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Cougar Lane Store & Lodge
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
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5 reviews for Cougar Lane Store & Lodge
5 reviews in English
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Review from Jen K.
8/28/2010 2 photos
I really like wilderness lodges and have visited some beauties on lakes and rivers in my day. This one is rather mediocre by comparison. It was our choice for the lunch stop during our jet boat trip on the Rogue River. After looking at the three menus for restaurants in Agness (pop. 135) at Jerry's Jet Boats, Cougar Lane seemed the most kid friendly and casual, and it was.
There is a large outdoor deck with wooden picnic tables and some indoor seating if the weather turns foul. It is up on a hill away from the river, so you get a nice view of the Rogue at a distance. During lunch, the menu focuses on burgers and sandwiches. The service and food were fine, but you'll be paying a bit more for pretty basic food. One little tip I'll pass along is that if you walk around the building, there is a general store. So rather than pay $4 for a scoop of ice cream at the restaurant, you can have your choice of ice cream bars for under $2 at the store. Actually everything at the store was reasonably priced.
Another family packed a picnic and sat on the picnic tables below the deck. Next time I'd probably do that and supplement the picnic with drinks and dessert from the store. There are berry bushes for picking and a bare rock beach for skipping rocks. Heck, when you're in the wilderness, you've got to make the most of your surroundings.Listed in: The Coast with the Most
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Review from Erin H.
Medford, OR
11/24/2010
On a jet boat ride with 40 others, we were the only ones who picked Cougar Lane. We should have known better.
This dumpy, dusty, "rustic" "lodge" was deserted. The salad bar wasn't available. There was a fat lady sleeping at the cash register (no joke!!! Butt on a stool, head on the counter.)
The "waiter" asked us what we wanted, and we inquired about the "famous" cobbler that our boat captain boasted about. He said, in a very yokel voice, that we could have it but needed to eat lunch first! oh, hahaha--doofus, just give us cobbler.
A while later and $10 poorer, we were served pathetic portions of cobbler--minus the cobb that's supposed to accompany the ler.
While we were eating, the waiter was yelling (and cussing) to his comrades about the fact that the boats always choose the restaurant on the other side of the river. Well, duh! -
Review from Steve N.
Pacifica, CA
8/6/2008
We came here on the jet boat ride because this looked like the best option. It might well be the best place to go for dinner because I haven't tried the others but I think your best option is to pack a picnic and avoid the tourist trap places in Agness. If you don't want to have a picnic and you don't have children you could hang out in the smoke filled bar at Cougar Lane like one couple in our trip did.
The boat ride-Great! The destination not so much.
I think the price range is very expensive for the quality of food you get. -
Review from Suzanne F.
Portland, OR
7/5/2008
Driving through the Kalimopsis Wilderness of Oregon on our way to Portland, Stuart was thrown into a tizzy based on the name of this Lodge alone...for some reason, he was hell-bent on staying here, imagining wild bands of 'women of a certain age' prowling through the lobby...or some other such nonsense. ANYWAY...this is a very cool place to stay, despite the fact there were none of the aforementioned 'cougars' to be found.
This spot has little cabins with kitchenettes (or not) and back porches facing the Rogue River . There is a general store selling bait, tackle, liquor, snacks, etc. There also is a restaurant with a huge deck over looking the Rogue with spectacular views. The room is filled with photos, memorabilia, & taxidermied creatures...(you know the sort, pictures of babies positioned along the length of a salmon for size comparisons...) and a basic menu with amazingly good BLTs & French fries. We got there too late for many of the items offered on the menu, but the grill was still open & we didn't suffer.
The room was swell...2 Queen size beds & 2 twins, a perfectly fine bathroom, & the deck was great. During the summer season there are jet boat rides up & down the river, & this is the place people stop for lunch & dinner. I'd happily stay there again...it's peaceful, there ARE lots of animals around, too, including a flock of wild turkeys (that would be the bird, not the bourbon) along with the hoped-for sightings of 'cougars'... -
Review from Kyle R.
Salem, OR
8/30/2010
horrible food...HIGH prices...amazingly BAD. choose one of the other options if you're doing Jerrys Rogue tour. The two of us spent $41 on crap food...burger and grilled cheese...and the cobbler. The waitress was way too busy to be attentive (no refills on drinks, etc.). Their salad bar items had a weird tangy taste. BTW, after talking to someone else who took Jerrys -- and also ate here...I think there is a conspiracy regarding the cobbler. Because both of our boat drivers -- highly suggested the cobbler at Cougar Lane. And the cobbler was NOTHING special -- and without crust. Whatever...this place is a dump -- and I would not suggest eating here for any reason.
