Chimacum Cafe

I’ve been here several times for breakfast, so I’m not sure what the rest of the menu looks like. One warning about early breakfast. They say they open at 6:00, which is true to a point. The doors are open and you can get coffee, but that is all. They don’t fire up the grill for another hour. They will take your breakfast order at 7:00 but it is probably best to show up at about 7:15 or so, after the grill has fully warmed up.
The breakfasts I’ve had here are great. Tasty and big enough to make into two breakfasts. The plate is literally paved with food so I typically eat half of it there and take the rest home in a box. A big slab of golden brown, crispy hash browns, a huge omelette and toast for ten bucks. if you get patty sausage you’ll get three rather than two. What’s not to love?
The staff is friendly and attentive. My coffee cup has never been in any danger of running dry.
The walls are covered with reproductions of paintings on canvas. They’re all available for sale and all have been marked down to half price. They don’t seem to be moving even at that rate.

I’ve eaten here many times and it mostly been good. It’s just diner food, nice sized portions at a reasonable price. Way better than Denny’s or any chains. The lunch specials are awesome and a bargain. (The Paul Bunyan burger being at the top of the list). It’s true there are some draw backs to the food, like instant mash potatoes. But the atmosphere is fun and the staff is amazing. Real small town warmth here. The prime rib on Saturdays is the best!
I highly recommend this restaurant.

Nasty nasty place!!! Don’t understand how they are able to stay open. Not only is there good nasty and horrible but the food and the inside of the place stink… How can it stink? That’s real bad!!! And the food makes everyone sick!!! I’v gotten sick from a soda before

Had the oyster sandwich.

Food was nothing out of the ordinary, but the pie is excellent. They do give you large serving sizes, have a low-​carb option on their menu, and have a wide variety of options. Interior and ambience are pretty standard, but our server was very gracious and went out of her way to accommodate us.

I thought it was ok. But Chelsea J and her boyfriend loved it. Chelsea had a whole dutch apple pie and a whole lemon meringue. She then had the grilled ham and cheese and the prime rib sandwich. Her boyfriend had the prime rib and a french dip. They loved all of it. You could tell, as sauce was dribbling down there chins, they couldn’t stop!
I had a burger but couldn’t finish it. Meat was overcooked.

I don’t know what these other reviewers expect but I ate here 3 times on our trip and it was excellent! We had prime rib sandwiches that were outstanding for 6.99. We had pie 2 times that left us licking our lips and a melt in your mouth prime rib dinner! The staff was very attentive and checked if we needed anything else on a regular basis. I would recommend this restaurant if You want good food and pie! If you want atmosphere well your loss.

When we stopped here I was starving and really looking forward to a great meal.
MASSIVE disappointment. I had (parts of) a grilled ham and cheese, the ham was so salty it was barely eatable. The cheese appeared to be Velveeta.
My husband had a shrimp louie salad which was actually pretty good.
We both had pie, I had lemon meringue and he had dutch apple. The lemon pie had a very soggy crust, it must have been sitting round for a while.
I would not go back unless I had a salad.

We always stop here when we go to port Townsend! First time we have had food that wasn’t the best:(will still come back and the pies are amazing!

Very disappointed with the food and the service. I was very upset to see that a table of 7 who came in after us got their food way before our order of two. I ordered the pork special which turned out not to be pork, it was turkey. It came with frozen vegetables and applesauce. We wait too long for the bland, frozen food and no one apologized for the wait or could explain why others were getting their food and we were not.
We will never go there again.

Good service, nice and friendly, always a plus :)
Food…horrible.
I ordered a French dip. Seemed like it took a little bit to long to get. Wayyyyy to much meat (I ended up taking some off because it was so gross) not enough bun, already soggy. So flavorless. And my au jus was cold… Gross. I mean for 10 bucks I guess I get what I paid for. But really? It was just horrible. Never again. What happened to our amazing café everyone wanted to eat at back in the day?
BUT on the plus side, fries were amazing.
A makeover would probably do this place justice too.

Good typical little American style café. Has excellent homemade Pies that are famous in the area and people come from far and wide to get them. Also on thursday nights they have a pot roast dinner that is pretty amazing. Burgers are also above-​average. SO if your passing through I do recommend stoping here for some food that will hit the spot. Not the best but not the worst. The staff is also quite friendly which makes this place have a family atmosphere to it.

My wife and I wanted to serve pie at our wedding and we’re so glad we chose pie from the Chimacum Café. They were very easy to work with and everybody loved the pies. Don’t skip the wild blackberry! The pies were a great addition to a perfect wedding at Finnriver farm.

I love stopping here for pie! especially for breakfast! My boyfriend and I love to make a day trip adventure and stop in here for some yummy breakfast before heading to Sequim for the Olympic Game Farm. I’ve never had a bad meal here and the food is extremely affordable. My favorite is the strawberry rhubarb pie!

This place always has a full parking lot. We finally found a day to stop in for lunch. We learned that Tuesday’s special is a Reuben and very popular. We ordered that and a cold meatloaf sandwich. The Reuben was nicely grilled and with melty cheese. The fries were ok, plain. The green salad included with the special was huge. The meatloaf sandwich was fine, would have been must better if the meat wasn’t super bland.

We had lunch at the Chimacum Café on Saturday the 15^th of February. We both ordered cheeseburgers and fries. It was the most tasteless food I have eaten in a very long time. The meat was dry, the fries were bland but the onion slice was huge (blech). The tartar sauce tasted like paste. Additional salt, pepper and ketchup could not rescue the meal. Save your money and go farther on to Port Townsend or across the bridge to Poulsbo to dine.

We’re big fans of Chimacum, and stop by every time on our way out to the Olympic Peninsula! The pie is the best part of Chimacum Café (get it with ice cream) but it’s also a great spot to grab a hearty breakfast at a great price. Stopped in for lunch the other day and we weren’t as excited about that food as we are about the pie and breakfast. Nonetheless, it remains one of our favorite diners and deserves at least one visit from everyone headed out west!

So we were traveling through and decided from the reviews to stop by, well to say the least we were disappointed… We got the ½ order of the meatloaf sandwich and a grilled cheese, for the meatloaf that is house made? It was super dense, not much flavor, and made him sick within a few hours; the gravy was out of a packet and so were the potatoes; and the white bread the meatloaf and gravy was sitting on was really soggy, the only thing that was ok was the salad which was iceberg lettuce, with shredded cabbage and carrot just thrown on top but at least it was fresh!
The grilled cheese was super buttered on each side with a piece of American cheese, 4 slices of dill pickles and a small bag of lays chips on the side. Not great but not horrible, we will never be stopping by here again. So if u r used to good food or don’t have a iron stomach, steer clear!

Is Chimacum Café the best diner on the face of this earth?
No.
Is Chimacum Café the only diner you should patronize every weekend?
No.
Is Chimacum Café the crème de la crème of American diners?
No.
Chimacum Café may not knock your socks off instantly. You may or may not impulsively swear undying allegiance to its menu. You may or may not want seconds. You may or may not dramatically declare that this place is IT.
But Chimacum Café boasts a hearty menu that is prepared and served by very nice people. Kristina was so sweet and attentive to us!
You will eat well AND much at Chimacum Café. You will feel at home as you eat. You will smile a lot as you eat. You will belch while you eat and after you eat because you will realize too late that you ate too fast. Their waffles are done to perfection – crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. The syrup is served warm. Their scrambled eggs are above average. Their bacon is fried to a decent crisp. They refill your coffee cup promptly.
You want good food at a reasonable price that will be served with big smiles when you’re in the area? Eat at Chimacum Café.

For quite a few years I’ve been told, «If you’re ever near Chimacum, stop at the café.» Being that I’m in south Kitsap and I primarily stay in south Kitsap, «near Chimacum» never happened. Until recently. En route to Fort Worden, we stopped in to the café with high hopes of delicious diner food. What we got was more than we bargained for.
I’m a sucker for grilled cheese sandwiches at diners. Call me lame, call me lackluster, but a good grilled cheese can’t be beat. Plus, I wasn’t in the mood for a burger or something with far more heft to it, since we were about to take on the trails at the Fort. Honestly it was one of the best grilled cheese sandwiches a diner has ever made for me. It wasn’t greasy, it was the right amount of solid but gooey. The fries were perfect. My other half got a cold meatloaf sandwich. He said his was pretty darn good, but he definitely would have preferred a dill pickle instead of bread&butter pickles, and that he would have liked a slice of cheese, like how he makes them.
The service was ultra fast. The café had a full parking lot and people streaming in like crazy, but they were on top of it. My other half’s coffee was constantly being topped off, they were always checking in to make sure we were satisfied (without being overbearing), and we were sufficiently fed. The bill came out to $ 19, which seems a tad bit steep for diner food, but at the same time, it wasn’t poor quality food we were served.
I would definitely come back to try something else on the menu. I’d love to try their pie at some point. Diner pie is always usually the very best short of making it in your own kitchen :)