Our Story
Mary and Billy Nagler opened the original Oak Table Café in Sequim, Washington in 1981. They learned the restaurant business from Billy’s parents, Ann and Henry back in Chicago. There they picked up the principles of hospitality while working alongside Billy and Mary’s parents, Joe and Alice, and Mary’s brother, Billy Zuzich. Billy Z. joined the crew early on and has been an integral part of helping run the café and eventually being brought on as owner in 2023. Fast forward to the third generation: Billy and Mary’s three children, Nikki, Kory, and Casey took up the torch to win the hearts and appetites of the folks in this beautiful river valley and went on to open their own restaurants in Washington. Their children grew up learning their parents’ philosophy of nurturing their guests, and the belief that every guest should have an outstanding and memorable experience. As they matured, they brought in their mates, Ross, Rachel, and Taria; who joined in the pursuit of making excellent food and giving warm caring service.
We at the Oak Table Café thank you for your patronage and invite you to relax, enjoy your meal, and feel free to comment on the service and quality of your order. Together we pride ourselves on the close attention to detail paid to the food and the guests. When you’re dining with us you’re family.
You’re the reason we’re here!
We love our guests,
Mary and Billy Z
Our Food
Chefs at the Oak Table Café understand that preparing good food takes time and special care. We start at dawn every day making numerous batters from authentic coveted recipes that hold true to our vision of a memorable meal. Our batters are not from packaged mixes—all are carefully blended by hand using fresh ingredients, such as unbleached hard wheat flour, fresh eggs, and real cream. Another important aspect of our batters comes from our sourdough barrel.
This old-fashioned process of nurturing yeast has been handed down from generation to generation, and is what makes our pancakes light, fluffy, and fine textured. All our syrups and sauces for our pancakes, crepes, and omelets are delicately prepared from scratch.
The BEst Ingredients
Nothing can replace fresh products for food value or taste. The butter used in our restaurant is above USDA 93 score of the finest available. By rendering out impurities (salts and solids), we are left with the pure “golden oil” which we use to baste eggs and cook other special dishes. Our whipped butter is simply that—nothing more, nothing less. We have chosen a special blend of coffee to complement your meal, and we serve it with real whipping cream. Our orange and grapefruit juice, along with our lemonade are all freshly squeezed in our kitchen every day.
