Shelley Taylor
Drop your driver, grab knife and fork at Double Eagle
Published on Sat, Oct 10, 2009 by Shelley TaylorRead More Taylor
Golf anyone? Come all ye duffers and hackers, golf widows and widowers. Here's a place where both players and abstainers can meet on common ground.
What used to be the Dungeness Golf Course with restaurant has been reborn as The Cedars at Dungeness golf course, the Double Eagle Restaurant and Stymie's Lounge.
The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe sure knows how to spiff up a place with eye-popping landscaping and first-class remodeling. The decor, like their other enterprises, reflects the history and artwork of the tribe.
The tribe took over the golf course in January 2007. Whether you love the game or consider it an exercise in frustration, it's a comfortable place to boast about that eagle shot with your nine iron on the 11th hole.
The Double Eagle Restaurant is the new dinner house. Hopping with young people, Stymie's Lounge has a brand new bar, more TVs for watching the games and, soon, dining al fresco.
Stymie's serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and, for now at least, the dinner menu is the same as the Double Eagle. The Double Eagle is for (moderately) upscale dinners only.
Breakfast begins at 7 a.m. so you can start your round on a full stomach.
In addition to common fare, there's smoked salmon and cream cheese omelets or their Farmer's Special with sausage, bacon, ham, onions, mushrooms and cheddar cheese.
The Double Eagle overlooks the golf course and boasts a row of comfy upholstered booths and big tables.
I have dined many times at the world-famous Lawry's Prime Rib. My prime rib dinner of USDA Blue Mesa all-natural Midwest corn-fed Angus beef was right on par (pun intended) with that famous establishment.
I savored every single bite while that mini me on my shoulder kept shouting, "Warning! Cholesterol!" To which I countered, "Every party loves a pooper! Now shut up and let me sin in peace!"
Prime rib can be pricey and good prime rib pricey-er still, so take advantage of their Tuesday Night Special: an 8-ounce serving (normally $16.95) at a Stimulus Plan price of $12.95.
Although I could have had a baked potato, house rice or fries with my rib, I just had to have the garlic mashed potatoes. They were worth the extra calories. The serving of fresh sauteed vegetables was on the skimpy side but nonetheless tasty. I ordered my meat "pink" and the fact that it was more on the rare side wasn't a problem at all.
Greg couldn't make up his mind and ended up passing on the meatloaf (made with garden-fresh red and green peppers, bits of carrots, onion, seasoned pork sausage and prime rib - of course - topped with sweet Vermouth onion confit). Instead he ordered the Tuscan Rib Eye; 10 charbroiled ounces marinated and rubbed with Tuscan seasonings.
One friend attending ordered the Prime Rib Dip served on a warm sourdough roll with creamy horseradish and au jus for dipping. You can add sauteed mushrooms, grilled onion or cheese if you like. The fries were good and crisp.
Dinner comes with salad and they make their own Green Goddess Dressing. I can't remember when I've seen that offered but there it is on the Cedars' menu. Made fresh, it has quite a garlic kick to it.
Double Eagle's Surf & Turf serves up a 6-ounce charbroiled center-cut top sirloin with a choice of scampi-style prawns, mini crab cakes or pan-seared scallops.
For lunch, Stymie's mainstays are soups, sandwiches (try their Dungeness Crab & Shrimp Monte Cristo), burgers and thin crust pizzas.
The French pizza was the most interesting. It's brushed with garlic and olive oil and topped with brie cheese, sweet onion, bacon, sausage, mozzarella cheese and diced tomatoes.
New on the lunch menu is Prime Rib and Entree Salads. There's a Freddy Couples Cobb, Asian and Caesar. The salads are served with wonderful sourdough rolls.
The Marinated Flank Steak Salad is dressed with crumbles of Gorgonzola, hearts of palm, asparagus, candied walnuts and roasted red peppers covered in Dijon vinaigrette. I'm thinking I must go back and try this one.
Whether you're celebrating your amazing round or drowning your sorrows, you'll need sustenance. Partake of the house speciality, Cedars Fruits of the Sea (serves two-four people for $30), a "towering creation" of smoked scallops, oysters in the half shell, Dungeness crab claws, jumbo prawns and snow crabs in their own dipping sauce ... served on ice.
And there are other snacks to energize you. "Appetizer Tee-Offs" - chicken wings and mini prime rib burgers among some of the standard choices.
Dinner at Stymie's begins at 4 p.m. Try their basket dinners of cod, halibut and shrimp or combos that come with fries and coleslaw.
For dessert, my friends, Greg and I had four spoons and one serving of house-made chocolate mousse ... bliss!
Always adding to a pleasant dining experience, the waitstaff was friendly and eager to serve, and service was prompt.
Shelley Taylor and her husband relocated to the peninsula from California and are active in property tax reform issues. By her own admission, Taylor likes to eat.
What used to be the Dungeness Golf Course with restaurant has been reborn as The Cedars at Dungeness golf course, the Double Eagle Restaurant and Stymie's Lounge.
The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe sure knows how to spiff up a place with eye-popping landscaping and first-class remodeling. The decor, like their other enterprises, reflects the history and artwork of the tribe.
The tribe took over the golf course in January 2007. Whether you love the game or consider it an exercise in frustration, it's a comfortable place to boast about that eagle shot with your nine iron on the 11th hole.
The Double Eagle Restaurant is the new dinner house. Hopping with young people, Stymie's Lounge has a brand new bar, more TVs for watching the games and, soon, dining al fresco.
Stymie's serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and, for now at least, the dinner menu is the same as the Double Eagle. The Double Eagle is for (moderately) upscale dinners only.
Breakfast begins at 7 a.m. so you can start your round on a full stomach.
In addition to common fare, there's smoked salmon and cream cheese omelets or their Farmer's Special with sausage, bacon, ham, onions, mushrooms and cheddar cheese.
The Double Eagle overlooks the golf course and boasts a row of comfy upholstered booths and big tables.
I have dined many times at the world-famous Lawry's Prime Rib. My prime rib dinner of USDA Blue Mesa all-natural Midwest corn-fed Angus beef was right on par (pun intended) with that famous establishment.
I savored every single bite while that mini me on my shoulder kept shouting, "Warning! Cholesterol!" To which I countered, "Every party loves a pooper! Now shut up and let me sin in peace!"
Prime rib can be pricey and good prime rib pricey-er still, so take advantage of their Tuesday Night Special: an 8-ounce serving (normally $16.95) at a Stimulus Plan price of $12.95.
Although I could have had a baked potato, house rice or fries with my rib, I just had to have the garlic mashed potatoes. They were worth the extra calories. The serving of fresh sauteed vegetables was on the skimpy side but nonetheless tasty. I ordered my meat "pink" and the fact that it was more on the rare side wasn't a problem at all.
Greg couldn't make up his mind and ended up passing on the meatloaf (made with garden-fresh red and green peppers, bits of carrots, onion, seasoned pork sausage and prime rib - of course - topped with sweet Vermouth onion confit). Instead he ordered the Tuscan Rib Eye; 10 charbroiled ounces marinated and rubbed with Tuscan seasonings.
One friend attending ordered the Prime Rib Dip served on a warm sourdough roll with creamy horseradish and au jus for dipping. You can add sauteed mushrooms, grilled onion or cheese if you like. The fries were good and crisp.
Dinner comes with salad and they make their own Green Goddess Dressing. I can't remember when I've seen that offered but there it is on the Cedars' menu. Made fresh, it has quite a garlic kick to it.
Double Eagle's Surf & Turf serves up a 6-ounce charbroiled center-cut top sirloin with a choice of scampi-style prawns, mini crab cakes or pan-seared scallops.
For lunch, Stymie's mainstays are soups, sandwiches (try their Dungeness Crab & Shrimp Monte Cristo), burgers and thin crust pizzas.
The French pizza was the most interesting. It's brushed with garlic and olive oil and topped with brie cheese, sweet onion, bacon, sausage, mozzarella cheese and diced tomatoes.
New on the lunch menu is Prime Rib and Entree Salads. There's a Freddy Couples Cobb, Asian and Caesar. The salads are served with wonderful sourdough rolls.
The Marinated Flank Steak Salad is dressed with crumbles of Gorgonzola, hearts of palm, asparagus, candied walnuts and roasted red peppers covered in Dijon vinaigrette. I'm thinking I must go back and try this one.
Whether you're celebrating your amazing round or drowning your sorrows, you'll need sustenance. Partake of the house speciality, Cedars Fruits of the Sea (serves two-four people for $30), a "towering creation" of smoked scallops, oysters in the half shell, Dungeness crab claws, jumbo prawns and snow crabs in their own dipping sauce ... served on ice.
And there are other snacks to energize you. "Appetizer Tee-Offs" - chicken wings and mini prime rib burgers among some of the standard choices.
Dinner at Stymie's begins at 4 p.m. Try their basket dinners of cod, halibut and shrimp or combos that come with fries and coleslaw.
For dessert, my friends, Greg and I had four spoons and one serving of house-made chocolate mousse ... bliss!
Always adding to a pleasant dining experience, the waitstaff was friendly and eager to serve, and service was prompt.
Shelley Taylor and her husband relocated to the peninsula from California and are active in property tax reform issues. By her own admission, Taylor likes to eat.
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