Quinault Mercantile

A bit of convenience in an area with few. Need a flannel shirt or similarly utility type jacket to avoid a bit of chill during a walk in the woods, there are a couple dozen to select from. Some touristy Ts and pullovers with kitschy Sasquatch or Bears repurposing some faux 'PETA ' garb bring a smile. As for some snacky snacks, Fritos and the like are available but not represented like any C store I 've visited in recent times. Some ice cream, some soda and of course beer. Available. Area maps for the trails and indeed the entire peninsula seem to be plentiful. I wandered in hoping for perhaps a burger or fries to get me thru till I either sell another child to pay for a second fine dining experience at the LQLs Roosevelt Restaurant, or venture another mile north to the Salmon House. Which has high praise for a salmon dinner (I think I saw about 5 variations) or some steak offerings. The prawns were discouraged, per a local I inquired, due to the carry out only status. I meandered a bit off subject. I was informed that the food I sought wasn 't available due to kitchen closure. When the pandemic forced closure, it appears the kitchen appliances suffered unknown catastrophe when trying to fire them up n more recent months. Lack of business and serviceable parts furthered this misfortune. Thus the lacking stars. 4 stars if your needs are more immediate and merely some beer n chips or something processed to cook with a Colman or hot plate.

A really neat place with rickety clapboards and great food. Was the highlight of our trip when we visited the lake. Eager to experience it again, we came back the next year only to find that it was closed. Hope it's just for the season!

We were so glad to have found this place to stop and eat at. Once you get out to the west side of the Olympics your choices are limited. We were looking for a place to eat dinner. The Quinault Lodge was across the street, but terribly expensive. We stopped at the Mercantile for a quick bit to eat. Overall, we were very satisfied with our meal. They offer tasty American comfort food (burgers, sandwiches, hot dogs, pizza, and a few odds and ends). My only complaint is the speed in which we got our food. It was a little slow. I could see that their kitchen was small, though, so they do what they can. And I'll take quality over speed any day. The staff were also very friendly. We will definitely stop here again when we find ourselves out this direction in the future. Solid 3-3.5 stars, not quite 4 stars.

This place is along highway 101 in the middle of nowhere. It 's a country store/restaurant. There 's a sign that says it may not be fast but it will be good It 's so true! I ordered Cubed Potatoes and toast with butter a ham steak and cheesey scrambled eggs with red onion and green and red peppers. For only $12! After waking up to the ocean and watching the sunrise, this was the cherry on top of my morning. (There were no cherries in the making of this review.

Ok, I don't know how good this place is, because they are refusing to serve us? We were in a decent size line, my husband and I were the LAST TWO in the line, nobody behind us, they took the order before us, then when we got to the front they said they weren't taking any more orders.... at 2PM! Absolutely ridiculous. I can only assume we are being told we can't order because we look different than their normal clientele? Their excuse was that they were too busy? Ummmm, we were the last ones in line! You can take a break from orders AFTER you take ours, no? Since there is not a gosh darn person behind us? Don't go here if you want to actually eat, but you don't look like a backwoods redneck.