YAMHILL GRILL – NEWBERG, OR If you are headed to Oregon Wine Country or the coast, you will drive through Newberg, a town that looks like only a stopping point on the way to somewhere else. While it might not be a tourist hotspot, you will not starve on your journey if you know where to pull in.
Not knowing where to go for dinner, my sister Beth and I did what any good travelers do—we asked for a recommendation. “Yamhill Grill,” we heard from more than one source, so that made it easy to decide where to go for dinner.
A calm and crisp interior helped me take a deep breath and relax after a tough day, and when our server Mylee sat us in a booth by the fireplace, I was in heaven. Mylee was friendly and kind and offered further information about any of the items on the menu.
One look at the extensive menu and I knew our dinner advisors were right; this was the place to come for a non-hurried dining experience. From steaks to seafood, pasta to salads, Yamhill Grill offers something for everyone, with the added bonus of a “Lite Menu.”
After serious deliberation, Beth and I both ordered side salads and fish from the Lite Menu, which just meant a smaller portion, not smaller flavor, and no guilt when we ate the entire thing. Beth decided on the Broiled Halibut (13.95) with smashed red potatoes and I ordered the Broiled Salmon (12.95) with rice pilaf, each dish accompanied by seasonal vegetables.
Our dinners were delicious. Deeply flavorful and satisfying, the fish was moist and savory, the veggies were firm, not over-cooked into mush, which I always appreciate, with the rice pilaf properly seasoned giving the plate just the right balance. Beth and I finished our meals without any remorse and even had room left for a little dessert.
A chocolate-peanut butter disk arrived at our table topped with whipped creamed and chocolate sauce. Peanut butter and chocolate is one of my all time favorite combinations and this dish sent me beyond the moon. Sweet, but not too sweet, this dessert is a must for any chocolate lover. I would go back to the Yamhill Grill just to share this dessert with a friend over a cup of coffee.
In my travels I always make it a practice to ask the locals for dining recommendations, and they didn’t steer me wrong with the Yamhill Grill. While Newberg might be a speed bump on the way to somewhere else, it’s worth your time to park the car and stop into the Yamhill Grill for respite and a delicious meal on your journey.
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