Ranch Cooking and a Friendly Atmosphere
Welcome to Cowboy Dinner Tree. We are pleased to offer a Restaurant, Cabins and Gift Shop on our ranch in Central Oregon’s Outback. We’re located in Silver Lake Oregon — about a 90-minute drive from Bend.
Please note RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Please call us to make your reservation well in advance as we book out several weeks/months.
Former cattle drive stop with an Old West motif offering jumbo steak & chicken meals in rustic digs.
Cory Stores
What an experience! Sure this place is a bit off the beaten path so to speak, sure you have to make reservations, sure it’s cash only, sure it’s wildly rustic… It’s also super charming, fun to get to, and beautiful. The grounds are fun to walk around, play some games and take a walk through the gift shop. This place offers free first come RV, van, camping across the street, there’s a nice buck to use if needed, and there are multiple rustic cabins for a great price if you’d like to stay the night in style. Now for the important part, the food!!! What can I say, it’s the best and biggest steak I’ve ever had! Perfectly cooked medium rare, so tasty, they offer chicken too, but we went came for the 30oz steak! You get a quart jar of pink lemonade (limited other options like unsweetened tea available), salad, fresh bread with freshly made butter, cowboy soup, baked potato with bacon, chives, sour cream, and cheese, a thick massive steak, and dessert. Cash only and currently $50+tip. Seriously I’ve been trying to get out here for 10 years, and it was so worth it. We already want to go back. Special props to the family/server/chef/staff. Everyone was polite and all smiles. Highly recommend. ❤️
… moreDianalyn Urrea
Too full to type, so delicious. We will be back. Plan your trip, RSVP – no walk ins, Cash – no cards are excepted, and planning are required, especially if you’re not from the area.
This place has such history, what was once a chuck wagon dinner stop under a juniper tree for the cowboys during cattle run is now The Cowboys Dinner Tree. Check out the history and fill up at this memorable spot.
… moreJim Gardenhire
Cowboy dinner tree was awesome. Definitely lived up to the hype. Giant portions. Each course of the meal was handmade and very tasty. Sallad rolls, beans, chicken or beef, dessert. Water, tea, lemonade it coffee to drink. Would definitely go back. Took my dad for his birthday, he loved it. Worth the drive, especially if you like southern oregon. Service was friendly, great
… moreDrew Clayson
The waitstaff were really attentive and lovely. The steaks were clearly local and of pretty high quality. We came on a night when they had corn chowder, which was really good! I strongly recommend a visit out to CDT if you’re in the area! You won’t regret it!
… moreKool Kat King
2nd to none! First time here. This place has it all! Food, scenery, service, location….absolutely perfect!! Had the steak (30oz), beans, sweet rolls, salad and all the trimmings, so delicious & worth the drive!!!!
… morejason w
I have been intending on coming here for over 10 years. I finally did it, got the reservation a month in advance, grabbed my wife and made the hour drive from sunriver. This place is out in the middle of nowhere, very rustic look and feel. They opened at 4pm on the dot and immediately got right to serving you.
Starts with your drinks(lemonade for us) and a nice green salad served with ranch or honey mustard. I could have just drank the ranch from the bottle. Next they bring “soup” which is a just a pot of beans, but they have great flavor. Then they bring out the main course. We got one chicken and one beef. The beef is 2 lbs of meat that is very well flavored. The chicken is a whole chicken that is smoked or baked and has a great flavor profile, like a Costco rotisserie… they are served with a baked potato. Finally you get a desert option, we went with marionberry on cake with cream.
Everything was excellent, and there was twice as much food as needed. We were warned by friends ahead to bring a small ice chest and Tupperware for left overs and that was helpful.
Service was excellent and prompt. We will likely go back more than once. The price is the price, $50 CASH per person.
… moreAlexis A
Where do I start? Wow! Cowboy Dinner Tree is an all around amazing experience! Fun yard games and delightful gift shop while you wait. Though, since reservations are necessary, make sure to check in so they know you are there and can get your table ready. Drinks came out right away with a choice of pink lemonade, iced tea or coffee. Or mix the lemonade and tea for an Arnold Palmer! Our server doubled checked our main course as you need to reserve a chicken or steak ahead of time. Make sure to let them know how you want your steak cooked as they cook them medium rare otherwise. Salads then came out with a honey mustard or ranch dressing option. Mixing them together was good as well. Following was a large pan of rolls (there were 8 rolls for just the two of us!) as well as a big bowl of butter and cowboy baked beans. (There is honey in the sugar bowl packets if you want a little sweet for your roll, I missed it and used a little sugar packet instead, still a great choice!) After stuffing yourself with that, then came the main course with a baked potatoes and sour cream, chives, bacon bits and cheese! We both got steaks and found out that they are about 32oz each! Food for days! Rounding out the meal with a nice small piece of yummy strawberry shortcake! Wow! Plenty to take home and eat for a couple days. They have bags and small containers for the beans. Make sure to bring cash as it’s cash only, a cooler for your to-go food and hide a couple dollars around to commemorate your time there! Service was excellent, attentive and food and atmosphere was so good! A new annual tradition for our family. Can’t wait to come back again!!!
… moreStacey Vasquez
Second time visiting the Cowboy Dinner Tree and it didn’t disappoint. Everything was perfect – service, food, ambiance. I highly recommend purchasing their house made salad dressing. Good leftovers are given to you in a plastic bag, like you won a goldfish at the fair. Works for us since we were camping and could put it in a fridge. Gift shop had cute items, meat, and sausage sticks. Be sure to call ahead for reservations!
… moreKaren Roldan
Really nice people. We could smell the rolls baking when we checked in for our rustic cabin. The dinner was amazing, and the service good.
… moreCraig Charbonneau
Lifelong Oregonian who FINALLY made it to CDT. An absolute Oregon must-do and enjoy it with lots of friends & family as the atmosphere was designed to be shared. The food is fantastic and only outdone by the fun sassy staff who go out of their way to make it fun. Doesn’t matter if you choose steak or chicken… You’ll have leftovers for days afterwards!!!
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