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 - Live Music, Comedy Shows and Cooking Classes

How it Began

In March of 2020, at the start of the pandemic, the existing owners of the Depot Café and its building in Sisters sold to an investor. My best friend and I happened to be visiting in July of that year for a break from our wine bar in Sherwood, and we decided to purchase that building and its business. We opened December 16th of 2020. It was very difficult at that time to find kitchen staff. We did find a great couple whom we thought understood our shared vision, however, they didn’t, and did not remain in Central Oregon.  In February of 2022, my partner decided that she did not want to be in this style of restaurant industry anymore. In the next 6 months, I had to find a way to refinance the building and to decide if I could really do this thing on my own, with little backup.

With the support of my lender and a great friend, I was able to secure the building so that I could then focus on the restaurant. That time was extremely tenuous and difficult, not knowing where to focus on this monumental task, or even whether I was staying or going.  Eventually I got my bearings and in February 2023, I was able to tap into personal inspiration to start tackling what I truly wanted. 

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 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