My wife and I came out to the Shoshone area for the day from Vegas to do some Geocaching. Â We found this place around lunch time so decided to give it a shot....not that there was any competition around. LOL Â A pretty cool place though that fits well with the mining history of the town. Â Great historical story of the founder and area on the menu. Â
They had a decent lunch crowd that spilled over from the diner side to the saloon side of the place but there was only one waitress to take orders and serve everyone in the whole place. Â Because of that, service was a bit slow but very understandable. Â She did a great job to make the best of it and was friendly and efficient. Â The food was very good and plentiful. Â
Looks like they have stage area for shows outside in the nicer weather but since it was only 33F outside when we were there, not much going on out there in January.
If you're in the area and not it a hutty, I definitely recommend making the stop and having a bite here. Â Check out Dublin Gultch across the street too when you're done....it's a centuty old abandoned mining village with caves carved out of the rock-like volcanic ash that is dominant in the area. Â Lots of cool geocaches over there too with great views!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this place!!
I actually came here about a year ago, but never did a review. I have to commend this place for making it a nice place to stop into, despite being in one of the world's smallest and most obscure towns.
My mom had a doctor's appointment here one morning, so while she was occupied with that, I decided to take a stroll. I walked in, and it was DEAD. There might have been one other person besides me. But the waitress was still cheerful and let me sit in the bar area even though it technically wasn't open yet.
When I asked her for a beer (yeah, I will drink beer in the morning. Don't judge me), she said that it was against the law there to order alcohol that early. I sighed, crestfallen. It was what she did next that was soooooo frickin' awesome.
She looks around, then whispers, "Well, there is only one sheriff in this town, and I know he's over gettin' coffee right now. He should be occupied for a good hour, so I'll get you one. Just keep a look out for him." HELL. YES. Then on top of it, she suggested "Why don't I get you a little can of tomato juice to go with it? A beer with tomato juice is good in the morning." And by golly, the woman knew what she was talking about! As I happily sipped away, we chatted about the town, her son (who was serving in the military, bless his heart) and a bunch of other things. She had lots of personality, which was really refreshing.
All in all, a great experience. I for sure will come back the next time I take a trip to Death Valley :) Also, the name alone combined with the old-timey "Wild Wild West" motif inside certainly made my day.
We come out to Shoshone to purchase lotto tickets. Usually, we eat at the Crow Bar. I love the laid back atmosphere, the wait staff is very attentive, and the food always arrives hot and tasty.
Note: the fries are excellent and our group of diners loves the homemade tortilla chips with cactus salsa.
I've eaten breakfast here three times. The food is OK, typical cafe fare, nothing special, but the coffee is surprisingly good. The last time I was there in January 2012 the service was so awful I didn't leave tip, which I've almost never done, and I went well out of my way the next day to eat someplace else.
Review Source:The ONLY reason I am giving this place two stars is for their excellent attentive service. This is the only reason.
I was out trekking alone in the desert before meeting up with some friends in Vegas and I was hungry for some breakfast. I was really hoping to try Cafe C'est Si Bon, but they were closed!
Crowbar looked interesting enough from the outside. I thought, "How bad could it be?" So, I thought I'd give it a try. BAD mistake.
I walked in and noticed the strong cigarette smell in the air.
I sat down at the counter. As soon as I did, a very friendly waitress came over to take my order. Through out my time at this restaurant, she came over to check up on me.
I ordered tea, pancakes and eggs. This was all I ordered.
The eggs were very dry and I could tell they were from a mix. The pancakes were very rubbery (they over beat the mix) and had a strange grainy texture and left a strange sensation on the roof of my mouth. They didn't have real butter, it was that tub-o-crock-stuff. And since I knew this place would not have real maple syrup, I asked for honey. They gave me honey packets. I never tasted such bad honey in my life!
I'm usually polite and eat the food, even if it's bad. But this was pretty bad, and only ate half of my plate.
The tea was okay. No. It was  a little less than okay, but just a bit.
I won't be back. Well, maybe just to drive by.
I only cam here cause I didn't know if there were any food places down the road and I was HUNGRY. Sad to say this place needs a lot of improvement, I had the Rib eye with mushrooms. Well, as somebody who had worked in the food industry I can tell you they have reheated the food, the steak was hard and hard to chew. Being the most expensive item on the menu you think they would at least put some effort into cooking their food. Oh well, I guess that is just the way it goes.
Review Source:I stopped in after a long long hike in Death Valley. Â As others have said it has a very small town feeling to it. Â Food was fine. Â I had some chili and their chips and salsa (they actually made homemade fried chips) which was good enough. Â My warm apple pie and ice cream desert was wonderful. If this place wasn't 100 miles from the nearest city... it would get 3* but since it is in the middle of no where.. they get 4*. Â I'm sure Ill be back here in the future.
Review Source:Great place to eat, Food is good, location is wonderful and scenery is entertaining. Euro tourist's, Bikers, kind of Bikers, Jeepers, Hippies, Adventures, Miners and Overlanders parade in and out. Food some times takes a few to make it out to your table, but it defines the don't rush it, feel of Death Valley. I like it............
Review Source:This is a margarita oasis! Stopped here in the afternoon for lunch at bar and drinks - entertaining staff, impeccable service, and seriously great food - veggie burger with avocado and enchiladas - awesome! Wish we could have returned in the evening to check out the night scene....next time.
Review Source:I was at this place last Thanksgiving. Â The prices are good, and service is very good as well. Â There is a woman working here who used to be a server at Twohey's Restaurant in Alhambra, right where I live. She lives in Nevada about 30 miles away and commutes to this job---a fast drive, I may add, as there is no traffic out here. Â I will return here next Thanksgiving for the turkey dinner special.
Review Source:The Crowbar feature hand crafted food which makes sense because it is in the middle of nowhere. I expected a lot of hand crafted food with the help of frozen and canned foods; I was wrong. I had a taco salad and the Husband had a chicken breast sandwich which were both delicious. Our friendly waitress was watching as we took those first bites. She knew we would be happy with our choices. Â My salad had mixed greens not iceberg lettuce and fresh cooked taco shell bowl; the salsa was homemade a delicious. The history was fun to read about and the bantering between the locals and staff cracked me up. Â I would stop again in this little oasis town in the desert.
Review Source:Oook, "Eek! Methinks not" may be an over statement, but this place is somewhere between that and "Meh. I've experienced better."
Shane and I went here based on some reviews on Trip Advisor. Â
The place is cute and clean. Â We were there during Christmas vacation, and they had the place pleasantly decorated. Â It had a small town feel, but I think that's pretty easy with a population of 100. Â OK, they're authentic. Â
What isn't authentic?  The stuff they use to cook their food.  Because I worked in a crappy Cafe, I know the taste of something that is not cooked in real oil or butter.  This place must  be using that gross fake butter crap which mostly consists of hydrogenated fats and other horrible scary stuff.  It kind of resembles the buttered popcorn at movie theater taste sensation, which is not something you want first thing in the morning on your eggs AND smothered on your toast. (yuck)
Also, we got there at around 11:00am, and they said that we could either have breakfast or lunch, but not both. Â
Don't get me wrong, the people working there were really very nice, but NICE doesn't make me want to go back there again. ever.
In fact, after going here, I've decided to give up on going to Cafes during road trips unless all reviews I see of the place are completely exceptional! Â That's pretty sad.
The Crowbar is a great place for food and historic stuff. Â Immediately next to a little museum, it's a delight to fuel up you and the car. Â I've been here three times and enjoyed it much. Â Good breakfast, good lunch, good prices. Â Last visit P had the hamburger, I had the Ruben, and Sierra Nevadas. Â The big friendly blond waited on us.
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