Not for the faint of heart
Worst dinner I have ever had. Poor server, and even more disagreeable food. Tasted like paste and rice a roni. Definitely not worth the 30+ dollars for two. Probably the worst meal of my life!    [30 Jul 2004 03:23:35]

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     ­Meghan Finley   tib4 at hotmail dot com

Great Place - Great Food
Historic, beautiful old Train Depot. Great service and food was fabulous.    [18 Sep 2006 12:55:29]

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Recommended Dishes: Salmon, Steaks

     ­Anonymous   

Nice Atmosphere - Mediocre Dining
Despite having a setting that begs for fantastic American bistro fare the Depot comes up short. The simple dishes are poorly prepared and the quality of the product is questionable. Disappointments range from the seafood chowder (mediocre clam chowder with some bay shrimp added) - to the risotto (if you can call it that) to the entrees (chicken almond dinner is worse than KFC?).    [21 May 2007 19:02:18]

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Recommended Dishes: Draft Beers

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If I’ve ever had a more terrible meal in my life, I don’t remember it.
We had dinner at this place while visiting Yakima recently. There was a “folk music” festival going on at the time.

The Depot offered a “special” menu for the occasion. The menu had a few appetizer options like artichoke dip (approx.$7) and nachos (approx. $11), both of which our table ordered.

Entrees included lemon chicken, steak, pansit (an oriental stir-fry, noodle dish with shrimp or chicken), teriyaki chicken wings with fried rice, a burger with potato salad, a couple of other options and then a $6 slice of cheesecake or something else for dessert. I had the wings, my wife had the pansit and another guest had the lemon chicken with broccoli.

The nachos arrived on a small plate and consisted almost entirely of black olives and cheese (perhaps Italian nachos?). There was very little meat and the serving size was weak given that this was the most expensive appetizer on the menu.

Meanwhile, the music blaring from the front room was loud enough to give you a headache even though we were seated in the back of the larger space, the main area of the converted train depot.

When the entree arrived, I almost sent it back immediately. I wish now that I had trusted my instincts. The “fried rice” was clearly a mushy, tasteless, instant version like Rice-a-Roni. The teriyaki wings were worse. They tasted like the bulk flavored, frozen wings you get at the grocery store, which were baked in an oven and then smothered in an awful hyper-sweet teriyaki sauce. My wife’s “pansit” was reminiscent of Ramen noodles with tiny shrimp scattered in, tails still attached, like they too had been dropped out of a frozen bag. Our other guest’s lemon chicken was covered in a congealed cream sauce, and his broccoli was raw. The dinner rolls served in a basket with the meal were slimy/doughy in the middle like they had not been properly thawed and thoroughly warmed.

If I’ve ever had a more terrible meal in my life, I don’t remember it.    [19 Jul 2007 16:07:16]

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     ­Anonymous