Red Hills Market

It’s been a place on my list for a long time. Their weekend special got me in finally! It’s a fun place and it has way more seating than you would think. Huge outdoor patio with lots of covered seating. We had to get their dark chocolate hazelnut cookies to go, and they are to die for. Also grabbed a croissant for the road! Great drinks and worth going!

The food actually was really good, but we felt it was overpriced for what we got and were fairly unimpressed with the service. They don’t take your order at the table—you wait in line in the market area and pay at the counter ahead of time. Then, the servers would come in and wander around with food but seemed to struggle with actually finding who it belonged to. There are a few different dining areas and it felt like a parade of severs wandering through looking confused. We watched one sever pass by with our food a couple times and thought it might be ours…after searching the rest of the restaurant he eventually made his way back to us. It took forever to actually get the food, mostly because of this inefficient way of getting it out. A couple of us ordered soup, which the menu said came with bread. When no bread showed up, my mother went to inquire and was told that the chips on top of the soup (pictured) counted as the bread. Are you kidding me? In what world does that count as bread?! The market was cute but full of really overpriced stuff—like $15 for 3 chocolates. I did enjoy my food—the chicken sandwich, strawberry Basil lemonade, and pozole soup were delicious. Still, it felt a little overpriced…especially with the fake bread 🤣

The Red Hills Market in Dundee is the perfect starting point for an Oregon wine tasting tour. The one thing you need to do is allow yourself a little bit a time as this special lunch experience is very popular, plus they take the time to create excellent dishes. As you work your way through the line to the counter for your order you will be overwhelmed with the amount of sights and smells from the surrounding shelves. I would strongly recommend the tuna melt which sounds pretty pedestrian but it has great flavor and a very hearty lunch that quite honestly you can split.

If you are in the area and hungry, this is the place! Fresh, local and healthy food! They also have a great wine and beer selection, plus to go / snacks for your wine tasting trips! Grab an emergency sandwich in case you drink too much wine and need to sober up quicker! We try to hit this spot every time we are in town! My favorite breakfast item is the avocado 🥑 toast!