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Sun
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wed
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thu
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fri
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sat
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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CUISINES
Brew Pub, Bar
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Dinner, Drinks
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Full bar. Family friendly restaurant with attached brewery. 45 Caldera Beers on tap. Craft Sodas. Craft Hard Seltzers. Fireplace. Outdoor heaters. Amazing views. Great food. Oregon's largest beer bottle and can collection on display.
CUISINES
Brew Pub, Bar
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Dinner, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Free off-street parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Digital Payments, Free Wifi, Accepts Discover, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Dog Friendly, Non-smoking restaurants, Gift Cards Available
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4.0
460 reviews
Excellent
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Very good
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Terrible
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T3079KDstevenb
Ashland110 contributions
Oct 2021 • business
Ordering is now done through an app similar to a shopping cart where you pick and choose from menu items and then pay with a credit card. Not entirely sure what happens if you A. don't have a smartphone or B. want to pay with cash. It wasn't what I considered to be a fun experience and would've been a lot quicker and easier to just give the hostess our order, but this is apparently the new reality. I mentioned it to the hostess and she told me that, apparently, other customers love the system and, besides, they only have new, inexperienced employees so this is supposed to be a good thing. I didn't necessarily agree, but it seemed to me like she really didn't care.
Overall, the food was okay and we received it pretty fast. But the place was not very crowded for lunch either. Further, since there were no servers, we were never asked if everything was okay nor were we asked if we wanted a refill on our drinks until we were ready to leave. That, in my view, was unacceptable for a business lunch. I don't think I'll be going back.
Several observations:
1. In the time it took the hostess to explain how the system worked, she could have taken our order five times.
2. The application is hosted and you need to enter personal information like name and email address. The hosting company (Toast) gets to gather valid contact information, which it is probably going to sell. This might very well be part of its agreement with participating restaurants. So, I'm expecting even more spam emails now. Oh joy!
3. The app assumes you want to add a 20% gratuity, which you can change if you're paying attention. But when I go out for a meal, I like to be served. That's what I'm paying for. This was a little too much like work for the cost of the meal combined with what I considered to be a lower level of service. Just my 2 cents.
Written October 30, 2021
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sle8849
San Clemente36 contributions
Oct 2022 • none
Seemed like the staff just wanted to close even though we were there well before closing; a slow night but not as slow as the service.
Never did get water even though requested.
They left the chicken off my wife's salad even though she was charged for it; never saw a waitress after meal was served so not much we could do.
Beer was good
Written October 13, 2022
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Melissa
Prescott71 contributions
Jun 2021 • none
I'm so over the QR code for ordering food and drinks. It's frustrating! Scan the code, pass the phone to each member to place their order. It takes so much longer to do. Than the waiters/waitress come over and ask if they can help and I'm thinking why can't you just take my order if your coming to my table to ask and than later to deliver my food. I just don't understand.
So than it takes awhile for my kids to decide and we are sitting there with no water and I really wanted a beer flight to enjoy while everyone was deciding on food choices but nope, couldn't order that.
The hostess sat another couple and they literally stayed there for 20 minutes helping them figure out how to order. In that amount of time, food and drinks could have been delivered.
The restaurant itself was a fun atmosphere with their decor. Outdoor seating was amazing. Beer was very good. Loved the Toasted Coconut. The black bean burger was good.
Written June 4, 2021
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crestlinecolorado
Fort Collins137 contributions
Jul 2021 • none
They are going through the process of trying to be open and in business with limited staff with limited abilities. I suggest that you bypass this business until things settle down and they know what they are doing.
You have to order on your phone, set up an account and navigate a confusing application to get service. After fussing and cussing through the convoluted app, I ended up ordering double beer orders, then my hub ordered his meal on his phone before I was ready ending the possibility that we'd get our meals together. I was put into such of horrible mood with this process - nothing looked good on the menu by then. We decided to just drink our beers and go elsewhere. But NO! The pasta dish arrived at the table! And LOOK! They forgot to prepare the entree with the promised bacon. A minute or two LATER, the bacon is brought to the table on a plate (obviously cooked as an afterthought). I guess we were suppose to crumble it up and stir it into the pasta to recreate the original dish. NO. Sorry. They politely took it off the bill, and we paid via the app and left. I did zero out the tip amount. Forget this nonsense. Plenty of other places to go get good beer and a bite without this aggravation.
Written July 17, 2021
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macrophyllum
12 contributions
Feb 2023 • family
It feels like this place never recovered from COVID. The menu has been paired waaay down compare to a few years ago (what happened to the pizza and mani-mani sandwich) and the service was pretty week.
The service aspect didn’t bother me to much, but the menu seems super uninspired. I want to see this restaurant succeed but I won’t be going back until I see some something more interesting on their menu (I don’t do burgers which seemed like main thing on the menu). Please bring back real pizza! (They did have “flat bread” but that isn’t pizza.)
Written February 5, 2023
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Stacey H
2 contributions
Feb 2023 • family
Ate here with my family on 2/15/23. Arrived at 730 they were closing at 8. Walked in they were not busy, waited for one minute to be acknowledged or offered to be seated, no big deal.
Ordered two appetizer dishes. When the appetizers were brought over I literally had to go chase someone down for silverware and napkins. No appetizer plates were brought so all family members would take a bite and place their half eaten food back onto the plate it was served on. Community appetizer plates is not what I am into. Other option was to get up once again and go chase someone down to request individual appetizer plates. I didn’t want to have to keep asking.
In addition, we were all drinking water only. I had to ask twice for water refills, no one came around and offered even once. Dinner was brought over. Tater tots were on my husbands plate. No ketchup was offered, or suggested. No one asked if we would like ketchup. Isn’t that what most servers would offer? I had to catch someone walking by to ask for it along with a water refill.
Service is awful for what would be expected considering the price paid for the food. Very disappointing and annoying.
Food was good, restaurant was clean, and atmosphere was relaxing.
Servers act oblivious to what good customer service is.
Will not be back if that is the price I will pay for poor quality service.
Would not recommend if you are expecting a higher quality of service to be provided. If you want to ask for every single thing needed to make it an enjoyable experience then this is the place to visit.
Written February 15, 2023
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Lisa C
Kula18 contributions
Jun 2021 • couples
Terrible experience at Caldera on Fathers Day. We went to be with family and we’re told we had to order online after we were seated. Everyone had to open an account, set up a password and do our ordering online which took time away from our enjoyment of being together. When we finally got our order I was given red wine instead of the rose I ordered. My sisters salad dressing was so sour she could eat her salad. They used lilikoi dressing without any sweetner in it. I would not recommend this restaurant for either it’s service or it’s food.
Written June 21, 2021
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Fletcher B
1 contribution
Oct 2023 • couples
Went for dinner and a beer. The ahi salad was overdressed to the point that it destroyed the salad, the dressing is much too sour and strong for the dish. The ahi was dry and had no flavor. Mate's food was ok. I'd have said something if anyone ever came to check on us, which they didn't. Not once, not to see if we needed another beer or more food - NOTHING. When it was time to give the check, she literally plopped it on the table and said, "Pay me when you're ready," and walked away. Still never asked if were satisfied, no thank you, nothing. It was mostly empty (3 other tables and a few at the bar) on a Friday night when downtown places are packed and waiting lines out the door. Our waitress stood around chatting with another worker, so it's not that they were too busy. Worst experience I've had in years, and I never write reviews. But this was too bad not to say something. Save yourself - don't go!
Written October 9, 2023
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NW_Happy_Feet
Ashland84 contributions
Aug 2021 • couples
Limited food menu, but the burger was good. Beer is the focus. Only two wines by the glass and a few by the bottle. Service was impersonal and ordering was DIY. You have to order via smartphone, give them your email and enter a credit card number. At least they do bring your food and don’t expect you to bus your own table. Given the minimal service I was slightly offended by the software’s default 18% tip. (It can be changed. )
Written August 8, 2021
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Larry L
2 contributions
Oct 2024 • friends
The food is great. The beer selection and quality are very good. The service is excellent.
There is one problem. I often go to Caldera with a group of mostly unrelated friends. Most other restaurants will quite willingly give us separate checks. This is far more convenient than trying to split a single check that might be several hundred dollars. Making sure there is enough for tax and the tip is sometimes difficult. Since Caldera no longer will provide separate checks we will likely go to a different establishment in the future when we have a group of people. This will actually be pretty easy since every other restaurant that I have been to in the Rogue Valley is very willing to accommodate our need for separate checks.
Caldera seems to have forgotten that they are in the hospitality business. They seem to be totally unmoved by our need for separate checks.
There are a bunch of new eateries in nearby Talent that seem to appreciate our business.
Written October 9, 2024
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Paula H
6 contributions
May 2021 • none
The food, service, and brew at Caldera was excellent. Be sure to try the coconut prawns as they were delicious and the Rogue River salad was incredible. We enjoyed a nice table outside with our dog and our waitress was quick to get us whatever we needed. We will now stop here every time we go through Ashland!
Written May 20, 2021
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Autumn G
447 contributions
Aug 2024 • family
We have been here twice on trips passing through Ashland and it has been great both times! They have things that are fresh and healthy, cheesy and creamy, or hearty. The beer cheese soup was a hit with the teens! Extensive list of brews and hard seltzers crafted there.
Written August 12, 2024
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JimboMalibu_CA
Malibu399 contributions
Jul 2021 • friends
We were on our way to Bandon Dunes from LA and stopped overnight in Ashland…The Calddra was just up the street from our hotel. The food and beer were excellent…fairly priced and tasty. Eve was ver helpful as we navigated the online ordering. Great spot!
Written July 13, 2021
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tahseen p
London14 contributions
Aug 2022 • friends
I visited here for the first time yesterday. My best friend took me there for dinner. I had a burger with fries which was excellent. We also shared chips,salsa and guacamole. All were scrumptious. The service was great. The atmosphere was friendly. I would definitely go back.
Written August 27, 2022
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Fountain Valley2301 contributions
Jul 2023 • family
2nd largest beer bottle/can collection I've seen (largest was at Carlsberg in Copenhagen). Great selection of brews with some creative blends. All were great, no lemons. They also sell t shirts and other goodies, food too. Lots of parking and free taste of interested beer. Had great service. Server could've been a model she was so beautiful. All the more reason to love this place.
Written July 9, 2023
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