The Restaurant at the Historic Reserve, WA

Ulysses S. Grant was stationed at Vancouver garrison in the 1850s as a quartermaster. He returned as a visitor to Vancouver Barracks in 1879 after serving two terms as President of the United States. The Grant House, constructed as the commanding officer's quarters, was the first house built on Officers' Row. Though Grant never lived in the house, he frequented it many times as a young officer. It was renamed in Grant's honor after he achieved his military and political success. The oldest building remaining at Vancouver Barracks, the Grant House later served as an officers club for over a quarter century. Today, the building is open to the public and houses The Restaurant at the Historic Reserve.

Dining at The Restaurant at the Historic Reserve is much more than excellent food. It is the ambiance and the sense of history that make the visit an enjoyable experience. The Restaurant has soft pastel colored walls, high ceilings, fireplaces, and wine racks, mixed in with history that lingers within the restaurant theme. President Abraham Lincoln stated in a message to Congress in 1862, "fellow Citizens, we cannot escape history."

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