My spouse and I dined at Kelly’s Mercantile (“the Merc”) for lunch on a
Saturday afternoon in early August 2014. (Previously, this restaurant
was called Mountain Air Mercantile.) Kelly’s Mercantile is open daily
for breakfast and lunch, and on some evenings for dinner. We drove
through Enumclaw on our way to the Sunrise entrance of Mount Rainier in
the northeast corner of the park near Greenwater and Crystal Mountain.
Kelly’s
Mercantile is located on Cole Street, which, in addition to Griffin
Avenue, is one of the main thoroughfares of Enumclaw. The restaurant is
located in the busy downtown area, among several other restaurants and
shops. The town provides complimentary on-street parking, as well as
free parking in a public lot directly across the street from the
restaurant.
With the exception of two tiny two-person tables on
the sidewalk, the majority of seating at Kelly’s occurs indoors. One
side of the restaurant offers traditional table and bar seating, and the
other side functions as a coffee house / takeout deli. The previous
establishment sold merchandise, but Kelly’s now focuses on food,
although it still sells consumables like wine and coffee, in addition to
greeting cards and small gift items. The restaurant offers wine-tasting
events and live music on some evenings.
We ordered two
sandwiches: one Reuben sandwich made of corned beef and sauerkraut on
grilled rye bread, and one turkey sandwich was turkey. The restaurant
served both sandwiches with a choice of packaged flavored potato chips.
Afterwards, we shared a warm chocolate-chip cookie for dessert.
The food was tasty, and the service was friendly and pleasant. We had a good experience at Kelly’s Mercantile.