Caboose Bar and Grill

Best bar food in the area. Nothing really surprising but I don’t always want to be surprised. Fries, burgers, plenty of TVs for the sports action and enough genuine locals to give the place a real atmosphere. They’ve expanded now and have a game room where I have now dumped an obscene amount of $ into the Big Buck Hunter machine. ;-)

UPDATE: My husband and I returned to the Caboose to take Shawn J. up on his offer. We even got the same waitress! The difference was night & day. We were greeted and seated quickly and had great service. It wasn’t until after we had ordered and received our initial drinks that we showed the original review and Shawn’s invitation to our waitress. She remembered everything and was happy we came back. It was Friday and we both ordered Prime Rib, which was excellent. Bottom line — dinner was great, service was back on track and we were happy customers once again.
A great turnaround!

My husband and I went in there one night for dinner and the whole atmosphere was unprofessional and trashy! There was a lady clearly on drugs sitting at the bar going through a box of goodwill clothes and had them stacked on the bar, a couple other staff members at the bar being loud and a young guy cook that was throwing food out of the kitchen at the staff thinking he was being funny. Our poor waitress Ashley seemed so embarrassed by everyone that worked there. She apologized and was completely professional! We ended up cancelling our order and leaving!

Great place! Amazing service! Our server was very friendly, cordial and attentive. He even gave us tips on the road condition. To top it off, the food was amazing! Bottomless fries were perfect :)

We were here for a bachelorette party and had a wonderful time. The staff was sweet and attentive. The burgers were good and the beer was cheap. Free bingo on Thursdays. All around great experience!

Great place. Very welcoming. Waitress (didn’t get her name, but has a tattoo on her left shoulder) was super friendly and sharp witted. Food was very good. My wife had poppers and I had chili cheese fries (shut up, I ran a gnarly 50k yesterday) were perfect. For a meal my wife had a hamburger dip and I had the Mexican train chili burger. One of the best I ever had. My bride had 3 Bloody Mary drinks helping her Seahawks beat a rudderless team.

This is the friendliest place I’ve visited. Bartender was super attentive without being annoying. Offered me their homemade potato chips and they were delicious.
I was only stopping over from my trip from Wenatchee to Seattle and traffic was horrendous so I pulled off and found this gem!
Came in for bathroom break and a beer stayed for dinner and great people.
Do yourself a feel good favor get out of your car and get into this place!

Another great experience at the Caboose! The quesadillas rock my world, the kids menu is great, as are the fried oysters, and the staff is so cool and accommodating. When traffic hit after we put our to-​go order in they stopped the order, told us to call back when we hit Easton and started cooking it then so it was fresh when we got there. Love these guys!

Two adults and two children for dinner. It was «Wing Tuesday» (free side w/​a regular order of wings), but we were in the mood for burgers and they were excellent. Hospitality was also second to none. If you’re passing through Cle Elum, I’d highly recommend it!

We came in hungry and skeptical, pleasantly surprised and satisfied. Our waitress was completely focused on our happiness and had a sweet pixie hairdo! Would recommend highly!

Always a great experience here! Love the food and the service! Great atmosphere.
Our favorite server is Hayden!!! We will be back in there within a week. I totally recommend!

Great service, really helpful staff with suggestions and tips on what and how to order. Food was wonderful, will return for sure!

I write this review while I sit I the Burger King drive through. We spent nearly two hours in The Caboose. We ordered within 5 minutes but 90 minutes later had no food. We observed that the kitchen cooks one order at a time. Once our food arrived both orders were completely wrong. The bartender admitted it was her fault and put in the correct order. Nearly 30 minutes later our new burgers were still not on he grill. So we cashed out and yes had to pay for our drinks. 2 hours and no food. Burger King it is.
As a note to the staff: when you screw up… Give some urgency to the fix.

We ate lunch here today. Friendly staff and decent food. The tap beer selection was great and they offer beer flights. I really enjoyed by prime rib dip sandwich.

Stopped here about a week ago. My mom and little sister picked this place out cause they thought the name was funny. We asked our waitress, Kelsea (sweet as can be and so attentive!), what her fave was and my sisters and I went with it. The chicken club was delicious. I absolutely loved the skinny crispy fries. Mom got the caboose burger and loved it, said it was juicy. Although the food did take a little while to come out our waitress (and her brother who works the bar I believe) came by multiple times to check on us and our drinks. I’ll definitely be stopping there more often on my way through the mountains.

Five of us ate dinner here and it was outstanding. Good choices of burgers, sandwiches and salads which was what we wanted. We chose a chicken fried steak sandwich, a pulled pork sandwich, club sandwich with lots of meat and cheese that must have been 3″ tall and a French dip. Their skinny fries are great.
The young man waiting on us was super polite and attentive. It is clean and we will go back.

Went here a few weeks ago to watch a football game. Fortunately, they just opened a new dining room, so there is plenty of space during hawks games. Unfortunately, they don’t have the staff or kitchen size to handle the amount of guests.
We waited over an hour for food with little to no service. To make it worse, the waitress kept blaming other people for the slow service. I
I do give the Caboose 2 stars and not 1 though because the food is pretty good quality (especially for a place was mainly a bar until recently) and having been there many times before with better experiences.
That all being said, if your in the Cle Elum area and looking for a good dining experience I wood look somewhere else.
I hope they expand their kitchen size and wait staff; they need help!

My husband and I have been seeing signs for the Caboose B&G for years when we go camp near Ronald, but couldn’t figure out where it was. Well, thanks to Google maps, we found it on Sunday and went in for a Seahawks game since we were nearby-​ish.
Best place to watch a game! Lots and lots of seating and TV’s (and no one can block your view, which is a real problem if you’re short like me). There was an outside patio with a TV, which was nice on a sunny day, but we chose to sit inside with the A/​C :)
Food was pretty good. We got the Hog wings and they were huge! I chose to get it with sweet thai chili sauce, but you could have it with BBQ sauce or whatever really. Came with skinny fries — the best kind. My husband randomly got the chessecake — who gets cheesecake at a bar during a football game? My husband. It was caramel cheesecake and it was pretty good.
Service was great. Everyone was really friendly and helpful. Typical bar décor, clean and spacious. Will definitely be back if we are 1) in the area and 2) there is a game on.

Some of the best pub food I have had in a long time, with a solid beer selection to boot. They don’t skimp on the tater tots either, and I respect that.
We stopped here on our way back to Seattle from the Gorge and it couldn’t have been a better pitstop. I’d be a regular if I didn’t live so far away. You’ll be seeing me again soon.

It is a locals hide out. Great country mix and the staff is alive singing along having a good time. You can tell they enjoy their job. OMG the food is bar food and may not be good for you. But it is GOOD! You will not walk away hungry. Darkish bar setting, old décor, a brighter pool bar is just through the arch .
The locals are fun to watch and I bet each had a story as they sit up at the bar and watch everyone .
What is with Ranier Beer over here? It’s everywhere. Lol.
Decent spirit selection at the bar, it is a feel good place old school setting .
Pull tabs, weekday specials even Thursday bar bingo. Lol.