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    Wayback Cafe & Catering

    2.9 (51 reviews)
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    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Strawberry Ice Cream Soda
    Carlos B.

    Odd as this will read, we initially arrived because of geocache hidden but stayed because it was amazing! The hostess greeted us immediately. She gave us a dining options: we chose outside. We were hangry so we skipped apps to entrees. I landed on the 50/50 bacon burger ... it's 50% ground beef, 50% ground bacon. Heaven on Earth. The strawberry ice cream soda was refreshing in the Idahoan sunshine. Felt like a celebrity from the attentive service by our server - highly recommend! 50/50 Bacon Burger California BLT

    A Wayback "Dip" without the dip and sad, non-panko onion rings.
    CP K.

    I've left great reviews for this restaurant before, but that was before tonight. We ordered a Wayback Dip which I have praised for their flavorful au jus, and onion rings which had an amazing panko crust. My husband ordered a half rack of ribs which is supposed to come with a salad. @DoorDash delivered the meal. The "dip" arrived without a dip and the ribs arrived without a salad. When we called we were told "the food is on the shelf and it's up to Door Dash to get the right things." What? When I called, the woman who answered refused to give me her name and hung up on me-twice. She also said there were no managers on duty. Is that true, Wayback, or did the employee lie? She was also rude to my husband when he called to ask about his salad and complained to him about my call. We will be contacting the owners to request proper training for their employees. Regarding the food. I didn't eat the dip because I had no ingredients to make the bullion. The onion rings no longer have a panko crust and are just regular onion rings. Not even worth the extra 95 cents I paid. Wayback tried to blame Door Dash, but I blame Wayback. They need to train their employees to check EVERY order before it leaves their store. Hanging up on customers, blaming others, and demanding that the customer take steps to fix things is unacceptable. It makes me sad because we love to patronize local eateries over national chains. If we're going to be treated like this, though, we'll go for consistency and proper employee training.

    I ordered the Hula Wrap. As you can see it was missing the rice, mandarin oranges & it & the fries are soggy.
    Jennifer S.

    We keep trying this place with hope that it will be better than the last time. No. We ordered 2 wraps, 2 salads & breadsticks through DoorDash. They were out of breadsticks & made no effort to let me know, refund or replace. They told the Dasher to do it . Then I get a message that they forgot to make one of the wraps so it was going to take a while longer. Then we get our order and my wrap is missing rice & mandarin oranges. Kinda key ingredients in the Hula wrap people! It & the fries are soggy since they sat there sweating while they slowly made the other wrap. We will not be giving them another chance. Deliver or dine in. They just don't care about customer service or quality which is unfortunate since they have an amazing menu.

    The cool retro soda fountain!
    Charles J.

    While returning from an afternoon swim in the river with our dog, Skye, I searched Yelp for a nearby dog-friendly diner. Yelp did not disappoint, and recommended the Wayback. Although there are no obvious "Mr Peabody" or "Bullwinkle" references, the Wayback Cafe is a very comfortable 50's style diner. Heather, our waitress, was super-kind and helpful. I tried the 50-50 burger (50% ground beef + 50% ground bacon). I've tasted 50-50 burgers at other spots, and the bacon taste was never "quite right". But the 50-50 at Wayback hits the mark perfectly. (Perfectly Yummy.) Since I am on a diet, I did not have the large, creamy, super-delicious vanilla shake. And that shake that I did NOT have was a thick, knock-your-socks-off flavor party. (Too bad I didn't have one, you know.) Wayback is not on the main road, but a GPS will bring you right there. Next time we visit Lewiston, we are there!

    Teriyaki chicken sandwich with curly fries.

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    7 years ago

    Good food. Reasonably priced. Fun old time diner atmosphere for any age. Friendly staff. We will be back!

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    11 years ago

    Shake was running. Deli sandwich was low quality. They seem to put in minimum effort. Won't return.

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