buck's american cafe

although delightful bartender, poor delayed service.
ordered halibut ... very dry, texture of dry chicken . choked it down by squeezing lemon wedge over the fish. was asked by bartender after tasting a few bites how it was ... gave my feedback, which was pretty much ignored, and billed full price. plenty of other options out there. don't think i'll return.

it's was a thumbs up from us. we weren't sure what to make of it because of the negative reviews but it was close to where we were staying and had steaks which was what our teenage son wanted. we ordered a sirloin to go and while we waited had a drink at the bar. the bar tender was great, took our order with all of the quarks, including asking the chef to cut up the steaks for us as we were using the plastic to-go utensils and she made a fresh pot of decaf for our very tasty irish coffees....made without the baileys as per our request. our experience was great, the food was great and we would try the restaurant as an eat in next time we are in town.

this place had bad food i had a steak that i had to chew for hours. the bathroom was horrid. ivy was growing inside from a pipe opening. the tp holder was on the floor. service was bad also i had to ask three times for more coffee.

horrible experience.... i read the reviews posted on here about bucks and decided to try it myself. well, it seems the "haters" were right. the service at bucks is not only bad but the worst i have had in years. my wife had to reorder her cocktail three times before receiving a gin and tonic. our server was more concerned with texting from the server station than attending to her tables. but i can overlook poor service if the food is decent. and it wasn't. we did not order and appetizer but my entree was ice cold while my wife's was dry and piping hot. my guess it sat underneath the heat lamp awaiting my dish to be finished by the cook. we requested to speak to a manager and were told that none were present. we decided to not eat the entrees and just paid our drink tab and left. the most amusing part of all of this is that the server was acting if we had done something wrong.

yuck! this place is not as advertised. we waited over an hour for prawns and cod in an empty restaurant. the service was friendly but terribly slow. after attempting to speak to a manager, we were informed that there was not one. the food finally came. it was cold and overcooked. realizing it was hopeless we paid our bill and left with empty stomachs. moving on to the better business bureau to hopefully get our $80.00 back. i honestly feel like we were robbed. do not eat here!

do not eat here! my wife, sister-in-law, and i decided to try a local restaurant in the area and saw bucks listed as a decent place to find local northwest cuisine. not worth it, at all. not only did the food take an hour, the food was terrible. service was friendly, but just like the food. awful! i tried to speak to a manager but was told there was no manager present. only cooks and servers work at bucks apparently. we tried to send the food back but we were still charged an then to top the evening off they added 18% gratuity onto our 3 person bill. don't waste your time or money!!! prohibition grill up the street is much better or even terra-cotta red across the street, just don't go here!

baked brie with portobello mushrooms. this is a great appetizer! served hot with toasted bruschetta.

great place for a casual lunch. prices are very reasonable for the high level of quality. i had perfectly cooked salmon tossed with al dente penne pasta and scratch made alfredo with a caesar side salad for only ten bucks.

bukko likes buck's. i'd like this place even if buck wasn't my name!

some places you're just meant to find. we were driving back to vancouver (the b.c. one) and noticed the homey-looking country music saloon (mccabe's) and were checking it out as a place to eat. guy leans out the window of the building across the street and yells "are you lost?" we get to talking, and by and by he tells us to try this buck's joint. good advice!

it's a stuffed-moose-head and taxidermified-fish kinda place. exposed brick interior, rustic wood seating, lotsa old brass and glass, wall lights covered with metal sculpturettes of evergreens and antlers... the menu is meat-and-seafood oriented. not rustic plain, but not fancy frou-frou either. solid fare. they serve local beer from mac and jack''s brewery -- you can't easily get these suds outside that area, and they're good!

the staff are way cool too. their chef burned my wife's oysters (even before they were plated) and the waitress comped the rest of her meal as an apology. (that was the last serve of local oysters they had in-house that night, which is why the regrets.)

eavesdropping on conversations from other tables, i could tell there were a lot of local folks on return visits, but they were kind to us canuckian strangers too.

so if you're cruising i-5, you could stop at some megachain jerkjoint like chili's. or you could stop at the real deal, buck's, for a real meal. i know where i'm going next time we're south of the border in amurrica.