Finger Lakes Cider House — Restaurant in Town of Covert

This wasn't our first time stopping in however it had been at least a year and it was also Easter Sunday. I called ahead and was told, "they were open till 5:30, full menu till 4 with small plates after that."

We planned a couple stops prior, but had our hearts set on this being our last stop. We walked in and were greeted by a friendly and informative gentlemen who shared that they had small plates, recommended a place to sit and told us to order at the bar. It was just after 4pm. We were a party of four adults and a 9 month old and found a nice spot in the corner. If we were not greeted by this nice human, the "service" would have received one star instead of two.

I gave the "atmosphere" a 3 bc we always love the view and the natural wood ambiance however today the metal chairs on the concrete floor were pretty tough to hear, especially with the little one present. Perhaps some felt pads on the chairs?

We have close connections to Snow Farm Creamery so we were happy to see their Dream Street Gouda on the menu (and later their Fetish in the fridge). We ordered the $24 meat and cheese board, a Shrub and a local beer. I was in earshot of the bar where you order and took note that the female taking our order was giving my partner the bare min. as far as service went. We have both worked in the foodservice industry and feel that you shouldn't ever make someone feel bad for coming in when you are open...for any reason.

After the board came out (which had a beautiful presentation) I noticed that my partner had forgotten the second baguette, so I asked him to go up and order it as we would need a second with four adults. He was told the kitchen was closed and a second baguette would not be available by both the young man and the female behind the bar. This is where the "service" really drops off for us. Yes, the kitchen is closed however you are being asked to warm up a baguette only mins after you gave us a meat and cheese board and some toasted cornbread. Following this, the female tells us that the bar is also closing so the second beer my partner thought he ordered was not available since she closed out his tab just now. We ended up sharing the one beer with 30 mins left till they technically closed.

We left disappointed yesterday.

We know the ciders are delicious, we enjoyed the views, the gift shop was lovely and the ambiance is always refreshing. This visit definitely dampened our last stop on our Easter outing and will have us thinking twice before...

We were on a wine tour (obviously) and stopped at this place. We barely sat down before the bartender very rudely and pompously told us we needed to leave because 2 of the people in our group came in with slushies from the last place we were at. Maybe if she had said it kindly, "excuse me, we don't allow outside beverages inside our establishment" it would have been different but that wasn't the case at all. We were treated as if we were a bachelorette group that came in sloppy drunk. The 2 people with the drinks weren't even interested in tasting and we had several people with us that were interested in tasting. It's a rainy day and there was no one even inside the place. From our stand point the bartender didn't want to work. Most of the people in our group are over 65 and none of us were drunk or doing anything wrong. Pretty sure the lazy bartender just didn't want to have to work. We are locals that do this trip on a regular basis and we won't be back and we will be sure to let everyone we know not to go to this place. I sincerely hope that someone reads this and thinks twice about going into this place. I could understand if we were laughing and falling all over the place when we walked in but absolutely NO ONE in our group is even remotely drunk. I am writing this review within minutes of being told we had to leave and if I was drunk like she treated us I wouldn't be able to write this review. As i am speaking the bartender at the next place just told me that we seem perfectly fine and he can't imagine why we would have been refused. She didn't want to work. Well guess what, we are great tippers and you missed out. Have fun making no money today and I really hope this review deters people from entering your judgmental establishment. Have a fantastic rainy lonely...

vegan review: this place is a gem!

service and staff are wonderful, the location is scenic, and for our bachelorette party of 15 there was plenty of space to sit and lounge at picnic tables or in the grass.

i’m so grateful that, when trying to get more food than just a salad, since that was the only vegan option, i asked if i could have a side of sourdough and they gave me a bunch of slices and even helped snag some vegan toppings! i told someone that i was eating it with the cumin garlic black beans and she got the chimichurri and pico de gallo which were PERFECT additions to my beans & toast idea. it all paired well with the farmer’s salad.

i’d been excited for the bahn mi (which i saw on the menu in one of the google maps photos, but wasnt on the menu anymore) but everything i got was amazing and made up for my lack of a vegan sandwich option. — i just hate that as a vegan my only options are to eat a pile of lettuce or have to pull sides together so i can have a full meal. the salad here was HEARTY though and they clearly put a lot of thought into everything they make.

got a growler of the young cider as well and it was delicious! very light & juicy with a tiny bit of bubbliness from the fermentation. good if you want something refreshing that won’t put you under the table — it has a low...