Party of three entered from what appeared to a main entrance from the parking lot on the south side. We stood on the right (south) side of the counter and looked at menus. A party of two entered just before us and was standing on the left side of the counter, also looking at menus. Another customer came in and placed an order ahead of us while everyone was still looking at the menu, which was appropriate because everyone else hadn’t decided yet. The couple on the left side then ordered. By this time we’d been standing within arms length of the person working the counter for 7 - 8 minutes, and three more customers had filed in the north door and were now standing on the left side of the counter behind the couple. The couple ordered, and our daughter assumed we’d order next as we’d been the next longest waiting customers. My daughter announced what she would like to order, and the person behind the counter responded, saying she could not take our order because we were not in line and pointed to the line behind the three customers who had just come in. We responded by leaving, upset at the level of condescension.
There were no obvious signs about a line or where we should stand. The person at the counter undoubtedly saw us standing right in front of her and made no effort to draw our attention to our obviously poor etiquette and direct us to a proper line standing position. She waited until my daughter began to speak, and then seemed to take pride in brandishing a make believe authority over what was right and wrong, thereby adding another 10 minutes to our wait to really drive home the point. If you are that person and you read this, honestly answer to yourself what you thought our purpose for being in your establishment was.
So I cannot comment on the food, we felt so slighted and humiliated by the sheer pettiness that we could not do business here. However the food and service at the business directly south of here was absolutely without complaint at a similar price. I wouldn’t count on this business being open much longer if treating customers as anything less than the customer is the norm.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Havel Chris
Best homegrown cafe experience. Vegan ingredients, but I think everyone will enjoy it (am not vegan). Tea, coffee, pastry, breakfast, lunch — everything we’ve ordered has been delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jesse Jehan
Interesting experience, as some have noted, the woman at the counter was light on customer service and generally unfriendly but not outwardly mean to us. Other staff seemed friendly in brief interactions. We knew there were vegan options but did not realize this was a total vegan/vegetarian restaurant, maybe we missed the sign but after staring at the menu we realized all the meat items were gardein or some other meat substitute. I grew up a vegetarian so I'm used to it but even the eggs are plant based. We just ordered coffee tea and pastries and decided to eat down the street instead. Coffee and tea were good.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 3
Sam
The cashier was condescending and, strangely, announced my total in nickels. When I asked again, he struggled, and then told me the total in pennies. I can't fathom how nickels was easier to divide then pennies... Odd behavior, but I smiled and tried to brush it off.
Unfortunately, the food made things worse. My wife and I were served the worst breakfast sandwiches we’ve ever had; and they even smelled funky. The coffee was extremely bitter, too. We ended up throwing the food away and getting breakfast elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Mark Beach
Great spot for coffee and breakfast! Want Great coffee, yummy baked goods, vegan and vegetarian options, with a wide selection of tarot cards? This is your place as it is mine!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matt McCabe
Cute coffee shop. It seems to be open when Dream Machine across the street is closed.
Very cozy, great service, but it doesn't seem like a great place to launch a laptop 💻 Bring earbuds.
Leana Spencer
Don't let the New York style abrasive service deter you! The food is fresh, perfect portions, and worth the wait. Don't just stick with coffee. The teas and cocoas are amazing. If I am within 40 miles of the Green Salmon I will make a point to stop im and stock up. First store in over a decade that I purchased their merch and proudly wear it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
CaraRatkovich
Thank goodness for Happy Cow.
This was a great find on the way north from Florence right on Hwy 101. The food and pastries are amazing. Most everything is "plant based", but they do have dairy products, so be sure to specify all vegan just to be sure. The staff is very friendly and funny.
Julaine Haraden Morley
For many years I have enjoyed a morning visit to the Green Salmon coffee shop. The atmosphere is congenial and the service friendly. The choice of pastries and quality of coffee bevs is outstanding. My latte and cinnamon sugar star provided an enjoyable start for my day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
lolo elleri
We love the Green Salmon and visit every single time we're in Yachats. It's got this old-school vegetarian restaurant feel, if you know you know. Everything is super fresh, well-seasoned, and the coffee is spot on. Go even if you usually eat meat!
This place is a treasure. They have gourmet hot chocolate and herbal tea combos I've never seen elsewhere. Their food is good and impressive in its vegetarian-ness.
Their pastries are huge and delightful. We literally schedule our coast trips around their hours of operation.
Jane M
I asked for my drink to go, got it in a mug. No biggie, I politely asked for a to go cup and a worker slams down a cup so hard it fell off the counter. He then slams another one down and storms off. So sorry I angered you greatly for asking for what I ordered. Wish I hadn't tipped 20% for that kind of service. Never returning.
Danielle Amaya
Went on a busy weekend and there was a line out the door so it's gotta be good right? Well it was, and for how continously busy it was the staff was still pleasant which is very refreshing. The last thing a customer wants after waiting in a long line is to feel rushed or like a number, so thank you for that. I ordered the same coffee drink I always do, an iced Americano with cream and it was deliciously rich and creamy. The breakfast bagel sandwich and mushroom quesadilla were both delicious. They were out of the chorizo breakfast wrap which is what I was sent there for so that was a bit of a bummer but it allowed them to try something else and see that everything Green Salmon has to offer is fresh and delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
D. Küb.
The help is really friendly so I don't like leaving a negative review like this. However, the coffee that I got was terrible. And it wasn't just mine. Everyone who was with me got coffee and everyone said the same thing. It was absolutely terrible. I will definitely not be coming back here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Brandon Williams
How does a place with such an inventive menu fail to have even a modicum of customer service. And to clarify, I’m just asking for a basic interaction — not rude condescension and people who are consistently arrogant and stultifying. Your reviews are littered with people saying the same thing — at first I thought it was just people of a certain political stripe taking umbrage at the restaurant due to some perceived cultural sensibilities — but nope, terrible customer service.
Fix this — how do you manage to find the meanest people in Yachats work here. I have never encountered this anywhere else. Did you hire people from one of those restaurants whose joke conceit is that they are mean to the clientele. Or did you Just comb halfway houses for people who just as mean when sober lol
Man, this is bad. And from the absolute non response it seems sanctioned from top-down. Hopefully I’m being inflammatory enough to merit a response
Party of three entered from what appeared to a main entrance from the parking lot on the south side. We stood on the right (south) side of the counter and looked at menus. A party of two entered just before us and was standing on the left side of the counter, also looking at menus. Another customer came in and placed an order ahead of us while everyone was still looking at the menu, which was appropriate because everyone else hadn’t decided yet. The couple on the left side then ordered. By this time we’d been standing within arms length of the person working the counter for 7 - 8 minutes, and three more customers had filed in the north door and were now standing on the left side of the counter behind the couple. The couple ordered, and our daughter assumed we’d order next as we’d been the next longest waiting customers. My daughter announced what she would like to order, and the person behind the counter responded, saying she could not take our order because we were not in line and pointed to the line behind the three customers who had just come in. We responded by leaving, upset at the level of condescension.
There were no obvious signs about a line or where we should stand. The person at the counter undoubtedly saw us standing right in front of her and made no effort to draw our attention to our obviously poor etiquette and direct us to a proper line standing position. She waited until my daughter began to speak, and then seemed to take pride in brandishing a make believe authority over what was right and wrong, thereby adding another 10 minutes to our wait to really drive home the point. If you are that person and you read this, honestly answer to yourself what you thought our purpose for being in your establishment was.
So I cannot comment on the food, we felt so slighted and humiliated by the sheer pettiness that we could not do business here. However the food and service at the business directly south of here was absolutely without complaint at a similar price. I wouldn’t count on this business being open much longer if treating customers as anything less than the customer is the norm.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Best homegrown cafe experience. Vegan ingredients, but I think everyone will enjoy it (am not vegan). Tea, coffee, pastry, breakfast, lunch — everything we’ve ordered has been delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Interesting experience, as some have noted, the woman at the counter was light on customer service and generally unfriendly but not outwardly mean to us. Other staff seemed friendly in brief interactions. We knew there were vegan options but did not realize this was a total vegan/vegetarian restaurant, maybe we missed the sign but after staring at the menu we realized all the meat items were gardein or some other meat substitute. I grew up a vegetarian so I'm used to it but even the eggs are plant based. We just ordered coffee tea and pastries and decided to eat down the street instead. Coffee and tea were good.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 3
The cashier was condescending and, strangely, announced my total in nickels. When I asked again, he struggled, and then told me the total in pennies. I can't fathom how nickels was easier to divide then pennies... Odd behavior, but I smiled and tried to brush it off.
Unfortunately, the food made things worse. My wife and I were served the worst breakfast sandwiches we’ve ever had; and they even smelled funky. The coffee was extremely bitter, too. We ended up throwing the food away and getting breakfast elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great spot for coffee and breakfast! Want Great coffee, yummy baked goods, vegan and vegetarian options, with a wide selection of tarot cards? This is your place as it is mine!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cute coffee shop. It seems to be open when Dream Machine across the street is closed.
Very cozy, great service, but it doesn't seem like a great place to launch a laptop 💻 Bring earbuds.
Don't let the New York style abrasive service deter you! The food is fresh, perfect portions, and worth the wait. Don't just stick with coffee. The teas and cocoas are amazing. If I am within 40 miles of the Green Salmon I will make a point to stop im and stock up. First store in over a decade that I purchased their merch and proudly wear it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Thank goodness for Happy Cow. This was a great find on the way north from Florence right on Hwy 101. The food and pastries are amazing. Most everything is "plant based", but they do have dairy products, so be sure to specify all vegan just to be sure. The staff is very friendly and funny.
For many years I have enjoyed a morning visit to the Green Salmon coffee shop. The atmosphere is congenial and the service friendly. The choice of pastries and quality of coffee bevs is outstanding. My latte and cinnamon sugar star provided an enjoyable start for my day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We love the Green Salmon and visit every single time we're in Yachats. It's got this old-school vegetarian restaurant feel, if you know you know. Everything is super fresh, well-seasoned, and the coffee is spot on. Go even if you usually eat meat!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This place is a treasure. They have gourmet hot chocolate and herbal tea combos I've never seen elsewhere. Their food is good and impressive in its vegetarian-ness.
Their pastries are huge and delightful. We literally schedule our coast trips around their hours of operation.
I asked for my drink to go, got it in a mug. No biggie, I politely asked for a to go cup and a worker slams down a cup so hard it fell off the counter. He then slams another one down and storms off. So sorry I angered you greatly for asking for what I ordered. Wish I hadn't tipped 20% for that kind of service. Never returning.
Went on a busy weekend and there was a line out the door so it's gotta be good right? Well it was, and for how continously busy it was the staff was still pleasant which is very refreshing. The last thing a customer wants after waiting in a long line is to feel rushed or like a number, so thank you for that. I ordered the same coffee drink I always do, an iced Americano with cream and it was deliciously rich and creamy. The breakfast bagel sandwich and mushroom quesadilla were both delicious. They were out of the chorizo breakfast wrap which is what I was sent there for so that was a bit of a bummer but it allowed them to try something else and see that everything Green Salmon has to offer is fresh and delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The help is really friendly so I don't like leaving a negative review like this. However, the coffee that I got was terrible. And it wasn't just mine. Everyone who was with me got coffee and everyone said the same thing. It was absolutely terrible. I will definitely not be coming back here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
How does a place with such an inventive menu fail to have even a modicum of customer service. And to clarify, I’m just asking for a basic interaction — not rude condescension and people who are consistently arrogant and stultifying. Your reviews are littered with people saying the same thing — at first I thought it was just people of a certain political stripe taking umbrage at the restaurant due to some perceived cultural sensibilities — but nope, terrible customer service.
Fix this — how do you manage to find the meanest people in Yachats work here. I have never encountered this anywhere else. Did you hire people from one of those restaurants whose joke conceit is that they are mean to the clientele. Or did you Just comb halfway houses for people who just as mean when sober lol
Man, this is bad. And from the absolute non response it seems sanctioned from top-down. Hopefully I’m being inflammatory enough to merit a response
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
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