A half pound cinnamon roll is a pretty good argument for pulling off the highway. Put that roll in a bakery inside a former church, add a kitchen serving full breakfasts and comfort food, and you have an even better reason to spend some time in Veneta. Our Daily Bread Restaurant and Bakery has been feeding people in this unusual building for years. The name fits the setting, but the bread is far more than a clever reference to the building’s earlier life.

Here, the bakery supplies food for the restaurant as well as things you can carry home. That makes a visit wonderfully flexible: sit down for a meal, stop for coffee and something sweet, or pick up a loaf for dinner later. Veneta is close enough to Eugene for an easy breakfast outing and well placed for travelers driving Highway 126 toward the coast. You do not need a special occasion, though a place with stained glass and fresh baking certainly helps an ordinary morning feel like one.

A building that arrived in pieces

Our Daily Bread’s building history begins well before the bakery. According to the restaurant’s account, the structure was brought to Veneta in pieces during the 1940s from an armory in the Corvallis area. It became a Pentecostal church, then housed small businesses and galleries after the congregation relocated. Eventually, the building stood empty and needed someone willing to give it another use.

Rick and Linda DeAngelo purchased and refurbished it, adding a steeple, chapel, and kitchen before opening the bakery they named Our Daily Bread. That detail makes the history more interesting than a simple church conversion. Some of the features that now suggest the building’s religious past were part of the bakery renovation, so it is worth keeping the sequence straight. The place visitors see today reflects several chapters of work and adaptation.

Tim and Catharine Perkins bought the bakery in 2005 and developed it into a full service restaurant. Their plan, described on the business website, centered on cooking from scratch and making the distinctive building a comfortable place to gather. By 2026, that ownership story stretches back more than two decades. Through those years, the bakery has remained an essential part of the business even as the restaurant grew around it.

The church setting gives breakfast a different backdrop

The dining room keeps the building’s unusual shape in view. A timber ceiling rises above the tables, and pointed windows bring stained glass into a room furnished for meals and conversation. Our Daily Bread works with the building’s shape, its high ceiling, and its unusual windows. The result is a setting where looking around is part of the pleasure of sitting down.

Travel Lane County’s June 2026 breakfast guide includes the restaurant among places to meet friends, noting booths, tables, and patio seating in sunny weather. That variety is useful when choosing between a quick meal and a longer catchup. A former church can sound formal on paper, but the breakfast menu and bakery give the visit an approachable starting point. You can appreciate the windows without needing to dress the morning up any further.

Start with the bakery and decide what comes home

The bakery menu describes cinnamon rolls weighing half a pound, rolled by hand and baked daily. It also lists scones in combinations such as marionberry and orange or blueberry and lemon, along with muffins and hand rolled Danish. These are good options for someone who wants a bakery stop rather than a full restaurant meal. The sensible question is whether you want something to eat now, something for later, or both.

Bread deserves its own look before you leave. The listed selection includes sourdough, whole wheat, caraway rye, herb Parmesan, challah, and cinnamon swirl, with pumpkin hazelnut among the sweeter choices. The bakery says its loaves are shaped by hand and made without preservatives or dough conditioners. Buying one lets you bring a little of the visit into the next meal, whether that means breakfast toast, a sandwich, or bread alongside a bowl of soup.

A whole loaf is also a practical alternative to trying to sample everything during one visit. Think about the meal you have planned at home before choosing a loaf. If you have your heart set on a particular item, the bakery asks for three days’ notice for orders beyond what is already available, with minimum quantities applying to some products. A call ahead makes more sense than assuming every flavor and size will be waiting in the case.

Breakfast has been part of the draw for years

Breakfast became important to the restaurant in a way the owners had not originally expected. In Eugene Weekly’s 2015 Chow coverage, Catharine Perkins explained that they had anticipated a strong dinner crowd from commuters. Instead, mornings brought substantial business from retirees and visitors traveling to the coast or exploring local wineries. It is an appealing piece of the restaurant’s history because it shows a business learning how people wanted to use it.

That reporting singled out French toast and the McKenzie omelet as popular orders at the time. Both remain on the restaurant’s current online menu, giving the breakfast selection a thread of continuity without suggesting that every old favorite is still available. The McKenzie omelet combines bacon, vegetables, and cheddar, with avocado and olives alongside. It is a substantial choice for someone whose idea of breakfast involves sitting down with a knife and fork.

The menu also continues to offer traditional eggs and potatoes, the Very Meaty Scramble, biscuits and gravy, and chicken fried steak. These are familiar breakfast directions, which helps when a table includes people with very different appetites. Someone can keep the order straightforward while another makes it the main meal of the morning. Check the portion choices on the current menu before deciding, especially if you are also planning a bakery purchase.

For an early visit, the regular breakfast menu is listed from 8 to 11 a.m. daily. The homepage separately advertises weekday breakfast specials available later in the day, so ask which dishes belong to that offer if you arrive after the regular breakfast window. This distinction matters more than the general opening time when French toast is the reason for your drive. An open restaurant does not necessarily mean its entire breakfast menu is still being served.

Lunch keeps the bakery involved

Our Daily Bread’s lunch selection includes sandwiches, salads, soups, burgers, and hot comfort food. The fresh bread links those choices back to the bakery, giving someone who came for lunch a reason to notice the baking too. Eugene Magazine’s dining listing highlights the roasted turkey sandwich and the range of soups and baked goods. Its posted hours are older, so use the restaurant’s own homepage for the current schedule.

The chicken pot pie remains one of the restaurant’s comfort food options, while seafood choices include tempura prawns and fried oysters. If the morning has involved a long drive or time outside, those give lunch a more substantial direction. A sandwich or salad offers another way to approach the meal when dessert is already part of the plan. There is enough variety here that a group can find a shared stopping place without everyone ordering the same kind of food.

Burger fans can look for Northwest Delights, topped with Swiss cheese, avocado, and mushrooms. The Tofu Patty San also remains listed as a Perkins family recipe, though its ingredient list includes eggs and wheat, so it should not be assumed to be vegan or suitable for every dietary restriction. Its ingredient list is worth reading before you order. The kitchen can answer the specific questions that a broad vegetarian label cannot.

Leave room for a bakery dessert

The restaurant’s dessert selection gives the baking another chance to take center stage. Chocolate hazelnut torte, cheesecake, berry pie, and bread pudding are among the choices on the online menu. The torte is especially fitting for a place where dessert is part of the reason to stop, combining chocolate cake with ganache and hazelnut cream. Eugene Magazine also calls attention to it, so anyone who usually chooses chocolate has a clear place to begin.

Bread pudding brings the restaurant back to its own cinnamon swirl bread, baked into custard with raisins and served warm. It is a natural dessert for a bakery restaurant because the bread itself remains part of what you are eating. Pie gives the fruit lovers at the table another direction, and cheesecake flavors offer something to ask about when you arrive. Availability is worth checking at the start of the meal if one particular dessert is important to you.

You can also make dessert the whole purpose of the visit. A slice of cake and coffee is a perfectly reasonable afternoon plan, especially when you have already eaten elsewhere or want a shorter stop between errands. There is no need to assemble a three course meal simply because the menu makes it possible. Bakery restaurants are particularly useful for that freedom: an appetite for something sweet can be enough to get you through the door.

Autumn gives the 2026 menu a few new reasons to visit

For this October update, the restaurant’s homepage advertises an autumn selection alongside its familiar food. Pumpkin gingerbread French toast uses one of the bakery’s own sweet breads, while butternut squash soup and harvest vegetable pot pie offer savory seasonal choices. The pot pie and squash soup are described as vegan on that page. An autumn spinach salad, breaded pork chops, and pumpkin cheesecake are also listed.

These additions are useful if you know the restaurant already and would like a reason to revisit it. They give a regular breakfast or lunch outing a seasonal turn while keeping the baking closely involved. The homepage lists autumn specials from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, extending to 7 p.m. on Friday. Since they are seasonal, check the latest offerings before making a drive specifically for a pumpkin or squash dish.

Friday is also the evening to keep in mind under the current schedule. The business advertises prime rib and seafood from 4 to 7 p.m., giving visitors an option beyond its usual daytime closing. If that is the meal you want, ask about the evening’s choices and seating when you call. Planning from the current homepage is more reliable than using a dinner schedule saved from an older visit.

A place for the gathering as well as the meal

The former church has room in its business model for more than everyday dining. Our Daily Bread’s banquet information describes private parties using multiple indoor rooms and outdoor spaces, with combinations intended for different group sizes. It offers catering and lists occasions such as weddings, birthdays, and showers. That gives families and other groups a way to use the setting for a larger gathering.

The banquet menus include breakfast buffets and other group meals, but a private event needs its own conversation with the business. Discuss the number of guests, the room arrangement, dietary needs, service, and price before relying on an online list. The best choice for a family breakfast may be different from the best arrangement for a shower or meeting. A familiar building can provide an inviting setting, while those practical details determine whether the occasion works smoothly.

Make a Veneta morning of it

Veneta sits where Territorial Highway meets the Highway 126 corridor, beside the Fern Ridge area and west of Eugene. Travel Lane County’s visitor guide places the town among lake recreation, vineyards, country roads, and farm stops. That location is part of the restaurant’s appeal. You can make it the first stop in a day outside the city, or simply the destination for a meal followed by a little wandering.

Fern Ridge is an especially good companion to a breakfast outing. Travel Lane County’s day trip itinerary pairs Our Daily Bread with time at the reservoir and its surrounding recreation areas. You do not have to follow the entire itinerary to borrow the idea. A meal and one nearby stop will often give you a more relaxed morning than trying to fit several activities around restaurant hours.

In fall, bring binoculars if you would like to spend part of the day watching birds. The ODFW Fern Ridge Wildlife Area guide says more than 250 bird species use the area across the seasons, including wintering waterfowl. It also notes seasonal access restrictions and a required wildlife area parking permit. Choose an open viewing area for your date, read the posted notices, and let the birds determine how long you stay.

If you are visiting from elsewhere, our Eugene guide can help connect Veneta with the rest of your trip. Our Eugene restaurant guide offers more dining ideas around the city, while the statewide Oregon Food and Drink hub is a good starting place for future food outings. A breakfast in Veneta can fit comfortably into a longer stay around Eugene and Springfield.

Before you head to Our Daily Bread

The restaurant is at 88170 Territorial Road in Veneta, and the phone number is 541-935-4921. For 2026 planning, start with the hours card near the top of this article and check the official website for changes. If you want a specific bakery order, use the advance notice requested by the business. For a larger group, special occasion, or a visit built around Friday evening service, call directly so everyone arrives with the same plan.

The bakery advertises options for several dietary needs on its bakery page, including wheat free, dairy free, and vegan items. Ask about the specific product and its preparation if ingredients or shared kitchen handling matter to your order. Those categories do not describe every pastry or every restaurant dish. A brief conversation before choosing will be more useful than assuming the entire case follows one set of ingredients.

Our Daily Bread gives Veneta a food stop with a story you can see from your table and baking you can take away in a bag. The former church makes the visit memorable, while the range of meals lets it fit an ordinary day. Come with time for breakfast, meet someone over lunch, or stop to choose bread and dessert for home. Whatever brings you in, leave enough room for the bakery to make its case.

Updated October 8, 2026. Hours, menus, seasonal specials, and bakery ordering details were checked against Our Daily Bread’s official website. Historical background also draws on Eugene Weekly’s 2015 reporting, with visitor context from Travel Lane County and ODFW. Check current offerings before traveling.

The restaurant photographs above are retained from our original 2023 feature. Food photographs show earlier visitor orders and displays; current offerings may differ.