2 /5 Teresa G: First time Ive been to the Spar since McMennamins took over. They actually saved the 90 year old Olympia restaurant icon, so it was long overdue that I visit. It was beautiful inside, with original photos of the town and early patrons.
Ive been craving a good Eggs Benedict, so I ordered that, along with hash browns (extra brown!)
The Hollandaise looked and tasted nothing like a real Hollandaise sauce, and the hashbrowns looked and tasted like theyd been deep-fried. The ham was absolutely tasteless, on my bnedict as well as in my husbands omelette/bowl. Everything they serve seems to have started frozen or canned. Our server even told us the cottage fries and hashbrowns start out frozen, but she said the Hollandaise sauce was made fresh. If so, their cook needs to work on his sauce, desperately.
When the food arrived, my husband asked for more coffee and some ketchup. It took over 20 minutes to get it.
On the positive side, my Bloody Mary was good other than way too much ice and an up-charge of $4 for the slice of semi-uncooked bacon I asked to add to it.
Very overpriced and subpar food. Wont be back.