I've loved Island Orchard cider for years and had never been there in person. Our friends built a place minutes away so I had to stop in. What a wonderful experience! Finally being able to taste the limited release ciders of only seen on Facebook was awesome. I loved the music they had playing and the food (charcuterie) selection was great and reasonably priced. I'll be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Apple Cherry, Sweet Cider
Bobby Boxerman
Incredible ciders with a fantastic selection for anyone who remotely enjoys cider at all. Anything from super dry to super sweet with great varieties. Very friendly service from people who clearly care about what they do. This places sets the standard for what ciders should be!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kristin D
Being gluten free, that makes me a Wisconsinite who can’t drink most beer, so I’ve come to embrace cider, but most I find to be cloyingly sweet - not this cider though! After sampling a number of different varieties here, it’s consistently dry, with a complex flavor and almost champagne-like effervescence - in other words refreshing and delicious!I like the Brut and Oak Aged apple ciders a lot, but flavors like Pear and Lavender are nice too. This is available in lots of liquor stores now, but it’s still special coming to this shop and sampling different varieties.
Hank Zane
Hard cider house, cool idea similar to the local wineries. It was packed inside and seemed popular. We didn’t wait to try the goods but we snapped a pic and just based on the vibe would recommend to people who are into hard cider or wine tasting in general.
Tim
We actually came here to buy some door county granola and stayed for the cider, I don’t usually care for ciders but these were fantastic smooth and flavorful, and such a large variety, they have a wonderful patio to sit on and everyone is very friendly, they even showed us where to go for our granola, thank you.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Beth Brown
We were told by locals in Egg Harbor that this place was a must see. Didn’t disappoint. The drive here was easy and beautiful. The little shop was quaint but the staff were amazingly friendly. Yummy products and beautiful grounds to enjoy a flight.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Emmett Arnold
This is a great place if you like low-key spots with awesome ciders and even better staff! The owners are always there and can suggest tastings based on your preferences! Definitely worth checking out and trying a flight!Wheelchair accessibility: No stairs
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Apple Ginger, Apple Cherry, Apple Lavender
Stacy A
Sucks that they close so early but it is what it is. Had some boxed crackers and cheese curds as food.More than 3,000 apple and pear fruit trees on Washington Island are used for making hard cider. Every piece of fruit is harvested by hand in the fall, then shipped over on the ferry to Ellison Bay, where Island Orchard has their own production facility and ciders.Try unique flavor twists like apple-ginger and apple-cherry.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
Patti K.
We had a fabulous cider tasting with Sheila and Steve last week. They were very informative and answered all of our questions and led us through a tasting that we thoroughly enjoyed. We picked up three bottles to enjoy at a later date. We highly recommend trying some ciders and learning all about what sets each of them apart.
Steve D
With a wide variety of ciders to choose from and a concise description of each by one of the "bartenders," my wife and I each selected a flight of 4 to try. We sipped them on the patio and enjoyed a 20-minute chat. We agreed on a favorite but decided to try one of the appertifs. We split a tasting pour and liked it so much that we bought a bottle of it instead of the other one we'd agreed on.They also had a limited variety of cheese and crackers for purchase to nosh on.
Great local cider tasting room. Almost all ciders are hard and ingredients seem to be grown nearby at Washington Island, WI.They have a nice selection of cheeses and snacks as well.They have a wide variety of options. Try talking with the very knowledgeable staff. You’ll learn a lot and narrow in your options to something you like. I recommend trying a flight of small glasses.Vegetarian options: Vegetarian product unless you go for the cheese.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brut Apple Cider, Sweet Cider
Kristina Adamczewski
We love this place and the outdoor seating, but their new hours aren't posted anywhere. We were in the area today on a Wednesday and we're disappointed that they're closed today. They had signs up saying they're open and that they're open 11-6, but they were closed. ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Heatrate
This is a great place for an introduction to ciders. All the ciders we tasted seemed well made and different from each other. I will definitely add ciders to my bar. The place is pretty chill, well staffed with people who care, and nicely off the beaten path. I understand they also have a MKE store.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ian Shattuck
A delightful venue with a cottage vibe. If you prefer your drinks on the sweeter side of life they might not have much to offer you but I'd reccomend still giving their ciders the ol college try. We found their ciders to be quite nice, if perhaps a tad on the expensive side.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Ron D.
Cinder is very good. I and many others really enjoyed the Cherry Apple. We also really like the Hopped Brut Apple. Definitely going home with some. Service was excellent. Down side is they are open from 11-6.
I've loved Island Orchard cider for years and had never been there in person. Our friends built a place minutes away so I had to stop in. What a wonderful experience! Finally being able to taste the limited release ciders of only seen on Facebook was awesome. I loved the music they had playing and the food (charcuterie) selection was great and reasonably priced. I'll be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Apple Cherry, Sweet Cider
Incredible ciders with a fantastic selection for anyone who remotely enjoys cider at all. Anything from super dry to super sweet with great varieties. Very friendly service from people who clearly care about what they do. This places sets the standard for what ciders should be!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Being gluten free, that makes me a Wisconsinite who can’t drink most beer, so I’ve come to embrace cider, but most I find to be cloyingly sweet - not this cider though! After sampling a number of different varieties here, it’s consistently dry, with a complex flavor and almost champagne-like effervescence - in other words refreshing and delicious!I like the Brut and Oak Aged apple ciders a lot, but flavors like Pear and Lavender are nice too. This is available in lots of liquor stores now, but it’s still special coming to this shop and sampling different varieties.
Hard cider house, cool idea similar to the local wineries. It was packed inside and seemed popular. We didn’t wait to try the goods but we snapped a pic and just based on the vibe would recommend to people who are into hard cider or wine tasting in general.
We actually came here to buy some door county granola and stayed for the cider, I don’t usually care for ciders but these were fantastic smooth and flavorful, and such a large variety, they have a wonderful patio to sit on and everyone is very friendly, they even showed us where to go for our granola, thank you.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
We were told by locals in Egg Harbor that this place was a must see. Didn’t disappoint. The drive here was easy and beautiful. The little shop was quaint but the staff were amazingly friendly. Yummy products and beautiful grounds to enjoy a flight.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
This is a great place if you like low-key spots with awesome ciders and even better staff! The owners are always there and can suggest tastings based on your preferences! Definitely worth checking out and trying a flight!Wheelchair accessibility: No stairs
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Apple Ginger, Apple Cherry, Apple Lavender
Sucks that they close so early but it is what it is. Had some boxed crackers and cheese curds as food.More than 3,000 apple and pear fruit trees on Washington Island are used for making hard cider. Every piece of fruit is harvested by hand in the fall, then shipped over on the ferry to Ellison Bay, where Island Orchard has their own production facility and ciders.Try unique flavor twists like apple-ginger and apple-cherry.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
We had a fabulous cider tasting with Sheila and Steve last week. They were very informative and answered all of our questions and led us through a tasting that we thoroughly enjoyed. We picked up three bottles to enjoy at a later date. We highly recommend trying some ciders and learning all about what sets each of them apart.
With a wide variety of ciders to choose from and a concise description of each by one of the "bartenders," my wife and I each selected a flight of 4 to try. We sipped them on the patio and enjoyed a 20-minute chat. We agreed on a favorite but decided to try one of the appertifs. We split a tasting pour and liked it so much that we bought a bottle of it instead of the other one we'd agreed on.They also had a limited variety of cheese and crackers for purchase to nosh on.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great local cider tasting room. Almost all ciders are hard and ingredients seem to be grown nearby at Washington Island, WI.They have a nice selection of cheeses and snacks as well.They have a wide variety of options. Try talking with the very knowledgeable staff. You’ll learn a lot and narrow in your options to something you like. I recommend trying a flight of small glasses.Vegetarian options: Vegetarian product unless you go for the cheese.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brut Apple Cider, Sweet Cider
We love this place and the outdoor seating, but their new hours aren't posted anywhere. We were in the area today on a Wednesday and we're disappointed that they're closed today. They had signs up saying they're open and that they're open 11-6, but they were closed. ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
This is a great place for an introduction to ciders. All the ciders we tasted seemed well made and different from each other. I will definitely add ciders to my bar. The place is pretty chill, well staffed with people who care, and nicely off the beaten path. I understand they also have a MKE store.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A delightful venue with a cottage vibe. If you prefer your drinks on the sweeter side of life they might not have much to offer you but I'd reccomend still giving their ciders the ol college try. We found their ciders to be quite nice, if perhaps a tad on the expensive side.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Cinder is very good. I and many others really enjoyed the Cherry Apple. We also really like the Hopped Brut Apple. Definitely going home with some. Service was excellent. Down side is they are open from 11-6.