Situated on over 30 acres of orchard in the heart of the Hood River Valley, The Gorge White House is an oasis that offers something for everyone.
A casual atmosphere that doesn't require a reservation or dress code, The Gorge White House is proud to provide artisanal farm fresh food from the Food Cart, award winning hard ciders and wines and to top off your visit, enjoy your afternoon in the beautifully maintained fields of U-Pick Fruits and Flowers with photo opportunities at every turn.
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First because this is not an organic farm we ate any none of their fruits. We knew this going but the setting is beautiful with views of both mountains and rolling fields lush with flowers and fruits. We ordered food since we had spent a couple of hours picking organic cherries, we all wanted lunch. We made the decision, after relying on the food truck people that our order of food would take an hour and half. We occupied our little guys as well during this time. However, that hour and half came and went and Finally, at TWO and HALF hours, we got our food. If it was a tasty meal I would rated it higher, but the food we ordered. I a vegan burger on a gluten free bun was cold and not even that good- falling apart and somewhat tasteless. My husband had a caprese sandwich which he found mediocre at best my coleslaw was bizarrely warm. Ugh leaving anything with mayonnaise out of the refrigerator is dangerous to consume. The flatbread was the only thing better than the rest. We’ve been coming to Hood River for 30 years and never eaten here before and now we will never go back. The cider selection was the only thing worth coming for but not enough that we’d go back there again.
Loved this place so much that we went back the next day. Our Rottie loved it too. Great food, great service, & beautiful view of our fave mountain while we enjoyed our White House burgers. The blueberry cider is so refreshing & the cherries are perfect.
Beautiful grounds and scenery. We drove from Tigard about an hour and a half on a Sunday planning to pick flowers, buy peaches and eat at the food truck. Since our morning was packed, we weren’t able to leave until almost 3. Lucky for us, they were open til 7, right? Well, sort of. We placed our order for the cherry bacon flatbread and blue cheese and pear quesadilla after being told there would an hour wait for our food. No problem, we thought..we’ll spend our time picking flowers so the time will fly. Next, after purchasing some peaches, plums and a piece of pie, we ask about picking from the flower fields and were told that they were closing, and we would not be allowed to pick any flowers. Wow. Now we are waiting an hour for our food and not allowed to pick flowers even though there are plenty of other cash registers open and other areas of the farm. So I guess we will just walk through the flower fields and enjoy the beauty… Even an hour later after we finally got our food, we see that other people have their buckets and snippers and are picking flowers. Well I’m happy for them, but irritated that we were told otherwise and majorly disappointed. Next, we receive our food. Well the ingredients on the flatbread and the quesadilla were as stated on the description, this was definitely a missed opportunity to showcase with the farm does best, fruit. There was definitely slices of something crunchy in the quesadilla, but there was zero flavor and you would never know that it was a pear. Shirley, the farm owners would want the cooks to be using ripe pears, even if they had to bring them in from elsewhere where they were ripened already. Same with the flatbread. I could see the cherries on the flatbread, but there were zero taste or flavor. I know it’s just a food cart, but some of the best food ever comes from local food carts with quality ingredients! We left and drove home. Once we got home, we thought at least we got some nice peaches. Will have that for dessert. Unfortunately, we had to throw them away because they were spongy throughout and didn’t have flavor. I’m not sure what caused this, but it was another big disappointment. The highlight of the trip was the scenery and because of that we were still glad that we went to Hood River, but had a very disappointing experience at the gorge White House to say the least.
Absolutely gorgeous property with outdoor dining, cut your own flowers, pick your own berries and fruit. Unfortunately we couldn’t have lunch because it was over an hour wait. Plan accordingly.
This is a comprehensive stop on the Hood River fruit loop, and one of the first in the loop. As a result, it's a popular one, but for good reason. There's a flower u-pick, and also fruit u-pick. The fruit prices seemed high to me, but you're paying for the experience too. They also have a little market, but I mainly did the u-pick. We came in the morning when there weren't too many people, but by brunchtime, it was quite busy.