The Grange Cafe in Duvall … try a great restaurant

The Grange Cafe, Duvall

Duvall is a place that is great to live if you want the small town experience for your family.  It’s also a place that becomes a destination for residents from many parts of the Seattle Metro area.

The Grange Cafe is a good reason to go.  They are at 15611 Main Street, in the center of the Old Town shopping district. Right now they are not doing lunch on weekdays due to the construction going on in downtown Duvall, but they are open for dinner Tues-Thurs 5-8 p.m., Fri & Sat 5-9, and on Sat and Sun they are doing brunch from 9-2.

If you ask Executive Chef Eric Wright, or owners Rob and Judy Neldam of the The Grange Cafe, their menu brings the meaning of “local”to a whole new level!  It features many of the region’s best ingredients hand-delivered by local

Executive Chef Eric Wright

farms, cheese and dairy from local artisans, and the highest quality meat and game available.  They have made partnerships with local farms to ensure that they receive the finest of meats, game and produce from local sources.

Chef Eric has been trained Internationally and lately headed a team in Seattle’s Cactus until he accepted the challenge to come and help create a delightful local venue in one of the area’s best local downtown environments.  If you live here, you know how

Chef in The Grange Cafe

lucky you are, and if you don’t, it’s well worth the drive to find out.  Nearby Woodinville is renowned for it’s wineries, so why not plan to stop in at a tasting room (perhaps Januick or Chateau Ste Michelle, which has a summer concert series?) for an hour or two and then make your way to dinner at the Grange Cafe?

The Cherry Valley Grange, the building that how holds The Grange Cafe, is actually one of the oldest buildings in the lovely town of Duvall.   More than 20 years ago it housed The Silver Spoon Restaurant for several years, and was built over 80 years ago!  This building is very Duvall, with a country feeling which does nothing to detract from it’s understated sophistication.  There is a sense, perhaps shared with the Seattle area in general, that we do things this way because we feel deeply that it’s worthwhile to devote one’s life to excellence without false pretension.  We cook this way and eat this way not because it’s got current media attention, but because it makes for a full, deeply satisfying existence to revere the good things in life.  It exhibits the determination to take time to uphold the standards which result from that, whether it’s selection a local farm that grows top notch organic produce or lighting the dining room perfectly for an intimate gathering of friends.

If you go for Brunch, you might opt for the Silver Spoon Breakfast:  2 eggs, with bacon or sausage, local roasted potatoes, and toast. All free range. The potatoes are crispy with onions. The toast is house made . Fresh house made preserves.   A recent diner commented that the chef took time to come out and discuss vegetarian options with her and provided some excellent modifications to the dishes on the menu for her to choose from!  When people go out of their way to create a restaurant like this, I make it a point to visit whenever I’m in the neighborhood, and sometimes even when I wasn’t!

Edy Kizaki
Realtor, Team Leader
edy@seattlepowersearch.com
206-249-2914 (cell)

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