McMenamins Mill Creek

McMenamins...

I've been here a couple times and think I can say that the food is consistently mediocre (c'mon, even I can make a burger that isn't dry) but the beer keeps me coming back.

The stout is one of my favorites being produced.  After a couple it makes the plain food more tolerable and just keeps this review above 2 stars.

The food is really good, but the service is hit and miss.  I've always loved the food here.  The fries are delicious, the salads are always crisp, and the burgers are messy and perfect.  

However, they seem a little short staffed most of the time, so sometimes the service is great and other times you can wait a long time for get a drink refill (unless you're willing to get up and get one from the bar).  It's just a hair more bar than restaurant, and I'd prefer it to be a bit more restaurant.

Have been here a handful of times over the past few years and it's usually rather dead inside (with the service being just as dead). However, I came with 6 adults and baby a couple of Fridays ago around 6pm and the place was slammed. There were zero seats available on the kid-friendly side of the establishment and the other side didn't look very promising either. We were about to leave when a booth became available so we waited for the table to be cleared and piled in. Yes, I mean piled. Try wedging 6 adults (4 being grown men) in a normal sized booth. All-in-all the waitress did a great job tending to us while working the resting of the restaurant. She got all of our orders right and kept the drinks coming at a reasonable pace. Better experience than we'd had here in a long time.