The boathouse

Come work in the Deschutes National Forest! $23-$30 per hour including tips. On site housing.

Posted: Sep 27, 2026

Line Cooks

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse

Sisters, Oregon

Wages/Pay
$23.00 - $30.00 / hour + tips
Experience Level
Some experience required
Job Start Date
Oct 01, 2026

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse - Cook Job Description

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse is looking for cooks! The Suttle Lodge is a large timber lodge in the middle of the Deschutes National Forest with lakeside cabins, camp cabins, a lobby cocktail bar and boathouse. The Boathouse restaurant on a dock beside the lake, serving casual breakfast, lunch and dinner from a fish-shack-meets-diner-style menu. Adjacent to The Boathouse are a provisions shop, beer garden, and watercraft rentals.

We have:

  • Two restaurants on Suttle Lake in Deschutes National Forest, Oregon.

  • A high-volume, quick-service seasonal restaurant at our lakeside Boathouse.

  • A tavern-style year-round restaurant in our Lodge that serves our lakeview patio in good weather and our fireside lodge in chiller weather.

  • Year-round events programming that pairs food & drink with music, art, and of course, nature.

  • On-property dormitory housing is available.

You have:

  • The desire to work in a high-volume, fast-paced, multi-faceted environment.

  • The ability to put in physical work to learn fundamental cooking methods and techniques. And the desire to hone those skills and build speed.

  • The ability and desire to communicate and work as a team.  The desire to use kitchen systems to uphold standards.

  • The desire to enjoy preparing and cooking food for people in a beautiful setting.  

Job Function:

  • Preparation of food to recipe standards.

  • Execution of plated dishes to recipe standards.

  • Rotation and organization of product to health code and restaurant standards.

  • The daily cleaning of kitchen facilities and equipment to health code and restaurant standards.


Pay:

  • $23-$30 per hour, including tips 


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The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse

A large timber lodge, fully equipped lakeside cabins, camp cabins, a lobby cocktail bar and boathouse. The Boathouse restaurant on a dock beside the lake, serving casual breakfast, lunch and dinner from a fish-shack-meets-diner-style menu. Adjacent to The Boathouse are a provisions shop, beer garden, and watercraft rentals.

Location
Oregon
Season
Year Round
Staff size
12-25
Housing
Employer housing is not available, but resources are provided to help staff find housing in our area.
Meals
Some meals / discounts
Cell phone service
None
Internet access
Intermittent
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