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Mineral Lodge & Restaurant
Category: Event Planning & Services Hotels Hotels & Travel Hotels Hotels [Edit]
Highway 36Mineral, CA 96063
(530) 595-4422
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
6 reviews for Mineral Lodge & Restaurant
6 reviews in English
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Review from Mary W.
Burlingame, CA
1/1/2012
Great place for a family of 5. We all stayed in one large, comfortable room with a queen bed, two twin beds for my daughters and a roll away for my son. Bathroom was small but clean. Shower was hot and perfect after hiking in the snow at Lassen Nat'l Park. We had a blast playing pool and foosball in the game room adjacent to the restaurant. There were several board games for us to play at the restaurant and they let us borrow a game to take back to our room. Food was reasonably priced and adequate. Friendly service at the restaurant and store. We spend two days here hiking at Mt. Lassen on the trails beginning at Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center. Everything in this area is so beautiful. It was amazing to hike with my family for miles & miles without seeing other people! It was so serene and peaceful. I would recommend the Mineral Lodge & Restaurant if you enjoy a quiet get away with friends and family.
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Review from Hema K.
9/7/2011
I have a so-so review for this lodge and restaurant. We booked a room for one night and got in around 8pm just in time for dinner. Let me tell you this - after a day's trip the food served here was exceptionally great at a remote place like Mineral. The place was packed and its a family run business so few people serving you. Its quite understandable that the service is slow and takes about 20 mins to half hour from ordering to food arriving at the table. We ordered spaghetti and grilled chicken breast. The bread was fresh from the oven and soft. Their portions were big enough for one adult. Also they have a game room with pool table, some video game console, books, TV (this is the only TV all over the lodge). They let you borrow the books, board games coz there are no other entertainment. We grabbed couple of board games and had some time to kill in the spooky room.
After dinner we got our keys and we were on the 24 to 29 block section. I kinda felt spooky inside the room. It was dark outside on the porch.. inside the room.. wooden walls, very small, one queen bed, two leather chairs (like those in scary haunted movies). They also have table with large checker board (carpet) game. No amenities like lotion, shampoo was kept. All I wanted was to sleep somehow and get out of here as soon as I can.
In the morning, things looked different.. although the same spooky effects the room gave.. Breakfast service is even slower but completely acceptable given the holiday season. I would recommend this place for grabbing a bite but for staying... umm no! -
Review from Linny H.
7/14/2008 2 photos
Review of the Lodge Hotel:
Check-in service was quick and done at the general store counter. The room had a nice nature theme with stencils on the walls and a pine bower over the bed. They had a cute over-sized checkers set. That was fun since they didn't have a TV, phone or clock radio/alarm! The bed was clean but too firm. The bathroom was stocked but small and narrow. Room price was cheap so it was worth it.
Review of the Restaurant:
I had dinner consisting of real buffalo burger (tasteless) and salad (tasteless too). The chocolate cake was the best! Because they didn't make it. Dinner service was ok.
Then I had breakfast of pancake and eggs. The pancakes were great! Fluffy and yummy. The only problem was service. It took an hour to get the food. Maybe the high altitude made cooking slower. But really? One hour for cook breakfast food?
Finally, I ordered a sandwich for my hike. That was great! I had turkey and pepper jack on wheat. They used real turkey slices.
Overall menu food and prices were decent. But given they were the only restaurant in town, it could have been worse. If you can, stick to breakfast and lunch and skip dinner.
Happy Trails! -
Review from Kara V.
5/28/2010
This is not really a bad place to stop if you are in the Lassen area. There are not too many choices out here. Its basically a motel and restaurant along with a little gift shop. We stopped in for breakfast. I've been through this town many times and have stopped here just once. I ordered the french toast for $5.79 and my BF had the Country Fried Steak for $8.99. I don't know why restaurants commonly call it "Country Fried" instead of Chicken Fried. Maybe cause people think they are getting chicken instead of beef. Anyhow, my french toast was nice and cooked properly, and the CFS was good, not as good as the best, but pretty good. Coffee was standard coffee and the service was normal in timing and friendliness. I would stop here again.
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Review from Jennifer L.
San Francisco, CA
8/17/2009
This is a sweet little family run establishment, so be prepared for the owner's grandchildren to run through the restaurant playing, or dogs to be barking outside, or for your waitress to give you the real deal lowdown on what's good on the menu.
We started with a sampler of fried stuff (jalapeno poppers, mozzarella sticks, mushrooms, and little "toothpicks" of jalapeno and onion). Yummy, but I was fry ODed; share with at least three other people if you don't want to feel sick.
The kids meals were yummy - well, the corndog I was offered a slobbery bite of was anyway, and I was having pickle jealousy over the kids cheeseburger since my burger was pickleless; the few garlic fries I sampled were yummy, as was the buffalo burger I had. The BLT was not skimpy on the bacon and looked good.
This is the kind of place where you can wander around and poke at things while you're waiting for your food and it's not weird. Press your face up against the windows to peer into the saloon (which is only open Saturday nights), check out the ancient photos, sit in the stuffed moose's lap and try to wrap his short arms around you only to find out that he can only reach far enough to grab your boobs, take photos of moose shenanigans, play pool or an ancient video game, sift through the "penny" candy which has cost more than a penny for a very long time. . .
A nice little stop if you're exploring Lassen National Forest or driving through on Hwy 36. I can imagine that it's tough to make this place work (limited business, limited staffing, limited resources), but they really do try and I found everyone to be really sweet. -
Review from Monica S.
San Francisco, CA
8/1/2009
The location is perfect if you are going hiking in Lassen National Forest. The restaurant food was about a 3. It could have been better and it could have been worse.
The staff is very friendly and seems to want to do a good job. Our room was clean.
The price was good for the location.
I give this hotel a 2 because the hotel is in a state of disrepair and they seem like they are short of staff to provide all of the services they advertise. The gift shop is closed, the saloon is only open on Saturday night, the restaurant only operates limited hours. They open at 8 for breakfast! The general store opens at 8 am and closes at 8 pm. If you are going to do any hiking nearby, you need to have everything together the day before so you can leave early enough to beat the heat and the crowds.
The screens in our room had giant holes in them that the bugs could fly in. With no AC and 95+ heat, it is imperative to leave the window open at night. The showers are very narrow.
I liked the family run atmosphere, but I can see how this could be done much better.
