Dining

This pub in Bend's Old Mill District serves beer brewed in a barn-turned-nano-brewery transformed by Al and Susan Toepfer on a ranch southeast of the city. Since 2013, Rat Hole Brew Pub has been serving bottled beers made with love by the Toepfer family, including Reds, Browns, IPA's, Porters and Pilsners as well as seasonal and specialty brews like their Summer Lemon Wheat, Blueberry Ale, Pumpkin Spice and Saison. Why not stop in for a pounder?

384 SW Upper Terrace Dr. #108
Bend, OR 97702
541-389-2739

Complete with a lovely view of the Meadows Golf Course, the Sunriver Beer Garden is the perfect place to unwind after a round of golf. Enjoy live music, the best craft beers in the Northwest and delicious pub food on this kid and dog-friendly patio.

17600 Center Dr.
Sunriver, OR  97707
1-800-801-8765

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You'll feel at home at The Grille at Crosswater where Chef Jason Greene's New American cuisine is served by attentive and knowledgeable yet unobtrusive servers. Enjoy dishes made from the freshest local ingredients, seated either outdoors or in the cozy dining room. 

17600 Center Drive
Sunriver, OR  97707
1-800-801-8765

Zeppa is Italian for "wedge" as well as the name of this vibrant Italian bistro in the heart of Sunriver. With a large (and dog-friendly!) patio offering views of breaktaking Mt. Bachelor and Obsidian Lake, Zeppa is the perfect spot to enjoy delicious Italian fare from panini to pizza. And to drink, how about some vino or an Italian soda? Buon appetito!

17600 Center Drive
Sunriver, OR  97707
1-800-801-8765

When you visit the Oregon Coast in the fall, you are never sure what you are going to get. Sometimes it is sunny and crisp, other times it feels like you are visiting a sponge filled with very cold water.

As luck would have it, as I visited the 14^th Street Ferry Slip, it was a cloudy and windy day, however the breeze was pretty crisp, and that’s how I found my way to Baked Alaska.

A restaurant near Silver Lake, Oregon that offers one of the best, rustic, cowboy dinners this side of the old west.  

Located in beautiful Bend, Oregon, Deschutes Brewery overlooks the wild and scenic Deschutes River. It’s home base to their adventurous, award-winning lineup of pioneering beers.

It’s easy, driving along in your car, to completely miss the Western experience that is Pendleton.

If you don’t visit during the Pendleton Round-Up, it’s easy to visit the museums, visitor centers and businesses and totally miss the old western vibe the community offers.

That is, if you don’t visit Hamley’s.

Their menu varies monthly to provide farm fresh produce from the French Prairie. But, one thing you can always count on is our delicious homemade soups, sandwiches, salads, and desserts. Stop in for a slice a pie made with fresh local fruit, a Tillamook ice cream cone or a fresh fruit milkshake. Their friendly staff always does their best to make you feel right at home.

I must have driven by Newmans 988 in Cannon Beach more than 200 times during my visits to the Oregon Coast. It’s so easy when you are at the coast to hit the food staples, of the crab shacks and long-time restaurants like Mo’s.

What I had missed in the little yellow farmhouse along Hemlock Street was some of the best food I have ever eaten.