Who is Sisters Depot

Sisters Depot is all about an amazing experience which includes great food, delicious cocktails and locally sourced beer and wine.

A great time with friends is our end goal! 

With a gluten free focus, our meals and cocktail ingredients are made from scratch and provide down home  mediteranean comfort!

Shaded, peaceful outdoor courtyard

Live Music, Private Events

Pet Friendly Courtyard for Friendly Pets

Frankie's Upstairs - Ultimate multi purpose room, an intimate listening room, a lounge, classes, meetings, private events

How it Began

In March of 2020, at the start of the pandemic, the existing owners of the Depot Café sold their building.  I opened December 16th of 2020. It was very difficult at that time to find staff.  Those years were extremely tenuous and difficult, not knowing where to focus on this monumental task of repairing this building and equipment, finding the right staff, or the right menu.  Eventually I got my bearings and in February 2023, I was able to tap into personal inspiration to start tackling what I truly wanted. I was able to start working more in the kitchen and get in touch with my creativity.

My Inspiration to Create

My father, who was Italian and stepmother,  passed in 2014, loved to entertain.  They were fabulous cooks and enjoyed food, cocktails and music.  My father was a foodie inspiration and passed to me his passion and extensive library of recipes and ideas.

In his honor, I started using some of his recipes to create the menu that I felt I could be proud of. I love making craft cocktails.  I love researching what's going on in the food biz, trying new things, bringing exciting dishes to people. I love to be able to offer something different than what we might see in Sisters right now.  I want dining out to be an adventure into new tastes and wider horizons.  Even a casual lunch can be a wow.

Cue the Music

I enjoy bringing live music to the community of sisters. It makes me happy to see people enjoying themselves, seeing the music enriching their lives, and to know that I make a difference. I want to support musicians.It is special that people come here to hear music and have a great time.  Sisters is a special place for music, and I like being a central part of that.

Variety is the Spice of Life

I hear people talking about menus that are boring, and I could not agree more.  It is my goal that we constantly evolve our menu, drop a few things, bring in a few things, bring in new cocktails, bring in new wines, find things that people like that are new and unique and different.  I want each visit here to bring adventure and surprise to our guests.

Change is Inevitable and Tastes Good!

It has been hard overcoming the amazing almost 50 year history of the Depot Cafe or the Depot Deli. More than a few customers were not thrilled that we stopped offering many deli sandwiches or that the train is gone. If you've wondered where that train went, we did a raffle and we donated all of the money from the raffle to the Sisters Historical Museum.

Welcome

If you haven't come into the Sisters Depot recently, I urge you to please give us another try. We are trying very hard, our employees are trying very hard, to provide you something new, unique, different, and fun.  I feel confident we can make your day something special.

Gratefully,

Eryn Ross