Duffy’s Irish Pub

Cool place, friendly waitress. Not impressed with the chicken and dumplings. Chicken was on the bone and all dark meat. maybe that’s how the Irish do it but not what I’m used too. Dumplings were like biscuits an they were cold. The spicy sausage and rice was good as was the catfish. On the spendy side, 16.50 for the c&d.

Found this lovely spot while exploring a new route to Longview. (WA-​4). It feel as if it is in the middle of nowhere (pretty much is). Just like being back home in Western Ireland. So much to see on the walls and in cases (much of it for sale), grand craic, great food with huge portions. Huge radishes as garnish. Had butter beans, oysters, and corn bread and was placed in culinary bliss. My minions had turkey suppers with all of the American type fixings and were very pleased. Prices were a wee bit steep on special suppers, but many of the regular menu items (burgers, etc.) were in line with the norm. All home cooked and slowly served (which is a good thing). Grab the table by the wood stove, warm yer buns, and have a kettle of tea and a pint or two or three.
Lots of cool history in this old building (actually set of buildings). Owner is a unique and fascinating individual. His personalty truly shows here.
Loraine was an amazing and sweet host. It was as if we had all been together in a past life. Very odd, but cool vibe between all of us. The spirits behind the bar weren’t the only ones in the house…
PS The apple pie is phenomenal and easily the best that all of us have ever had. Big enough to share, but why would you want to do that?!

We stopped here last Saturday afternoon, just on a whim, to take a picture of their sign (my husband’s cousin’s maiden name is Duffy). We talked with the waitress for a few moments and quickly decided this might be a great place to stop for a late lunch on our way home.
The day was clear and warm, so we enjoyed our lunch on Duffy’s back deck, which overlooks the Grays River. Lovely! We shared an order of linguica sausage, butter beans and dirty rice — and totally enjoyed the shrimp in the dirty rice, the little extras on the plate (large, thin slices of raw zucchini, sliced Asian pear, tomato, a single lovely spear of asparagus, along with the standard garnish of a large radish rose in a lettuce cup. All was lovingly arranged on the plate, and was just as tasty as it was beautiful. The portions here are large — so it was easy for us to share one plate and go away full and happy.
We’ll definitely eat here again!

We intended on eating at Grays River Café on our way to Long Beach, but they were closed. We decided to stop at Duffy’s and man, it was totally worth it! I walked in and didn’t think very much of the electic décor, or the slow service. Our quick dinner stop lasted about an hour and a half. But, oh… the food… it was sooooo good. I was shocked at how good my Irish stew was. The veggies were still a bit crisp, just the way I like them. The blue burger was thick and moist. The butter beans were melt in your mouth and the dirty rice/​sausage was to die for. If you come by this place, you really should stop!

This is a one of a kind place. You will walk through the door and enter an entirely different world. The food is always delicious and the service extremely warm and inviting. You will feel like you may be visiting some distance relative who lives out in the middle of no where. We have been eating here on occasion for about nine years. It never changes — never. We like that!

Explaining why this place works is like trying to explain how Ron Jeremy ever had a career. «Quirky» just doesn’t quite do it justice. It comes dangerously close to the hipster line without going over.
This place is really in the middle of nowhere but when I passed by it the first time I noticed the wood stacked on the front porch and a sign advertising a Turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. Since then the girlfriend and I have stopped in at least a half dozen times when passing by and we’ve never been disappointed.
Rarely is there more than a couple people here when we’ve stopped in during the winter months (favorite time to stop by). Normally the conversation between regulars centers on elk hunting and fishing reports. Every time I’ve been here it’s been the same waitress who is friendly in a non cloying kind of way and seems to actually remember us. I would describe the food as «comfort food» and consider it above average. They take pride in whatever is made fresh that day and I usually follow their lead. The pie (homemade) and ice cream has never let us down and I consider it a fair price.
While the deck looks nice (right on the river) we almost always stop here in the middle of winter so we’ve never had a meal outside. That brings me to my favorite part… all that wood stacked on the front porch is for the big ass wood burning stove that sits in the corner. During the winter that thing is nearly red hot and just waiting for a toddler to erase all of their fingerprints. I give them at least one extra star for having the balls to leave that bad boy out there without any kind of a guard rail.
My tip of the day? When its cold and rainy the round table right behind the stove is the best spot in the house. Oh, and pie… always go for the pie.

On the way home to Portland, stoped for lunch. We had a wonder
ful meal. No fast food, home cooking at it’s best. Expect to be there a while.

Only complaint was my wife’s catfish fillet was absolutely tiny, like literally ¹⁄₃ the size of a normal fillet.
That aside the meal was awesome! The (small) catfish was excellent, her dirty rice and black-​eyed peas were freaking amazing (and plentiful).
I had the fried oyster burger and it was very good also. All told with these two meals and 2 bloody marys we were into it $ 40. A little high but who’s their competition and the service and views were really good. We would return in the future.

Complete miss! Food was awful (and from a box)! Waitress was BEYOND RUDE! We ate here with four others and all agreed we’d never come back!

This place is amazing! The proprietor used to run Pine Street theater in Portland and the National Cash Register building bar (now McMenamin’s) in St. Johns in Portland. There is awesome art and show posters everywhere, funky tchotchkes in display cases, a deck overlooking Grays River with an orange cat that lives on it, and the service was wonderful. The waitress made a point about asking for dietary restrictions so she could recommend specific foods or have the cook make them differently. She also poured a mean black and tan.
The art and funky houses around the bar make it worth a stop. Gnome garden sheds, curlicue wrought iron, and a Victorian/​steampunk tower across the street that is basically a display case for old bathyspheres, engines, and tools.

$ 7.50 for a slice of pie and ice cream. But it was homemade, large enough to share and very, Very good. The service was friendly and had good conversation with us about the area, history, etc. — I’m glad we stopped there.

Just stopped for pie and coffee. Very funky and interesting décor. Nice view of the river from the deck. Very friendly and attentive service. Thought the tab of $ 15.65 for two slices of pie and two cups of coffee was quite stiff. The pie was homemade and it was good.