, which comes as double burger standard, and a Ruben sandwich with the thousand island dressing on the side for dipping. The fries are hand cut and amazing, make sure to ask for the house made fry sauce. Meachum is a mountain community with beautiful scenery, so if the weather is nice sit outside on the covered porch of the old west style store front. read more

Yummy food, friendly, speedy service. Great for a blustery spring day ~ Navy Bean Soup & Homemade, Delicious French Dip & a great cup of hot black coffee read more

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This little hidden gem is phenomenal! Dave and Sonya are fantastic, they are always so nice and work their tails off. It's a very small place that can get filled up in a blink of an eye. There is some additional seating outside too. The food is really good and portion sizes could satisfy a bear! My go to is the Trail Burger! My wife and kids always try something else on the menu and I get to sample it. Leave room for some pie! read more

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In the midst of our roadtrip we stumbled upon this little diner. We were greeted with a warm welcome and smiles. The $3 coffee was endlessly topped off. And the biscuits were swimming in gravy. Just how biscuits and gravy should be! 10/10 experience for hungry and weary travelers! read more

Amazing service, yummy food! My friends and I stopped here while on our road trip and were delighted by the service and price!

Awesome biscuits and gravy, and even small portion is huge! Cozy atmosphere with friendly owners.

Perfectly cooked eggs, hash browns and toast make Oregon Trail Store & Deli worth traveling to. The pie and cheesecake is excellent too. The owners will offer to cook up roadkill if you bring some in, otherwise they serve well cooked meals for a weary traveler. The residents of Meacham are lucky to have an establishment such as this one. Fun and welcoming atmosphere, good food, decent coffee. What more could you ask for? read more

Saw all the good reviews. We believe them and we encourage you to do the same. Filing another. My brother and I made a point of checking this spot out for lunch on the way back to Boise. The feel was homespun and charming as advertised. I had the tortilla soup special, six bucks for a large bowl. My brother had a burger and fries. Both quite good. The tortilla soup was more hearty than I've had in the past, with lots of pinto beans, and tasty as can be. No hot to it initially but plenty of bottles of Tabasco and Picante for that. The burger was good, of course. The standout was the fries, which were perfectly textured, long and slender. There was only one person working, a soft-spoken man with a calm low-key manner. He was courteous and prompt with service. Exactly what is needed when coming off the road with frayed nerves. When I went to ask for dessert he was washing pans, his back turned, and I chose not to bother him until he finished. I'm sure he would have responded quickly if I had asked him to. Split a Raspberry pie a la mode for desert. Generously sliced and had considerable vertical height to it. Top crust solid, not lattice, and not too thick. One thing to note: If you ask for water, you'll get bottled, at cost. Just a heads-up, no big deal. Cold sodas in the can are $1.50 and they had Squirt Zero Sugar, my current favorite. We will be back as soon as we can manage it. Thank you. read more

My mother and I used to eat here every road trip to Portland from Utah. Today, I traveled alone and am glad I made the stop. It's a wonderful little diner in a blink-of-an-eye town. Lots of nostalgia, good food, and great service. read more

2nd time I've been here. Both times the food was outstanding and prices are very reasonable. Hamburgers to chicken strips to salads they all looked good. Love to old building, adds to the atmosphere. Service was also top notch. Definitely a recommend if traveling through. read more

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Update: I still love this little restaurant in the woods. The owners are very nice and still working hard at the restaurant! The place is clean, has lots of heritage.. and the food is still just as good too! Definitely worth going out of your way to eat with the family if your in the area read more

What an experience at this local eatery. Lots of "howdy's" and camo everywhere. Off the beaten dirt road (literally, a dirt road) sat this local joint that obviously had lots of regulars. It is connected to the ups P.O. Boxes. So stinkin cute! Very small town vibe. The owners and staff were very friendly and welcoming, and we had a great time joking around with them. The menu was very simple but the food we got was good. Not spectacular of course, just basic and good. And it was quite cheap so you really can't beat that. Upon leaving, two big dogs came sprinting at us from the house across the way and mauled is with cuddles. It was the best thing ever. read more

An off the beaten path slice of heaven!!!!!! OMG the food is out of this world. Having 10 plus years in the bar and grill business myself I have to say this place is top notch and make their food to PLEASE the customer for sure. The customer service is fast a EXTREMELY friendly. I will NOT be passing this hidden gem up ever given the chance. Heads up, YELP has the wrong address. When you get to the "location" keep going into town. It is worth the search. read more

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Best burger EVER! Real home made French fries from real potatoes! Man running the place was friendly and inviting. Love seeing the history, but the burger took the show!!! We will be back every chance we get!!! read more

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Best diner in Meacham. If Dave doesn't offer the Road Kill menu, ask for it. Coffee can curl your hair Good for those long road trips. The pies.... Ahhh the pies. read more

We stopped here on our way to Seattle. I didn't actually believe I'd have a great breakfast at a country store, but I did. Coffee is smooth. They offer coffee mate creamers, but the waiter mixed me milk and cream without me having to ask. Over easy eggs were large and well formed. Bacon was delicious, crispy and medium/thin cut. The hash browns tasted like they were fried in real butter and tasted like they were shredded from real potatoes that morning. My partner had their breakfast sausage sandwich. The sausage patty looked and tasted fresh, not frozen. The cheese slice was cut from a block and he didn't even complain about the egg in it like he usually does. They have a myriad of common candy, soda and cigarettes. read more

What a hidden gem this Cafe turned out to be. The owners Dave and Sonya were friendly and so were the other customers in the cafe. Driving near by looking for breakfast in La Grande, this cafe popped up on Yelp. We took the beautiful tree lined road filled with deer on the ground and bald eagles in the sky when we came upon the unassuming building that we were not sure if it was the cafe or not. Thank goodness for the "Open" sign that was lit up. A few people on the porch, all welcomed us as we walked in. We had breakfast that was home cooking style. The pancakes were huge, the best tasting bacon and sausage patty ever. If you have a chance, stop in for a meal. They might ask you to join in doing the dishes. Lol. Honestly we did not do dishes. It seemed to be Dave and Sonyas inside running joke. We will be back one day. read more

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The food here was really good and the server was so professional and nice. He was really helpful and this seems to be a really popular local restaurant. I would highly recommend stopping in if you are just passing through. It was a great break on our long road trip. read more

Nice place to stop for a bite and talk to locals! They have basic grocery needs. Offer RV camping for a reasonable price!

My coffee cup never got empty, delicious (roadkill) and excellent service, plus great place for a nature walk.

The perfect stop for a lunch on a snowy day. We wanted to stop driving back through, but it was closed that day.

Hometown good food and little store too. Nice owners. Old hwy 30 in Meacham next to UP railroad in Blue Mountains. RV spots available too. Hidden gem! read more

Perfect spot for ice & snacks near Emigrant Springs campground. Looking forward to going back to eat at the restaurant!

Bang for the buck this is hard to beat. If you're expecting a 5 star meal then keep moving along. Now, if you're looking for a well cooked meal and rustic feel this is up your alley. Would I come back? Yes Would I recommend? Yes read more

People were nice, store was adorable and food was good. What's not to like? So glad we stopped.

Off the highway, on the Oregon trail. Old, old but clean, owners very nice, good service, good food!!

Got breakfast to go when on the road home to Portland area. While the menu is small, the food was really good (they know flavor!) And the guy who helped me was very friendly! Glad to have found this spot! read more

Our car broke down while MOVING cross-country. It basically can't suck anymore than that, cause let me tell you, there's nothing quite like hearing the transmission go out and becoming stranded on the side of a snowy OR highway... Well, guess what. The lovely, charming, wonderful people of the little community of Meacham (a town whose "home base" so to speak is the Oregon Trail Store & Deli) turned a nightmarishly awful experience into a surprisingly... awesome one! It all started when, after a few locals had driven past asking if we need help (some even got out of their cars and tried to help), one of them recommended we try to scoot the car a little further, to the "Café," he said. We made it there, and we couldn't have been gladder we did. This tiny, homey, eclectic-y cabin-style store/deli/café/hub literally had a crowd of people coming outside to help push our car into the little parking area in front... I'm not kidding!!! Even some folks pulling up helped. It turns out they were having the Friday night get together of a lot of the locals, and guess what. One gracious and amazing gentleman (the one who originally directed us to the café originally) actually insisted to pay for us to be included in their [what might as well have been] home-cooked get together. Everyone was asking if we needed further help, checking to make sure we'd be OK, etc. We spent some time there (while awaiting assistance from family in WA) talking to the very sweet female owner and getting to know some of the locals. The food was exquisite, the service [obviously] couldn't have been nicer, and guess what. I saved the best for last: Around closing time, again "I kid you NOT," the owner told us to stay and hang out in the restaurant---after hours. "Just turn off the lights and lock the back door on your way out, if you don't mind," she said. How incredible is that? To trust two complete strangers (my gf & I) with your place like that? They graciously let us stay in the warm café equipped with large flat screen HD television and DirectTV. Just because she didn't want us having to be out in the cold car with no where to go. As you can kind of tell, this review is not only one for the Oregon Trail Café, but also one for the people of Meacham in general. Experiences like that truly warm the heart and help to restore ones faith in humanity. Pure kindness and caring. Wow. We promised them we'd return for a visit just as soon as we can, and we will, for another few plates of mouth-watering, home-cooked goodness and the feeling of being surrounded by warmth, friendship, and community. They told us of some great local camping and we can't wait to try it out. I really hope the great people of Meacham see this review. They have truly earned my gratitude, respect, and love. If I could give 6 stars, I would, and believe it or not in all my years of Yelping (7 years now, with more than 600 reviews thus far), I do believe that's the first time I've EVER said that in ANY review to date. AMEN. read more

We stopped by during a bike ride and, as such, they were really busy. But despite that they were incredibly accommodating to everyone. We enjoyed an amazing huckleberry milkshake. Crazy good. read more

Stopped in as the charm exuded from the building was fantastic. We arrived when the locals were just finishing their lunch so we had the place to ourselves with the owners. They are a delightful couple. Full of personality and Keen to please! We asked what they would recommend for a one-stop visit and they said the burger. We ordered the bacon cheeseburger with Home cut fries and it did not disappoint. They happily split the order for us onto 2 plates and we didn't even have to ask.So if you find yourself in this delightful neck of the woods make sure you stop and have some good grub and indulge in a piece of homemade pie. Really how can you go wrong with that. Oh and enjoy the history of where you are...it's everywhere! Thanks Dave & Sonja. read more

We had a wonderful experience and meal! The Patty Melt and fries were amazing and the owner/cook was a wonderful and friendly hostess. It felt like we were having dinner with friends. A wonderful and "homey" experience! read more

Our favorite family secret! Best burgers in the area. Diamond in the rough, with incredible hospitality!

Love this place. Dave and Sonya work very fast and make a great burger. They are also extremely kind to everyone I've seen walk through the door. You will enjoy a great meal and some kind conversation. We love Taco Tuesday and sneak up there when we can for breakfast. read more

The milk shakes are to die for - just like the ones in the old time soda fountain! This is a destination for the Cycle Oregon climb - any refreshment and thirst quencher available - like beers, shakes, and other liquids - was a hot day this 23rd of July when I passed through! They make their pies and EXCELLENT home cooking! YUM! read more

Small town, lots of food. If you're passing by, You need to stop by. This place is really good. Chicken Swiss was excellent. I highly recommend this place. read more

always a great meal and and nice people. top of the hill, around the corner... well worth the trip. you can sit inside or on the porch. dog friendly on the porch. owner/operators really take pride in their cafe. prices are good, food is great. read more

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What a hidden gem! A small town store and restaurant in Meacham, OR just off the I-84 in the Blue Mountains. The people were incredibly friendly and the food was outstanding. I had the patty melt (recommended) and it was the best I've ever had. Save room for homemade pie for dessert! read more