I only get to eat here every couple of years when we take a vacation up to camp in the Redwoods. This is a family tradition and it never fails to please. I love coming here. It's a great experienceand great food served family style. read more

We were passing through Eureka and wanting a different food experience. The Samoa Cookhouse sounded interesting since it combines some regional history with a unique food experience. Originally a cookhouse for loggers in the late 1800's meals are served "family style" with a pre-established single entree menu (changes daily). Diners sit at long tables ( they don't force you to sit next to other parties)and the food comes 4 courses: bread, soup, salad, entree, desert. Basic beverages like iced tea are included in the price. The food wasn't fancy but had a great "home-cooking" feel with quality ingredients. What makes the concept really great is that as soon as you sit down they start serving you your courses. No wait! The waitress explained the whole process up front so there was no confusion and it is "all- you-can-eat" as well. It was a fun, enjoyable experience. Complete dinner for two under $40. I highly recommend the Samoa Cookhouse for a unique food experience. Call ahead for the dinner entree. read more

LOVE! We stopped in at breakfast just to see the place and get coffee. Only one other guest there but it was terrific as we could talk to the staff and hear about the place as well as explore all the great logging memorabilia. The place is amazing and at 125 years is going strong. They serve one thing at each meal with a rotating menu. Today was fried chicken and oh I wish we could've stayed. The manager gave us some great hiking and exploring advice too. It's a few miles off 101 but well worth the trip! read more

Cool place. Food was excellent, as was the service. The museum there is fascinating as hell. Reasonably priced. Unique

Good food and plenty of it! That's the beauty of the Samoa Cookhouse. No need to decide what to eat, there aren't any options except how much you want. They have a sliding scale based on age for children's prices. The atmosphere is unique with it's antiques and logger/lumberjack feel. The waitress was a little brisque, but with breakfast quickly turning into lunch, she wanted to make sure we were fed before there wasn't any left. If you're in the Eureka area and hungry, this place is a MUST! After breakfast here, we spent the day wandering parks and the beaches and didn't feel the need to eat until dinner. read more

Go for the experience, not just the food. I give it 5 stars because we always have such a great time stopping here when we take our annual fishing vacation to the Klamath River. But don't expect too much, food quality wise it is probably just a 3.5. You don't get a menu, you get whatever they are serving that day, lumberjack cookhouse style, and all you can eat. Try it - you WILL enjoy it. read more

Great place! The French Toast is Awesome. The fried chicken is tasty. Dinner is a little pricey but the food is high quality and they feed you till your full!!! read more

The bread is to die for! Cool side "museum" to check out the history of the area. Def takes a little getting use to the limited options food wise, and the homestyle method in which they serve it, but overall the staff were awesome, and the odd nostalgia effect was worth it. read more

3 things about samoa cookhouse: 1. the bread. the fucking bread. good lord, the bread. i wanted to steal a loaf and throw it on the back of the motorcycle. then i found out you can actually buy it. 2. family style amazingness. everything. awesome. only thing i wish is we were there for fried chicken night. 3. holy cool location and history! love the museum! definitely one of the highlights of our motorcycle trip down the coast. bonus thing: seriously. the bread. it makes me wanna cry thinking about it. if it was seattle i'd drive down for it, but we're in vancouver, bc which is kinda far. read more

Yum yum! If your super hungry and have lots of room, come here! It's just like "mom's cookin'". Maybe not the healthiest choice but definitely a delicious one. Plus it's all you can eat! read more

Went for breakfast. Food was typical school cafeteria quality. French toast was good. Eggs were jello-like egg beaters. Sausage was cheap links. Orange juice was like a strange mix between tang and sunny delight- gross. Coffee was terrible. Not sure if the coffee was bad or the semi spoiled taste of the room temp half and half individual creamers was to blame. No amount of sugar could save it. Would have preferred Folgers instant coffee to that. Between the questionable eggs, bad coffee and OJ, pretty much killed my appetite so the all you can eat value was lost for me. All that for $12.95. Never again. Might try lunch or dinner but highly unlikely. Only redeeming quality was the cool stuff all around to look at. Guess it was a nice donation to the museum with a sub standard hotel complementary breakfast. Meh. read more

This place isn't for the nibblers, it's a all you can handle/your mom's home cooked meals kinda place. Greeted with a smile and quick seating, followed up by friendly service and a sweet desert!!! Seating at a long table with strangers might seem weird but it's all part of the theme. read more

Good home cooked food. The service is always good. I usually take out of town guest here, because your guareented a good time.

Loved everything about this experience. Good food. Generous servings. All you can eat family style. Simple fare, but very tasty and filling. You sit at long tables. Depending on how busy they are, might mean you are sharing your table with others. It's a huge place. Great for groups! Great price for what you get. If you have kids the price can't be beat. You can't "choose" what you want to eat. They only have one menu eat each meal. You eat what they give. But it is delicious. The staff is friendly and fast! We were seated near the kitchen and had a great time just "watching". Loved the historical displays, the antiques, the old space. Totally would go again! Not to be missed! We had pork cutlet with mushroom gravy, roast beef, baked potato, salad, country bread (which are huge slices) fresh and delicious, chicken vegetable soup, lemon cake, drinks. You can order alcohol if you want for extra price. Go hungry! read more

Samoa Cookhouse - Pricing - American Near Me - Samoa, California

Very friendly staff. Excellent atmosphere with loads of history for the kids. You could get all you can eat for less elsewhere but would be missing out on the adventure if you are on vacation. read more

I've been wanting to go here for many years. We went on a Sunday night so the place wasn't busy. They sure give you a massive amount of food, but the quality wasn't the best. First you get soup, then a salad that was basically lettuce. This is served with bread. The bread was good. The entree was ribs and chicken. The veg was red potatoes and green beans. For dessert we got a small square of pineapple cake. The potatoes and green beans were quite good. The chicken was over cooked, the ribs were okay. While nothing was horrible it wasn't that memorable of a meal. $16.95 per adult for dinner. read more

It's just the way I remember it from 30 years ago, and if my memory stretched back 90 years, I'm relatively confident that the only change would be adjusting prices and taking credit cards. The Samoa Cookhouse serves hearty food, for tourists now as for lumberjacks of yore. Though by no means haute cuisine, the traditional fare is well prepared, and it's all you can eat, so if there is anything of which you'd like more, it's yours for the asking. (I think that once upon a time, I got more of something for breakfast, but had no inclination to seek any more of anything this time for dinner.) On our recent visit, the two of us were the only ones at a long table. The food was delivered "family style," which for us was on plates with two entrees, etc. The entrees vary and calling to check what they are is advised for picky eaters. The night we had dinner there, they were pot roast and pork steak, the latter covered with gravy. I haven't had pot roast like that since Sunday dinners growing up. The vegetables were also like my mother made them (overcooked), alas. The carrot cake for dessert was scrumptiuous. There's also memorobilia with a large collection of antique adding machines to entertain visitors. Our server was very friendly, helpful, and efficient. read more

This is an awesome cookhouse experience - served at long tables, you get to visit with other guests as well as your own. Food is served cookhouse style and you serve yourself from items you've ordered as they're placed at the table, just like at home on a holiday feast. Tons of fun, tradition, and camaraderie. read more

We go here every time we go on a family vacation to the coast. It has become a great tradition. Good is always great, service is friendly and fun family atmosphere. read more

Family style meals in a noisy place. Food is average and the museum is great. Best part is the fresh bread and the museum...

OMG!!!! this is my absolute favorite place to eat! now there is a fue things people should know first off there is no menu... that's right no menu...this place is set up as a family style dinner the seating is shared so you may sit next to a stranger if its crazy busy...there is the logging museum connected to the restraint and lots to look at! would I recommend this place yes I definitely would unless you are looking for a romantic dinner.... read more

This is really my favorite place to go. The food is consistantly good and the atmosphere is charming. The servers are all great and really make you feel welcome. You can eat as much or as little as you choose to have. We make it a point to go at least once a week. Be prepared for a real treat! read more

Overall, really good food. The french toast was to die for, as were rhe sausage links. As far as the eggs went, they weren't that good but they were edible. The staff was very friendly and enjoyable to talk to. Lastly, just walking in, you can see the history everywhere on the walls which makes it unique. read more

The food at Samoa cookhouse has gone down hill. We have gone there for 40+ years. You use to get home maid pies and cakes, now they are pre- made by some one that dose not have taste buds. If you go when they have ham for dinner it is dry as with the chicken. the one item that was good for dinner was the pork stakes. Breakfast is nowhere near what it was. Eggs are like rubber and the sausage gravy is from a package. what happened to home maid food like the lumberjacks ate. It will be a long time before we go again. read more

What a great place the food was good needed a little salt but good. Served family style all you can eat 17 for adults the kids were 8 Dollars. A great experience in a kind of sketchy place I'm glad I got the chance to try t because I will never go back to Eureka under ant circumstances. See my review in city of eureka. read more

So much fun! Super cozy building. Staff was amazing: kind, attentive, energetic. Yummy food, perfect portions. After a big meal it was fun to walk around and look at the museum. read more

I was disappointed service was terrible the food was over priced and when I told them I would wait 15 min for dinner due to the fact that I don't eat pork it became an issue. I will not be coming back here again. read more

Feels like having breakfast, lunch or supper in Grandma's Kitchen! Full course meal with soup, salad, entree, and desert at supper time. Kid friendly, great atmosphere, yummy food. Perfect place for families who like to laugh and have a good time while eating and enjoying each other's company without having to worry about being quiet. Lots of parking, friendly hosts and waiters, and my kids love their tea! read more

Eat like the Lumber Jacks do. This place is just out of this world for Breakfast. It seems the items brought to your table never end starting with Fresh fruit and they bring on there homemade bisquits and Gravy for starters. Next you plunge into Flap Jacks, Eggs any which way and real thick Bacon and Ham slices on a platter. You eat like never before and reasonably priced. Got to get there early cause the place fills up quick, We are talking like 5:30 a.m. read more

Man.... with all of the great reviews on this, i was expecting exactly what everyone said. I thought that the food would be great, the service would be fast. But...NO! Everything was pretty much poop. My family and I had gone for breakfast and on the menu was french toast, eggs, and sausage. Oh my, where to begin? The food was not good AT ALL, the biscuits were..store bought. The eggs, weren't real! And the french toast had no taste. The only thing that was alright was the sausage (you can't really screw up sausage). The service wasn't even quick like everyone is saying. I don't see why people would want to go back to this place. Deffinately not worth the $10.90 per person. read more

My husband looks forward to the Redwood Run every year. But especially the Saturday ride they take from Garberville to the Samoa Cookhouse. For $11.95 they consume large amounts of chicken (this year it was fried ckn) , mash potatoes/gravy, baked beans, corn, salad, soup & fresh baked bread. Also dessert!! This is the 4th year, thanks to Red, who introduced them to the Samoa House. The food has always been plentiful, delicious and so filling they do not have to eat dinner that night! Though dinner is $11.95, they each leave a $20 as the staff and service are excellent and so welcoming. They look forward to next years run! Thanks again for the great meal and service! The Boys (from Frisco) read more

Great food in a unique setting. The building is amazing. The service was excellent, even the hellions, I mean our little angels enjoyed this place. Everything seems to be home made, even the bread. The Samoa Cookhouse is fun and great food to boot. The only complaint was the family style seating, we were placed near an Albanian family with a congenital halitosis and cast from Jon and Kate plus eight. I just hope we didn't offend them. read more

Enjoyed dining without decisions! Had good food, great staff. Scott was awesome made the whole new experience even more enjoyable had to go twice while we were visiting. Definitely looking forward to the next visit. read more

My family occasionally travels between San Diego and Seattle, and we now have the habit of going the "long" way in one direction or the other just to eat at Samoa Cookhouse. It's not gourmet food, but it's tasty, and abundant. The bread is the best. It would be nice to have a few more options on a given night, but that's not the point of this restaurant. A unique experience. A similar experience can be had a the Miner's Camp restaurant east of Mesa, AZ, in case you head that way. A NOTE ON SERVICE: in the few times we have been there, we have usually had gregarious waiters who kept close tabs on us, kept food and drinks coming, etc. This last time, a few days ago, we had a young lady who was the opposite. We had to call her to the table several times for basic needs, like water refills. Only once did she come on her own to check on us. But this will not keep us from returning in the future. read more

A cool restaurant with historical significance, the Samoa cookhouse was where the logging employees ate at during the logging heyday. Today, the cookhouse is still serving Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. An easy place to take the family, you go and eat whatever they are serving that day at long hall tables making new friends with the other patrons. Good home cooking! read more

Best French Toast around. Great family place. We always take people there for breakfast when we have visitors. Love the little museum too.

Ok if you want to feed a bunch of kids or a large group, but the quality is lacking.

Good food. A little on the expensive side. Great customer service. Nice workers who keep on top of your needs.

Delicious! Quaint! Fun!! We went here with some friends and it was a great environment to chat and catch up. The food was home style and the bread was yummy! read more

I love this place! Whether you're looking for a greasy hangover breakfast, or a dinner with the whole family... this is the place. lots of seats, lots of food, and the best homemade sliced bread ever! read more