Bad Seed Cider Taproom — Restaurant in Town of Marlborough

Making a venue decision is one of the most daunting tasks facing an engaged couple, and I’m hoping this review helps make that decision easier: get married at Bad Seed. The space is incredible, the staff is unparalleled, and the ciders are delicious. Allow me to elaborate: for our wedding in May 2023, our vision was a fun party surrounded by 80 of our closest family members and friends. Bad Seed is one of our favorite local breweries, and it’s an important place for my husband and for me, so booking them was a no-brainer. We did look at least 20 venues, compared costs, created spreadsheets, etc—but at the end of the day, the awesome space, the ability to support an awesome small local business, and responsiveness and openness of Devin (one of the owners) made picking Bad Seed a no-brainer. Bad Seed only hosts one wedding a weekend, which is also fantastic because it gives you, the couple, so much more time and flexibility. (So many venues that we saw had very strict, machine-like policies that I understand from an efficiency perspective—but on one of the most special days of your life, you might want a little more flexibility.) Our original vision for our wedding was outdoors under the beautiful oak tree in the orchard, followed by a cocktail hour under the twinkle lights and open sky, with the reception and dance party to follow indoors. Of course, despite it not having rained for 7 years prior on our wedding date, it poured exactly when our ceremony and cocktail hour were starting. But Bad Seed was ready to deal with that and made our day even better than we thought possible—we activated our Plan B and got married in the giant keg room (which was really cool and super on-brand for me and my husband), and had an absolute blast. Even though I was a neurotic mess checking the weather every 10 seconds, Devin and the Bad Seed crew rolled with it, allowing me to make my decision about braving the outdoors vs moving the ceremony indoors until about 4 hours before go-time. Seriously, these guys are the best. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves, and reiterate: Bad Seed rocks. Get married here. You...

9.23.22 Devin and his staff went above and beyond to make our wedding day the most magical and beautiful day of our lives and kept us relaxed and stress-free. Beyond having an incredible selection of unique favorable cider varieties and high-quality pizzas, they were the best venue for a wedding we could have asked for. The atmosphere and energy were on par with our vision, and the venue is the perfect size for a full outdoor or indoor/outdoor wedding. We loved having the fire pits, pinball machines, and cornhole. The way the cidergarten and cidery inside is laid out is welcoming for guests. We especially loved the natural seasonal floral/plant arrangements and decor they have to decorate the cidergarten. When we returned the next day, the staff had cleaned up all of our items to be picked up neatly, and we enjoyed some pizza and cider. Lastly, Devin and his team worked so well with our outside vendors; they all ebbed and flowed like they had been working together for years. I honestly can't say enough amazing things about this place; it was perfect in every way, and anytime there was a moment of confusion or question, Devin and his staff were right there, making everything great again! The communication and the planning process was also phenomenal, and he worked with us so well, especially with being out of state and planning to come up after booking. Getting married under the beautiful tree on the edge of the orchard in the Gunks was always my dream. We can't wait to visit again for our first anniversary since we now live in Maryland (The Hudson Valley is my home of 29 years) and for every year after with...

Bad Seed was the absolute most amazing wedding venue. We wanted a more casual atmosphere for our wedding day, and after visiting Bad Seed last year, we instantly knew this was the spot. Over this past year, Bad Seed made a number of upgrades to their space (paved outdoor lot, new picnic tables, music stage, etc...) which made our wedding even more spectacular. Devin was super communicative from day one when we booked our wedding all the way up to the day of. He answered any and all of our questions, and went above and beyond to accommodate our requests for our wedding day. We went to Bad Seed the day before to set up some items, and left the rest in the hands of Bad Seed, and when we arrived on our wedding day, we were amazed at how fantastic the space looked. The staff and bartenders were the most awesome crew, so friendly, fun, and down to earth. They were all so helpful throughout the night, as well as for clean-up. We will forever be going to Bad Seed and recommending them to everyone - many, many thanks and cheers to the entire group...